http://surfcast.r-l-w.net Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:30:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I recently received an invitation to participate in the beta test of a new telephony service called GrandCentral which is very powerful. GrandCentral is a web-based service which allows users to select a regular ten digit telephone number from their local area which can be used as the single number that ... http://surfcast.r-l-w.net/index.php/2008/01/23/grandcentral-is-grand/ Despite claims to the contrary, email will never die. Case in point, a new species discovered in the wild- bacn. Putting it simply, Bacn is email you receive that isn't spam... And isn't personal mail. It's the middle class of email. It's notifications of a new post to your Facebook wall or ... http://surfcast.r-l-w.net/index.php/2007/08/20/email-is-like-rock-n-roll/ Musicovery is an interesting user interface for selecting online streaming music. The interface consists of a box with the words "calm" in the bottom center, "energetic" in the center top, "dark" in the center left, and "positive" in the center right. It's like a matrix or graph. Click ... http://surfcast.r-l-w.net/index.php/2007/08/16/mood-music/ One giant leap for space fashion: MIT team designs sleek, skintight spacesuit Have you ever noticed how large and bulky spacesuits are? After decades of research and development today's spacesuits are a far cry from what was worn by early celestial pioneers, but they are still far from ideal. It is ... http://surfcast.r-l-w.net/index.php/2007/08/14/high-fashion/ I now have a new realm to explore and describe to you loyal readers. I have gained access to the mobile Internet via my new (to me) Treo 650. It's a Cingular branded phone so I am constrained to GPRS bandwidth, but generally this is acceptable so far. Aside from being ... http://surfcast.r-l-w.net/index.php/2007/01/08/a-whole-new-world/ OnlyWire: The Only BookMarklet You'll Ever Need! If you are a social bookmarker like me, you probably have created accounts on a number of sites such as del.icio.us, blinklist, ma.gnolia, blogmarks, and others always in a quest to find one that suits you more perfectly or to check out the newest ... http://surfcast.r-l-w.net/index.php/2006/04/14/one-link-to-mark-them-all/ Netvibes is among a new type of website commonly referred to as AJAX desktops. In this usage the term AJAX has nothing to do with aging US missile programs, or even Greek mythological characters. Here AJAX refer to Asynchronous Javascript And XML and if you have no idea what that ... http://surfcast.r-l-w.net/index.php/2006/03/28/netvibes/ Link Geotagged Flickr photos to Google Earth and Google Maps. Flickr2map is a very slick, very easy to use free service. It allows you to place a link in a geotagged Flickr image description that goes to a Google Map with a pin placed at the location the image was geotagged ... http://surfcast.r-l-w.net/index.php/2006/01/30/geotags-in-action/ Feed Icons - Help establish the new standard Do you have a feed? If you use WordPress (like I do), MovableType, or even Blogger you have a feed whether you know what it is or not. If you have a feed and are familiar with the concept, the website linked above it attempting ... http://surfcast.r-l-w.net/index.php/2006/01/19/feed-icons/ MERD | Panexa (Acidachrome Promanganate) Are you feeling a little too, or not quite enough... however these days? Has the je ne sais quoi been getting you down? Has the ineffable nature of modern life been affecting you? Well now that no longer has to happen! Yes, thanks to new discoveries by the MERD ... http://surfcast.r-l-w.net/index.php/2006/01/03/panexa-ask-your-doctor-for-a-reason-to-take-it/