3 More Cool New-to-Me Technologies

Alright since my last post was an extended personal rant, I'll keep this one short, sweet, and techie.

I've been acquainted with the following technologies recently that I deem cool and share worthy.

1. LogMeIn - Web-based Remote Desktop software. Work on your home computer from anywhere, not just computers setup for RDP, and it lets you set several layers of security for the connection. I've been using it for the past week and been highly impressed by it's versatility. I'm interested in trying the Wake-On-Lan functionality. Possibly useful in library settings for those "I knew I saved that link on my home PC" situations.

Note: I'm using Windows to connect Windows. Mac looks like it would also work but it does not mention Linux compatibility.

2. Topsy - Social networking search engine. Searched Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and more. I may be late on the bandwagon on this, I admit. However, it could be very useful for Reference interviews that require searching multiple social networking sites.

3.Kickstarter - Crowd Sourcing website for fan-funded independent films. My recent favorite film to contribute to was Gamers: The Hands of Fate. But this site is used to fund horror, fantasy, scifi, drama... and perhaps it's most noble use, documentaries.