ReadWriteWeb has an overview of the Scrabulous shutdown. Don’t feel too sorry for the game’s creators — they were reportedly offered $10 million and the right to keep some version of their game — which is a direct copy of Scrabble — up on the web. But the guys apparently got greedy, holding [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I played with over-hyped new search engine Cuil.com off and on throughout the day, and I’m amazed at how poorly and inconsistently it worked. There appear to be serious architectural flaws that resulted in inconsistent and unpredictable results.
John Dvorak has a scathing review slamming Cruil for poor search results.
And Juan Carlos Perez [...]
War Games, the 1983 film that had kids all over America dreaming of cracking government computers, has finally spawned a sequel. I watched War Games: The Dead Code today, and it was better than I expected given the sacred ground it was treading on — not to mention the movie’s direct-to-DVD nature.
I was [...]
Mygazines.com has an impressive selection of magazines available for online reading. Users upload high-quality PDF files that are then available for anyone to read, rate, comment on, and mash up into personal ‘mygazines’. Reading magazines doesn’t require registration.
This is an amazing site…enjoy it while it’s still available.
Version 3 of Yahoo’s Zimbra Desktop offline email client is now available as a free download. The software competes directly with Outlook, Thunderbird, Eudora, etc., and works with any POP or IMAP mail server. Although Zimbra is a stand-alone application running locally, it uses Java and Ajax just like many browser-based online applications. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )TypoBuddy helps you search Ebay and Craigslist for mistyped words, automatically searching for typos based on your search terms. Many people have been doing this on their own for years, and it really is a great way to find deals on ebay. TypoBuddy just makes things a lot easier.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Yahoo is not only closing their music store, they’re advising customers to circumvent their copy protection by burning music to a cd and re-ripping the tracks without DRM:
After September 30, 2008, you will not be able to transfer songs to unauthorized computers or re-license these songs after changing operating systems. Please note that your purchased [...]
Convicted spammer escapes from prison:
Eddie Davidson escaped from a Colorado prison over the weekend. Davidson pleaded guilty to tax evasion and falsifying information in an email – he sent hundreds of thousands of unsolicited messages touting penny stocks; he altered the emails so they appeared to come from legitimate businesses. He was about five weeks [...]
Knol from Google is a new wiki-ish knowledge base. Unlike WikiPedia (the comparison is unavoidable), a Knol article has a single author or group of authors that determine the level of community collaboration he or she wishes to allow. Interestingly, multiple articles can exist on the same topic.
The content is pretty sparse [...]
I’ve been looking at services that allow the synchronization of files across multiple computers. There are a lot of these services out there, but I decided to give the new Live Mesh service from Microsoft a shot. So far it’s been a good experience. I’ve got two PCs I’m syncing, with about [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Google is pursuing an acquisition of Digg for a reported $200 million:
Google’s on and off negotiations with Digg have been back on in a big way for the last six weeks, we’ve heard from multiple sources inside of Google, and the two companies are close to a deal that will bring Digg under the Google [...]
App-Stick.com is an impressive directory of hundreds of portable applications that can be executed directly from a USB drive. The security section alone offers a treasure trove of invaluable apps for when you’re called on to perform tech support for friends and family. Offerings include Spybot Search And Destroy (spyware), Avast and ClamWin [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Michael Arrington wants to design and prototype an open source web tablet that can be built and distributed for $200. It would run Firefox and maybe Skype on a minimal linux OS. I’d buy 2 or 3, for sure.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Tony Smith at The Register has tested the latest version of PwnageTool, designed to jailbreak and unlock the latest iPhone firmware.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The CherryPal “cloud computer” was announced today. The $249 pc uses only 2 watts of power at maximum usage, but the specs seem to be on the lower end of usability.
Priced at US$249, the system includes a Freescale processor running at 400MHz, 256M bytes of RAM and 4G bytes of [...]
Can PC manufacturers make money on ultra-light ultra-cheap laptops? That’s the question:
The personal computer industry is poised to sell tens of millions of small, energy-efficient Internet-centric devices. Curiously, some of the biggest companies in the business consider this bad news.
“We’re sitting on the sidelines not because we’re lazy. We’re sitting on the sidelines [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )When my daughter’s pretty pink RAZR took a four story fall at the St. Louis City Museum (see picture below) and ended up in peices, I loaned her my old T-Mobile SDA Windows Mobile smartphone. She likes it a lot, especially the ability to read ebooks on it. The phone has WiFi, but [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )We upgraded our WordPress software from version 2.5 to 2.6. The new version came out 1 day after our major 2.5 upgrade. There shouldn’t be any issues, but let us know if you encounter any wonky behavior.
If you’re interested in WordPress, here’s news about the latest release.
CNet has a full review of the Opera Mobile 9.5 beta browser, released a few days ago. It looks like Opera may be the browser to beat for Windows Mobile devices — not a high target given the state of mobile IE.
And Andrew Smith, blogging for the Dallas Morning News Techblog, has this [...]
InfoWorld’s Paul Venezia has much more on the rogue SF network admin currently sitting in jail, via an anonymous insider.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )With the new lower pricing on the 3G iPhone, I was hoping some truly cheap ($100 or so) used 1st generation iPhones would start showing up. Not likely, as long as these guys are paying $300 for used 16gb iPhones, and $200 for the 8gb model. I assume these used iPhones are getting [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Joss Whedon’s supervillain musical starring Neil Patrick Harris, Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, is available for free online viewing through midnight tomorrow night (the final act was posted today). It’s a great straight-to-web motion picture, with good production values and excellent writing. View all three acts at www.DrHorrible.com.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )SciFi publisher site Tor.com has their grand opening tomorrow (July 20 2008), promising:
Original fiction from star authors. Galleries of images from the field’s best artists. News and commentary about not just Tor books, but the SF world overall. Topical coverage of major events like San Diego Comic Con (July 23-27) and the World Science Fiction [...]
Wall-E is a definite must-see. The digital animation is stunning and the story is engrossing. This isn’t a review, just a recommendation — go see Wall-E, an instant classic.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )In my post on the eReader.com software for the iPhone and iPod Touch, I wondered how to get 3rd party content (books on my computer or another ‘unofficial’ site) onto the device. Turns out this basic feature isn’t possible at this time but the next version of eReader will support it:
How can I get [...]
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