Wednesday, August 31, 2005

FW: podcasts, links and notes from geobloggers

podcasts, links and notes from geobloggers

Catt Family posted a photo:

podcasts, links and notes from geobloggers

Started to write some How To files for geobloggers detailing how to use it to podcast on a location basis and also how to add notes, links and video.

Above is a podcast, link, note and a load of photos from geobloggers being shown on Google Earth.


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Winamp v5.1 Leaked!!

Changelog:Winamp 5.1 Surround Edition
* New: CodingTechnologies AACPlus encoder!
The MP3 Killer!
Awesome at low bitrates too!
* New: Grand Prize Winner of the Internet Surround Music Project!
KAJE - Hey Buddy (featuring Afrika Bamb......& more

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9 Days until Firefox 1.5 Beta

The lockdown for â??Firefox 1.5 Beta 1â?³ will occur at 11:59pm on Tuesday, Sept 6 in preparation for release on Thursday, Sept 8.

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Friday, August 26, 2005

New Dust Devil Pictures From Mars

A nice collection of still and animated pictures of dust devils on mars from the Spirit Rover.

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GTalk in your digg profile.

Well, seems that Krose paid off and added an option to have GTalk as your main IM Client in your digg account.

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PSP Podcast Loader

PSPdrive.com has set up a nice feature were you can load and watch your favorite video podcasts like Diggnation and CommandN and sync them directly to your PSP for watching wherever.

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Space-ferry may be ready by 2010

Russia, Europe, and Japan may jointly develop a spacecraft called Kliper, designed to ferry up to six astronauts to the space station

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The Clicker: According to Intel, HTPC is spelled VIIV (from Engadget)

In case you didn't know, VIIV is the name of Intel's new Media PC tech. Engadget's Stephen Speicher gives us his two bits on what it all means.

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GC 2005: Xbox Live Demonstration

Xbox Live for Xbox 360 demonstration. See just how the 360 homepages work, how the PSP connects, and much more.

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Skype 1.3.0.65 Released

24.08.2005 version 1.3.0.65,bugfix: fixed a problem with starting calls on some computers. Also known as error 6101 when starting a call.bugfix: fixed problems with HTTP proxy and SOCKS proxy authentication.bugfix: call quality improvements

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Thursday, August 25, 2005

PSP US Version 2.0 Already Decrypted. Let the Homebrews Begin!

Seems that less than 10 hours after Sony released it's beefed up anti-homebrew/web browser patch aka version 2.0 for the PSP someone has already decrypted the update which opens the door now for the creation and workarounds for Homebrew Apps and additional hacks. Sweeeet.

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MediaPortal - Windows alternative to MythTV

Want to try MythTV but don't have an extra PC sitting around to install Linux on? Try MediaPortal instead. It runs on Windows and is open source freeware.

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Star Wars Combine - Massive Online Multiplayer RPG

The Combine is a free massively multiplayer online role-playing simulation game based on the Star Wars Universe, developed by amateurs in their spare time.

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Analysis: Google Unlikely To Change Fragmented IM Market

In launching Google Talk, the search company is hoping for interoperability with the major networks built by AOL, MSN, and Yahoo. Experts say it's unlikely.

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Sirius Looks To Go Portable

Millions of listeners have decided they like satellite radio enough to pay a monthly fee for it. But do they like it enough to record it in advance and transfer it to a portable device?
They do it with Podcasts, so why not this?

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Complete list of google talk tweaks

A good list courtsey initialdawn

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Wednesday, August 24, 2005

New GMail Feature - Send Mail As

Great new feature added to GMail. Allows you to send email from any other email address you own.

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Google Talk: 15 screens of it and its features

After I commented on the google talk story to add me (I was the second one to do so), I was swamped with messages from digg fans. I decided to take some screenshots of google's talk service and share them with the digg community. Hope you enjoy!

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Make Windows XP look like Vista NOW! Easy to do.

This is nice. Just download the executable file on the link (Vista Inspirat BricoPack)and install it. Reboot and see the change. Can be easily uninstalled. You'll like it, if you like windows. It also installs the vista icons. Doesn't use style xp or windows blinds. It's a shell install.

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Can you Digg it, sucka?

Translation: I'm registered on Digg now.

UPDATE 12:43PM: You can get an RSS feed of my dugg items here.

Skype opens IM and Presence to the world.Introducing SkypeWeb and SkypeNet

As part of celebrating our second year anniversary, Skype has a present to give back to the internet for all of the amazing support we have received from the internet community. We are announcing two new initiatives that make Skype and the Web a little more interesting and open up new possibilities for the developer and partner community.

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Tuesday, August 23, 2005

From oreilly.net

What Is AdSense by Sarah Milstein and Rael Dornfest -- Looking for ways to generate some cash for that website you've been developing? Google's AdSense may be your answer. This introduction to AdSense will help you decide if the program, which allows you to sell advertising space for other people's ads on your own site, is right for you.


What Is Skype by James E. Gaskin -- Heard the Skype hype and want to learn more? Here's what you need to know. Skype lets you make free calls over the internet to anyone anywhere in the world who also has Skype. Your computer (or PocketPC) works as your telephone. In this article, James Gaskin descibes what Skype is, how it works, and where its limitations and strengths lie. James is the author of Talk Is Cheap.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Lookee lookee!

What Is Flickr (and Hot Tips for Using It) by Giles Turnbull -- Flickr is an online photo management and sharing application. And it's also one of the most innovative photo services available today. In this article, Giles Turnbull shows you how Flickr works, then introduces you to some of the great tools you can use to interact with it.

Wednesday, August 03, 2005

FW: librie how to is up

librie how to is up

pt posted a photo:

librie how to is up

www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/08/how_to_make_drm_1.html

The Sony Librie is a stunning e-ink ebook reading device with the most print-like book reading experience you can have at this time (the display moves microscopic black and white particles held within spherical microcapsules). For the most part, it hasn't been a success in the market, Sony crippled it with DRM, and only released in it Japan. But the hackers and tinkerers of the world have taken this device, modded the firmware and now we're going to show you how to make non-DRMed ebooks for free.


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