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Flip Cameras No More

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So Cisco is ending its Flip line of point and shoot video recorders. I’m sorta not surprised after owning a Flip camera.

The Flip is nice and easy to use, but… it isn’t the greatest thing either. It’s portable, and the video quality is good. But you really need to be within a few feet of the subject for good video, and even then, audio is not good. Compared to the video recording of the iPhone 4, I can see how the Flip became expendable. Instead of carrying a Flip and an iPhone, I’d prefer a single device, the iPhone, that has more functionality. That and I much prefer the audio quality of the iPhone recordings.

The moment of change for me was at the ArtSpree event. Granted this hula dancer started doing his thing adjacent to me, but after watching the captured HD video from the iPhone 4, I knew my Filp camera was no more.

Researching Group Buying Payment and Tracking Apps

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Who doesn’t like the deals and discounts offered by group buying services like Groupon, Living Social, Play Hawaii, et alia? What I don’t like is tracking my purchases and redeeming my coupons from these services.

I have to check out some group buying iPhone apps to ease these pains. I’m talking no vouchers to print then forget at home. I not only want to see my purchases, but also be able to redeem my coupons when I visit the physical store similar to Starbucks Mobile Card.

The search begins…

Devices in the Dark

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Just a pic of some of my techie devices working in the dark of night.

That’s an external USB drive, an Apple Airport Extreme in the middle, and my new Pogoplug on the right.

Impressed by Weebly

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I admit that I’m impressed by weebly.com. I’d never heard of this service before, but Time named it as one of the best websites back in 2007(!). With Weebly, you can easily create a web page or entire blog using drag and drop tools. The service is free and looks like an alternative to Tumblr and Posterous for those wanting to customize their sites.

Weebly is what Apple’s iWeb authoring tool should have been as part of MobileMe.

Now to think of a use for Pulp on Weebly…

Free Your Data with Pogoplug

I know this isn’t what Dr. Martin Luther King meant when he said, “Let freedom ring,” but if you’re looking to free your data, check out the Pogoplug. With this device connected to your home/internal network, you get your very own “cloud” where you can store and share your stored information.

Thanks to @ryankanno for the lead.

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