Tech News November 4, 2009
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Facts of the Day
The word ‘climax’ is Greek for ladder.
Quote of the Day
“Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.” Clare Booth Luce
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Website 2.0 Tool
Steepster is a site that helps you keep an online log of the teas you drink. Using a super-simple interface, you can easily fill your tealog with tasting notes and tales of your tea drinking adventures. You can also follow other tea drinkers to see what’s in their cup, discovering brand new teas from people you know and trust. (link to page . . .)
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The Perfect Desktop
Set up an Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala) desktop that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. (howtoforge . . .)
Want Your Own iPhone App
You are not happy with any app, build your own. (readwriteweb . . .)
iPhone App
Want to control your wind turbine? No problem. (cnet . . .)
Beatles USB Drive
16GB USB drive will be loaded audio tracks from the Beatles’ 14 albums will set you back a cool $330. Downloading onto a $15 usb would be cheaper. Don’t be fooled. (pcw . . .)
Hardware Hack
Ryan Harris faces up to to 20 years in prison for allegedly selling modding tools that allowed his customers to swipe high-speed internet access without paying. Do not mistake this for the Ryan Harris of the Denver Broncos, he is out for 3 weeks due to an “injury”. MMM maybe they are the same guy. (theregister . . .)
Windows 7 Cheap
$3 in China. (neoseeker . . .)
iPhone Checkout
Not, check this app for the iPhone. Checkout with an iPhone. (appleinsider . . .)
Speaking of Checkou
First cash register built 1879. That way before any cell phone app, cell phone or first public pay phone 1889. (wired . . .)
Facelift for MSN
First in over 10 years, which means that in less than 1 year a new one will be developed due to the lack of security or other issues. (bbc . . .)
Over Priced Gadgets
The Webbook comes with a custom simplified interface, it can run third party web apps, and it can operate both in a laptop mode, or by bending backwards the screen, in the “easel TV-like mode”. I want one anyway. (litl . . .)
Apple vs Windows vs Linux – Game Over
Can’t Decide which Operating System to have on your computer? Get them all!! (wired . . . )
Gopher Still Has Internet Value
Before Google, Bing or Yahoo there was and always will be Gopher, Veronica and Jughead. (arstechnica . . .)
Using Wrong VPN
There is only one working solution for getting online content around the world, vpngates. It is not just about access it is about geo ip address. (tech dirt . . .)
Palm Future Readings
When you get rid of all your programmer and years later try to get them back . . . it is kind of too late already. (osnews . . )
Flickr Opens Garden
There are a whole lot of mobile, desktop, and helper apps tied to Flickr. The team at the photo sharing service decided to make those apps easier to find and install by opening a free “App Garden” to everyone. (flickr . . .)
Ubuntu 9.10 Today!!
Forget Windows 7 and take a look at Karmic Koala. (lifehacker . . .)
Comment Clash
Article: Bill Gates sums up Microsoft’s abusive history (my opera . . .)
Comments: Nothing like a good debate, not one anonymous comment. (reddit . . .)
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Monthly Online Gaming Pick
The Lord of the Rings Online has quickly established itself as the emerging leader and was named the PC MMO Game of the Year 2007 by the editorial staff of GameSpy and PC Game of the Year 2007 at the 25th Annual Golden Joystick awards. The New York Times proclaimed The Lord of the Rings Online “a major achievement of interactive storytelling, the first game truly worthy of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ franchise and a must-play for just about anyone with an interest in Tolkien or the future of online entertainment.”
Demographics: 80+% of Lord of the Rings Online players are male and are on average 31 years old. Additionally, the game is only available for PC users it is not currently MAC compatible.
Poker Face
Website Pick
Passive Aggressive Notes
This website is a project, using a broad definition of â’passive-aggressiveâ’ that roughly correlates with how the term is popularly used. The NYT: â’the classic description of the behavior captures a stubborn malcontent, someone who passively resists fulfilling routine tasks, complains of being misunderstood and underappreciated, unreasonably scorns authority and voices exaggerated complaints of personal misfortune.â’ One thing I have learned about moving to the Midwest US, passive aggressive personalities is alive and well. (link to site . . .)
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