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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Wikipedia goes video
Filed under: Internet, Video, Social Software
Kaltura videos can be created and edited by anyone, much like Wikipedia pages. You can also see previous versions of a video and a list of people who have worked on it. Users can also upload audio, slideshows, and other rich media. If you want to get your feet wet editing a video, check out the collaborative video sandbox.
Kaltura is making its code open source to support the goals of Wikimedia, and all audio and video will be encoded in the open source OGG Vorbis and OGG Theora formats.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Flock 1.1 beta will add web Email, Picasa and more to your web browser
Filed under: Internet, E-mail, Social Software, Beta
Flock 1.1 adds:
- Web Mail Integration - Not only can you easily check your Gmail and Yahoo! Mail with the click of a button in the newest version of Flock, but you can also share web pages, images, and articles just by clicking the email icon in the URL bar.
- Friend Activity - Flock now aggregates your friends' activity from across all supported social networking services and displays it in chronological order. This could be the easiest way ever to find out which friends have updated their profiles, sent out tweets, or uploaded new media or blog posts.
- Picasa Integration - Flock has added support for Picasa Web Albums, allowing you to upload images from Flock, share images via email, or browse through images using the media bar. You can also send images to friends just by dragging an image from your media bar to a Facebook, Twitter, or other contact in the People Sidebar.
Flock is available as a free download for Windows, Mac, and Linux. The new beta version should be out before the end of January.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Skitch opens up, offers beta to the public
Filed under: Fun, Internet, Macintosh, Commercial, Beta
We promise, once you start using this app you'll wonder how you adequately did screen captures before. If you're a blogger, techie, or artist you'll love this functional (and beautiful) app. In addition to doing normal screen captures, you can use your built-in iSight to snap a photo of your self, sketch out a quick drawing, and access your iPhoto library for easy photo sharing. Skitch also makes annotating images real easy with attractive text and image editing capabilities.
To get started with Skitch, head on over to their homepage and download the install file.
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LightSprites - Today's Time Waster
Filed under: Fun, Games, Time-Wasters
The Time Waster you are about to meet is good for two reasons: one, it has a happy melody that repeats in the background as cheerful characters dance for you, and two, it serves as an interesting challenge that will test your aim and sense for distance.In LightSprites, although you can't technically "lose" the game, you will have a significantly lower score for missing targets or shooting the wrong ones. Here is what happens: you control little "orbs" in the clouds and shoot them at the scenery that's scrolling along below. The scenery has colored targets - match the orb with its target to get points. If you hit all the targets on say, a hill, for example, you will get a bonus. And this keeps going until all the targets are gone. Then repeat and see if you can beat your score.
If the easy mode starts getting boring, try higher difficulties and the challenge mode for more targets and harder color combinations. Once you've played this game long enough you'll realize one good side effect: the cheery music and graphics will put you in a great mood to go back and do some work.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Miro gets refreshed to version 1.1, Bit Torrent dramatically improved
Filed under: Fun, Internet, Utilities, Video, Open Source, Social Software, Podcasts
Second, Miro 1.1 has made it easier to find the search results you're looking for by instituting a combined search across all 5 of their search engines. Users who want to only search the engines one at a time can still do so by choosing the engines they're most interested in seeing results from.
If you're not a user of Miro yet, we encourage you to take a look its way. Miro is a media viewing software package that allows you to view almost any video file format, search for and view YouTube videos, and access video podcasts via BitTorrent. Additionally, Miro is an open source video platform that lacks any DRM and allows unrestricted viewing of their materials. Also, they Miro takes pride in it's selection of HD content.
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AskMeNow - eliminate brain fog with instant text answers
Filed under: Internet, Text, Web services
You know how it is, you're animated, have a point but inevitably even though you can't wait to say it, brain fog creeps in and you forgot your factoid. Don't you hate that? It's on the tip of your tongue, and you do remember it, but just not when you really need to access it.AskMeNow is a text service where you type in 27563 on your mobile (which translates to ASKME) and then type in a question like "Who won the World Series in 1908?" and it texts you back an SMS answer. (Chicago Cubs). Like many q&a sites, such as Yahoo Answers, Ask Metafilter, Fluther, etc., that rely on the online community for answers, AskMeNow differentiates itself by using algorithms to provide answers to mobile users.
Besides providing answers to your most pressing questions, you can also download AskMeNow's web based mobile app directly onto your mobile device. From there you can access information such as the following:
- AskTheOperator - 411 Search
- Directions & Maps
- Reuters News Feeds
- Stock Quotes
- Local Weather Forecasts
- Horoscopes
- Movie Times
- Flight Information
- Hotel Availabilities
While there is no charge from AskMeNow, standard messaging and data fees do apply from the various carriers. AskMeNow is headquartered in Irvine, CA.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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ScummVM 0.11.0 released for almost every OS ever
Filed under: Games, Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Palm, Open Source, iPhone
ScummVM 0.11.0 was released today with support for two new operating systems including the iPhone and Maemo (which runs on Nokia's internet tablet devices). There's also support for a number of new games including the freeware game Lure of the Temptress. The updated version also includes improved support for 64-bit systems and more support for non-English versions of games.
On the downside, while ScummVM releases are usually available for pretty much every operating system on earth, the latest version does not include PS2 or GP32 ports because the development team doesn't have anyone available to write those ports at the moment.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Kill IRC repetition with the xkcd ROBOT9000
Filed under: Developer, Internet, Productivity
If you're an IRC user, then you know the only thing more annoying than seeing the same comment repeated in rapid succession by four different people is seeing it repeated in rapid succession by 24 different people. The more members there are in an IRC channel, the more likely it is that someone just joining will ask a question that was asked moments before their arrival. Add to that the number of people "LOL"ing "+1"ing each other and the signal-to noise ratio quickly becomes deafening. In an attempt to stop the madness, Randall Munroe (of xkcd fame) and his friend zigdon have coded a rather awesome little bot and named it ROBOT9000. It's designed -- get this -- to mute the messaging ability of anyone who says anything that's already been said in the channel within the past two years (boy, those xkcd guys mean business.).
Randall and zig are still tweaking the code but you can snag the initial version if you want to try it out in your own channel. They've also set up an IRC testing channel if you want to just play around with the bot. Just don't say "hi all" when you log in. You've been warned.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Yahoo jumps on the OpenID Bandwgon
Filed under: Internet, Yahoo!, Social Software, Beta
The OpenID project got a huge shot in the arm today as Yahoo! announced their support for the OpenID 2.0 single sign-on framework. As of today, there are a total of about 120 million OpenID accounts spread across services such as myopenid, WordPress.com, AOL (covered here before), and others. Yahoo! triples that number today by becoming an OpenID provider and adding approximately 250 new OpenID enabled accounts. Yahoo! users can expect to be able to use the services in private beta on January 30.This means users will be able to log into more than 9,000 OpenID enabled sites with their Yahoo! username and password. For those of you who are unfamiliar with OpenID, it is a single sign on system for the web. Meaning if you look to join and log-in to a new site, you can use one username and password across all these disperate websites. For more info about OpenID, see Wikipedia or the OpenID homepage.
This can be counted as a huge win for the OpenID project. We believe in the idea of OpenID, but it won't be successful until the major players in the web market hop on board. We hope to see the other big companies such as Google and MSN hop on board and start serving up some OpenID goodness.
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60Frames - More online video for you
Despite online video being practically everywhere, original web series are still relatively scarce. 60Frames, a new Hollywood-backed online video site, plans to release about 50 new series over the next year to change that. The shows will be released for syndication on online video portals such as MySpace, Veoh, and YouTube.The production costs for these shortform web series are relatively cheap, going at less than $10,000 per episode. After a quick peek at the rather well produced starting line up, we have to admit, they are very enticing. This may be partially due to the fact that all of it is comedy, but the shows are expected to expand to other genres as well.
So what kind of series are available right now? "GILF" - a young grandmother living it up in suburbia, produced by and starring Wendi McLendon-Covey from "Reno 911" fame - and "Erik the Librarian" - the tale of an introverted librarian dealing with life, from "The Office" producer Brent Forrester, to mention a couple. At this point there is only one episode for each series, which is obviously expected to change.
If 2008 turns out to be a good year for 60Frames, we're likely to see other original web series from other content producers getting into the fray. Nothing quite as tasty as a new trend.
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Gmail adds new shortcut: "e"
Filed under: Internet, E-mail, Web services
Gmail has unleashed a new shortcut for you to really keyjockey your way through your e-mail: the "e" shortcut. What does the magnificent "e" do, you ask? Well it... archives."But there already was an archive shortcut, "y" - why do we need another archiving shortcut?!" If this is the sentiment that you currently hold in your heart, let us explain. What "y" actually means is "remove from current view." In the inbox it means "archive," but in other views such as labels it means "remove label," and in the trash it means "move to Inbox."
So, let's say you're browsing through your e-mail that was filtered by a label. As you go through and try to archive your messages with the "y" button, all you're doing is stripping the poor thing of its label. This is where the "e" key comes in. Regardless from what view you're in, the conversation will be archived. Even if you are in "Starred" you can archive the message with "e" instead of taking away the star from a conversation you really just wanted to archive.
If they keyboard shortcuts don't seem to work, remember to enable them in "settings."
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Update numerous social services at once with new mult-submit toolbar from Mahalo
Filed under: Fun, Internet, Social Software, Beta
Mahalo, the human powered search engine, has announced a new add-on for Firefox that submits sites to many popular web services at once. How many times have you found a link that you want share with your friends and realize you have to submit it to more than one service such as del.icio.us, twitter, and so on?
Mahalo's new add-on, called Mahalo Follow for Firefox solves this problem by submitting your link to services including Twitter, Jaiku, Ma.gnolia, del.icio.us, Google Bookmarks, and Tumblr. This seems to be an extremely useful tool.
To get started, head on over to Mahalo's site and install the Firefox add-in, put in your credentials for your various services, and share away.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Hasbro and Mattel after Facebook for Scrabulous
Filed under: Business, Developer, Games, Internet, Web services, Social Software, web 2.0
Both Hasbro and Mattel are asking Facebook to remove the Scrabulous application, a third party add-on, saying that it's too similar to Scrabble, and therefore infringing their copyright.Apparently, Hasbro has the rights to the game in the U.S. and Canada, while Mattel has the rights everywhere else. As such, Scrabulous is in a troubled spot - the AP reports that Hasbro has threatened to "close down the site [Scrabulous] and its associated distribution points" in the event that an agreement cannot be made. In a letter Hasbro is sending to those who protest their actions, the company states that Scrabulous is an "illegally copied online version of the world's most popular word game," and encourages people to switch to legal online venues to play Scrabble instead.
Even if, legally speaking, Hasbro and Mattel are in the right and their copyright is indeed being infringed upon by an application that is easier, faster, and more accessible than all other legal Scrabble incarnations, let's hope that a good agreement is reached and everyone gets to go home happy.
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Microsoft now serving ads on shopping carts
Filed under: Business, Microsoft
If you're the type of person that detests video screens placed in the grocery checkout line: those incessant, unavoidable peddlers; then you might want to start avoiding the grocery store altogether. In a new partnership with MediaCart Holdings and Wakefern Food, Microsoft has signed up to deliver personalized ads to shoppers through computerized shopping carts. Customers can scan their "customer loyalty cards" at the machine and receive ads and electronic coupons according to their buying history (you did know those cards recorded your purchase history, didn't you?).
Microsoft's part is to serve video ads to the computers through their Atlas technology, which they recently acquired with the $6 billion purchase of aQuantive last year.
In addition to ads, customers will be able to view the specials on the aisles in which they're shopping, and total all the items in their shopping cart prior to checking out. Do they not trust people to find the specials tags or perform simple addition? Maybe they've taken a deep look at our educational system...
MediaCart is expected to begin customer trials in ShopRite stores in the second half of this year.
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Palm Desktop 6.2 for Vista finally released
Palm desktop 6.2 supports the 32-bit version of Windows XP Home, Professional, and Media Center Edition 2005 as well as Vista. But there's no support for Windows 2000, Server, Tablet PC, or 64-bit XP. If you're using XP you might want to hold off on "upgrading" though. There are a few limitations on Palm Desktop 6.2:
- Birthdays and anniversaries will not show up in the Desktop client.
- VersaMail Hotsyncing is no longer supported.
- Color coding of Calendar events is no longer supported.
- Many older Palm devices including the Treo 650 and T5 are no longer officially supported, although some devices may work to some degree.
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5 great map add-ons for Firefox - getting lost is now optional
Filed under: Internet, Google, Mozilla, Yahoo!, Open Source
We checked out these add-ons for helping your find yourself, (no, not that way) and they do a good job of helping you get where you want to go. Well, at least they get you the directions and well, the rest is really up to you.
Get Directions from Google Maps - save yourself opening a new window. Just highlight any address on a webpage you're viewing and right click. Select from the pop-up menu "Locate on Google Map" which then launches Google Maps in a separate tab with the address selected.
Map This - does the same as "Get Directions from Google Maps," plus you can set your home location in the preferences and get driving directions from your "home."
GD Directions - finds directions on Yahoo and Google maps based on your selected text and your home address. You can manage various home addresses and get directions from one of your home addresses to the selected address by right clicking on the selected address.
Loki - uses Wi-Fi positioning system to pinpoint your location and turns your Wi-Fi enabled laptop into a virtual GPS device. Also, integrates that location into your Internet search, browsing and communications. You can even pinpoint your exact location on a map and share that location with others via Email or SMS Requires Windows XP and Wi-Fi. Note: Not for Mac OS X. (Sigh).
Mini-Map Sidebar - One word: Wow. We saved the best for last. Great sidebar where you can drag and drop addresses or locations you find on web pages and they will be automatically located, and added to your saved address list. The sidebar is launched from the toolbar icon, a status bar icon and the view sidebar menu. The extension also comes with a main browser Map Tab for viewing a larger map and this is accessed from the status bar or by highlighting an address, and selecting 'Map Tab: Locate Address...' in the right click context menu. Below are a few of the extension features available:
- Map an Address: Drag and drop addresses or links to show on map, which is added to the address list (hold shift when you drag to just display a temporary marker). Manually add an address. Build up a list of locally stored addresses.
- geoDiscovery: The extension will automatically discover geoURL's and in-line geotags and populate the geoDiscovery list as you browse. Alerts you to the discovery via a status bar image.
- Tagzania.com: View tagzania.com/near and post address list entry to tagzania.
- Google Earth: View an address list entry in Google Earth.
- Loc.alize.us: View loc.alize.us flickr photos based on an address list entry.
- Googlesightseeing.com: Drag and drop googlesightseeing links to view the image of interest.
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Quack Player for Windows: Create video playlists, screen captures
Filed under: Utilities, Video, Windows, Freeware
Quack Player for Windows touches down on the already crowded media player battlefield. So what are its weapons? Quack Player claims support for a wide range of codecs and multimedia media file formats, including AVI, WMA, WMV, MPG, MOV, MP3, all the big boys. Quack Player also offers easy playlist building for your supported media files.
The interface is clean, with a few buttons for color adjustment, sound equalizer adjustment, and full screen initialization. The coolest feature in our book is the frame capture option, where you can quickly capture a screenshot of the video and save it anywhere on your hard drive.
Quack Player is easily customizable, with downloadable skins. You can even build your own skin (though the instructions look a little daunting).
Quack Player is a free download for Windows. It has plans to go open source in the future, so if you want to get your hands dirty as a developer, let them know.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Facebook - Spring cleaning in January with extended profile
Filed under: Business, Developer, Internet, Web services, Social Software
Facebook made an announcement earlier and promised a clean up tool that would make profiles visible again under the clutter of applications. Well, the tool is here now, most likely to the dismay of developers trying to monetize Facebook, but it does make profiles a lot "tidier."Now, you have option to move your application boxes to your extended profile - allowing you to essentially keep both a sane and insane version of your profile. Nicely enough, you can choose which applications you want to move to the extended profile, so you can keep your basic profile as stuffed or as trim as you like. And, you can always change your mind by scrolling to down and clicking "Edit Extended Profile" on your profile page.
After you've made your choices, people that come to your profile will first be greeted by the sane version with an option to see the insane version which you've got stuffed with all those extra goodies.
If only cleaning the house was this easy.
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Water Supply - Today's Time Waster
Filed under: Fun, Games, Internet, Time-Wasters
Today's Time Waster is one that may take all day unless you're good. Definitely challenging and definitely time-consuming, it is called Water Supply. The game goes like this: the city needs water and you are there to give it to them. You simply throw down pipe pieces to lay down a path from the well to the intake - but you'll have to be quick, because the water will start gushing out shortly after the job begins. If it spills, game over. Also, there may be natural barriers that you have to break through such as rocks and forests, and you'll need to purchase equipment to clear the way.
It's a little bit like hacking the vending machines in Bioshock - except a good bit harder. Anyway, if you feel the urge to waste some time, Water Supply can help.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Google launches iGoogle Themes directory
Filed under: Internet, Google, web 2.0
Now Google has added a themes directory to its gadgets directory. There still aren't a ton of themes to choose from (Just 18 as of this morning), but we expect to see the number grow. Most of the themes are currently Google designs, although there are a few third party themes. Hopefully now that there's a central place to showcase themes we'll see more third party development.
The company has also set up a page for anyone who wants to develop their own theme.
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Tooble: get YouTube videos on iPod, iPhone, AppleTV
Filed under: Audio, Internet, Utilities, Video, Apple, Freeware
To use Tooble, either enter a YouTube video URL or use one of the helpful sidebar options like "Popular Videos," "Highest Rated," or even "Your Favorites" which Tooble finds if you enter your YouTube username into the preferences.
You can also search YouTube from within Tooble, so you don't have to go find a video's URL from YouTube to put back into Tooble. When you start the download, Tooble queues the item and will start to download the video. The video is then converted and copied to your iTunes Movies library so that it can be synced with your iPod, iPhone, or AppleTV (although AppleTV supports YouTube directly).Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Microsoft launching Vista Plus! Pack
Filed under: Windows, Microsoft, Commercial
Once upon a time Microsoft came up with a product called Microsoft Plus! that offered a handful of games and extra features that probably should have been included with Windows in the first place. There were Plus! packs released for every version of Windows from Windows 95 all the way up to XP. Plus! packs included everything from the first version of Internet Explorer to desktop themes and utilities for managing media files.But when Microsoft launched Windows Vista, we thought they had killed off the Plus! pack in favor of Windows Ultimate Extras. But now it looks like Microsoft is bringing back the Plus! Pack.
Some folks in the WinBeta forums noticed a listing for a Windows Vista Plus! Pack at Canada's Future Shop. It looks like the new version of Vista Plus! Pack will include a few games but no Windows enhancements. The product description isn't very useful, since it appears to display just a few features of Windows Vista, not the Plus! Pack itself.
The Future Shop lists the product as available for shipping on February 15th for $40 Canadian, which these days is about the same as $40 US.
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Sun Microsystems purchases MySQL
Filed under: Business, Developer, Internet, Utilities, Open Source
Sun Microsystems has made a huge leap into the open-source market by purchasing MySQL AB, the company behind the wildly popular MySQL database, for $1 Billion in stocks and cash. In a humorously named blog post titled "Helping Dolphins Fly", Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Shwartz stated that Sun would not only support MySQL once the transaction is finalized, but they'll be throwing their engineering support behind making MySQL more efficient on Sun's software platform.MySQL is a widely used database product. It is the database used behind many popular sites -- Facebook, Digg, and Google, among others. Sun has long been a proponent of open source software, up until this point Sun has promoted PostgreSQL as a favored database.
MySQL AB was about to seek an IPO offering. We think Sun got a good deal by giving MySQL AB a cool billion, but just hope the MySQL database continues to innovate and carry on it's reputation as a fantastic database platform.
Perhaps with the influx of $800 Million, MySQL can make the leap from your favorite website into the enterprise where the real money is. Some large corporations wouldn't touch a database product that doesn't have support behind it, but if MySQL has a good system in place -- and a sales team who've marketed inside the enterprise for years -- new customers are more likely to take the bait and ditch Oracle or Microsoft's SQL Server.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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BatchRename'em 1.0: Mac utility to easily rename your files
Filed under: Utilities, Macintosh, Productivity, Freeware
Haven't gotten around to using Automator for all of your mundane, joyless, repetitive tasks? Need to rename a large number of files with a large amount of hurry? BatchRename'em is the Mac utility for you. As much as we cringe when an application uses "'em" in its name, BatchRename'em makes up for it with its simple effect. The application allows you to batch rename files and folders in a number of ways, including:
- Make Sequential
- Add Text
- Replace Text
- Change Case
- Add Date or Time
All in all, BatchRename'em is a quick, sparse tool, with a simple, easy to use interface that harnesses the built-in power of Automator without being too complex. BatchRename'em is a free download for Mac OS X, and is confirmed working on Tiger (it has yet to be tested on Leopard).Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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iTunes Grammy contest: Pick the winners, win 10,000 iTunes songs
Are you the one in your circle of friends who always picks the winners correctly on awards night? Well, now's your chance to really shine. iTunes and iGoogle are giving away 10,000 iTunes songs to a select contestant who correctly predicts the Grammy award winners (or who gets the closest).
Simply download the iTunes Grammy contest iGoogle gadget, add it to your iGoogle home page, and make your prognostications. You'll automatically be entered in the contest. For you gadget haters, there's even a printable sweepstakes form to fill out and mail.
iTunes is also holding a daily Grammy trivia sweepstakes; the winners will receive iTunes store credit redeemable for 10 songs.
The 50th Annual Grammy Awards takes place on February 10th, 2008 (but you need to get your predictions in by February 8th to avoid missing out).Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Extract program icons with IconsExtract
Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
Here's how it works. You choose a directory to scan and IconsExtract will search through any files that might contain icons. If you search a particular file, like say C:\WINNT\System32\shell32.dll, the search will be super-fast. If you scan your entire program files directory it might take a bit longer.
When IconsExtract is done scanning it'll display a list of available icons. You can save them to ICO or CUR files, or copy an image to your clipboard.
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Done in 60 seconds: The Steve Jobs Keynote
Filed under: Fun, Video, Blogging, Apple
So you can't find time in your day to watch the 90 minute Steve Jobs Keynote that took place yesterday, even though you live and breathe Apple? Is your computer in the manager's line of sight, so you can't even watch it at work? Mahalo Daily has got you covered: they've managed to shoehorn the Steve Jobs Keynote into 60 seconds. No, this isn't some fancy new video compression; let's just call it a "highlight reel." Or, better yet, a "highlight reel with ADD."
So how much of Steve's reality distortion field comes through in 60 seconds? Plenty: when Steve slides the MacBook Air from that plain manila envelope, it was all we could do to keep from licking the screen.
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Spacetime Arcade releases Realms as freeware for Windows and PocketPC
Filed under: Games, Windows, Windows Mobile, Freeware, Mobile Minute
Looking for a good way to avoid reading those important work documents on your train ride home this evening? Spacetime Arcade has re-released Realms, an Asteroids-style space shooter as freeware. The game, which is a couple of years old, used to be a commercial title. But now you can download a free version for Windows Mobile 2003/5.0/6 devices.
There's also a PC version available. And unlike other game companies that have recently released free PC versions of Windows Mobile games, Spacetime Arcade's Realms actually runs in a window that you won't have to squint at on a PC. Sure, there's no full screen option, but at least the game isn't stuck in a 320 x 240 pixel window.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Namexif: Batch rename your digital camera files with the date and time
Filed under: Windows, Freeware
Namexif won't tell you which images have your adorable new puppy and which show your bratty kid sister. But it will automatically rename most of your images according to the date and time they were taken, which should help you keep your digital photo albums a bit more organized.
As the name suggests, Namexif will only work on images captured using EXIF compliant cameras, but that covers an awful lot of the digital cameras on the market. And if Namexif can't figure out the date and time an image was taken, it just won't rename the picture, so you have nothing to lose by trying it out.
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Record and share voice messages on the web with Drop.io
Filed under: Audio, Web services
Here's how it works. Every new Drop.io page is assigned a phone number (or rather, a number and an extension). When you call that number from your phone you can record a message. The file is saved as an MP3. If your site is password protected only people you invite will have access, so you could just use this as a voice memo service for grocery lists. Or you could call in to make a crappy recording of a concert if that's what you wand to do.
Drop.io free accounts are limited to 100MB, which means you can theoretically record about 400 minutes of low quality audio, although why you'd want to do that is beyond us.
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DreamHost's $7.5M billing accident: "Um, Whoops."
Filed under: Business, Internet, News
If you were a large company that subsists on customers paying monthly or yearly subscription fees, what's the worst possible thing you could do? While a number of things come to mind, automatically billing customers for a year in advance by mistake has to come in at the top. Now, how about when you're a hosting company that has a reputation for being a little too casual, a little bit unprofessional? Yikes.
Today is not a good day for DreamHost.
Last night a mistake was made that caused virtually every single DreamHost customer to be billed for a full year of hosting up until December 2008. This caused automated charges to be processed against these customer's credit card or other accounts from a few hundred dollars, to literally thousands of dollars. By their own admission, this was a $7.5M mistake. Seven and a half million dollars.
Calling that a mistake is an understatement. The right term starts with the word "cluster" and ends with something that's not printable here.
Given that DreamHost has a bit of a PR issue in that their cool and casual reputation is starting to look a little juvenile and irresponsible, how would you expect them to respond? Probably not with "Um, whoops," but that's exactly what they responded with.
Double Yikes.
DreamHost, it's time to grow up. The cool kid or class clown loses his charm when it becomes clear he's just a screwup.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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KDE 4: Beauty only gets you so far
Filed under: Design, OS Updates, Features, Linux, Open Source
We've been playing with KDE 4 for the past few days. Actually, there was very little playful about it. We're nothing if not honest. We struggled. We even used phrases that would make a sailor blush.We do, now, have a (mostly) working install of KDE 4 on Xubuntu. And we stand by what we said with our first impressions. KDE 4 is fast, and does have the potential to be a powerful and utilitarian desktop.
However, it's just not there yet.
A few of the major issues we encountered we have since solved.
Updates can be made to a system that doesn't have a root account using gksu and Synaptic, or via the console. It seems there is a problem with calling kdesu. The other solution, of course, is to give root a password. This was a bit disappointing, but it certainly wasn't a deal breaker.
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Google Maps' self promotion pays off
Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Google, Yahoo!
Google has been promoting Google Maps on search results pages, and according to Hitwise, their promotion is paying off. As a result, Google Maps has seen a sizeable increase in their traffic in the last year. If you were to search for an address on Google before last January, you would have seen map links for Yahoo, MapQuest, and Google Maps. Now, you only see a link for Google Maps.
Additionally, if you search for "map quest" or "mapquests", you'll see a Google Maps advertisement next to the search result. The number of searches resulting in a visit to Google Maps recently tripled. According to hitwise, on the week ending January 6, 2007, 0.22% of searches resulted in traffic going to Google Maps, versus 0.67% during the same week this year.
In our non-scientific observation, most younger people are using Google Maps and MapQuest is utilized by old timers who've been using it for years.
Which online mapping system do you use? We look forward to seeing opinions in the comments from yougin's and geriatrics alike.
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WeGame - Video sharing for gamers
WeGame.com is a social video sharing site that focuses on gamers and the games they play. The idea behind WeGame is that users can upload their own videos or use the WeGame client to capture game videos and throw them up for everyone's consumption. Unlike similar sites built around games such as GameVideos, WeGame is differentiating itself by putting all its emphasis behind user-submitted content.By supplying a client for capturing game video that supports a decent number of games, WeGame makes it very easy to upload new content - even for people who might otherwise never post videos at all. And, with the right audience there to watch your latest replays, exploits, or you latest machinima creation, the incentive to post is high. Unfortunately, the client is currently only available for XP and Vista.
Of course, comments, embedding, and voting are all part of the site. So, if you've been digging around the net for game videos without getting the kind of social interaction you've been looking for, WeGame is for you.
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The $1.77 trillion FCC fine for Comcast - Official inquiry begins
Last week, news broke that Comcast may be paying a steep FCC fine to the tune of $1.77 trillion dollars for throttling peer-to-peer traffic such as BitTorrent. Yesterday, Comcast confirmed that it has received official word that it is under the investigation of the FCC, but an FCC spokesman would not confirm the letter, saying that "Enforcement Bureau communications of this type were not to be made public," according to Multichannel News.If you had hopes that Comcast is going to be held responsible for even a fraction of that $1.77 trillion, think again. Although it made some ripples in the blogosphere, Comcast will most likely wiggle out of this one just fine. Apparently, FCC policies aren't exactly formal "rules" and as such are flexible when it comes to "network management."
So what does Comcast say? Naturally, that they are in accordance with FCC policies since "reasonable network management is necessary for the good of all customers." In other words, it's fine if we throttle your BitTorrent connection since it's for the good of all. Wonderful. They are probably going to resolve this all over a cup of coffee anyway. "Oh that neutrality thing? Yea, you know, peak times, things get busy, networks need to be managed - always have to keep in mind the common good, right?"
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DLS Interview: OpenDNS Founder and CEO David Ulevitch
Filed under: Internet, Security, Utilities, Features, Web services, DLS Interviews
We are long-time fans of the free DNS-lookup service OpenDNS, which serves as a replacement for your ISP's DNS. We recently got a chance to ask the founder and CEO of OpenDNS, David Ulevitch, for a quick history of OpenDNS and for an update on the service.DLS: What got you involved in DNS?
David: When I was a freshman at Wash U. in St. Louis, I started becoming more active online. I went to buy a domain name and in the process, learned of the need for a solid, reliable DNS service. I was already running my own server, so I took the obvious next step and wrote my own DNS management software. The need became even more obvious when word about my software got around and several people wanted to use it. The software eventually became a service, EveryDNS.net, that's still operating today.
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Play 3D Flash-based Tetris online - Time Waster
Multi-player Tetris not your cup of tea? How about a shot of espresso then? Tetrical is an online Tetris-style game that adds a whole new dimension of complexity. Literally. Tetrical is a browser based game that's basically a 3D version of Tetris. If you're pretty good at Tetris there is no guarantee you will be good at Tetrical, as it takes a while to get used to the 3D environment, And to make matters worse, some of your blocks have weird 3D shapes.
Of course, Tetrical is hardly the first 3D version of Tetris around. We remember playing Blockout back in the 80s. Fortunately, no classic game ever seems to go uncloned. If you're looking for a Blockout-style game to play in your web browser while your boss's back is turned, you might want to try 3DTRIS. The controls feel a bit more intuitive to us than Tetrical's, but that might be years of muscle memory kicking in.
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Apple launches iTunes movie rentals
Filed under: Internet, Video, Apple
Steve Jobs announced the move during his Macworld keynote today. Rentals are available starting today and about 1,000 films should be available from the iTunes store by the end of February. Apple will charge $2.99 for regular titles, $3.99 for new releases, and a dollar more for HD content.
Movies will be viewable for up to 24 hours, and you can start watching 30 seconds after your download begins (assuming you have a fast internet connection). Probably the coolest feature is that you'll be able to transfer rentals to an iPod or iPhone for viewing on the go. While other services offer portable viewing options for purchased movies, this is the only way to rent a movie and take it with you on an iPod.
In related news, Apple and Fox have announced a partnership to include digital copies of movies that you can manage with iTunes on all DVDs the studio releases.Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Pirate Bay receives 5 year supply of toilet paper from prosecutors
The Pirate Bay, an epitome of copyright defiance in the P2P realm, has become something of a holy grail for prosecutors. Assuming that throwing more paperwork at them must eventually do the trick, Pirate Bay admin Peter Sunde tells Ars Technica that they have just received over 4,000 pages containing information regarding the prosecutors' current investigation.But that doesn't bother Sunde, as he says that if him and the other admins are indeed convicted they will "just appeal all the way to the European Union court. So in five years time this might be settled."
Considering the amount of media attention these actions bring the Pirate Bay, it almost seems detrimental to the efforts of the prosecutors. Not to mention it doesn't make the copyright defenders look environmentally savvy when they dish out 4,000 pages more than anyone probably ever wants to see of investigative materials.
Judging from Sunde's reaction, it looks like all this paper might hope to achieve is providing a fully stocked emergency back up for when the toilet paper runs out over at the Pirate Bay. And maybe injure the back of the mailman who delivered them.
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Are web desktops the new online storage solutions?
Filed under: Internet, Web services, web 2.0
Sure, we've been a bit down on WebOSes in the past. They sort of jumped the shark for us when companies started creating web browsers that you could access from... your web browser. But if you're creating a service that lets people store their files online, the user interface is key. The best online storage solutions already let users drag and drop files from their computer, do batch uploads, and share files with other users. Why not add a few extra applications like media players and Office documents?
After all, Desktop on Demand does everything Ewedrive did, and more. You still get 1GB of free storage space, and you can pay if you need more. If you don't want to use a web-based instant messaging application while you're there, that's fine. You don't have to. But it's nice to have the option.
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Organize your IE7 Favorites
Filed under: Internet, Windows, Productivity
Recently, we told you about some ways to organize and manage your Firefox bookmarks, and one of our readers asked for similar suggestions to use with Internet Explorer. Since we want Michael and our other IE-using friends to loved too, we put together a few ideas for you.Favorites Box lets you add extra attributes to your bookmarks to make them easier to find and organize. Add comments, categories, tags, or login information or even set up a reminders. This one's free to try, but sets you back $19.95 if you want to keep it.
Favorites Finder is a free extension that adds keyword functionality to your bookmarked sites so you can access them in just a couple of keystrokes. Just type a few letters of the site you're looking for and Favorites Finder will search your bookmarks and find all the matches, including whatever's in your folders.
Power Favorites is a slick little extension that merges bookmarks from IE, Opera, and Firefox, then syncs them across multiples computers. You can annotate each bookmark with notes and tags, then view them by tag list or tag clouds. (Tag clouds? Are you listening, Foxmarks?) Power Favorites has a 30-day free trial, then it's $19.95.
When you finally decide to winnow down that super-long list of Favorites you've accumulated over the past two years, it's a pain to have to check each bookmark to make sure the site still exists. Use the free tool Favorites Inspector instead. It will plow through your whole list for you and alert you to any "404 error" pages so you can delete those Favorites instead of filing them.Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Data Portability explained in video
Filed under: Developer, Internet, Productivity, Social Software, web 2.0
There has been a lot of buzz about Data Portability with newcomers like Facebook and Plaxo joining, but you might still be wondering what exactly all this means in the big picture. Well, Michael Pick of Smashcut Media has been kind enough to create a little piece that attempts to put everything into perspective and what the Data Portability movement is about.If we're allowed to take one random stab at what's in store for the future, this is probably going to be the first major component of Web 3.0. Since it looks like a lot of barriers that prevent users from integrating services will be removed, the focus will continue to shift towards content and usability. Chances are good that this is going to really bring in the competition - start-ups will find it easier to acquire new users and the big dogs will have to fight harder to hold on to them.
Since we're not professional fortune tellers, this is just a hunch. But it's probably going to take at least another year before we see Data Portability living up to any of its promises.
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WebEx now offering remote desktop for the Mac
Filed under: Internet, Productivity, Apple
WebEx, one of the premier providers of web-conferencing software, has announced that their desktop sharing software is available for Apple's OS X operating system. PC users have long known the advantage that WebEx provides - being able to share desktops for online meetings, product presentations, and joint collaboration.Just in time for MacWorld, WebEx has announced that they are expanding their product offering and going cross-platform. Using their new OS X client, you can easily conference PC-to-PC, PC-to-Mac, Mac-to-PC, or Mac-to-Mac. Enterprise users will be particularly fond of this added functionality.
To get started, head over to WebEx's Mac page and download the 30-day trial of WebEx PCNow. After installing the WebEx Mac client, you'll be connected to your home computer. Another great feature is the use of 128-bit encryption that is also firewall friendly. For those of you who want to keep an eye on the office or home, you can utilize Remote Webcam Streaming.
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Texas Attorney General declares MySpace plan "smoke and mirrors"
Filed under: Internet, Social Software
Earlier today we told you about how 49 states are going into a comprehensive partnership with MySpace to stop sexual predators and protect children on social networks. Those of us good at geography remember that there are 50 states, so who is the odd one out that isn't part of this "joint statement?" In case you haven't guessed it yet, it's the Lone Star State, Texas.Greg Abbott, the Texas Attorney General, explains the reasons for not participating like this: the implementations that are suggested by the statement are more like window dressing rather than a reliable way of keeping children safe online. And yes, although it is a good idea in essence, it is not as if this is going to change anything in regards to protecting social network users, and therefore inadequate. As such, if Texas joined, it would convey a false sense of security to parents and children - which, according to Abbott, can't be solved until an age verification system is in place.
Although Abbott's stand against the herd is admirable, the idea of an age verification system is not very appealing. For example, surrendering credit card information or social security numbers to prove one's age just to use a social network is probably not going to sit too well with a lot of users. Even if a great system is developed, like some sort of age verification service that is compatible with a number of sites, people will look for alternatives that don't impose these barriers upon users.
Ultimately, with social networks moving towards openness and data portability, this is going to be a fine balancing act between enforced security measures and trusting users to manage their own security.
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