Jane Talks Tech!

I have the lamest (yet valid) reason for not blogging in over a week  now: I didn't know what to say. For the first time in awhile, I felt thoroughly jaded about writing yet another how-to or kvetching about the latest software/hardware fault. There are a ton of sites that I'll defer to when it comes down to the technical nitty gritty of things, but I hope that my scribblings may have made sense of someone out there. It's been over 2 weeks since I moved back to Vista and I must confess that I have forgotten what Ubuntu feels ...

1. Ping.fm --> Seamlessly integrated the multiple social networks under one account. It supports posting (status updates, microblogs, pictures, etc) to your social networks and says you the hassle of individually visiting each website to update your status. One word: awesome. :) I've been using a lot of it and I'm pretty sure this will be on frequently visited bookmarks list. Its main focus is keeping all your social networks updated with your status and that fulfils a need in my book.
2. Gist --> This service can be described as "your inbox meets the web". As you may know, I ...

So, I'm really just getting into the spirit of using add-ins with Outlook. An interesting feature of my life is the fact that my email contacts and my real-life contacts don't have a huge overlap. I'm somewhat introverted so plugins that tout a huge bunch of social networking features don't go over too well with me. Nevertheless, I'm currently giving two add-ins I've heard much about: Plaxo and Xobni....