From the monthly archives:

January 2007

What’s Your Homepage?

January 31, 2007 · 108 comments

With the advent of dozens of customizable startpages from the likes of Google IG to Netvibes, Internet users have a big decision to make when it comes to setting their homepage. Long are the days of simply using Google or Yahoo! as your homepage. Some prefer news sites or Wikipedia while others indulge in a purely academic homepage with something like Ninja Words. [click to continue…]

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Transmit FTP App Updated

January 30, 2007 · 7 comments

I forgot to mention this earlier, but better late than never – Panic has updated Transmit to version 3.5.6 to combat a large vulnerability. The patched vulnerability dealt with an “exploitable heap-based buffer overflow condition“. You can download the update at the usual place.

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Apple Unveils a Few Surprises

January 30, 2007 · 6 comments

Apple has released the 802.11n enabler alongside unexpected colorful iPod shuffles. The 802.11n will enable 802.11n connectivity on your current-generation Mac (C2D MacBook, C2D MacBook Pro, Mac Pro and C2D iMacs with the exception of the 1.83GHz model, all have 802.11n capabilities). [click to continue…]

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Serph Opens Up Its Beta

January 30, 2007 · 10 comments

My good friends at ACS have finally begun to divulge information about their upcoming web service, Serph. I have used Serph since its infancy and can tell you it’s a powerful service. What kind of service you ask? I’d better leave that [click to continue…]

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Windows Vista Officially Released

January 30, 2007 · 18 comments

Vista has finally arrived and it comes in an overwhelming variety of flavors. Wikipedia has a detailed chart comparing each version of Vista; on the high-end there is the Vista Ultimate full version retailing for $399 and at the low-end we’ve got the Vista Home Basic upgrade for $99. Then there is the Vista Ultimate signature edition for the uber fanboys out there. [click to continue…]

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Trillian Astra – Cerulean’s Next Gen IM Client

January 30, 2007

PC users are well aware of Cerulean Studios’ excellent Trillian instant messaging client. To the Mac users that haven’t heard of Trillian before, it’s pretty much the Adium of the PC world. Cerulean has begun development on their next generation client named Trillian Astra. The best part is that it will be available on both [...]

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Hellenic OS X Localization Finally Emerges

January 29, 2007

Mac users in Greece are well too aware of the fact that Apple does not have any localization for Greek OS X users. After a lot of work, several devoted Mac users have created a Hellenic OS X localization and are offering it for no charge. Creating a localization for an entire operating system is [...]

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Help Me Clean Out My Inbox

January 29, 2007

I frequently receive emails from developers or PR people looking to inform me and you guys about new websites, services or products. From time to time I’ll find a really interesting one and write up an entire article on it. As of recently I’ve been flooded with work (and emails) so I’ll just point you [...]

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Shaun Releases Mint 2.0

January 28, 2007

Shaun Inman has released the next version of Mint, the ever popular web stats tracking software. I’ve been using it since 2005 and this is the first substantial upgrade. If you purchased Mint before January 1st, 2007 it’ll cost you $19 to upgrade but it’s worth it. I just upgraded tonight.

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The Vista Challenge

January 27, 2007

Last week I got a copy of Vista Business edition through my MSDN Academic Alliance account at Georgia Tech. Obviously, I was compelled to install it and test it out. I was able to successfully get a dual-boot OS X and Vista setup working so I bring to you today, The Vista Challenge. I will [...]

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Stammy Script: RSS to Twitter using PHP

January 26, 2007

I’ve been a Twitter user for a few weeks now and have come across many tools to help with Twitter posting and integration. I have also seen several Twitter mashups that essentially do RSS to Twitter and have become rather popular. At first it might sound stupid to use Twitter for syndication instead of tried [...]

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Sidebar Creative Launches

January 25, 2007

Web design and development gurus Dan Rubin, Jonathan Snook, Bryan Veloso and Steve Smith have combined forces. They created Sidebar Creative – a powerful web development collective. Bryan tells me they’re glad to work with any size client – big or small. I like how their contact form has a slider for budget, with the [...]

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Dell Acknowledges Open-Source Customers

January 24, 2007

Dell is now offering the “open-source n Series desktop solution” that can be shipped without an operating system. The open-source lineup consists of 3 well-priced and affordable Dell Dimension models. The higher end model, the E520, sports a dual-core Pentium D 820 CPU while the lower end E521 and C521 desktops utilize a dual-core AMD [...]

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You Can Charge a MacBook with a MacBook Pro Adapter

January 23, 2007

For those wondering if you can charge a MacBook with a MacBook Pro power adapter – you can. The MacBook Pro power adapter has two modes, one for 18.5V @ 4.6A (85W) and another for 16.5V @ 3.65A (60W). It automatically senses what it’s plugged into and if it’s plugged in a MacBook it uses [...]

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WordPress 2.1 Out

January 22, 2007

WordPress 2.1 was released earlier today and it boasts many bug fixes (over 550 strong) and an impressive new feature list. For me the most important new feature is auto save for posts with a revamped upload manager coming in a close second.

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