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Microsoft Research Demos Their Translating Telephone Project

Posted on02. Mar, 2010 by zevmo.

There are many translating devices and services that primarily take written text in a chat window, and attempt to translate it into different languages.  For example, one I use is VoxOx.  What if there was a way to have a near-real-time phone conversation, while the whole thing was being transcribed and translated?  Microsoft Research is [...]

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What’s all the Buzz at Google? [First Look]

Posted on10. Feb, 2010 by zevmo.

Today, the tech universe has been blogging about Buzz, a new Dr. Moreau synergistic (I had to put that word in) evolution to Twitter, Google Wave, GMail, Facebook Wall, and FourSquare.  On paper, it seems like a really great idea.  So, is it?
My first impressions are relatively positive.  This service will definitely get better.  But I [...]

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Disney’s Mobile Magic application- the future for WDW guests?

Posted on20. Nov, 2009 by zevmo.

Last week, Disney Parks Blog gave some wonderful screenshots of their new Mobile Magic Application. The concept is this, if you are a Verizon Wireless subscriber, you can download the application for $9.99, that’s good for 180 days. And for a limited time (I assume until January, while they are stretching the app’s [...]

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Trying out TweetMic

Posted on17. Nov, 2009 by zevmo.

Zevmo’s audio tweet
I am testing out an application called TweetMic.  It allows you to create an audio recording, attach pictures, and geotag information, add a short message, if you like, then post it right up to twitter.
Your tweeps just have to click the link on your tweet, and it will launch your page on tweetmic.com [...]

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Twitter Search Operators

Posted on28. Oct, 2009 by zevmo.

This is something that I thought people who use twitter would enjoy.
There are many Twitter-isms and specialty formatting items associated with the micro-blogging platform.
You can also check out the Twitter 101 site.

Searching for something:

Operator
Finds tweets…

twitter search
containing both “twitter” and “search”. This is the default operator.

“happy hour“
containing the exact phrase “happy hour”.

love OR hate
containing either “love” or [...]

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DISQUS- Commenting platform for your Blog

Posted on16. Oct, 2009 by zevmo.

Like most people, I think the default comments section in Wordpress sucks. Wordpress, as a platform, is probably one of the best. I have used others, but WP is now grown into a very powerful tool-set, with so many plug-in choices, auto-install and updates. The biggest weakness for most sites is [...]

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Google Wave… preview

Posted on07. Oct, 2009 by zevmo.

I recently got access to Google Wave, and I am looking forward to using it and giving it a good stretch off.  The real power of GW is using it with other users.  Hopefully, I will find a whole bunch of other users that also have access to the preview.
So, if you use Wave, let [...]

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