Linkification v45
Links, posted: 24-Jul-2009 11:46
Busy week - the Geekzone Pizza evening in Wellington last weekend was great fun. Good to put some faces to names, meet some new people, and of course catch up with the regulars.So big thanks to Mauricio for organising everything. And huge thanks to the sponsors: Snapper and Domains4Less. I'm looking forward to the Auckland event in a couple of weeks.
News / Web Happenings:
NZ Google Apps to be deployed at Postal Services Group
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac Service Pack 2 released
Snapper spreads integrated ticketing footprint
PayPal set to become global payment platform Open to third-party developers
SPOT GPS Tracking Device Now a Smaller, More Powerful Lifesaver
Palm Pre Fixes iTunes Sync!
YouTube enters the cavernous, chromatic world of 3D
Two strikes for Kindle is enough for me
Microsoft sees first annual sales decline in its history for fiscal 2009
Windows 7 Has Been Released to Manufacturing
Skype 2.8 Gold for Mac out now - Skype Blogs
General / Neat Stuff:
Fallback to 2G or no fallback: the Vodafone vs Telecom question
Internet Explorer Determines Which Add-ons Slow Down Browsing
The Computer Hardware Chart Identifies Your PC's Parts
Apple:
Security official suspended, turned over to authorities in apparent connection to Foxconn employee's suicide
iPhone 3.0's 'broken' push messaging caused by unlockers, dirty keys
Official Google Blog: Google Latitude on your iPhone
Development:
Stack Overflow Architecture - A thorough review of the architecture behind stackoverflow.com - a great read for anyone using asp.net in a high traffic environment.
HTML5 and The Future of the Web
FAIL of the week:
Handshake fail
Linkification v44
Links, posted: 17-Jul-2009 09:26
News / Web Happenings:NBR introducing paywall - and blaming bloggers - NBR FAIL coming up
Firefox 3.5.1 Security Update Coming Later this Week
Google Reader Updates with Still More Social Features
Censorship in New Zealand: Wide-spread public brain-wash
Official Gmail Blog: Tasks graduates from Gmail Labs
Microsoft "OneApp", possible app store for Zune HD?
Google Gears Officially Updated for Firefox 3.5
Google Calendar Labs Released
Update on Windows 7 RTM - Windows 7 Team Blog
Apple Releases Safari 4.0.2
Microsoft Office 2010 hits major milestone and enters Technical Preview
Office 2010 revealed in great detail via Microsoft videos
Google Earth Enterprise launches version 3.2, with APIs, historical imagery and sub-surface terrain
Google LatLong: The blue circle comes to your desktop
General / Neat Stuff:
Sort Email by Multiple Columns in Outlook
Apple:
Google Mobile Adds Local Search to iPhone 3.0
Apple Announces First-Year App Store Success: 1.5 Billion Downloads, 65,000 Apps
iPhone 3.1 Beta 2 Released to Developers
Google CEO Eric Schmidt to Discuss Role on Apple's Board in Wake of Chrome OS Announcement
Skype for iPhone: 4 million downloads
Development:
A Guide to Google Analytics and Useful Tools
Google Analytics Blog: Fun And Helpful Updates To The API
Silverlight 3 Released
FAIL of the week:
Contestant Fail
Linkification v43
Links, posted: 10-Jul-2009 11:01
News / Web Happenings:Feedback: Geekzone Mobile
Putting together the pieces of Microsoft's "big announcement" next Monday - Looks like MS may be about to announce 'Office Web'
VLC Portable 1.0 Puts Multi-Format Playing on Thumb Drives
Google Releasing Chrome Operating System
Official Google Blog: Introducing the Google Chrome OS
What's wrong with Telco pricing and how to fix it
Sources: Google OS lives (and it'scoming to a netbook near you)
Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, and Talk Leave Beta
VLC Hits 1.0 with Better Playback and File Support
Google adds real estate search to Google Maps in New Zealand
Windows 7 release to manufacturing reportedly on track for July 13th
FAIL of the week:
Dump Truck Fail
Linkification v42
Links, posted: 3-Jul-2009 10:23
News / Web Happenings:Mobile phone giants agree on universal charger
Firefox 3.5 Officially Available for Download
Firefox 3.5 Portable Available for Download
Gmail Attachment Size Upped to 25MB
Windows 7 gets"Apple style" guided tours
Skype 3.0 for Windows Phones
ComCom to investigate mobile roaming charges
'Asteroids' heading towards the big screen?
HTC Magic Back on Sale - What a bizarre incident
YouTube Uploads Doubled to 2GB, HD Embeds and Linking Added
Microsoft May Sell Windows 7 on Flash Drives
Windows 7 Beta Shutdowns Begin Today - If you're still running a BETA build, make sure you update to RC now.
Gmail Gives Labels the Folder Treatment
Pirate Bay Planned for Purchase, May Start "Compensation Model"
Skype 4.1 for Windows goes gold
Hotmail Rolls Out Incoming Pop3 to U.S. and Other Customers
General / Neat Stuff:
Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts
Windows Longhorn's Aero Snap, circa 2005
Development:
45 Incredibly Useful Web Design Checklists and Questionnaires
Sign up for Tech Ed before 31 July and be in to win - Interesting that last year TechEd sold out in three weeks.. this year they're giving away prizes as incentives to buy tickets! State of the economy perhaps?
Google Analytics on your Mobile Phone
Apple:
Steve Jobs back to work at Apple
Skype 1.1 for iPhone and iPod touch out now - Still no push notifications?
Apple patching nasty iPhone SMS vulnerability
Vodafone New Zealand confirms 10 July launch date for iPhone 3GS
iPhone OS 3.1 beta now available for developer community
FAIL of the week:
Luggage Container Fail
Linkification v41
Links, posted: 26-Jun-2009 22:59
News / Web Happenings:Announcing the Windows 7 Upgrade Option Program
Firefox 3.5 RC 3 Available for Download
Windows 7 Will Cost Less than Vista
Adobe shows Flash Player on Android handset
Xero Blog: Multi-currency: Get it now, while it's free
Google Maps Adds Local Attractions with "What's Here?" Link
Microsoft extends XP downgrade availability to 2011. When will it end?
Palm says no webOS SDK till end of Summer
Top 10 Firefox 3.5 Feature
Google Analytics Blog - Google Analytics Gets a New Site
General / Neat Stuff:
LightLane Virtual Bike Path to Become a Reality
Supercharge Your Garden with Home-Brewed Compost Tea
Build Your Own Pizza Oven
Development:
10 Common Mistakes In Logo Design
JSON Hijacking
The History of Microsoft - 1975 - Bill Gates talks about what it was like to build Altair Basic
jQuery UI Selectmenu: An ARIA-Accessible Plugin for Styling a Custom HTML Select Element - These guys are doing some amazing stuff with jQuery + UI
FAIL of the week:
Soccer Kick Fail
