February 2008
(13) watching london →
(author unknown) via [daily dose of imagery] shared by 13 people
I was moving some of my backup files and found some photos from our trip to London a few years ago that I forgot about. So here’s one from London Eye looking at Big Ben, House of Parliament and Westminster Bridge.
As a side note, using a circular polarizer can help a lot if you’re shooting from behind glass to...
Demand →
Wow. The past few days have been kind of crazy. My inbox is flooded with invite requests and email signups on Persai.com continue to roll in at an accelerated rate. One thing is clear: people want to give Persai a try.
We have spent the past few days slowly expanding the beta and carefully watching server logs. User feedback has been great so far and we’ve been able to fix the inevitable...
January 2008
Jungle Disk: Online Backups Using Amazon S3 →
I get asked all of the time what I believe is the best backup service, and the answer typically varies depending on the needs of the person. Some people need a lot of storage but not a lot of bandwidth, or visa versa. When you’re considering what backup service to use I recommend checking out Jungle Disk, which in a way offers the best of all worlds.
How Jungle Disk works is really cool. The...
Censored Lost Pop Ups →
Did you see Lost last night when they tried to catch up new viewers with the convoluted plot by using these weird pop ups on the screen? Well we got our hands on some pop ups that didn’t make it past the network executives. Read on to see it! Continue reading Censored Lost Pop Ups…
(10) Readburner’s Unofficial API →
Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins via Mashable! shared by 10 people
A mark of a truly successful product is the fact that folks love it so much that they’ll unnecessarily begin hacking it up so they can extract every last drop of functionality from the service as is humanly (machine-ly?) possible. That is the case with the newly minted memetracker for creators of Google Reader powered...
Firefox 3 Beta 3 Coming with a Big New Feature →
Mozilla just announced that they are planning on having the first Release Candidate build of Firefox 3 Beta 3 coming this Monday, and although no word on a release date was announced it can probably be expected about a week after that.
The new Beta will be the first release to start showing off the new Windows themes that they’ve been working on, but as it stands right now the Vista-specific...
Pulling the Flickr sword out of the Yahoo stone →
In today’s New York Times, this article talks about Yahoo’s cutting of 1,000 jobs due to its dwindling revenue and profits. Jerry Yang has said that it will focus all its resources on three objectives: “becoming a starting point for consumers on the Web; making the company a top choice for marketers seeking to place ads on sites across the Web; and opening Yahoo’s...
Wearing an Extra Camera Around Your Neck -- and... →
These days, it’s difficult to make photos without first having to ask permission from someone. Security is tighter at both public and private venues, and it’s likely you’ll encounter officials in many forms: gate attendants, receptionists, police officers, bureaucrats, teachers, secretaries, security guards. You’ll even encounter “unofficial officials”:...
Firefox 3 Add-ons Manager is almighty too →
Firefox Add-ons Manager has finally got extended to feature complete integration with Mozilla Add-ons (AMO) site through a new page added to the Add-ons Manager.
The Get Add-ons page features a search box, a browse all add-ons link that takes you to Mozilla Add-ons, and a list of recommended extensions and themes by default.
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—- Related Articles at Mozilla Links:
Firefox 3’s...
7-Zip Portable 4.57 Released →
7-Zip Portable 4.57 has been released. It’s the the popular 7-Zip packaged as a portable app, so you can take your file archiver with you and work with your compressed 7z, ZIP, GZIP, BZIP2, TAR, RAR files and more on the go. This release updates the bundled 7-Zip, features an improved launcher and installer and digital signatures to ensure integrity. It’s packaged in PortableApps.com...
Sumatra PDF Portable 0.8 Revision 3 Released →
Sumatra PDF Portable 0.8 Revision 3 has been released. It’s the lightweight Sumatra PDF viewer packaged as a portable app, so you can view PDFs on the go. This release fixes a bug in the 0.8 release that fixes the handling of the newer preferences file (supporting PortableApps.com Backup and portability of the most recently used files list). It’s packaged in PortableApps.com Format for...
The killer Twitter-tracker just arrived and its... →
It had to happen sooner or later. We’ve had Technorati. We’ve had TechMeme. Now we have Tweetmeme, which will track what’s hot on micro-blogging platform Twitter. The business of tracking the online conversation just a got shot in the arm with the tech equivalent of crack cocaine.
Built by the makers Fav.or.it, a yet-to-launch blog commenting system, Tweetmeme looks for new content and tracks who...
Ribbit, “Silicon Valley’s first phone company” →
Ribbit is a remarkable new company, and it knows it: It calls itself “Silicon Valley’s first phone company.”
That sounds like marketing overreach for a young company barely launched, but when you look at what it’s doing, you can see why they can get carried away.
Ribbit, based in Mountain View, Calif., has developed technology, built on years of prior work of its founders, that lets a developer...
Blist: Making Spreadsheets Fun? →
The latest to tackle online database and spreadsheet creations: Blist. Launching today at DEMO, blist is a more flexible way in which to create those dreadful spreadsheets we all have to do for one reason or another. The company’s aim is to simplify the process by tailoring the application according to your needs, as opposed to your having to configure your data according to the existing...
(10) Forget the A-List After All →
GuyKawasaki via How to Change the World shared by 10 people You’ve got to read “Is the Tipping Point Toast?” by Clive Thompson in FastCompany. The gist of Thompson’s piece, based on the work of Duncan Watts of Yahoo Research, is that the theory that a select few “key influencers” matter more than “the rest of us” when it comes to viral and word-of-mouth marketing campaigns is flawed. Said...
Ribbit Readies An Amphibian Attack On Voice Apps →
Ribbit, the startup that is building a platform for Voice 2.0 apps, is creating a Web-based phone service for consumers codenamed “Amphibian.” The point of Amphibian is both to demonstrate the capabilities of Ribbit’s technology and to serve as a marketplace for Ribbit developers to showcase and sell their own voice apps. Co-founders Ted Griggs and Crick Waters dropped by my office last week to...
(6) Technorati Founder Launches Web Hot or Not. ... →
Kristen Nicole via Mashable! shared by 6 people
Technorati founder David Sifry has just launched a website with investor friend Martin Varsavsky that is, in so many words, a Hot or Not for websites. Actually, it’s called Web Hot or Not, so you get the point right away here. Much like the original Hot or Not (for humans), Web Hot or Not touts a simple interface that shows in image screen shot...
ReadBurner keeps improving →
Hey guys. I did some backend work the last days. There are some bugs in the parser and I still have to get the caching done. When I’m done with that I’m gonna release a new kind of navigation to make ReadBurner simple again. Ah ja. I’m hearing the requests for other languages. I’m working on it…
For those who didn’t saw it: I released a RSS Feed wizard and a new filter called minimum shares....
The ReadWriteWeb Toolkit for DEMO08 →
Coverage of the venerable startup-launch conference DEMO will begin on blogs and traditional press early tomorrow morning, but here at ReadWriteWeb we’re taking a different strategy. This post is the first part of that strategy. Instead of racing other journalists to cover the best of the 77 companies launching, we’ve assembled a body of resources that anyone can use to track and...
(29) Google Docs in Firefox Sidebar →
Ionut Alex Chitu via Google Operating System shared by 29 people Google Docs Bar is a Firefox extension that shows the list of documents from Google Docs in the sidebar. The extension has many features from Google’s file explorer: you can search for a file, restrict the list to documents, spreadsheets or presentations and view a certain folder (the subfolders aren’t yet supported). A...
(13) 237 - Regionalism and Religiosity →
strangemaps via strange maps shared by 13 people
Cuius Regio, Eius Religio - this Latin saying applies to Europe, and to the principle that ended religious warfare: “Whose region (it is), whose religion (shall predominate)”. But it sprang to mind when seeing this map of the US, showing the leading church bodies per county. The map demonstrates the important link between region and...
(12) What Gmail feature do you want the most? →
Matt Cutts via Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO shared by 12 people I really like Gmail because it makes email much less annoying. But I’ve been thinking about a feature that I really want in Gmail: I want the ability to delay sending replies/emails until a certain time or date. As a computer science person, here’s how I’d turn that one feature into three features:
The “Oops” filter. Have...
Helpful Tip: One-Click "Ignore All" Solution for... →
Ever since Facebook apps launched, one of my biggest pet-peeves has been all of the darn app requests I receive. It’s annoying to say the least, and the worst part about it all is that there is no easy way to ignore them all with one click. For each individual request, I must click “ignore” over and over again. The number of requests usually builds up to about 30 before I get sick of having a...
(38) Google Reader Shows the Published Date →
Ionut Alex Chitu via Google Operating System shared by 38 people Besides a new favicon and a confirmation dialog displayed when you mark all the posts as read, Google Reader now shows the published date of a post in a tooltip. Next to the snippet, Google Reader displays the date when the post was indexed by Google, not the date when it was published. Sometimes the difference between these two...
(10) Copilot is now free on weekends →
Joel Spolsky via Joel on Software shared by 10 people
Remember Fog Creek Copilot? The app that our 2005 interns built that lets you remote control someone’s computer over the Internet to help them with technical problems?
Well, recently we figured out that we’re paying for a lot of bandwidth over the weekends that we don’t need, so we decided to make Copilot absolutely free...
(39) Customize Your Youtube Profile →
Cheryl via gHacks technology news shared by 39 people Considering how many people post videos on Youtube, I’m surprised I never thought of posting about this before. While Myspace has been customized to such an extent so as to make the average Myspace profile virtually unrecognizable from its earlier format, not many people have gone ahead and done the same to their Youtube profile.
Firstly, go...
(14) Put Documents Online in One Click with Google... →
Kevin Purdy via Lifehacker shared by 14 people
Windows only: Google has released a simple one-purpose application that lets you upload multiple documents at once to a Google Docs account, as well as add right-click uploading options for all the document types accepted by the free online office suit. Before the free app’s release, meant to show off the Google Docs API, your best bet for...
(12) Monitor multiple Twitter accounts with Twhirl →
Brad Linder via Download Squad shared by 12 people Filed under: Internet, Web services, Social Software, web 2.0
Twitter’s alright if you like to keep hitting refresh on a static web page. But we like our social software to be a bit more interactive. Desktop Twitter clients like Snitter do a great job of making Twitter feel more like an instant messaging platform and less like a web...
Sleeveface pool on Flickr →
Sleeveface is my new favorite Flickr pool. There are more than 700 examples and they’re a total laff riot. Seen here are contributions from John Rostron (left) and Godesinge (right). Link (Thanks, Jess Hemerly!)
Your Gmail stories →
Posted by Miriam Schneider, Associate Product Marketing Manager A few weeks ago we invited you to share your Gmail stories with the world, and over 1,500 of you responded with emails and videos describing the creative and productive ways you use Gmail. Many of you were practical, lots were sweet, most were clever, several were talented, and some of you provided a good laugh. We can’t keep...
What’s next? →
We got onto Newsweek this week, which explains why Spokeo is slower than normal. We’ve also received a lot more user feedback (and yes, I do reply to all of them within 24 hours). In our next release, we will address the following issues that many have raised so far.
Easier Search
Right now finding friends is not super intuitive. You have to press the “+” button in the bottom...
Heath, we hardly knew you →
To the surprise of many, Heath Ledger was found dead this past Tuesday in a New York City apartment. The young Australian star, who was set to appear in this summers highly anticipated Batman movie is famous for his roles in Brokeback Mountain, A Knights Tale, and the popular TV series Roar. While the cause of death has not yet been confirmed, it is speculated that he died of an overdose of...
Seattle police receive spanking for taking... →
Thomas Hawk says:
Apparently the City of Seattle settled with amateur photographer Bogdan Mohora after the ACLU helped him file a claim over a false arrest when Seattle cops James Pitts and David Toner arrested Mohara for taking their photograph during the arrest. Bogdan was awarded $8,000 and the officers were disciplined. Just another friendly reminder that photography is not a crime, even if...
Shareaholic Supports More Web 2.0 Sites →
Shareaholic is an add-on for Firefox that’s all about helping you bookmark and share the content you come across on the web. Up until recently, they only offered support for Firefox 2.0 and Flock. With their newest release, there’s now support for Firefox 3, and they’ve added a bunch more Web 2.0 sites where people can share content.
The list of supported sites continues to get longer,...
Will We See Delicious 2.0 This Week? →
It’s been four and a half months since Yahoo first previewed Delicious 2.0. We’ve heard not a peep from them since as to when it might launch publicly and replace the existing, somewhat dated interface.
Well, ok, there was a peep last week. In a blog post titled “using delicious on your iphone” on the Delicious blog, they say “We know we haven’t updated the blog in a looong time but the team has...
Shareaholic Upgrade Supports Firefox3, Adds More... →
Social bookmarking tool Shareaholic has just launched its latest release, which now supports Tumblr, Mixx, Simpy, and FriendFeed. Additionally, Shareaholic is now compatible with Firefox 3+. We mentioned Shareaholic a few months back when the site first launched. It works as a Firefox browser extension that lets you submit items to various social bookmarking tools across the web.
Shareaholic...
Twelve Important Rules for Photography →
Regardless of what you are shooting with, Point and Shoot or Digital SLR camera, let these twelve rules guide you towards better photos next time you shoot.
Mark Twain →
“Familiarity breeds contempt - and children.”
You Suck at Photoshop, Episode 3 →
Here’s episode three of the delightfully demented video tutorial, You Suck at Photoshop.
Previously on Boing Boing:
• You Suck at Photoshop #2
• Funny tutorial: “You Sucjk at Photoshop”
You Suck at Photoshop, Episode 3 →
Here’s episode three of the delightfully demented video tutorial, You Suck at Photoshop.
Previously on Boing Boing:
??? You Suck at Photoshop #2
??? Funny tutorial: “You Sucjk at Photoshop”
What I’d Love to See in Lightroom 2.0 →
This past year I’ve spent a lot of time immersed in learning, using, and teaching Adobe Photoshop Lightroom. I traveled around the country with my Lightroom Live Tour and trained literally thousands of Lightroom users in person. Between that tour, my Lightroom hands-on workshops, the magazine, and hearing from readers of my Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers, I’ve gotten more real world,...
TheSixtyOne - Music discovery service →
Filed under: Audio, Internet, Web services
TheSixtyOne is a music service for both artists and music lovers to share and discover new music. Incorporating elements of a digg-like voting system, custom playlists, and an internal point system for rewards - TheSixtyOne is some of the most fun we’ve had with music in awhile. It works like this: you make yourself an account on TheSixtyOne, as...
TheSixtyOne - Music discovery service →
Filed under: Audio, Internet, Web services
TheSixtyOne is a music service for both artists and music lovers to share and discover new music. Incorporating elements of a digg-like voting system, custom playlists, and an internal point system for rewards - TheSixtyOne is some of the most fun we’ve had with music in awhile. It works like this: you make yourself an account on TheSixtyOne, as...
Facebook Now Supported on Mahalo Follow →
In staying the course to become more social by way of integrated ventures into existing social networks, Mahalo’s Follow feature has added support for StumbleUpon and Facebook. Mahalo Follow already had support for Twitter, Jaiku, Google Bookmarks, Del.icio.us and Magnolia. The new additions of StumbleUpon and Facebook are not surprising, and given the nature of Mahalo Follow, they’ve been a...
YouPorn, We’re Coming Up Behind You →
Now that I have your attention, Compete has released a list of the fastest-growing (and fastest-declining) sites of 2007. Some of the fastest growers include Veoh, LinkedIn, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Six Apart, and WordPress. Some of the notable sinkers are Bolt, Xanga, Netscape, and Autobytel.
TechCrunch has the distinct honor of taking the No. 5 spot in the fastest-growing list, right behind...
Three New Cool Flash-Based Web Photo Galleries... →
In the last free update to Lightroom, Adobe did something very cool; they snuck in three very slick Flash-based web site templates (which are completely customizable), designed by the gang over at Airtight Interactive. In Lightroom, these three templates actually appear in the Gallery Panel on the right side, and they’re called:
Airtight Postcard Viewer (shown above top), which arranges your...
Oddflower Does Something With Memes →
Plymouth, UK based Oddflower is billed as “a new type of social search engine that brings related links together, forms temporary communities of users and shares news items from feeds amongst them.”
According to the submission we received from Oddflower:
Oddflower is arranged by the traffic flows passing through the site. The focus is on generating and maintaining memes which are mapped and...
5 great map add-ons for Firefox - getting lost is... →
Filed under: Internet, Google, Mozilla, Yahoo!, Open Source
We checked out these add-ons for helping your find yourself, (no, not that way) and they do a good job of helping you get where you want to go. Well, at least they get you the directions and well, the rest is really up to you. Get Directions from Google Maps - save yourself opening a new window. Just highlight any address on a...