Mobile 17

Have you ever had the excitement of getting a new phone only to be disappointed due to it's lack of ring tone options? Well we have all been their and most of the time the only way to pimp your phone is to shell out your hard earned cash to get a random 30-second clip from a song you sorta like. Well times have changed and that is all due to mobile17.com(Link) You no longer have to pick from a small collection of artists and songs because Mobile 17 allows you to take any song from any artist that you have on your computer. Wow! This feature alone makes this website fan-fuckin-tastic. But wait theirs more. Instead of having to settle with a random 30-second clip you get to pick where your ring tone will begin and end for up to 40-seconds. You can also use this website to send any pictures you may have on your computer as well. To gain access to all of these features all you have to do is sign up and give them your basic phone information; number, service provider, and make and model of your phone. Their are a verity of ways you can receive your ring tones, all of them being fairly convenient. Mobile 17 is a free service but you may have to wait some hours before you will receive your ring tones. But if you really need that ring tone RIGHT NOW you can use their express sending option at the cost of a small donation. All and all this website should save you lots of money while at the same time giving you all the amazing features one would ask for.

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Yours Truly,
Joe McGowan

Synergy

So last night I took it upon myself to look up as many new mac applications as I could and I am happy to report that I have found a plethora of useful apps. The program that I will be talking to you about today puts iTunes even closer to your fingertips. Synergy(Link) is a FREE application that allows you to play/pause and skip tracks from the convenience of your menu bar. No more having to dig past all of your open applications to find iTunes to change it to the song you have been waiting all day to hear. This program is as nice to look at, as it is functional. Every time a song is played it give you all of the basic info you have come to expect; track name, album name, and artist name in a sleek transparent bubble in the bottom left hand corner of your screen. This program is not necessarily revolutionary but it solves a common problem that most users come across.

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Yours Truly,
Joe McGowan

Power Hour (For Ages 21 and Up)

If you have ever been at a college party you have most likely seen a few people with their eyes glued to a clock with a shot glass in one hand and a beer can in another. When you see this for the first time most people are extremely confused about what the hell is going on. Well my friends you have just witnessed a game called "Power Hour". The rules to this game are pretty simple, every minute for one full hour (60 mins) you take a shot of beer. The most common way to keep track of time is to sit by a clock and wait patiently till it changes. For most people that can get boring really fast. There must be a better way to go about this. Well for every question their is an answer and the answer here is a little program called simply, Power Hour (Link) This program is extremely simple to use, all you need to run it is 60 songs and iTunes. Firstly you have to make a playlist in your iTunes with 60 songs or more that you want to be entertained by for the full hour of the game. From there the program takes a random 60 seconds from each songs and switches songs when it is time to take each of beer. Lets say you want to play this game spur of the moment and you do not have your laptop on you. Well problem solved, this program also offers a tool were it can generate a full CD or iPod Power Hour playlist so you can take the game on the road. Again like most of the programs I feature on this blog it is completely and utterly FREE. Before you try this drinking game let me advise you that during the coarse of this game you will be consuming the equivalent of 7.5 cans of beer. Now that you have discovered this program remember to always drink responsibly and to never drink if you are under legal age.

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Yours Truly,
Joe McGowan