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Archive for August 17th, 2009

Photo! 3D Shows Off Your Pictures in a Virtual Gallery

Windows only: Photo! 3D Album creates virtual galleries for your photos, walking through them with a first-person view not unlike a video game.

Once you’ve installed and launched the application, you can choose the type of gallery you want—mountains, art gallery, cathedral, or many others. You then pick the pictures that you would like to include in the gallery, and you can preview the gallery in first-person mode, walking through to admire ..read more

Better GReader 0.7.2 Catches Up to Reader Updates

Just released the latest version of my Firefox add-on, Better GReader 0.7.2, which contains a few fixes plus a new integrated print button. Huge thanks to the folks at Mozilla for making Better GReader one of their official “Recommended” add-ons.

As always, a lively conversation about all the Better Webapps add-ons is going on on the mailing list. Hit us up with questions, problems, or requests there.

Download Better GReader and let us know what ..read more

Chromium Updater Keeps You on the Bleeding Edge of Chrome for Mac

Mac OS X: Chrome for Mac is progressing at a slow but steady pace, but if you’re willing to risk the latest Chromium for Mac builds, some great new features await. But how do you stay up-to-date with the latest Chromium builds?

Enter Chromium Updater, a barebones application that determines if you’re running the latest build of Chromium, then updates to the latest and greatest if you aren’t. Just run ..read more