Tuesday, May 25, 2004
Speed reading CeBIT America - Engadget - www.engadget.com "Some snaps of Motorola’s MPx, which is more or less this year’s Treo 600 — aka the smartphone that’s supposed to make all your dreams come true. Dual-hinge thing works as well as we hoped it would, and we were pleased to see that they’ve improved the keyboard. They haven’t said anything official yet, but the Motorola rep said that they’re aiming to have this out by September."
Monday, May 24, 2004
eHomeUpgrade | Apple Video iPod Demystified - May 22, 2004: "Rumors have been circulating around for months now about a secret Video iPod that Apple has in the works."
PBS | I, Cringely . Archived Column: "In order to pay for new business adventures, parts of the company that are viewed as likely to die are starved of funds and milked of cash. Look for this to happen eventually for the Mac."
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Monday, May 17, 2004
mozilla.org - home of mozilla, firefox, thunderbird, and camino Ok, I think Firefox with the google toolbar extension is the best browser available right now. Trying to figure out what the deal with Camino on Mac is. It's not that great right now...
Bloglines | Free, Web-Based News Aggregator: "Bloglines is a free service that makes it easy to keep up with your favorite blogs and newsfeeds. With Bloglines, you can subscribe to the RSS feeds of your favorite blogs, and Bloglines will monitor updates to those sites. You can read the latest entries easily within Bloglines.
Unlike other aggregators which require you to download and install software, Bloglines runs on our servers and requires no installation. Because your Bloglines account is accessible through a web browser, you can access your account from any Internet-connected machine."
Unlike other aggregators which require you to download and install software, Bloglines runs on our servers and requires no installation. Because your Bloglines account is accessible through a web browser, you can access your account from any Internet-connected machine."
Saturday, May 15, 2004
BBC NEWS | Europe | Italian police to have supercar: "Italian police to have supercar
Traffic police patrolling a motorway in southern Italy have a tough decision to take: who will get to drive the force's first Lamborghini Gallardo?"
E-Commerce News: Head-to-Head: Yahoo Answers Gmail Challenge with E-Mail Upgrade Users of Yahoo's updated e-mail service will get 100 megabytes of space for free. While the company did not specify how much storage paying users will receive, it hinted the amount will be on par with the gigabyte Google has promised to provide with Gmail, which is currently in beta.
Friday, May 14, 2004
Pic Patrol: "What is this site about? Basically, this site is a weblog of photographs taken in and around the New York City area by native Brooklynite Jack Szwergold. My motto is pretty simple: I"
Zaadz Knowledge - Philosophy - Buddha: "Buddha. Gotta love him. Here's a really quick look at one of my favorite teachers and some of his most powerful thoughts."
Wired News: Hybrid Mileage Comes Up Short: "Hybrid cars are hot, but not as hot as their owners, who complain that their gas mileage hasn't come close to well-advertised estimates."
Wired News: Gamers Spurning TV, Movies: "LOS ANGELES -- About half of the Americans who play video games say they are choosing to watch less television and go to fewer movies so they can spend more time enjoying games, accor"
Ornate Golden VW Beetle: "So would have thought there was another ornate VW Beetle out there, let alone one gilt with 24kt gold? The Vrbanus is ready to drive, detailed with the product of 2500 hours of handiwork, and is ready for weddings, promotions, collections, and coronation ceremonies for the world's most frugal monarchs."
Thursday, May 13, 2004
BBC NEWS | Health | Newlyweds advised to lower hopes: "The secret of a long and happy marriage appears to be not to expect too much from it. US researchers say that, unless you have superior relationship skills, your hopes of cosy couple"
Wednesday, May 12, 2004
New Windows Mobile SE Handhelds Expected Soon :: Mobile Gadget News - (MPx200.org) :: News, Reviews, and Help for the MPX200, SCH-i600, and SmartPhone Community I am dying to replace my SideKick and I am geeky about gettig a new do-it-all phone.
Wired News: Apple Wants to Open Song Vaults: "The programming director of the store is a former radio deejay who's constantly looking for places to find old and out-of-print music. His team of music programmers are experts in world music, hip-hop, rock and classical, to name a few genres. In addition to their own expertise, the iTunes staff regularly collects suggestions from Apple Computer employees, customers and anyone who's looking to fill a hole in his or her music collection."
Tuesday, May 11, 2004
Welcome to Shareaza.com (English) As solid a file sharing app for windows as I could find in a recent search. No spyware (avoid Kazaa).
Google's man behind the curtain The Man Who (Really) Makes Google Tick - An anonymous reader writes "Like his friends Sergey Brin and Larry Page, Craig Silverstein abandoned his PhD studies at Stanford to become employee No.1 and technology director at Google. While building the search engine in a garage, never in his wildest dreams did he think Google would become what it is today. Not only is it the envy of software giant Microsoft, Google continues to redefine the technology market with its creativity and tenacity. In this in-depth interview, Silverstein discusses a wide range of issues including the backlash against Gmail among privacy advocates, the company's cultural changes and its shifting reliance on PageRank."
Preview: Google's Gmail Beta Gmail does rock. It's so good it makes me wonder if I need Outlook.
We finally had a chance to try Google's new e-mail service and we're happy to say that, for the most part, we love it! In this article, we'll give you an overview of what you can expect from Gmail, as well as what we liked and didn't like about it. We'll also tell you what we think needs to be added to make it even better.
We finally had a chance to try Google's new e-mail service and we're happy to say that, for the most part, we love it! In this article, we'll give you an overview of what you can expect from Gmail, as well as what we liked and didn't like about it. We'll also tell you what we think needs to be added to make it even better.
Friday, May 07, 2004
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China couple split over dead dog: "A Chinese woman who hired four hit men to kill her husband's beloved pet wolfhound now faces divorce. "
Thursday, May 06, 2004
Wednesday, May 05, 2004
PhotoMann Travel Photgraphy - Images of Japanese Vending Machines PhotoMann recently decided to 'collect' images of unique vending machines found in Japan. They are everywhere. Estimates suggest there are 5.6 million vending machines which works out to be one for every 20 people in Japan. Sales from vending machines in 2000 totaled $56 billion! The most common are drink and cigarette machines followed by machines with pornography. All of the images in this section are taken with a Nikon Coolpix 5000. Below is a sampling of the machines to be found.
Tuesday, May 04, 2004
BBC NEWS | Europe | Fine for Spain stag night vandal: "The man, named as Rodrigo JL, broke the hand of the statue of classical goddess Cibeles during stag night celebrations in September 2002, a court was told. "
Monday, May 03, 2004
MSN Money - Panama is paradise for retirees - Retire in style Panama is one of the best places in the world for retirees today, combining a low cost of living, near-perfect weather and one of the world’s best discount programs for retirees, with up to 50% off everything from public transport to movies, mortgage rates, doctor’s visits, electricity, restaurants and airfares.
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