Category Archives: Apps

How Amazing is Fusion-io? Get the Fusion Face App!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by robertmerrill

Ready to find out what Fusion-io’s blazing performance can do for your applications? Check out and download the free, funny Fusion Face app for Apple or Android and find out what the Fusion-io performance boost will do for your application … Continue reading →

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How Twitter’s New Interface Brought Me Back to Roost

Posted on January 13, 2012 by robertmerrill

Why the #newtwitter is working better for me? In a word: Connection. The new features in Twitter are great. The Connection Tab is really my new homepage when I visit twitter. In one view, it thins out all the conversations … Continue reading →

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Text Any Phone (FREE) Without A Mobile Phone

Posted on June 16, 2011 by robertmerrill

A valuable if unheralded feature of Google Voice is its ability to send and receive sms text messages through a webpage (though not MMS picture/video messages at this time) or even using email. This can be especially valuable for: Family … Continue reading →

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Upload Entire Folders to Google Docs

Posted on April 30, 2011 by robertmerrill

One more reason to use Google Documents Storage is here… upload entire folders from your hard-drive and your sub-folders/documents/files/images, etc., will be maintained. The Google Help files explain it this way: For example, let’s say you have a folder on … Continue reading →

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Wishlist: Copy Text in Gmail Android App

Posted on April 30, 2011 by robertmerrill

Really? Why can’t I select and copy text inside the android gmail app? Email is the primary place people send me information I need later, and exactly the place from which copying text makes the most sense second only to … Continue reading →

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When Will Checks Go Virtual, Too? #wishwed

Posted on April 27, 2011 by robertmerrill

My bank has not only image recognition ATM machines (what are those?), but also allows check deposits by smartphone too. Recently, someone wrote a check to me only to watch me deposit it right then and there. Ka-chow. Sans trip … Continue reading →

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Easy Physical-To-Digital Calendaring – Wishlist Wednesday

Posted on April 20, 2011 by robertmerrill

Hair salon, doctor appointment, dentist, whatever… when You walk out the door they ask for another appointment. Of course, that’s no problem in itself but it leaves me fumbling for my phone, trying to validate the appointment time in my … Continue reading →

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Google Tasks in a Chrome Browser Sidebar

Posted on April 12, 2011 by robertmerrill

A while ago, I pointed you to several ways to access Google Tasks. Google’s super-simple task-management app has been flexible enough (and syncronizingly-smooth enough) for me to douse all other-comers from taking over my task-management flow. In February, I noted … Continue reading →

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Ignoring Telemarketers With GoogleVoice

Posted on April 1, 2011 by robertmerrill

Google Voice enables pretty intelligent call routing. One of the excellent features enables you to add contacts to your address book right from the web interface online… this is the same contacts list available in your gmail account which keeps … Continue reading →

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