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Apr 27 2009

Handheld Goodies

This week we have more fun tricks you can try at home with your handheld. And, to be sure everyone can play, we’ve widened the definition of handheld.

mu Handheld GoodiesSoybo

Rather than connecting to your desktop with VNC or another traditional remote client, this application lets you use powerful Open Source technologies to provide web-based control of your desktop to your web-enabled phone or PDA. Installation requires you to have or install PHP, MySQL and some scripting additions.

iPod

We won’t argue whether or not the iPod is a handheld. It certainly does manage personal info. This week I have two different ways of getting text files from your desktop to your ‘Pod.

mu Handheld Goodiesbooks2burn

Before you would-be book arsonists get too excited, you should probably know that this application converts text files into AIFF audio files, fit to burn to CD or sync to iPod. Put your matches away.

mu Handheld GoodiesBook2Pod

If you aren’t interested in burning or converting your text, you can use this free program to sync, organize and manage text files saved on your iPod as notes.

Palm

Our friends at Queuesoft are busy as always, firing out useful and new Palm related software.

mu Handheld GoodiesiPalm Photo

Use this new app (still in beta) to manage photos on your Palm device. This application reveals goodies like category, size and date taken.

mu Handheld GoodiesiPalmMemo Widget

This Widget you access your Palm notes from Dashboard. Uses the iPalmMemo app ($9).

Thanks for joining me this week. I wish you all happy syncing.

Brian

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Apr 27 2009

Skype Extras

Skype has quickly become the way to call – from your Mac to your online friends or even regular phones. There are all kinds of things you can do with Skype (like podcast interviews) and with the API released, there will be even more to come.

mu Skype ExtrasSkype 1.4

New in this version: better growl support for alerts, call forwarding and a menu item to change status. Skype has gone from crusty beta to a very Mac friendly app.

mu Skype ExtrasSkype Widget

Dial calls from your desktop with the Skype widget. That’s pretty much it. Handy for Dashboard junkies.

mu Skype ExtrasSkype Menu Item

Yes, the new version of Skype includes a menu item to change your status, but it only runs while Skype is running. To quickly launch Skype from the menubar, you’ll want this little free app.

Mac Autodialer

This extra improves Address Book integration, letting you dial contacts right from the address book.

mu Skype ExtrasSoundflower

We’ve looked at this one before. Soundflower creates a virtual audio channel on your Mac that you can use to record audio from apps to other apps, for example recording Skype conversations to Garage Band or Audacity.

Not a Skyper? There are alternatives:

mu Skype ExtrasGizmo

The Gizmo project is very similar to Skype, but has an open infrastructure. It is very Mac friendly and interfaces with other SIP accounts. Like Skype, Gizmo is great at finding its way out of complex firewall and network configurations.

YakForFree

This VOIP solution adds video, and as it promises, lets you yak for free. The interface is rough, but video works!

Maybe 2006 is the year to go digital with your phone. There are certainly plenty of options for you.

Brian

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