Archive for July, 2004

RTFA, Avoid Registration

Saturday, July 31st, 2004

Bugmenot.com is a great solution to annoying websites which make you register just to read an article. Before stumbling across this gem, we had missed out on many a great stories. From the BugMeNot FAQ:
BugMeNot.com was created as a mechanism to quickly bypass the login of web sites that require compulsory registration and/or […]

Blackberry on Motorola

Tuesday, July 27th, 2004

While the news of an Apple-Motorola partnership has taken over techno-blogs, there is one other partnership that we’d like to see announced soon: Motorola-Blackberry. According to Business Wire, “The BlackBerry Connect solution for the Motorola MPx and MPx220 is expected to be available separately via download in Q4. Further details will be available at […]

Real Networks breaks into iPod

Monday, July 26th, 2004

Though we do not agree with any facet of the DMCA, if it is going to be the letter of the law, than large corporations should be treated just as you or I would in this situation. In what could be a last ditch attempt to gain some ground in the online music business […]

MSIE Team Starts Blogging

Sunday, July 25th, 2004

It’s no secret that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer is in desperate need of a facelift and new feature implementations. While the rest of the browser world, mainly Mozilla, Opera, and Apple, have innovated with features such as tabbed browsing and mouse gestures, to name a few, Internet Explorer has stuck to the basics as a […]

Feedster, Claim your Feed

Sunday, July 25th, 2004

No Need to Click Here - I’m just claiming my feed at Feedster

Washington Post tries Aiport Express/Squeezebox

Sunday, July 25th, 2004

The Washington Post has posted an AirPort Express vs. Squeezebox article, which does a good job comparing the two devices. If you’re considering the purchase of one of these media receivers (and even if you aren’t) it’s worth the read. From the article:
Slim Devices’ system doesn’t accept song downloads bought at such stores […]

AllofMP3.com, Legit?

Friday, July 23rd, 2004

DarrenBarefoot.com presents, what could potentially be, an excellent alternative to iTunes, Napster, and the likes - AllofMP3.com. AllofMP3.com is a Russian company offering un-DRM’d downloads of many popular artists, at a lower price than the competition. While this is interesting, we find it hard to believe that this is legit. How has […]

Politics Blogs through Feedster

Friday, July 23rd, 2004

Feedster, continues to innovate by presenting users with new ways to view RSS. It’s latest page, politics.feedster.com, contains links to various Democratic National Convention 2004 blogs, in real-time. We’re not really into reading blogs about politics, but as an example of what’s to come in terms of RSS, Feedster is doing many things […]

New iPods in Stores

Tuesday, July 20th, 2004

While most Apple products don’t make it to store shelves until a at least a month after being announced, the new iPods have become an exception. Check out one lucky consumer’s pictures of his new iPod and the new packaging here.
Update: We visited our local apple store tonight to see the new iPod on […]

Video via WiFi to your TV

Tuesday, July 20th, 2004

Siliconvalley.com is reporting that Atheros Communications, a Sunnyvale developer of wireless chips, has unveiled a low-cost chipset that can beam movies between personal computers, televisions and other devices. This should be an interesting product due to the fact that it supposedly sends HD video signals to a digital TV all via WiFi. If […]