Thursday, December 20, 2007
TorrentSpy Loses Case Against MPAA
A Los Angeles court decided against TorrentSpy in their ongoing legal battle with the MPAA and terminated their case. According to the ruling, TorrentSpy was sanctioned for destructing evidence.
XP Service Pack 3 RC1 Ready for Download
While Microsoft is quick to downplay XP when comparing it to Vista, the legacy OS continues to shackle the hearts (and systems) of many. Fortunately, Microsoft just opened up their XP service pack 3 release candidate for general download -- that means you. SP3 RC was previously only available by invitation. Now get going, you'll need time to download all 336MBs of the last major update to the six-year old OS.
The Totally Rad Show
Episode 39 - Knowledge Sack
I Am Legend, but should you go see me? Do Zack and Wiki shake the Wiimote in all the right ways? Princess Bride and Ghostbusters are back - as videogames? Plus, we've Scene It, but did we enjoy it?
Pownce Mobile
Pownce has finally released a mobile version of the site. Now if they would only get out of that private beat stage.
Monday, December 17, 2007
Create Custom Firefox Skins with Personas
Mozilla has a new Firefox extension, called Personas, that makes it a bit easier to add themes to your browser. Built from a prototype that was discussed and tested earlier this year, Personas aims to extend an option for custom browsers without the need to code. They also have the ability to incorporate online components, supporting HTML, CSS, PNG, JPG, SVG, Javascript and Canvas. Personas also offer real time updates during the creation and editing process, so you can see exactly what you’re getting into. Other feature include the ability to select a Persona from the dynamic menus, and designers can add/update themes at any time without updating any software.
Tekzilla Daily
Episode 6 - Mac Print Screen
Patrick demonstrates how to take a screenshot within MacOS X.
uTorrent Gains Popularity, Azureus Loses Groun
With an install rate of more than 5% on Windows PCs worldwide, uTorrent is now by far the most popular BitTorrent client. Azureus, the most installed BitTorrent application of last year fell back to the third place.
The percentages in the table indicate the install base of the most popular BitTorrent clients:
| Rank | Application | Installed on % Desktops |
| 1. | uTorrent | 5.56% |
| 2. | BitTorrent (a.k.a. mainline) | 2.28% |
| 3. | Azureus | 2.11% |
| 4. | Bitcomet | 1.89% |
| 5. | Bitlord | 1.27% |
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Diggnation Episode 128 - Pimps and E-Readers
Crysis = Graphics Card Killer, Human Treeman, She's Cute, But is She Worth it?, Amazon Kindle vs. Sony e-Reader, NFL Football Removes Free Broadcasts, Best Snoop Dog Video Ever, Top 5 Historical Pimps
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Create iPhone Ringtones in GarageBand 4.1.1
With GarageBand 4.1.1 you can export your original song, your original audio recordings, or use Apple Loops and iLife jingles to create a custom ringtone for your iPhone.
Share Google Reader Feeds in GTalk
Another interesting integration for your Gtalk and Google Chat: you can now show your shared items from your Google reader with people from your GTalk/GMail buddy list. You can make them visible to your buddies from Google talk, and they’ll be able to see your Reader items in the chat tool. This makes it a lot easier to share the items in your personal feed reader, and essentially integrates your feeds with your chat.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Tekzilla
Episode 12
80GB Zune: a Worthy iPod Competitor, Best Used Console Games, UPS = Safer Data, VodPod, Your Fave Podcast Tools: VodPod, Juice, TvTonic, MyPodder
Introducing Google Knol
Google Knol is Google's version of Wikipedia. It's currently in a private beta stage, but you can see a sample page here.
Divx Pro Free Download is Available for a Limited Time
For a limited time, Divx is offering a complimentary download of their Divx Pro software, which consists of both a converter and the Codec. The converter includes an easy to use drag-and-drop feature to make your conversion time simpler. This software is definitely a useful one to have available. It is currently not mentioned when this free download ends, so if you are interested, make it quick.
Download DivX here.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Facebook Status Updates: No More "is"
As first rumored a few weeks ago, Facebook has finally made the “is” in status updates optional. The added flexibility and ease with which you can now write grammatically correct updates could definitely be a game changer.
Tekzilla Daily
Episode 4 - Battery Life
Patrick shares his secrets on getting extra time out of his laptop battery.
Picasa Redefined for your iPhone
"Today, I'm happy to tell you that we've just released this new iPhone interface for Picasa. After you go to Picasa on your iPhone and log in, you can quickly see all your albums that you've uploaded to Picasa Web. If you click on any of the albums, you can get a full view of your picture with comments from your friends. Or you can click on Slideshow, sit back and watch the pictures scroll. You can also search for photos in your album or through community photos. Finally, with one of my favorite features, you can view your friends' albums through favorites."
Video: The New Google Toolbar (BETA)
- Add gadgets to your Toolbar
to view your favorite content from any site. - Fill out web forms with a click
and even keep multiple profiles, with improved AutoFill. - Access your Toolbar from any computer
by saving your settings online. - Clip content as you browse the web
with Google Notebook, now integrated with Toolbar.