3 useful new tools
I’ve been frequenting some new (for me) websites lately and thought I’d share.
- Pandora. This is dynamic, recommendation-based Internet radio in a swell little Flash app. I am too lazy to follow what’s new in music, so this is perfect for me. (I haven’t used last.fm or similar tools, but if you have, tell me how they compare.)
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Meebo. Seems everyone but me knew about Meebo a long time ago. Well, better late than never. Meebo replaces AIM, Yahoo, MSN, Jabber, etc. with a slick, online interface that comes as close as any Web app I’ve seen to mimicking a desktop app.
For my money, it’s better than a desktop app, since it keeps all of the IM windows in one browser window, and I’ve always got a browser open, anyway. It’s more stable than Trillian and slicker than Gaim. 2 thumbs up.
- OriginalSignal. In addition to being too lazy to follow trends in music, I’m also a little lazy about following Web-ish buzz. OriginalSignal makes that very easy to do.
December 20th, 2006 at 12:19 pm
Tried out Meebo and it seems interesting. I don’t think I could use it as a gaim replacement though. For whatever reason, in Firefox NONE of the buddy list icons show up, they’re just broken picture icons.
December 20th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
Strange. Works okay for me?
December 20th, 2006 at 1:30 pm
last.fm does have a bunch of different, similar tools. my comparison.
i like meebo, and i do always have a browser open, but i open and close tabs too often. i don’t know if it’s me, but i always have trouble where i go off and browse in other tabs, and never remember to go back to the meebo tab. with gaim/trillian, i can have the conversation off to the side of the browser so i can see if someone’s messaging me.
December 20th, 2006 at 4:50 pm
Hey Tom- thanks for the meebo shout out. :)
December 21st, 2006 at 1:38 pm
I didn’t like Meebo because it seemed slow and glitchy. A bit irritating, so I returned to my faithful Gaim.
As for keeping up with today’s music, it’s not worth my time. As you’ve read, Tom, my musical taste is very different from the masses and underground, so it’s not worth my time. I need to update that blog, actually…
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