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For people on the go, a notebook (obviously) is the best way to go.  For people on the go, a 17″ display that gives you a numberpad is not the way to go.  I travel with an 11″ display and when I’m punching numbers, I’m left without a numberpad for ease of use.

For Mac users, this dilemma is gone with the help of a new iPhone app called numberkey.  Perfect for heavy duty spreadsheet users, this nifty new application for the iPhone and iPod Touch lets you use your mobile device as an ad-hoc numeric keypad for your Mac. Just install Balmuda’s Numberkey connect software onto your Mac, then grab the mobile app from the App Store for $1.99. The two pieces of software communicate via Wi-Fi, adding a familiar 18-key numeric keyboard to your Mac without wires. Not bad, right?

Thanks to technabob

Microsoft launched the Microsoft Store today which gives consumers the chance to get there hands on software and hardware online instead of a retailer.  You can download or have software shipped to you.  This is a first, as Microsoft has never offered downloads of any Microsoft OS before.  There’s no price difference, so whether you opt for a digital download of the Microsoft Office or have it shipped to you in a box with all the packaging, you’re going to pay the same.

You’ll see the XBOX 360 and peripherals for your PC on there as well, which is no surprise.

[Via downloadsquad]

We’re not complaining or anything but it’s just amusing, that’s all.  I updated my PS3 last night when 2.50 initially released and we were pretty pumped to get Flash 9 (along with some power-saving features).  It’s a big upgrade for us, making many more intriguing websites accessible than were compatible with the PS3 browser before.

Then, I woke up and found out that Flash 10 was being released.  Damn. It’s okay I guess, right?  We got Flash and that’s all the matters!

Flash 10 does pack some very interesting features like 3D Effects, custom filters, and World-Class Typographical control.

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When totally blasted, things can go so wrong by typing a text you normally wouldn’t or calling an ex that you shouldn’t.  Solutions for avoiding such problems are much needed, but Google is working on problems for drunk emailing.  Yes, emailing.

Gmail can’t always prevent you from sending messages you might later regret, but today we’re launching a new Labs feature I wrote called Mail Goggles which may help.  When you enable Mail Goggles, it will check that you’re really sure you want to send that late night Friday email. And what better way to check than by making you solve a few simple math problems after you click send to verify you’re in the right state of mind?

Basically, you can enable a few precautions like enabling “Mail Goggles” from 11pm to 5am from Thursday to Fridays (or everyday if you’re an alcoholic) and you’ll be asked a series of math problems before you can hit that send button.  Many will enjoy this app, but let’s see this make its way to the iPhone for solving all of man’s drunken mistakes.

Mail Goggles Screenshots:

Thanks Gmail on blogspot!

We’ve been fans of Adobe for years now.  Photoshop’s used constantly for work and play as well.  Going beyond Photoshop, we love all the other products that Adobe’s come out with their Creative Suite line.  We personally own CS3 and are now forced (willingly forced) to upgrade to Creative Suite 4 that Adobe just released.. Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, DreamWeaver, Flash, Premier and the rest of the line have all gotten beefed up and we can’t wait to get our hands on it.

Buy It: Adobe

Price: CS4 Master Collection $2,499 (Upgrade for $899)

Here’s something those big corporates could never think of — a program to track your cell phone and secure all its data.  Maverick Mobile Solutions is an Indian company that makes mobile applications, games, and other services.  It’s got a new way to protect your data when your phone’s lost or stolen.  Maverick Secure Mobile encrypts your data, sends you a text message with the location of the phone, and our favorite part, plays an annoyingly loud siren to torture the thief.

The Maverick software is hidden on a phone, so a potential thief can’t tell whether or not your phone has it. You give the company a second phone number — your spouse’s or a friend’s, for example. As soon as a thief replaces your SIM card with his own, the phone encrypts all of your remaining data, like your phone book, photos or text messages, so the thief can’t see them. It also sends that data to your second phone so that you have it.

There’s more fun in this, too.  You can send text message commands that allow you to see the phone calls made and texts sent or received.  Spy Call even allows you to eavesdrop on the thief’s calls without him knowing.  “Brilliant!

The product’s in beta, but they’re working on a deal with Nokia that will bring the app to Nokia phones in the near future.

Source:  bits

Earlier at Apple’s “Let’s Rock” event, iTunes 8 was unveiled along with the new firmware for the iPod (version 2.1).  Well, it’s live now, so head over to Apple’s website to download iTunes 8 or plug in your iPod to update to 2.1 via iTunes.  In order to update your iPod, you have to have version 7.7 or version 8 of iTunes.

Oh and Quicktime 7.5.5 is also available.

Source:  TUAW

The Olympics were great if you were just looking to watch your essential primetime events.  But for some of us, it was a bit frustrating.  Having to head over to NBC’s Olympic site to watch some non-broadcasting events was a pain, because it required you to download Microsoft’s Silverlight first.  Then, after numerous tries, it would finally begin.  The interface itself was not that appealing.  We were watching Phelps on our flat screens and not our PC monitors.  But, some people were.

Now, NBC has abandoned the application, for unknown reasons and is going to go with a more user-friendly approach.  It’s been announced that NBC will stream its NFL football games this season using Flash video.

This is the first time full-length NFL football games have been available in the US over the Internet.  The fun’s already begun, our friends.  The streaming service made its debut on Thursday during the NFL season opener between the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. Besides the video feed, the streaming service also offers the ability to switch camera angles, view picture-in-picture playback, receive live statistics and interact with commentators in real time.

Check out the service and let us know what you think!

Source:  Alley Insider

We love Google for many reasons, and this might turn out to be another one.  Simple, yet useful, Google’s new web browser, Chrome, is what surfers have been looking for and then some.  We heard of the the public beta that came out, and we instantly downloaded it to see what Google’s been cooking up.  This post is actually written using the beta browser, but we’ll see if it’s a solid enough beta to use for all posts. (more…)