Archive for November, 2005

new version of evernote

Tuesday, November 15th, 2005

A new version of evernote has been released. This is a free program that is worth checking out if you are looking to store clippings from the web and other pieces of information that you want to store on your computer. It has a rolling dated tape design that never really gelled with me – […]

Deskloops

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Deskloops is an interesting concept. Perhaps the Alt-Tab combination is on the way out?
Deskloops
‘Imagine yourself at the center of a virtual loop where all the windows you use are spread out around you. Whichever window you need to view can be centered in front of you with a click of a button.
Take this idea and […]

Lenova Thinkpad X41 Tablet PC

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Arsetechnica have a nice review of the Lenova Thinkpad X41 Tablet PC which they call the unreview.
 
‘Lenovo ThinkPad X41 Tablet[Editor’s note: Keep in mind that this is not your typical hardware review. While the author spent a number of weeks testing and using the ThinkPad X41 and writes honestly about his experiences, there’s a lot […]

LG mobile phone with Breathalyzer

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Geekblue has some information about a new LG phone that includes a breathalyzer.
‘Here’s a toast to the folks at LG! Their LG-SD410, LG-KP4100, and LG-LP4100 models have sold over 200,000 within 4 months. The reason behind the numbers would be a built-in Breathalyzer. Just blow on the sensor and the LCD will inform you of […]

The silent podcast

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

silence
• complete absence of sound : 
• the fact or state of abstaining from speech :
• the avoidance of mentioning or discussing something :
• the state of standing still and not speaking as a sign of respect for someone deceased:
• an opportunity for reflection :
Download a podcast full of complete silence. What more could you want!

Skype Update 1.4.0.84

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

‘25.10.2005 version 1.4.0.84

bugfix: fixed certain Skype calls that were vulnerable to buffer overflow (Skype Security Bulletin SKYPE-SB/2005-002)

bugfix: fixed a bug in networking code that made Skype vulnerable to remotely induced crash (Skype Security Bulletin SKYPE-SB/2005-003)

bugfix: Skype ring sound never stopped when call was automatically answered

bugfix: user’s avatar disappears after they are logged in continuously for […]

Nokia N80

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

GadgetSpy has some information about the Nokia N80
‘The Nokia N80 is the world’s first handset to feature UPnP technology for integrating in to your home network via the integrated Wi-Fi connection in the phone.

This allows it to be used as a remote control for wirelessly swapping content between compatible PCs, audio equipment and TVs.
Images and […]

Firefox - Tab Sidebar addin

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Tab Sidebar add in for firefox looks interesting. Time to upgrade to firefox 1.5 I think to give it a go.
‘Have you seen the Tab Preview extension? It’s good, but I didn’t like having to hover over the tab just to see what’s in it.
Have you used Adobe Acrobat with its smart display of page previews […]

TPN podcast survey

Thursday, November 10th, 2005

Cameron Reilly of the podcast network is running a podcast survey. If you are user of podcasts then can I encourage you to head on over and fill it out.
Cameron is a great guy and I can thoroughly recommend thepodcastnetwork for your podcasting needs.
You can take the survey here
Keep an eye on the results of […]

Microsoft anti-spyware

Monday, November 7th, 2005

thehotfix.net report that the Microsoft anti-spyware technology that previous has been called Microsoft Anti-spyware is to be called “Microsoft Windows Defender”
I have been using the anti-spyware technology and would highly recommend people download it and install it for windows machines.

 
“Over the last few months we have been working hard on creating the next version of the […]