I love going to garage sales.  The whole idea of finding hidden treasures in other people’s garbage is just too much fun.  But most of our treasures these days consist of toys for the kids, or maybe some clothes.  You see, I have never been the kind of person who can look at old junk and find the hidden potential to turn it into something else.  I have, however, always been a bit intrigued by that concept, and wished I could be a bit more creative with these kinds of things.  So, I was intrigued to play a game which let me do just that…Yard Sale Hidden Treasures.

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When Doug told about about PIGEON! for Windows Mobile, I was pretty excited having mistaken it with Pidgin the all-in-one instant messaging client for Windows. I was a tad bit disappointed, yet nonetheless, it is a welcome sight to see more non commercial IM software hit the scene. This specific one handles ICQ and Jabber messaging. I still haven’t tried it yet, but I’ve added PIGEON! to my list of things to try and will be letting you all know more about it when I get the chance to use it. Until then, let the birds fly and happy messaging!

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Up until now, I couldn’t try Skyfire’s browser offering, it demanded an US or more recently an UK phone number for registration of the Beta. With the release of version 0.9 it’s finally become a free for all, and it adds some social media features that may be welcome, or not?

Just a note here, I’ve been registered for the beta, notification when it would be available outside the US, UK, and the notification I got, nada, nothing, zip. Any way, I’ve just installed the .cab to have a quick look, and although it renders well, and seems quick, it lacks a few obvious things that I think should be included in a browser.

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Doodle Kids may not be the most amazing app you will find in the iTunes App Store, but it is probably the one with the most compelling story.  Its developer, you see, is 9 year old Lim Ding Wen.  Let me say that again, a nine year old from Singapore developed this program, which is now the number 6 most downloaded app in the store…and rising. 

So, what is this app brought to you by 9 years old Lim Ding Wen?  It is a really creative fingerprinting app.  Just drag your finger across the screen to draw.  What is really cool though is that it does not just draw a line of color.  The line is actually composed of random colors and shapes, creating bursts of color across your canvas.

By default, the screen is black.  You can change it by simply tapping with two fingers at the same time.  Keep tapping to scroll through a myriad of different screen colors and gradients.  Shake your iPod a few times and the accelerometer will reset the screen, leaving it blank and black again.

I have to be honest and tell you I am really impressed with this one.  It is so simple and yet extremely well done.  My kids absolutely loved this when I showed it to them tonight.  They had a blast creating tapestries of color and then shaking the iPod to start over again.  And to think, this one was brought to us by a nine year old.  So, go ahead and take a chance on this one, and we’ll be waiting for the next big thing from a certain Lim Ding Wen.

We just wanted to remind you to get your entries in for the Valentine Geekiness contest! You only have until 3pm (PST) on Saturday, February 14th!

Three lucky winners will receive an app of their choice for any platform from Ilium Software – they have some awesome applications such as eWallet and NewsBreak.

We really really want you to win something, so if you don’t have a geek related story then tell us one of your funniest Valentines moments!