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Ok – so this is how it goes. I have gadgets all over my iGoogle and during my gadget twitter or digg experiences I ran across FriendFeed. I found the Google gadget and added it to my dashboard. I just watched FriendFeed for a few days then I started adding Favorites to my YouTube and Twittering and I noticed that all my stuff was showing up there…hence the “feed” in the name. I’m not a Super User – infact I’m a good tester because features that engineers and spec writers think are common sense, are not to me. Tonight I started looking closer at FriendFeed. I asked myself, “Yo Anne, why are there gray texts and black texts and the gray texts are indented? Honestly, if you knew me – you’d think I knew better, but really I’m overwhelmed with the internet – so sometimes I’m passive and tonight I took some time. FriendFeed is now my bestfriend! With Friendfeed it’s like being in a room with people in their lives and with twitter it’s like shouting from across a room. And here is the best of the best:

I decided to participate in the discussion tonight. I threw out a couple of comments and then added additional comments on inviting people to DropBox. A person named Defcon asked for an invite and within seconds, I had music sent to me from last.fm and digg shouts – it was awesome! It’s amazing what draws people to people! It’s about ideas, logic, feelings and just words. It’s official, twitter is lower on my iGoogle and FriendFeed is uptop and centered.

Need an invite to DropBox? Send me a message-6 more DropBox beta invites left.

Finally, a tool that integrates email, IM and soon social media sites. Orgoo allows you to access your email and IM without downloading any software. If you use GMail for Email and Yahoo! Messenger for instant messaging, then Orgoo is the tool for you. Check out the video below to learn more about Orgoo’s technology and features.

My most recent invite to DropBox was to Nathan Bollinger. He sent me an email stating, “Thank you so much! I have been looking for this for a few days now!” Nate, your welcome enjoy the next technology that will eliminate flash drive storage devices. Remember if you need a Beta DropBox Invite send me a message.

I have 8 more invites to DropBox Beta. send me your name and email for an invitation.

Well, it took time, but I received an invite to the Dropbox Beta. Thank you Derek Quenneville! Once I sign-up, I can invite 10 friends. Fernando Prado receives the first invite. I have 9 open, so if you want an invite, send me your name and email for an invitation.

Email Excerpts from Dropbox
We’re excited to let you know you’ve been invited to the Dropbox Beta by Derek Quenneville!
We’d love for you to try it out — just click this link to get started.
Your beta signup code is:

What is Dropbox?
Dropbox is a desktop application (for Windows and Mac OS X) and storage service that just works. It’s the easiest way to share and store files online and keep files in sync across your computers (quick dropbox video demo here).

Share the Dropbox love
The beta is still invite-only, but we’re no longer keeping the details under wraps — and you’re welcome to invite up to 10 friends to the service (they’ll be able to download Dropbox too.)

The Dropbox Team

by: Anne Haynes

I joined a beta testing group today and ran across Dropbox. I’m in the market for a new computer and I’m definitely torn between the PC and MAC. Dropbox is giving me some comfort regardless of what operating system I decide to purchase.

This tool is great for remote computing and gives you a safety net when deleting files. After editing a file, it only sends the changes which reduces bandwidth resources. Its syncs file changes over the internet and it seems pretty sweet. I’m trying to get an invite to the beta test. If anyone has one, please send me a message.

by: Anne Haynes

It’s times like these that I wish I lived back in Silicon Valley! I just received an invitation for the SearchMonkey Developer Launch Party on 5/15 and I’m in Kansas

Following are the invitation details:

Thanks for your interest in SearchMonkey- Yahoo!’s new search development platform. You’re invited to the SearchMonkey Developer Launch Party on Thursday, May 15, where we’ll be doing product demos, sharing schwag, and serving substantial amounts of free food and beer! Come meet the guys who created the product, and feel free to monkey around with them as you wish.

When: May 15, 2008, 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Where:Yahoo! Headquarters – URL’s Café, 701 First Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94089
RSVP: Please reply to this email with your full name and company name (needed for security badges).

So sad, I wish I could be there over video conference or something!

by: Anne Haynes

Being the novice programmer that I am, I’m always searching for development quick guides and resources. When I was in college I programmed in BASIC and I did pretty well, but when I moved onto COBOL, I knew I wasn’t meant to be a programmer. I missed out on the cool visual programming applications in college.

With widgets, I’m finding myself wanting to program again! I can’t believe I just said that…. I ran across the Google Visual Developers API today. And I can’t wait to play around with the functionality. With visual programming, creating code is like using a content management system. I’m just having a hard time finding good manuals and resources.

Enjoy the video:

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