January 2008
479 posts
Changes Beta →
Toys”R”Us Offering Wii “Bend Over” Bundle →
Toys”R”Us has just gone above and beyond the call of corporate greed. In an effort to take advantage of every consumer interested in purchasing the popular Nintendo Wii console, they are offering a bundle consisting of one Nintendo Wii and ten horrible games, all for the low bargain price of $700. In other words, full price.
iPhone 1.1.3 questions answered by Gear Live →
Gear Live has started answering reader and viewer questions on the iPhone 1.1.3 firmware that we’ve been showing off. We’ve got a bunch of questions from you guys, and we are answering them here.
AT&T offers $20 naked DSL, if you know where to... →
Just like it’s $10 DSL option, AT&T has quietly introduced its $20 “naked” DSL option—that is, DSL with no landline and (allegedly) no contract. We are having a hard time finding that exact combo on AT&T’s website, though.
Texting delays a given on New Years, celebrate... →
It probably doesn’t come as much of a shock to you that plenty of texting goes down midnight-ish tonight, and naturally the carriers are gearing up for just such an onslaught. One study shows however shows 70% of people who send messages at midnight experience a delay in delivery and suggests using IM or email from your phone instead if you can.
December 2007
411 posts
NEW! Firefox Live Support Chat! →
Ever had a problem with firebox? Need some help? There are almost always people just waiting to help you. Just go to”http://support.mozilla.com/kb/Live+Chat”and fill in the fields and you will be answered in less then 20 seconds. Very useful and it has solved almost all of my Firefox problems. Check it out!
Adobe, Omniture in hot water for snooping on CS3... →
A suspiciously-crafted URL disguised as a local IP address has caused an outcry over how Adobe’s usage statistics are being gathered.
The 10 Most Laughably Misleading Ads →
So you’re an inventor, and you’ve just created a product that actually sucks quite a bit more than the ones people are already using. How do you sell it?
Ho-ho-horrible: Music sales plunge 20 percent this... →
Music sales tanked this Christmas, dropping 20 percent lower than last year’s level. Labels are looking to boost their digital sales numbers to compensate for the CD’s decline, even if that means dropping DRM.
The Ultimate Leopard Tweaking Guide →
No matter how good Apple Mac OS X Leopard is, there will always be features that people dislike, and want to change. And while Apple may think they have the perfect recipe for a perfect OS, many power-users will want to tweak OS X to their liking. Appletell has compiled a list of several ways to tweak your Leopard.
Internet Access Is Only Prerequisite For Many... →
Berkeley’s on YouTube. American University’s hoping to get on iTunes. George Mason professors have created an online research tool, a virtual filing cabinet for scholars. And with a few clicks on Yale’s Web site, anyone can watch one of the school’s most popular philosophy professors sitting cross-legged on his desk, talking about death.
Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Home Networking Tricks →
Inside Apple Stores, a Certain Aura Enchants the... →
It was 2 o’clock in the morning but in the subterranean retailing mecca in Midtown Manhattan, otherwise known as the Apple store, it might as well have been midafternoon.
U.S. is now an "endemic surveillance society" →
America now joins Russia, the U.K., and China as one of the world’s endemic surveillance societies. Still think Orwellian comparisons are hyperbole?
Synium →
17 home remedies for bites, aches and burns -... →
JK Rowling drops hints of possible eighth Harry... →
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling has strongly hinted for the first time that she could write an eighth book in the series. Rowling, 42, admits she has ‘weak moments’ when she feels she will pen another novel about the boy wizard.
Huge Asteroid Headed for Earth--Too Close for... →
It is headed our way, and it’s a big one, but the chances of hitting Earth are 1-in-3030, and it won’t be in the neighborhood until 2048. Naturally, a rock of that size would do significant damage to the planet. The asteroid is 130 meters across—that’s about 142 yards or 1-1/2 football fields, if you’re American.
iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 100% Confirmed, Breaks... →
Gizmodo confirms that the iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 is 100% real after talking gathering solid evidence. The update installs without any problem in iTunes, which requires Apple’s private encryption key to work. The previously published features are real as well. The update patches previous hacking methods, breaks unlock and third-party apps.
Unwanted Search Traffic →
Everyone wants Traffic to their blog…. but maybe not this kind of search traffic..What Kind of search Traffic do you get when you have an article about a lost Thai women and Dutch children on your blog? The answer is you get traffic from people searching things like ______……
Hardy Heron Theme Candidates →
Here is a list of some interesting looking theme candidates for the next release of Ubuntu.
Flight Wait →
Proof the iPod's White Earbuds Don't Suck...That... →
We had a plan. After years of bitching and moaning about crappy, stock Apple earbuds, we were going to put Apple in their place, and once and for all, prove what a lousy product they were packaging with their iPods…
7 Reasons I like Starbucks →
Practical and perhaps underrated reasons to back the Starbucks brand.
Why 18 MPG may be enough to help stop global... →
While CAFE standards (fleet averages) are groovy, what we really need to do is simply outlaw vehicles that get below, say, 15 or 18 mpg.
Transform Linux into a Talking Companion →
Text-to-speech is really convenient, especially when you are lazy like me. Festival enables us to achieve a TTS system with limitless possibilities thanks to our Linux bash shell.
Alternative Video Player To End All Video Players →
The choice really comes down to what you prefer. Do you like having multiple applications installed that basically do the same thing, but can only support certain formats, or do you want to cut out all the bull crap and install something that plays everything?
8 tech tools every Ghost Hunter needs →
So, you want to be a Ghost Hunter? There’s never been a better time: a lot of the tech tools hunters use in the field are available to everyone. From infrared cameras to night goggles, high-tech gear comes in real handy when dealing with the ethereal backlog of human history, not to mention otherworldly spooks.
What Should the Torrent Community do in aXXo’s... →
aXXo : A screen name that bittorent users will never forget. Simply the best, aXXo has provided the world with high quality movies, time after time.How ever aXXo has decided to take a break and has not officially uploaded any torrents since november 10th.Here is a list of famous DVDRippers we can trust is his absence.
iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Screenshots →
Gearlive is showing off some convincing screenshots of the new iPhone firmware 1.1.3.
Digg May Land Digg Girl Record Contract →
Kina Grannis, the girl behind the now internet famous “Digg Song” (video above) has been approached by a record company interested in discussing a possible record deal.
Essential Mac Apps for the New Switcher →
Once you convince your friends to get a Mac, they’ll want to know which applications to use or try out first! Here is a list for all those new Mac users who want a list of the most useful, must-have Mac applications that aren’t included with your Mac.
List of confirmed iPhone 1.1.3 firmware features →
Here is a list, with images, of confirmed iPhone 1.1.3 firmware feature additions and updates!
Tool – Eon Blue Apocalypse →
Tool – Faaip De Oiad →
Tool – Triad →
Asteroid Impact on Mars: Probability Increased to... →
The chance that a rogue mini-world — asteroid 2007 WD5 — will smack into Mars has increased from 1.3 percent to 3.9 percent. In the event of an impact, the head-on collision would take place on January 30th at 2:55 a.m. PST, give or take a few minutes.
Tool – Parabola →
Tool – Parabol →
Steal This Film 2 Goes Live →
We’ve been waiting… and waiting… but STEAL THIS FILM II has finally been released, and it’s available for free. The League of Noble Peers announce that film is intended to ‘bring new people into the leagues of those now prepared to think ‘after intellectual property.
Scientists: Time Itself May Be Slowing Down →
Scientists have come up with the radical suggestion that the universe’s end may come not with a bang but a standstill - that time could be literally running out and could, one day, stop altogether
Santa Brings A MP3 Player Full Of Porn To A... →
Daryl Hill of Corkville, TN purchased an MP3 player from Walmart for his 10-year-old daughter. He handed the player over to his daughter thinking it was new, when in fact the previous owner had filled the player with pornography.
A world at war →
In current world conflicts more civilians are victims. During World War I, civilians made up fewer than 5% of all casualties. Today, 75% or more of those killed or wounded in wars are non-combatants. Some end-of-year food for thought.
Why Today's Music Sounds Like Shit →
Over the past decade and a half, a revolution in recording technology has changed the way albums are produced, mixed and mastered — almost always for the worse. Producers and engineers call this “the loudness war,” and it has changed the way almost every new pop and rock album sounds…
Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep →
Wow. I’ve always wondered if this was possible. If no one needed sleep I wonder if we’d all do more things in life that we wanted to, or if we’d all be forced into working an 80 hour work week as a societal norm.
Details Emerge From San Francisco Zoo Attack →
Officials speculated that one of the victims may have been dangling a leg or other body part over the 14-foot grotto wall and that Tatiana latched onto the limb and climbed out. Police sources said a footprint had been found on a metal fence, suggesting that someone had climbed it to get closer to the big cats.
Stephen Hawking joins attack on science cuts →
Prof Hawking of Cambridge has now added his name to a petition calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown to halt planned cuts in physics and astronomy that has attracted more than 3,500 names on its very first day. The vitriolic attacks on the Government by the scientific establishment are of an intensity not seen since cuts were made in the 80s.
Wacom Cintiq 12WX Video Review. Verdict: Simply... →
Here’s the video review for the new Wacom Cintiq 12WX, a tablet that allows you to draw directly on the screen with extreme precision, great feel and amazing results (even with butter fingers like mine). The Cintiq 12WX is probably the BEST peripheral I have ever tried.
Pakistan' Benazir Bhutto killed by suicide bomber →
At the time of submitting - news coming in that Benazir Bhutto has been killed by suicide bomber. At least 10 other people also killed at the same time.