Eric Stewart: Running Off At The Mouth

Three BlackBerry Twitter Apps: Quick Review

by on Jul.22, 2009, under Cell Phones & Providers, Technology, The Internet

Bah who am I fooling? I don’t blog about anything quickly! I’ve got TwitterBerry, UberTwitter, and TweetCaster on my BlackBerry. Here’s a rundown of features and my feelings on each one.

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Blackberry Tour 9630 (Sprint)/Mac Tethering Notes

by on Jul.20, 2009, under Cell Phones & Providers, Networking, Technology

I got around to playing with this tonight. Here’s what I’ve learned and some step by step instructions on how to go about tethering your Sprint based Blackberry Tour 9630 to your Mac via Bluetooth.

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A Day With the Blackberry Tour 9630

by on Jul.18, 2009, under Cell Phones & Providers, Technology

I’ve had my Blackberry Tour on Sprint for about one day now. Here’s my experiences so far, including issues with transferring from my 8830 to my new 9630. I touch on BES (not a problem if you do it right) and BIS (small problem) accounts. I also talk about TwitterBerry and TwitPic integration.

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Firefox: Version 3.5 and the Add-Ons I Use

by on Jul.03, 2009, under Computers, Technology, The Internet

I touch on (though not actually “review”) Firefox 3.5, and go over what add-ons I’m currently using for Firefox, and why.

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Tweetboard: Threading Twitter Tweets

by on Jun.27, 2009, under The Internet

I noticed a new service being offered for Twitter users: Tweetboard. Tweetboard can organize your Twitter conversations and make them a kind of “microforum” that you can add to your website. I review it’s use, potential purpose, and the potential issues I see with it.

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Twitter Bingo: A Work In Progress

by on Jun.20, 2009, under Technology, The Internet

So I got silly and made up a (non) game.

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Cell Phones: Data Plans, Text Messaging, Twitter – Revisited

by on Jun.18, 2009, under Cell Phones & Providers, Technology

While looking at the search terms that brought people to my other blog posting about Twitter, Cell Phones, and Data Plans, I noted a few queries that weren’t exactly answered in my previous post. So I wrote a new one.

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Opera Unite: Why Shiny Isn’t Always Good

by on Jun.16, 2009, under Technology, The Internet

So, there’s this new thing out called Opera Unite. It’s got all these coolio features, ya know? It lets you do things right from your desktop that you used to have to like ask other people to help you with, like show web pages! … Dude … why is my virus scanner going off?

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The Importance of Facebook

by on Jun.12, 2009, under SCUBA, Technology, The Internet

Facebook is growing on me … which doesn’t mean I didn’t think it wasn’t useful before. It just occurred to me that it’s becoming more important, at least to me, and here’s where I tell you why.

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Cell Phones: Data Plans, Text Messaging, Twitter

by on Jun.05, 2009, under Cell Phones & Providers, Technology, The Internet

A rambling essay of advice regarding cell phone choices and plans, paying certain attention to text messaging and data plans, and addressing how they apply to Twitter.

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