Flipping the Linux switch: Linux web tools, Pt.4 - HTML editors for every mood
Maybe you’ve taken some instance and fooled around a bit with Quanta Plus and Bluefish and decided that they weren’t for you. perhaps you just looked at the features, and the GUIs and thought, “I’d rather pluck my nose hairs out than use those.”
That’s okay. We’re not about to pass judgment o…
Interview: Michael Dalesandro, CEO “Where I’ve Been”
The “social networking” space is chock-full of applications, plug-ins and other bits and pieces designed to hopefully enhance the user’s experience online and potentially in their real lives as well. Unfortunately, some of these applications or plug-ins are often uninspired and do little, whethe…
Googleholic for April 18, 2008
Welcome to Googleholic — your bi-weekly fix of everything Google! In that edition:
Google News adds quotation search
Google advises best practices in moving domains
Remove country restrictions on YouTube videos
YouTube changes policy enforcement system
A round-up of other Google new…
Flipping the Linux switch: Forgetful penguins love Tasque
Do you forget stuff? Do you wonder where the heck you put the keys when they’re in your right hand? Do you get in the shower with your socks still on? Do you ever get to the bus stop, and realize you can’t recall whether you’ve put on pants? We’re the only ones? Really? Damn.
We’re willing to…
Flipping the Linux switch: openSUSE, geeko of many colors
Please, allow me to explain. that week’s FTLS was not at all what I intended it to be. For weeks now, I’ve been toying with view of dual-booting a Debian based distro with a RPM based distro. Ubuntu Hardy (now reasonably mature abundant for day to day use with minimal bork ups) was the obvious c…
Gateway P-172X FX gaming laptop unboxing and hands-on
whether you’re a gamer on the move (and we think that you are), you’re probably eyeing some monster laptops. whether you’re looking to bro-down with one in the approach future, take a moment to familiarize yourself with Gateway’s latest 17-incher, the P-172X FX. The updated rig (a new riff on th…
Video: Hands-on Sony’s NWZ-A829 Walkman with Bluetooth
We’ve had the good fortune of putting a Sony NWZ-A829 through its paces by the final few days. Remember, that’s Sony’s top of the line, 2.4-inch, QVGA Walkman with stereo Bluetooth A2DP and 16GB of flash. With Sony CEO, Howard Stringer, ceding portable audio victory to Apple, we had high hopes f…
SXSWi 2008: Freshbooks
SXSWi 2008: Freshbooks talks to Download Squad from Download Squad on Vimeo.
We’ve written about Freshbooks — the online invoicing system — before and have been big fans of their approach and service. We were even more impressed upon assembly Saul and Sunir, two of Freshbook’s team members, at …
Windows Search 4.0 vs. Google Desktop 5.5
Microsoft released an updated version of Windows Search, its free desktop search client the other day. And while there are dozens of excellent desktop search clients, including a few good free ones, it seems inevitable that humans are going to compare Windows Search to Google Desktop. considerin…
Dash Express unboxing and hands-on
Not much has changed since we got to play with a beta version of the OpenMoko-powered sprint Express GPRS / WiFi-connected GPS unit, but the packaging is fairly nice and the final hardware feels top-notch — and there are some thoughtful details like a separate cradle capability connection so yo…
