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With Halloween just a couple of weeks to go, we’ve gathered up some cool iPhone apps to get you in the Halloween mood. All apps listed here are free to download. Enjoy!

Scary Sounds

Now this app has several spooky sound effects to get you into the Halloween mood. It contains various eery sound effects including – Demonic Laughter, Screech and Howl, Wolf Howl, Wicked Witch Laugh and more.  Want to hear all kinds of screaming sound? This app got it.   (iTunes Link)

Continue reading: 9 Free iPhone Apps to Get You into the Halloween Mood

If you’re a fitness and health buff, you’ve certainly loved our post on 7 portable fitness tracking devices. The thing is, those devices will make you spend some bucks. So, if you don’t want to spend for a fitness device, you’re in luck because you’ve got an iPhone and its many fitness tracking apps that you can use. Best of all these apps are free. So here goes – Top iPhone fitness tracking apps. Continue reading: Free iPhone Fitness Apps to Keep You Fit and Healthy

Recently Rotorblog posted about Social Media Tools that Save Lives.

Because cell phones have become equipped to do so much more than simply call or text, we’re exploring some of the various ways cell phone users can maximize the potential of their phones.  An often overlooked category is safety because vigilance tends to happen *after* an event, so take a moment and look into these 10 apps and find new ways to use your phone… Continue reading: 10 Mobile Apps That Promote Safety

For the fitness minded or those that need that extra push in motivation, the team at RotorBlog has sought out numerous portable fitness tracking devices and we’ve found seven unique devices to help you track and improve your workout routine:

1. Fitbit- featured in the 2008 Tech Crunch 50, FitBit makes us want to start working out- it acts as a pedometer, measures calories burned and distance travel and even measures sleep quality. Fitbit has a 3D motion sensor like a Wii and is one of the smaller devices on the market that can be worn in a variety of places, and all of your fitness information is uploaded to your Fitbit.com page to track online from anywhere. Fitbit is only $99. Continue reading: 7 Hot Portable Fitness Tracking Devices

So, your files are too big and storing them all in your iPhone is impossible? Don’t fret because you can still store and access them over the internet using your iPhone. Here are the top iPhone apps that let you store and access your files in the cloud anytime, anywhere.

Dropbox (Free)

This iPhone app just became official last week. I just opened a free web account when the iPhone app came out, so I immediately grab it from the iTunes Apps Store. Dropbox offers an easy way of syncing your files online and across your computers. It also lets you share those files with people you allow. Specifically, the Dropbox iPhone apps offers the following features Continue reading: 6 iPhone Apps that Let You Access Files in the Cloud

In a world where pennies are being pinched and distractions abound, it’s always a good idea to closely monitor and manage your finances. Technology advances have been made allowing you to securely manage your finances from anywhere be it the internet or your phone. Let’s check out a few free financial trackers:

1. Mint.com- among the simplest of online financial managers, Mint lets you see snapshots of your financial habits from shopping trends to individual transactions. Mint gives you suggestions of how to save money based on your spending and allows users to easily set up text alerts for going over credit limits or when an account lowers to a specified amount. Mint allows you to get your balance via text message and offers investment management from your 401k to brokerage accounts.

Continue reading: Dollars and Sense: Free Online Financial Trackers

You’ve probably heard or read about the tragic typhoon incident that happened in the Philippines’ capital last weekend. The typhoon caused heavy rainfall sending floods all over Manila and leaving almost 500,000 families homeless and at least around 150 people dead.  The fatality could have been more if not for the barrage of information, call for help and communication brigade done by Filipinos through the help of social media tools. Continue reading: Social Media Tools that Save Lives

Just when I assumed that every major business in the world was rounding out their online presence with a blog, I was proven wrong.

I was shocked this morning when I read in the LA Times that Disneyland, Disney World and the Disney Cruise Line were rolling out an official blog. For a company that seemingly has its meat hooks in every aspect of entertainment, it’s amazing that it took this long to join the blogosphere. Better late than never!

The new blog will focus on rides and attractions, exclusive videos and photographs. You can also expect detailed coverage on calendar events taking place within the United States. Continue reading: Disney Goes Web 2.0, Launches an Official Blog

You only have to go a few years back to recall the days of expensive video editing equipment and software. These days, video editing software is readily available for free online, but many options are overly complicated, clunky and poorly designed. But if you are fortunate enough to have a computer with some decent processing power, you have several formidable options.

Let’s take a look at the top options in the free video editing software market. Continue reading: 5 Solid Free Video Editors

As technology advances, cameras become smaller, sleeker, faster and the images become more high def while the technology becomes easier to use. The Flip video camera revolutionized camcorders by being simple to use with no software to download, only a simple USB connection to a computer allowing users to instantly download web-ready video. While the Flip cam is amazingly simple to use, there are now many viable alternatives:

1. RCA Small Wonder- hailed as a less expensive competitor to the Flip, it offers a swivel screen so users can view the video as it is being shot, it has an SD card slot for expanded memory and now allows users to post directly to YouTube. A DVD recorder doubles as a Small Wonder Direct Dock with one-touch functionality. Continue reading: Inexpensive HD Camcorders: 6 Alternatives to the Flip

A friend recently asked me to help him create his personal blog. Being a good techie friend that I am I willingly offered my assistance. So I asked him what will be the his blog’s niche, and what does he wants to happen with his blog. He said he wanted to post personal things about the ongoings in his life, his current hobbies, games he’s playing, the book he is reading and all other personal stuff about his daily life. He also want to restrict the readership of his blog to friends whom he will invite to view his blog posts.

Guess what I told him? I said he doesn’t need a personal blog. He can do all those things just by creating a Facebook account. Continue reading: 5 Reasons Why Facebook is the New Personal Blogging Platform

Twittering from Twitter.com is effective for some users, but now that Twitter has been around long enough for even baby boomers’ parents to pick it up, it’s time for you to check out new ways to Twitter, so let’s take a look at the ultimate Twitter clients below:

Tweetdeck- currently, the industry favorite is Tweetdeck not only because it syncs with an iPhone, but because it has grouping functions for people and search terms, all colors are customizable, and Tweetdeck is integrated with Facebook, yFrog, and even MySpace. New updates allow users to drag photos into the update bar without any download steps, URLs are automatically shortened, and language translation options are now built in. It is by far the most robust option on the market.

Seesmic- supports multiple Twitter accounts on the same screen and has amazing Facebook integration that lets you comment and “like” without having to visit Facebook. Seesmic allows groups of people and searches and offers unlimited saved searches. Seesmic is interesting because like Tweetdeck, it is constantly adding upgrades and improvements. Continue reading: The Ultimate 10 Twitter Clients