January 2009
6 posts
Quite Useful Weekly Roundup
Here’s a few gems from our Twitter posts this week: ShoveBox is a Mac tool that lets you organise quick notes and images.  You can even capture from your Mac’s camera.  It’s $24.95, which is about £17 at the current exchange rate. The striking colour-wheel calendar above is a print that can be purchased from Ghin Liew. Hotukdetails is deal anarchy for the masses: it...
Jan 31st
Disposable Email Services
Most people are so afraid of spam they start a secondary email account just for use on sites they don’t trust yet. This is generally a great idea. Yet signing up for an email account takes a lot of effort. Even with free services it doesn’t always free right: Gmail keeps you logged in across Google if you forget to log out, registering to Hotmail takes more work than writing an...
Jan 30th
Increase Productivity with Google Maps
Productivity with Google Maps? It might sound like a tall order but there’s no doubt the site itself helps us solve everyday practical problems. I often use it to search for businesses in an area, coffee shops to meet people, or simply to get directions to a potential client’s office. It really cuts down the effort of finding new places, especially in a city as densely-packed as...
Jan 29th
Money Managers for Mac OS: Roundup
There’s a recession on, so if you’re anxious about money maybe you need to up your software arsenal. Before I get started just bear with me: money management doesn’t have to be boring. Take a look at any of the applications here and you’ll be surprised by how exciting Mac developers can make finances look. And I’m not talking about ridiculous 3D graphs, I’m...
Jan 28th
5 New Noteworthy Twitter Tools
Twitter seems to have captured the public’s imagination lately, with dozens of tools appearing that enhance the service.  We’ve rounded up our 5 favourites here.  Get in touch if you’d like us to review one you’ve built! 1. GroupTweet GroupTweet allows a central Twitter account to automatically forward direct messages to whoever follows it.  The relationship has to be...
Jan 27th
About Quite Useful
Quite Useful is a blog about useful stuff, whether it’s software, web apps, design techniques or just practical every day advice. Quite Useful is written by a community of designers and programmers in England: Alex Young, Thomas Loudon, Simon Starr, Kevin Ford and Ric Roberts. If you’d like to join us, get in touch. You can follow us on twitter and delicious. To send us tips, send...
Jan 26th
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