Interview With Jay Feitlinger, Founder and CEO of ShopTab
November 30, 2009 by redsneaker
Filed under Web Stuff
Recently, I was able to interview Jay Feitlinger, CEO and Founder of ShopTab, a company that allows businesses to sell through their FaceBook pages. RS: First off, WHAT is ShopTab? JF: ShopTab is a Facebook App that allows business owners to sell more products by creating a shop tab on their Facebook fan page, showcasing products from their existing online store. Easily. Quickly. Inexpensively. RS: When did ShopTab launch JF: ShopTab launched in October 2009 RS: What made... Read More
Companies Behind Linux
One question which amazes many people is how the world of Open Source runs and from where it gets all its funds. Open Source and Linux developers work for free and it is a community driven and open project. Anyone can join and for that question, anyone can leave as well. There is no-one bossing you around. But that is true only for projects which are hosted for free. There are other projects managed by Linux giants like Red Hat and Novell which get their funds from the Enterprise Solutions they... Read More
10 Questions with upillar.com CEO Trevor Milton
November 24, 2009 by redsneaker
Filed under Web Stuff
Recently, I was able to sit down and talk with the founder and CEO of upillar.com, Trevor Milton. RS: First off, WHAT is upillar.com? TM: upillar.com is a free nationwide online classified website. Items are listed both locally and nationally allowing buyers and sellers to reach the broadest possible audience absolutely free! upillar.com never takes a portion of the sale. We provide our services 100% to the public. Whether you are buying or selling; Motorized vehicles, Clothing, Electronics, Real... Read More
Cooking your Turkey with Laser Beams, and other Gadgets for Thanksgiving
November 23, 2009 by redsneaker
Filed under Gear
Thanksgiving is coming up, so I thought I’d do a roundup of gadgets to help on Turkey day. Qooq (pronounced Cok) http://www.qooq.com/ Approx $520: Qooq is a device meant for the kitchen that connects to your home network by Ethernet or WiFi to look up recipes. You can even subscribe to a monthly update that includes tips and recipes. This device also has a meal planner, so you can put your entire 4 day Thanksgiving meal spread in there and look up a new way to prepare cranberries. The Qooq... Read More
Interview with SCOTTEVEST CEO Scott Jordan
November 18, 2009 by redsneaker
Filed under Gear
Recently I was able to interview founder and CEO of SCOTTEVEST, Scott Jordan. SCOTTEVEST manufactures clothing with a proprietary system of routing wires and cables into clothing for gadgets along with unique pockets for all your electronics. RS: First off, WHAT is SCOTTEVEST? SJ: It’s a full line of clothing designed to carry, among other things, all your electronic devices. We have a patented Personal Area Network that enables you to wire your devices in your garment in a fashion that... Read More
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Review by a gaming Newbie!
November 17, 2009 by redsneaker
Filed under Video Games
The next sequel in the mega successful Call of Duty line was released November 10th, 2009 and was lead by a huge blitz of hype since the announcement in February. With such big boots to fill, COD:MW2 had its work ahead. The game was developed by Infinity Ward who also created many of the other Call of Duty titles including the immediate predecessor Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Thanks to Infinity Ward, the company that produced the game, the game was up for the challenge. The game brings back Soap... Read More
Specialized Social Media Part 2: Networks for Music Lovers and Musicians
November 11, 2009 by Niki Fears
Filed under Web Stuff
In Specialized Social Networking: Networks for Artists & Writers we took a look at specialized media dedicated specifically to the artistic communities of artists and writers. In this part of our series on specialized media we will examine various social networks that are geared towards the music communities and ways in which you can best use these social networks whether it is for personal enjoyment, business purposes, or self promotion. Who Should Used Specialized Media for Music Communities: If... Read More
Save Your Hard Drive, Check out SpinRite
November 10, 2009 by redsneaker
Filed under Gear
http://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm ($89) Since a hard drive typically lasts for 5 years before the chances of failure start dramatically increasing, you may find yourself at some point with a drive that either fails partially or completely. First, calm down and don’t panic by throwing the drive from your 5th story apartment window only to land on someone’s cherry red Toyota Carolla. Instead, check out SpinRite. What sets SpinRite apart from the dozens of other hard drive repair utilities... Read More
Top Seven Tips For Great Blog Design
November 9, 2009 by redsneaker
Filed under Design Stuff
1. Content: Great blogs have great content. Ensure that the blogs overall design and theme coincide with the content. Make any navigation through the content simple by utilizing simple terms and easy to read fonts. Keep your content easily readable by ensuring good contrast between the background and the foreground. Typically white background with black font will have the most contrast and therefore be easiest to read. Whatever colors you choose, be sure to use a very light color with a very dark... Read More
Lesser Known But Powerful Linux Distros
Linux has been a thing of pride amongst all geeks. Linux is the buzzword amongst noon-geeks as well; they refer to it as some Martian mojo. Though today, Linux has come a long way from being all fast text being typed into boring terminals and long frightening messages scrolling up and down user screens. Linux is no more all about the command line. GUI in Linux was popularized by the release of Red Hat Linux 9. From then Linux has improved both, in its features as well as its GUI. Today, Linux has... Read More














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