Safari Extender adds functionality to Safari in the form of a contextual menu item. It can re-arrange the order of the Tabs or compose an email with the current web address in your browser. It can also temporarily turn images off, which helps when you have a lot of browsing to do in a short … Read moreSafari Extender
Symbian Limited has announced Symbian OS version 8.0 at the 3GSM World Congress. Plus, two additional companies have licensed this operating system to make smart phones. [Brighthand]
I received this email last week and have decided to go Grey… We noticed you linked to a story about the Grey Album. It seems like copies of the Grey Album are definitely making their way to people who want them, but we thought it was vitally important that we *insist* on sample-based musicians’ right … Read moreFree the Grey Album!
Though Quiznos landed on our Dumbest Moments list for its wolf-nursing ads, I was always a fan of those bizarre spots. Now, the sandwich chain has come up with another winner, albeit even weirder. Featuring the Spongmonkeys of RatherGood fame, the ads feature creepy sock-monkey-fruit-bat hybrids singing ridiculous, arhythmic, poorly penned lyrics (“they are tasty … Read moreOut of your F**cking mind!
MacJams.com has just posted a Buyer’s Guide that looks at recommended equipment for use with Apple’s GarageBand software. Included are suggestions for microphones, headphones, keyboards, audio devices, and more. [PowerPage.org]
Definitely a good one… Coolest. Flash. Ever. [ 3.0 MB, Have your headphones ready. ] [More Like This]
A funny commercial… [vowe dot net]
Alex King has released Tasks Pro 1.0, his web-based task manager. From the screenshots it looks pretty cool. It even generates RSS feeds! [Ranchero] Indeed – this looks like a winner for small office / team work management. I love that it works in iCal or Moz Cal and can be accessed from any browser … Read moreTasks Pro 1.0 released
The start-up company plans to show carriers a prototype of a new all-in-one Hiptop device it is developing to run its wireless software and services. [CNET News.com – Personal Technology] Similar in size but thinner which could go a long way to getting this into my hands. I find the current model to be like … Read moreDanger to unveil prototype device
MacJams.com is pleased to announce it has posted a tutorial on using software synthesizers from professional audio software maker Native Instruments with Apple’s GarageBand software. [PowerPage.org]
Under Terry S. Semel, Yahoo has become a big hit on Madison Avenue. But now Mr. Semel must win over a tougher audience: Silicon Valley. [New York Times: Business]
Knowledge@Wharton takes stock of Pixar’s future, after the suprise breakup of its long-standing partnership with Disney. [CNET News.com – Entertainment & Media]
A federal judge handed a huge win to the movie studios on Friday, ruling that 321 Studios must stop selling software that lets customers copy their DVDs for backup and personal use. [Wired News]
With a bluetooth phone and enabled laptop this could be avoided…The compulsion to quote and link is too strong…. Being stuck in an airport last night without connectivity, I found myself ripping the pages out of a print magazine so that I could refer to them later and quote from them. Soon I’ll resort to … Read moreGet this man some bluetooth!
I finished reading Cory Doctrow’s Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom via the PalmReader. I had not actually read any full books on screen until now and to my surprise, the experience was quite good. I was able to always have a book in hand, which gave me time on the subway or at … Read morePalm Reading
The four top cable companies reported a slowdown in new subscribers in the last quarter, as their telecommunications rivals made inroads into the market with low-priced DSL plans. [CNET News.com]
In what on-lookers are calling advertising’s most sadistic twist to date, TiVo has hired the independent San Francisco ad agency Grant, Scott, and Hurley to create the advertising that will, if successful, ultimately end advertising as we know it. [Adrants] Interesting, but as I know I’ve said before the money (10-12 million) would be better … Read moreTiVo to promote the End of Advertising?
Like Father, like Son: I watched Mel Gibson’s interview on ABC the other night and came to the uncomfortable feeling that Mel’s a bit crackers. He has that scary stare and set-in-stone perspective of a cultist. Now we see that his father — already known as a Holocaust-denying nut, whom Gibson angrily protected in that … Read moreLike Father, like Son
This is actually a story from yesterday, just catching up to some news in my aggregator. Yahoo is launching a brand new search engine today, with its own index and ranking mechanisms, casting aside its long-standing use of Google-powered search results. The move is bound to roil the industry and sets in motion a new … Read moreYahoo! Birth of a New Machine
“Cocktail napkins, turbo style,” proclaims the product page for Zengobi Inc.’sCurio 1.0, a new tool designed to help creative types generate, communicate, and organize their ideas. It’s available now. [MacCentral] Downloaded and messed with this one briefly today… but without a job and projects (other than getting a job) it’s kind of hard to go … Read moreCurio 1.0 offers freeform creative brainstorming