June 2007
114 posts
Hacked Mac mini delivers news the old-fashioned... →
An editor at the Birmingham News, has found a truly unique use for his Mac mini. Using an old newspaper vending rack, a 17-inch LCD display, some rope lighting, a Mac mini and some AppleScript, Scott was able to create a digital newsstand that delivers a constant stream of current headlines to his living room, and look extremely cool while doing it
BEAUTIFUL new Foobar2000 configuration →
Using the revolutionary PanelsUI this design provides all the capabilities of iTunes plus much more, including automated artist image display, cover art, lyrics, rating and tagging panels, themes to match visual styles, smart and adaptive playlist trees, mini player, built in transparency, quick links, song information and more.
25 Sites We Can't Live Without - TIME →
Time Magazine Article, title says it all. I’m pretty sure I can live without a few of these. Cool to see digg, technorati, and del.icio.us on there.
The History of Photoshop →
The next time you fire up your copy of Photoshop, spare a thought for the scores of developers and the reams of code that have gone into making it.
EPSON Starts Selling GNU/Linux Desktop and... →
DELL did it, now it’s EPSON’s turn to propose computers running Linux as OS, their offer is made of the Endeavor LX7800. [Note: yesterday, H-P said that it wishes to offer Linux PCs shortly. Dell said it’s happy with Linux sales and expanded its offerings. Toshiba might follow suit.]
Life at Google: The Microsoftie Perspective →
The following has been making the rounds on just about every internal email list I belong to in Microsoft. Here it is to share a little insight with the rest of the world. Microsoft is an amazingly transparent company. Google is not. Any peek is a good peek.
How Did Apple Get The iPhone Battery To Last... →
“Apple announced on Monday that its much-anticipated iPhone will offer eight hours of talk time rather than the previously announced five. On Wednesday, Jack Shafer mocked journalists for lavishing attention on this tiny morsel of news. Even so, that clever bit of Apple PR got Explainer wondering: How do you make a battery last longer?”
Online JPG to HTML Converter →
Probably how the “Crazy guy can draw using HTML!!!”A table is created which is filled with large numbers of 1x1 cells. Each cell has a background colour of the corresponding pixel in the image. That’s all it is; just a massive grid of coloured table cells. View the source to see the details.
Introducing the new Ask.com homepage →
No doubt, it’s slick.
The ten most hated words on the Internet →
Pollsters produce the ten most-loathed words on the web, and we add a few of our own.
Are you sure that you are using the best word... →
14 word processors reviewed including 3 online alternatives
0 To 12,000 RSS Subscribers In Seven Months: 10... →
“…launched at the end of October 2006. …by June 2007, I had 12,000 RSS readers and was generating enough traffic that I had to switch hosting plans twice.”
80+ AJAX-Solutions For Professional Coding →
Long list of Ajax techniques & tutorials: Auto-completion, instant field editing, menus, calendars, interactive elements, visual effects, animation, basic javascripts, as well as an extensive developer’s suite should give you a useful and powerful toolbox you can use every day, without a need to go through hundreds of AJAX-related bookmarks.
Woman harassed via Digg.com post →
The World Wide Web has become her personal prison.
Top 20 Magic Trick Tutorials Of All Time →
Be the life of the part, or get the interest of that girl. These are the 20 most amazing magic tricks tutorial videos that you will find anywhere.
Ten Canadian software companies to watch →
IDC has released a new study that profiles ten relatively small, emerging software companies in Canada that it deems particularly worthy of note.
One of the worst Photoshop mistakes I've seen so... →
Poor Jessica Simpson haha
The Google Product That Could Kill Microsoft →
Office isn’t the only Microsoft hegemony that Google Gears could help destroy. One of the defining differences between Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux is the application lineup. That’s given the crew in Redmond, Wash., tremendous power. But technologies like Gears render the operating system irrelevant.
Art that Doesn’t Suck; It Masturbates - PICS →
Controversial Czech artist attempting to erect his 50ft masturbating art ‘piece’ which erupts like old faithful atop Prague’s national theater is facing stiff opposition. He may not be able to get it up.
Lady teacher accused of having sex with student... →
A middle school teacher in Prescott, Wis. has been fired and the Pierce County Sheriff is investigating claims she had sex with a 13-year-old student. The 38-year-old woman was a substitute at Prescott Middle School.The student’s father said he found the two having a middle of the night rendezvous together at the teacher’s home.
Ten CSS tricks you may not know →
Cascading Style Sheets are the foundation on which many of the best websites are built. Using CSS allows developers to describe the common style for the website, in terms of colours, fonts and layouts. In this tutorial, Trenton Moss of Webcredible shares some of his top tips to help you get the most from your CSS.
The Ten Most Common Photographic Mistakes →
Learn how to take better photos by reading about the 10 most common mistakes most people make. Some are obvious some aren’t.
GEEKING OUT: Young software developers resurrect... →
Every sixth Saturday or so, dozens of young software developers flock to a small mansion somewhere in Silicon Valley to share technical tips, collaborate on the coding of pet projects, and knock back a few beers while debating the data models underlying popular start-ups like Facebook and Twitter.
12 CEOs Weigh In On Recent Open-Source Research →
IDC announced estimates that revenue from standalone open source software will reach $5.8 billion by 2011. The author of the article reached out to a number of CEOs who head up open source companies (or at least utilize a lot of open source in their technology).
No Sex Tonight? →
Not getting any tonight? Well if you do what this guy did, you just might increase your chances significantly…
Pocket PC + Ubuntu = True Love →
The biggest vendor lock I am experiencing is that of Pocket PC (can’t do without it) + Windows. This article explains how to get Pocket PC and Ubuntu to play nice… albeit with some annoyances.
Web server on a stick, an USB stick :) →
Server2Go is a Webserver that runs out of box without any installation. That means it is a webserver that can run directly from cdrom, usb stick or from any folder on harddisk.
Is your boss a crazy boss? Take the quiz and find... →
Stanley Bing has a quiz that will give you the answer. via business pundit
Warning! Felony for submitting a Digg story →
I am being charged with a felony for a digg story I submitted last month. It was the #1 dugg video for May 13, and was linked to YouTube telling about a Sony HDV camcorder that was stolen from me. The story showed the phone number of the theft suspect, which is illegal under Michigan law. I’m in trouble and the thief goes free—-Be careful diggers!
123FLICKR.com allow you create Flickr galleries in... →
This flash based website allow you create beautiful Flickr galleries with 2 clicks… easy and simple.
Digital Cameras: The Top 10 Things You Need to... →
Title says it all
No More Google Video! Long Live Google Video! →
Google Video, the web-based service that provided almost the same functions as the popular YouTube, is not an online video sharing solution anymore. The parent company Google upgraded the product and made it a search technology that allows users to find clips on the entire Internet. At this time, the official page of the service is exactly the same
Do you need to defrag your Mac HD? The answer... →
Following my inability to get a straight answer on the question “Do I need to defrag my Mac?” I decided to find out for myself. I did a bit of research and there was certainly two sides to the argument. Armed with my iMac and a newly purchased copy of iDefrag 1.6.1, I set out to find out if it was useful or pointless to defrag my Mac.
Bryce 5.5 Full Version for FREE - Professional 3D... →
Direct link to download page. Bryce have released v5.5 of their professional design software for Win/Mac, so get it before they change their mind!
Digg The Digg Button! →
DIGG, DIGG, DIGG. It’s a circular world we are living in and what better way to show it off than with a Digg button that shows the Digg count of the Digg story you Digg on a giant Digg button display in the Digg offices by the cousin of Digg (Revision3’s Systm) at diggthediggbutton.com.
5 Year Old Thinks Heroin is Candy, Passes It Out... →
Earlier this week, a Daycare Center in Buffalo was closed because six children at a local daycare center were given heroin by another student who thought it was candy. Teachers quickly learned the child was actually doling out heroin and called police immediately.
The 10 Worst Movie Video Games in History →
In honor of the sure-to-suck $50 bajillion jiggle fest that is (or will be) the upcoming “DOA” movie and just about every other video game movie that’s sure to follow, here’s a look at the 10 worst movie video games that made your console want to spit the cartridge right back in your stupid face.
11 Little Known Killer AdSense Tips You Wish You... →
1 Place ads following the F (golden triangle, top-left) pattern, 2 Blend the links with your site, 3 Use a rectangle in top-left, with one paragraph over it, and a link block in the footer, 4 Use two blocks (not more) to get expensive ads, 5 Use alternative color switcher (special AdSense color code) to prevent ad blindness, 6 Read the post.
Joomla! - Open Source Does Matter →
Joomla! is moving to ensure the future of the project by committing to compliance with the GNU/GPL licence. This decision reflects a lengthy introspection combined with legal considerations to properly secure the project in the spirit of Open Source. For us, for everyone, Open Source does matter.
HTML5 differences from HTML4 →
This document describes the differences between HTML4 and HTML5 and provides some of the rationale for the changes that have been made to the language.
List of oldest continuously inhabited cities in... →
And to think, America’s only been around for about 400 years.
Silver Surfer Rises at London Wheel, Spins Off →
Silver Surfer replica makes its way onto the London Eye; gets darker, more mature feature spinoff.
Viva Piñata - why no one bought the best game of... →
Viva Piñata’s charmingly rendered online safety message, it’s dual control (so a parent can help out a struggling youngster via a second pad), its colourful and characterful creatures - all seemed to be in place to ensure its success as Microsoft’s trailblazing high definition kid-friendly Trojan horse.
Michael Moore's new documentary "Sicko" leaked on... →
Won’t have to worry about copies getting seized by the Feds after all.
The Hottest Female Podcasters of 2007 →
Ever wanted to see some of the women behind your favorite podcasts? Make sure you don’t check this link out while at work, things could get awkward!
CN Tower Now.... Pink! [PIC] →
2.5 million dollars later and Toronto’s most famous landmark can now change colours.
Chime.TV Welcome Video! on Chime.TV →
Interesting web based IP TV channel site, loosely based on Joost.