Create Custom Ringtones for Verizon Phones

Almost all of my family and friends have cellphone plans with Verizon Wireless. Thanks to their In calling plan, I can talk to all of these folks for free. Which is great. What is not great is the lack of customization possible with their phones.

I recently got a new phone, the Motorola RIZR Z6tv. A co-worker of mine has the same phone model through T-Mobile and was able to easily connect his phone to his PC and move over MP3 files to be used as ringtones. However, when I tried to do this with my Verizon phone, I found it was impossible to set the MP3 files as ringtones. I eventually found a process which allowed me to add custom ringtones to my phone; the best part about this process is that you can use all free software to create your custom ringtones and add them to your phone.

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Midweek Geek Links for 7-03-2008

It’s time for this week’s Geek Links!

• The rumors are true! Blizzard Entertainment is hard at work on another installment in the Diablo universe. You can check out Diablo III at the Blizzard website, where you’ll find a lengthy gameplay video, screen shots, and general information about the up-coming game. I was a huge fan of Diablo I and II… can’t wait to see what they do with the third.
• The Firefox Download Day was a success! More than 8 million people downloaded Firefox on June 18, resulting in an official Guinness World Record.
• A post over at The Simple Dollar reveals a clever way to find great deals on Amazon merchandise. If you’re a savvy with RSS feeds, this little trick is right up your alley.
• And finally… it seems Blogger, Google’s massive blogging machine, has recently received some much needed updates. Check out the overview of new Blogger features on the GoogleSystem blog.

5 Tips to be a Green Geek

You don’t have to look hard to find different ways to be to Green. Magazines, commercials, even entire television channels have been dedicated to the subject. Personally, I think everyone should try to take a few a few steps to being green, and geeks are certainly no exception.

Since geeks have a natural inclination towards gadgets, going Green as a geek is actually quite easy. Here are 5 easy ways to take the geek approach to being Green:
Note: You don’t have to be a geek to use these tips!
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Midweek Geek Links for 6-26-2008

It’s time for this week’s Geek Links!

• I have no hesitation in saying that if I could only choose one program to have installed on my computer, it’d be Photoshop. I’ve probably learned more about Photoshop from Deke McClelland than any other human alive. I’ve always been a huge fan of his books and videos. Unfortunately, I haven’t heard much from him lately. That is, until I read that he accomplished what they said couldn’t be done; he dropped 101 Photoshop Tips in 5 Minutes. Check out the hilarious video for a healthy overdose in Photoshop tips.
• Interested in HDR Photography? Check out Matt Kloskowski’s article on HDR tidbits (links, news, inspiration).
• Adobe recently released Adobe Air, a cross-OS platform for deploying Internet applications as desktop programs. The guys over at Lifehacker have detailed the Top 10 apps worth installing Adobe Air for. Makes it sound a good bit more enticing for me.
• DIYPhotography.net did the grunt work and provided us with a great portrait lighting cheat sheet. This is a great resource for those getting started in lighting as it shows how simply moving the positioning of your light can have a dramatic effect.
• Interested in learning more about design? Learn the basics over at JustCreativeDesign.com.

Midweek Geek Links for 6-19-2008

It’s time for the weekly Geek Link explosion!

• Intel is looking at integrating DRAM into their CPU’s which could result in crazy processor speeds and efficiency.
• The New York Times has an interesting article about a 1930’s man, Paul Otlet, envisioning a network of “electric telescopes,” which basically describes what we think of as the Internet.
• Wine 1.0, which allows you to run Windows applications in Linux, was released this week. Wine has been in development and testing for the past 15 years.
• Electronista.com claims that 92 percent of developers are ignoring Vista. Personally, I’m not surprised.
• Last but not least, there’s a fun article over at WebUrbanist.com about some neat steampunk designs, mods, and inventions.

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