January 2009
93 posts
Porto’s is unbelievably busy
SlingPlayer for BlackBerry beta available for... →
Here we go peoples. Get excited, because Sling has just opened the doors to all of you BlackBerry-lovers who want some TiVo on the go. Download link is below, so get out those ‘Berrys,…
December 2008
155 posts
At the la light festival. So far a bit underwhelmed.
Had a very successful day at work
Man Uses YouTube to Search for Package Bandit →
Filed under: Audio/Video, Computers
A San Jose, California man who keeps having his mail and packages swiped from his doorstep has resorted to some remote sleuthing technology to help…
gorgeous day in the office
Picasa for Macs Might Launch at Macworld 2009... →
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please please please! iPhoto is driving me crazy.
Citing a supposed inside source, the Googling Google blog says it’s plausible that a free Mac OS X version of Picasa,…
Magnetic / detachable lenses suddenly make... →
Not that we haven’t seen patently absurd lens attachments for mobiles before, but we’ve yet to come across any that were this universal (and be to honest, this useful). Sure, one could…
6 New Web Technologies of 2008 You Need to Use Now →
Every year, we see scores of innovations trickle onto the web — everything from new browser features to cool web apps to entire programming languages. Some of these concepts just make us smile, then…
SlingPlayer for BlackBerry beta available for... →
Here we go peoples. Get excited, because Sling has just opened the doors to all of you BlackBerry-lovers who want some TiVo on the go. Download link is below, so get out those ‘Berrys,…
Burn More Reliable Discs with QuickPar [Step By... →
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smart
Reader ST discovered that aging data backup CDs he had burned had become unreadable, so now he uses QuickPar to make recovering data on disc with bad sectors possible….
doing a 7-pass wipe of old hard drives so I can toss them
The obvious truth about text messaging: you're... →
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I’ve been yelling about this forever. TXT rates are outrageous.
C’mon folks, does it really take an in-depth research study to figure this one out? On the whole, per-use…
Left 4k Dead →
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haha, this is awesome
lo-fi zombie shooter in 4k of Java [via]
Use a Prius as an Emergency Generator [Clever... →
If you happen to be the owner of a Toyota Prius, or any other battery-packed hybrid car, you can use it as a surprisingly effective emergency generator. After a storm knocked out power in…
Use a Prius as an Emergency Generator [Clever... →
If you happen to be the owner of a Toyota Prius, or any other battery-packed hybrid car, you can use it as a surprisingly effective emergency generator. After a storm knocked out power in…
Spark a Lifetime of Do-It-Yourself Projects... →
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i love this magazine. LOVE it.
It’s not too late to give the gift of making: MAKE Magazine has gift subscriptions and gift certificates to the Maker Shed store…
Download Free Computer-Generated Christmas MP3s... →
Load up your iTunes playlist with some holiday cheer but save a few bucks in the process with almost 20 classic holiday recordings that are available as a free download from the Garritan…
Cousin Marriage Okay by Science →
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Would’ve been good news for George Michael
Procreation by cousins is no riskier than a woman in her 40s giving birth, and scientists think it should not be banned. It’s a social,…
wants Firefly on Blu-ray, even tho I already own it on DVD
just spit coffee all over myself and my computer
How to Fold an Origami Millennium Falcon →
Origami. Star Wars. What could be more fun than combining the two? (Rhetorical.) Paper-folding artist Philip Schulz showed us how to fold the iconic ship.
Animoto On The iPhone: Trust Me, You Want It →
Yeah, I gush about Animoto (and so do others). And I’ll keep on gushing because they are an example of a startup that just focuses like a laser on doing one thing well. In their case, it’s…
Creating a Slick Auto-Playing Featured Content... →
javascript rotator
hates how he has a pavlovian response to email notification sounds
3D gaming, HD video coming to netbooks in 2009 →
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finally. I almost bought a new book 2 months ago until I loaded up Hulu on one and witnessed stutter-city.
NVIDIA and VIA have both made recent announcements in the netbook…
Woz gets a new job →
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woz is a super nice guy
Filed under: Macworld, Mods, The Woz, Apple History
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak seems to be a lot more visible lately. First,…
Locked away in a small room in Japan →
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holy crap
I would have beat the crap out of someone if this was done to me. This Japanese guy was locked away in a small room for almost a year all in the name of entertainment.
flu shots are a sham
totally failed at making backed french toast
the wife confessed to eating my porto’s chocolate croissant while I was at work
Financial site Mint.com releases iPhone app →
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Software, Odds and ends, Freeware, iPhone, App Store
I’ve been using Mint.com (not to be confused with Shawn Inman’s great Mint web stats…
Aviary, web-based image editing suite, goes public... →
their blog and Hall of Fame shows off the power of the apps
72 Hour Emergency Survival Kit →
Whether it be zombies, robots, or giant mutant guinea pigs, be prepared with the 72 Hour Emergency Survival Kit ($100). This stylish kit includes a 5-in-1 hand-crank flashlight, 2400…
The Recording Industry Decides To Stop Suing Its... →
After suing tens of thousands of customers to no avail, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) has decided to change tactics. Instead of dragging music downloaders and…
Foxit takes on the eBook world with low(er) cost... →
Never mind those eBay prices for the Kindle, and don’t pay any attention to the $399 sticker attached to Sony’s Reader — instead, feast your eyes on this gem. The $259 eSlick is…
Alioscopy's 40-inch 3DHD autostereoscopic LCD... →
Mention 3D, and you’ll get an enthusiastic shrug from most. Mention three little words in conjunction, and everything changes. In case you haven’t guessed that magic trio, it’s “no…
iPhone thief thwarted by MobileMe sync →
Filed under: Humor, Odds and ends, iPhone, MobileMe
To say that MobileMe hasn’t made everyone happy may be a bit of an understatement. We don’t generally hear from the satisfied…
Scrabulous Case Dismissed →
Filed under: Computers, Video Games
The long torrid tale of Scrabble knockoff Scrabulous may finally be coming to an end. Hasbro, the owner of Scrabble in the Americas, sued…
The Ultimate Web Developer’s Christmas Wish List →
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This is a surprisingly accurate list of stuff any web developer would want. Or already has.
By Glen Stansberry
As the mistletoe is hung and egg nog served, friends and family…
Sprinkle powdered sugar on cookies with a tea... →
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i have neither a sifter nor a tea infuser. I must obtain one.
Amanda’s smart cookie decorating hack:
My ladyfinger cookie recipe calls for powered sugar to be…
Web Design Resources →
can’t wait - http://tinyurl.com/5gmuf7
How to Be a Workaholic Without Being a Jerk →
In the year 2020, technology such as web-connected mobile phones will continue to blur the boundaries between people’s work and personal lives — as well as their real and online lives — according…
Copyright cop wedding crashers fined by Spanish... →
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this is a new low
A Spanish rights group for musicians and artists has been hiring detectives to sneak into weddings in order to videotape the goings on and catch certain venues…
finished my expenses with 5min left ‘til the deadline. w00t!
Yahoo outdoes Google, will scrub search logs after... →
Yahoo is trumpeting its commitment to privacy today after agreeing to anonymize its log files after 90 days. That moves it ahead of Google and Microsoft, and Congress has already taken notice.
…
Dikshit Guilty of Internet Gambling →
One of the world’s richest men, Anurag Dikshit, pleads guilty to unlawfully allowing American’s to gamble on his overseas website. He’ll pay $300 million in fines and cooperate with authorities…
BlackBerry Storm buyer's remorse? You're... →
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Please don’t buy a storm. Unless you’re okay with a really slow typing experience.
We tried to warn you, but you just didn’t want to hear it. “How bad could it be?”…
LA is gorgeous after the rain