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Thursday, January 31, 2008
Guillermo Del Toro to Direct Peter Jackson's Hobbit Series
It seems natural for Guillermo del Toro to take over where Peter Jackson left off, and now The Hollywood Reporter says a deal for Del Toro to direct back-to-back installments of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit could happen very soon.[story]
Sprout: The Online WYSIWYG Editor for Flash
Sprout is a browser-based, WYSIWYG editor for Flash with an interface reminiscent of Photoshop or Dreamweaver. Designers can use it to create, publish and track Flash widgets, websites and mashups, thereby obviating the need for them to work with programmers who would cost time and money, and who might not execute designs satisfactorily.[review]
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Rumors: iPhone Application Key reportedly leaked
via TUAW"Last night, an anonymous tipster pointed us to this Austin Heap webpage that purportedly reveals the iPhone's secret Application SDK key. Another tipster, also anonymous, then tipped me to iPhone "Elite" developer Zibri's blog, that shows the same key. So what does this mean? Since all iPhone applications must be properly signed for iTunes to process them and for the iPhone to load them, this key suggests that hackers are closer to creating compliant IPA application bundles for home-brew iTunes distribution. With the proper key, developers can create and distribute applications that load through iTunes without Apple's blessing."
The Laptop Lover's Guide to Productivity On-the-Go
via Lifehacker"You're an on-the-go worker, and the one thing you always carry with you? Your trusty laptop, of course. Sure, you've reached a point where you're pretty good at getting things done away from your desk, but you still haven't reached laptop zen—that point at which your laptop does gymnastics for you and is a seamless extension of your productivity."
[guide]
Why the spy satellite won't fall on your head
An out-of-control US spy satellite - possibly the size of small bus - is believed to be plummeting out of its orbit and is expected to crash somewhere on the planet within weeks. But space experts don't believe the rogue satellite poses much of a threat to humankind.[story]
'Mach 20' paper airplane could launch from Space Station
It would be the farthest such flight by a long shot, and the most difficult. But a Japanese astronautics engineer is determined to throw a paper airplane from Earth orbit.[story]
"Bionic" Contact Lens May Create Tiny Personal Displays
A new contact lens embedded with electronic circuits could be the seed for "bionic eyes" that can see displays overlaid on a person's field of view, researchers say.[story]
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
YouTube on your iPod
Browse, Search, and Download YouTube Video directly to your iPod!It’s fast, it’s simple and it’s free!
Restoring from Time Machine
Time Machine is one of the great new features in Mac OS X Leopard. And really, it’s about time an operating system sported a built in back up feature. Most of Apple’s marketing around Time Machine focuses on it’s ability to go back in time and pick out individual files that were deleted or lost sometime in the past. It’s only mentioned as a side thought that you can also use it to fully restore your hard drive in case of a crash. Restoring an entire disk, however, is the acid test of any backup system.
From today, feel free to download another 25 million songs - legally
After a decade fighting to stop illegal file-sharing, the music industry will give fans today what they have always wanted: an unlimited supply of free and legal songs.[article]
Facebook Apps On Any Website: Clever Move
Facebook announced Friday a new JavaScript client library that will allow Facebook apps to be displayed on any website. The client library allows users to make Facebook API calls from any web site and create Ajax Facebook applications on that website.[story]
80GB PS3 dead, 120-160GB with Dual Shock 3 incoming
via Ars Technica" Our inside source of all things video gaming has been right almost every time it comes out of the shadows to give us information, so I'm going to dispense with the back story. Wherever his or her information is coming from, it's usually solid. After I spoke to Sony about the possible discontinuation of the 80GB PS3 model, I lit the mole-signal."
[story]
Monday, January 28, 2008
Best Of January 2008
via Smashing Magazine"Every month we take a look around and select some of the most interesting web-development-related web-sites. We read articles, check out tools, analyze the advantages of new resources. Below you’ll find useful references, tutorials, services, tools, techniques and articles we’ve found over the last 30 days - an overview of web-sites you shouldn’t have missed in January 2008"
Deliver a Presentation like Steve Jobs
via Business Week" When Apple (AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs kicked off this year's Macworld Conference & Expo, he once again raised the bar on presentation skills. While most presenters simply convey information, Jobs also inspires. He sells the steak and the sizzle at the same time, as one reader commented a few years ago."
[how to]
Sunday, January 27, 2008
How to Tell If You Are Addicted to Technology
These over-wired people are so focused on their gadgets, they neglect relationships with other people, O'Neill said. Communication aids such as texting and e-mail may actually hamper our abilities to have more important face-to-face conversations.
[article]
The SNES is the greatest console of all time
via CNET Blogs"And although the NES was a groundbreaking platform that reignited the world's passion for video games, sold over 60 million units and had an outstanding library of games that was led by Super Mario Bros. and Contra (Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start) to just name a few, it couldn't quite stack up to the SNES' ability to bring third-part development, games and overall quality to the industry." [story]
DNA Molecules Display Telepathy-like Quality
Double helixes of DNA can recognize matching molecules from a distance and then gather together, all seemingly without help from any other molecules, scientists find. Previously, under the classic understanding of DNA, scientists had no reason to suspect that double helixes of the molecule could sort themselves by type, let alone seek each other out.[article]
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Free Data Recovery Tools
via Tech Magazine"If you have lost your data, and your hardware was not damaged, there is a chance to get your data back. There’s a plenty of free system recovery tools available on the Internet. Here’s a round up of few good data recovery tools."
[download]
Watch Live Football On Your PC!
If you have a fast broadband connection then there is no reason why you cannot connect to any number of live soccer streams that are beamed over the internet on an almost daily basis! Here you can access over 4,000 online television channels, turning your PC into the best entertainment source you could have ever imagined!
Unpacking Internet Explorer 8's multiple rendering modes
via Ars Technica" Internet Explorer 8 is going to be the most standards-compliant IE yet, but it's going about it in a way that has some people scratching their heads. With Internet Explorer 8, you have a choice in standards compliance modes. Sound oxymoronic? Shouldn't there be one standards mode by default? Heck, shouldn't the only mode be standards mode? Ah, idealism."
[review]
Friday, January 25, 2008
iPhone 1.1.3 jailbreak released
Well, the iPhone Dev Team has done it again. A working jailbreak for 1.1.3 is finally here. [release]
The Healing Power of Guitar Hero
While the Nintendo Wii continues to garner headlines for its many alternative uses, an occupational therapist at the Select Specialty Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana is investigating the potential of Guitar Hero in physical rehabilitation.[healing power]
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