No Pandora Outside Of US
Music web service Pandora is no longer avaliable to most users outside of the states. You can find the reasons why in one article over at Techcrunch and a shorter, more to the point article from Mashable. The service was no longer accessible as of Thursday, May 3, 2007 and notices were sent out to […]
Read moreDeskload Review
Another neat little web service for bookmarks, Deskload, does everything different. Deskload displays all your bookmarks on a desktop-like webpage with icons that you choose to display. You can drag bookmarks around, align them up, and basically have them look just like your own desktop. Adding bookmarks on your deskload is relatively simple from the […]
Read moreWakoopa Web Service Review
Wakoopa is a beta web service with the slogan “software gone social”. I have never read a slogan that fit a service more perfectly nor one that made me smile. To sum it up, Wakoopa is a web service that tracks the programs that you use on your computer via a downloadable tracker and provides different […]
Read moreTV Web Services
While visiting the homepage of Jalipo, a web service similar to Joost, I began to realize that these services are full of empty promises. I believe this because the reality of these services offering the content that people really want to see is slim to none. They won’t be replacing TV’s anytime soon and that […]
Read moreThe Youtube of Powerpoints: AuthorStream
AuthorStream is the latest web service that provides Youtube-like services for a product. While Scribd focuses on documents and other formats, AuthorStream focuses on Powerpoint presentations. The service allows you to upload and share Powerpoint presentations with other members. In turn, they can comment and rate your presentations. You can even embed the powerpoints on your blog or website […]
Read moreSwept Away Software Review
Swept Away is a neat little freeware app that minimizes any windows that are inactive for a specified period of time. In other words, it keeps your desktop from getting overrun with windows while you work. If there are windows that you like to constantly have open, you can specify which windows you’d like for […]
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