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Posted 25 Dec 2009 — by Ellie
Category Geek Girl
We’ve covered Apple iPhone apps here quite a few times, but now Android is on the scene in a major way! I’ve gotten the Samsung Moment and I’ve been loving every moment of finding awesome free apps for it that make my life easier or are just plain fun!
Below you’ll find my handpicked list of 10 great Android apps that are a must for new Android owners. Tell me your favorites in the comments! I’d love to hear from you!
Posted 10 Aug 2009 — by Ellie
Category Geek Girl
Macs are easy to use, even for native PC users who are learning how to use a Mac for work or want to switch to a Mac from a PC.
Some people feel that Macs are more intuitive than PCs when it comes to function, but I simply feel that Macs are easy to learn if you are willing to be patient and ask questions. These are my 10 tips on how to get started on a Mac. If you have a tip, leave it in the comments!
I’m always finding really neat applications for my iPhone. Adding new applications makes it seem brand new every time! A few weeks ago I wrote about 15 Really Cool and Free iPhone apps and here are 10 more!
1. TweetDeck – Now my new favorite twitter application for the iPhone, Tweetdeck helps me quickly see what tweets mentioned me or my DMs without having to wade through all my tweets. Very useful if you follow quite a few folks.
2. WordPress – This is extremely helpful for posting quickly to blogs. Recently I was at a conference and needed to update to an organization’s blog and bam! it was done!
Posted 03 Aug 2009 — by Ellie
Category Geek Girl
Caffeine prevents your display from dimming or sleeping – perfect for watching TV shows online or Netflix movies! It can be toggled on or off by simply clicking on the coffee cup in the menu bar.
AppCleaner removes all traces of programs when you uninstall them. No more worries about left over files or settings. Everything gets cleaned away when you use AppCleaner.
I can’t praise Evernote enough – it captures all types of documents – text, handwritten notes, business cards and more – and saves them across the web and a desktop client, so I can access my notes anywhere!
Twitter recently deleted a lot of (spam) accounts, but that doesn’t mean that new spammers aren’t showing up every day to clog the twit-stream with porn, ‘get followers fast’ schemes and get rich quick schemes.
Follow Twitter’s lead and combat spam on your own.
1. Use TweetDeck to auto-report spam followers.
Posted 27 Jul 2009 — by Ellie
Category Geek Girl
You’ve written a great e-book and now you want to publish it so that others can enjoy and learn from your research. There are several ways to accomplish self-publishing, including using paid e-book creator software, but I know it is just as simple to create a .pdf document for free.
First, you want to make sure your e-book is formatted into an easy to read and navigate document. Microsoft Word 2007 offers document element inserts, which include:
- A well designed cover to grab the reader’s attention and market your e-book

Posted 22 Jun 2009 — by HarriMac
Category Soulville
Free and low-cost software is seriously awesome. Oftentimes, these programs can not only perform as well as a high cost program but can do the job better. I really like programs that are open-source – users know the things they don’t like and can edit them to fix it how they want. Here’s my list of great free programs:
I’ve had my Apple iPhone for about 3 weeks now and I think it’s pretty awesome.
Every couple days, I find some really neat applications that help all facets of my life – school work, organization, entertainment, hobbies.
Here are 15 of the coolest free iPhone apps I have located so far.
1. The Weather Channel – For quick updates on weather, this is where I turn first. It’s easier to check the weather here upon waking up than getting up and going to a website on the computer.
TinyWebRadio is a small, portable music player for your USB drive, so you can enjoy hearing your favorite internet stations at work or where ever you may be.

The developer considers the program to be pretty self-explanatory, but I do think it is worth mentioning that the software is free, it is easy to use, and there are only really two directions:
- Right-click on a station in the preset-list to add it to the favorites
- Right-click on the filelist in “My Recordings” to bring up a menu
Add TinyWebRadio to your USB drive and enjoy web radio at work!