Thursday, November 19, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Twitter apps for the iphone.
Ive been on Twitter for a little over a year. Ive also been tweeting on my iphone for about a year. In fact, I would have probably Given up on twitter if I had not had my iphone or other similar device to tweet from. Being able to tweet while mobile allows you to use twitter to meet people spread a wide variety of information and well, kill some time. I always encourage newcomers to twitter to just start on their mobile device and then maybe use an app on their computer.
The Beginning
So, I was first introduced to twitter by @current during the 2008 election current tv used #current #debate and other hashtags and posted these tweets and the bottom third of the screen while the debate was live. At the time my username on twitter was heirofgreatness a name I picked just for the purpose of tweeting during this event. Having little understanding of what twitter really was I began tweeting that night hoping to see my tweet come up on screen. Indeed I had a couple tweets appear (don't remember exactly which ones) and that was it I was hooked. I knew their was something to this twitter thing. Mind you I was still tweeting from my computer but, this kind of communication seemed unbelievable to me still. I would continue to post during debates from then on and gained a few followers each time. Most of these followers were of course political many opposed to my beliefs, but that was ok I was having conversation.
Free Apps
Sometime in September I purchased my iphone. The iphone was the reason I went to visit the apple store and ultimately bought my Macbook pro in 2006. But when they relased thier 3g, gps capable version in 08 i knew it was time for me to finally purchase one. One of the first apps i downloaded was twitteriffic and it was fine. I could post pics via twitpic, my location, i could @reply people. But, what was really missing was following people and other powerful features. But twitterific was free so no complaints. It was ad supported which was actually good because the ads were god bookmarks for when You refreshed your feed. I downloaded other free apps such as twinkle which was great but clunky, prone to quitting and it coolest feature; local tweets was not as useful as it could be. Twinkle did however get me into more local conversation which is what i wanted.
I finally caved
I really started tweeting "hardcore" in January '09 following more people from my computer and engaging in convo more often. I knew i needed a more powerful app. The most important feature at the time for me was to be able to follow people right from the iphone. I used the one resource i knew would work best: Twitter! searching for terms like iphone twitter app i heard about a few, One that really caught my attention was tweetie it was $2.99 but it sounded great. I would be able to follow, search terms, And follow trends right on the iphone. So I began to follow like crazy. I used the features to my best ability. I also loved the nearby feature. It worked great (for a time, more on that later) I would search for people near me as i traveled and this netted me some great followers all over Michigan. Eventually for some reason the nearby feature would only load one tweet at a time and I couldn't open the users profile to follow. Which renders the feature useless. I could not find this issue in tweeties help files nor did i get a response from tweetie. I still loved this app for managing my accounts. Yes, accounts, as i was now managing @Michigantweets an account designed to help michigan business with exposure on twitter as well as connecting michigan users and informing them of michigan events and news. Overall I love tweetie and still use it but ive began using something else to tweet thes days as well...
Currently
Recently, tweetdeck released a version of their app for the iphone. I downloaded it immediatly. After all, it was free and was all I heard about from people using computers to tweet. At first, I didn't see the use for it. No local tweets feature, it just seemed to be a better way to mange multiple accounts simultaneously. Then i gave it another look peering into all the features. I could setup search columns for what ever term I wanted. I set some up Search: Michigan, Grand Rapids,Lansing,Detroit,Saginaw,Flint, St. Ignace. Places i wanted to hear about. I now have several more. One drawback though was that I started reading the search terms more than the people i was following. Ok for @michigantweets not ok for @damianhansen So, Im using tweetie to read up on tweets from those i follow and using tweetdeck to find news and comment on events going on in michigan. What I must say is I love tweeting from my iphone. Its the only way that suites me. I will continue to tweet almost exclusively this way. So please Follow me!
The Beginning
So, I was first introduced to twitter by @current during the 2008 election current tv used #current #debate and other hashtags and posted these tweets and the bottom third of the screen while the debate was live. At the time my username on twitter was heirofgreatness a name I picked just for the purpose of tweeting during this event. Having little understanding of what twitter really was I began tweeting that night hoping to see my tweet come up on screen. Indeed I had a couple tweets appear (don't remember exactly which ones) and that was it I was hooked. I knew their was something to this twitter thing. Mind you I was still tweeting from my computer but, this kind of communication seemed unbelievable to me still. I would continue to post during debates from then on and gained a few followers each time. Most of these followers were of course political many opposed to my beliefs, but that was ok I was having conversation.
Free Apps
Sometime in September I purchased my iphone. The iphone was the reason I went to visit the apple store and ultimately bought my Macbook pro in 2006. But when they relased thier 3g, gps capable version in 08 i knew it was time for me to finally purchase one. One of the first apps i downloaded was twitteriffic and it was fine. I could post pics via twitpic, my location, i could @reply people. But, what was really missing was following people and other powerful features. But twitterific was free so no complaints. It was ad supported which was actually good because the ads were god bookmarks for when You refreshed your feed. I downloaded other free apps such as twinkle which was great but clunky, prone to quitting and it coolest feature; local tweets was not as useful as it could be. Twinkle did however get me into more local conversation which is what i wanted.
I finally caved
I really started tweeting "hardcore" in January '09 following more people from my computer and engaging in convo more often. I knew i needed a more powerful app. The most important feature at the time for me was to be able to follow people right from the iphone. I used the one resource i knew would work best: Twitter! searching for terms like iphone twitter app i heard about a few, One that really caught my attention was tweetie it was $2.99 but it sounded great. I would be able to follow, search terms, And follow trends right on the iphone. So I began to follow like crazy. I used the features to my best ability. I also loved the nearby feature. It worked great (for a time, more on that later) I would search for people near me as i traveled and this netted me some great followers all over Michigan. Eventually for some reason the nearby feature would only load one tweet at a time and I couldn't open the users profile to follow. Which renders the feature useless. I could not find this issue in tweeties help files nor did i get a response from tweetie. I still loved this app for managing my accounts. Yes, accounts, as i was now managing @Michigantweets an account designed to help michigan business with exposure on twitter as well as connecting michigan users and informing them of michigan events and news. Overall I love tweetie and still use it but ive began using something else to tweet thes days as well...
Currently
Recently, tweetdeck released a version of their app for the iphone. I downloaded it immediatly. After all, it was free and was all I heard about from people using computers to tweet. At first, I didn't see the use for it. No local tweets feature, it just seemed to be a better way to mange multiple accounts simultaneously. Then i gave it another look peering into all the features. I could setup search columns for what ever term I wanted. I set some up Search: Michigan, Grand Rapids,Lansing,Detroit,Saginaw,Flint, St. Ignace. Places i wanted to hear about. I now have several more. One drawback though was that I started reading the search terms more than the people i was following. Ok for @michigantweets not ok for @damianhansen So, Im using tweetie to read up on tweets from those i follow and using tweetdeck to find news and comment on events going on in michigan. What I must say is I love tweeting from my iphone. Its the only way that suites me. I will continue to tweet almost exclusively this way. So please Follow me!
Saturday, May 16, 2009
Friday, May 1, 2009
www.damianhansen.com
after a long time contimplating it I've finally made my mark on the net. Damianhansen.com is up and running. You can find all my contact points on here. Stay tuned...
Monday, April 27, 2009
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Hardcover case
www.hardcovercase.com
The Hardcover case is a very viable cover for your laptop. Installation was easy. The leather was very soft, and the case provided plenty of padding. Pockets in the front seem useful, but there was no barrier protecting the top of the laptop from your materials. I would have like to see a strap or clasp to keep the case shut in transport. Th case slid right into my bag and is quicker then slipping it into a sleeve then into my bag. I really like how professional the cover looks. I also like when the flap is down i can set my external harddrive on it and it keeps everything neat.
over all i enjoy this case quite a bit. I give it a 8 out of ten. I would just like to see the improvements I mentioned.
The Hardcover case is a very viable cover for your laptop. Installation was easy. The leather was very soft, and the case provided plenty of padding. Pockets in the front seem useful, but there was no barrier protecting the top of the laptop from your materials. I would have like to see a strap or clasp to keep the case shut in transport. Th case slid right into my bag and is quicker then slipping it into a sleeve then into my bag. I really like how professional the cover looks. I also like when the flap is down i can set my external harddrive on it and it keeps everything neat.
over all i enjoy this case quite a bit. I give it a 8 out of ten. I would just like to see the improvements I mentioned.
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
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