I have admittedly shallow dreams of one day having a personal assistant: Someone to make my plans and reservations then invite people to said plans and reservations. I wouldn't have to think about logistics, I'd just worry about getting to the event and having a great time!
HeyCosmo is the closest thing I've found to a PA — only it's online and nonhuman (so you don't have to pay anyone's salary).
HeyCosmo's Concierge does it all — they can look for a restaurant in your area with whatever specifics you need — number of people, location, time, special requests. Just enter these inquiries into HeyCosmo's website, they call with their automated service, and then HeyCosmo notifies you of which restaurant can accommodate you at what time. Of course, restaurant reservations are just the beginning; Concierge can basically make an inquiry to any business that you need it to.
Also, be sure to try HeyCosmo's Prankster, a text-to-speech service that will call your friends with your prank call!
It's free and for Macs only (apparently Chuck Norris hates Windows and Linux, so those versions don't exist. Just kidding. I think).
He's there to tell you that Chuck Norris can punch with a fist concealed in his beard, and that he can kill two stones with one bird, so best just to download the widget and then step away and let it be.
Although Steve announced its release yesterday at the Let's Rock presentation, I got a chance to play with the newest game to hit the App Store at the Spore Release party last week. Spore Origins officially launched for the iPod Touch and iPhone on Monday and comes in at a cool $10 for your gaming pleasure.
Although the full version of Spore on your Mac or PC will take you all the way through Cell to Space stages, Spore Origins is condensed down into 30 levels in the Cell stage only (which was one of my faves anyway). You still get your chance to create, mold, and evolve as a creature, and of course you still get to hunt your food and (even sometimes be hunted) in your pool of muck. What's so cool about Spore Origins? Find out when you read more
The Cell Phone Rant Group is there so you can vent about someone who infuriated you by being on his or her cell phone at an inappropriate time, because rarely do we have the wherewithal to go, "Hey! What you're doing is rude!"
Well today, TeamSugar user kaylamom2000 is my hero, because that's what she did. She spilled her guts in the Rant Group about a day where she was working a drive-thru, and a customer who was driving through refused to get off of his phone.
Kaylamom2000 says that when the customer pulled up to pay, "He had the nerve to hold up his hand and tell me 'Just a minute'! He continued to talk. My manager came to the window and he did the same thing with her."
To see how kaylamom2000 handled this Chatty Cathy and became my idol, just read more
New iPod Nano's and Touches and iTunes oh my! As you can probably tell, I'm still getting over all of the exciting Apple announcements from the Let's Rock event here in San Francisco yesterday. But what about the minor details, and more importantly, the downloads? Find out some more info below in case you found yourself with a few questions after the announcements. Oh, and that cute song from the new commercial? BuzzSugar can tell you all about it!
The iPod Touch 2.1 software is now available for download. You can start downloading it here.
FYI. The Nike+ will only work with the 2nd Gen iPod Touch and not the 1st Gen iTouch, so don't even try it!
So you heard all great announcements from the Let's Rock event in San Francisco yesterday, but you really want to check out Steve Jobs' full keynote address. Well now you can watch it online here!
I've said time and again that my geekiness infiltrates my life to crazy levels, and my home is filled with examples; cluttered video game consoles, hard drives, and cords — but my kitchen is sort of geek-free.
Sure, I have kitchen gadgets, but they don't make my kitchen that geeky, and maybe I need to remedy that — with this SLR-Print Oven Mitt ($12). I could marry my love for photography with my love for cooking, in one curious accessory. But is it taking geekery too far? You be the judge!