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iPhone App You Need Now: Black Friday

GeekSugar — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:05:02 -0800

In case you missed it, it's November, which means Thanksgiving is right around the corner, Christmas will soon arrive and before you can shout "Happy New Year," it'll be 2010. Not to put the pressure on you, but November doesn't just mean turkey and stuffing - it means Black Friday. I predict that this year, good deals and sales will be more important than ever to get people in the stores to shop for gifts, so be on top of it all with the Dealnews Black Friday app.

This app is great because it gives you details on the best sales around right now, as well as confirmed and leaked Black Friday deals from all across the web and on store shelves. Plus, it even counts down the days until November 27 so you know exactly how long you have to plan your in-store shopping strategy. Keeping with the penny-pinching theme, the Black Friday app is totally free.

The Screen Stache Saver Is Cracking Me Up

GeekSugar — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:15:51 -0800

Just in time for Movember, a friend just sent me the link to one of the funniest screen savers I've seen, the Screen Stache Saver.

Created by branding firm 160over90, the concept is simple: affix a fake mustache of your choice to the bottom of your computer monitor, download a folder of the eight screen saver images, and set the preferences on your computer to run a screen saver using the folder of images.

The result is a hilarious screen saver that features changing old-school-style photographs of men perfectly positioned to rock your monitor's mustache. Check out more hilarious images when you read more.

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How To: Video Chat With Up to 10 of Your Friends at Once

GeekSugar — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:33:21 -0800

Although iChat allows me to video conference with up to three people at the same time, sometimes I just want to have an iChat party with more of my friends or family. Same goes for those who work from home and need to video with other co-workers in a conference. And with SuperIM, you can now video chat with up to 10 people. Amazing!

All it takes is a free account with Paltalk and a quick download of SuperIM, and you're on your way to chatting with 10 of your buddies from around the world who have an Internet connection. But it's not just video, you can also text IM with Paltalk too. So if you're having a bad hair day, no one has to know.

Cool Download: Halloween iPhone Wallpapers

GeekSugar — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:14:19 -0700

With Halloween only two weeks away, many of you will be looking for some spooktacular ways to pimp out your tech. For iPhone owners, it's as easy as visiting the iPhonePartyZone and downloading one of their wide selection of Halloween wallpapers for your iPhone. From ghosts and pumpkins to skeletons, just find the one that perfectly suits your phone or iPod Touch, right click on the wallpaper (or click download), and save it to your laptop or computer. You can then use iTunes to drag the image onto your device for an instant makeover!

Have you found a cool download-worthy treasure you'd like to share with the rest of us? Join the Download of the Day group where you can submit your favorite downloads and widgets. And you never know, it could be featured on GeekSugar! Here's a detailed guide to posting questions or posts to groups if you are new to the PopSugar Community.

Download of the Day: Jonathan Adler Smartphone Wallpapers

GeekSugar — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:11:00 -0700

Similar to my desktop wallpaper, I like to keep my BlackBerry's wallpaper beautiful as well. What is currently adorning my BB's screen? A beautiful floral design wallpaper from the Kindred website which I manually resized to fit my screen perfectly.

But now I have even more lovely designs to choose from, thanks to Jonathan Adler's latest selection of free PDA wallpapers, which are easy to download and perfectly sized to fit the iPhone, the Palm Pre, the BlackBerry Bold, the BlackBerry Curve, the BlackBerry Flip and the BlackBerry Pearl.

Download of the Day: GimmeSomeTune

GeekSugar — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:05:15 -0700

I swear I can listen to a song over 100 times and still manage to mess up the words, or make up my own - kinda like the Romy and Michele's High School Reunion scene when they sing Footloose (Footloose manages to turn into cut loose).

Because I regularly watch music videos on YouTube, I've used this Greasemonkey extension to help me with song lyrics, but what about my iTunes library? Thankfully a reader has submitted a neat download to the Download of the Day group to help this geek out. Jmichelle's fave lyric provider is called GimmeSomeTune. She says:

I absolutely have to have lyrics to my songs whenever possible and with over 3,000 songs, it's irritating to put in so many Google searches. GimmeSomeTune does an automatic search for every song without lyrics as soon as it begins playing. It also searches for album art as well. And it's totally free (although they do ask for an optional donation).

Do you have a download that you'd love to share? Join our Download of the Day group and share your favorite download, and tell us why you love it and it could be featured on GeekSugar. Here's a detailed guide to posting questions or posts to groups if you are new to the PopSugar Community.

Download of the Day: TooManyTabs

GeekSugar — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:15:08 -0700

Ever since Firefox and I have patched up our rocky relationship, I've been looking at new ways to spruce up my favorite Internet browser. The FF add-on ColorfulTabs (I couldn't imagine my virtual world without it!) has added the perfect amount of oo la la to not only my browser, but my screen appearance in general. But I'm loving my latest add-on, TooManyTabs, because it provides you with an extra Firefox row, so you don't have to scroll through all your tabs to see them - making it much easier to find specific tabs!

Download Snow Leopard Wallpapers For Free

GeekSugar — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:05:56 -0700

Apple's latest and greatest OS X operating system was just released on Friday, and I still have yet to pick up my copy. But one thing I can't wait to get my hands on is the pretty new wallpapers that come with Snow Leopard. Thankfully you can download the new desktop pictures in full resolution for free, so you can update your boring background with something fresh and fun for Fall!

Download of the Day: Buy Later

GeekSugar — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:26:03 -0700

I feel like every holiday season, there's at least one gadget that everyone is trying to get their hands on - remember the instanity with the Wii?

If there's a certain product that you're waiting to come back into stock, but you don't want to have to keep searching Amazon every day to see if it's available, there's a download called Buy Later, which will come in handy.

After downloading this Firefox extension, Buy Later will add a button to Amazon.com webpages and monitors when specific products come back in stock. You will then either receive an email or tweet notification so you know you can get the goods!

Check Out the Universe From Your Desktop With Stellarium

GeekSugar — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:47:58 -0700

I love heading to the planetarium since it's the only place I can really see the stars through all the lights of the city. But making the trek out there (and paying the entrance fee) makes this a special occasion destination. However, I can still get the same cool effects at home with Stellarium.

A free download, Stellarium lets you browse the universe, see the stars from your current coordinates, and even sit back and check out the sights from the Mars Rover. In a way, it's better than the planetarium, since you can look for specific stars and planets, and match up the constellations to the signs of the zodiac.

Want to see what the stars look like right now from Hamberg? Go ahead, it's only a click away.