Posts Tagged ‘Geek Stuff’

Best Android Weather Widget (and more!): Beautiful Widgets

Hey all,

After a lot of searching Google, I found an interesting app set called Beautiful Widgets that seems to do all I want in a Weather App/Widget – and more! Besides wanting a functional weather widget that looked at least decent, I also wanted something that ran decently on my venerable T-Mobile G1. Beautiful Widgets does all of that and a decent amount more!

While it is a “pay” app, it definitely seems worth the price (approx $1.85US at current conversion rates). Though it is from a non-US company, and makes no indication of functioning in the US, it does so just fine ( by city, state, zip, GPS location, or cell location).

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TheNerdSupport is a Scareware SCAM!!!

Hello all,

For those who havent been following them, or reading the tech news, TheNerdSupport (.com) is a SCAREWARE SCAM!!! Do not subscribe to their service. If you have, uninstall their spyware/remote control app, install REAL Anti-Virus software (AVG, McAfee, Norton) and Read more

The RIAA blows more smoke….

A Slashdot article recently said:

The RIAA will appeal the ruling that reduced Jammie Thomas-Rasset’s $1.92 million fine for file sharing to $54,000. ‘”It is a shame that Ms. Thomas-Rasset continues to deny any responsibility for her actions rather than accept a reasonable settlement offer and put this case behind her,” said RIAA spokeswoman Cara Duckworth.’ Joe Sibley, an attorney for Thomas-Rasset, said his client would not settle for the $25,000 that the RIAA has asked for.

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Google Maps & GPS Navigation for the T-Mobile G1


Well, after playing with a few free GPS Navigation and Mapping stuff for the T-Mobile G1, I’ve recently gotten an update notice on my phone for Google Maps. The new version includes GPS Navigation (in “beta” like so many of Google’s products) which I started playing with.

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