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Mixed drink enthusiasts have one advantage over wine and craft beer connoisseurs—they have the option to be more creative with their drinks.  One of the most appealing aspects of mixing drinks is the ability to create new recipes and share them with friends and acquaintances.  Cool person in technology Ben Requena created GarnishBar to be an online resource for people who like to create and sample unique mixed drinks.  On Requena’s website, users create personal profiles and post different recipes on them.  Each recipe must have a picture of the finished drink, an ingredient list, and clear directions on how to create it.  Users can like specific recipes on someone’s profile and eventually, Requena’s company will feature that unique drink on the main page of the website.  People can also leave detailed reviews of different drinks to let creators know their opinions regarding each custom concoction.  While one can find some common mixed drinks on the site, the vast majority of drinks are special variations of older concepts or completely new and unique ideas.  Anyone who has problem navigating through recipes on the site should contact an IT support provider for help. Read more »

Finding the perfect image for a website, brochure, or presentation is not as easy as it sounds.  Purchasing a unique image can take an excessive amount of time.  People can spend hours or even several days looking for exactly what they need on the web.  Cool product ImageBrief wants to make life easier for people looking for specific types of images to buy.  The team at this startup wants to utilize the unused photographs taken by many professionals to fill the needs of those hoping to find the perfect image.  Professional photographers often have thousands of photos that they have taken but never sold or posted to a portfolio.  ImageBrief gives photographers a chance to make money selling these pictures while helping others find the exact type of picture are looking for on the web.  People ask for specific kinds of photos on ImageBrief and photographers search through their past pictures to find appropriate matches.  If a user likes a particular image that a photographer submits, the two can then make the transaction for the image directly through the website.  Users should not hesitate to contact tech support if they have trouble viewing images offered to them through the site. Read more »

Wine is a passionate hobby for millions of people all over the world.  Wine tastings and winery tours draw huge numbers every year.  Now, a cool product uses mobile technology to cater to the passionate wine enthusiast community.  Vivino is a mobile app available on both Android and Apple devices that allows users to discover, review and share information about all the wines they try.  Vivino contains a giant database of available wines for people to access the details about at any time.  Users can look up different wines and learn not only where it comes from, its flavor profile, and where one can buy it, but also what other wine drinkers think of it.  Vivino lets people leave starred reviews of thousands of different wines and share their opinions of the products.  People can favorite specific reviews and even follow users that have similar tastes to them.  When people become friends on Vivino, they each receive updates when the other user reviews a new wine.  Enthusiasts can find new wines to try out, or even avoid, based on the tastes of their Vivino friends.  Anyone who has trouble while downloading Vivino from the App Store or the Play Store will need to get Android support or Apple tech support to help. Read more »

Even when people don’t have the money to donate to nonprofits and other causes, they are often willing to do anything they can to help.  Cool person in technology Mike Tang founded Raise5 in order to give people an outlet where they can use their skills to raise money for specific nonprofits and charity organizations.  On Tang’s website, people offer services for a price, but with a twist.  Rather than pay the person who provides a service directly, all money goes instead to a charitable organization of the worker’s choosing.  Users can offer services that cost anywhere between $5 and $50 on Raise5.  “Freelance fundraisers”, as Tang’s website calls them, post whatever service they want to perform on Raise5’s online marketplace.  These service providers advertise what charity they are supporting on each posting so buyers know what cause they are donating money to with each purchase.  Anyone who wants to offer services on the site, but has technical issues while creating a profile or posting, can get help from a professional cloud computer support service. Read more »

While the Internet has made it possible to create new radio stations outside of the traditional radio industry, doing so is not usually a simple or easy process.  Stations still need to have constant audio content, whether it’s talk radio or music. Scheduling and recording that audio content still takes up an immense amount of time and effort.  Cool product Radiojar helps people create and manage Internet radio stations with far less difficulty and hassle.  Whereas Internet disc jockeys would otherwise have to spend lots of money on professional software in order to manage their station, Radiojar allows people to do so through their cloud technology.  Read more »

There are thousands of different races that amateur athletes train for all over the world.  While famous marathons get a fair amount of press, there are also many 10K races, Ironman races, triathlons, and even half-marathons for runners and other athletes to experience.  Many of these races are unique as well, given the varied terrain they take place on as well as the different organizations and companies who run the events and determine the overall experience for athletes.  However, some of these races are better run than others and cool person in technology Greg Lou wants to help runners find the best races for them.  Read more »

Over time, many people’s grocery shopping become repetitive, and they end up eating the same meals over and over again.  Some may want to expand their palettes but due to budgetary issues or a lack of ideas for new recipes, they remain stuck in the same pattern.  Cool product Kitchin wants to help these people find ways to change up their usual meals without forcing them to change their shopping habits.  Kitchin uses the groceries a person buys to search the web and find new and unique recipes that someone can use with those ingredients.  Users download the Kitchin app, take pictures of their grocery receipts with their smartphones and receive recipe suggestions directly through their phone.  Kitchin uses image recognition technology to recognize what food items are on someone’s receipt.  Kitchin then crosschecks those ingredients against a large database of potential recipes to find new possibilities for the app’s users.  Of course, any users who experience trouble using their mobile cameras should find a smartphone computer repair service before trying the Kitchin app. Read more »

Cycling is becoming a very popular form of transportation for many people, especially those who live in urban areas like New York or Chicago.  Environmental concerns, intense amounts of traffic, and parking issues have led many people to avoid using cars in major cities.  Cycling also doubles as a way to stay in shape, making it appealing to many young urban professionals.  Cool person in technology Marcelo Loureiro has seen how popular biking has become and has founded SpinLister in response to this trend.  SpinLister allows people to rent bicycles online to one another for one-time or prolonged use.  Loureiro wants to make it easy for people to find bicycles while their own is in a repair shop or if they need a ride for a particular situation.  His online platform connects people with extra bicycles for rent with those who need them through the web.  Loureiro’s site can also potentially be useful for anyone considering switching to cycling as a main form of transport, but unsure about taking the final step and purchasing a bike. Users could try out a bike using SpinLister to make a final decision. Anyone who has problems accessing Loureiro’s website to either rent bikes or list their own rides should get help from network service.  Read more »

Making meals for a large number of people is never easy or even viable for people without strong cooking skills.  Still, using catering services or take-out orders to feed guests at one’s home often seems impersonal and uninteresting.  Cool person Chris Muscarella founded his startup Kitchensurfing to provide people with a third option: bring a professional chef into your home to cook for you and your guests.  Kitchensurfing users can book professional chefs for one-night occasions where they will cook a dinner for your gathering using your kitchen.  Essentially, Muscarella lets people turn their houses into ad hoc restaurants for an evening by letting people hire chefs for their home the same way they would for a larger event at a fancier venue.  Chefs purchase all the food ahead of time when a user books their services and the grocery costs become part of the overall price to the customer.  Users can search for different chefs on Kitchensurfing by filtering for availability, cuisine type, and price range.  Once a user selects the chef they want, Muscarella’s website puts them in direct contact with that chef to work out the details.  Anyone who experiences problems with the website while trying to find a chef should contact tech support for help. Read more »

Many restaurants invest in large complicated websites, but many owners don’t realize that the time and money spent on these sites doesn’t always translate into value for their business.  For one, many of the complicated websites that restaurants make aren’t mobile ready, leading to problems for customers who access the site on their smartphones or tablets.  Another issue is that many establishments don’t realize that the vast majority of customers only visit their websites for a few key pieces of information. Simplicity is often more useful in a site’s design than complexity that inconveniences users.  Cool product in technology Cilantro aims to help restaurants by providing them a more effective web presence using one-page sites.  Cilantro lets companies design a simple site that provides all the necessary information for their potential customers, such as location, menu and hours, without the extra clutter that creates inconvenience for users.  Cilantro makes sure that all the designs that restaurants can create with their service will work well on tablets and smartphones as well.  Companies that experience trouble with their Cilantro sites on mobile devices should seek a mobile IT support specialist. Read more »