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As a follow-up to my last post!
January 5th, 2010 | 
Author: I'm out of my contract with Sprint and am now the owner of the iPhone!
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Sprint Changing Contract Terms in January, Small Opportunity to Cancel Contract Sans ETF
- Where I got the Info: http://www.precentral.net/sprint-customers-can-get-out-their-etf-next-month
- Know Your Rights: http://support.sprint.com/support/article/Know_about_Sprint_surcharges_taxes_fees_and_other_charges/case-ib376964-20090810-135914?docid=7561&navtypeid=1&pagetypeid=7&prevPageIndex=5&lid=y
- Terms and Conditions: http://nextelonline.nextel.com/en/legal/legal_terms_privacy_popup.shtml?id9=vanity:termsandconditions#3
- Contact Us: http://sprint.com/contactus/
10 Must-have Google Chrome Extensions
The nature of my writing and consulting work means I spend a lot of time working in a web browser window, so I am always looking to maximize my productivity browser-wise. Recently, I made the switch to the latest Google Chrome beta for Windows because I was looking to take a break from Firefox and wanted to try Google’s latest browser developments.
While Chrome can’t yet match Firefox’s massive extension ecosystem, more useful extensions are becoming available for Google’s browser every day. Here are my must-have extensions for the new Google Chrome user:
Brizzly. Since I am trying to better integrate Twitter and Facebook into my professional communications in 2010, the Brizzly extension, which is a Twitter and Facebook reading/updating tool, ranks as a must-have in my book.
Shareaholic for Google Chrome. This extension lets you share web pages through major social media sites and other services, like Gmail and Evernote.
Google Apps Shortcuts. This shortcut provides easy access to all of your Google Apps, including Google Wave and Google Voice. You can even begin creating new email, documents, spreadsheets and presentations using this extension.
Evernote Web Clipper. We’ve written about Evernote in the past, and the Evernote extension provides the same web clipping functionality you already enjoy in Mozilla Firefox and in Internet Explorer. I use the web clipper whenever I want to capture research from the web.
Xmarks Bookmarks Sync. One of the biggest draws of Firefox for me was the capability to sync bookmarks across my home office PCs. Now with the Xmarks Bookmarks Sync extension you can have the same feature using Chrome.
Aviary Screen Capture. I take a lot of screen captures, and like the fact that Aviary Screen capture lets you capture and manipulate screen captures from within Google Chrome.
Bit.ly. This extension comes in handy if you need fast access to a URL shortener. Clicking on the Bit.ly extension launches a sidebar:
html2pdf. This extension enables you to save the HTML page you are viewing to PDF. I find this extension handy when I want to save a receipt or a piece of research.
Google Reader Notifier. Google Reader is my RSS reader of choice, so the Google Reader Notifier Extension was a natural choice for me.
TooMany Tabs for Chrome. I’ve been known to keep way too many browser tabs open especially when I am in full-on research and writing mode. TooMany Tabs for Chrome helps to keep me organized and my computer’s memory usage in check.
What are your favorite Chrome extensions?
UFC 107 – Nothing like going 5/5
I’m not trying to gloat or anything but I did go 5/5 last night. FYI for any of you without Digital Cable and thinking about ordering the fights via UFCLIVE.com but scared to be the first person to do it…Just make sure that you have a serious internet connection…my 7mb down connection was stretched to the max for 3 hours. Overall I was impressed with the quality though.
Looking Forward to seeing Kimbo Slice on Saturday!
Maybe it’s just me but this season of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), the Ultimate Fighting Championships big trojan horse, has fallen on its face this season. It could be that I’m just not a fan of heavyweights, but I think the UFC and the show could be losing momentum in their core demographic….(Which I’m In). Perhaps it’s the lack of perceived athletic ability displayed by many on the show, or it could the the 10 minutes of trash talking followed by interviews with neanderthals…
On the bright side, I did get to see 4 fights in 2 hours.
It’s ok I can admit it, I love my windows mobile phone!
I know that many people will think that I am crazy but I felt compelled to share that I love my Windows Mobile Palm Treo Pro on the Sprint network. More importantly I love my $15.00 unlimited data rate plan. I’ve been told in no uncertain terms that if I were to switch to a new “Data Intensive” Device that Sprint would require me to switch to a more expensive rate plan.
In other words I love my windows mobile 6.1 device! Thanks Sprint!
Tags: Assault on the senses
Well the first couple of days home with the new addition to the family have been awesome! I’ve really learned a ton about babies and my ability to function under limited sleep! I’m sure it is only going to get worse. (The Sleep issue) I cant say enough good things about it! (Having a kid) Anyhow we are excited for a big weekend, and want to thank all of our friends and family for all of the love and support!
Babies and Mobile Technology
As you can probably tell from my last blog post, My wife and I just increased the size of our family! AND I was able to use mobile technology to help in several areas!
- I downloaded a custom stopwatch application to track the start / stop / and duration times for the contractions (FYI – 5 Minutes between the start of them is when you should head to the hospital)
- I was also able to get directions to the hospital via google maps GPS, when the major road to the hospital ended up being closed.
- Update family via SMS and MMS messages
- Instant Facebook Status Updates and Photo sharing!
Welcome to Baby Bella Ann!
A BIG Welcome to baby Bella Ann born 11:45am 11/9/09
8lb 10oz 21 Inches Momma and Bella are doing great!
