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August 2006

Get Firefox 2 Beta 2

August 31, 2006 · 23 comments

As of this writing the Firefox 2 Beta 2 download page doesn’t link to it but with this URL you can download Beta 2. I have been using Beta 1 ever since it was released and really came to like it (especially live, inline spell checking). So what does Beta 2 bring to the table you ask? A nicely refreshed look – new icons and tab styling. [click to continue…]

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Top 10 Colleges for Gaming

August 30, 2006 · 9 comments

The folks at Global Gaming League have compiled a very impressive list of the top 10 colleges that excel at gaming. They actually did a survey of students at many universities, so this is a real and factual list. We’re not talking about universities that teach gaming, rather ones with strong gaming culture among students with [click to continue…]

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The Chumby Platform

August 29, 2006 · 11 comments

Last weekend at Foo Camp, a small company named Chumby Industries showed off their newest prototype creation. Simply called the Chumby, the compact device sports a 266MHz ARM processor, 32MB SDRAM, a good-sized 3.5 inch LED backlit LCD display with QVGA resolution and Wi-Fi capabilities. Input and output [click to continue…]

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Google Talk and Skype Sitting in a Tree…

August 29, 2006 · 4 comments

Poking through my feeds this late night I saw that Ron wrote up a little piece about the future of Google Talk. It turns out that Google has made an agreement with Skype, allowing the services to work together (soon). [click to continue…]

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Flickr To Add Geo Tagging

August 28, 2006 · 16 comments

Kudos to the Flickr folks at Yahoo! as they will be rolling out geo tagging functionality later today as noted on TechCrunch. Utilizing Yahoo! Maps and Yahoo! Search technology, the new flickr feature will bring an updated Organizr which allows you to tag your photos and photosets by simply marking them [click to continue…]

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Google Sets Sights on the Office

August 28, 2006

According to MSNBC and the entire blogosphere, Google will be releasing a set of Office tools as an extension of the whole “for your domain” service (remember how there was gmail for your domain?). The free bundle of online applications being unrolled today include gCal, gmail, gTalk and Page Creator as Google Apps for Your [...]

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New Get a Mac Ads Hit the Web

August 27, 2006

Apple has released three more viral advertisements into the wild. The first is entitled Accident and focuses on the magsafe feature in MacBooks. Angel/Devil shows what you can make with iPhoto while Trust Mac emphasizes how Macs aren’t as vulnerable to spyware as PCs.

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The Microformats Movement

August 27, 2006

With the news that Yahoo! fully supports microformats, there are undoubtedly a few questions from the not-so-techy web user. Having had the chance to briefly speak with Tantek about microformats at BarCamp SF this past summer, I can help to clear any misconceptions. If you remember or use vCards, dubbed the electronic business [...]

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5 Steps to a Successful Blog Post

August 26, 2006

Browsing around online, I have come across many blogs and taken note of their unique writing styles and formats. Many of these blogs had horrible readability for a number of reasons other than design. This post sums up some of the easy steps I try to follow to ensure improved readability on my [...]

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New Page: Linkage

August 26, 2006

Tonight I replaced the dead and uninteresting links page with a just as badly named page, linkage. This page keeps track of my ever growing list of accounts for various Web 2.0 services and helps you find me on those sites. I also wrote a bit about each service, how I use it [...]

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Setup Your First Podcast

August 24, 2006

9ruler Ben Gray wrote a great tutorial detailing the process and tools required for creating a simple solo podcast similar to the ones he regularly records. He covers ID3 tags for published audio files, feeds for your podcast and the software that makes it all come together.

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First Week of Junior Year

August 24, 2006

I arrived safely in Atlanta last Friday and have been building Ikea furniture ever since. I have a somewhat habitable room right now and after a hectic day of trying to piece together my course schedule at the last minute I seem to have found a nice variety of classes. Things might change [...]

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Calgoo – Standalone Google Calendar App for Windows

August 23, 2006

Tech startup Calgoo has just released the “First Draft” of their innovative software that allows you to manage your Google Calendar account in a full application. There are several advantages of taking your calendar from a web-based experience into an application. First and foremost, you can keep track of

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Azureus 2.5 is Out!

August 22, 2006

The popular Java-based BitTorrent super-client, Azureus, has hit version 2.5. You can grab your copy on the Azureus Sourceforge page. This version packs a bunch of new features as listed on the changelog; notable improvements include reduced CPU usage when connected to large numbers of peers and the ability to detect your connection’s latency and [...]

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Gmail Adds mp3 Playing Capabilities

August 22, 2006

It seems like I’m announcing some new Gmail feature every month, but they are definitely welcomed features. This month Google adds the ability to play mp3 audio files attached in emails. This feature adds-on to the recent news of the updated version of Google Talk which allows for voicemail messages; now gTalk users can [...]

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