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6 Geeky Umbrellas to Keep Your Head Dry
It was only a matter of time before the rain arrived, and boy is it here this week in SF! Keeping dry in the Winter can sometimes be an impossible task when there's a heavy windstorm accompanying the downpour, but at least you can attempt to keep the rain out of your hair with these totally geeky-but-cool umbrellas.
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Holiday Leftovers: A Fun-Filled (and Geeky) Christmas
Did you get everything you wanted under the tree this morning? If so, congrats! If not, don't forget you can blow off some steam (and burn up that gift card you "unwrapped" from your mom) online for some serious retail therapy .
How-To: Make a Last-Minute Dinner Party Playlist
OK, you've got an hour to get the turkey out of the oven, mash the potatoes, prep the stuffing, not to mention setting the table for the people who are coming over for dinner. OMG the people! You need a party playlist asap!
Are You Impressed by iTunes Genius?
At last week's Let's Rock event, a little thing Steve announced was overshadowed by stuff like new iPods and a fix-all iPhone update: Genius! Part of the iTunes 8 update, Genius is a fun new feature for iTunes and iPods, which, I admit, didn't impress me at all when I was first hearing about it.
How silly I was!
Download Of The Day: Songbird
Songbird is the latest chic desktop web player that will scan your hard drive, taking your personal and web music libraries and combining them into one user-friendly audio player zone. Once all your MP3, AAC, OGG, FLAC, WMA, and other files are organized, you can start creating personal playlists and rock the night away. Built off the Mozilla engine, Songbird can run on Mac OS X, Linux and Windows.
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Geek Tip: Using iPod's On-the-Go Feature
If you're like me and have hundreds of songs on your iPod that don't belong to any particular playlist, pay close attention to this geek tip.
You can create a playlist on the fly with your iPod's On-the-Go feature. All you have to do is highlight a song and press the center "select" button until the name flashes, which indicates that it has been added to the "On-the-Go" playlist.
Should You Really Not Share Your iPod Playlist?
A study from the University of Cambridge focused on how we judge one another based on the contents of our iPods and came to the startling conclusion: Don't share your playlist with anyone!
Dr. Jason Rentfrow, who led the study, says that "we get a very strong impression about someone when we ask them what music they like," and that revealing what you listen to can “reinforce stereotypes and, potentially, social prejudices” about you.
Give Your Phone the Props It Deserves With a Sleek Stand
I'm all about making my own iPhone or cell stand out of random objects, but if you want more of a traditional (read: new) and purposeful item, check out the sleek Philippi Mobile Phone Panel ($26).
This handy chrome desk accessory props up your cell so you can watch TV shows, make for easy viewing of your Twilight clock, or keep an obsessive eye out for any signs of a ring. It also works as a stand for your iPod or MP3 player so you can rock your tunes upright to quickly and easily check the titles of songs, or flip through your playlists.
Lesson Learned: Don't Run a Marathon With an iPod
I can't make it more than a few miles without some driving tunes in my ear, so running a 25 mile race sans iPod would be out of the question. Thankfully, I'm not looking to win a marathon anytime soon, but if I was, I'd know that running with an iPod is a dangerous move if I want to take home the gold. Take for example, the winner of the recent Milwaukee Lakefront Marathon winner, Jennifer Goebel, who was disqualified after being photographed during the race with an iPod in her pocket.
Spice Up Your iTunes Playlists with Tangerine!
Created by the PortionFactory, Tangerine! is an amazing iTunes software that allows you to easily create playlists of upbeat music, or playlists for relaxing tunes without sifting through your entire library. It works by analyzing the beats per minute and the beat intensity of all of your music.
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