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Google Blogger Template Designer

Getting one step closer to being like Squarespace, Google’s Blogger has a new feature that makes designing your blog much easier. It’s called the Blogger Template Designer and it allows you to create your own templates in a matter of minutes with just a few simple clicks. Pretty nifty considering its price: free. [ READ MORE ]

The Wikipedia Revolution: An Awesome Book

The other week I decided to order “The Wikipedia Revolution” by Andrew Lih after I heard Leo Laporte talking about it in his speech on journalism in today’s world. After reading the book, I would have to agree that this book is an awesome resource for anyone looking to get more information on Wikipedia. [ READ MORE ]

Aviary Gives You Creativity In The Cloud

Ever wanted to quickly edit an image, capture your screen, or edit audio? Well you can do that and more absolutely free and in your web browser with Aviary. Their newest feature, the Audio Editor, allows multi-track audio editing right from your web browser. With the new audio editor, you can trim, loop, stretch and [ READ MORE ]

Sploder Lets You Create Your Own Games

We’ve all dreamed of creating our own video games. From that stunning platformer to that great FPS we could probably all come up with a fairly decent game, but implementing such a game might be difficult for some. That’s where Sploder.com comes in. With a simple web interface, this site allows anyone with a video [ READ MORE ]

Facebook Lite Launched

If you ever experienced a slower than usual loading time on your Facebook page when all you wanted to do was post an update status, you’re not alone. We’ve all experienced this problem, and now there’s a fix. Today Facebook launched their much requested “Lite” version of the social netowrking site, that strips away unnecessary items [ READ MORE ]

Apple releases new Mac Pros, iMacs, Minis, and other goodies

This morning, the online Apple store went offline. When it came back online a few hours later, Apple fans everywhere were surprised to learn that they released a few new products. Among the top three new products is an updated Mac mini, complete with the new Apple mini display port. Mac Pros and iMacs also [ READ MORE ]

Magazines getting too expensive? Give Tabbloid a try.

With the hard economic times, you’ve no doubt been cutting back. But are you suddenly missing your magazine subscriptions? Well, if you are, a new HP project called Tabbloid should make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside (OK… maybe not fuzzy … or warm). Tabbloid turns you favorite RSS feeds into a “magazine” that’s [ READ MORE ]

Pixlr, an online image editor

Many creative professionals consider Adobe Photoshop the “go-to” application for professional image manipulation. However, it’s expensive, and not everyone can afford it. Here comes a free alternative (and it’s not The Gimp), it’s Pixlr — and it’s online! Best part? You don’t even need to create an account. Just click the “Jump In” button and [ READ MORE ]

Gmail Labs project lets you take a break from your email/chat

How many times have you been inside your Gmail inbox and realized that you need a break from reading your gazillionth email? Well, a new Gmail Lab project called “Take a Break” allows you to do just this. To enable this lab project, navigate to your Gmail settings and select the “Labs” tab (should be [ READ MORE ]

Make Gmail look pretty

Are you tired of looking at the same Gmail inbox every day? Well, Google Redesigned is a brand-new Firefox extension that turns Gmail and Google calendar into something that is a bit easier on the eyes. The Google redesigned extension works by changing the CSS (Cascading StyleSheet) file that is loaded into your web browser. Overall, [ READ MORE ]

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Hi, my name is Cory Bohon. I am a tech blogger at Mac|Life, Mac/iPhone developer, lover of all things technology, and photographer. This is my personal blog, where you can find what I am currently ranting about.

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