Thursday, May 31, 2007
Google Gears
Google Gears (BETA) is an open source browser extension that enables web applications to provide offline functionality using following JavaScript APIs:
Store and serve application resources locally
Store data locally in a fully-searchable relational database
Run asynchronous JavaScript to improve application responsiveness
Use Firefox as a Windows File Manager
Never thought about doing this before, but if you have the IE Tab extension for Firefox you can set it to always open "file:///*" in an IE tab and create bookmarks to your folders. All you have to do is copy the folder location into the address bar with a "file:///" prefix, replace all the "\" with a "/", and replace spaces with %20. Locationbar is also a great extension to go with this because you can then click on the root folders in the address bar (like Windows Vista) to go back.
The Totally Rad Show Episode 10 - Love Nut
This week: Straight from Star Wars Celebration IV, reviews of Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End and Knocked Up, a look at the John Rambo teaser footage, and video game news about Assassin's Creed, Fable 2, and the new Tom Clancy series, Endwar. Plus, the TV section returns with discussion of the Heroes and Lost season finales and more! It is the Totally Rad Show Episode 10: "Love Nut", the one is which Dan is beloved, Alex watches Roadhouse, Jeff is already wrong about On the Lot, and we all dress up.
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Attack This: Videogames
Olivia talks about the latest button mashers for the Wii, Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
AOTS: DVDuesday
Pirates of the Caribbean on Blu-ray, Apocalypto, Hannibal Rising, Donnie Brasco Special Edition, Maxed Out, The Henry Rollins Show Season 1
Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Optimus Maximus OLED Keyboard Only $1564.37
Well here it is. The keyboard to end all keyboards has finally come and at a low low price of just $1,564.37! Now available for preorder but you wont get it till January 2008.
Google's New 'Animated' Home Page In Korea
The new look features animated product buttons below the search box and will become the default home page in the country. The new, animated Google Korea home page is intended to help Google better compete in the country where it seeks to gain market share.
Microsoft Multi-Touch Surface Confirmed for $5-10k
Microsoft expects prices to plummet over the next three to five years to the point they'll be in your homes. In the meantime you'll be able to play with them at T-Mobile stores as-well-as Harrah's and Sheraton hotels. Follow the link for the video.
iTunes 7.2 Bring DRM-Free Goodness
With iTunes 7.2 you can preview and purchase iTunes Plus music (the new higher-quality, DRM-free music downloads) from participating music labels. However the iTunes Store doesnt seem to have this music available yet.
My about:config List for Firefox
Pipelining
Set network.http.pipelining to True
Set network.http.proxy.pipelining to True
Set network.http.pipelining.maxrequests to something like 30
Start Rendering Pages Faster
Create new integer and name it nglayout.initialpaint.delay and set its value to 0
Paste Multiple Lines as a Single Line
Set editor.singleLine.pasteNewlines value to 2
Limit RAM Usage to 10MB When Minimized
Create new boolean and name it config.trim_on_minimize and set value to True
Stop Pre-fetching Links You Don't Click
Set network.prefetch-next value to False
Use Spellcheck In Input Fields as well as Text Areas
Set layout.spellcheckDefault value to 2
Set browser.enable_automatic_image_resizing value to False
Reduce the Number of Reflows
Create new integer and name it content.notify.interval and set the value to 1000000
Create new boolean and name it content.notify.ontimer an select True
Close Button Preferences
Set browser.tabs.closeButtons to any of the following:
0 Display a close button only on the currently active tab
1 Display close buttons on all tabs
2 Don't display any close buttons
3 Display one close button at the end of the tab bar
Set browser.search.openintab value to True
Open Bookmark Groups in New Tabs (Does Not Replace Open Tabs)
Set browser.tabs.loadFolderAndReplace value to False
Squeeze More Tabs Into the Tab Bar
Set browser.tabs.tabMinWidth to however small you want your tabs before overflow
Maximize Connections to Multiple Servers
Set network.http.max-connections to something like 32
Stop Graphics Caching
Set browser.cache.memory.enable value to False
Stop Back/Forward Caching
Set browser.sessionhistory.max_total_viewers value to 0
Change Scrollbar Behavior (Jumps to position when scrollbar is clicked)
Create new boolean and name it ui.scrollToClick and set value to True
AOTS Hardware: Sony DVDirect VRD-MC3
Kevin talks about the week's most pressing tech stories and reviews Sony's DVDirect VRD-MC3
Google Maps adds Street View
Google now allows you to get a full 360˚ view from the street in select cities and locations.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
SMS M500 GSM Watchfone
The first shipments of the M300 followup are said to be leaving Hong Kong as of tomorrow, May 30th. It's quad-band GSM phone with a 1.5-inch touchscreen with a built-in stylus; Bluetooth 2.0; and 120 x 160 MP4 video (or MP3/AAC audio) with 128MB of storage. The watch weights 60-grams and should last about 200 minutes of talk or 80 hours standby before needing a USB recharge.
Monday, May 28, 2007
The N Game Coming to DS & PSP This Winter
The DS and PSP versions of the game will feature over 500 levels, organized into 100 unlockable episodes of five levels each, which will also include 50 fiendish stages created by fans of the original Flash-based PC version of the game. The game will officialy be called N+ and be released by Atari this winter. AWESOME!
Sunday, May 27, 2007
Diggnation Episode 99 - May 24, 2007
The Pirate Bay to Launch YouTube, Engadget Knocks $4 billion off Apple Market Cap on Bogus iPhone email, Starcraft 2, First Rambo IV Feature Trailer! Gmail Doubles Maximum Attachment Size to 20 MB, Trent Reznor: "No wonder people steal music." 40 Albums That Deserved Rolling Stone's 5 Stars. Excuse that old timey static sound you hear, Kevin's new cat chewed up one of the microphones.
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Thursday, May 24, 2007
The Totally Rad Show Episode 9 - H8tr-Aid
This week: A review of Shrek the Third, news of DeNiro and Pacino back together, and big video game announcements, including StarCraft 2, Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, and Pain. Plus, we check out the Halo 3 Beta and introduce our first comic book segment! It's the Totally Rad Show Episode 9: "H8tr-Aid" the one in which Jeff finds perfection, Alex closes his mind, Dan sees boobies, and we all explore the galaxy.
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X-Play: Super Paper Mario Review
One of the most-anticipated games of the year for the Wii. Mario goes from 2D to 3D with little effort.
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