Monthly Archives: August 2010

Microsoft carried out some exhaustive research into the benefits of multitouch-enabled desktop mice over traditional desktop mice. And discovered there aren’t really any benefits at all for most users, who prefer the speed offered by mechanical buttons and wheels. More » … Continue reading →

Last week we asked you to share your favorite text recognition tool—more formally known as optical character recognition (OCR)— then we rounded them up for a vote. Now we’re back to highlight the winner and runners-up. More » Full Article

At its core, Bumped.in is a community for people on the move. The ones who created it thought about the many people we cross paths with on a daily basis, and how they could actually enrich our lives if we … Continue reading →

The idea that you can never have too much of a good thing certainly doesn’t apply to insurance coverage. Pull out your policies today and check to make sure you’re not paying for duplicate coverage. More » Full Article

Android only: Missing your USB cord, or just too lazy to grab it? WiFi File Explorer turns your Android SD card into a small web server, so you can transfer files, stream media, and otherwise control your content across a … Continue reading →

BRRWR is a social network in which the kind of interactions that are established are entirely different from the ones that characterize a site like Facebook or Orkut. Here, people can post requests whenever they need to borrow something and … Continue reading →