The ASUS WL330g pocketable wireless access point
Tom’s Networking has a review of the WL330g from ASUS, which is new 802.11g version of their mini wireless access point (hello, AirPort Express). [Engadget]
Month: June 2004
Starz to Launch Online Movie Service With RealNetworks
Starz to Launch Online Movie Service With Real: The service will offer about 100 movies for download every month, and unlimited streaming options, for $12 a month, writes Ali and adds, “The deal is exclusive for both Starz and RealNetworks for at least five years.” I think the killer aspect of this is the streaming … Read moreStarz to Launch Online Movie Service With RealNetworks
Firefox needs better window control
Firefox is a great browser… it’s standards compliant, fast and has some really great features for managing privacy. What it’s missing though drives me a tad nutty… Any new window that opens, cascades rather than opens directly on top of the previous window. When you are running in full screen, this means that the new … Read moreFirefox needs better window control
New Peruvian Soft Drink Packs a Punch
This is a pretty amazing development coming from Peru and apparently it’s not the only beverage product looking to take advantage of the coca leaf… A Peruvian company is producing a soft drink with coca, the much-maligned green leaf used to make cocaine. [New York Times] Dave Chappelle did a parody of Red Bull called … Read moreNew Peruvian Soft Drink Packs a Punch
PalmSource Licenses Extended Systems’ Protocol Stack
This is great news for future of Palm based devices to support multiple communications protocols… To support the integration of Bluetooth technology into the next generation of wireless devices, PalmSource has licensed Extended Systems’ XTNDAccess Blue SDK version 2.0, which is compliant with the new Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) 1.2 specification, which supports coexistence … Read morePalmSource Licenses Extended Systems’ Protocol Stack
Mail.appetizer 1.0rc1
Mail.appetizer has been updated and now allows for some nice tweaks as noted below… Mail.appetizer creates a floating window to pop-up with news message previews when you are working in other applications. # Resizable notification window # Custom font for the message body # Displays sender’s photo signature # Counter showing number of outstanding messages … Read moreMail.appetizer 1.0rc1
AOL Launches Instant Messaging Business Services
Through deals with WebEx and Lightbridge, AOL is bringing a significant bump in functionality to the business user… According to AOL, it’s “becoming the new phone.” NEW YORK (Reuters) – America Online, the world’s largest Internet service provider, on Thursday said it had launched a service that lets users conduct audio conference calls and share … Read moreAOL Launches Instant Messaging Business Services
New Power Mac G5 models include System Migration tool
Apple thinks of everything… Clearly the biggest headache in getting a new system especially within a production environment, is the transfer and setup of data from old machine to new, which usually costs some solid downtime and lost money… Consider this problem solved. MacFixIt has learned that the just-announced updated Power Mac G5 models are … Read moreNew Power Mac G5 models include System Migration tool
Kitten’s Spam Words 1.1
Installing this now… I’ve been pretty lucky on the spam front since my move to wordpress, but this is a great sounding tool to prevent repeat attempts. This plugin adds a “Delete comments as spam” button to the mass editing of comments page. When used to delete unwanted comments, the email address, url, and IP … Read moreKitten’s Spam Words 1.1
Firefox 0.9rc1
Firefox 0.9rc1 has been released…. Here’s a good walk-through of changes
Did Time Warner Drop G4?
I am not sure what the deal exactly is, but G4TechTV just dropped off my cable guide… I noticed channel 105 was just missing… The guide now goes directly from 104 to 106. I realize Comcast owns G4 and Time Warner would not want to pay them too much for the privledge… but hey, we … Read moreDid Time Warner Drop G4?
Creo Six Degrees 2.0
Creo Six Degrees 2.0 was recently released and includes a free version as well as more expensive $99 Personal, $199 Anywhere Edition and a $299 Workflow Edition. I could see wanting to use this up to the Anywhere edition as a single user if you needed the mobile (Palm or Blackberry) connection. Basically, Six Degrees … Read moreCreo Six Degrees 2.0
Anchorman: Sky Rockets In Flight
While you might have to wait until next month for Anchorman, you can enjoy a preview of the cast singing a cover of the Starland Vocal Band’s Afternoon Delight… definitely worth the click! Gothamist: Sky Rockets In Flight
PictPress
Matt – I’d say promising is an understatement! I really like how PictPress can create both linkable thumbnails and include paging so you can have quite a few images imported to a post for an easy gallery. This looks very promising. [Photo Matt]
HP’s New H6310 PPC Phone
Engadget has a pic of the new PPC phone from HP and it offers a feature I’ve been looking for on any Palm. It’s a detachable thumb keyboard… No idea what the big deal is in adding this… a bluetooth capable version would be very cool as well, though for now I’d settle for a … Read moreHP’s New H6310 PPC Phone
Being smart when interviewing
I’m not exactly a sales guy, but I’ve certainly spent more than enough time selling services to clients and potential clients. This article on CareerJournal at the WSJ is a good read for 10 points on how to interview smarter. One thing I’ve realized in my travels is that while they might be interviewing you, … Read moreBeing smart when interviewing
Getting pulled into Steve’s reality distortion field…
So while I’ve been passively considering replacing my aging Airport Base Station with a Linksys WRT54G but then Apple releases the Airport Express and everything is pulling me back to the Airport Extreme Base Station. Sure it’s considerably more money, but the simplicity and integration with the AE is something I know I’ll want in … Read moreGetting pulled into Steve’s reality distortion field…
iTunes and WebKit
Well I certainly thought it was webkit… Just to clear up a common misconception, iTunes does not use WebKit to render the music store. What you see when you visit the iTunes music store may look “web-like”, but it isn’t HTML, and it isn’t rendered by WebKit. [Surfin’ Safari]
Gmail invites
I’ve finally been given the opportunity to extend Gmail to a few lucky friends…. 2 of 3 have already been spoken for. You want in?
TiVO working on internet based downloads…
The New York Times reports on TiVO’s latest endeavor which is to allow it’s boxes to download music and movies directly without a computer. Seems like a good idea to me though who knows if this is even going to work… Akimbo already has a similar service but offers sub-prime content for the privledge of … Read moreTiVO working on internet based downloads…