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May 2008 Archives
Disqus: Enhanced Blog Commenting Service
Sat, 24 May 2008 13:42:22
TwitPic: Photo Links for Twitter
Wed, 21 May 2008 21:41:15
Tabs and Ajax Bad for Browsers?
Tue, 20 May 2008 22:12:37
Blender 2.46 3D Modeling and Animation
Mon, 19 May 2008 20:15:52
Sat, 24 May 2008 13:42:22
Against my better judgement I added a commenting service to my Tumblr tumblog (MobileViews TumBlog using the…
Disqus (pronounced “discuss”)
…blog comment system. I tried it on that first since Tumblr doesn’t provide any comments (which is generally considered a GOOD thing) and it was the simplest venue for me to modify quickly. Head over there and let me know what you think about Disqus. Should I replace the comment system here with it?
TwitPic: Photo Links for Twitter
Wed, 21 May 2008 21:41:15
I don’t think I’m addicted to Twitter. But, I do tend to tweet several times daily. And, I enjoy sharing a photo of, for example, things I see when I take a walk downtown during my lunch break. While Twitter itself doesn’t have a photo sharing feature, there is a simple to use 3rd party web service that provides this feature for you. It is called…
Tabs and Ajax Bad for Browsers?
Tue, 20 May 2008 22:12:37
Both Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2 for Windows Vista have been giving me fits for many months with their respective memory leak issues. Firefox 2 has been a bit more stable on my Mac but blows up there now and then too.
Blender 2.46 3D Modeling and Animation
Mon, 19 May 2008 20:15:52
The latest version of the Open Source 3D modeling and animation tool is out…
This Open Source tool has binary downloads for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X.
So, How is Craigslist Mobile Mobile-Friendly?
Thu, 22 May 2008 20:50:14
I just read somewhere (sorry, I can’t recall the reference) that Craigslist is the most viewed site on mobile devices. From what I can figure, this is the address for their mobile site… mobile.craigslist.org But, no, this is the site for the town Mobile, Alabama. So, why is it so hard to find Craigslist mobile friendly site? Does it exist or do mobile users simple use the deskop formatted site? Clicking on any […]
TwitPic: Send a Photo to Twitter From Your Phone
Wed, 21 May 2008 22:11:34
TwitPic is a free web service that lets you attach a photo web link to a Twitter tweet. Here’s how you do it, head over to TwitPic and sign-in with your normal Twitter account name and password. Then, click on Settings and add the special email address it shows you to your cameraphone’s email contacts […]
Windows Mobile Voice Command, Alarms, and Bluetooth
Tue, 20 May 2008 21:57:36
The T-Mobile Dash running Windows Mobile 6 has one really annoying bug: Once you set the phone to vibrate profile, event notifications always vibrate even if the profile is set back to normal. However, there is a workaround if you use a Bluetooth speaker or headset. The Dash comes with Voice Command in firmware. If […]
Fedora 9 Linux Live USB Portable Desktop
Mon, 19 May 2008 20:53:32
Just read this article over on Information Week about Fedora 9’s (Linux) USB Live feature that lets you store your preferred desktop on a 2GB USB flash drive. This desktop is not from your own Fedora desktop. Instead it is a prepackaged image that Red Hat calls CustomSpins. Red Hat’s Fedora 9 Loads Portable Desktop On […]
Thu, 22 May 2008 20:50:14
I just read somewhere (sorry, I can’t recall the reference) that Craigslist is the most viewed site on mobile devices. From what I can figure, this is the address for their mobile site… mobile.craigslist.org But, no, this is the site for the town Mobile, Alabama. So, why is it so hard to find Craigslist mobile friendly site? Does it exist or do mobile users simple use the deskop formatted site? Clicking on any […]
TwitPic: Send a Photo to Twitter From Your Phone
Wed, 21 May 2008 22:11:34
TwitPic is a free web service that lets you attach a photo web link to a Twitter tweet. Here’s how you do it, head over to TwitPic and sign-in with your normal Twitter account name and password. Then, click on Settings and add the special email address it shows you to your cameraphone’s email contacts […]
Windows Mobile Voice Command, Alarms, and Bluetooth
Tue, 20 May 2008 21:57:36
The T-Mobile Dash running Windows Mobile 6 has one really annoying bug: Once you set the phone to vibrate profile, event notifications always vibrate even if the profile is set back to normal. However, there is a workaround if you use a Bluetooth speaker or headset. The Dash comes with Voice Command in firmware. If […]
Fedora 9 Linux Live USB Portable Desktop
Mon, 19 May 2008 20:53:32
Just read this article over on Information Week about Fedora 9’s (Linux) USB Live feature that lets you store your preferred desktop on a 2GB USB flash drive. This desktop is not from your own Fedora desktop. Instead it is a prepackaged image that Red Hat calls CustomSpins. Red Hat’s Fedora 9 Loads Portable Desktop On […]
My City: Facebook Silverlight App/Game
Google Search Blacklisting Mystery?
Snackr: Adobe AIR based RSS Scrolling Ticker
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1: Where’s the Beef?
Magic120Cell: 4 Dimensional Rubik’s Cube
I use Facebook so infrequently these days (after an initial burst of activity when a bunch of people I know hopped on board around the same time) that I’m not even sure how to properly point you to this Silverlight based Facebook SimCity-like app called…
Google Search Blacklisting Mystery?
This is obviously not a high-volume destination website. Ever though it mostly serves as a personal notation system for me to keep track of interesting free software and web services, there are a few people who visit here now and then. And, the statistician in me finds it interesting to track the numbers.
Snackr: Adobe AIR based RSS Scrolling Ticker
Snackr is an Adobe AIR based scrolling ticker that displays RSS feed information. I created an OPML file from my Microsoft Live Personalized Experience Page (Microsoft really needs to come up with better product names :-) and fed it into Snackr after installing it.
Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 SP1: Where’s the Beef?
Microsoft just released…
Magic120Cell: 4 Dimensional Rubik’s Cube
Hmm. I couldn’t even solve the regular Rubik’s cube (without taking it apart :-). So, I’m not even going to try this 4 dimensional puzzle with 2641 pieces.
Magic120Cell
…is a freeware for Microsoft Windows that requires .Net Framework 2.0 to run.
kwiry: Text or Email a Topic to it and Retrieve Search Results on the Desktop
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:44:23
I usually don’t mention a service I haven’t tried yet. But, I’m almost ready to hit the sack and don’t want to start playing with anything just now. And, yet, this service seemed interesting enough to blog it as a kind of reminder to myself to try it out tomorrow. kwiry (which I suppose is pronounced […]
iPod Sleep Issues?
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:07:35
I sometimes use my iPod video’s Sleep Timer. One nice side effect I found is that the Logitech speakers I use also turn off it is on battery power (vs. plugged into a wall socket) after the iPod shuts down. One oddity, though, is what happens the next time I turn the iPod on, it […]
Information Week says: Most Companies Don’t Have A Mobile Device Management Plan
Wed, 14 May 2008 22:31:02
I went on a rant a few months ago chiding Microsoft for their assumption that most of their Windows Mobile customers live in an IT Utopia where mobile devices are managed by dedicated highly trained IT mobile device support staff with exactly the right management tools. Well, according to this Information Week article… Trouble Ahead: Most […]
Why I Switched from a Pocket PC Phone to a Smartphone
Tue, 13 May 2008 22:46:58
I’ve spent the last few days using either a K-JAM or TyTn Pocket PC Professional Edition (Phone Edition) device. If you scroll down to the last couple of blog entries, you will know why: My T-Mobile Dash smartphone (Standard Edition) went bonky, froze on my this past Sunday, and went into a repeating boot cycle […]
Hard Reset My T-Mobile Dash
Mon, 12 May 2008 22:34:15
My T-Mobile Dash (HTC 620) couldn’t break out of its endless boot loop. So, despite my dislike of hard resets, I went ahead and reset the Dash. Here’s how you perform a hard reset on one of these things, btw. Press the left and right soft keys simultaneously While pressing the soft keys, press and hold the […]
Sigh… My Dash Looks Very Sick
Mon, 12 May 2008 06:22:20
My T-Mobile Dash (Windows Mobile 6 smartphone) started acting oddly about 6 weeks ago. I turn it off each night and it started taking a while to cold start in the morning. It started cycling through the boot process repeatedly every now and then about a month ago. It locked up last night (WiMo screen […]
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:44:23
I usually don’t mention a service I haven’t tried yet. But, I’m almost ready to hit the sack and don’t want to start playing with anything just now. And, yet, this service seemed interesting enough to blog it as a kind of reminder to myself to try it out tomorrow. kwiry (which I suppose is pronounced […]
iPod Sleep Issues?
Thu, 15 May 2008 22:07:35
I sometimes use my iPod video’s Sleep Timer. One nice side effect I found is that the Logitech speakers I use also turn off it is on battery power (vs. plugged into a wall socket) after the iPod shuts down. One oddity, though, is what happens the next time I turn the iPod on, it […]
Information Week says: Most Companies Don’t Have A Mobile Device Management Plan
Wed, 14 May 2008 22:31:02
I went on a rant a few months ago chiding Microsoft for their assumption that most of their Windows Mobile customers live in an IT Utopia where mobile devices are managed by dedicated highly trained IT mobile device support staff with exactly the right management tools. Well, according to this Information Week article… Trouble Ahead: Most […]
Why I Switched from a Pocket PC Phone to a Smartphone
Tue, 13 May 2008 22:46:58
I’ve spent the last few days using either a K-JAM or TyTn Pocket PC Professional Edition (Phone Edition) device. If you scroll down to the last couple of blog entries, you will know why: My T-Mobile Dash smartphone (Standard Edition) went bonky, froze on my this past Sunday, and went into a repeating boot cycle […]
Hard Reset My T-Mobile Dash
Mon, 12 May 2008 22:34:15
My T-Mobile Dash (HTC 620) couldn’t break out of its endless boot loop. So, despite my dislike of hard resets, I went ahead and reset the Dash. Here’s how you perform a hard reset on one of these things, btw. Press the left and right soft keys simultaneously While pressing the soft keys, press and hold the […]
Sigh… My Dash Looks Very Sick
Mon, 12 May 2008 06:22:20
My T-Mobile Dash (Windows Mobile 6 smartphone) started acting oddly about 6 weeks ago. I turn it off each night and it started taking a while to cold start in the morning. It started cycling through the boot process repeatedly every now and then about a month ago. It locked up last night (WiMo screen […]
Defragglr 1.01.068 BETA: Disk Defragmenter
Wed, 07 May 2008 21:46:28
New Microsoft Live Search Actually Seems Better
Tue, 06 May 2008 22:42:26
Yahoo McAfee Partnership to ID Dangerous Search Results
Mon, 05 May 2008 22:47:21
NetBeans IDE 6.1
Mon, 05 May 2008 22:32:56
Wed, 07 May 2008 21:46:28
While looking for the latest version of CCleaner, I noticed that Piriform also has a freeware Windows disk defragmentation utility now.
New Microsoft Live Search Actually Seems Better
Tue, 06 May 2008 22:42:26
Yahoo McAfee Partnership to ID Dangerous Search Results
Mon, 05 May 2008 22:47:21
If you’ve used McAfee’s SiteAdvisor to flag potentially dangerous web searches, the new Yahoo/McAfee dangerous web site team-up will look familiar to you. I went to Yahoo Search and searched for free downloads since I was pretty sure it would result in a few dangerous sites being listed in the search results. I found it interesting that McAfee highlighted the sponsored search result as a dangerous site. This is a good thing since it indicates that they aren’t playing favorites.
NetBeans IDE 6.1
Mon, 05 May 2008 22:32:56
I’m not a fan of Java or Eclipse. So, I didn’t expect much from Sun’s recent Java-built IDE release…
A day late on this one, but still worthy of a post,
First Moonlight Release - Miguel de Icaza
Today we are making the first public release of Moonlight, supporting the Silverlight 1.0 profile for Linux. The release comes in two forms:
* No-media codecs supported, but easy to install: head to http://www.go-mono.com/moonlight and click on the cute installer for Moonlight. This currently hosts builds for Linux x86 and x86-64 for Firefox.
* Source-code compilation, but you can optionally compile FFMpeg codecs yourself. To do this, download our moon-0.6.tar.bz2. And follow the build instructions.
More goodness at the above linked entry on Miguel’s blog.
Congratulations, Mono Project developers!
Excellent Detailed Asus Eee PC 900 Reivew at EeeUser.com
Fri, 09 May 2008 21:55:39
EeeUser.com has an excellent detailed (really detailed) review of the Asus Eee PC 900 at… EeePC 900 in-depth review It is scheduled for release in the US on May 12 (next week Monday). After watching the Eee PC 4G, Eee PC 8G, and HP Mini-note released, I think I am ready to make a purchase of some […]
Intermittent Problems are the Worst: SIM Problem?
Thu, 08 May 2008 21:54:27
My WiMo smartphone loses all connectivity every once in a while. Once in a while is defined as once every week or two. It has happened three times in the past month. I noticed that a SIM message was on my screen when it happened the other day. I opened the battery cover, pulled the […]
CHDK Wiki: How to Hack A Canon PowerShot Digital Camera
Wed, 07 May 2008 22:09:16
I really tempted to try a CHDK Wiki Canon PowerShot digital camera firmware hack. But, a big streak of digital cowardice is getting in the way According to their FAQ, the changes are not actually written to the camera in a permanent way. The firmware hack can be reversed by simply removing the […]
Windows Live for Windows Mobile Not Available Until May 15
Tue, 06 May 2008 20:49:36
Hmm, the Windows Live for Windows Mobile (Windows Live Hotmail, Contacts, and Spaces) download is unavailable until May 15. I wonder why???
Associated Press Mobile News Network: iPhone vs. Windows Mobile Format
Mon, 05 May 2008 22:04:30
The Associated Press (AP) launched what many are calling a mobile news site for the iPhone. And, while that is true, the site… http://www.apnews.com/ …is actually smart enough to reformat itself for other mobile form factors too. The image on the left above is a screen capture from a TyTn Pocket PC Phone Edition while the image […]
Yahoo Go 3.0 Beta Earns a Tentative Thumbs Up
Sun, 04 May 2008 21:16:14
I noticed that Yahoo! Go 3.0 Beta became available for two of my Windows Mobile 6 smartphones (non-touch): The Dash and the the Vox. None of my professional edition (touch screen devices) are supported by this beta release. After bad-mouthing the Go 2.0 release and suggesting it go away if the Microsoft-Yahoo merger happened (which […]
Fri, 09 May 2008 21:55:39
EeeUser.com has an excellent detailed (really detailed) review of the Asus Eee PC 900 at… EeePC 900 in-depth review It is scheduled for release in the US on May 12 (next week Monday). After watching the Eee PC 4G, Eee PC 8G, and HP Mini-note released, I think I am ready to make a purchase of some […]
Intermittent Problems are the Worst: SIM Problem?
Thu, 08 May 2008 21:54:27
My WiMo smartphone loses all connectivity every once in a while. Once in a while is defined as once every week or two. It has happened three times in the past month. I noticed that a SIM message was on my screen when it happened the other day. I opened the battery cover, pulled the […]
CHDK Wiki: How to Hack A Canon PowerShot Digital Camera
Wed, 07 May 2008 22:09:16
I really tempted to try a CHDK Wiki Canon PowerShot digital camera firmware hack. But, a big streak of digital cowardice is getting in the way According to their FAQ, the changes are not actually written to the camera in a permanent way. The firmware hack can be reversed by simply removing the […]
Windows Live for Windows Mobile Not Available Until May 15
Tue, 06 May 2008 20:49:36
Hmm, the Windows Live for Windows Mobile (Windows Live Hotmail, Contacts, and Spaces) download is unavailable until May 15. I wonder why???
Associated Press Mobile News Network: iPhone vs. Windows Mobile Format
Mon, 05 May 2008 22:04:30
The Associated Press (AP) launched what many are calling a mobile news site for the iPhone. And, while that is true, the site… http://www.apnews.com/ …is actually smart enough to reformat itself for other mobile form factors too. The image on the left above is a screen capture from a TyTn Pocket PC Phone Edition while the image […]
Yahoo Go 3.0 Beta Earns a Tentative Thumbs Up
Sun, 04 May 2008 21:16:14
I noticed that Yahoo! Go 3.0 Beta became available for two of my Windows Mobile 6 smartphones (non-touch): The Dash and the the Vox. None of my professional edition (touch screen devices) are supported by this beta release. After bad-mouthing the Go 2.0 release and suggesting it go away if the Microsoft-Yahoo merger happened (which […]
As seen on irc://irc.gnome.org/#mono,
Novell is hiring, temporary project 6 months, help improve Mono, use Visual Studio to debug remote Mono apps
Contact: miguelATnovellDOTcom
Wubi: Install Ubuntu Inside of Microsoft Windows
Sat, 03 May 2008 15:01:05
Neverball (game)
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:47:23
Google Docs Offline Spreadsheet and Presentation Viewing - Also Presenter Notes
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:52:55
uTorrent Overtakes Azureus?
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:13:43
Sat, 03 May 2008 15:01:05
If you want to try Ubuntu Linux but don’t want to repartition your Windows hard disk, this might be the tool for you to consider…
Wubi - Ubuntu Installer for Windows
Neverball (game)
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:47:23
Neverball is an Open Source multiplatform (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X) graphical game. I haven’t tried it yet. The reason it interests me is that it can make use of the the Apple MacBook’s sudden motion sensor and played by moving that notebook in space.
Google Docs Offline Spreadsheet and Presentation Viewing - Also Presenter Notes
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:52:55
The Google-ians have been really busy lately. Here’s what’s new according to the Google Docs Official Google Docs Blog…
1. Speaker notes for your presentations
2. Inserting YouTube videos into slides
3. View (but not edit) presentations and spreadsheets offline using Google Gears
uTorrent Overtakes Azureus?
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:13:43
I just followed a link from Techmeme (which has replaced Digg as my source for tech news) over to an article on TorrentFreak reporting that Filesharing Report Shows Explosive Growth for uTorrent. The report says that uTorrent is now the most installed bittorrent client overtaking the Open Source Azureus torrent client.
Preliminary report (updated 2/7]
This is very close to being exactly what I’d hoped for: buy any books you want, where-ever you happen to be, receive them in seconds, and carry them all in one small, light device .
The screen is incredibly readable, even in relatively dim light, the font size is adjustable, and it has a built-in dictionary that makes looking up an unknown word easy. The Kindle remembers where you are up to in each book and it is pretty easy to mark off sections (”highlighting”) and to bookmark pages and to access all your notes, bookmarks, clippings and other references from a centralized place.
You can remove anything at any time; it is all backed up on Amazon, and restoration takes seconds.
Even better, books are cheaper on the Kindle (sometimes by a lot) and you can download and read the beginning of any book for free before you buy. You can browse and buy on the Kindle or on your computer; Amazon knows your account and your Kindle so it all works seamlessly.
The very worst thing about the Kindle as a device is that the buttons along the side are far too easy to press by accident, making holding it somewhat awkward. And the keyboard is just the right size to be too big to be out of the way and too small to be easy to use.
But it is first generation, and may be the best first generation product since the iPhone (okay, okay the Zune, I swear, I love the Zune).
So what’s the catch? At first it seemed that even though they had 100,000 books, I couldn’t find any of the books I wanted. But then I cracked open my list of books I’m reading and recommending, and they did pretty well. More than half the books that I’ve read this year or am planning to read were available, and the more I use the Kindle the more I like it. There are a lot of subtle features that are just right, like the little dots that show you, at a glance, how far into the book you are.
Update: 1. The battery needs recharging every other day if you leave “whispernet” on, but if you keep it off except as needed (easy to do) that extends considerably, especially if you put the kindle to sleep when you’re not reading. That said, their advice is to charge frequently rather than letting it run down.
2. It is possible to buy SD memory cards (and they’ve become absurdly inexpensive. Amazon has 1Gig cards for under $10!) but the Kindle comes with 180MB free. At the moment I have 3 books, 4 copies of the NY times and 1 copy of Slate on my Kindle and that uses 7 MB. Memory does not seem to be an issue (though if you’re going to use it to play audio books, that may make a big difference).
In what may be a first (at least for me) I’ve secured agreement with the very generous folks I work for at Microsoft and at O’Reilly to loosely join my tutorials on Silverlight.net and the chapters of my forthcoming book Programming Silverlight (co-authored by Tim Heuer, O’Reilly 2008) to create an enhanced approach to learning.
Let me be clear: the goal is to provide more for less; it is not the goal to push you to buy the book; and you have my word that the tutorials will not be limited, constrained or curtailed in service to making the book somehow more worthwhile.
My hope is that the book will have additional value, but the tutorials, like the videos will stand on their own. If we do it right, together they will supplement one another.
Here’s how it will work.
Phase 1 - Tutorials and Draft Chapters
During Phase 1 I will continue to publish tutorials on Silverlight.NET as well as the first drafts of chapters from Programming Silverlight for those who are curious or who would like to provide feedback (more on providing feedback to come).
Note that these chapters will not have gone through technical edit nor copyedit, and will be quite rough; the final chapters will be updated for Silverlight RTW (Release To Web, as opposed to Beta), numerous rounds of technical edit, development edit and copyedit.
Phase 2 - Publication and Beyond
In Phase 2, the 1st Edition of the book will be published, ideally providing cohesion, depth and detail that is simply not possible in the tutorials. It is my plan that the tutorials will continue, supplementing the material already on line, drawing on and extending the book as Silverlight evolves, and serving as both a supplement to the existing edition and a preview of future editions.
Schedule
It is important to understand that the writing schedule for this book does not in any way reflect my knowledge of the timing on the release of Silverlight Beta 2 nor subsequent releases of Silverlight. Further, the current schedule is subject to change and will change. It always does. The Table of Contents will change as well. I’ll post both within a week or so.
Skyfire Beta: Ho-hum Browser Alternative
Sat, 03 May 2008 14:42:31
I received a text message about the Skyfire beta a few days ago. It had been so long since I applied for the beta that I couldn’t remember what Skyfire was. A visit the site reminded me. So, I clicked on the link in the text message and downloaded the CAB file for my Dash […]
Google News for the iPhone/iPod touch with Associated YouTube Video
Fri, 02 May 2008 06:21:24
Google announced… Google News now available on your iPhone and iPod Touch The site’s URL is the usual http://news.google.com one. It auto-detects the iPhone/iPod touch. One interesting wrinkle described in the announcement is and, where available, relevant YouTube videos embedded with news stories. Nice.
Microsoft Windows Mobile Connection Site for Mobile Industry People
Thu, 01 May 2008 22:42:42
The Microsoft Windows Mobile Connection site says it is a community site for anyone who sells mobile phones or works in the mobile industry. It looks like a social network for people in the Windows Mobile industry. It let me sign up with my Passport account even though I’m not affiliated with any mobile firm.
Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 Webcam Took Pretty Good Conference Videos
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:36:33
I bought a Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 notebook webcam last year (device on the right in the photo above). Its video and audio quality is good. However, the mounting clip is awful. It fits on the top of most notebook LCD lids, but is otherwise useless. So, I bought the newer Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 notebook webcam […]
Starbucks WiFi Changes
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:58:12
This is a bit dated. But, since I tend to use WiFi at Starbucks now and then, I wanted to make a note for myself to remember where I read this Starbucks blog item about its WiFi hotspot program since they don’t seem to have permalinks for individual blog items. Check out the March 25, […]
HYmini Handheld Wind/Solar Generator: Does it Actually Work?
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:40:07
The Hymini is a handheld wind power generator. There is also an optional solar panel that can be used with it. The company behind both products claims in recharge personal electronic products such as cell phones and MP3 players. The devices look reasonably priced. The wind generator is US$49.95 and the solar panel is $24.99. […]
Sat, 03 May 2008 14:42:31
I received a text message about the Skyfire beta a few days ago. It had been so long since I applied for the beta that I couldn’t remember what Skyfire was. A visit the site reminded me. So, I clicked on the link in the text message and downloaded the CAB file for my Dash […]
Google News for the iPhone/iPod touch with Associated YouTube Video
Fri, 02 May 2008 06:21:24
Google announced… Google News now available on your iPhone and iPod Touch The site’s URL is the usual http://news.google.com one. It auto-detects the iPhone/iPod touch. One interesting wrinkle described in the announcement is and, where available, relevant YouTube videos embedded with news stories. Nice.
Microsoft Windows Mobile Connection Site for Mobile Industry People
Thu, 01 May 2008 22:42:42
The Microsoft Windows Mobile Connection site says it is a community site for anyone who sells mobile phones or works in the mobile industry. It looks like a social network for people in the Windows Mobile industry. It let me sign up with my Passport account even though I’m not affiliated with any mobile firm.
Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 Webcam Took Pretty Good Conference Videos
Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:36:33
I bought a Microsoft LifeCam NX-6000 notebook webcam last year (device on the right in the photo above). Its video and audio quality is good. However, the mounting clip is awful. It fits on the top of most notebook LCD lids, but is otherwise useless. So, I bought the newer Microsoft LifeCam VX-7000 notebook webcam […]
Starbucks WiFi Changes
Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:58:12
This is a bit dated. But, since I tend to use WiFi at Starbucks now and then, I wanted to make a note for myself to remember where I read this Starbucks blog item about its WiFi hotspot program since they don’t seem to have permalinks for individual blog items. Check out the March 25, […]
HYmini Handheld Wind/Solar Generator: Does it Actually Work?
Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:40:07
The Hymini is a handheld wind power generator. There is also an optional solar panel that can be used with it. The company behind both products claims in recharge personal electronic products such as cell phones and MP3 players. The devices look reasonably priced. The wind generator is US$49.95 and the solar panel is $24.99. […]
Microsoft Live Mesh
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:25:17
Coming Soon: Login to Zoho with Your Google ID
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:19:31
MySQL Workbench 5.0.19 Visual Database Design Tool
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:41:10
Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:25:17
Coming Soon: Login to Zoho with Your Google ID
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:19:31
I’m still trying to understand why this is reported on CNet but not mentioned anywhere in Zoho’s official blog…
Zoho to integrate with Google sign-on
However, assuming this is true, that will be one less login/password combination to remember someday. It is a little surprising to learn about this though. I can’t think of any other service that Google has partnered with in this way. I still can’t login to YouTube or GrandCentral with a Google login and Google owns those properties.
MySQL Workbench 5.0.19 Visual Database Design Tool
Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:41:10
MySQL Workbench 5.0.19 is an Open Source visual database design tool for Microsoft Windows provided by Sun/MySQL. I haven’t tried it out yet. But, as a relatively heavy MySQL user, I plan to do so soon. Note that it requires the Microsoft .Net 2.0 Framework for Windows XP (.Net comes with Vista).
