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The Red Cross’ Twitter Faux Pas

Just because the Red Cross is a non-profit organization doesn’t mean they can’t have a little fun sometimes! And since I tend to pay a good bit of attention to social media and social media campaigns, I noticed when the…

Alan HenryFebruary 23, 2011February 22, 2011 Geekery, Tech@work, The Net No Comments
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Site Highlight :: InstantWatcher.com

If you’re a fan of Netflix Instant Watch, and you enjoy streaming Netflix video to your game console, your PC or Mac, your handheld device or tablet, or even directly to your television as much as I do, you’ll want…

Alan HenryFebruary 23, 2011February 23, 2011 Entertainment, Geekery 1 Comment
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50 Awesome and Creative Web Designer Workspace Setups

I’m one of those people who always loves to stare and drool at other peoples’ workspaces: especially if they’re shiny and well put together. Every now and again I stumble on a blog entry like this one – it’s a…

Alan HenryFebruary 16, 2011 Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, The Net No Comments
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Is Microsoft Planning to Kill the Zune?

I covered this story for Gearlog today, but I think it’s interesting enough to discuss here as well. Paul Thurott, for all his often-crack-smoking-goodness, often gets the inside scoop at Microsoft earlier than a lot of people, and he has…

Alan HenryFebruary 16, 2011February 16, 2011 Gadgets and Gear, Microsoft, Tech News 1 Comment
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Lifehacker :: The Geek’s Guide to Rebooting Your Kitchen

I’m not just saying this because I had the opportunity to do some writing for Lifehacker, but every now and again the site puts together a feature that’s so incredible that it’s difficult not to bookmark it and vow to…

Alan HenryFebruary 9, 2011February 9, 2011 Geekery, Tips and Tricks 1 Comment
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Site Highlight :: Everything is A Remix

Everything is a Remix Part 2 from Kirby Ferguson on Vimeo. Everything is a Remix is something of a documentary project that’s done an excellent job of cataloging the fact that so much of the popular culture and media that…

Alan HenryFebruary 9, 2011 Entertainment, Geekery, The Net No Comments
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Agloves Announces Two for One Valentine’s Day Deal

If you’re not familiar with Agloves, peep this Gearlog article I wrote about them a little while back – they’re comfortable, warm, and conductive gloves that allow you to use your touch-sensitive devices even while you’re wearing them. This means…

Alan HenryFebruary 9, 2011 Gadgets and Gear, Geekery 1 Comment
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Guest Posts at Lifehacker!

The fine folks at Lifehacker were kind enough to allow me to guest post for them last Friday, and now that the furor around it has died down a little bit and my nerves have calmed a bit, allow me…

Alan HenryFebruary 2, 2011 Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, Meta, The Net, Tips and Tricks 1 Comment
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PC Mag :: Google Unveils Android Market Web Store

Google had a huge announcement today: partially unveiling Android 3.0 “Honeycomb,” which we all knew was coming and were waiting for details on, and partially to show off a new, revamped Android App Market (finally with a Web-based store that…

Alan HenryFebruary 2, 2011February 3, 2011 Entertainment, Gadgets and Gear, Gaming, Geekery, Google, Tech News, The Net No Comments
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Motorola Pokes at Apple in New Xoom Teaser Video

Don’t get me wrong, I’m looking forward to the Motorola Xoom as much as the next person, but the tone they’re taking with this new piece – which points fun directly at Apple’s iconic 1984 ad and clearly calls Apple…

Alan HenryFebruary 2, 2011 Apple, Gadgets and Gear, Geekery, Tech News 1 Comment
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