November 2008
139 posts
Helvetireader →
Greasemonkey Script for Google Reader. Minimal redesign.
Free Software We're Most Thankful For... →
Dear free software developers: Before we American nerds sit down to our turkey and mashed potatoes today, know that your creations are at the top of the list of things we’re most thankful for….
Free Software We're Most Thankful For... →
Dear free software developers: Before we American nerds sit down to our turkey and mashed potatoes today, know that your creations are at the top of the list of things we’re most thankful for….
Cellphone boarding pass gets tested, experience... →
The biggest problem with a new scheme — particularly one involving you, technology and the TSA — is the very real fear that introducing something fresh into a traditional system will…
Print Out a Cardboard iPhone Dock [DIY] →
The crafty bloggers at the Geeky Gadgets web site don’t want to pay an extra $30 for an iPhone 3G dock, so they fashioned one out of cardboard—and are now offering the cut-out template as a…
Self-Diagnosis via Web Search Leads Users to Think... →
Everyone’s done it: you’ve got a raging stomachache and you’re feeling kind of fatigued, so you search online for the cause of your malady and conclude that you’ve got cancer. A new study from…
Just tried to cancel my Vonage account, but the system made me go thru 3 min of menus before telling me they were closed. Vonage sucks.
who else has a xbox gamertag?
Live Mesh now available for Mac OS X →
Filed under: Software, MobileMe
While many Mac users use MobileMe for file synchronization, there are the a few (*raises hand*) who think it’s overpriced. Therefore, I have been…
MyTailor.com - Custom Shirts and Suits Fabric... →
Print Out a Cardboard iPhone Dock [DIY] →
The crafty bloggers at the Geeky Gadgets web site don’t want to pay an extra $30 for an iPhone 3G dock, so they fashioned one out of cardboard—and are now offering the cut-out template as a…
Amazon gets Black Friday started early, shows off... →
You’re thinking about it. Your spouse is thinking about it. Your kids are thinking about it. And yes, your NXE Avatar is thinking about it, too. Black Friday is but hours away, and…
PSP piracy down, but so are major releases →
Filed under: Sony PSP, Business
Speaking to MTV Multiplayer, SCEA hardware marketing boss John Koller admitted that piracy of PSP software is still very much a concern to the…
Belkin Mini Surge Protector with USB Charger... →
Shared by joekwon
I used to want this ,and I sort of still do. But I saw it in person the other day and it’s actually fairly large. Not as compact as you might think.
The Belkin Mini Surge…
Don’t Follow Trends: Set Them! →
Shared by joekwon
“Web design isn’t art” - I’ve said this exactly same thing a billion times to designers. Web design is about communication, not self-expression. Get over yourself!
by Dmitry…
Diddy Wants To Be The Next James Bond →
Shared by joekwon
is diddy serious?
Sean Combs releases a “movie” on YouTube promoting his new men’s fragrance and announcing his desire to be the next James Bond:
I am debuting my…
Self-Diagnosis via Web Search Leads Users to Think... →
Everyone’s done it: you’ve got a raging stomachache and you’re feeling kind of fatigued, so you search online for the cause of your malady and conclude that you’ve got cancer. A new study from…
Making ‘Iron Man’ →
Shared by joekwon
really cool
Terrific set of behind-the-scenes photos by Jeff Bridges during the making of Iron Man.
★
Mac Users Susceptible to Malware Tricks, Too →
Filed under: Computers, Tech Tips
As we’ve said countless times, you — the user — are the biggest security threat to your PC. While Windows has a well deserved…
Gifts for the beginning developer →
Filed under: Developer, Holidays
Whether you’ve just started writing your first lines of code or you’ve just moved over to the Mac/iPhone platform as a developer, this guide is sure to please.
Amazon Kindle 2 Slated For “Early Q1″ →
Update on the Kindle 2: It was scheduled to be released in October in time for this holiday season, but Bezos himself reportedly pulled the plug for last minute changes to the software. Our…
Twitter Acquires ‘Values of n’, Adds Rael Dornfest... →
Shared by joekwon
ah booo. I really liked Stikkit and I Want Sandy. Both pretty innovative webapps.
Hot on the heels of news that it rejected an acquisition offer from Facebook, Twitter…
Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide, 2008! →
Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! We know as well as anyone what a ridiculous mess it is shopping for tech gifts for your family and friends, especially when you tack on the…
Engadget's Holiday Gift Guide: for him →
Hey, look. We know what it’s like trying to buy a gadget or some other related piece of technology for the man in your life. It’s scary, and weird, and you never know if you’re doing the…
Links to The Guild on MSN/Xbox Live/Zune! →
We will be sure to alert you when a new episode goes up (Like Season 2 Episode 1 will go up November 25th, 12:01 AM PSD on Xbox Live and Zune, and for MSN Streaming, all for international as well)…
gobble gobbledegook
Hello Kitty C1 netbook packs a lotta 'tude... →
Shared by joekwon
i’m not sure how to feel about a laptop sold by Sanrio
There’s been a serious dearth of Hello Kitty-branded products these days, but the dry-spell is thankfully at…
Popular YouTube series "The Guild" finds... →
Shared by joekwon
again, not sure how to feel about this.
The Guild has long been a hit on YouTube, largely thanks to star and writer Felicia Day. While such content is usually hard to monetize,…
Integrate YouSendIt with Microsoft Office... →
Send that big PowerPoint presentation or Excel spreadsheet without clogging up your recipient’s email inbox straight from Microsoft Office using previously mentioned file delivery service…
Apple releases iPhone 2.2 firmware →
Filed under: iTunes, iPhone
The long awaited iPhone firmware version 2.2 has appeared in iTunes and is ready for download. You can grab it now by clicking the “Check for Update” button…
iPhone 2.2 is out, everyone load up iTunes and upgrade
iPhone 2.2 is out, everyone load up iTunes and upgrade
really wanting to love the Terminal gmail theme, but it’s just too much
in want of cold weather
Integrate YouSendIt with Microsoft Office... →
Send that big PowerPoint presentation or Excel spreadsheet without clogging up your recipient’s email inbox straight from Microsoft Office using previously mentioned file delivery service…
Dr. Awesome game for iPhone lets you perform... →
perfectly nailed as Qix meets Trauma Center, it imports names from your address book
Doc Scrubber Removes Hidden Metadata from Your... →
Windows only: Every time you save a Microsoft word doc, Word embeds gobs of potentially embarrassing metadata in your document, meaning that when you send a document off to someone else, you…
JS-909, a Javascript drum machine without Flash →
Shared by joekwon
someone make an awesome beat please
through a hack, it even works in IE 6
Woman asks Apple community about an unusual iPhone... →
Shared by joekwon
wow
no, raunchy photos don’t accidentally attach themselves to outbound email
Engadget HD catches the Media Center DirecTV... →
Shared by joekwon
hurry up people. Let’s get this baby to market!
The crew over at Engadget HD was part of a tour of the Microsoft eHome lab and was lucky enough to catch the…
reformatting the macbook air, getting ready to take it to apple genius bar
free from my civil duty
Kami Kami Bite Counter Keeps Your Kid Masticating →
Shared by joekwon
this is horrible. yet I think I needed one when I was growing up.
Filed under: Computers
We’ve no clue what kind of sick, demented parent would ever put their…
Study Shows Cell Phones Can Trigger Mercury to... →
Shared by joekwon
i’ve got plenty of fillings. fortunately nobody calls me because I’m a loser.
Filed under: Cell Phones
We’re not even going to pretend we fully grasp what’s going on…
Desktop Tower Defense Creator Launches New Game... →
Shared by joekwon
desktop tower defense is ridiculously addictive
If you obsessively played Desktop Tower Defense last year (and really, who didn’t?), you’ll love this news: Paul…
Apple: Snow Leopard release in Q1 2009 →
Oops. Jordan Hubbard, Director of Apple’s Unix Technology Group, made a boo boo. The slide above was pulled from the deck presented last week at the LISA (Large Installation System…
Amazon Web Services Launches CloudFront →
Amazon made good on their promise to launch a content delivery network by the end of the year this morning with the release of CloudFront.
Pricing in the U.S. and Europe starts at $.17/GB…
Etherpad Shows Google Docs How It’s Done →
Shared by joekwon
Writing documents collaboratively is immensely useful. If you work on documents that other people work on, or are in a brainstorm with remote users, this is fantastic.
A…
NXE Netflix streaming loses Sony's Columbia... →
Shared by joekwon
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Filed under: Microsoft Xbox 360, Online
[Original headline: “NXE Netflix streaming queues suddenly gimped”] Our Netflix streaming queues just got…
Why Apple Won't Allow Adobe Flash on iPhone →
Shared by joekwon
i honestly believe that Flash plugin for safari is not a good thing for the iPhone. Instead a Flash browser that loads up sites optimized for handheld browsing is a better idea.