While our cities crumble, our virtual worlds thrive…
- No. of users on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace
Twitter had 397,000 users in February, while Facebook had 26.6 million users and MySpace had 51.4 million users in May! Keywords: twitter, facebook, myspace
- Online video is a mainstream media with significant social and viral spreading power: US survey
The results indicate that online video can now be considered a mainstream media: 57% of online adults have used the internet to watch or download video, 19% do so on a typical day. 76% of internet users age 18-29 watch or download video online. Keywords: video, youtube, statistics
- Times Online on Microtrends: Lifecasting
A quick history lesson of lifecasting, from jennicam, to Justin.tv, to Catcam! Keywords: trends, lifecasting, history
- WIRED: Clive Thompson on How Twitter Creates a Social Sixth Sense
It’s like proprioception, your body’s ability to know where your limbs are. That subliminal sense of orientation is crucial for coordination: It keeps you from accidentally bumping into objects, and it makes possible amazing feats of balance and dexterity Keywords: twitter, presence, social, media
- When Mags Meet The Reaper
A new trend? More magazines end up closing shop. Magazinedeathpool.com, which launched in February, 2006, with the cheery greeting: "The beginning of the end is here." Keywords: magazines, trends, business, web
- Pew Internet: China’s Online Population Explosion
There are now an estimated 137 million internet users in China, second in number only to the United States, where estimates of the current internet population range from 165 million to 210 million. Keywords: china, internet, statistics
This buttcrack cyclist rides in front of a double decker bus. Singaporeans are exhibitionists too!
Singapore
- Singapore Auditor General’s Report – Millions Missing
Thanks to The Online Citizen, it’s been brought to light that the recent Auditor General Office’s (AGO) audit of 12 Ministries and associated statutory boards has shown irregularities to an extent not fully revealed by the recent Public Accounts Committee (PAC). According to the AGO, losses of public monies added up to $6.2 million, a substantial amount of which is still unaccounted for. Keywords: singapore, politics
- Straits Times changes its policy due decreasing traffic
Finally, after all my time complaining how being subscription based would be a disservice to Singaporeans (and interested foreigners) living abroad, the Straits Times has caved in to making their content free, as well as open to reader comments! Keywords: singapore, newspapers, business, design
- Flickr: BlogOut Mugshots
If you still have trouble figuring out who’s who in the Singapore Web 2.0 scene, BlogOut actually allowed us to create a visual directory of most of the digeratis. Mugshots of everyone! Keywords: photos, web2.0, singapore, community
- Wufoo · BlogOut Profile System
This Wufoo profile page essentially lists most of the people from the Web 2.0 community in Singapore. Keywords: web2.0, singapore, community
- Sheylara » Hijack at BlogOut 2007
OMFG, she says I had nice nose and eyes! Late cab ride to BlogOut = $25. Compliments from a complete stranger / actress = Priceless! Keywords: kevinlim, funny, singapore, bloggers
- astroboy: Surprise visit by geeks!
I’ve always wanted to visit Pitstop Cafe, a small board games cafe which has a blog to keep their community tight. Almost like a virtual version of "Friends", but perhaps they could add more drama! Keywords: business, blogging, geeks, gaming
- BlogOut: The 5 Hated-Things Meme by Digital Terrorist
Did you see the Twitter device? Keywords: meme, twitter
Academic
- Ask Alex: Getting a Communication Ph.D.
The truth about PhDs… by Alex Halavais Keywords: academia
- Low participation vs. High viewership
Ewan McIntosh is surprised to find that participation in YouTube, Flickr and Wikipedia is relatively low compared to the overall visitorship of the respective sites. Like Kenneth, I think this is low, but quite typical. Keywords: flickr, wikipedia, youtube, web2.0
- Video: RSS in Plain English
There are two types of Internet users, those that use RSS and those that don’t. This video is for the people who could save time using RSS, but don’t know where to start. Keywords: RSS, video, howto, teaching
- Explaining RSS Feeds and Aggregators « ????cole
Teaching RSS using crushed balls and dustbins… Keywords: rss, teaching, web2.0
- Engadget’s 4 Billion Dollar iPhone Mistake
When Engadget mistakenly reported the iPhone delay until Oct, Apple stocks plummeted by an estimated $4 billion. Always check your sources, be it in print or online! Keywords: blogs, business, reputation
Apple
- nocturne: night vision for mac
Nocturne is (yet another) simple app for switching a computer to night vision mode. It does, however, add a few things… Keywords: mac, funny, hacks
- IFreeMem: Memory Optimizer for Mac OS X
This app lets you free up inactive memory on your Mac. Didn’t realize we still had to do that. Keywords: mac, tools
- AwkwardTV: Apple TV hacks
If you own an Apple TV, this blog is off the hook. You can add new functionality to your new device, including the ability to playback Youtube videos. Keywords: hacks, apple, tv, youtube
- Installing Mac OS X on Sony UX UMPC
Looks like it is possible to install Mac OSX on my Sony UX. Only thing that still doesn’t work is the internal wifi. Keywords: umpc, mac, hacks
Gaming
- User Generated Content in Games
Doug Lombardi notes how user-generated content would be key for games of the future. "Half-Life 1 was okay as a multiplayer game and Team Fortress Classic was really good, but Counter-Strike kicked both their asses no question." Keywords: gaming, usergenerated
- Beyond the Red Line: Battlestar Galactica game for Mac/PC
Did you know that there’s a fan-made game about Battlestar Galactica? It’s based off the Freespace 2 engine and runs like a champ on my MBP. Oh, it’s a flight sim, so you’ll be piloting the fighters. Keywords: mac, gaming, tv, scifi
- Video: Full Metal Jacket game for Wii
What the hell does Full Metal Jacket have to do with the Wii?" Oddly enough, this clip, via Daring Fireball, answers that question. Hilarious! And disturbing. Keywords: funny, video, wii, movies
- Just like your video games. You shoot them in the head.
Mother: I want you to open that for Mommy. Now, take the gun. Careful! And if anyone comes to the door, that isn’t me, I want to to shoot them, okay? I’m not kidding Tony, you shoot them. Just like your video games. You shoot them in the head. Keywords: movies, gaming, horror, video
- Playboy Magazine Enters Second Life
It was only a matter of time… Keywords: secondlife, porn, sex, muves, culture
- Video: Digg-Like Service For Second Life
Linden Labs has done away with ratings, so users have com up with their own way of rating places, using Digg-like voting scripts. Keywords: secondlife, digg, community
Hacks
- Photo2Text
Convert an image and process to a text file of the original image, aka Ascii Art. Keywords: art, geeks, generator
- AIRTIGHT – Flickr Related Tag Browser
Flickr Related Tag Browser lets you surf Flickr’s ‘tag space’. Flickr tags are keywords used to classify images. Each tag has a list of ‘related’ tags, based on clustered usage analysis. Keywords: flash, flickr, recommendation, tagging, networks
- flickrSLiDR – Embed Flickr Slideshows within Your Site
flickrSLiDR allows you to easily embed the classic flickr slideshows on your website or blog. All you need to do is enter the flickr URL address of the user, photo set or group you would like to embed along with some options. Keywords: flickr, hacks, photos, tools, blogging
- Microsoft Popfly
Popfly is the fun, easy way to build and share mashups, gadgets, Web pages, and applications. I’m not sure what it is really, and it’s an alpha release. Keywords: web2.0, blogging, mashup, microsoft
Coolness
- O’Neill’s video-ready H3 Campack
I love wearable gadgets. O’Neill’s got a video backpack? I think I’ve got something better :P Keywords: wearable, video, gadgets
- Springloops: Rapid coding collaboration
Springloops is a unique source code management tool focused on web development teams. It allows you to code in parallel and share your code safely concentrated on results, not on lost changes or overwritten files. Keywords: programming, web2.0
- The Uncomfortable Reality of Sex in Space
Tricia recommended this to me. Somehow she must think I’m going to space and I need to know this above all first… Keywords: sex, travel
- Nike+ Ad: Addicted
There’s something about female computer voices… we tend to obey. Keywords: advertising, video, sports, ipod
- TechSmith’s UserVue
UserVue is an online service that lets you remotely observe and record users’ desktops as they navigate applications and sites. Keywords: design, web, usability, research, experience
I love this idea so much! Score experience point (XP) depending on how you use the web!
Weird Stuff I Like (WSIL)
- Passively Multiplayer Online Games
Finally, a kind of multiplayer game anyone can play, whether they realize it or not. Simply install their Firefox plugin and score experience points dependng on how you use the web. It realized different types of users, from hoarders (keeps information to themselves) to pathmakers (tags and sorts information). Keywords: mmorpg, gaming, funny
- Atten.TV
Instead of video, now you can broadcast your web clicks live, so others can see what web sites you’re looking at. Keywords: attention, browser, social, privacy, sousveillance, web2.0
- JUSTIN.TV: How webcam sex nearly saved the world – Valleywag
A great overview of Justin.tv’s sex scene, as compared to the rest of Internet history in voyeurism and camwhoring. Keywords: sex, wearable, camera, web, sousveillance, privacy
- 1000 journals: global collaborative artform
A journal gets passed on from person to person, country to country. Results in a published book with artwork from all over the world. Keywords: art, collaboration, books
- The Wordpress plugin you don’t want to install: Next Of Kin
What happens to your blog when you die? This plugin kicks in when you don’t login to your blog within a specified period of time, then sends an email you’ve prepared to your "next of kin" who can then look after your blog when you’re gone. Keywords: email, plugins, wordpress, lifehack
- Chinese School Kids Getting Married Via MMO
Marriage now epidemic? Oh, just kids playing games… right. Keywords: social, china, mmorpg, gaming
Singapore
- News: First direct terabit submarine cable network between Southeast Asia and the United States
Someone finally realized how painfully slow our Internet is… Ten organisations have signed contracts to build the $US500m Asia America Gateway (AAG) cable, the first direct terabit submarine cable network between Southeast Asia and the United States. Keywords: news, internet, singapore, america, network, business
- Podcast.sg: Singapore’s Podcasts
Owned by MediaCorp, this Singapore site gives you podcasts of their various radio stations. Keywords: podcast, singapore
- LaoZhaBor’s Rap (with Eng Subtitles)
Lao Zha Bor translates to "old woman", but it’s a funny word, which fits this really funny lady. Whoever said senior citizens are irrelevant hasn’t met this one yet. Just hear her rap! Keywords: singapore, bloggers, funny, music
- Princess Sabrina | Just memories…
No, this blog doesn’t look the slightest bit like sparklette.net… does it? :P Keywords: funny, blog, singapore
- :: Singapore Internet Research Center ::
Selected Internet-related Journal Articles and Book Chapters from SIRC Associates Keywords: internet, singapore, research
- MOE R&D: Publications on ICT in Education
The Singapore Ministry of Education R&D department’s selected publications relating to InfoComm Technology in education. Last updated May 2006 though. Keywords: internet, research, education, learning, singapore
Academia
- TED | Sir Ken Robinson: Do schools kill creativity? (video)
With ample anecdotes and witty asides, Robinson points out the many ways our schools fail to recognize — much less cultivate — the talents of many brilliant people. Keywords: education, creative, ideas
- Video: RSS in Plain English
For RSS evangelists… convert your friends to RSS today! Keywords: rss, howto, teaching, education, video
- Moving beyond podcasts: The academic experience
These professors take to new media naturally, by using video and audio recordings to assist in explaining difficult concepts, then distributing them as DVD attachments with their textbooks, or as podcasts on their web sites. Keywords: podcasting, academia, education, teaching, trends, video, howto, web2.0
- Marina’s Bloggariffic » Is netcasting for schools a reality?
Besides Second Life, Marina is a teacher who wants to promote netcasting in Singapore schools. She recalls the days of CDIS videos back in primary school as a means of reinforcing lessons in class. Keywords: education, teaching, video, podcasting, singapore
- Cognitive Daily: If you want to persuade a woman, look straight at her
Hmm, an interesting take on an individual’s gaze in physical vs. real world setting, and how researchers experiments with "gazing tricks" so listeners think they get all the attention. Keywords: secondlife, nonverbal, gender, research
- How-To: Excel Formulas for Grading
God-sent I tell you… it’s making life that much easier if you have to handle multiple classes with tons of students. Keywords: education, academia, teaching, productivity
- Firefox search plugin for Google Scholar via UB
Google Scholar provides direct links to articles in journal databases if your IP can be authenticated as a subscribing institution’s — very convenient for on-campus users, but more of a hassle for off-campus users. This plugin fixes that problem! Keywords: plugin, firefox, ub, productivity, academia
Hackery
- Hackszine.com: Bypassing Online Censorship
An updated look at techniques for bypassing online censorship, ranging from web-based to software-based solutions. Keywords: censorship, hacking, howto
- Laptops and flat panels also vulnerable to Van Eck eavesdropping
Back in the day, Wim Van Eck proved that it was possible to tune into the radio emissions of electromagnetic coils in a CRT display. Looks like even LCDs are peekable too, since a similar principle could be applied to the LCD monitor cables. Keywords: hacking, surveillance
- MacLockPick – Crack Passwords in Mac OS X
Great, create an app that cracks passwords, say that it’s only for law enforcement, charge $499 for it, and the next thing you’ll know, it’ll show up in your neighborhood bittorrent site. Keywords: mac, security, privacy
- Put on the DemocraKey "computer condom"
Got a USB stick? Of all the tips offer on Lifehacker, this one’s my favorite. All kinds of logging apps could be running on a public terminal, so this digital "condom" helps protect your privacy. Keywords: security, hacks, privacy
- Magic Wand: How Hackers Make Use Of Their Wii-motes – WSJ.com
Wiimote hackery appears on the Wall Street Journal. Show how people use it beyond controlling the game console. Keywords: newspapers, wii, hacking
Macintosh
- Fon Spot Mac Linux Download | Martin Varsavsky
You’ve heard of the FON wifi router. Now you can provide the same FON service through your Mac or Linux machine’s wireless adapter. Pretty neat. Keywords: free, linux, mac, network, wifi, wireless
- Kernel Panic Screensaver!
Return of the Mac pranks! Keywords: apple, freeware, funny, mac, screensaver
- SyncTunes: Sync iTunes to whatever…
For Mac users, SyncTunes transfers files that work with Palm PDAs, Sony PSP, Sony Ericsson K750/P910/W800i, no-brand MP3 player. Almost anything that mounts on your desktop. Keywords: itunes, apple, productivity, podcast, tools
- Dash Clipping: Don’t wait for Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Dash Clipping is a universal widget tool that allows you to turn any part of any web page into a Dashboard widget with a couple of clicks. Download it here. Keywords: widgets, apple, web, tools, mac, dashboard
Wants
- Simply Audiobooks – Free Book Download
I don’t know why these are free, but they are… Keywords: audio, books, free
- Amazon.com: Planet Earth – The Complete BBC Series [HD DVD]
Been hearing good things about this HD DVD documentary of Planet Earth… I’d buy it if I could playback HD. Keywords: video, dvd, hd, documentary, environment
- Barry’s Farm: Laptop Sleeve for Corporate America
Why get a boring sleeve for your brand new laptop when you can get something like this? Don’t you know? Geek is the nu-cool! Keywords: macbook, design, funny, gadget
Yesterday’s Straits Times (18th April 2007) featured how people turned to blogs to check on their loved ones in Virginia Tech after the massacre, aka a co-ordinating medium (see photo of pg. 19), while in the same paper, featured how the Malaysian government is having a hard time dealing with citizen bloggers (see photo of pg. 25). While television and radio have fallen into the hands of capitalists, such is the ceaseless irony of the last democratic medium: Blogs
- VT Massacre: International Student Backlash
“We fed them, housed them, schooled them and then taught them how to fly planes so they could crash into buildings and kill thousands of innocent people. So I guess we can now furnish them with weapons too, huh?” [Hat tip to Nelson for finding this. Actually that South Korean kid lived in the States since he was eight. He's a Green Card holder raised in the States, not really an international student] Keywords: social, crime, vtmassacre, blogs
Singapore
- Setting up the Second Life "Singapore Island" sim: Interview with Alvin
The Rambling Librarian interviews Alvin who runs Lion City, which is a virtual Singapore in Second Life. Keywords: interview, singapore, secondlife, blogs
- Blog Timeline.SG
Blog Timeline.SG is a timeline of significant events in the Singapore blogosphere. A great resource! Thanks to the Media Socialists for reminding us of this gem… Keywords: singapore, blogs, history
- Blog @Tsebi: Short Singapore Documentaries
Daniel Wee gives captures stories about people whom seldom get seen or heard. He notes that this is going to take some time but hopefully this will be a voice for those who have no voice in our world. Keywords: yesterday.sg, singapore, video, culture, digitaldivide
- Understand, Feel, Capture
Jonathan is a talented photo / video blogger in Singapore, at least from what I’ve seen. :) Keywords: bloggers, photography, singapore
- thedigitalmovement » Ideas for BlogOut
BlogOut is a tentative event for Singaporean bloggers. You can go right in and contribute ideas if you’re interested. Keywords: singapore, bloggers, conference, wiki
Web 2.0
- Übercaster
The ultimate all-in-one podcasting app for Mac, it comes with an all-in-one price too of $79! Keywords: podcasting, tools, mac
- CleVR: Easily Create Panoramic Pictures
A free and easy online tool for creating panoramic images, photo stitching and virtual tours. Keywords: photography, virtual, tools
- Twitter Facts: Mapping the Twitosphere
A huge collection of sites combine information from Twitter with maps! Keywords: twitter, maps, hacks
- TubeSock 2.0: Rip videos from YouTube
My favorite automated Youtube ripping program for Mac has been updated to 2.0. Love it as it downloads, converts and puts the video neatly into iTunes. If you’ve got a video iPod, this is probably a must-have. Keywords: youtube, video, hacks, mac
- YouTube Obeys Fake Takedown Request From 15 Year Old
Lots of kids pattern recognizing by creating fake letters from authorities and sending them off to unsuspecting companies. Google News was owned by a fake press release and now it’s Youtube’s turn to take another bait. Keywords: trends, copyright, youtube
Strange + Cool = Strangool!
- Q-Ball: A type of non-topological soliton
In theoretical physics, Q-ball refers to a type of non-topological soliton. This was the weird stuff that was killing the sun in the movie "Sunshine". Keywords: physics, science, space, movies
- Michael Flocker: Death By Powerpoint
Looks like a funny book in the vein on Dilbert or Office Space. Keywords: books, funny, office
- NYPD Intelligence Op Targets Dot-Matrix Graffiti Bike -
Political Performance Art gone wrong. Smart chap gets arrested. Keywords: law, gadgets, political, art
- BBC: Braille converter eases web use
RoboBraille is a free service that provides automatic Braille conversion from plain text, rich text, html or Word documents sent via e-mail. Within a few minutes they receive their document either as an MP3 audio file or as electronic Braille. Keywords: email, tool, accessibility, freeware
Play! A Video Game Symphony in Stockholm on the 14th of June, 2006. Photo by Christoffer Blomqvist
On My Plate…
- PLAY! A Video Game Symphony (Asian Premiere)
Please let me know if you’re interested as I’m looking to form a buying group. PLAY! features award-winning music from blockbuster video games such as Final Fantasy, World of Warcraft, Sonic The Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros, etc. Game footages on large screens accompany th?s symphonic extravaganza.Keywords: music, gaming, singapore, art
- BBC: Blog readers ‘need warning on content’
Readers should be warned when they are reading blogs that may contain "crude language", a draft blogging code of conduct has suggested. Keywords: news, blogging, ethics, language
- BBC: Blog death threats spark debate (Kathy Sierra)
Prominent blogger Kathy Sierra has called on the blogosphere to combat the culture of abuse online. Keywords: blogging, violence, ethics
Web 2.0 Goodies
- StreetAdvisor – your street, your voice
Claim the street you live on and rate it for all that it’s worth. If others claim the area (or nearby), you’ll get to see them, so you’ll also get to know your neighbors. Works internationally, including Singapore! Keywords: singapore, geography, web2.0, reviews
- Google MyMaps: Finally, you can annotate and share your own maps!
YES, finally after staring passively at all the mapping tools out there, Google finally launches MyMaps which let you annotate and share maps, typical for pointing people in the right direction. Meanwhile, smaller map mashups get killed. Keywords: google, maps, web2.0
- Zoho: A collaborative Office suite on the Web
They’ve added a lot of new apps since they opened shop and now there’s a whole collection of collaborative apps to play with, from word processing, to spreadsheet, to presentation tools, and so much more. Keywords: web2.0, collaboration, office, tools, productivity, online
- Jamglue – Remixing for the Masses
Think Apple’s Garageband on the web… share your work, socialize and get ranked. Keywords: music, apple, web2.0, community, copyright, mashup
- Technorati’s Widgets: Top Searches, Top Tags, and Authority
Fresh from Technorati are three new widgets: Top Searches, Top Tags, & Technorati Authority. Get them now! Keywords: technorati, widgets, blogging, tools
- evlove intimates: design your own lingerie
For gals (and guys), you can actually design your own lingerie online! How about some user-generated thongs? Keywords: nsfw, clothing, design, usergenerated
Mac Goodies
- Frenzic: New kind of puzzle game for Mac
Heighten your reflexes with Frenzic, an all new puzzle-based game for Mac OS X. Nice graphics and possibly addictive. Keywords: mac, games
- iGTD for Mac users
Because we can never get enough of GTD… which is a time-waster in itself. :P Keywords: GTD, productivity, mac
- Google Desktop for Mac: Gmail, MailTags
For those who need more than what Apple’s Spotlight offers, Google Desktop now available for Mac. Searches your Gmail message and browser history as well. Keywords: productivity, mac, tips, freeware
- Hackers Dissect Apple TV to Create the Cheapest Mac Ever -
Awesome! If you’re 1337 enough, you can try turning the Apple TV into the cheapest Mac you could possibly buy. Keywords: hacks, apple, gadgets
- mStand Laptop Stand
A Macbook Pro stand which looks exactly like the Apple Display stand. Keywords: design, mac, gadgets
- iPhoto2Gmail
An iPhoto plugin which sends photos from iPhoto to friends directly via a Gmail. Keywords: google, mac, photo
- Have your Mac say Bonjour to tout le monde
Shows you how to set up a wide-area bonjour network profile on your Mac so you can find it through the Internet. Keywords: mac, howto, tips, productivity, networking
Free Goodies
- PC World’s 101 Fantastic Freebies
Top picks of all the online services you can play with for your every need. Keywords: lists, freeware, web2.0, productivity
- nintendo8.com
Play Nintendo 8-bit games online, right in your web browser. Thing is on my mac, it doesn’t seem to accept my arrow buttons. Keywords: gaming, browser
- 9800 Free Fonts
Not only are these fonts free, there’s a neat search interface which shows you the type family as well. Keywords: fonts, freeware
- Geek is chic. | geeksugar
If there are geek girls on my blog, you really need to check this other blog out. It’s calling for you… Keywords: women, geeks, gadgets
Strange Goodies
- New York Times: Fans Sour on Sweeter Version of Asia’s Smelliest Fruit
Nearly odorless durians, made by crossing 90 varieties of the fruit, grow at a research center in Tung Phaen. Keywords: newspapers, funny, thailand
- BBC: ‘Talking’ CCTV Cameras to scold anti-social people
Critics are saying it’s a bad idea and a waste of tax money, but I like it. What better way to embarrase some asshole than to call him out in public? In fact they should install camera flash lights just to show them that they’ve been captured on record. Keywords: surveillance, funny, law, strange, trends
- Future Tense: The Origins of Youtube
According to co-founder Jawed Karim, YouTube started out as a video version of HotorNot.com. He spoke recently at the University of St. Thomas. Keywords: youtube, history, podcast
Congrats to Alvin and Marina for their well-deserved recognition in The Straits Times
Second Life
Singapore
Web 2.0
- urlTea – smooth sips of decanted web addresses
Bogged down by long URLs? This is perhaps the best URL shortener out there… and you can do it right in your browser’s bookmarlet or via IM! Keywords: tools, productivity, web
- The Asymptotic Twitter Curve
A really hilarious look at how we are getting addicted to interruptions at work… complete with zany graphs. Keywords: blogging, twitter, productivity, attention, internet
- tutorlinker: Find Tutors on Google Maps
A great mashup for anyone to find tutors near you… if it came to Singapore, it’s make a killing. Keywords: education, jobs, maps, mashup, search, social, web2.0
- Google Dashboard Widgets: Gmail & Search
Hmm, that Google Gmail dashboard widget might actually be useful… Keywords: google, email, search, widgets, mac
- Flex demo on Anatomy book
Woah, check out how Flex makes digital anatomy books work just like the real thing… Keywords: design, flash, interface, programming, education
Hacks
- Peer-to-peer poisoners: A tour of MediaDefender
Wow, this is an impressive look at how P2P services get twathed. MediaDefender poisons peer-to-peer networks for a living, public relations usually takes a back seat to discretion; quiet is the rule in the P2P content-protection industry. Keywords: p2p, piracy, business, media, law, copyright, disruptive
- Power Napping to improve mental and physical performance
OK, there’s the nano-nap, micro-nap, mini-nap, original power nap and the lazy man’s nap. Really. Keywords: lifehack, productivity, health
- iBurn360: Burn Xbox 360 games from your Mac
Someone finally wrote an app that lets you burn xbox 360 games in OS X. Before, you had to use CloneCD on a PC. It’s finally happening… Keywords: mac, hacking, xbox360, gaming
- How to unlock your Sony UX180P
Yes! Now I can change WWAN carriers and use a cheaper one… even in Singapore! :D Keywords: sonyux, hacks
- Booting externally on a Sony VAIO UX
It’s all in the BIOS… Keywords: howto, sonyux
John Edwards’ Second Life HQ vandalized. Now that’s what I call a dirty game of politics…
Interestingness
- France bans citizen journalists from reporting violence
This is nuts! The French Constitutional Council has approved a law that criminalizes the filming or broadcasting of acts of violence by people other than professional journalists. The law could lead to the imprisonment of eyewitnesses who film acts of police violence. Keywords: politics, citizen, journalism, france, law, violence, freedom
- Wired: Steve Jobs, Spymaster
A pretty revealing article on how Apple keeps its secrets… Keywords: apple, ipod, marketing
- Guy Kawasaki moderates the strangest panel ever…
Here’s a video of Guy Kawasaki moderating a panel of the weirdest ventures, which include Akash Garg of hi5, Sean Suhl of Suicide Girls, Max Levchin of Slide, James Hong of HotorNot, Markus Frind of PlentyofFish, and Drew Curtis of Fark. Keywords: social, business, web2.0
Web 2.0
- Jaiku | Stay Connected
Looks like a seriously overcharged version of twitter, since it seems to have the same feature set, but with the ability to show your presence (geographically) as well as aggregate information into a sharable data stream. Keywords: twitter, im, presence, web2.0
- Jyte: Spread the Cred
Make a personal claim and see how many others agree. Reminds me of postsecrets but in a Web 2.0 way (via Alex Halavais). Keywords: digg, social, personalization
- MindMeister – think together
Right now in private beta, MindMeister is a collaborative online mind mapping tool – you can capture your thoughts and share them instantly with friends and colleagues. Looks like this is a first true online mindmapping service ever. Keywords: mindmapping, productivity, web2.0
- Wufoo: Build beautiful online forms
When you design a form with Wufoo, it automatically builds the database, backend and scripts needed to make collecting and understanding your data easy, fast and fun. Since they host everything, all you need is a browser, an Internet connection and a few Keywords: design, feedback, generator, marketing, tool, web2.0
- Pin in the Map
A free service which lets you easily share maps of locations with your friends via email or your website. Simply click on the map to mark a spot, enter a bit of text if you want, and you get an easy link to the map to share. Keywords: web2.0, maps, mashup, geography, travel, google
- Worldmapper: World maps organized by subject of interest
Worldmapper is a collection of world maps, where territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest. 366 maps and PDF posters will be finished by February 2007. Use the menu above or click on a thumbnail image below to view a map. Keywords: infoporn, maps, freeware
Tricks
- Google Maps: Mega-zoom to see finer details
Philipp Lenssen discovers a way to zoom Google Maps really really in to see beyond what the service initially allows you to. Keywords: maps, google, hacks
- Watch Rob’s Expo ‘Best of Hints’ presentation
Even if you’re a mac veteran, you can still learn plenty from Rob "Best of Mac OS X Hints" presentation which distills 9900+ hints into 75mins. There’s a video of his presentation available for download. Activate the power user in you! Keywords: mac, tips, productivity
- Vista activation crack #2 auto-renews the 30 day grace period
There needs to be a better way that’s fair for everyone. Paying customers suffer the most, since they end up buffering piracy losses as well as with DRM problems. Keywords: windows, hacking, drm, piracy
- Five Reasons Why I Like Widsets (for Symbian phones)
If you own a Symbian-based mobile phone (Like the Nokia e61), Widset is a must-have application. Integrates with their online service to give you slick access to various Web 2.0 services such as Flickr, Technorati and Wikipedia. Keywords: widget, cellphones, web2.0, productivity, freeware
Second Life
- Second Unofficial Apple Store Opens in Second Life
Although it wasn’t sanctioned by Apple, someone painstakingly recreated the NY 5th Ave Apple Store in Second Life. That’s right, it’s the glass cube store were talking about here… right down to a glass elevator, spiral stairs and working Macs. Keywords: apple, secondlife, marketing
- John Edwards Second Life HQ vandalized
US Senator John Edwards HQ in Second Life gets trashed with Marxist/Lenninist posters and slogans, a feces spewing obsenity, and a photoshopped picture of John in blackface. Ouch for his 2008 Presidential election campaign online. Keywords: politics, america, secondlife, crime
- Seven reasons why SL is “not” popular in Japan
Preetam’s Japan spy mousan sent him a summary of an article that appeared on a Japanese site about "Second Life in Japan". Worth a look how cultural perceptions affect usability. Keywords: culture, secondlife
Music
Video
- vpod.tv – the french youtube
Judging from the video content on this site, it looks like a Youtube that’s made in France. Keywords: youtube, culture, video, france
- YouTube: Beryl + Ubuntu 6.10
A little excessive, though some of the UI design could come in useful, like the 3D rotating desktop. Keywords: design, interface, linux
- YouTube: Neuro Linguistic Programming for real?
I was recently invited to check out Mr Adam Khoo, an Neuro Linguistic Programming Trainer. He’s has his own Learning Technology Group at http://akltg.com. This video supposedly shows the power of mind of body. I’m skeptical… any thoughts on NLP? Keywords: hacking, body, programming
