http://thecoffeedesk.com/news The Leader In Technical News and Commentary Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:44:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Not quite sure where to eat? Do you want to know what others think about a particular restaurant? Try BooRah! BooRah is a semantic and natural language processing aggregator of restaurant reviews. The service pulls in reviews from numerous review sites and a substantial list of restaurant review blogs, and then ... http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/2010/03/12/boorah-review-can-boorah-help-you-decide-on-dinner/ I have been asked many times how I manage to keep track of all the social networks and services that I have. It is very difficult. Since I also review sites, I am constantly signing up for social networks or services. I think I am the only person that does ... http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/2010/03/09/5-social-media-organizers-that-will-keep-your-computer-close-and-your-friends-closer/ I was finally able to get my hands on a Nexus One. It has been out for several months now, but I wanted to share my first-time experience with it. I must admit, I am a huge iPhone fan, but wanted to see how the Google Nexus One VS Iphone ... http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/2010/03/04/google-phone-review-finally-an-honest-nexus-one-review/ I currently own an SUV and to fill up my car, I have to take out a loan…Well, maybe not that bad quite yet, but at nearly $100, I am just about willing to do anything to fill up for as cheap as possible. Whenever I take anecessary ride somewhere, ... http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/2010/03/02/find-cheap-gas-in-my-area-using-these-tools/ I think the instant messaging applications are starting to get big again, or perhaps it is just because I am starting to use instant messaging apps more frequently. Either way, there are quite a few of them out there so it is always important to be a little different than ... http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/2010/02/25/goober-the-instant-messenger-gets-reviewed/ I wrote about FruitfulTime TaskManager the other day and thoroughly enjoy the software. Their software is amazing and has only made my hectic life a lot easier. Remembering tasks is a pretty hard job and we might end up forgetting some important things and the consequences could be drastic. The best way to remember ... http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/2010/02/23/notes-software-fruitfultime-notekeeper-2-reviewed/ Remembering tasks is a pretty hard job and we might end up forgetting some important things and the consequences could be drastic. The best way to remember and manage tasks is to have a to-do lists. Now I’ve tried many to-do programs and honestly, they all do the same thing – ... http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/2010/02/19/task-management-software-review-fruitfultime-manages-your-to-do-list/ I have spent a number of years following backup services and discovering new ones. Some are good, some are bad, but one that slipped under my radar was a service called SpiderOak. I was contacted by Ethan Oberman, co-founder, for this relatively new service and I was, of course, ready ... http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/2010/02/16/online-backup-services-spideroak-reviews/ Here is a scenario: I am in Walmart browsing through the CDs when I hear the man beside me yelling about his front porch being painted sandy brown instead or burnt orange. I should mention that it was just me and the man in that section. I look up, thinking ... http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/2010/02/12/cool-fashionable-and-safe-a-look-at-jawbone-bluetooth-headsets/ I love music, so it comes as no surprise that I enjoy a good music discovery service. I am constantly on the prowl for music, and with my eclectic taste, the search is endless. Two popular services that I use quite often are Last.FM and Pandora. These two services are ... http://thecoffeedesk.com/news/index.php/2010/02/09/pandora-and-last-fm-streaming-radio-review-the-music-masters/