Sit back, relax.
Watch and learn from the pros of graphic design, as they show you advanced Photoshop techniques, taking the simplest elements and creating something beautiful as well as tutorials on advanced drawing and illustration techniques.
Check it:
http://speckyboy.com/2009/03/30/30-photoshop-video-tutorials-learn-from-the-pros-of-graphic-design/
Lots of websites ask you to invite your friends when you sign up, and for good reason; the web is more fun when you can share your experiences with other people.
However, too many of these sites access your list of friends by asking for your username and password so they can sign in as you and scrape your contact lists.
Link source:
http://googlesocialweb.blogspot.com/2009/03/take-your-google-contacts-with-you.html
An Ottawa-area MP is calling for an investigation of Google's massive photo database it's collected. he says there are privacy concerns that have not yet been addressed.
The full story is here:
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/wants Google boss explain street cameras/1443261/story.html
When they said "Tuesday," they meant it.
Not long ago, the clock struck midnight in the Land of the Rising Sun, and sure enough, the bona fide Skype application (v1.0.0.63) for Apple's iPhone has gone live. It's absolutely free to download, too! We're fully expecting it to roll out elsewhere as Tuesday (March 31st) arrives in various time zones.
From:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/30/skype-for-iphone-goes-live-in-japan/
Vista's driver support was a mess when the OS first launched.
Will Windows 7 have the same compatibility issues?
Check it:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2344034,00.asp
I don't know what this is and I don't care.
It may be a MacBook Mini concept. Or a crazy leak. Or just a perfect fake. Whatever it is, it's beautiful. I want one badly.
Read the full story here:
http://i.gizmodo.com/5189531/the-perfect-macbook-mini-leak-concept-or-fake-we-love-it-anyway
The other day I realized that it had been a long time since Id talked about Linux as a whole as opposed to looking at specific distros.
Also, over the past few weeks Ive spent quite a lot of time discussing Windows, in particular Windows 7, and Apples Mac OS X.
Shoes for the geeks.
Some of the best ones out there.
Check it out here:
http://aleptu.com/coolest-geeky-shoes-2919520.html
There have been plenty of posts on the number of awesome javascript, Ajax and CSS techniques and where to find them.
Today, we will have a look at 10 creative & rich UI interfaces in modern day websites and how you can create similar interfaces using the techniques mentioned in this post.
Check it:
http://www.noupe.com/design/10-creative-rich-ui-interfaces-how-to-create-them.html
How Would You Respond to an RIAA/MPAA Warning
Link source:
http://torrentfreak.com/poll-how-would-you-respond-to-an-mpaa-riaa-warning-090329/
These were introduced earlier this year and these products stood out for one particular reason... they are just weird.
Read the full story here:
http://www.pcmag.com/slideshow_viewer/0,1205,l=236013&a=236015&po=1,00.asp?p=y
This week, youtube launched a new "Call to Action" feature for YouTube's nonprofit partners, which allows them to use InVideo overlays to drive traffic to an off-YouTube web page, where they can collect signatures, email addresses, or even donations.
Already, we're seeing nonprofit organizations use this new feature with great success.
Check it out here:
http://www.youtube.com/blog?entry=LD50xTsUNaw
The Release Candidate branch of Windows 7 has evolved all the way to Build 7068.
Windows 7 Release Candidate would be made available in May 2009.
From:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-7-Build-7068-Dogfooded-Leaked-Screenshots-107965.shtml
Getting a little bored how your photos are presented online? How about injecting some fun and humour into it.
You don't really need to be Photoshop literate
Source:
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/25-websites-to-have-fun-with-your-photos/
A police IT forensics specialist has had some of his personal details leak via The Pirate Bay.
Jim Keyzer, who led the investigation into the popular tracker, has just discovered that his girlfriends email account was compromised by hackers, who obtained several passwords and other personal documents.
Source:
http://torrentfreak.com/hackers-go-after-pirate-bay-investigator-090327/
Apple's 30% price jacking is surprisingly tone deaf in the midst of a major recession.
Source:
http://articles.latimes.com/2009/mar/26/business/fi-cotown-itunes26
Why limit your on-the-go Web surfing to Wi-Fi hot spots when you can get online anywhere you can find a cell signal? Here's how to pick the right service and device to bring mobile broadband to your laptop.
A recent e-mail from Eastman Kodak Co. didn't lead to a Kodak moment for Vanessa Daniele.
It got her angry.
Read the full story here:
http://www.physorg.com/news157384011.html
Everybody's doing it.
Even YouTube has succumbed to Twitter mania.
Get the low-down here:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/26/youtube-adds-a-twitter-button/
There are tons of sites out there comparing other sorts of products.
Affiliate programs have spawned so-called review websites, most of which simply rank the companies based on the payout. A new site, HostMonk, doesn't.
Link source:
http://www.roytanck.com/2009/03/26/hostmonk-hosting-reviews-without-the-monkey-business/
After running through a series of ad campaigns designed to make Windows look cool, then victimized, then simply inescapably ubiquitous, Microsoft is now hoping to attack Apple in new ads that portray Macs as unaffordable compared to generic PCs.
According to a report by the Associated Press, Microsoft hired Crispin Porter + Bogusky...
Link source:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/26/microsoft_to_attack_mac_pricing_in_new_series_of_tv_ads.html
Charlie Miller, the security expert who won both this and last year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own security contests by exploiting Macs running Safari, repeated in an interview that he'd recommend Macs to typical users as a safer alternative to Windows PCs.
The full story is here:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/26/pwn2own_contest_winner_macs_are_safer_than_windows.html
After suffering humiliation at the hands of a hacker in 2007, the future of anti-piracy company MediaDefender is in serious doubt.
The stock price of its parent company has plunged, and the two founders of MediaDefender have now left the sinking ship.
Link:
http://torrentfreak.com/mediadefender-founders-leave-sinking-ship-090326/
Backed by the ACLU, a group of Pennsylvania parents is suing to block an enthusiastic DA who has threatened to file child porn charges against teen girls who appear semi-undressed in candid cell-phone photos"unless they agree to attend a five-week program on "what it means to be a girl in today's society."
This week, weve collected some really amazing tips from Web and our own experiences to present you 25 most wanted tips for iPhone 3G.
Get the low-down here:
http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/25-most-wanted-tips-for-iphone-3g/
Pob in our analysis labs blogged earlier this week about a new variant of the RSPlug Trojan horse for Mac OS X that he had written protection against.
One of the ways in which the OSX/RSPlug-F Mac Trojan horse is being distributed by hackers is in the form of a poisoned HDTV/DTV program called MacCinema.
Link:
http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/g/2009/03/25/apple-mac-malware-caught-camera/
EFF's stance is quite clear: DRM is harmful to consumers, it undermines competition and innovation, and unnecessarily preempts users' fair uses of copyrighted content -- all while making no appreciable dent in "digital piracy." In fact, generally the only ones who are inconvenienced by DRM are legitimate customers.
Get the low-down here:
http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2009/03/stating-case-against-drm-ftc
Skype has become the world's single largest provider of international calls, surpassing even incumbent telcos like AT&T.
Unfortunately for the company, few of these calls generate any revenue, and corporate parent eBay grows impatient.
Check it:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/03/skype-handles-more-international-calls-than-att.ars
We reported yesterday about Apples alleged delay in payments to iPhone app developers, but there is more alarming news from iPhone developers about Apples refund policies.
From:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/25/apples-iphone-app-refund-policies-could-bankrupt-developers/
Johannes Larcher will be Web TV startup Hulu's new SVP in charge of procuring international rights, according to PaidContent.
Johannes takes over for Andy Forsell, who is still with the company.
The full story is here:
http://www.businessinsider.com/hulu-hires-up-to-take-its-evil-plot-international-2009-3
This is an insightful tutorial that covers some useful effects. In particular, using brush dynamics to generate particles and creating an artificial bokeh effect was pretty cool.
Link source:
http://www.psdrockstar.com/photo-effects/tutorial-drawing-a-lightbulb/
Esteemed online voices @LeoLaporte and @DaveWiner are sounding the alarm about Twitter's increasing platform dominance.
Its a very dangerous network because its all centralized, Winer said. Both critics have installed their own smaller, open-source micro-messaging systems outside of Twitters domain, i.e., Evan Prodromou's Laconica
Check it:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2009/03/theres-twitter.html
Arriving back home, PM Brown settled in to watch "Psycho" only to receive a far greater horror than the movie itself could bring -- none of his DVDs would play, due to zone restrictions. While saddened and shocked, the PM maintains that American and Britain still have a "special partnership".
Link:
http://www.dailytech.com/Obamas Gift to British PM Ruined by DVD Zone Restrictions/article14660.htm
Exactly a year ago one of the largest torrent sites shut down for good, and a month later the owner was ordered to pay a 110 million dollar fine.
We catch up with TorrentSpy owner Justin Bunnell, whos still in court fighting the MPAA, to see how he views the developments of the past year.
Link source:
http://torrentfreak.com/torrentspy-one-year-after-the-shutdown-090324/
The Obama administration for the first time is weighing in on a Recording Industry Association of America file sharing lawsuit and is supporting hefty awards of as much as $150,000 per purloined music track.
Read the full story here:
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2009/03/obama-sides-wit.html
Some of the most widely used Image viewers/editors for Linux you can consider using.
They are all unique in their own way.
Check it:
http://techcityinc.com/2009/03/10-best-image-viewers-for-linux/
Explorer 8 shapes up to be a complete train wreck as far as customer adoption is concerned.
The full story is here:
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/41808/141/
Man, this is just sad.
Over a year after the internet was set ablaze with rage after seeing Monster's HDMI cable scam, we've just been notified that the tactic is still being used in at least one Fry's Electronics store. For those unaware, the rig works as such: two TVs are set beside each other along with a sign that says "See the Monster HDMI...
Check it:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/23/monster-hdmi-difference-scam-still-kickin-in-frys-electronic/
Performance is a key factor for any successful website.
And since WordPress is becoming more popular than ever, it will only be at its best when raised in the proper conditions. Here are a few things to try if you find that your WordPress site is not performing as well as it could be due to high traffic or hidden issues you don't know about.
Check it out here:
http://www.noupe.com/wordpress/13-great-wordpress-speed-tips-tricks-for-max-performance.html
A 'set and forget' Forex product? Hmmm...it's worth reading this product report before deciding...
The full story is here:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/951/kiss-futures
In this massive collection of resources, you'll find all sorts of resources including: tutorial sites, Photoshop Brushes, patterns, Photoshop Actions, showcases/collections, and much more.
Link source:
http://sixrevisions.com/photoshop/70-excellent-photoshop-resources/
Apple's iPhone 3.0 OS and SDK promises much, except the ability to do more than one thing at a time.
Watch carefully how Facebook responds to the tizzy over its page design changes.
It could be a case study on how to do software in a cloud-computing future.
This morning I thought Id try and spice this blog up a little by making my own logo and then I realised why I never did it before: this laptop is godd*mn slow! This is why I never got to installing Photoshop, the program Ive been using for years to create my own stuff.
Link:
http://actofrage.com/2009/03/5-freeware-photoshop-alternatives-and-web-based-photo-editing/
Properly balancing the interests of various constituencies " and retaining their loyalty, perhaps through improved channels of communications " will prove key to whether the sites can grow into vibrant, moneymaking operations for years to come.
From:
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090322/ap_on_hi_te/tec_social_web_growing_pains
The release of Internet Explorer 8 hasn't had any significant impact on Firefox or any other competing browser, data collected by StatsCounter shows. While the final release of IE8 increased its market share slightly on launch day to 1.39 percent, Firefox 3.0 grew more quickly and reached 25.38 percent.
Check it out here:
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/03/20/ie8.launch.stats/
What a waste! Now the value of Toys R Us $5.1M purchase of Toys.com has been relegated to type-in traffic and potentially some of the inbound links to Toys.com.
From:
http://domainnamewire.com/2009/03/16/toyscom-loses-google-ranking/
A nice selection of reviews about Forex Trading Made Easy
Read the full story here:
http://en.wordpress.com/tag/forex-trading-made-ez-review
An Italian blog site notices a mention of a $899 iMac on Apple's education site.
Currently, Apple is offering only iMacs in 20- and 24-inch screen sizes, starting at $1,199. But it's unclear whether the 17-incher is really new or not.
Get the low-down here:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10201604-1.html
Very impressive detail in this model train diorama.
Way better than my childhood toy set!
Link source:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e98_1237657552
So there's a new Facebook app out there, designed to poll users on the social network's latest redesign.
The results? Hundreds of thousands have responded. 94 percent give it a thumbs-down. Ouch.
Facebook unveiled their new design last week, and guess what: it sucks.
It seems like every time they tweak their design, they end up making it more confusing and lame. So, we looked into our crystal ball to see what Facebook will probably look like in a few years. And this is what we saw
From:
http://www.holytaco.com/what-facebook-will-look-few-years
On the Web, you're nobody unless somebody Dugg you
From:
http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1883644_1883653_1884599,00.html
Doesn't everyone want to be able to earn a few extra beans online? Well, just judging by the refund rate this...
The full story is here:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/102/maverick-money-makers
George C.
Smith's ebook claims to...
Link source:
http://digg.com/business_finance/Forex_Trading_Made_E_Z_Review
1-Wire bus is a communication system which uses just one wire.
It is quite similar to I2C, except for the data rate, which is lower, the costs, which are very low, and the range, which is higher. The 1-Wire protocol allows the communication among several devices such as: temperature, humidity, and pressure sensors, thermocouples etc
Get the low-down here:
http://dev.emcelettronica.com/owfs-linux-application-targeted-1-wire
"We need young people, instead of -- a smart kid coming out of school, instead of wanting to be an investment banker, we need them to decide if they want to be an engineer, they want to be a scientist, they want to be a doctor or a teacher," the president said.
Read the full story here:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9130129
If you think online safety stems from anonymity, guess what: Stealing your online identity is even easier if you don't have one.
The full story is here:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2343484,00.asp
Red-light cameras have been combined with short yellow lights to catch drivers and raise city revenues across the country.
Now an insurance-checking camera company has presented Chicago with a new twist on the idea"instead of speeders, go after the uninsured.
Have you ever sent an email, and just as it was going on its merry way, you realize you misspelled something or you sent it to the wrong person.
Now you can take advantage of that delay to undo the message.
Get the low-down here:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/03/19/gmail-gets-a-panic-button/
iPhone OS, Android, webOS, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, S60; if you're in the market for a new smartphone, your choices have been getting exponentially more complicated lately, and 3.0 won't make the selection any easier.
Luckily for you, Engadget is here to make sense of a frightening and uncertain landscape.
Link:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/19/mobile-os-shootout-iphone-os-3-0-enters-the-fray/
Football Laying Code - I don't think they are talking about going to bed with footballs...
Link:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/948/football-laying-code
A tutorial on how to enable 3G tethering on iPhone 3.0.
Link source:
http://i.gizmodo.com/5175391/how-to-enable-3g-tethering-in-your-iphone-30-now
Twitter power users have many thousands of people following their tweets.
Here are their tips and insight to gaining so many followers.
Link source:
http://jobmob.co.il/blog/get-many-twitter-followers-power-user-secrets/
Photographers in the Free world rejoice! On behalf of the Digikam developer team, Gilles Caullier has announced the first KDE 4 release of Digikam, the photo management application.
Check it out here:
http://dot.kde.org/2009/03/18/kde4-version-digikam-photo-management-available
he controversial Section 92a law is looking increasingly uncertain in New Zealand.
Following a breakdown in talks its been revealed that one ISP has already implemented a version of it, and may have already threatened innocent customers after allegations from copyright holders.
Get the low-down here:
http://torrentfreak.com/kiwi-isp-already-disconnecting-alleged-pirates-090318/
Digital Storm as a company has been around since 2001.
It has become fairly well known in the community for building solid computer systems, primarily targeted at the enthusiast. The company has historically taken a design approach to their products that incorporates only top shelf, standard components.
Check it:
http://hothardware.com/Articles/Digital-Storm-Custom-Core-i7-Gaming-System/
Available in Windows and Mac versions!
Link:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/924/forex-trading-made-ez
Apple sells an astonishing number of iPhone/iPod Touch models since launch, leveraging the unit's abilities as a game platform to be reckoned with
A maker of networking equipment has encroached on the turf of partners like Hewlett-Packard, I.B.M. and Dell with a new product.
From:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/17/technology/business-computing/17cisco.html
Inspired in part by President Barack Obama use of the Internet as a fundraising tool, Harris said, "I decided to try and use the power of the Internet to help me pay for my college education."
From:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090317/ap_on_fe_st/odd_iwanttogotonotredame
Most Digg users probably dont think about the technology it takes to keep Digg up and running.
Thats a good thing. That means hopefully the site always loads when you want to use it and the pages load fast enough so you dont give up and go somewhere else.
On websites that have a lot of pages, breadcrumb navigation can greatly enhance the way users find their way around.
In terms of usability, breadcrumbs reduce the number of actions a website visitor needs to take in order to get to a higher-level page, and they improve the findability of website sections and pages.
The full story is here:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/04/breadcrumbs-in-web-design-examples-and-best-practices
A lot is happening on Facebook.
Not only are your friends telling the world what's going on in their lives, but Facebook itself is changing. It's more open now than before, thanks to the Facebook Connect program And more. You don't have to use Facebook.com to use Facebook anymore. Here are some of the best apps.
Read the full story here:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10197457-2.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=Webware
Well, here we go again... it appears the Canonical just uploaded some new and very nice desktop themes for the upcoming Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) operating system, in order to please their devoted users.
Check it out here:
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Ubuntu-9-04-039-s-New-Themes-106961.shtml
Apple's third-generation iPhone must adopt several crucial features to outsmart competing smartphones, developers and enthusiasts agree.
Link source:
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/03/what-iphone-30.html
This year is an important one for the three largest BitTorrent sites.
In common with The Pirate Bay and isoHunt, Mininova is also heading to court in a dispute with the entertainment industry. This May, the court will decide if the BitTorrent indexer has to actively filter content from the site.
Get the low-down here:
http://torrentfreak.com/mininova-trial-due-in-two-months-090316/
The modern day pirate doesn't sport a patch or walk with a limp.
His weapon of choice is an unassuming pizza-sized satellite dish that can literally harpoon signals from space - and provide lucrative and illicit profit.
I want to get in on some of that tax evasion...
Link:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/5215/tax-secrets-of-the-wealthy
The wiki may have a silly name, but it's a useful technology for collaborating with customers and employees.
Link source:
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/161271/putting_wikis_to_work.html
A flurry of news broke out over yesterday regarding the proprietary headphones required by Apple's new iPod shuffle, and now that Monday's here and everyone's back in the office, some things are starting to get cleared up.
For starters, both Macworld and Boing Boing Gadgets have confirmed with Apple and various third-party vendors that the new...
Check it out here:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/16/apple-confirms-presence-of-proprietary-chip-in-shuffle-headphone/
The kernel is a piece of software that, roughly speaking, provides a layer between the hardware and the application programs running on a computer.
In a strict, computer-science sense, the term 'Linux' refers only to the kernel - the bit that Linus Torvalds wrote in the early 90s.
A few hours ago, certain sections of The Pirate Bay were flagged by Google as containing malware and were subsequently blocked.
Similar warnings are being shown by Firefox, which states that the worlds largest tracker is an attack site. The Pirate Bay team are working on the problem now.
Check it:
http://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-user-pages-blocked-by-google-090315/
A second generation of Microsoft's Surface computing device is two to three years away, the South by SouthWest Festival has heard.
Check it out here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7945154.stm
Search Engine Cloaker, what's that? Read on...
The full story is here:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/1386/search-engine-cloaker
Could Apple be about to take aim at Nintendo's gaming market share by introducing a Wii-like games console of its own?
The full story is here:
http://www.techradar.com/news/computing/apple/apple-wiimote-patent-discovered-in-us-585202
Amazon recently threatened the smackdown on a site offering instructions on how to trick the Kindle into reading other types of files.
This isn't a question of copyright infringement, it's a question of control.
Get the low-down here:
http://i.gizmodo.com/5170131/amazon-threatens-legal-action-against-those-increasing-the-kindles-usefulness
Uploading fakes to BitTorrent is a growing phenomenon, as unscrupulous individuals try to abuse the networks for their own ends.
Read the full story here:
http://torrentfreak.com/fake-axxo-torrents-bombard-bittorrent-090313/
For most, a joystick and Microsoft's Flight Simulator PC software is sufficient, but, over the past 10 years, Sheil has built what Guinness describes as the "world's most expensive home flight simulator".
Apple on Thursday evening made available to its developer community yet another pre-release of Mac OS X 10.5.7, which stands to be the seventh maintenance and security update to the company's Leopard Operating system in less than 18 months.
Check it:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/13/over_80_bug_fixes_due_in_mac_os_x_10_5_7_juno.html
Everybody loves the iPhone, but follow Apple's strict rules or it's 'No soup for you!'
Source:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9129651
What's new in this release: * Joystick support on Mac OS X. * Implementation of iphlpapi on Solaris. * A number of 64-bit improvements. * Obsolete LinuxThreads support has been removed. * Many fixes to the regression tests on Windows. * Various bug fixes.
One of the hot trends right now are those typography designs which normally focus more on 3D. Some designers are even introducing 3D typography particularly for web designs, and even for commercials.
Link source:
http://naldzgraphics.net/inspiration/40-most-inspiring-3d-text-typography-designs/
Microsoft has finished the worldwide roll out of POP3 support for Windows Live Hotmail.
Read the full story here:
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/rollout-for-hotmail-pop3-worldwide-support-complete.ars?utm_source=microblogging&utm_medium=pingfm&utm_term=Main Account&utm_campaign=microblogging
Apple's just confirmed iPhone 3.0 firmware is already rumored to add MMS picture messaging and data tethering.
Also, Sirius XM has said it plans to give its radio subscribers an iPhone app, and Maine is negotiating a major deal to lease 100,000 MacBooks for its schools.
Fusion-io today announced what it is calling the fastest server-based solid state drive on the market today.
Asking for a raise is infrequently easy.
Damn those boss men!
Check it out here:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/260/ask-for-a-raise
The repository system is a great strength of open-source operating systems, but some people want the latest-and-greatest of a particular application while keeping the core system unchanged.
There is also the situation where non-free applications aren't available from within the standard repositories. So you can add extra repositories...
Link source:
http://blog.ibeentoubuntu.com/2009/03/extra-repositories-for-ubuntu-810-you.html
This month, Hulu turns one.
And to celebrate, the joint venture of News Corporation and NBC Universal is pulling back the curtains to reveal which video clips and full-length TV shows from its extensive online collection have been the biggest hit with viewers.
Get the low-down here:
http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/techbeat/archives/2009/03/hulus_greatest.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_tech_beat
The Jaunty Jackalope Alpha 6 is the fifth alpha release of Ubuntu 9.04, bringing with it a number of new features to improve daily computing.
SEATTLE (CNN) -- From the halls of Congress to college dorms and the boardrooms of bankrupt companies, there's been a lot of buzz lately about the social media site called Twitter.
Link:
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/03/12/twitter.tools/index.html?eref=rss_latest
I have always puzzled over making my concrete decorative (who hasn't).
Check it out here:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/5547/decorative-concrete-guide
Employees need to access their email from wherever they happen to be " on the road, at customer sites, remote offices, and at home.
WebMail clients allows receiving and sending email messages using POP3 and SMTP protocols through both local and remote mail servers. Providing secure filtering of unsafe content while viewing HTML-formatted email mess
Read the full story here:
http://www.noupe.com/ajax/10-ajax-webmail-clients.html
By streaming its music, sports and talk channels to users of the iPhone and iPod Touch, Sirius can give its existing subscribers another way to access content and let new customers sign up without buying new radios. Sirius also sees opportunities to bundle its satellite radio service with TV packages from...
Check it out here:
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090312/ap_on_hi_te/tec_sirius_iphone
This tutorial shows how to create a good-looking high-contrast industrial wallpaper.
You can reproduce the tutorial with other images to bring your own style into it.
Link:
http://www.gimpusers.com/tutorials/creating-an-industrial-wallpaper.html
It's easier, but it's far too risky to reuse the same password -- but many of us do, security firm reports.
A third of web users have admitted to using the same password for a number of different websites. According to the security firm, just 19 percent never use the same password twice.
Check it:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/161078/one_third_use_same_password.html
A Yale legal scholar suggests a radical reinterpretation of the Fourth Amendment, in which "security" replaces "privacy" as the guiding principle.
From:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/03/from-the-academy-the-end-of-privacy.ars
Google coming out with its own Linux desktop would be the best thing that ever happened to the Linux desktop and Microsoft's worse nightmare.
And, that last part is just fine by Google.
Read the full story here:
http://blogs.computerworld.com/google_and_the_linux_desktop
If you ask me, the war on buttons has gone too far.
The new iPod shuffle takes a step back in both the usability and compatibility departments. Dont get me wrong, the new VoiceOver feature is a very clever idea, especially on a device with no screen. But the rest of the changes make me wonder if Apple has placed too high a premium on the product's
From:
http://www.macworld.com/article/139333/2009/03/ipod_shuffle_design.html?lsrc=rss_main
He did it.
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple and nerd superhero, just made his debut on Dancing with the Stars. As you'd expect, the surprisingly nimble Woz enjoyed himself without concern of mockery. But as one judge put it, "overall it was a disaster."
Link:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/woz-dances-like-watching-a-teletubby-going-mad/#comments
This demo -- from Pattie Maes' lab at MIT -- was the buzz of TED.
It's a wearable device with a projection screen that paves the way for profound interaction with our environment. Imagine "Minority Report" and then some.
Link:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense.html
Right, not for offensive language in the app itself, but for offensive language on Twitter -- an insanely strict new standard.
Hell, Apple might as well reject the next versions of Safari and Mail, since they can display dirty words too -- and let's not forget the awful things people are doing with Notes and the camera.
Check it out here:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/10/apple-stupidly-rejects-tweetie-1-3-for-foul-language-in-twitter/
Who in their right mind doesn't want to know about the Secrets of the Masons?
Check it out here:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/319/secrets-of-the-masons
The conclusion? The Desktop.
Why the desktop? Linux has already conquered the server market. All it needs to do for that portion of its audience is to continue to scale upwards and keep creating incredible, usable servers. What Linux has failed to do yet is to show the world exactly what a desktop can do for the user.
Check it:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=441
When Apple introduced the new MacBooks, MacBook Airs, and MacBook Pros in October, they also introduced a new four-finger multi-touch trackpad gesture that allowed users to easily switch between applications (swipe left/right) or invoke Expos (swipe up/down).
While it's long been known that the original MacBook Air and early 2008 MacBook Pros...
There's more to great products than functionality.
Don Norman, a cognitive scientist, elaborates on the emotional targets a successful product must hit, summed up in a funny, short and insightful presentation at TED.
Check it:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/don_norman_on_design_and_emotion.html
Wolfram Alpha has been covered recently by everyone from ZDNets own Larry Dignan, to Techmeme, to Ars Technica, with varying degrees of enthusiasm and skepticism.
Computer scientists affiliated with the Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS), based at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), in collaboration with scientists at the Universit Catholique de Louvain (UCL) in Belgium, deployed the first practical, web-based implementation of a secure, verifiable...
Credit Axis by Chuck Chuck
Check it out here:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/2061/credit-axis
Want a free 1-year digital subscription to Linux Journal? Here's how -- it's easy:
From:
http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/want-free-1-year-digital-subscription-linux-journal
Canceling accounts you've created on the Web isn't always easy.
Here's a step-by-step guide on how to ditch social networks, online retailers, blogging services, and more.
One of my favorite web design blogs, Digital Web Magazine is shutting down.
The site has been around since 1996 and I'm sure web designers everywhere are sad to see it go.
Source:
http://www.digital-web.com/news/2009/03/Digital_Web_Magazine_closes_its_doors
In this collection, you will find 40 useful and informative tutorials and techniques on creating three-dimensional artworks in Adobe Illustrator.
Link source:
http://sixrevisions.com/tutorials/40-useful-adobe-illustrator-3d-tutorials-and-techniques/
Here is a Showcase of 50+ Cute and Adorable Monster Characters Illustration to enhance your imagination and for more inspirations.
Source:
http://naldzgraphics.net/inspiration/50-cute-and-adorable-monster-characters-illustration/
The government-owed Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) has set up its very own BitTorrent tracker to distribute their TV-shows.
After a successful test last year they plan to release more DRM-free TV-shows via BitTorrent, using the same tracker software currently in use at The Pirate Bay.
Read the full story here:
http://torrentfreak.com/norwegian-tv-launches-bittorrent-tracker-090308/
In this article, we present 70 new and useful JavaScript and AJAX techniques, all of which are of the highest quality and are more or less easy to configure.
You will also find some very useful but better known techniques to use on almost any project you work on.
Check it out here:
http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/03/08/70-new-useful-ajax-and-javascript-techniques/
Users still facing software issues while running the most current version of Mac OS X Leopard may take kindly to word that Mac OS X 10.5.7 is moving swiftly through its development cycle.
Apple as early as this weekend is expected to equip its vast developer community with a new build of the maintenance and security release.
Check it:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/03/06/apple_ready_with_second_beta_of_mac_os_x_juno.html
This seems to be one of those rare quality ebooks.
Check it out here:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/261/write-grant-proposals
If you want to install cool apps on your iPhone or iPod Touch for free, easily, breaking Apple-imposed limitations without breaking your warranty or Applethingie, here is the how-to guide for Mac and Windows users.
Link:
http://i.gizmodo.com/5166029/how-to-install-apps-on-your-iphone-3g-or-ipod-touch-easily-and-free
LimeWire's new software illustrates a growing trend: "darknets" are becoming simple to setup and use.
As millions of people now find that they can easily create their own private share networks, what's in store for content industry investigators who rely on public P2P networks to find suspected file-sharers?
Check it out here:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/03/the-new-version-of-p2p.ars
"Businesses, educational institutions, governmental agencies and other organizations around the world are converting their computer operating systems from Microsoft Windows to Linux at an increasing pace.
They are likewise converting their application programs from commercial software to free software"
Hutchins isn't surveying a crowd of boozing hipsters, but rather a mass of over 300 recently laid-off workers from the Bay Area's technology industry.
They assembled here Tuesday for LaidOffCamp, a free, day-long conference for the recent victims of the souring economy
The full story is here:
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/techs-laid-off.html
Swedish police have busted one of the largest topsites in the country.
Over 65 terabytes of pirated material was seized, spread across more than 10 servers. Several well known scene groups used the site. The Swedish anti-piracy bureau assisted in the investigation and says that their war on piracy will continue.
From:
http://torrentfreak.com/large-pirate-topsite-raided-in-sweden-090306/
House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank said on Thursday he would push to pass legislation to repeal a three-year-old U.S. ban on Internet gambling that has hurt trade ties with European Union.
Work on drafting the legislation should be completed this month, a House aide said.
Link source:
http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2009/03/05/technology/tech-us-usa-congress-gambling.html
Reasonable looking take on how to escape wage slavery
The full story is here:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/689/rat-race-annihilation
Digg CEO Jay Adelson discusses the merging of social technology.
Read the full story here:
http://www.foxbusiness.com/video/index.html?playerId=videolandingpage&streamingFormat=FLASH&referralObject=3770803&referralPlaylistId=1292d14d0e3afdcf0b31500afefb92724c08f046
Google wants to organise all the world's information.
That's the official line, at least, but what it really wants to do is organise all the world's information and stick ads on it. It's the king of web search and search advertising, but what about the other things we do online? If Google went shopping, these are the six sites and services they
From:
http://www.techradar.com/news/internet/6-companies-google-should-buy-right-now-570740
Palm investor Roger McNamee recently stated that when the phone contracts of the initial iPhone owners expire this summer, theyll all be jumping ship for the Palm Pre - which should be shipping by then. That's not too likely to happen and here's why.
Get the low-down here:
http://www.edibleapple.com/why-iphone-users-wont-flock-to-the-palm-pre-come-june/
So your car doesn't have an iPod dock.
Rather than scrapping your mp3 player for burned cds, (or scrapping your car, for that matter) owners of dockless vehicles can patch together a method for streaming their MP3s through the built-in stereo. Effort and expense will vary, and some setups will sound much better than others.
Get the low-down here:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/how_to/4307160.html
Well being able to spead read would be awesome
From:
http://r.ecommended.com/product/2933/speed-reading-secrets
Security researcher Charlie Miller, who last year won $10,000 for hacking into a MacBook Air via Safari in just two minutes, says he thinks Safari will be the first browser to fall at this year's Pwn2Own contest.
The full story is here:
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2009/03/last-years-pwn2own-winner-says-safari-will-be-first-to-fall.ars
Microsofts latest test build of Windows 7 comes loaded with an option to delete Internet Explorer 8's executable file - making it unusable on the OS.
Source:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/05/windows_7_turn_off_ie8/
Samba's Jeremy Allison says it's all about forcing TomTom either to violate the GPL or to switch from Linux to Microsoft's embedded software - and that this isn't the first time a company has had to choose.
Link:
http://www.computerworlduk.com/community/blogs/index.cfm?entryid=1953&blogid=14
