Tech Biz

Though iOS 6’s Passbook burst onto the scene with a bit of a whimper, it’s been getting more useful as time goes on. This weekend, Apple started rolling out Passbook-enabled Apple Store gift cards so you can buy a gift that’s not only last-minute, but not even a physical object. The cards can be purchased Continue Reading →

The Pope is coming to Twitter. The 85-year-old Pontiff, who doesn’t use a computer and who writes everything in longhand–so, no LOL-speak for him, then–is expected to sign off on his first tweet by the end of the year. The head of the Catholic faith is, however, playing catch-up to his Anglican counterpart, the Archbishop Continue Reading →

It’s been a busy month. My Twitter feed keeps me informed as news breaks, and I’ve been lucky to have a front row seat to many big stories this month. Here are a few: The death of actor Morgan Freeman. Teen sensation Justin Bieber’s cancer diagnosis (and encouragement of head shaving in unity). The death Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121109_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] Hundreds of millions of people have Twitter accounts… but how many know how to use them effectively? You know how to tweet at someone with the @ symbol and their user name, but did you know that if you start your tweet with an @, the only Continue Reading →

Facebook is hooking businesses near its Menlo Park, California headquarters with routers to test a free Wi-Fi program, according to the Los Angeles Times. To access the free Wi-Fi, users simply have to use the social network’s “Check-in” feature. Once that’s done, they will be brought to the business’ Facebook page and then allowed onto Continue Reading →

Straight out of Google’s Creative Lab comes Jam with Chrome, an experimental, interactive Web app that lets friends jam together from different locations…directly from their (Chrome) browser. Tapping the latest Web tech, including HTML5-based features such as the Web Audio API, Websockets, Canvas and CSS3, Jam with Chrome lets you select nineteen different instruments, including Continue Reading →

Twitter has unintentionally sent a password reset email to users whose accounts hadn’t been compromised, the company announced on its status page. As you may remember, the company had emailed an undetermined but apparently large number of users a few hours ago, asking them to reset their password, leading to a flurry of tweets discussing the Continue Reading →

[wpaudio url=”https://media.shellypalmer.com/wp-content/images/usrn/121108_SHELLYPALMER_GEN_BED.mp3″ text=”Click to play … ” dl=”0″] The year of social media just keeps on truckin’. On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term after he hit the magic number of 270 Electoral College votes. That wasn’t the only Obama-related number of significance from Tuesday night, however. Obama’s “Four More Continue Reading →

President Barack Obama was re-elected on Tuesday evening after defeating republican candidate Gov. Mitt Romney 303 to 206 and winning an estimated 50% of the popular vote. Shortly after the president’s win was secured, an image was posted from his Twitter account along with the text “Four more years.” According to a report from BuzzFeed, Continue Reading →

Microsoft is moving one step closer to releasing its Office applications on iPad, iPhone and Android, according to a recent report by The Verge. Although rumours about Office Mobile have been circulating for some time now – especially once an iPad version was spotted by The Daily – there has been very little evidence to suggest Continue Reading →