I have a problem that I've been complaining about over the last three years. I have three blogs that I contribute to, over one hundred RSS feeds that I subscribe to, three social networks, and two primary email accounts.  I spend my day shuttling between three programs and 10 websites to manage all of my communications. I've often wondered why someone hasn't attempted to crack this problem with a single interface that can manage all of my different channels.

Enter Flock. Founded in 2005 in Redwood City, CA, the company, according to its websites, seeks to "enable the richest user experience possible across information-gathering, sharing, communication, self-expression and interaction." The product Flock 2.0 is essentially a web browser, but one that was built around the idea of creating a user interface that allows you to deal with your web-based email, news reader, and social networks all within one interface.

I've been playing with the new 2.0 version for the Mac. After a few minutes of downloads, I have a dashboard that shows, at a glance, my incoming messages and Facebook "friends'" status, my top RSS feeds, news feeds, and content from my favorite channels on YouTube and Flickr.

On the downside, the interface does appear to be a little cluttered and is not the optimal experience on the limited screen-space provided by my MacBook Air, however, When connected to a larger monitor, Flock 2.0 is a step towards helping me streamline the digital portion of my day.

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While I have mixed feelings for my new iPhone 3G (short battery life, dropped calls), one single application that I've downloaded from the iTunes Application Store has caused me to turn a blind eye to any iPhone shortcomings.

Apple Remote for the iPhone allows you to wirelessly control your iTunes library, and depending on how you've wired your home stereo, provide the ability to control your music selection from anywhere in the house. When we renovated several years ago, we wired several speakers throughout our house, which allows me to play our stereo from our living room receiver.The one very annoying shortcoming is that if I want to change my music selection, I have to run back to the living room to make adjustment.

Enter Apple Remote. Now, with my Apple TV, I can control what music is playing all from the iPhone interface, including the ability to scroll through album cover-art to make my selection.

You don't to have an Apple TV or have had the foresight to pre-wire your house to create a complete home-wide stereo system. Thanks to the folks at Lifehacker, with a minimal investment in equipment you can wirelessly "wire" your entire domicile to enjoy the remote experience.

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