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niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:00:44 +0000

One of the hallmarks of Nifty Tech is the fact that it takes work off of your hands. As a result, one very easily begins to take it for granted. The tech blends into the background, and instead you focus on just getting things done. This week I’m going to be looking at a piece [...]

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Apple TV

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:51 +0000

This is a review that I’ve planned to do for a long time. It seems like each time I get geared up to do this review, the manufacturer changes something about the product and sets me back to square one. Which means that I’m trying to do a review of a very good, unsung piece [...]

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Technical Difficulties.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:32:42 +0000

We are sorry for the problems with the previous post “I’m bringing Nifty Back” giving a 404 error. We’re working on the problem, but WordPress doesn’t seem to be behaving properly at all. We apologize for any inconvenience. UPDATE: The problem is fixed now. Seems to have been a small issue with our permalinks, but [...]

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I’m bringin’ Nifty Back.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:54 +0000

This blog has been quiet for a while, but I wanted to assure folks that it hasn’t gone away. Scott and I have both had to take time away from Nifty Tech to pursue other projects. We had set a pretty steady pace, but with all the demands on our time we weren’t able to [...]

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#FollowFriday – @NaNoWriMo: The official voice of National Novel Writing Month!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:31:28 +0000

I know things have been pretty quiet around here in the past few months. Things have been pretty chaotic for me this summer and The Nifty Tech Blog has pretty much taken the brunt of it. Scott has also had a tough time of it, with publishing a Young Adult novel and a collection of [...]

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Rest Well, Steve Jobs

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 02:05:59 +0000

The staff of The Nifty Tech Blog would like to offer our condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Apple Chairman of the Board Steve Jobs. Jobs died earlier today at age 56. Given that Steve was always very protective of his private life, no details have been released as to the cause of [...]

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EEE Pad Transformer

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:00:28 +0000

I’ve been wanting a tablet for a long, looonnnnng time. To tell you the truth, apart from the coolness factor, I couldn’t tell you why, but I was told to get whatever I wanted for my birthday. My Mom had planned on throwing me a big party, and that hadn’t materialized. So, she gave me [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Americas911: Honoring First Responders, their families, and the victims of the September 11th attack.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:01:35 +0000

I am not a big one for politics. Really, I’m not. A lot of the time I see politics as the opportunity to choose a side between two incorrect answers to an irrelevant question. There are problems inherent in the system, and all the energy goes to choosing sides instead of actually attempting to solve [...]

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Ghost Ship

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:30:28 +0000

Summer this year has interrupted the normal flow of things here at The Nifty Tech Blog. While we haven’t been giving you the normal flow of content, that doesn’t mean that we have been completely idle. Unfortunately, we have put a bit of time into researching some tech that didn’t measure up to or standards, [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Dansr – Mama, Musician, Goddess of Perk, and a damn fine person.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:00:17 +0000

I follow a lot of different creative people on Twitter. I follow a lot of creatively different people on Twitter. And I follow some people who are just good folks. But sometimes you find someone who is creative, different, and still good folks. To demonstrate my meaning, I give you @Dansr. Now, I have known [...]

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#FollowFriday – @cmdln: Hacker, podcaster, hacktivist, home brewer.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:00:29 +0000

This particular Follow Friday was one I was sure had already been snapped up. Thomas Gideon aka cmdln is as geeky and podcaster-y as it gets. He’s hosted the Command Line podcast and blog for quite some time, talking about open source, security, and programming. He’s also a part of the Living Proof Brewcast with [...]

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#FollowFriday – @PauleyP: Actress, NoH8 Activist, Civil Right’s Champion, and Captain of #TeamInsomnia

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 02:24:23 +0000

This week we have a special late night #FollowFriday to honor one of my favorite late night stars. In this case, the star in question isn’t known for late night television, but is instead a television star who is usually up late at night. Folks, I give you the official Twitter of Pauley Perrette, @PauleyP, probably best [...]

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#FollowFriday – @JAHite: Husband, father, IT professional, Writer, Co-editor Flying Island Press. Managing Editor for Flying Island’s Pirate Island.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:00:26 +0000

That tagline just about says it all. I first got to know Jeff through his efforts at the short story anthology podcast he ran, Great Hites. I submitted a handful of stories to it and that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship. Jeff is an excellent writer and an all around good guy. Having [...]

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#FollowFriday – @steven_moffat: Writer, producer, and top dog of Doctor Who and Sherlock

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 14:00:22 +0000

I’ve been a fan of Doctor Who for a long, long, long time. I stumbled across the show in the early 1980′s and have been watching ever since. Some fans of the old series cringe and cried when the new series came out in 2005, but I stayed with it, enjoying the higher production values [...]

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Happy Fourth of July!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 18:30:01 +0000

Due to the observence of the Fourth of July Holiday here in the United States of America, and some other recent deadlines and celebrations, this week’s review will be delayed. We at the Nifty Tech Blog hope that everyone is having a happy and responsible weekend celebration. For those of you in the rest of [...]

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#FollowFriday – @ZombieTheology: Where the zombie apocalypse intersects Christian theology… Stories, novel excerpts, articles, and more!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:00:36 +0000

I am both a horror geek and a theology geek. If you follow me on Twitter, it’s likely that neither of these things surprise you. it isn’t often that you get those two things in one package, or at least that’s what I used to think. Enter @ZombieTheology. They are like Reese’s Cups Dark, if [...]

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#FollowFriday – @PCHaring: Writer, Podcaster, Violist, Voice Actor, and the most interesting Accountant I’ve found.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 14:00:21 +0000

There are some professions that just have a reputation for being boring. Politicians rate high on that list. As do lawyers. And even librarians. But topping the list of boring professions by far are accountants. There is just something about accounting that tends to make people’s eyes glaze over. But we’re not talking about boring [...]

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Google Docs Wrap Up

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:00:20 +0000

I hope you enjoyed the last two reviews of Google Docs. There’s a lot more to this service/software and I’m sure I’ve only scratched the surface. For the features remaining, the song largely remains the same, but I feel like a good wrap up is in order. As a clone to presentation software like Power [...]

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Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:56 +0000

This review is the first in a new series of reviews. I’ve been planning to do this for a while. It has just taken some time to find the right thing to review and time to review it. You might notice that this review is in the category “Time Wasters”. That doesn’t mean that things [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Cmaaarrr: Infectious Diseases physician, gamer, podcast contributor, and libation enthusiast

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:00:47 +0000

As a podcaster and a writer I follow quite a few people in those arenas. As a result, my Follow Friday recommendations tend to trend heavily in those directions. Today will be different. My recommendation for this week is John Cmar. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting John at past Balticons and he is a [...]

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#FollowFriday – @WootShirt – Your daily dose of unique, interesting, and just bizzare t-shirts.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:00:49 +0000

Normally, I wouldn’t recommend following a Twitter account that only exists as a marketing ploy. To make me change this policy, you’ve really got to be offering something out of the ordinary that makes it worth the trouble. I have to say, @WootShirt does that in spades. @WootShirt is the Twitter account for http://shirt.woot.com, a [...]

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Waze

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 05:00:41 +0000

For some time now, we’ve been looking at different turn by turn navigation apps. We’ve seen a number of them that were pretty good, but costly, some that were decent, but free, and even a few that were very useful, but required an annual subscription. The big problem with turn by turn apps has been [...]

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#FollowFriday – @ChuckWendig: Freelance Penmonkey. Screenwriter. Novelist. Game designer.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 14:00:52 +0000

I always feel a bit funny recommending a “famous” persona to my fellow tweeters. I figure, “Hey, if I’m following them and they have a bunch of followers then they must be following them too.” I don’t want this guy to be overlooked though. I’ve been following Chuck for a while now and reading his [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Balticon: The official Twitter stream of the Balticon convention!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 27 May 2011 14:00:24 +0000

For a lot of my Twitter stream, this weekend will find people either going completely silent… or tweeting like the Rapture has been post-dated and someone is coming to collect! This is because, like myself, they will be at Balticon, a regional Science Fiction/Fantasy Convention held every year on Memorial Day Weekend by the Baltimore [...]

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Google Docs: Number Crunching

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 23 May 2011 05:00:07 +0000

I will admit it, I’m not a power spreadsheet user. I was an English geek in high school and college. I was never into numbers or databases. I did learn a thing or two about them after college when I took some computer programming classes in order to find a real job, so I got [...]

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#FollowFriday – @JohnAnealio: Sci-Fi Songwriter, Wired.com’s GeekDad Guitar Teacher, Co-Host of The Functional Nerds Podcast.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 20 May 2011 14:00:43 +0000

We’ve sung the praises of folks that we’ve met at Balticon here before and this Friday will be no different. I had the pleasure of meeting @JohnAnealio last year at the live I Should Be Writing where he sang “George RR Martin is Not Your Bitch” and I instantly fell in like. His singing and [...]

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#FollowFriday – @MadPoet: Writer, Editor, Podcaster, Attorney, Captain of Flying Island Press, Herder of Cats

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 13 May 2011 14:00:16 +0000

Over the past year (and more) I have recommended quite a number of creative people on Twitter. Today, I’m going to recommend someone who takes that a step farther. This is a gentleman who goes the extra mile in creative endeavors by leading them. Creative people can be a difficult lot. This is natural, as [...]

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Tweakers

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 09 May 2011 05:00:50 +0000

These days we have so many digital devices that play audio it isn’t funny. Smartphones, computers, MP3 players, even handheld games. Some of these devices have built in speakers to let you play audio, but most of them just come with earbuds, if they have anything at all. For the most part, those speakers are [...]

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#FollowFriday – @JRMurdock: Reader, YA writer, computer programmer.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:00:41 +0000

Being a writer, I follow a lot of writers on Twitter. But, since Twitter is kind of a geeky thing, most of the writers I follow are also tech savvy geeks. J.R. is no exception. I first ran into him online when I started listening to V & A Shipping, a delicious mashup of Star [...]

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#FollowFriday – @TeeMonster: Actor, Author, Boom Wrangler, The First Podcast Novelist, Uber Nemesis, Twitter Evangelist, and Steampunk Adventurer

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:00:35 +0000

This one has been a long time coming. And I’ll admit, I’ve been saving this one for a special occasion. This week, something finally fit the bill. This isn’t the first time I’ve written about Tee Morris. It’s not even the first time I’ve written about him on the Nifty Tech Blog. In the first [...]

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Google Docs: Word Herding

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:24:27 +0000

This will be the first post in a multi-part post on the phenomenal tool that is Google Docs. First I tackle their Document features. I write a lot more these days than I used to. I’m also collaborating on a staggering number of projects, and I need an easy way to share, create, and edit [...]

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#FollowFriday – @JRDSkinner: Writer, Adventurer, Man of Science.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:00:19 +0000

Today, I bring you one @JRDSkinner. I don’t know much about JRD as a person. I do know that he has a podcast called Flash Pulp that’s been running for over one hundred and fifty episodes and that takes a special kind of crazy. According to him, it’s three to ten minute tales full of [...]

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#FollowFriday – @GuestfordJunkie: Blogger, Junkie, and @LighterMom

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 14:00:21 +0000

This week’s FollowFriday is a very special one for me. Naturally, they’re all special, or they wouldn’t get mentioned. But this week’s pick isn’t just someone who inspires me, she is also someone whom I am proud to say that I have inspired. Let me introduce you to Rachel, also known as @GuestfordJunkie, a lovely [...]

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SpamCop.net

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:00:50 +0000

Everyone hates spam. I’m not talking about the canned luncheon meat that has many fans and detractors, I’m talking about the untold volumes of unwanted e-mail that fills your mailbox, offering you “opportunities” to have larger breasts, lose weight quickly, to make millions with no effort using Multi-Level-Marketing, or to gain ill-gotten millions by helping [...]

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#FollowFriday – @jwilkers: Christian, husband, father, homeschooler, host of The Wired Homeschool and Jesus Geek podcasts

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:00:27 +0000

I’ve gotten to know a lot of geeks over the year, few more geeky than John Wilkerson. He has hosted more podcasts than you can shake a stick at, including the Jesus Geek, the Wired Homeschool, and Compassion 365. He’s into technology for his day job and while he’s an outspoken Christian, even if you’re [...]

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#FollowFriday – @BronxZoosCobra: Adventurer, Bon Vivant, and Reptile About Town.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:00:58 +0000

It’s been a while since I’ve recommended a celebrity on #FollowFriday, and this week’s pick is one that has risen to sudden stardom in a very short time. After living a relatively quiet life at the Bronx Zoo, the @BronxZoosCobra set off to discover new territory, and to record his adventures on Twitter. Now you can [...]

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Plain Text

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 05:00:13 +0000

I’m a big fan of programs that do precisely what I need them to do – no more, no less. It seems that the folks at Hog Bay Software are of the same mind, because their free app Plain Text is a great example of just that. I’ve been enjoying my iPhone immensely and one [...]

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#FollowFriday – @svallie: USAF Vet, Mother, Blogger, Podcaster, Fearless Leader, Producer of Calls for Cthulhu

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 14:00:00 +0000

I looked up the word “firebrand” before I started to write this post, because I was pretty sure it fit Allison D. Duncan aka @svallie, but I wanted to make sure. I had visions of butt-kicker and pot-stirrer running in my head. She’s certainly both of those. I’m not sure that troublemaker or revolutionary quite [...]

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#FollowFriday – @PauletteJaxton: Author, Podcaster, Podcast Producer, not a poet, but the best Good Mornings, ever.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:00:08 +0000

You know that person who always seems to be cheerful no matter what is going on? The one that seems to weather the toughest storms because they are just happy to be here? Well, I’m not sure I know that person, but let me introduce you to someone who seems to come awful close. Paulette [...]

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Nike+ GPS

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 05:00:51 +0000

As spring approaches and the weather gets warmer, parts of the world shift to Daylight Savings Time, and many folks turn their minds towards the things that they can do to get themselves into shape. There are a lot of products out there to help you track your diet or your exercise. Some even track [...]

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#FollowFriday – @mplested: Author, podcaster, and silly bugger

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 14:00:03 +0000

If you had told me that Canada has the Internet much less Twitter just a few years ago I would have said, “What’s twitter?”. I always envisioned Canada as a land of hockey hooligans, polar bears, and pleasant comedians. Sure enough though, they have most if not all of the amenities we do, including my [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Nuchtchas: Podcast Ninja! Voice actress, Gamer, Geek Queen!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:00:40 +0000

Some of you may have heard of @Nuchtchas. Most of you can’t pronounce it. I know I can’t. Fortunately, she’s a good sport about it and she lets us get away with just calling her Nutty. This is good, as you really don’t want to tick off the Podcast Ninja! if you can help it. [...]

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#FollowFriday – @dsobkowiak: Dad, Husband, Writer

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:00:35 +0000

In a previous #FF, the one for Laura the Gypsy Pirate, we mentioned her collaborator David Sobkowiak. I promised a FF for him and I am a big believer in delivering on promises. You’ll note that the avatar he’s currently using is a book cover. That’s because he, like yours truly, is an author and [...]

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Welcome to the new Nifty Tech Blog!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 02:20:48 +0000

We’ve transitioned over to our new server! Finally! We haven’t finished all the changes we have in mind, but we’ve gotten enough done that we’re going to move to the new site. Keep an eye out for further changes as we move ahead. Let us know what you think of the new site. We think [...]

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#FollowFriday – @LN_Dragonsong: Writer, Actress, Artist, Podcaster, and Gypsy Pirate

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:00:00 +0000

This week’s pick is someone special. I don’t know how I’ve managed to neglect this person for so long. Maybe it is just that when you follow a lot of awesome people, you can’t pick out everyone at once. And so someone who is very deserving of recognition ends up getting passed over far too [...]

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iTeleport

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 02:00:00 +0000

[Editor - Sorry for the delay in getting this one out folks. Unfortunately, there is little that you can do when your guts kick you in themselves. Hope you enjoy.] Ever go off somewhere, to a meeting, or to visit a friend, and realize that you wanted to show something on your computer to someone? [...]

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An unexpected turn of events.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 06:14:00 +0000

Friends and Neighbors, I was in the midst of putting the finishing touches upon today’s review, when I began suffering several bouts of painful gastric distress. It has been very distracting and has eaten up my time this evening. The upshot is that today’s review will be late as I need to get to sleep [...]

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#FollowFriday – @GraceBridges: Mystic wordnerd. Independent friend. Urbanite hermit. Head in clouds.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Part of me really wants to move to New Zealand. If the footage from Lord of the Rings is any indication it’s positively gorgeous. Add to that the awesome tweeps I’ve met who’re from that blessed island and I simply have to think that it’s got to be as near perfection as any place on [...]

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#FollowFriday – @TRReed: Math Teacher, Podcast addict, Bitstrips artist, and Texan

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 15:00:00 +0000

Have you met @TRReed? And yes, that’s not a typo. Or at least, it isn’t OUR typo. If he typoed his Twitter name and never bothered to fix it, that isn’t our fault. Or it could have just been that @treed got there before him, but I digress… Thomas Reed, our @TRReed, is a Math Teacher, compulsive podcast [...]

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Happy Birthday, Nifty Tech Blog!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 06:08:00 +0000

A year ago today, the Nifty Tech Blog launched with our first review of Delicious Library. So much has changed in a year. Since that time we’ve published 29 other reviews, 43 Follow Friday recommendations, and 5 editorials. In February 2010, the blog was a one man show, hosted in a corner of my .Mac account [...]

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AVG Anti-Virus

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:00:00 +0000

My personal philosophy when it comes to anti-viruses is, so long as you follow a few simple rules they shouldn’t be necessary. Most of the big name commercial anti-virus packages are what I call “bloat-ware”. They slow down even the newest computers and in my experience either lull people into a false sense of security [...]

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#FollowFriday – @IndianaJim: Author of forthcoming WARS novella from Grail Quest Books, Host of The Adventures of Indiana Jim podcast, SF/F Geek

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000

There are geeks and then there are geeks like @IndianaJim. I would feel safe in calling him a geek’s geek or perhaps a geek among geeks. I mean come on, his Twitter handle is a tribute to the iconic Harrison Ford character and he produced a fantastic full cast Star Wars audio drama. I don’t [...]

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#FollowFriday – @VG_Ford: Writer, Fencer, Podcaster and Pirate Captain

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000

There is just something about a woman with her sword in her hand, especially when she knows how to use it. That certain air of danger that lends an extra allure. Enter @VG_Ford, fencer, writer, and scourge of the high seas! Oh, and she writes, too! Val has published two books with Dragon Moon Press: [...]

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Can Apple survive Steve Jobs?

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:45:00 +0000

Steve Jobs’ latest medical leave of absence has once again triggered speculation on Apple’s ability to survive without Jobs’ hand firmly on the helm. Media pundits are harking back to the long slow decline of Apple since Jobs was ousted in the mid ’80′s, and wondering if it is likely to happen again if for [...]

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Craptech: The Apple iPad Dock

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:00:00 +0000

Normally, here at The Nifty Tech Blog, we try to bring you examples of the best and most useful technology available. If it doesn’t measure up to that yardstick, we just don’t mention it. Or we wait and watch it to see if it manages to rise above the pack and ask for our notice. [...]

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#FollowFriday – @RhodesTer: Funny Man, Satirist, and Alien Implant Survivor

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000

I blog occasionally in my spare time (explains the infrequency) and so I know how hard it is to put out a blog post that’s timely or funny or interesting on some kind of regular basis. Today I want to introduce you to a blogger that manages to do all of the above, or at [...]

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#FollowFriday – @NLowell: The Chuck Norris of Writing and Podcasting.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 15:00:00 +0000

This Friday I am paying my respects to @NLowell, a writer, podcaster, and the creator of stories so good, they can only be referred to as podcasting crack. Nathan Lowell is a man who has become a legend in his own time. His prowess at completing projects draws the awe and envy of the podcasting community, [...]

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Scrambled Bits – Part Three: TrueCrypt

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 06:00:00 +0000

In parts one and two of this series I talked to you about the encryption software native to the newer versions of Windows. Contrary to what some would like to believe there are a lot of older versions of Windows still running around out there. There are also a number of operating systems other than [...]

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#FollowFriday – @thegearheart: Wrtiter, Artist, Musician, Podcaster

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Today’s Follow Friday recommendation is @thegearheart. There are people out there who are criminally under followed. Now I realize that not everyone wants a thousand plus follows and I respect that. Still, when you’ve got someone as talented as Alex White running around on Twitter, you’d hope that he’d be a little closer. “But wait,” [...]

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#FollowFriday – @BrightEyedDyer: Dyer, Writer, Editor, Podcaster, She who brings fiction to fiber.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +0000

This week, I’d like to introduce you to @BrightEyedDyer, a writer, podcaster and podcast editor, and one of the most sought after dyers ever to grace Balticon. Sue Taliaferro, as she is otherwise known, not only dyes yarn, but she is known for creating the most striking color combinations. If you’re into the fiber arts, you [...]

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Scrivener 2.0

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:00:00 +0000

[This week's review for The Nifty Tech Blog is a Guest Review by author Philippa Ballantine. Pip is the author of Geist and the co-author of the forthcoming Phoenix Rising: A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences Novel. We are happy to have Pip's review as part of her Blog Tour promoting the release of Geist. Some notes [...]

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#FollowFriday – @IdentityG: The Official Twitter profile of Identity Guard

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +0000

I don’t follow many “corporate” or commercial Twitter accounts. Life’s too short and I have too many real people* to follow. The exceptions I make are… exceptional. Enter Identity Guard, aka @IdentityG. This Twitter account provides its followers with some really solid information on the latest scams and risks that pop up on the internet. [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Etherius: Podcaster, Shaper of Minds, and ReShaper of Bodies

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Welcome back for another Follow Friday! This week I’d like to direct your attention to @Etherius, aka Chris Lester, high school teacher, podcaster, and creator of the Metamor City Podcast, and two time Parsec Award winner. Metamor City is a sci-fi/fantasy anthology set in a world where magic and technology work together. It is a city [...]

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Scrambled Bits – Part Two: BitLocker To Go

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 06:00:00 +0000

Previously on “Scrambled Bits” I told you about how to encrypt your computer’s hard drive using a Windows tool called Bit Locker. It’s fairly straightforward and better yet it’s free. Even more important than encrypting a PC’s hard drive, is encrypting the ubiquitous USB drives that so many people carry in their pockets. It’s easy [...]

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#FollowFriday – @jack_daniel: InfoSec Curmudgeon, Reluctant CISSP, and Amateur Blacksmith

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:00:00 +0000

The gentleman to the left is not an aging rock star, at least not in the traditional sense. As the blurb above suggests he is a well rounded individual and one well worth a follow. I got the opportunity to meet Jack (and yes I assume that’s his real name) at BSidesATL, an open source [...]

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#FollowFriday – @SimonPegg: Actor, Writer, and Silly Bugger.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 02:00:00 +0000

If you thought perhaps I had been detained by the TSA, or hospitalized in a holiday traveling accident, then I am happy to report that I have only been detained by an insane holiday schedule. But it is still Friday, so there is still time for a Follow Friday post! This week I’d like to [...]

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ZOOM H1 Handy Recorder – A microphone shootout.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:00:00 +0000

This is a review that has been a long time in coming. For some of you I’m sure it seems like it was too long. But we won’t review something on The Nifty Tech Blog until we have had a chance to work with it for at least a month, so if you’ve been waiting [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Braindouche: Audio Mad Scientist

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Today’s Follow Friday recommendation is Braindouche aka Meredith. One thing I’ve never understood is following a bunch of people just… like… you. When I cast a tweet into the Grand Canyon of the Internet I don’t just want an echo back. So I follow people like Mer. While I enjoy what she does with her [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Brandg: Author, Web Programmer, and Operator for Cthulhu.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0000

This week’s Follow Friday features Brand Gamblin, aka @Brandg, a man who turned his back on the fast paced world of the computer game industry to work at making network security software easier to use. Oh, and he created what may be the most popular internet puppet show ever. That show, would naturally be the soul [...]

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November Poll: What would you give for better Nifty Tech Blog?

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:00:00 +0000

Chaos has reigned in my life as October ends and November begins. In last month’s poll, I asked everyone how well they liked the polls and if I should continue them, or just halt them and move on to something else. I have to admit that I’m still concerned about the fact that each month [...]

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Scrambled Bits – Part One: BitLocker

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:00:00 +0000

[This week we are pleased to bring you the debut review from Scott Roche, our Windows corespondent for the Blog. Please welcome Scott, and enjoy part one of this three part series. - Editor] Security is, unfortunately, not number one on many peoples’ minds when it comes to their home computers. Oh sure, they think [...]

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#FollowFriday – @planetx: Uber-geek and Creative Beast

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Today’s Follow Friday recommendation is Jared Axelrod. His profile says that he’s an inventor, an innovator, and a world changer. When you read someone’s profile you can never be entirely certain that they are what they say they are. I can say that in Jared’s case he is. You can find his work or links [...]

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#FollowFriday – @StephenFry: Author, Actor, Erudite Gentleman, Twitter advocate, and i-Thing Enthusiast.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0000

This week, the coveted Follow Friday position has been reserved by your humble editor for that most gracious and witty personage, @StephenFry. In many ways, Mr. Fry has been one of the major formative influences for geeks of my generation. In the early 1980′s as my compatriots were emerging from the hormonal haze of high school, [...]

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Osfoora HD, for Twitter – Crossover Review with Bird House Rules

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 09:15:00 +0000

[Tee has informed me that his work is sending him on a business trip this week, and he's been unable to complete the final edits for the podcast in time to launch along with the review. I've included the links to the audio with this article, but I'm afraid that it may take as much [...]

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#FollowFriday – @PhilRossi: Author, musician, dad blogger,

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0000

[For this week's Follow Friday, I'm turning the reins over to Scott Roche, our new Windows corespondent for the Blog. Take it away, Scott! - Editor] Welcome to my first Follow Friday blog post for the Nifty Tech Blog! I follow a lot of people on Twitter, over a thousand at last count. That seems [...]

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Help Support The Nifty Tech Blog

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Have you been enjoying The Nifty Tech Blog? We certainly hope so. And we hope that you’d be willing to give something back. We want to bring you more features, more reviews, and better on site services. But we just don’t have the resources to do these things on our own. We’ll continue to do [...]

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#FollowFriday – @SpiritualTramp: Writer, Kilt Wearer, Podcaster, Member of Flying Island Press, and Nifty Tech PC Expert!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0000

This week I’d like to introduce you to @Spiritualtramp, a talented man in his own right, and the first new Nifty Tech Blog Staffer! @Spiritualtramp, aka Scott Roche, is joining the Nifty Tech Blog staff as our resident Windows PC expert. Going forward you should be seeing a review from him on some Windows based [...]

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TweetTime for iPad – Crossover Review with Bird House Rules

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 05:15:00 +0000

Welcome back to another installment of the crossover series with Bird House Rules. We’re almost done with looking at Twitter clients for iPad. This week we’ll be looking at a client that is a relative newcomer to the App store, TweetTime for iPad by Dong-Wook Kim. TweetTime for iPad is a $2.99 purchase in the [...]

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Columbus Day, Observed.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Just stopping by to let you folks know that nothing has gone wrong. Tee and I have decided to observe Columbus Day this year, so the review for this week will come out on Tuesday. I know a lot of folks don’t do anything for Columbus Day, and a lot of workplaces don’t even observe [...]

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#FollowFriday – @riznphnx: Writer, Podiobook Author, and Siren of Second Life

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:00:00 +0000

This week’s featured Twitterer (Tweeter? Twitter? whatever…) was a Finalist in the Best New Speculative Fiction Podcaster category for the 2010 Parsec Awards. She is a mother of three loyal minions, an author, and a Jazz singer on Second Life. @riznphnx, aka Starla Hutchton, also published her first novel, The Dreamer’s Thread, this summer and [...]

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Editorial: The Elusive Verizon iPhone

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 03:00:00 +0000

Once again, or is it still?, the spectre of a new Verizon iPhone has risen from the dead to plague everyone with a fresh stale round of false hopes. New evidence is being pointed to as a clear indicator that Apple will soon announce a new iPhone for Verizon to be released next quarter. Of [...]

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October Poll: Do you want to see more polls?

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 03:00:00 +0000

September has come to an end and it is once again time to tally poll results. In September, I asked what people thought of Apple’s new Ping Social network for Music. Apple calls it a great new way for people to discover new music on the iTunes music store. Reader of The Nifty Tech Blog [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Nobilis: Podcaster, Erotica Writer, Insightful Mind.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:16:00 +0000

This Friday, I’d like to introduce you to someone who may not be to everyone’s taste. He is a man of strong opinions, a husband to a disabled wife, and a writer and podcaster of erotica. He is also a man of biting insight and dry wit. I give you @Nobilis. I believe that just [...]

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Twittelator for iPad – Crossover Review with Bird House Rules

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:15:00 +0000

And we’re back, with another crossover review with Bird House Rules. This week we’re looking at Twittelator for iPad from the folks at Stone Design, aka Big Stone Phone. Twittelator is the last of our “old favorites”, being a popular iPhone Twitter client in the past. The folks at Stone Design have been building interesting tools for a [...]

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#FollowFriday – @AdagioTeas: Sellers of fine Tea and Teaware, with a twist!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Do you like Tea? I love tea. A few years ago I got back into drinking tea on a fairly regular basis. If you like good tea, you don’t want to be picking up the run of the mill teabags that one usually finds in the grocery store. In fact, if you’re passionate about tea, [...]

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#followFriday – @GailCarriger: New York Times Bestselling Steampunk Author, Tea Fanatic.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Little is known about @GailCarriger‘s origins other than that she was raised in obscurity by an expatriate Brit and an incurable curmudgeon. And we only know that because that is what she tells us. Corroborating documentation is mysteriously missing. Or we didn’t bother to go look. One or the other. Aside from her deep seated and pervasive obsession [...]

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Personal Stamp: Cirque du Soleil’s OVO

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:00:00 +0000

Due to Tee’s trip down under to attend WorldCon, and my busy schedule of late, Tee and I decided to postpone the next chapter of our series on Twitter clients for iPad for another two weeks. We realize that this has been a long time on a single topic and that folks would probably like [...]

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#FollowFriday – @V_Momma: Voice Artist, Writer, Podcaster.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000

This week I’d like to introduce you to Veronica Giguere, aka @V_Momma, a voice artist, and podcaster. Veronica is the producer, voice, and a contributing writer to the 2010 Parsec Award Finalist podcast The Secret World Chronicles, an epic saga by Mercedes Lackey, Dennis Lee, and Cody Martin, and created by Mercedes Lackey and Steve Libbey. The Secret [...]

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First Look: Zoom H1 Handy Recorder Unboxing

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:46:00 +0000

One of the products that I’m looking at for a future review is the Zoom H1 Handy Recorder that was just released in August and sold out almost immediately! I finally got a hold of mine after having my pre-order shipped, canceled, and then back-ordered. So I figured that I’d do an unboxing video to [...]

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September Poll: To Ping, or not to Ping?

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:50:00 +0000

August’s poll asked your opinion on the podcast series of review that I’ve been doing in conjunction with Tee Morris and Bird House Rules. We didn’t get quite the number of votes that I’d hoped for but I’m glad that folks were willing to stand up and be counted. Nine people responded in the poll. [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Michbek: Author, Podcaster, and Twitter’s Queen of Snark.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:00:00 +0000

If you’ve ever talked to @Michbek, you’d remember it. She is one of those people with an incredibly sharp, cutting wit. You’ve got to be on your toes to hold your own. @Michbek is also the author of the Regency-era historical romance Trapping a Duchess, and a writer of erotica. The podcast version of Trapping a Duchess [...]

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TweetDeck for iPad – Crossover Review with Bird House Rules

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:00:00 +0000

This is the third in the series of reviews with Tee Morris from the Bird House Rules podcast. We have been looking at Twitter clients for the iPad. Tee and I sat down and recorded audio for the Bird House Rules podcast, and I’m posting a companion reviews here. I encourage all my readers to also check out [...]

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#FollowFriday – @EveryPhoto: Inspired short fiction, from a common image.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0000

This week I am recommending @EveryPhoto, the Twitter feed for the Every Photo Tells… podcast. Every Photo Tells… is a podcast that is centered around a writing experiment. The podcast is run by Katharina Maimer (@KMLaw) and Mick Bordet (@MickBordet). Each month, they post a new photo on the Every Photo Tells… blog, and over [...]

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#FollowFriday – @Podiobooks: Gateway to hundreds of worlds of serialized audio fiction.

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0000

This week I’d like to introduce you to @Podiobooks, the official Twitter stream of Podiobooks.com. Podiobooks.com is the Internets first clearing house of podcast fiction. It has provided a place where authors (and podcasters) can get their works out to an audience (that would be you) and gain a following without having to mortgage their [...]

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Echofon Pro for Twitter – Crossover Review with Bird House Rules

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:15:00 +0000

Welcome to the second in the series of reviews with Tee Morris from the Bird House Rules podcast. In this series we are looking at Twitter clients for the iPad. Tee and I sat down and recorded audio for the Bird House Rules podcast, and I’m posting a companion review here. I encourage all my readers to also [...]

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#FollowFriday – @_S_A_R_A_H_: Eureka’s most outspoken domicile

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0000

Fans of the SyFy channel’s show Eureka are sure to recognize @_S_A_R_A_H_, Eureka’s only Self Actuated Residential Automated Habitat, Sheriff Carter’s residence, and the most outspoken domicile in Eureka. For those of you not familiar with this excellent show, Eureka is the home to a classified think tank of experts in just about every field of science [...]

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#FollowFriday – @VividMuse: Mother, Gamer, Podcaster, and Girl Who Rules!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:00:00 +0000

This week I’d like to tell you about one of the hardest working, but most unassuming people I follow on Twitter. She is a mother to two sons by a previous marriage, a wife to her lucky husband @Choochus, step-mom to Chooch’s son, an avid online gamer, the co-host of the Into the Blender podcast, [...]

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August Poll!

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:25:00 +0000

It has been a more hectic week than I had expected. But despite the delay, I’ve got a new poll on line for August! I hope that everyone has read last Monday’s review on Tweet Flow, and listened to the attached mp3 file from the Bird House Rules podcast. Because that is what I’d like [...]

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Tweet Flow – Crossover Review with Bird House Rules

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

A while back, I did a review of Twitter along with the help of my friend and Twitter maven, Tee Morris. Well, now we’re back to do it again. This time we’re looking at Twitter clients. Specifically, clients for the iPad. Last time it was an interview. Now we have another special treat. This review [...]

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July Poll Wrapup

niftytech@niftytechblog.com (Doc Coleman) — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:01:00 +0000

July’s poll has come to an end, but before we look at the results, I’m afraid I’ve got a little administrative news to impart. I’ve been working to provide a special review for tomorrow, and coordinating everything is going to take a bit more time than expected. So instead of tomorrow’s review showing up at [...]

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