tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53576452135264389732009-11-07T09:50:20.001-08:00Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.comBlogger105125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-78074076256936311672009-09-04T09:59:00.000-07:002009-09-04T10:01:59.140-07:00<p></p><div><span class="byline-author"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Posted by Jake Knapp, UI Designer and Manu Cornet, Software Engineer</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Hey Jake, you still using that same old theme?<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Well, yeah. I mean, I like it -- but I don't know... I guess it just doesn't feel as new as it used to.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: I hear ya. Well, good news! Today four new themes are out there for everybody. Just go to the </span></span><a href="http://mail.google.com/mail/?ui=2&amp;fs=1&amp;view=pu&amp;st=themes"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Themes tab under Settings</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">...and ta da!<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: (click, click) There we go!<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Should we tell people about why we created these four themes?<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: We should.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Assuming they're still reading.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Right. Okay, well, </span></span><a href="http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=112508&amp;ctx=enblogpost"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Gmail themes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> have been out since November, and I know we were ready for some new ones.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: And we heard some of you asking for new ones too. So we thought about what we wanted to stare at all day long, since we work on Gmail.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: I've been living in Zurich for the last year, and I missed Washington State, where I grew up. The Orcas Island theme definitely takes away a little bit of that homesickness with a new image each day of the week.<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SqADsvB_LHI/AAAAAAAAAZU/AGyqYV6OYls/s1600-h/orcas.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SqADsvB_LHI/AAAAAAAAAZU/AGyqYV6OYls/orcas.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377302022154300530" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Homesickness eh? What about timesickness?<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: There's such a thing?<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Totally. Sometimes I find myself timesick.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: For when?<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: For a simpler time. For a time when processors weren't too fast. When graphics weren't too realistic.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Sounds like a real bummer. Too bad there's no cure for timesickness.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: That's where you're dead wrong, my friend. Take a look at High Score. It's like being in a time machine isn't it?<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SqAD2Pyt0YI/AAAAAAAAAZc/vAJmfVPHU4g/s1600-h/high_score.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SqAD2Pyt0YI/AAAAAAAAAZc/vAJmfVPHU4g/high_score.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377302185567441282" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: (click, click) Aren't these colors a little bright?<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Aren't you supposed to be a designer?<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: We'll have to agree to disagree, my friend. This one just isn't for me. I need something soothing. Something like laying face down in the grass.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: I suppose you're talking about Turf now. What's the story behind that one?<br /><br /></span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SqAD_TLT7xI/AAAAAAAAAZk/q4wGPjTsQHY/s1600-h/turf.png"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SqAD_TLT7xI/AAAAAAAAAZk/q4wGPjTsQHY/turf.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377302341094731538" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Well, who doesn't like the color green?<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: And it doesn't change every day, so it was easier for us to make.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Are you suggesting we're lazy?<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Prove that we're not.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: We just made four new themes. How about that?<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Manu</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: It took us ten months. And the fourth theme (Random) merely cycles through all the others.<br /></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jake</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">: Well, enjoy these themes for now. And, of course, </span></span><a href="http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/gmail/thread?tid=59e9b9ee5a71bf1b&amp;hl=en"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">let us know</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> what you think. Maybe we'll have some more for you in the next ten months ;)</span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6781693-2343590200823303853?l=gmailblog.blogspot.com" width="1" height="1" /></span></span></div><div class="feedflare"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficialGmailBlog?a=kypy3ny46CY:Jq3fvBz6CCc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/OfficialGmailBlog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0" /></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/OfficialGmailBlog/~4/kypy3ny46CY" width="1" height="1" /></span></span></div><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/OfficialGmailBlog/~3/kypy3ny46CY/four-new-themes.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">View Original Article</span></span></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-7807407625693631167?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-55339601432754761792009-09-04T09:46:00.001-07:002009-09-04T09:46:35.716-07:00<p></p><br /><div><br /><p><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/x6x31.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-110068" title="x6x31" alt="x6x31" src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/x6x31.jpg" width="500" height="350" /></a></p><br /><br /><p>I like the XpressMusic line. I really do. It is fun to watch Nokia try something different and these two new models are no exception. The X6 has 32MB storage and Comes With Music unlimited downloads. It will cost about $650.<br /><br /><span id="more-110066"><br /><br />The X3 looks like a cousin to the Motorola RAZR and has a 3.2-megapixel camera, FM radio, and takes MicroSD cards. It will be $160.</span></p><br /><br /><p>No word on US availability but don&rsquo;t hold your breath.</p><br /><br /><p><a href="http://gizmodo.com/5350651/nokia-world-kicks-off-x6-and-x3-music-phones-debut">via Giz</a></p></div><br /><p><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/09/02/nokia-outs-the-xpressmusic-x6-and-x3/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-5533960143275476179?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-60080687473976594402009-09-04T09:21:00.001-07:002009-09-04T09:21:18.741-07:00<br> <div style="text-align: center;"><img moz-do-not-send="true" title="main.gif" alt="main.gif" src="http://www.aleosoft.com/photocollagemaker/res/main.gif"><br> <br> <h1><span style="font-weight: normal;">Aleo Photo Collage Maker 1.6</span></h1> <div style="text-align: left;"> <p>Aleo Photo Collage Maker lets you organize pictures into interesting designs. This is a fun way to use your digital snapshots. </p> <p>The program's interface was a breeze to navigate, thanks to its simple flow and obvious command icons. Most users can skip the step-by-step Help file, but it is available for those who need a little more direction. Creating collages was a simple process that focused on dragging and dropping photos. You select a template or create your own by inputting the dimensions and simply slip photos into the clearly labeled slots. Thumbnails of user photos are displayed after a folder is selected, which makes picking and choosing a cinch. While making a collage was quick and efficient, we were really impressed by the additional options we hadn't foreseen: using the same method as collages, we were able to create a variety of greeting cards and calendars.</p> <p>The 30-day trial is plenty of time to fully navigate the program. It also adds a watermark on the created design. With its simple functionality and more than ample features, this program is a great download for any photo collage lover.</p> <p class="darkgraytitle">&nbsp;</p> <p class="darkgraytitle">Easy to use</p> <p align="center"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.aleosoft.com/photocollagemaker/res/mainbuttons.gif"></p> <p>The software features a wizard style user interface and is very easy to use. Firstly, choose from a variety of collage templates, then drag &amp; drop your photos into the collage. Secondly, decorate your collage with cliparts, callouts and texts. Finally, print the result image or set it as wallpaper or send via email.</p> <p class="darkgraytitle">Applying photo frames and masks</p> <p>You can choose from a variety of cool photo frames and masks, drag and drop it on a photo to apply it.</p> <p class="darkgraytitle"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.aleosoft.com/photocollagemaker/res/cliparts.gif" height="128" width="256">Adding cliparts decorations</p> <p>The software offers numerous cliparts of different categories, you can simply drag and drop the clipart on the collage to decorate it. </p> <p class="darkgraytitle">Adding calendar images <img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.aleosoft.com/photocollagemaker/res/calendar.gif" height="232" width="268"></p> <p>You can add a fully customizable calendar image to your collage. You can set the year and month, change font name, size and color, set background color or set it as transparent.</p> <p class="darkgraytitle">Decorate your collage with texts and callouts <img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.aleosoft.com/photocollagemaker/res/textimage.jpg" height="265" width="198"></p> <p>You can add texts to your collage or choose from a selection of rounds and rectangles and add a callout box with text. You can control callout shape, size, color, orientation, and drop shadow, and text font, size, style, layout, and color.</p> <p class="darkgraytitle"><img moz-do-not-send="true" src="http://www.aleosoft.com/photocollagemaker/res/printer.png" height="64" width="64">Powerful printing and Easy Share </p> <p>You can print your collage with customized size or even more than one collages on one paper, you can save results as JPG, GIF, PNG and other popular image formats, set result as wallpaper, send via email, save as screensaver, PDF and stand-alone executable slide show file.</p> <p class="darkgraytitle">Free Photo Slideshow Screensaver Included</p> <p>Aleo Photo Collage Maker contains a free photo slideshow screensaver "Aleo Photo Screensaver". You may customize the time interval between photo slides, specify the folder of your photos, and add background music. You may right click your desktop, then click "Properties". In the "Display Properties" dialog box, click the "Screen Saver" tab, and then select "Aleo Photo Screensaver" from the drop down list, then click "Setup" to configure it, and click "Preview" to preview it.</p> </div> </div> <div class="moz-signature"><br> </div> <div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-6008068747397659440?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-24148915203907792492009-02-21T18:09:00.000-08:002009-02-21T18:10:00.096-08:00<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'> <table width='226' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' align='right'> <tbody><tr><td> <div> <img hspace='0' height='282' width='226' vspace='0' border='0' alt='Halo 3 screenshot, Microsoft' src='http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45474000/jpg/_45474927_halothre-microsoft226.jpg'/> <div class='cap'>Halo 3 players are a popular target for the Xbox attack</div> </div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p class='first'><b>**BBC News**<br/></b></p><p class='first'><b>Xbox Live is being targeted by malicious hackers selling services that kick players off the network.</b> </p><p>The booting services are proving popular with players who want a way to get revenge on those who beat them in an Xbox Live game. </p><p>The attackers are employing data flooding tools that have been used against websites for many years. </p><p>Microsoft is "investigating" the use of the tools and said those caught using them would be banned from Xbox Live. </p><p>"There's been a definite increase in the amount of people talking about and distributing these things over the last three to four weeks," said Chris Boyd, director of malware research at Facetime Communications. </p><p><b>Attack tool</b> </p><p>"The smart thing about these Xbox tools is that they do not attack the Xbox Live network itself," he said. </p><p>He said the tools work by exploiting the way that the Xbox Live network is set up. Game consoles connecting to the Xbox network send data via the net, and for that it needs an IP address. </p><p>Even better, said Mr Boyd, games played via Xbox Live are not hosted on private servers. </p><table width='226' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' align='right'> <tbody><tr><td> <div> <img hspace='0' height='170' width='226' vspace='0' border='0' alt='Dollars and wallet, Eyewire' src='http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45474000/jpg/_45474973_xboxhac-eyewire226.jpg.jpg'/> <div class='cap'>The tools mean anyone with a few dollars can boot rivals off Xbox Live</div> </div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>"Instead," he said, "a lot of games on Xbox Live are hosted by players." </p><p>If hackers can discover the IP address of whoever is hosting a game they can employ many of the attacks that have been used for years against websites, said Mr Boyd. </p><p>One of the most popular for the Xbox Live specialists is the Denial of Service attack which floods an IP address with vast amounts of data. </p><p>The flood of data is generated by a group of hijacked home computers, a botnet, that have fallen under the control of a malicious hacking group. </p><p>When turned against a website this flood of traffic can overwhelm it or make it unresponsive to legitimate visitors. </p><p>When turned against an Xbox owner, it can mean they cannot connect to the Live network and effectively throws them out of the game. </p><p>"They get your IP address, put it in the booter tool and they attempt to flood the port that uses Xbox traffic," said Mr Boyd. "Flooding that port prevents any traffic getting out." </p><p><b>Skill set</b> </p><p>The hard part, he said, was discovering a particular gamer's IP address but many malicious hackers had honed the skills needed to find them. </p><p>Some interconnect their PC and Xbox and use packet sniffing software to hunt through the traffic flowing in and out of the console for IP addresses. </p><table width='226' cellspacing='0' cellpadding='0' border='0' align='right'> <tbody><tr><td> <div> <img hspace='0' height='170' width='226' vspace='0' border='0' alt='Ethernet connector, Eyewire' src='http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/45474000/jpg/_45474928_xboxhack-eyewire226.jpg.jpg'/> <div class='cap'>The hackers target the way Xbox consoles connect to the net</div> </div> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Others simply use con tricks to get the target to reveal their net address. </p><p>The technical knowledge needed to hunt down IP addresses was quite high, said Mr Boyd, but many of those who had the skills were selling their expertise to those keen to hit back at their rivals on the Xbox Live network. </p><p>For $20 (£13) some Xbox Live hackers will remotely access a customer's PC and set up the whole system so it can be run any time they need it. </p><p>Some offer low rates to add compromised machines to a botnet and increase the amount of data flooding a particular IP address. </p><p>Defending against the attack could be tricky, said Mr Boyd: "There's no real easy solution to this one." </p><p>Although IP addresses regularly change, people could find it takes hours or days for their ISP to move them on to a new one. </p><p>In response to the rise in attacks, Microsoft said: "We are investigating reports involving the use of malicious software tools that an attacker could use to try and disrupt an Xbox LIVE player's internet connection." </p><p>It added: "This problem is not related to the Xbox Live service, but to the player's internet connection. The attacker could also attempt [to] disrupt other internet activities, such as streaming video or web browsing, using the same tools. </p><p>In its statement Microsoft warned: "This malicious activity violates the Xbox Live Terms of Use, and will result in a ban from Xbox Live and other appropriate action. </p><p>It urged anyone falling victim to such an attack to contact their ISP to report it and get help fixing it. </p>In January 2009 Microsoft announced that Xbox Live had more than 17m members. <br/><br/><div class='zemanta-pixie'><img src='http://img.zemanta.com/pixy.gif?x-id=74b8570e-b3dc-4d1e-bfae-a32b062a53fd' class='zemanta-pixie-img'/></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-2414891520390779249?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-75104279386292396172009-02-14T17:58:00.001-08:002009-02-14T17:58:22.110-08:00<p></p><div><p></p><center><img src="http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/x1.png" /></center><br /><p><a href="http://www.xoopit.com/">Xoopit</a>, a <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/31/xoopit-makes-your-inbox-more-social-raises-5-million-and-launches-private-beta-invites/">social networking email enhancement</a> that allows users to locate files, images and videos in their inbox, has launched a new feature that lets Gmail users immediately see and set Facebook status messages and view profile photos of their Facebook friends while reading emails off a Gmail account. </p><br /><p>Users can also quickly see other information such as birthdays and mobile phone numbers. After downloading the feature, a user can easily update their own status directly from a Gmail account using Facebook Connect. Xoopit’s new feature is pretty neat and gives users the ability to bounce between Facebook and Gmail accounts seamlessly. And Facebook’s status message feature is one that most users check most frequently, so its particularly useful to the average Facebook user. </p><br /><p>The marriage of social networking and email is not a new concept. <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/14/inbox-20-makes-me-sad/">Yahoo and Google are both pretty open</a> to incorporating social networking into their email applications, with Yahoo even potentially creating a social network around its email product (Yahoo mail has around 254 million users worldwide, Gmail has around 80 million users). </p><br /><p>It doesn’t appear that the Xoopit-Facebook feature is available to Yahoo Mail users but the Yahoo and <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/12/15/yahoo-mails-new-app-platform-a-boon-for-xoopit-and-other-productivity-add-ons/">Xoopit may not be far away from developing a Gmail-like</a> relationship with Yahoo, as we wrote about late last year. </p><br /><p>The plug-in was a bit buggy when I downloaded it but I think its a nifty tool as a whole. It certainly saves me the time in switching back to Facebook to check status updates or update my own status. Now if only we could stream the news feed feature into Gmail. </p><br /><p>Here’s another screenshot of the new feature:</p><br /><p></p><center><img src="http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/x2.png" /></center><br /><p><strong><em>Crunch Network</em></strong>: <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/">CrunchBase</a><em> </em>the free database of technology companies, people, and investors</p><br /><div><a href="http://d.techcrunch.com/ck.php?n=a9e88cf5&amp;cb=1676" target="_blank"><img src="http://d.techcrunch.com/avw.php?zoneid=13&amp;n=a9e88cf5" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/%7Eat/hieDCxld5xYreEZTvy-GUqr_EjY/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/%7Eat/hieDCxld5xYreEZTvy-GUqr_EjY/i" ismap="true" border="0" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=l3APQrNh"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=43" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=K0kgejVB"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?i=K0kgejVB" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=qYBaYTn2"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=50" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=oHzXZyL0"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=41" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Er/Techcrunch/%7E4/ueDuRuV97f0" width="1" height="1" /></div><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Techcrunch/%7E3/ueDuRuV97f0/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-7510427938629239617?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-57438978474842168392009-02-14T17:56:00.001-08:002009-02-14T17:56:17.308-08:00<p></p><div><p><img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/money.jpg" alt="money" title="money" class="alignright size-full wp-image-72324" width="270" height="239" />Microsoft <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1144542/Microsoft-announce-250-000-bounty-catch-worm-creator.html">has announced today</a> that it is&nbsp;offering&nbsp;a reward of $250,000 to anyone who can provide information that can help arrest the creator of the Conficker worm. They stated that this worm is a criminal attack and that citizens from any country can&nbsp;receive&nbsp;the bounty.</p><br /><p>Conficker, also known as Downandup, has infected millions of computers around the world since last year. It is difficult to stop because spreads through USB thumb drives or the internet and takes advantage of Windows machines that are missing newer security patches. Once it infects a computer, it can halt automatic updates and security scans, block access to security-related websites and even lock users out of their accounts.</p><br /><p>Microsoft has experience with fighting large virus outbreaks like this. Back in 2004, they offered $250,000 for information about the Sasser worm. They later paid out the reward in 2005. They said that this time they are teaming up with security companies, and internet companies like AOL to stop the outbreak. Better late than never, I guess.</p></div><p><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/13/microsoft-bounty-on-conficker-worm-creator/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-5743897847484216839?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-10508170110206985352009-02-14T17:55:00.001-08:002009-02-14T17:55:44.860-08:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nyt_skimmer_1.png"><img src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/nyt_skimmer_1.png" alt="nyt_skimmer_1" title="nyt_skimmer_1" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-72331" width="610" height="280" /></a></p><br /><p>While I prefer the sheer heft of the Sunday NYT, there’s something to be said for a great and easy way to skim the online version of the paper. Thankfully, the company just released a new webpage/browser for their website that creates skimmable browser that is easy to read without scrolling.<br /><br /><span id="more-72330"><br /><br /><a href="http://prototype.nytimes.com/gst/articleSkimmer">The skimmer</a> works with most browsers. You simply click as section to see some of the latest stories - not all of them, but enough to be useful. The stories pop up in little boxes on the page along with a thumbnail image.</span></p><br /><p>While many of a certain age will agree that there’s something about getting the paper in the morning that can’t be beat, I’m sure my son will be reading the NYT in this format on his own iTablet come 2020 or so. And so we march into the future.</p></div><p><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/02/14/new-york-times-releases-newspaper-like-article-skimmer/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-1050817011020698535?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-37325334130898329132009-01-29T16:49:00.001-08:002009-01-29T16:49:25.880-08:00<p></p><div><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jessan Hutchison-Quillian, Software Engineer</span><br /><br />My friends always hate it when I multi-task in other tabs while chatting with them (they can tell because of my obviously delayed reactions...). But sometimes it's not my fault: if they send me a link to a YouTube video, I have to open another tab in order to watch it. To help with this, we've just added a new feature to Gmail chat: YouTube and Google Video previews. If you receive (or send) a link to a video in a chat message, you'll see a preview of the video right in your chat window.<br /><br /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SXgDsNo0NgI/AAAAAAAAAPE/jHD3rN9WMpk/s400/video_in_chat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293985420084000258" /><br /><br />Click the preview, and the video will play right there. Just remember to say something every once in a while or your friends will probably catch on that you're enjoying the dramatic chipmunk more than their conversation...<div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Ef/OfficialGmailBlog?a=BOmnMA3K"><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Ef/OfficialGmailBlog?d=41" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/%7Er/OfficialGmailBlog/%7E4/B9Aoe6KtLog" width="1" height="1" /></div><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/OfficialGmailBlog/%7E3/B9Aoe6KtLog/watch-videos-right-in-gmail-chat.html">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-3732533413089832913?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-60866842048781525772009-01-29T16:47:00.001-08:002009-01-29T16:47:27.865-08:00<p></p><div><p><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/aspire1011.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-68960" title="aspire1011" src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/aspire1011.jpg" alt="aspire1011" width="630" height="582" /></a></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/tag/acer/">Acer</a> went all official on the <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/23/acer-takes-the-bullet-train-to-officialville-with-the-10-inch-aspire-one/">10-inch Aspire One</a> a few days ago, but that model is loaded with XP Home. It seems however that a Linux flavor with a 16GB SSD is in the works of the same model and might be loaded with the same distro of Linux&nbsp;as the&nbsp;original 8.9-inch Aspire One. The rest of the specs are probably identical - webcam, Atom CPU, optional 3G or WiMAX - but the linux and SSD option is a welcomed alternative to Windows XP. The Linux option will <a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/hardware/0,1000000091,39605993,00.htm">apparently not be available</a> when the 10-inch Windows&nbsp;XP model launches though. In fact, there hasn’t been an exact availability date announced just yet.</p></div><p><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/01/29/acer-planning-a-10-inch-aspire-one-netbook-with-linux-a-ssd/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-6086684204878152577?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-82258013479457384152009-01-25T16:27:00.001-08:002009-01-25T16:27:16.661-08:00<p></p><div><div><img src="http://www.mobilerated.com/scripts/image.php?x=176&amp;y=208&amp;id=68450" alt="" border="0" /><img src="http://www.mobilerated.com/scripts/image.php?x=176&amp;y=208&amp;id=68451" alt="" border="0" /><img src="http://www.mobilerated.com/scripts/image.php?x=176&amp;y=208&amp;id=68452" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.mobilerated.com/scripts/image.php?x=176&amp;y=208&amp;id=68453" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.mobilerated.com/scripts/image.php?x=176&amp;y=208&amp;id=68454" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />3D Formula Racing is one of the best 3D race game of Formula 1 races. The game presents a big number of actually existing racing circuits from all over the world.<br /><br />Choose from three different racecars with different characteristics and controls! Try to win a championship or take part in a single race! Realistic graphics of the game resemble most closely reality. There are several vision modes in the game, such as view from the cockpit or view from behind of the car. Racing cars reach the speed of more than 300 km/h, the car control is as close to reality as possible.In case of crash with another car or dash out off the track your car will be<br /><br />correspondingly damaged. In the championship mode you will have several rivals at the same time.<br /><br /><b>Features:</b><br /><br />- Incredible graphics<br /><br />- Full 3D space<br /><br />- Damage system to racing cars<br /><br />- Actually existing racing circuits<br /><br />- Variable camera views<br /><br />- Accompanying sound<br /><br />Do you like this 3D F1 racing game? If you like it, dont forget to leave your mobile games reviews, and we will try our best to get you more and more free mobile games!<br /><br /><b>Please choose the right downloadable file to fit your mobile phone and download to your PC, then transmit the jar file to your cell phone via USB Cable or Bluetooth.</b><br /><br /><b><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fillmobile.com/2009/01/25/3d-formula-racing-game-free-racing-mobile-game-download/" target="_blank">Download 3D Formula racing Here</a></b></div></div><p><a href="http://www.imserba.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124208&amp;goto=newpost">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-8225801347945738415?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-48101405604297514252009-01-25T16:26:00.001-08:002009-01-25T16:26:40.718-08:00<p></p><div><div><img src="http://www.gamemobile.com/DataImage/3290_6_1_2008_8_3_21_42_56_734.gif" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />At 2030 IST a meteorite rich in a unique radioactive isotope has fallen in an isolated island controlled by a militant group known by the name of “The Paradigm”. This group is known for its fanaticism and will do anything to get their hands on the isotope. Scientists believe that with the help of this meteorite, they would be able to attain Nuclear Fusion at room temperature. Such power in wrong hands would be catastrophic. You, Major Pain, are therefore deputed on this stealth mission to retrieve the isotope from the militants. Since the island is heavily protected by S.A.M.s, your insertion will be conducted by an AH 64D Apache helicopter. These machines cannot carry a large team, so you’re going to be all alone out there. Make your way through the forest, secure the isotope and turn off all the enemy Radars. You’re the best we’ve got, make us proud. Good Hunting Soldier!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.fillmobile.com/pcsoft/mp/P-235947-InxU0EcTaf-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />Do you like this shooting rpg mobile game? Please write some mobile phone games reviews in the bottom commentform and we will try to get more and more free mobile games for you!<br /><br /><b>Please choose the right downloadable file to fit your mobile phone and download to your PC, then transmit the jar file to your cell phone via USB Cable or Bluetooth.</b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.fillmobile.com/2009/01/25/major-pain-free-shooting-rpg-mobile-game-download-free-for-all-mobiles/" target="_blank">Download For All Handsets</a></b></div></div><p><a href="http://www.imserba.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124210&amp;goto=newpost">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-4810140560429751425?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-79528939770706682052009-01-24T10:32:00.001-08:002009-01-24T10:32:53.550-08:00<p></p><div><div><font color="DarkRed"><b><img src="http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/9448/levifs0.gif" alt="" border="0" /> Theme ~ Full SVG Theme + Icon Levi's Button slyte + 3rd Icons, High quality Background Image (480 x 640 pixel) ... 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Throughout the many versions of Flock released to the public to date, we have focused on key innovations that help you stay connected with your favorite sites, people, media and content so that you can be a happier, more informed and plugged-in person.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.openid.net/">OpenID</a> is an open standard for shared authentication across many sites. Simply, it’s your free, single digital identity that you can use to sign up for and log into many sites without dealing with all the paperwork. This idea has been around for a while, but only until recently has there been a broad enough adoption of both OpenID providers as well as sites supporting OpenID.</p><br /><p><br /><br /><br /><br /></p><br /><p>Although there has been quiet momentum and support building across the web for OpenID for some time, it was the folks at Vidoop that identified the need for the browser to play a critical role as the common denominator to best serve as the broker between a user’s OpenIDs and the increasing number of sites that support this standard for authentication. Vidoop also founded the <a href="http://code.google.com/p/idib/">Identity In Browser open source project (IDIB)</a> and championed the vision for a browser that could help users discover and manage OpenID’s easily from the comfort of their own browser view.</p><br /><p>Flock was introduced to Vidoop by the good folks at MySpace, and without a moments delay a meeting between the three parties was put together at our offices in Victoria, B.C. Our engineers all agreed on the critical role that Flock could play in aiding the adoption and management of OpenID and the result of the brainstorm was an extension we’re calling “OpenID for Flock”. This extension is a reference design for better Discovery, and Management of Identity in the browser and is Flock’s flagship contribution to the IDIB project.</p><br /><p><a href="https://extensions.flock.com/extensions/#openid">The OpenID for Flock extension is available on our own extension site</a>, as well as on the IDIB group page. We encourage everyone to watch the video above, download Flock 2.0, and install the extension to experience how gratifying it is to traverse the web and log-in to sites seamlessly with the assistance of the OpenID standard.</p><br /><p>We’ve enjoyed our collaboration with the MySpace and Vidoop team on this project, and look forward to hearing about your thoughts and interest in getting involved with this project.</p><br /><p>Once you’ve had a chance to experience OpenID in Flock, we’d appreciate it if you would help spread the word about Flock and OpenID. The more sites that support the OpenID standard, the better the web becomes for all of us.</p><br /><p>-Cheers</p><br /><p><span>Dan Burkhart</span><br /><br /><span>VP of Marketing at Flock</span><br /><br />Get Flock and Meet Your New Favorite Browser<br /><br /></p><div class="flockcredit">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><br /><p><br /><br /></p><p>Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/openid" rel="tag">openid</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/flock" rel="tag">flock</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20browser" rel="tag"> browser</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20myspace" rel="tag"> myspace</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20vidoop" rel="tag"> vidoop</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20identity%20in%20browser" rel="tag"> identity in browser</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20idib" rel="tag"> idib</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20open%20source" rel="tag"> open source</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20extension" rel="tag"> extension</a></p><br /><p></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?a=QzPEO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?i=QzPEO" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?a=vxKwo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?i=vxKwo" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?a=lzGSO"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?i=lzGSO" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/flock/%7E3/472697959/64720">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-178083273224550166?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-65122542444436340322009-01-16T09:09:00.001-08:002009-01-16T09:09:34.347-08:00<p></p><div><span class="byline-author">Posted by Jeremie Lenfant-Engelmann, Software Engineer</span><br /><br />More than once, I've had a conversation over email and later realized that the information contained in the messages would make a great starting point for a document. So I built an experimental feature for Gmail Labs that does just that: with one simple click, "Create a document" converts an email into a <a href="http://docs.google.com/">Google Docs</a> document.<br /><br />No more copying and pasting the text from your email -- just open the message you wish to convert, click the "Create a document" link on the right side of the page, and voila, you have a brand new document which you can then modify and share!<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SUba4ERTvbI/AAAAAAAAANs/XhtwwsywYfM/s1600-h/create_a_doc.jpg"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SUba4ERTvbI/AAAAAAAAANs/XhtwwsywYfM/s400/create_a_doc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280148269892353458" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Even if you're not interested in converting any of your current messages into documents, you can easily open up a blank doc by hitting <span>g</span> and then <span>w</span> (just make sure you have <a href="http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&amp;answer=6594">keyboard shortcuts</a> on).<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SUbcLw4jLXI/AAAAAAAAAOE/9QZTTEeYIQA/s400-h/gw-keys.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SUbcLw4jLXI/AAAAAAAAAOE/9QZTTEeYIQA/s400/gw-keys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280149707797245298" border="0" /></a><br />To turn on this feature, go to the <a href="https://mail.google.com/mail/#settings/labs">Gmail Labs tab</a> under Settings, select "Enable" next to "Create a document" and hit "Save Changes" at the bottom. Though we're temporarily missing the "Send feedback" link for this feature on the Labs page (oops!), we're still anxious to <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-labs-help-create-doc">hear what you think</a>.<div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/OfficialGmailBlog?a=6zDryRC6"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/OfficialGmailBlog?d=41" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/OfficialGmailBlog/%7E4/Uc7siHT6vSo" width="1" height="1" /></div><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/OfficialGmailBlog/%7E3/Uc7siHT6vSo/new-in-labs-turn-email-into-google-doc.html">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-6512254244443634032?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-44489473713296673252008-11-16T04:12:00.001-08:002008-11-16T04:12:12.886-08:00<p></p><div><span class="byline-author">Posted by Justin Uberti, Software Engineer</span><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SRkwSMYD_aI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/gsDJdA4WBgY/s1600-h/video_chat.png"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SRkwSMYD_aI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/gsDJdA4WBgY/s320/video_chat.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5267294328304434594" border="0" /></a><br />I'm a big user of Gmail chat. Being able to switch from email to chat as needed, all within the same app, is really great for productivity. But people can only type so fast, and even with our <a href="http://gmailblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/picture-is-worth-thousand-words.html">new emoticons</a>, there are still some things that just can't be expressed in a chat message. <br /><br />That's why today we're launching voice and video chat -- right inside Gmail. We've tried to make this an easy-to-use, seamless experience, with high-quality audio and video -- all for free. All you have to do is <a href="http://mail.google.com/videochat">download and install the voice and video plugin</a> and we take care of the rest. And in the <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/talk/open_communications.html">spirit of open communications</a>, we designed this feature using Internet standards such as XMPP, RTP, and H.264, which means that third-party applications and networks can choose to interoperate with Gmail voice and video chat.<br /><br />Once you install the plugin, to start a video chat, just click on the "Video &amp; more" menu at the bottom of your Gmail chat window, and choose "Start video chat." You'll have a few seconds to make sure you look presentable while it's ringing, and then you'll see and hear your friend live, right from within Gmail. You can click the "pop-out" icon<img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_JE4qNpFW6Yk/SRnRiv8VzYI/AAAAAAAAAKE/XQttY7EAy3Y/s320/popout.png" />to make the video larger, or click the fullscreen icon<img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_QLhcsaXJgZM/SRnPddAMQFI/AAAAAAAACSI/wo4KYPKmha4/s400/fs.png" />in the upper left-hand corner for a fully immersive experience. See this all in action in the video below:<br /><br /><p align="center"> </p><br />Our team is spread between <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&amp;msa=0&amp;msid=104816217458062642524.00045af6fee430ef18422&amp;ll=42.488302,-48.076172&amp;spn=85.12179,165.673828&amp;t=h&amp;z=3">Google offices in the US and Sweden</a>, and video has really changed the way we work. Collaborating across continents and timezones is a fact of life for us, and it sure is easier (and greener) to click "Start video chat" than to get on a plane! And when I do have to visit another Google office, I can use Gmail voice and video chat to check in with my family.<br /><br />We've just started to roll out Gmail voice and video chat for both PCs and Macs, so if you don't see it right away, don't worry -- it could take a day or so for this feature to be available in all Gmail and Google Apps accounts. If you want to download the plugin right away, visit <span>http://gmail.com/videochat</span>. And if you need a webcam, there are a <a href="http://www.google.com/mail/help/videochat/learnmore.html">few models with special discounts</a> through November 30th (I use the QuickCam Pro 9000 myself).<div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/OfficialGmailBlog?a=8oQlN"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/OfficialGmailBlog?i=8oQlN" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/OfficialGmailBlog/%7E4/449931372" width="1" height="1" /></div><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/OfficialGmailBlog/%7E3/449931372/say-hello-to-gmail-voice-and-video-chat.html">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-4448947371329667325?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-53510684766565229742008-11-16T04:10:00.001-08:002008-11-16T04:10:51.902-08:00<p></p><div><p><img src="http://www.crunchbase.com/assets/images/resized/0002/0169/20169v2-max-250x250.jpg" class="shot" alt="" />Google’s <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/11/15/more-apple-iphone-search-weirdness-and-embarrassment-for-google/">voice recognition search application</a> for the iPhone, originally set for launch on Friday, will likely go live sometime Monday, we’ve heard from a source with knowledge of the situation. </p><br /><p>Google was under the impression that the application would be live on the App Store on Friday (obviously, since they pushed all significant press attention to it). Sometime Friday they found out Apple wouldn’t be pushing it, despite the fact that Google submitted it for review earlier in the week and got a thumbs up for Friday. One source says they’ve had little direct contact with Apple during the review, instead getting their updates via the standard iPhone developer tool, which has said “in review” for the last few days.</p><br /><p>Who knows why Apple delayed the application, or why they tend to treat every application developer equally poorly. </p><br /><p>But in this case Apple really screwed up in our opinion.</p><br /><p><br /></p><p>If the application is half as good as the demo video shows, Google has done something pretty amazing with voice recognition and mobile platforms. This application will, quite simply, sell iPhones. Lots of them.</p><br /><p>Google faced a decision on which mobile platform to first launch the application - the iPhone or their own Android. The fact that they decided to launch first on the iPhone shows a willingness to embrace what’s right for the user, and it’s something that few other companies would have done. Google could have launched for the Android first and pushed sales of phones on their platform. They didn’t, and Apple should have embraced them for that.</p><br /><p>Next time I expect Google won’t be so trusting. And I don’t blame them.</p><br /><p><strong><em>Crunch Network</em></strong>: <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/">CrunchGear</a><em> </em>drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware.</p><br /><div><a href="http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&amp;cb=1650" target="_blank"><img src="http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=19&amp;cb=1840&amp;n=ac653d85" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="https://feedads.googleadservices.com/%7Ea/9oM4CbK-Yhd_9Yj8QmgsPmIMGkk/a"><img src="https://feedads.googleadservices.com/%7Ea/9oM4CbK-Yhd_9Yj8QmgsPmIMGkk/i" ismap="true" border="0" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=E6nNGRDW"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=43" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=llRKsgk2"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?i=llRKsgk2" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=rXfj7Vkk"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=50" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=tMwBYYzr"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=41" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Techcrunch/%7E4/agfJKCuYr2U" width="1" height="1" /></div><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Techcrunch/%7E3/agfJKCuYr2U/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-5351068476656522974?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-68550253937611629622008-11-02T16:29:00.001-08:002008-11-02T16:29:31.584-08:00<p></p><div><p><img src="http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/5769/bigpreviewseasidepc9.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /></p><br /><p><img src="http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/2113/clifflighthouseanimatiogs1.gif" alt="" class="bb-image" /></p><br /><p>3rd Edition FP1 Theme in 240x320px with changed Icons</p><br /><p>Seaside_yI.zip = 3rd Edition (240x320px) changed Icons<br /><br />cliff_lighthouse_animation.zip = Screensaver</p><br /><p>Downloadversion with default Icons:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imserba.com/forum/showpost.php?p=894771&amp;postcount=885" class="bb-url">http://www.imserba.com/forum/showpost.php?p=894771&amp;postcount=885</a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.imserba.com/node/11998">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-6855025393761162962?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-25701410418835903822008-11-02T16:28:00.001-08:002008-11-02T16:28:51.860-08:00<p></p><div><div>A turn-based strategy. The player plays for a team of magic beginners- Mickey Mouse, Donald and Goofy which must win different battles against other magic teams. The game follows the plot of the first series of comic book Wizards of Mickey. The team must win the Great tournament to reform an ancient Great crown and also find a way to free Mickey’s master Nereus who has been captured by evil Black Phantom who wants to reform the Great crown himself to rule the world.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><b>Game Features:</b> Sound, Help, Save Option, Suspend/Resume, Bus/Tube Friendly,<br /><br /> <br /><br /><b><u>Mirrors</u></b><br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/2558580/DisneysWizards_S60176x208.zip.html" target="_blank"><font color="black"><b><u><i>176x</i></u></b></font></a><font color="black"><b><u><i>220</i></u></b></font><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/2558580/DisneysWizards_S60176x208.zip.html" target="_blank">http://www.ziddu.com/download/255858...6x208.zip.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.uploadjockey.com/download/6329610/disneyswizards_s60176x208.zip" target="_blank">http://www.uploadjockey.com/download...s60176x208.zip</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><i><b><u>240x320</u></b></i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/2558507/DisneysWizards_S60240x320.zip.html" target="_blank">http://www.ziddu.com/download/255850...0x320.zip.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.uploadjockey.com/download/3881793/DisneysWizards_S60240x320.zip" target="_blank">http://www.uploadjockey.com/download...S60240x320.zip</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /><b><i><u>320x240</u></i></b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/2558508/DisneysWizards_S60320x240.zip.html" target="_blank">http://www.ziddu.com/download/255850...0x240.zip.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.uploadjockey.com/download/883975/DisneysWizards_S60320x240.zip" target="_blank">http://www.uploadjockey.com/download...S60320x240.zip</a><br /><br /> <br /><br />352x416<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ziddu.com/download/2558509/DisneysWizards_S60352x416.zip.html" target="_blank">http://www.ziddu.com/download/255850...2x416.zip.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.uploadjockey.com/download/5332082/DisneysWizards_S60352x416.zip" target="_blank">http://www.uploadjockey.com/download...S60352x416.zip</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <br /><br /> <img src="http://www.mobilegamefaqs.com/revimgs_2/w/WizMick_sml.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><img src="http://www.mobilegamefaqs.com/revimgs_2/w/WizMick_lrg.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></div></div><p><a href="http://www.gsmhacks.com/forums/java-mobile-games/57179-disney-s-wizards.html">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-2570141041883590382?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-2858072442693728312008-11-02T16:26:00.001-08:002008-11-02T16:26:55.181-08:00<p></p><div><p>Flock isn't about technology. Flock is about a feeling.</p><br /><p>While the technology powers Flock, the reason you and I love this browser is because it makes the web fun and easy again.&nbsp; Using Flock gets me excited about going online, keeps me in better contact with my friends, and makes my day easier.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/prawnpie/543573910/"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1256/543573910_52d65b6900.jpg" title="The Avett Brothers live" alt="the Avett Brothers band playing live" /></a>With the new look of Flock's homepage and tour, we're fully embracing this feeling.&nbsp; We scoured Flickr for days finding the perfect images that represented the fun, freedom, and ease of Flock. We've been all smiles viewing these pages day after day as we prepped them for launch.</p><br /><p>Of course, nothing is permanent on the web and we're going to want to keep our homepage fresh with some new images in a few months.&nbsp; Which brings us to...</p><br /><h3>The Flocktography Photo Challenge!</h3><br /><p>We want to take this fun, relaxed feeling even farther and put YOUR photos on the homepage!&nbsp; Nobody knows the joy that is Flock better than you, and we're sure that you've got tons of photos of you and your friends that will shine on our homepage.</p><br /><p>All you have to do is submit your photos.&nbsp; We'll choose the finalists, and your fellow Flockstars will vote on who will be the winners!<br /><br /><br /><span>The winner of the Flocktography Photo Challenge will have their photo featured on our homepage, and will also receive a collection of awesome Flock swag!</span></p><br /><p><span>Entering the Challenge</span></p><br /><p>Each Flockstar can submit up to 3 photos to our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/flocktography">Flocktography group on Flickr</a>.</p><br /><p>Photos must be at least 917px wide by 385px tall.</p><br /><p>Any person prominently featured in these photos should have given verbal or signed approval to be featured on flock.com...which means you shouldn't include a celebrity or musician photo unless you can get their approval.<br /><br /><br /><span>Winning the Challenge</span></p><br /><p>A group of qualified folks at Flock will choose the finalists for the Flocktography photo challenge.&nbsp; Finalists will be called out in a discussion thread on the Flocktography Flickr Group.&nbsp; At that point we'll let you know how YOU can vote for the winners.</p><br /><p></p><hr><br /><br /><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/hidinginabunker/302622309/"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/121/302622309_b60ef26257.jpg" title="friends fooling around" alt="friends fooling around" border="0" /></a>Obviously the rules are a little loose for this first contest as we feel it out, but we fully hope to do this again...hopefully with more organization, more submissions, and bigger prizes!<br /><p>Please spread the word about this contest to all your awesome photographer friends (who, of course, you've already turned into Flockstars) so we can have a really awesome set of submissions.</p><br /><p>We can't wait to see what you all come up with!</p><br /><p><strong>Flock'n'roll,</strong></p><br /><p><strong>Evan Hamilton<br /><br />Community Ambassador</strong><br /><br /><em>evan at flock dot com</em><br /><br /></p><div class="flockcredit">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><br /><p><br /><br /></p><p>Tags: <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/flock" rel="tag">flock</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/browser" rel="tag">browser</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20photography" rel="tag"> photography</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20contest" rel="tag"> contest</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20challenge" rel="tag"> challenge</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20homepage" rel="tag"> homepage</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20flocktography" rel="tag"> flocktography</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/%20flickr" rel="tag"> flickr</a></p><br /><p></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?a=IUBEM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?i=IUBEM" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?a=j3Tsm"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?i=j3Tsm" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?a=bRYnM"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/flock?i=bRYnM" border="0" /></a><br /></div></div><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/flock/%7E3/421251259/flocktography">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-285807244269372831?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-54219771357402008412008-11-02T16:25:00.001-08:002008-11-02T16:25:39.401-08:00<p></p><div><p><img src="http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/directtvwebondemand.jpg" class="border" alt="" /></p><br /><p>We’ve received a couple of anonymous tips that <a href="http://www.directv.com/DTVAPP/global/contentPage.jsp?assetId=2700001&amp;CMP=KNC-PG-Google&amp;HBX_PK=SEA_E_directtv_2834989629_SEA&amp;HBX_OU=50">DirectTV</a>, a $24 billion satellite TV provider, may be entering the online TV wars with a new site called DirectTV Web On Demand. The site would compete with startups like <a href="http://www.hulu.com/">Hulu</a>, <a href="http://www.joost.com/">Joost</a>, <a href="http://www.fancast.com/">Fancast</a>, <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/10/26/slingcom-to-launch-on-november-10/">Sling.com</a>, etc.</p><br /><p>We don’t know much about the service, or even if it’s real. One of the tipsters says they’ve worked on the project and supplied us with the mockup screen shot above, which could quite possibly be real. On the other hand, we’ve spoken with industry insiders and they say they’ve heard nothing about the project. </p><br /><p>The screen shot shows Heroes, which is an NBC show. The only way for Fox and NBC shows to be syndicated on the web is via a deal with Hulu. For CBS shows, they have to go through the <a href="http://www.cbs.com/can_player/about.php">CBS Audience Network</a>.</p><br /><p>That means it’s either very, very early in the development process or it doesn’t exist at all. We have an email in to DirectTV for comment.<br /></p><p><strong><em>Crunch Network</em></strong>: <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/">CrunchGear</a><em> </em>drool over the sexiest new gadgets and hardware.</p><br /><div><a href="http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/ck.php?n=ac653d85&amp;cb=1399" target="_blank"><img src="http://oa.techcrunch.com/openads/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=19&amp;cb=517&amp;n=ac653d85" alt="" border="0" /></a></div><br /><p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/%7Ea/qQEU75xosC8dFMf6O3eO1wopf1M/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/%7Ea/qQEU75xosC8dFMf6O3eO1wopf1M/i" ismap="true" border="0" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=0VKHfZiG"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=43" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=IpFIcmav"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?i=IpFIcmav" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=wKKZheve"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=50" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=BouicQHc"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=41" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Techcrunch/%7E4/fWxdGYVw6mE" width="1" height="1" /></div><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Techcrunch/%7E3/fWxdGYVw6mE/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-5421977135740200841?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-15523461688284488322008-10-01T18:37:00.003-07:002008-10-01T18:37:58.824-07:00<p></p><div><p><img src="http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/googblogsearch.png" class="shot2" /></p><br /><p>Google has just launched a <a href="http://blogsearch.google.com/">new homepage</a> for its blog search that bears a strong resemblance to <a href="http://www.techmeme.com/">Techmeme</a>, <a href="http://www.memeorandum.com/">Memeorandum</a> and their “memetracker” counterparts. The site displays a listing of the top stories from across a variety of topics including business, politics, technology, and entertainment.</p><br /><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memetracker">Memetrackers</a> identify emerging trends on the web, especially across blogs. They are often the best way to learn about breaking news stories, as they can automatically monitor hundreds (or more) news sources at once. Major news outlets and user-submitted content sites like Digg often trail memetrackers by days.</p><br /><p>Google may well be able to leverage some of the technology it has developed for <a href="http://news.google.com/">Google News</a>, which identifies emerging news stories across thousands of sites run by newspapers, television stations, and other media sites. But at this point it’s too early to tell if Google Blogsearch will be more useful than any of the other memetrackers (or if its even in the same league). Much of its utility will lie in how often the listings are updated, how many sources it pays attention to, and how it assesses a blog’s credibility - a memetracker is only as good as the stories it presents. </p><br /><p>Google may be able to create a useful tool, but that may not be enough to overcome the established leaders in this space. In 2007 the New York Times <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/11/01/the-new-york-times-blogrunner%E2%80%94a-techmeme-killer/">launched its own TechMeme killer</a>, which has largely been ignored. There’s something about TechMeme which keeps bringing people back to it.</p><br /><p><img src="http://www.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/googlememe.png" /></p><br /><p><strong><em>Crunch Network</em></strong>: <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/">CrunchBase</a><em> </em>the free database of technology companies, people, and investors</p><br /><br /><p><a href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/%7Ea/GuDkJ87DiXSl6KJcReDkdvSJ3-U/a"><img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/%7Ea/GuDkJ87DiXSl6KJcReDkdvSJ3-U/i" ismap="true" border="0" /></a></p><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=xI8nPmtE"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=43" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=lxuw8yGQ"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?i=lxuw8yGQ" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=lTdA4Ptw"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=50" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?a=lYaueXoA"><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Ef/Techcrunch?d=41" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Techcrunch/%7E4/r13_8CrTw_s" width="1" height="1" /></div><p><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/Techcrunch/%7E3/r13_8CrTw_s/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-1552346168828448832?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-44625729890534944412008-10-01T18:37:00.001-07:002008-10-01T18:37:31.284-07:00<p></p><div><p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-45841" title="mac_pro_toxic-1111" src="http://www.crunchgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/mac_pro_toxic-1111.jpg" alt="" width="560" height="573" /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span>Apple just responded to the report <a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/30/mac-pros-allegedly-causing-leukemia/"><span>claiming Mac Pros produced before 2008 can give off leukemia-causing benzene</span></a> by stating through a spokesman spin-doctor to <a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/135835/2008/10/macpro_benzene.html">Macworld</a> the following:</span></p><br /><blockquote><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span>We have not found anything that supports this claim, but continue to investigate it for the customer.</span></p><br /></blockquote><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span>While we would love to give Apple the green light on this, what company would openly admit that they products could literally kill you? Independent reports will no doubt populate quickly as the Mac Pros in question more than likely power the labs that test for these types of&nbsp;toxins anyway. How hard would it be for a lab rat to point his atmosphere sniffing thingie at the computer he works on all day. Don’t expect this story to go away any time soon.</span></p><br /><p></p></div><p><a href="http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/10/01/apple-responds-to-toxic-mac-pro-claims/">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-4462572989053494441?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-750125922916085272008-09-30T21:16:00.001-07:002008-09-30T21:16:13.043-07:00<p></p><div><div>Samsung is launching its much awaited Samsung i900 Omnia today in India. It brings together high performance business content, top of the range style and a fun, dynamic multi-media experience, to ensure consumers are always connected both at home and at work. <br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.realgeek.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/samsung.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />OMNIA word means ‘everything’ in Latin and ‘wish’ in Arabic. <br /><br /><br /><br />The Samsung OMNIA is an great example of Samsung’s leadership in design. With maxi-phone capabilities, it boasts a slender, chic form, so users can step out in style. It features an ultra-slim 12.5-mm profile and a platinum-look. check details <a href="http://omnia.samsungmobile.com/" target="_blank">here</a></div></div><p><a href="http://www.gsmhacks.com/forums/news-annoucements-events/56995-samsung-i900-omnia-debuts-india.html">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-75012592291608527?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-84086274035082175002008-09-30T21:15:00.001-07:002008-09-30T21:15:25.548-07:00<p></p><div><p><img src="http://img60.imageshack.us/img60/7246/previewtanjungrhuwn2.jpg" alt="" class="bb-image" /></p><br /><p>3rd Edition Theme in 240x320px with changed Icons</p><br /><p>Downloadversion with default Icons:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imserba.com/forum/showpost.php?p=873991&amp;postcount=831" class="bb-url">http://www.imserba.com/forum/showpost.php?p=873991&amp;postcount=831</a></p></div><p><a href="http://www.imserba.com/node/11779">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-8408627403508217500?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5357645213526438973.post-91151128263913178962008-08-19T05:31:00.001-07:002008-08-19T05:31:47.461-07:00<p></p><div><span class="byline-author">Posted by Robby Stein, Associate Product Marketing Manager </span><br /><br /> For those of you using newly released Firefox 3, or willing to <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html" id="wp_q13" title="give it a try">give it a try</a>, you can take advantage of a new feature that lets you set Gmail as the default for all email links -- those that contain "mailto:" in them. If you're like me and don't have a default email client set up, then clicking these links typically launches an installation wizard for a destkop mail client, or opens some email software that you don't actually use.<br /><br />Now you can configure Firefox to launch Gmail when you click on email address links and avoid the hassle. The folks over at Lifehacker published <a href="http://lifehacker.com/392287/set-firefox-3-to-launch-gmail-for-mailto-links" id="sk9.1" target="_blank">these tips</a> on how to set it up: <br /><br />1) Go to Gmail and sign in.<br /><br />2) While in Gmail, copy and paste the following into your browser's address bar and hit enter.<br /><br /><span id="ys-b">javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","https://<br />mail.google.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&amp;url=%s","Gmail")</span> <br /><br />Google Apps users can use this code (but be sure to replace yourdomain.com with your Google Apps domain name):<br /><br /><span id="ys-b">javascript:window.navigator.registerProtocolHandler("mailto","https://<br />mail.google.com/a/yourdomain.com/mail/?extsrc=mailto&amp;url=%s","Gmail")</span><br /><br />3) Click "Add Application" when you are prompted<sup id="abup">1</sup>. Congrats, you just added Gmail to your browser's list of mail clients.<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h25OVwYBPlg/SGvm_vCw7GI/AAAAAAAAASE/YiPcyyVA2fo/s1600-h/Picture1FINAL.png"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_h25OVwYBPlg/SGvm_vCw7GI/AAAAAAAAASE/YiPcyyVA2fo/s400/Picture1FINAL.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218518575873059938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />4) To set Gmail as your default, click on <a href="mailto:bloggingfan@gmail.com" id="jh2y" title="email us">this link</a> and you will be prompted with a dialog box listing available email applications. By selecting Gmail and checking "Remember my choice for mailto links" you won't have to tell your browser again. (You don't actually need to send an email after you click that link.)<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h25OVwYBPlg/SGvnaZqLyEI/AAAAAAAAASM/drvIyx-41M0/s1600-h/picture2final.png"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_h25OVwYBPlg/SGvnaZqLyEI/AAAAAAAAASM/drvIyx-41M0/s400/picture2final.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218519033989285954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />You can always change this setting by going into "Tools" &gt; "Options" (or "Firefox" &gt; "Preferences," for Mac users) selecting "Applications" and going to the "mailto" option. There's a drop down next to the option that lets you change your default. Clicking "Application details" will take you to a settings page where you can completely remove Gmail or other mail apps.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h25OVwYBPlg/SGvn1eVOs-I/AAAAAAAAASU/CeXwudkImJM/s1600-h/Picture+3.png"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_h25OVwYBPlg/SGvn1eVOs-I/AAAAAAAAASU/CeXwudkImJM/s400/Picture+3.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218519499100042210" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><sup id="abup2">1</sup><span id="k:cu">If nothing happens when you type in the code, double check that you copied the entire snippet correctly, and if nothing happens, you probably changed an advanced setting (maybe without even knowing) and need to set it back to default. To do it, type <code id="ktza">about:config</code> into your browser and make sure that <code id="ktza0">network.protocol-handler.external.mailto</code> is on the default setting: <b id="ktza1">true</b>.</span><div class="feedflare"><br /><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/OfficialGmailBlog?a=DWuWTJ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Ef/OfficialGmailBlog?i=DWuWTJ" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/OfficialGmailBlog/%7E4/325190921" width="1" height="1" /></div><p><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/OfficialGmailBlog/%7E3/325190921/power-tip-set-gmail-as-your-default.html">View Original Article</a></p><div class="flockcredit" style="text-align: right; color: #CCC; font-size: x-small;">Blogged with the <a href="http://www.flock.com/blogged-with-flock" style="color: #999; font-weight: bold;" target="_new" title="Flock Browser">Flock Browser</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5357645213526438973-9115112826391317896?l=worldnoborder.blogspot.com'/></div>Fadris®http://www.blogger.com/profile/15156072717640935144fadris@gmail.com0