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Author: Evan Kline (page 152 of 164)

Hello, I'm Evan. I write about tech from my perspective – that of the average tech geek, sometimes with my lawyer glasses on. You can also find me on Twitter and at my real-life job as a lawyer.    MORE ABOUT ME.

Brizzly – Twitter Made Easy, Yet Better

Brizzly Twitter web appTwitter users certainly don’t have a shortage of Twitter clients from which to choose.  There are many twitter desktop and mobile Twitter apps, but also a few browser-based Twitter clients.  One such browser-based client is Brizzly.  Brizzly follows Twitter’s example in its simplicity, but does add a few nice wrinkles.  Brizzly is not yet open for general release, but read on for a chance to get a Brizzly invite.

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7 Creative Uses of Evernote on the iPhone

evernoteiphone One of the benefits of Evernote is that you can use it almost anywhere, thanks to the multiple platforms on which it is available.  Over in the official Evernote forums, a new topic has just started brewing that discusses creative uses of Evernote on mobile devices.  Inspired by that thread, here are seven creative uses of Evernote on the iPhone.  Really, most of these ideas could be implemented using any mobile device with web access, but I’ve only tested these on the iPhone.  These are either my own ideas, or were inspired by elsewhere, such as the aforementioned post in the Evernote forums.  For more ideas on how to use Evernote (including some ways to use Evernote on the iPhone), check out our earlier article, 10 Ways to Unclutter Your Mind using Evernote.  In the comments, let us know how you use Evernote on your mobile device.

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How to Use Your Voice to Bring Order to Your Life

Reqall Over on our Posterous site, we recently addressed one use case for reQall, a personal reminder service that allows you to capture information using voice or text.  In that post, we explained how to get information into Evernote using reQall’s voice capturing and transcription features.  There are other ways, though, to use reQall to stay organized.  Here are a few ways that I use reQall in my life.

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3 Risks of Cloud Computing, and How to Solve Them

Dangers of Cloud Computing One of the biggest news items this week was an announcement that T-Mobile Sidekick users had all of their online data lost, possibly permanently, by Danger and its parent company Microsoft.  After sending this shockwave through the Sidekick community, another announcement followed that the data might be recoverable after all.  This is a relief to Sidekick owners, but begs a bigger question – can we really rely on the cloud for the future of computing?

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5 Fantastic WordPress Plugins You May Not Know About

wordpress-logo If you’re a blogger, you know that one of the beauties of WordPress is the sheer number of available plugins.  There are the "old standbys" that many blogs use, such as WP Super Cache and All In One SEO Pack.  But are you familiar with some of the lesser-known gems?  Here are five WordPress plugins used on 40Tech.com, that may be new to you if you have a blog.

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