Note to self: steal this code: “ Just a reminder to me that I want to steal Mark Paschal’s blo.gs RSS ping for Movable Type code and convert all the lovely Python into somewhere between three and ten times as much PHP. ” Source: Phil Ringnalda I just tried this and things seem to be … Read moreA better ping to blo.gs from Moveable Type
Microsoft to bump Apple into sync-hole? – Tech News – CNET.com “As personal computers can synchronize more data types beyond calendar and contacts–as the iPod synchronizes music–we will see more devices proliferate,” Jupiter Research’s Gartenberg said. “For example, a future DVR (digital video recorder), might not record anything directly, but sync the TV shows to … Read moreThe future of (i)sync…
Top 100 products of 2002 – Tech Trends – CNET.com It never fails. The year in technology always stacks up like this: There’s the bottom, which is packed with half-baked ideas and badly conceived devices. There’s the middle, where it’s so crowded you’ll find only room for improvement. And then there’s the top, where it’s … Read moreCNet’s Top 100 Tech Products for 2002
Google Cartoon in the New Yorker: “Google Cartoon in the New Yorker: “The New Yorker recently ran a cartoon featuring Google and they’ve just now put it up on their site.” [Heh.]” Source: Archipelago
iSparx iSparx is the extension for your daily work tasks to share information of the Mac OS X Addressbook with others in your network. Now you’re able to search for contact information that are present on any other Mac, running iSparx. Every member of the sharing group named “iSparx” in your Addressbook Application can be … Read moreRendezvous Address Book Sharing
This looks sooooo good. Random NetNewsWire screen shot: “This new screen shot of NetNewsWire Pro shows a few different things, including the current states of the Weblog Editor and the Notepad. A public beta is getting closer and closer. I’m hoping for Monday, but it’s entirely possible it will be later.” Source: inessential.com
New services to be announced at the CES in January… Excite – Computers and Internet
Have to love the version number… MacUpdate: KisMAC 0.02e
3G Mobile-analyst.com The delayed introduction of the P800 will further hinder Sony Ericsson’s chances of making up ground on its rivals. A recent report by Gartner Dataquest showed that Sony Ericsson’s share of handset sales almost halved to 4.8% between September 2001 and September 2002. The company needs to boost its market share to around … Read moreSony Ericsson P800 Delayed again
Thanks Aaron! How Total Information Awareness Works: A Simple Guide: “ from Total Information Awareness (TIA) System [darpa.mil]. Everything make sense now? ” Source: Aaron Swartz
Announcing Froogle!: “Announcing Froogle!: “New, from Google: Froogle! “Froogle is a new service from Google that makes it easy to find information about products for sale online. By focusing entirely on product search, Froogle applies the power of Google’s search technology to a very specific task: locating stores that sell the item you want to … Read moreFroogle
Well, if you live in Japan anyway…at least for now. Apple’s QuickTime phones Japan – Tech News – CNET.com Apple’s QuickTime is poised to make headway as an audio and video delivery platform for mobile phones in Japan, with new standards-compatible software on its way and a fresh endorsement by leading wireless carrier NTT DoCoMo.
A 33-year-old J. Walter Thompson copywriter named Daniel A. Cohen is overhauling “Western civilization’s canon of nursery rhymes” and setting “it to hip-hop rhythms,” reports Robin Finn in The New York Times. He’s now selling his disc, called “Bust a Nursery Rhyme” at Wal-Mart, among other places. Sample this: “Humpty Dumpty got out of bed, … Read moreHip Hop Tots
Graham Hayday from Silicon.com reports on Audi’s plans to incorporate Bluetooth into some of its cars. CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) will be providing the German company with its BlueCore silicon technology. The Audis will be the first cars to be offered with Bluetooth-enabled GSM car phones and cordless handsets. The vehicles will be rolled out … Read moreAudi to incorporate Bluetooth in their cars
Google Viewer lets you view the web pages of your search results, in a slideshow fashion. Google Webquotes annotates results with quotes from other sites.
This is a great piece of software that is simple and makes you wonder how you lived without it. Trust me powerbook users… give it a whirl! uControl
A great free WiFi network scanner was recently released called iStumbler. I had been using MacStumbler which is cool too though not as slick as iStumbler. You get a much cleaner picture of what you are looking at with each base station discovered including warchalk icons for security. Another app, I may just be behind … Read moreFreeware discoveries of the day
How about a hint on when… The Register Product manager Will Rees told us that Handspring was looking at smaller keyboards and improving one-handed operation for its next generation, but that there wouldn’t be a return to the pen-only PDA. “We took out almost every instance where you need to use the pen,” said Rees.
Salon.com Technology | Replay it again, Sam Craig Newmark epitomizes the kind of person electronics industry marketers lovingly refer to as an “early adopter.” His modest apartment in the friendly San Francisco neighborhood of Cole Valley is decked with many of the gadgets that the industry is hoping most other people will think of buying … Read moreReplay it again, Sam
While I don’t have one just yet, the idea that I can move my contacts and calendar info from desktop to device is very compelling. The link for the software to move your contacts is here I found it in the readme for the iCal bit mentioned below. At $99 as mentioned earlier today this … Read moreCool tools for your Sidekick…