Monthly Archive: December 2012

Poke Vs Snapchat- Which is Better?

Snapchat and Poke, the new service competition. I’ve been using Snapchat for over a half a year now (our original review here), so when Facebook released Poke, a similar service, I wasn’t sure it was even worth trying to get into, but what I’ve discovered may have changed my mind. Here’s the truth on which is better from a user of both. Both Poke and...

Is It Safe To Stand in Front of The Microwave and Watch? The Answer

We’ve all heard it somewhere. “Don’t watch the microwave. You’ll go blind”. “Don’t stand in front of the microwave or it’ll cook you too”. We’ve all been scared by the old wives tale. So is it true? Mostly, no. And for your mother, or your grandmother, or your friend that doesn’t believe you, here’s the technical explanation. As we all remember from chemistry class,...

REVIEW: Songza: Listen To Top Tunes for Free With Marvelous Music Concierge

Of the thousands of music apps and services out there, perhaps none is more unique than Songza, a fantastic free app available for both Android and iOS. Think of Songza as a cross between Spotify, Siri, and Pandora. It builds in a killer free music library, a unique music-discovery engine, and a very solid player, which makes it my streaming music app of choice....

Why Facebook Should Hire Teenage Girls

Facebook often seems to be playing catch-up. They released Poke, a video-communication app similar to Snapchat just days ago, and they payed nearly a billion dollars for popular Photo-Sharing app instagram. What do these apps have in common besides the use of the camera? A large portion of their original users were teenage girls. Their biggest partner, Zynga wasted hundreds of millions to buy...

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This Must Be The Apocalypse! Microsoft Tech Support Impressed Me

Normally I’m not impressed by Steve Balmer and Co., but as I was playing around with the Microsoft’s support section, their new support plan impressed me. This is from reading the description, but it actually seems like Microsoft has made an effort to improve their horrid customer service. Everything has improved except the grammar of their agents. See this passage from their support page:...