I don't know about you guys, but my Evernote Trunk is still sitting there unopened. Well, maybe not completely unopened, I've peeked into it a couple of times but so far nothing has really interested me enough for me to pull it out and play with it. Despite the fact that Evernote has hit 4 million users recently I still haven't heard too many people talk about Trunk. For me all of the apps seem very specialized, and really all I want is better general purpose utilities, like a snappier Windows client or a more robust iPhone app.
Take a look at this list from Lifehacker of 5 services worth checking out in Evernote Trunk and let me know what you think. The Doxie scanner is the only one that caught my eye but I'm not really in the market right now for a document scanner.
What I'm Reading: August 10th 2010
Apple Now Stores and Shares Your iPhone’s Location - This kinda creeps me out, it's going to feel like I'm carrying a tracking device at all times now. So much for privacy in this age of technology.
Evernote Launches Trunk, A Showcase Of Evernote-Enabled Products - I haven't had a chance to play around with too many of these Evernote enabled products but it's on my to-do list when I find some time.
How to handle a cyberstalker - Funny article from CNN about dealing with cyberstalking on Facebook and Twitter.
Hey, Newspaper Paywall Fans: News is Not Like HBO or Talk Radio - Unlike subscription TV or radio, consumers simply won't pay for news that's readily available elsewhere.
Evernote Launches Trunk, A Showcase Of Evernote-Enabled Products - I haven't had a chance to play around with too many of these Evernote enabled products but it's on my to-do list when I find some time.
How to handle a cyberstalker - Funny article from CNN about dealing with cyberstalking on Facebook and Twitter.
Hey, Newspaper Paywall Fans: News is Not Like HBO or Talk Radio - Unlike subscription TV or radio, consumers simply won't pay for news that's readily available elsewhere.
The reality is that most of what newspapers offer is a commodity product, something that has a relatively short shelf life and therefore is difficult to sell as unique or different. Until newspapers solve that problem, their paywall attempts are likely doomed.
What I'm Reading: August 4th 2010
To kick it off I'm going to link to a couple fun articles that I've had in my Evernote for a while now.
“DC Universe Online”: Be a Superhero with Your Friends [VIDEO] - Oh man, I want to play this game so bad. If I get my hands on this game I can kiss my social life good bye... Back in college I played Doom/Quake for hours on end and then I swore off video games for a while. I still allowed myself to play Street Fighter-esque games every now and then (I love those types of games!) but I can't start playing a campaign based game that could take weeks or months to complete. This game looks like a combination between World of Warcraft and the Marvel Superhero/Street Fighter video games, and I know I wouldn't leave the house until I completed all the missions in it.
Hands-on: D&D on the Microsoft Surface - This just looks pretty cool and is a fun utilization of Microsoft's Surface technology. I can't wait until Surface usage becomes widespread. Hello cool "Minority Report" technology (minus the creepy invasion of privacy).
“DC Universe Online”: Be a Superhero with Your Friends [VIDEO] - Oh man, I want to play this game so bad. If I get my hands on this game I can kiss my social life good bye... Back in college I played Doom/Quake for hours on end and then I swore off video games for a while. I still allowed myself to play Street Fighter-esque games every now and then (I love those types of games!) but I can't start playing a campaign based game that could take weeks or months to complete. This game looks like a combination between World of Warcraft and the Marvel Superhero/Street Fighter video games, and I know I wouldn't leave the house until I completed all the missions in it.
Hands-on: D&D on the Microsoft Surface - This just looks pretty cool and is a fun utilization of Microsoft's Surface technology. I can't wait until Surface usage becomes widespread. Hello cool "Minority Report" technology (minus the creepy invasion of privacy).
Summertime Pt. 2
I've kicked up my triathlon training lately and that has really cut down on my blogging time. I've been keeping up with technology news and trends but I just haven't had anything to write about lately. So, keeping inline with my recent trend of not adding much value though my blog, I'm going to start a new segment I like to call, "What I'm Reading", where I will simply link to an article that I found interesting and comment briefly on it. Hopefully this will help me ease back into posting regular blog entries.
