Unlike Bobby, the other writer here at 40Tech, I wasn’t brave enough to install the Windows 7 Release Candidate or Beta. As a result, I’ve only been using Windows 7 for about 5 days now (unlike Bobby, who has been using it and loving it for quite some time). So far, I’m impressed. Here are the five features that I’ve enjoyed the most, and have made me pleased with my decision to upgrade from Vista, at least at this early stage. Later in the week, we’ll take a look at a few features that could use some improvement.
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Well, it’s official, we live in the age of computers. Surprised? Ok, so you’re probably not — but that only serves to illustrate my point. These are the days where people are often attached to their machinery for hours and hours and sometimes days at a time; and because you geeky folks out there reading this post are so very well informed, you are probably equally aware of the rise in health issues that are related to said machinery. That’s right, I’m talking everything from arthritis, to heart attacks, to severe anxiety linking back, in many ways, to that thing attached to that soul-sucking monitor on your desk (or lap) — especially if you work from home. Which I do.
So that, in conjunction with my current bout with a very annoying cold that I was only too glad to confirm was not Swine Flu, inspired a small amount of research on maintaining a healthy outlook as one of today’s trending geek-boys. Read on and enjoy! Read more
Twitter 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.
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.
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.