If you have a laptop, digital camera, video camera or cell phone, you’ll want to check out the article titled – How to prolong lithium-based batteries. There are some great suggestions at the end of the article that promise to help extend the life of you lithium-based batteries.
The Image Magnifier is a pretty cool combination of CSS and JavaScript.
Checking my referrer logs today I came across this link – Slank en Fit. Nice looking design if I say so myself!
Obviously these people are slimeballs – not only did they steal my design and HTML and CSS source, but they even stole my banner images! If you look at the source, they were not even smart enough to change the alt text on my banner which has the name of my site. Worse of all, they actually give themselves design credit at the bottom of the page!
With no e-mail links on the site, I guess I will have to contact the service provider and see if they will take the site down. I would be interested to hear if anybody else has any other suggestions.
Microsoft has Announced its’s new Visual Studio Express Products and has made beta versions available for download from their website. It’s worth mentioning that you only need a .NET Passport account and not a MSDN subscription to access these betas.
The products available for download are:
WindowsDevCenter.com offers up the Top 12 Ways to Degunk Your PC
. The authors claim that once you have completed their 12 step regime, your PC should run as well as it did when you first got it.
Mozilla has Updated Firefox to 0.9.1. This minor version release fixes a number of bugs with the 0.9 version.
MacMinute has a report that Konfabulator creators are calling Mac OS X Tiger is a Copycat. The developer claims:
“It’s insulting, is what it is,” Rose told CNET News.com. “They could have at least offered to work with us or to buy it.” He says that if Apple is going to continue to take ideas from third-party developers, the company risks losing its developer community. “Why should developers want to work on their platform?”
For years, Microsoft has been raked over the coals for including applications as part of their operating systems. I think that Apple is walking a slippery slope. Today alone, three apps were bundled with their OS that could potentially hurt some great applications like:
I have yet to see MS add an application to their OS that is a fabulous piece of software. Even as popular as Internet Explorer is, it is still not the best. In most cases, the software bundled with Windows is basic at best, and almost encourages you to purchase a third party application for better features (i.e. Nero Burning ROM vs. the built in CD burning utility).
The bigger issue with Apple is that when they make software, they make GREAT software (iTunes, iDVD, iPhoto, etc). This could have serious implications for the above listed software products.
Apple had better watch out. The last thing they need to do is alienate their friends.
To the best of my knknowledge, this morning’s keynote address by Steve Jobs was not broadcast live. It looks like Apple is now presenting the keynote on demand in Quicktime
Some of the highlights of the keynote include:
Color in Motion is an animated and interactive experience of color communication and symbolism. This engaging and interactive Flash presentation is an excellent resource for teaching the impact color has on communication.
Scott Haefner has some stunning Panoramic Kite Aerial Photographs. This is actually a great site that not only showcases his work, but has very detailed instructions on how to create your own Aerial Panoramas.
