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Patrick Stewart on modern tech and the iPhone [General]

February 2, 2010

Professor X owns an iPhone and loves the crap out of it. The video I’ve embedded above isn’t all about the iPhone – it’s actually a PBS interview with Patrick Stewart regarding modern technology and what he thinks of it. He mentions Twitter, why he doesn’t game, and how much he flipping loves his iPhone [...]

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Boxcar 2.2 for iPhone is out, with fresh new features

December 17, 2009

Boxcar, receiver of Macworld’s 2009 App Gem Award for “Best Notification App“, has just been updated to version 2.2. This update brings with it several fresh new features, in addition to a new icon and splash screen.
In case you’re not familiar with Boxcar, it functions as a go-between app for Twitter, Facebook, E-mail, and now [...]

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Review: TweetDeck 1.11 for iPhone

November 11, 2009

TweetDeck was recently updated to version 1.11 (news via iPhoneFreak), so I decided to give this free Twitter app another shot. I had shied away before because TweetDeck always seemed like one of the more hardcore Twitter apps out there. The iPhone version is really just a port of the Adobe Air desktop version which [...]

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Tweetie 2.1 for iPhone previewed on TechCrunch

November 11, 2009

I’m actually playing with the free app, TweetDeck, right this moment, but I got excited by the TechCrunch article covering Tweetie 2.1 update. The major new features seem to be geo-location support and some very cool integration for the new Retweet system. Instead of the letters “RT” being displayed as part of a retweet you’ll [...]

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Boxcar gets quiet time settings via hidden feature

October 28, 2009

Earlier this evening, Jonathan George revealed how one can enable a hidden feature in Boxcar to configure a Quiet Time, during which time sounds and popup alerts will not occur. The Boxcar icon will still receive badge updates, however.
Apparently, this feature was originally planned for the recent 2.1 update, but the backend wasn’t quite ready [...]

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OT: Get Your Miley Cyrus Commemorative Tweet Plates

October 25, 2009

Miley Cyrus (who plays Hannah Montana on TV and on half the clothing my daughter wears) quit Twitter recently.  Jimmy Kimmel says he’ll be missing her tweets, which had become ‘an integral part of my life’.  Luckily there’s a lovely set of commemorative plates for him to pick up to help with his loss. [...]

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Boxcar 2.0 Now Free After App Store Policy Change

October 15, 2009

I just saw this post on Jonathan George’s (Boxcar’s developer) Twitter stream (@jdg). It looks like he’s going to try an experiment and offer the premium push notification app, Boxcar 2.0, for free, with additional services increased from $.99 to $1.99. This comes on the heels of a change in App Store policy, allowing even [...]

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OT: Ten Things You Need To Stop Tweeting About

October 13, 2009

Brilliant stuff.  I’m guilty of several of them, but still hilarious.  Number 7 is my favorite.
Source: The Oatmeal, via Josh Haley’s Posterous

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Boxcar 2.0 Promo Contest – Winners

October 10, 2009

We have our six winners for our recent Boxcar 2.0 promo code contest! Thank you to all who entered, we sincerely appreciate your participation. Winners have been notified via email, so keep an eye on your inbox for your promo code! Make sure to redeem it soon, as the codes don’t last forever!
And our winners [...]

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Boxcar 2.0 Promo Code Contest – Push Notifications For Twitter, Facebook, & Email Accounts

October 8, 2009

We have 6 – count ‘em, SIX! – free promo codes to give away for the newest version of the awesome Twitter – and now Facebook & E-mail – Push Notifications App, Boxcar 2.0!
Contest Deadline: Saturday October 10, 2009, 3:00pm US Pacific Time
We have the pleasure of offering six promo codes for the excellent app [...]

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Boxcar 2.0 Now In App Store – Push Notifications For Twitter, Facebook, Email

September 25, 2009

Boxcar 2.0, the major update to this excellent app that delivers push notifications for Twitter, Facebook, and any email account, is now in the app store (link).
If you are a current user, the update is free, and includes the use of one push service – either Twitter notifications, Facebook notifications, or email notifications. To add [...]

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