September 2008
87 posts
Exclusive: eBay Launches Browser Highlighter to... →
eBay launched a new browser extension tool tonight that lets you highlight different products in Firefox or Internet Explorer and compare the pricing of those products on eBay. The tool also
Zoho Launches Its Application Marketplace →
Zoho continues to carve a niche for itself among the giants in the software-as-a-service market. The three-year old online application suite, which started off as a basic online version of…
If Web Apps are Evil, Why Do We Use Them? →
Richard Stallman is going berserk over cloud computing. In an interview with the Guardian, he claims that the whole thing is “stupidity.” He claims that “you should not use web applications…
Worst. Clown. Ever. →
Warning: the following video is most definitely not suitable for children
When clowns go wrong: the above video was shot at a kids party in Australia, where the clown didn’t exactly meet…
Facebook v2 for iPhone goes live →
Filed under: Internet Tools, iPhone, App Store, iPod touch
The Facebook [iTunes link] application for the iPhone has just been updated to version 2 (although you may see it…
Immortal McHorror burger is 12 years old, looks... →
Karen Hanrahan has been using the same McDonald’s hamburger as a prop in her “Healthy Choices for Children” class since 1996 — 12 years! — and it’s hardly aged a day in all that time. McDonald’s…
Anti-suicide barriers on Japanese train lines →
From TokyoMango: “Newer train lines in Japan have suicide prevention platforms. 5-foot walls span the entire platform, with doors that only open when the train has safely stopped at the station….
Chinese schoolgirl flips off old begging woman →
Dian Agung Nugroho’s photo “F*** You (What’s on her mind ?)” captures a Chinese schoolgirl flipping off an old Chinese beggar lady. The title really asks the important question — what does this…
Google Toolbar 5 for Firefox →
If you liked Google Toolbar 5 for Internet Explorer, but you didn’t want to use Microsoft’s browser, there’s now a version for Firefox that includes similar features: support for Google gadgets,…
WebKit becomes first browser engine to fully pass... →
Maciej Stachowiak of the WebKit team has announced that the browser engine behind Safari is the first to fully pass the Acid3 test, including the test’s condition of smooth animation rendering.
Chinese banks told to stop loaning money to... →
For the “yeah we’re screwed” files: “Chinese regulators have told domestic banks to stop interbank lending to U.S. financial institutions to prevent possible losses during the financial crisis, the
Best Gmail Error Message →
You can’t get a funnier error message than this: Dear valued user, You have reached the error page for the error page… You win!!
Sometimes even the error pages can’t be displayed and you…
Ten Years Later, A “Third” Google Founder Comes... →
Just as Google is celebrating its 10th anniversary, a man claiming to be the “third” founder of Google has come out to stake his claim to history. In the video above, a man calling himself…
Google Book Search Lets You Embed a Library Into... →
Google Book Search, the popular and somewhat controversial service which has archived millions of books into digital format, has added a new set of tools and partnerships, none bigger than…
Adobe unveils CS4 suite →
Adobe announced updates to its suite of high-end applications for print, Web, and video pros. Creative Suite 4 will feature 13 products and 14 integrated technologies when it ships in October.
Chocolate Cake In 5 Minutes! | Dizzy Dee →
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Will It Blend? - Marbles →
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10 hot Web redesigns of '08 →
It may be a little too early to do a roundup of the best re-designs of 2008 like we did last year, but with Thursday’s one-two punch of new looks for social sites Twitter and FriendFeed it’s a…
Egypt jails donkey over corn theft →
An Egyptian court has tried and sentence a donkey to jail time for theft of corn.
The donkey was caught by local police at a checkpoint set up at an agricultural research institute after the…
Sweet and Sour Chicken →
Please welcome guest author Jaden Hair of Steamy Kitchen who brings us another great Chinese-American classic, Sweet and Sour Chicken. ~Elise When Elise asked me to be a guest writer…
YTMND - Blue Ball Machine (Classic GIF Returned) →
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iLike Music Platform Launches: Music Streaming... →
Seattle based iLike just expanded their recent streaming music deal with Rhapsody to allow any website or web application to add streaming music to their sites. Integration is dead simple (I’ve…
What's your Hue IQ? →
Filed under: Odds and ends, Internet, Design, Fun, Games, Web services
Ever wondered how accurately your eyes can see the subtleties of color? Find out by taking…
Get Better Genius Recommendations [ITunes Tip] →
Wired’s How-To Wiki offers tips on getting better Genius recommendations in iTunes 8 for those 38 percent of readers who don’t think the app’s all that smart. Included tips: Don’t…
Gears for Safari now officially available →
Google has finally made the Safari-friendly version of Gears available. Savvy Mac users could have downloaded and installed a rougher version of it as early as three weeks ago, however…
Google Speech Recognition Technology Is Now Called... →
Sometime back, Google introduced speech recognition in YouTube that enables you to search for words spoken in the video and you could also directly jump to the portion where that word was…
Are You Following the Wrong Exercise Program? →
Why do some of us invest so much time and energy into our exercise program for so little in the way of results. Yep it’s true; some of us spend a lot of time achieving not too much. Heaps of sweat,…
Google Desktop Speeds Up [Google Desktop] →
Google releases Google Desktop 5.8 for Windows today and promises 50% less memory usage during startup and faster shutdown. Once you get it installed and running, check out how to get…
If Google was Iran, wouldn’t we be scared right... →
Some days you think that Google is taking the piss on such as large scale that its primary goal is an entry for humor in the Guiness Book of Records. Then other days, the scope and might of…
Better Performance in Google Desktop 5.8 →
Google Desktop announces that the latest release focuses on performance and that’s a great thing, considering that many users call Google Desktop a memory hog. Google Desktop 5.8 improves the…
Why Tea Is Healthier Than Water [Drinks] →
While nobody is running around extolling the virtues of cola as a replacement for water for daily hydration, researchers at Kings College London want to make sure you don’t think every…
App store passes 100,000,000 downloads →
Today is a crazy, crazy day in San Francisco. I’m at day 2 of TechCrunch 50, but John Biggs made his way over to Yerba Buena to live blog Apple’s “Let’s Rock” event.
Not a whole lot on…
iTunes 8 Available for Download [ITunes] →
iTunes 8 is officially available for download from Apple’s servers. Not sure what to expect? Check out our iTunes 8 first look.
Morcheeba - Charango →
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Groove Armada - At the River →
Groove Armada - At the River via Seeqpod
Smashing Magazine’s 2nd Anniversary →
It happened again. Today, Smashing Magazine celebrates its second birthday. We are two years old now and we are proud of what we have achieved over these years. To celebrate our anniversary, we…
Get Automatic Updates for Google Chrome's Nightly... →
We’ve been tipped off that Google has been releasing nightly builds of their new Google Chrome browser like crazy. It’s been reported that up to 10 nightly builds a day are being released…
string spin toy - zefrank.com →
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MazeFrenzy.com - Online Maze Game →
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Unfabulous: Celebrity Money →
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Beautiful radio - ImageChan →
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http://www.rnrh.net/images/blog/hdr-sunset_soon_for... →
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Kaleidoscope Painter →
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http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/EMPIRE17.swf →
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http://svt.se/hogafflahage/hogafflaHage_site/Kor/he... →
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Nokia N96 Released →
tagged with:n95blog, N96, nokia n96 The Nokia N96 smartphone has started shipping, the Finnish phone giant said Wednesday.
The phone is an upgrade of the existing N95. It has a display that…
Google Chrome's about:internets Easter Egg [Google... →
Google Chrome users, type about:internets into the address bar to get a fun little animation. Don’t clog the tubes, yo. (Check out some more of our favorite software Easter eggs here.)
ShareThis | Quick Sharing to MySpace, Email, and... →
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