Woopra: Analytics On Steroids

One of the things I took away from WordCamp Dallas/Fort Worth was a Woopra account. Prior to the event, I had never heard of the analytics service. However, I am now fascinated by it and can’t stop playing around with it.

What Makes Woopra Any Different Than Google Analytics?

The answer is real-time stats. I can literally see who is on my website anytime I feel like it. I can also see what page they are viewing, where they originally came from, and all the brower/operating system stats I could want.

If that isn’t enough, I can even send a chat request to anyone currently visiting my site and have a real IM style conversation. It’s amazing!

It sure beats looking at delayed…

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Dear Time Warner

My internet is sick and needs help badly…

My Story

About three weeks ago, I signed up for your Time Warner Road Runner service. I then scheduled the first installation appointment I could so I could get my internet running as quickly as possible.

Luckily, that all went pretty smoothly. However, it’s only been a week and a half and today I already am experiencing my first outage. At 10 AM this morning, my internet bombed out and would no longer connect.

So instead of spending my day as usual catching up on work emails, writing posts, and all that good stuff; I ended up having to tether my phone so I could figure out which number to call for your support.

First,…

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An Exercise App For The iPhone

Lately I’ve been spending a lot more time working out. Mainly because I love being in shape and it’s free if you do it outside. So I decided that I am going to start training for a triathlon that is coming up in September (hopefully I stick to it). So I started doing some investigating trying to find a decent pedometer or heart rate monitor for a low price but found that they are all fairly expensive.

But then I started thinking…there has to be something for the iPhone that can do the same thing. Luckily, there is!

Introducing Fitnio

Fitnio is a FREE application that you can download from the application store for your iPhone. What it does is allows you…

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Tools For The Digital Nomad

Creative Commons – photo credit: Robert S. DonovanBecoming a digital nomad took a lot of time, research, and planning to get right. There are so many tools, software packages, and gadgets available that it can be overwhelming to find the best ones.

I often get emails about what software I recommend for various things like invoicing, accounting, and so on. I usually reply as soon as I can and send people responses but lately I have been swamped with projects.

So instead, I have decided to make it easier for everyone. Below, I have listed all of the tools and resources I currently use to manage my work, life, and data on the road. Everything from the software I use to…

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The Perfect Tool For Online Storage

When it comes to being a digital nomad, the most important thing of all is finding a way to keep everything available on the road. That’s why it is crucial to have a way to access your files, even when you don’t have your own computer along.

I have been searching for a tool to manage my online data storage for awhile now and have been disappointed with a few of the ones I have tried.

Luckily, I found Dropbox and have been more than happy with its features.

Overview:

What Dropbox does is allow you to backup files on your computer and store them online in the space they give you. You can then access those files by logging in to the…

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5 Things I Learned While Buying A New TV

If you still don’t have digital cable, you probably have seen the big analog symbol at the top of your TV. They constantly remind us about getting a converter box. However, my girlfriend and I decided it would be better to just by a new TV. So we went out looking this weekend and ended up buying an LCD TV (I’ll review it later this week).

Anyways, here are a few things I learned from the whole experience:

1. Best Buy Employees Are Annoying

In my opinion, Best Buy has gotten even worse than it used to be about their employees constantly asking you if you need help. Maybe they are trying even harder now that Circuit City is gone…who knows.

Yesterday, I managed to get 6 or 7 employees to come by me and ask if I wanted some help with something. And this happened in less than 20 minutes and I only looked at one section of the store. So all of the employees came to me.

If that wasn’t enough, I even managed to get two Best Buy/DirectTV employees to come over and offer me some information on their new “pilot” program. Luckily, I lost them at “neither” when they asked if I had Satellite or Cable.

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Kodak Zi6 Review

If you missed yesterday’s post about riding my bike, I posted a video using my new digital video camera. I wanted to see how well the quality was when uploading to YouTube. Anyways, as promised I am doing a review of the camera today.

The camera is a Kodak Zi6, which I picked up at Wal-mart for $170. I wanted something that could shoot good quality videos yet still be small enough to take with me where ever I go. Which is why I decided on the Kodak camera instead of a more expensive video camera.

The Size And Weight

Like I mentioned above, the Kodak Zi6 is small enough to fit in my pocket. I can even hold it in my hand and record while I am riding my bike. Here is a picture of the camera next to my Apple iPhone:

As you can see, it’s basically the same size as my iPhone. It’s a little thicker but that is not a problem.

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A Quick Ride To The Coffee Shop

Since I wrote a few posts about my bike, I thought I would share a quick ride with you. The main reason is because I just bought a new video camera that shoots in high definition. I thought I would test it out and see what the quality is like on YouTube now that it offers HD. So check it out:

The Quality Is WAY Better

The quality is far better than my old Casio point and shoot camera that did video. It was always grainy and hard to see things in detail.

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Apple Replaced My iPhone!

About a week ago, I made this post about how my iPhone had stopped working. Half of the screen stopped responding to touch which made it unusable.

I decided to take it in to the nearest Apple store to see what happened to it and here was the experience.

Made An Appointment

The first thing I did was schedule an appointment with a person at the genius bar. This can be done online at Apples website. It asks a few questions such as what product you are looking to service and that is about it. I did notice the Apple store I went to was a little booked but I managed to find an afternoon time slot that worked for me.

Went To…

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My Apple iPhone Stopped Working!

Bad News!

I am sad to say it, but my Apple iPhone has officially become unusable. I am pretty pissed that my $500 phone lasted only 10 months. I am really hoping to get a replacement since it is still covered under Apple’s one year warranty.

Photo by williamhook

So What Happened?

Last Tuesday, while I was on vacation the bottom half inch of the screen stopped working. It did not bother me at first, until I realized I could no longer use the space bar when typing.

Have you ever tried sending a text message with no space bar? It does not work very well. Not to mention the special character button would not work either. No more periods, question marks, or any…

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