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How-to Track Traffic on the Go With Your Cell
It isn't a pretty picture: you're stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic cursing out the cars in front of you for clogging up the road. Instead of yelling at your fellow commuters, whip out your fancy phone for easy access to mobile maps that will offer alternate routes, drive time projections and apps that will tell you how long it's really gonna be.
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Get Real-Time Traffic Info With the Traffic.com
From the same people who brought us the helpful Where iPhone app comes this must-have app — Traffic.com.
Traffic.com provides color-coded traffic maps, accident, and construction info, and informs you of traffic jams or severe delays. You can even save your regular routes to see what's happening on particular roads then sync and save these routes to the Traffic.com website.
Track Traffic With a New Facebook App!
I can't say I utilize many Facebook applications . . .
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Find the Distance Between Two Points With a Google Mashup
When you use Google Maps, the distance you're getting from point A to B is in driving, walking, or public transportation terms. But, if you just need to find the distance between two points on a map, then check out this cool Google Map mashup: Distance From To. It works just like Google Maps where you put in your starting and ending point, and gives you exact distance in kilometers and miles, but leaves out all that messy info like turn-by-turn directions and traffic.
Daily Tech: Picture Peek at Windows 7
- Picture peek at Windows 7 — Crave
- Will Google blend search and music with One Box? — CNET
- Windows 7 is more popular than Harry Potter — PC World
- GE shows off pocket-size ultrasound scanner — Crave
- Twitter's chief talks about lists, traffic, and money — NYTimes
- Plane torn apart over lost cell phone — Switched
- MahTweets is an impressive customizable Facebook and Twitter client — Lifehacker
- BlackBerry Storm 2 dummy arrive at Best Buy and Verizon stores — Gizmodo
- 5 things you might not know about Rock Band’s Abbey Road extras — Wired
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Do You Wish More Sites Would Apologize When Crashing?
Most of you (58 percent in total) said you would just move on and forgive and forget when the website that you're visiting needs some downtime or crashes. But if it's a paid online or service, a majority of you would consider abandoning that service if it kept having issues.
I received the following email message from an online retailer that I frequently visit, and although I didn't take part in the heavy-traffic sale, I sympathize for those who were unable to take part because of the site outage.
CNN's New iPhone App Allows Easy Customization, iReporting
CNN launched its new iPhone application this morning, featuring breaking news, video, personalization options, and, most notably, an interactive iReport feature.
The application allows you to search for and follow topics of interest to create a personalized "MyCNN" news feed — from breaking stories about your home state to gossip about your favorite celebrity. Tapping any news story from the main screen leads to two summary bullet points, the main story, and any relevant video.
Gmail Going Down Causes More of a Stir Than a Twitter Failure
Wow, did I have my head in the clouds when I took to Twitter to see if anyone else was having Gmail issues yesterday. Well it turns, out after Google took some Gmail servers offline to perform routine upgrades the remaining servers couldn't handle the influx of traffic and became overloaded. Suffice to say, we were all without Gmail for at least a half-hour yesterday.
Daily Tech: Sony Unveils Its New Reader Daily Edition Device
- Sony has just announced its latest eReader, which features 3G connectivity, no monthly fees, and 2GB of on-board memory — Engadget
- Leica will soon be opening its very first retail store in West Palm Beach, FL — CrunchGear
- You can now check out the traffic conditions on nonhighway roads by using Google Maps — TechCrunch
- Nokia's 5230 smartphone will only cost around $200 and it comes with GPS, 3G, and a 3.2-inch touchscreen — Gizmodo
- Yahoo Mail, Messenger, and Search have all received a series of upgrades — Silicon Alley Insider
- The new mini tripod by Gorillapod gets taken for a test drive — Wired
8 Ways to Pimp Out Your Blog and Get More Visitors
You have a blog, I have a blog, everybody has a blog (or two). So how do you make yours stand out and get lots of eyes on it? There are a few very simple ways to make your blog unique and more personal, and to get more pageviews, with things you probably already use every day.
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