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I gave the online file storage service Box.net a try over 2 years ago. Recently, they released an app for the iPhone which allows me to access any files I have saved online and save any photos I’ve taken with my iPhone to their servers. I don’t see the need to save my photos because I typically email them straight to Flickr and Facebook.

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In September of 2007, I signed up for Twitter but I hardly used it. In March of this year, I installed a plugin called Twitter Updater, in order to increase the number of tweets I made. This still didn’t get me into Twitter that much. I even signed up for a service called HelloTxt, which allowed me to update my status on multiple social networking sites at once. I hardly used this service too. After I got my iPhone, I installed an app called Twitterific which allows me to tweet using my iPhone and read tweets from the people I’m following. It wasn’t until about two weeks ago that I really got into Twitter. I used to block random people that were following me. Now, I’ll let anyone follow me, and if they seem to post interesting stuff, I’ll follow them in return.

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While reading Lifehacker today, I came across a post about Giftag.

Giftag is a free, web-based wishlist creation service that supports products all over the web. … Armed with a Firefox add-on, at any site you visit that uses the hProduct format, you can add the item with all the product details to your wishlist in one click.

The source of how Lifehacker found out about it, Read Write Web, had some more information about Giftag:

[Giftag] was created by Best Buy, a retailer that didn’t have an online registry service. Instead of creating one, though, they decided to create Giftag instead: a browser plugin that lets you make online wishlists and share them with your friends. The technology will be integrated into Best Buy’s web site in the coming months.

I had wishlists on a few sites (Amazon, Think Geek, etc.) but now I can consolidate everything into one list.

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Google Maps now has walking directions along with driving directions. I tested it out with the walk I take every night after work to go home and it was pretty accurate. It said it should take 24 minutes to go from my office to Penn Station. It typically takes me 25 minutes. Right now, the walking directions are beta.

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Since I got my iPhone last week, I have signed up for 3 new social networking services. Limbo, Loopt, and Whrrl are mobile social networking services that use your current location to show you where your friends are.
Limbo describes their services as:

Limbo amplifies your social life – giving you quick and easy access to more activities, people and places.

Loopt goes a little more in depth when explained their service.

Loopt shows users where friends are located and what they are doing via detailed, interactive maps on their mobile phones. Loopt helps friends connect on the fly and navigate their social lives by orienting them to people, places and events. Users can also share location updates, geo-tagged photos and comments with friends in their mobile address book or on online social networks, communities and blogs.

Whrrl’s description is similar to Loopt’s.

Whrrl is a location-based social utility that helps you answer questions like, “Where should we go for dinner tonight?” or, “What fun stuff can I do around here?”, whether you are in your home town or traveling. Whrrl organizes everything you and your friends know about people, places, and events and puts that information at your fingertips. You can use Whrrl on a Web browser, via SMS, or as an application on your mobile phone.

I’m still figuring out if I’ll use all three or if one of them does everything I would need.

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I came across a service called Mail2Web that is a free alternative to the MobileMe service that Apple is selling for $100. Mail2Web is a free personal Microsoft Exchange 2003 account, and since the iPhone can connect to Microsoft Exchange, this allows email to be received almost instantaneously. The instructions on how to set this up are available from Lifehacker.

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I have just installed and activated a new WordPress plugin called Twitter Updater. Twitter Updater

automatically sends a Twitter status update to your Twitter account when you create, publish, or edit your WordPress post. You can specify the text for the updates, and also have the option to turn the auto update on/off for the different post actions in the admin panel.

Since I keep forgetting I have a Twitter account, I figured this would be an easy way to keep it updated.

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I was going through Lifehacker and came across a post about an all-in-one IM app, called Digsby, that just added audio and video. I’ve been using all-in-one IM apps for a while now. I started with Trillian and recently switched over to Gaim/Pidgin. What I found lacking from the ones I used was audio and video chat capabilities. Trillian does have the ability to do video chats but you need to pay for the Pro version. I figure if Yahoo, MSN, and AOL aren’t going to charge users for video, why should I pay for an app that does? One of the nice things about Digsby, is that you log into the service instead of adding accounts to the program like you would with Trillian or Pidgin. This means you have access to your buddy lists from any computer Digsby is installed on. It reminds me of Meebo. Digsby can also track social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. I still have to figure out if the audio/video is only between Digsby users or if someone can be on Yahoo Instant Messenger and view/share video with someone on Digsby.

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I’ve signed up for a service called Bebo. Bebo is another social networking site similar to MySpace and Facebook.

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I’ve finally decided to sign up for Netflix and stop going to Blockbuster. The last few times I’ve gone to Blockbuster, they never have anything good in stock and all the movies I don’t care about seeing are the ones that have the “In-Stock Guarantee”. Besides, Netflix winds up being cheaper. I’m on the cheapest plan, $5 a month for two DVDs a month with one at a time. Blockbuster now is almost $5 for one DVD. Netflix also seems to have a lot more movies in their selection instead of assuming what the public wants to see like Blockbuster does.

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