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Control Google Voice using text messages

By Chad • Feb 26th, 2010 • Category: Projects

Google Voice is awesome. I can’t stress that enough. Last week I demonstrated how to make it do some pretty neat things when paired with a web server and Android device, but what if you don’t have mobile web or a super phone?
As it turns out, one of my fellow Kansans had this issue but [...]



Google Voice + Locale

By Chad • Feb 19th, 2010 • Category: Android

About a month ago I purchased one of those awesome Nexus One Google phones and started tinkering to see what cool things I could make it do.  I love the phone, and as many of you know, absolutely love Google Voice too.
I figure the only way Google Voice could be improved is if it magically knew [...]



XM Radio extension for Google Chrome

By Chad • Feb 3rd, 2010 • Category: Chrome

I released my first real extension for Google Chrome today – an addon that lets you access your XM Radio Online account without having to keep their ugly player open in an extra window.
I planned on making it for Firefox/Jetpack but decided I like Chrome’s addon capabilities and ease of development better.
The addon is pretty [...]



Google Wave Add-on for Firefox

By Chad • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: Firefox

Google probably isn’t going to be happy about this, but I present to you the first ever Google Wave Notifier… for Firefox.
This add-on reuses code from my other add-on, the Google Voice Add-on for Firefox (I’m great with names).
If you have a Google Wave account, enter your login and password in the settings and it [...]