This morning I checked my logs to find that not only had the server been down for a short time but the site had more than 12,000 hits in a very short time We’ve all heard of the Slashdot and Digg Effect — I propose a new term just for the new Netscape — SKAPED.
This is one of those things that you just have to watch. This pendulum was created by Danya Parkinson and Joe Bard of Pyrokinetics and is simply amaizing to watch.
What do you do when your hard drive dies or is so small it is no longer useful? Easy, rip it apart and make something cool out of it! Here are 5 ideas to get you started.
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A very interesting demo by Matt Augustine, on Ray Ozzie's Concept Development Team for MS, where he syncs Outlook and Upcoming. It is a modified version of Upcoming, actually running off of .net if you look at the urls, and takes advantage of microformats, live clipboard and sse.
What the heck happened to Google's results on 6/27/2006? At least one blogger wants to know.
What the heck happened to Google's results on 6/27/2006? At least one blogger wants to know.
With the popularity of the LED growing, more manufactures are placing them in unusual places. Here is a roundup of the ten strangest places where you will find LEDs.
“On June 10 2006, At midnight AOL started put advertising on the bottom of their members emails. This has make it very cheap looking like our email services is free email. Members think it is also annoying and it gives the appearance that we endorse the advertising - which we don’t.”
The European Commission is expected to hand down approximately 392 Million dollars worth of fines to Microsofts for it’s alleged non-compliance with antitrust sanctions dating back to December 15.
Bloglines launched a new set of tools for publishers which allow you claim feeds and manage them within Bloglines. Trepidations about losing Bloglines subscribers when you move should be a thing of the past. You are now free to move about the blogosphere.
Microsoft is yet to announce release date and pricing of this keyboard. This should not have a gazillion bugs like their Windows Vista and Ms Office, it should be announced with accurate timelines.
It looks like they have changed the plastics used... It looks like all the complaints about the white MacBooks have finally gotten through to Apple. — A small, but still significant number of people have been reporting
A good overview of all the players in the Software as a Service sector.
This is a multi-functional gadget which is not only function as a pen for us to do writing, but is also an USB flash drive, voice recorder, and MP3 player.
ATI has put back its launching of physics software in its graphics cards for at least 9 months.
Good text content, consistent keyword usage, and great linking can be a winning combination for a website’s rank in search engines. However, can a well-optimized website also be well designed? Perhaps so...
Microsoft Office 2007 has been hit with another delay for a couple more months since users reported tons of bugs when testing the Office 2007 beta. More than 2 million people have tested the latest beta.
Rumours have resurfaced about Intel's intentions to manufacturer a dedicated graphics processor.
Qimonda which is a subsidiary of Infineon has stated that it has provided its first DDR3 SODIMM memory samples to graphics card manufacturer ATI for use in future notebook chipsets which are scheduled to become available next year.
Say you’re stuck in traffic; hit the frowney-face and invite fellow motorist to share in your frustration
Clocky is an alarm clock that runs away and hides if you don’t get out of bed on time. The alarm sounds, you press the snooze, and Clocky will roll off of the bedside table, jump to the floor, and wheel away, bumping mindlessly into objects until he finds a spot to rest. When the alarm sounds again, you must awaken to search for him.
The motivation is to provide a button-free environment in which the user can just use hand gestures to control the sound system. For example, when the user is driving, all he has to do is perform the appropriate hand gestures to control his sound system, all without taking his eyes off the road.
Windows Live Spaces screenshot provides a few clues about the new version. Looks like you can comment and tag photos, initiate a Windows Live Messenger session from within Spaces, see Msgr online status, and have more control over the title position.
Google Sitemaps service also unavailable as new Google PageRank update rolls out.
Third generation cellular wireless technology is still in its infancy and the CEO of Sprint could not spot talking about the next generation.
I am not sure why it is so hard for Software Professionals and Project Managers to understand iterative development, and iterative software solution implementation. If you mention the name RUP or USDP then everyone agreeably nods that they have heard of it, tried it, has its own version of it, or is certified in it.
Checkout the lastest network security tools from insecure.org. you make use the tools for your network analysis and protection
Now that explains why my profile views over at Netscape triped over night as well as my site’s page impressions.
Obviously these two guys doesn’t know anything about the history of Microsoft whose philosophy for most part of its existence is to release software as fast as they can and deal with bugs with service packs.
Netscape, in a last ditch effort to remain relevant, has launched a new service that allows users (and their huge numbers) the determine what stories are hot. It's an interesting move.
Tristan Louis lists 5 reasons why most social networks (like Friendster) fail: privacy concerns, reward and penalty systems, granularity, integration with other apps, and the problem with creating walled gardens.
So, we know everyone has been all over the Motorola Q - after all, it was hyped as the RAZRberry over a year ago and, more recently, as a Blackberry killer. We got our hands on one, and after using it for a few days, Sparky reports back with his full review in this episode.
Photobucket is offering a web browser co-created with Flock that makes it easier to upload and share images. Your own personal photo community right in your own browser. Neat concept.
Microsoft has decided to let users remove or disable the WGA notifications, but they didn’t make it easy! They could have made some simple tool that you could download or even a patch, but no they make you go through and do the dirty work.
The Google Contact pictured above appears to have some sort of wireless mechanism to retrieve information like the weather. While such a tiny device seems impossible right now it may not be as far away as you think.
Check out the cool coil gun projects at Another Coilgun Site. Near the end of the video you will see the coil hand gun! This thing is computer controlled using a microcontroller for enhanced operation.
The legality of sharing copyrighted files over P2P networks notiwithstanding, there are clearly beneficial and legal uses to said networks. But Spain has apparently decided to throw the proverbial baby out with the bathwater, as they've introduced draconian legislation to crack down on all filesharing (via Slashdot). But it gets worse; instead of
More and more web applications offer the features and functionality of desktop software every day. Over the past several months, I've been moving my work to Web-based software applications as much as possible. My favorites include Google Calendar, Writely, Bloglines, Blinksale, Delicious, Ta-Da Lists and Flickr. While many users may balk at leavin
As EarthLink launches its first citywide Wi-Fi network in Anaheim, Calif., this week, serious questions arise about whether the company's strategy to build municipal wireless networks across the country will really work.
Google Checkout launched early this morning and may significantly change the online shopping sector. The system offers low transaction costs for merchants and mediation between buyers and sellers online in exchange for access to what will be a huge amount of data about shopping and sales conversions.
Imagine being able to record any smell you encounter - fragrant or foul - so you can play it back later for others to experience. Engineers in Japan are building an odour recorder capable of doing just that. The device uses electronic noses to analyse an odour, then reproduces it by combining an array of non-toxic chemicals.
Microsoft slaps Google on the face with the launching of an online Microsoft Office 2007 for users to test drive the beta version product.
A company who has massive plans of moving over it’s dominant desktop position to web markets is making great strides in it’s organization to support this goal. I just hope they choose the right people for the right job, otherwise they may end up in a ditch.
This can be beneficial to Microsoft to determine which among the software are selling hotcake and given their history, they may well integrate this to their next software release. They are on a winning note here, they get paid by the vendors for the service and at the same time they become closer to their enemies.
Windows trick to get rid off the annoying windows Update restart message prompt or delay the message prompt after Windows update on your computer.
Gliffy - Web based Visio killer diagramming application. You can sign Gliffy account freely and start drawing and asswmble your diagram online.