October 2008
28 posts
Awesomely Geeky Halloween Pumpkins →
So you might as well know, Halloween is my favorite holiday. But seeing as I am a bit of a geek, I thought I’d share some of these geeky Halloween gems with you while I prepare for my awesome…
MTV puts ALL music videos online →
In a move near and dear to my heart, MTV is putting their entire catalog of music videos online for users to watch or even embed in their own sites. Freakin’ awesome! MTV Music expands upon the…
G1 Google Android Phone has major security flaw →
From NYTimes.com One of the researchers, Charles A. Miller, notified Google of the flaw this week and said he was publicizing it now because he believed that cellphone users were not generally…
6 Tips for getting the most out of Google Android →
1. Replace the Bundled Music Player With TuneWiki Android’s bundled Music program is fairly weak and clunky. Our suggestion: Ditch it and pick up TuneWiki off the Android Market. It’s easier to use…
Krunking you can believe in - Obama/McCain... →
I don’t know exactly how they do this, but this is awesome enough for me to post. Unbelievable McCain Vs. Obama Dance-Off - Watch more free videos
How to easily sync iCal with Google Calendars →
Google has finally opened up their calendar system to sync with iCal and Mozilla Sunbird. That’s good news for us out there who want to keep our calendars up to date wherever we are. There is…
Make your own iPhone app in minutes from any RSS... →
AppLoop launched a mobile application generator which lets you turn any RSS feed into a mobile application for either iPhone (available today) or Android (coming soon). The new new Mobile…
T-Mobile's G1, Google Andriod Review Round-ups,... →
The first reviews of T-Mobile’s G1 Android phone are in. Check it out. The New York Times: “So there’s your G1 report card: software, A-. Phone, B-. Network, C. But get psyched….
40 of the Best Finder Keyboard Shortcuts for OS X →
Anybody who has used OS X for a short period of time knows that keyboard shortcuts make your life much simpler. Here’s a collection of 40 OS X keyboard shortcuts that you should know. It turns you…
Firefox 3.1 Beta is now available to download, and... →
Firefox 3.1 Beta 1 is now available for download. This milestone is focused on testing the core functionality provided by many new features and changes to the platform scheduled for…
Steve Jobs says Blu-Ray is too complicated, will... →
From Steve Jobs’ notebook keynote today came an interesting quote: ”Blu-ray is just a bag of hurt. It’s great to watch the movies, but the licensing of the tech is so complex, we’re waiting…
How to setup a Speed Dial Homepage on Safari and... →
It is now possible to have nine of your most-used sites as a homepage in Safari, quickly accessible by pressing numbers 1 to 9, just like the Opera browser. Unfortunately, unlike Opera, Safari Dial…
OpenOffice for OS X finally goes native on Intel... →
OpenOffice has released version 3 of its eponymous open-source alternative to Microsoft Office, which finally includes a native version for Mac OS X, although it does appear to be Intel powered…
Hope for Windows Mobile yet, Firefox on Windows... →
Firefox Mobile on Windows Mobile is very real indeed, and soon to be out for all of us to try. Reporting an Acid3 Test score of 88/100, the mobile web browser is nearly complete in the screenshots…
Nokia's 5800 XpressMusic Reviews →
Even though Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic isn’t coming out until 2009, the reviews are already starting to trickle in. Early reviews indicate that call quality is solid, the new touch Symbian…
Lightbulbs instead of WiFI? I don't think so. →
Boston University’s College of Engineering researchers are pushing an interesting concept. They want the light bulbs of the future to be the highway your data gets carried along. A team at…
Apple is debuting new laptops next Tuesday →
The rumors were true folks. Apple is staging an invitation-only Town Hall event in Cupertino next Tuesday, October 14th at 10AM PST. It’s absolutely safe to say they’ll be showing off new…
Enable landscape mode for iPhone email client →
One of the big problems I have with the Phone is that I prefer to type in landscape mode at all times due to my chubby fingers. As a result, I always end up turning my iPhone sideways when…
Steve Wozniak, Apple Co-Founder, wants the iPod to... →
Steve Wozniak laments about Apple Trends in a recent article with the Telegraph, and specifically indicates that he’d like to see the iPod go away. The iPod has sort of lived a long life…
Touchscreen Blackberry, Verizon Debuts the... →
Tuesday night, Research In Motion and Verizon Wireless officially introduced the first touch-screen BlackBerry to the world called BlackBerry Storm. Time will tell if it is truly the corporate…
Auto Dashboards of the Future →
Check out this interesting post at my favorite auto blog Jalopnik on what the dashboards of the future will be looking like. I’m a car guy, and a gadget guy, and this makes me happy. Click on the…
My Apple Boot Camp White Screen of Death... →
So, I use a Sony eReader called the PRS-505. It’s a great little eBook that keeps me informed on a daily basis. On problem, I’m an OS X guy, and Sony only supports Windows. That hasn’t been…
Making house music with PI →
This software is called the “Pi House Generator”, and randomly generates house music using the number π . Much like the number itself, the music stream never repeats and constantly…
Run a hacked copy of Windows, and Microsoft will... →
According to PC World, Bad Things Happen to Unlicensed Windows Users: Companies that rely on unlicensed copies of Windows are more likely to experience system failures and lose customer…
Play Hulu.com and any DRM free media on your... →
Using this patch, you can enable your Apple TV to play practically any DRM-free multimedia file. The patch can be applied by inserting a USB thumb drive into the box that’s been pre-loaded…
How to import CDs without adding track numbers in... →
The option for naming tracks on import without adding the track number to the front of the filename is missing in iTunes 8. The good news is that the preference is only hidden and is easy to fix.
Nokia Brings Out iPhone 3G Competitor →
Nokia is finally launching a touch-screen competitor to Apple’s iPhone 3G. It looks a lot like the iPhone, but doesn’t have multi-touch. The 5800 has a 3.2-inch resistive touch screen and it’s…
Adobe exec confirms Flash for iPhone, says Apple... →
CNET is reporting confirmation that Flash will be coming to iPhone soon.
Brynildsen got the confirmation at an Adobe Town Hall meeting session. He reports: “Upon a direct question from…