Linkification v64
Have a great Xmas everybody. Blogs may be a little thin on the ground for a while - I'm off to get married in a few days!
News / Web Happenings:
Songbird 1.4.2 Released, Brings New Look, CD Ripping, and Device Support
Firefox 4 Windows mockup provides 5 UI hints of things to come
Etherpad Now Open Source
uTorrent 2.0 RC Brings Transfer Cap and UDP Support, Video Streaming to Come
Firefox 3.5.6 Update Brings Security and Stability Fixes
Google's Text-to-Speech Converter Service
Goo.gl, Google's URL Shortener
Mapping out public transit options in Auckland: Google New Zealand Blog
General / Neat Stuff:
Google Tool to Check How Much of a Page Appears in Typical Browsers
Apple:
Apple Releases Firmware Update to Address Screen Flickering on 27-Inch iMacs
Apple Rolls Out iTunes Movie Bundles
Development:
jQuery 1.4 Alpha 2 Released
Mono 2.6.1 is out
ASP.NET MVC 2 RC Released
FAIL of the week:
Safety Product Fail
Linkification v63
News / Web Happenings:
SharePoint 2010 Ignite Training announced for NZ
Google Chrome for Mac and Linux Finally Hits Beta; Very Fast, Pretty Stable
Chrome Extensions Gallery Officially Opens
Thunderbird 3 Officially Released with New Features, Improved Look
Google Googles: Take Photos of Things Around You to Search for Them
NAVTEQ, Microsoft team up for better 3D maps
Google Launches Real-Time Search
Offline Gmail graduates from Labs
Skype 4.2 Beta for Windows - includes Skype Access, call transfer and more
General / Neat Stuff:
Repair a Broken Ethernet Plug with Zip Ties
Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool
Apple:
Apple Acquires Streaming Music Service Lala Media
New! Pingdom iPhone app 2.0 - Get push notifications when your site goes down
Apple Rolls Out New App Store Look
Google Mobile App for iPhone Updates for Speedier Results
Ustream Streams Live Video from Your iPhone 3GS
Development:
Birds Eye View - Google Maps API - New
Google Translator Toolkit Data API
Styling HTML Lists with CSS: Techniques and Resources
Mono 2.4.3 is out
FAIL of the week:
Golfing Fail
Linkification v62
News / Web Happenings:
Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google
Google Officially Converts Homepage to Minimalist, Fade-In Style
Black Screen of Death Not Microsoft's Fault
Bing Maps Take on Google With Fancy 3D Streetview
BitTorrent Tracker Mininova Goes Legal-Only
Dell Offers Customized Chrome OS Build for Mini 10V Netbooks
Firefox 3.6 Beta 4 Available with Many Fixes
Thunderbird 3 Release Candidate Available for Download
Google to Acquire Teracent, Makers of Algorithm-Generated Banners
Chrome Extensions Gallery Open to Developers
Hands-On Look at What's New in Office 2010
Gmail Now Lets You Add and Send Attachments Offline
Google reveals what New Zealand searched in 2009
Recent Windows Patch Causes "Black Screen of Death" For Many Users
Microsoft Office 2010 Arriving in June 2010
Invite to IT Pro 'fireside chats' with Microsoft execs
TweetDeck Updates with Support for Lists, LinkedIn, and Geolocation
General / Neat Stuff:
Layar 3.0 Puts 3-D Objects in Your Augmented Reality
Your call cannot be connected due to stupidity
ASUS Maximus III Extreme mobo lets Bluetooth cellphones tweak settings
Apple:
Apple to Take iPhone's Maps App to 'the Next Level'
Development:
Free .NET Profilers and Some Paid Ones Too
Pushing Your Buttons With Practical CSS3
Critical Mistakes Freelancers Make
Google Analytics Launches Asynchronous Tracking
Google Says Adios to Gears, Hola to HTML5
Fail of the week:
Linkification v61
News / Web Happenings:
The new 2010 Office.com online portal enters beta
First Glimpse at Google Chrome OS
Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 available November 24th includes enhancements for Windows 7-based computers
Silverlight 4 Beta Announced
Fring Puts Free VoIP Calling on Android
Camino 2.0 Adds New Features to Speedy Mac-Centric Browser
Opera Mobile 10 Beta Available, Now with Tabbed Browsing and Speed Dial
Office 2010 Professional Beta Available for Download
Firefox 3.6 Beta 3 Available with 90+ Bugs Squashed
Seesmic for Windows preview launching today!
The Pirate Bay Tracker Officially Shutting Down for Good
Adobe Flash 10.1 Beta Brings Hardware Acceleration to Web Videos
SyncToy 2.1 Update Speeds Up Windows File Syncing
Chromium on Linux Gets Bookmark Sync
An Early Look at Chrome's Extensions System
General / Neat Stuff:
Apostrophe.me Explains When You Really Need Apostrophes
Humour:
Academia vs. Business
Tech-support slash Designer
Apple:
An update to Google Earth for the iPhone
Development:
Announcing the Official jQuery Podcast
Designing CSS Buttons: Techniques and Resources
Introducing Mapsicle - a Street View library
ASP.NET MVC 2 Beta Released
FAIL of the week:
And the Darwin Award Goes To
Linkification v60
News / Web Happenings:
Paint.NET 3.5 Released!
We've settled with Joltid - Skype Blogs
Telecom New Zealand announces plans to wholesale XT network
Flash 10.1 coming to webOS in first half 2010, says kinder, gentler Adobe page
Windows Marketplace for Mobile updates tackle piracy, adds online store for non-mobile browsers
Apple Releases Safari 4.0.4
Google Latitude, now with Location History & Alerts
Amazon free Kindle for PC application now available
Google Acquires Gizmo5 VoIP Service; VoIP Coming to Google Voice?
Google to Acquire Mobile Advertising Firm AdMob
General / Neat Stuff:
Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony
Apple:
Facebook app developer rejects App Store, irony ensues
TomTom to bring free lane guidance, text-to-speech, iPod control to iPhone GPS app
Worm Hits Jailbroken iPhones; Apple Plans Jailbreak Crackdown
Development:
Facebook Toolkit for Microsoft Developers
FAIL of the week:
Kung Fu Fail
