Gladinet

So I rediscovered Gladinet today.  I used it in the past, but stopped because they lost support of ADrive. (Side Note - ADive is cloud based storage which gives you 50GB for free), well I haven't used ADrive for a while and I upgraded my Google Storage account to hold more files/photos, but wanted easier access to the files I store on Google Docs.  Gladinet was the answer.

Gladinet creates a mapped network drive to your cloud based storages.  Google, Amazon, SkyDrive, etc.. so now I have a Z: drive on my computer that links to each of my cloud based storages in one area.  The best part is, my computer still had my Pro license on it, so I didn't have to pay for the professional version again!

emPower Optics

I'm an Optometrist, so any tech revolving around eyes and eyewear really intrigue me.  I came across PixelOptics new product called emPower.  Is uses a LCD-like layer in the lens that can change focal points with an electrical charge, so for those who need reading glasses, it can automatically (or manually) create a reading area in your glasses which, when off, is invisible.  In theory, it creates less distortion than a standard no-line bifocal, for about 3 times the price.  I have a lot of questions about it, but it seems like a neat piece of electronics.  Could this be the future of eyewear, instead of getting new lenses for your frame, maybe we could hook up your computer to your glasses, dial in your prescription and the lenses automatically change.

Here's a link to a demo video

Google Fan

So I'm a Google Fan boy and use a lot of Google Products;
The phone I use is a Droid X by Motorola with Google's Android on it.
Programs I use on my phone:

LauncherPro (my default app launcher)
ASTRO file Manager
The Weather Channel
PdaNet
Google Maps
ShopSavvy Barcode (I only use this for QR codes)
Wolfram Alpha Search
Dialer One (as a replacement phone dialer
QuickDesk (I use this as a second App Drawer)
CalWidget
DoubleTwist Player with AirSync
Google Voice
Remote RDP
SMS Popup (A great SMS notifier)
Pandora
GTasks
SoundHound (Better alternative to Shazam)
Epocrates (for my Medical stuff)
NewsRob (a great offline google reader)
Android Remote Notifier
Mint.com
Tasker
(oh the things you can do with Tasker), I'll post more on that some other day.

I recently came across a different app Launcher called Zeam Launcher and tried it out.  It claimed to run faster than any other launcher and sure it lauches well and seems to run fast, but it's missing my favorite feature of LauncherPro, the ability to hide apps in the app drawer. Right now, I think I'll stick with LauncherPro

The First Wire

I have another blog that I'm going to put my personal experiences, but this blog is going to about the geek side of me.  I'm hoping to post some great free software, my limited experience in the tech world and great things I've come across.  I follow many tech blogs and have many thoughts of my own, but many posts will probably be reposts of their comments.  I'll also post some of the software I use and setups

I don't care if anyone reads this or if they find it.  It will just be nice to document where I've been and what I've done from a wired point of view.

The first question I have is do I host this blog on my own domain or keep it here.  Also do I get rid of that stupid NavBar at top.  Someone mentioned if I do and don't host it on my own domain, it violates my Terms and Conditions with Blogger, but I haven't read that anywhere.  Hmm.. something to think about. It will probably be gone soon.

In the meantime, enjoy my Wired Life