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The web is buzzing with the news that Google is coming out with Google Wave:

Google Wave: A Complete Guide by Mashable
Google Wave “Is What Email Would Look Like If It Were Invented Today” by Lifehacker
Could Google Wave Redefine Email and Web Communication? by Mashable
Google Wave: Google Tries to Reinvent Email by Read Write Web
Google Waves [...]

I have an old Samsung i730 cellphone running Windows Mobile 2005. I have long wanted to watch podcasts on it, but I have never really found a good way of doing so. But now I finally have something that seems to work.
I have downloaded Apple’s iTunes software for my Windows XP PC. In iTunes I [...]

A while ago, Google bought GrandCentral, but then we haven’t heard anything from them until now. GrandCentral is emerging as Google Voice. It is Google’s way of letting you do more with your phone calls. You can, for example, have one phone number that will ring both your home phone and your cell phone. You [...]

The new company Cc:Betty presented their system for organizing your email. It is as simple as cc’ing betty@ccbetty.com, and Betty will organize your message and it’s contents for you.
Cc:Betty was presented today at DEMO. It has gotten a lot of press on the blogosphere:

Web Worker Daily: Cc:Betty Offers Your Own Personal Email Assistant
Lifehacker: Cc:Betty Organizes [...]

Whspr lets you receive email from anyone without revealing your email address. Whspr sets up a contact web page for you. It is valid for up to a year, and you can delete it at any time. Simply give out the URL for the contact page instead of your email. This can be very useful [...]

The Ninth Annual Weblog Awards is underway. You have until tomorrow to vote for your favorite blogs in some 30 categories ranging from best Asian blog, over best food and best entertainment blogs, to best technology blog and blog of the year.
So, go vote for your favorite blogs. Or just visit the site to take [...]

Ever since Google announced that they will stop development of Google Notebook, I have been searching for an alternative. I have settled on UberNote. It offers an easy way to import notes from Google Notebook and it has a Firefox add-on for easy use. The layout of UberNote is very similar to Google Notebook, so [...]

Easy Whiteboard is a program that turns your screen into a whiteboard. You draw directly on your screen on top of all other applications. This is very useful if you are explaining something. It is similar to how the meteorologists show the direction of weather patterns or how sports commentators explain the latest plays on [...]

Palm has introduced the Palm Pre cell phone. It looks ready to take up the battle with Apple’s iPhone. Take a look a the many photos on Palm’s own website to see for yourself.
The Pam Pre uses Palm’s new webOS operating system. It has an 3.1 inch, 24 bit, 320×480 pixel screen. It has a [...]

Once in a while you come across a book that in a simple and elegant way describes some deep and core issues. The book Peacock in the Land of Penguins is one such book. It is a fable about creativity and courage. It describes how Perry the Peacock travels to the Land of the Penguins, [...]