Perian is a project that allows your QuickTime (Mac only) player to play just about every video format, with the exception of Windows Media. Simply drag the Perian component to your QuickTime library directory and enjoy such benefits as DivX, 3ivX and XviD video compatibility. Before Perian came along, you would have to individually install each of these plugins.
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Apple released 10.4.8 to everyone via Software Update tonight. The update comes in at 211MB (for the Intel version) and is fairly comprehensive with details listed on Apple Docs. Interesting updates include resolving “performance issues that could occur when connecting to a Comcast network” and “improved reliability of iTunes syncing with certain iPod models”.
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Google has just updated their web-based RSS aggregator, Reader, and guess what.. it’s actually usable. I really could not stand the first version Google Reader, which was launched almost 1 year ago. The recent update brings the user interface design up to par with Gmail’s offerings. [click to continue…]
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As of September 26th, 2006, the general public can have a go at purchasing the newest Top-Level Domain, .mobi. As the name implies, .mobi is restricted for sites that adhere to mobile-compatibility style guidelines. So what’s all the fuss about .mobi? Well for me at least, I find it to be an opportunity to buy out a bunch of popular domains first. I just purchased the [click to continue…]
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Congrats to everyone at Yahoo! for the successful acquisition of Jumpcut. Jumpcut is a a social media service.. in a sense. It is similar to Motionbox which I briefly looked at, but allows users to upload not only videos but music and pictures as well. After you’ve uploaded some media you can “remix” and mash it up as you please, or leave that up to the viewers. [click to continue…]
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Release Candidate 1, not to be mistaken with last week’s post about the RC for RC1, for Firefox 2.0 will be available here by 3PM Pacific time today. Mozilla states that this release candidate is very close to what a final product would look and perform like.
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Facebook opened the flood gates this morning, allowing anyone to sign up for an account. Previously, Facebook was restricted to college students with a .edu email address, then it was opened up for a few corporations as well as high school students. Now anyone can join Facebook and enter a geographical network. [click to continue…]
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