Sunday, August 23, 2009

G1 Quick Thoughts

Been using my G1 for a while, and here is how everything breaks down.

I have been switching between many different ROM's. 
Currently this if my phone setup:



I like:
  • How configurable it is being open source
  • The free programs easily accessable on the Android Marketplace
  • The touchscreen
  • The hardware and software keyboard
  • The Wifi
  • The bluetooth
  • The Google integration
  • The Compass and Accelerametor
  • The GPS

I dislike:
  • Stock Battery time
  • Lack of flash for camera
  • That you have to Root your phone or have a Dev phone to do the really cool stuff.

Programs I use Daily
  • Advanced Task Manager
  • Stumble Video
  • StreamFurious.
  • dxTop (replacement home screen)
  • OverclockWidget (for Dev/Rooted phones)
  • Meebo IM easly connect to meebo and talk on all major chat platforms.. AIM, Yahoo, MSN, etc..
  • SMS Backup (emails your SMS's to your Gmail account)
  • Fusion Voicemail+
Programs that I use often
  • Gmote
  • My Coupons
  • PicSay
  • android-vnc-viewer
  • Dilbertdroid
  • Toggle Settings
  • DroidSans
  • etc.
For more Cool Tech information check out the sites below.
http://www.CoolTeckSpot.com

~Sound Off ~

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Syndicating your Blog with Facebook

So many of you out there have a personal blog, and Facebook account. Wouldn't it be nice if you could share your blog content easily with your Facebook friends? Well you can, and its a lot easier that you might have though. I am going to give your the directions assuming that you have setup your blog with Feedburner. You can get the direct feed also from your blog however I prefer the feed burner approach.

Here are some basic instructions for importing your blog on to Facebook:


  1.   First, locate the Feedburner feed link for your blog.
  2.   Open your Facebook, then click on the "Application" button on the bottom left of the page.
  3.   Click on "Notes" (you may need to scroll to see it.)
  4.   When the Notes page comes up, click the "Import a blog »" link in the "Notes Settings" area.
  5.   Now enter your Feedburner feed link for your blog. (It should look like http://feeds.feedburner.com/yourfeedburnertag) 
  6.  Check the box for "By entering a URL, you represent that you have the right to permit us to reproduce this content on the Facebook site and that the content is not obscene or illegal."
  7.  Click the "Start Importing" button.
  8.  Facebook should then show you a preview of the imported blog
  9.  Scroll down and review to make sure everything looks correct
  10.  Then Click "Import"

Congratulations you have just imported all your posts to Facebook. But thats not all. When you post a new entry Facebook will import that also, sharing your blog with all of your Facebook friends. I hope this help you out.

If you need a good video walk though of this procedure you can go to.
http://everything.typepad.com/blog/2009/01/how-to-add-your-blog-feed-to-your-facebook-profile.html

The guys over at Six Apart really do a great job with their how to's.