onWave Streamer is a Twitter tool I made last year that gives you the ability to create a topical page to keep up with any Twitter topic you specify. Just fill out the quick form and you have a unique web page which streams tweets that are dedicated to the topic you choose.

Yes, there are Twitter apps that fulfill this basic function, but the difference here is that you can share your stream and access it directly from your browser without logging into a secondary service. Also, with onWave Streamer, you can easily access each unique stream from your browser with a simple bookmark. I recommend making a folder in your browser toolbar for all your favorite Streams.

When breaking news hits the web this tool is extremely useful. You can easily follow each topic and read what other people are saying on Twitter. Many times there are topics that don’t hit the trending topics of Twitter, but are just as engaging as the Top 10. With the ability to specify a wider range of keywords, you can be sure you are receiving a wider perspective on any topic.

Here’s a quick tutorial video I made which demonstrates how to make a Stream:

One interesting Stream that I made is called Twitter Down. When Twitter goes down (as we’ve all experienced at one time or another) you can still read the panic tweets from people who tweet using their cellphones. It can be quite entertaining and, for those who are unable to live or breathe without a constant connection to the Twitter community, this tool might relieve some of the Twitter seperation anxiety.

I usually make a UFC Stream while I’m watching UFC or other sports. The Streams can be quite lively and it’s interesting to read other people’s opinions while the contests are live and underway.

Finally, onWave Streamer can help you find many like-minded people whom you can follow and/or converse with. Out of all the tools out there, this is one of the easiest ways I’ve found to meet like-minded folks on Twitter. When someone posts something interesting in one of the Streams I’ve made, I just click their name and follow them and/or send a reply. I think this is one of the missing elements that newbies to Twitter encounter when they first join – they really can’t get into it because they can’t see the relevance. This tool is a very simple way to addresses that issue.

onWave Streamer provides a simple way to follow and join in the conversation about any topic on Twitter. Give it a try today!

Touch Tablets are on the way. I’ve been telling everyone for the past few months that such a device will not only be released this year, it will overtake the desktop and laptop industry during this decade and cause such an upheaval in the computing industry that we will declare this decade the “Decade of the Touch Tablet.”

Of course, such devices have been released before, but with the conditioning of the masses through smart phones and personal MP3 players, the time is ripe. Not only is the technology better, the masses are ready for a device that is more portable than a laptop or desktop, yet not as limited as a smart phone.

Apple will lead this industry for years to come. Other companies that join in the Touch Tablet Races will play catch-up and will have impressive innovations that will compete head-on with Apple, but when we look back, it’ll be Apple that will have kept the competitive pace, at least until 2015. (As of this writing, I do not own any Apple products.)

I’ll continue to post more about the Touch Tablet revolution, including my view of how this will revive the publishing industry and professional news industry as well as spur the lucrative gaming and porn industries.

This blog and resource site will include video tutorials, tips, tools, and other resources that help the beginner and average user make sense of the Internet as well as topics to engage those who are more Internet savvy.

I intend to provide short and simple video tutorials that help with various aspects of web and computer productivity. I haven’t limited myself to what sort of topics I’ll cover, so expect a wide range. The main idea is to keep the videos short and sweet so people don’t have to sit around for a long time to get the main points of how something works. Too many tutorial videos out there are long run-on presentations. Hopefully, mine will be an alternative.

The tools I provide will be ones that I have developed myself. Whether it be a Twitter tool or a Firefox add-on, this site will be the place where I deposit my experiments.

Finally, now and then I will review helpful products and services related to the internet and new media.

The Web is the future and everyone should learn how to navigate this vast ocean. The Internet is vital to modern life and my aim is to help my audience use it more effectively and efficiently.