Archive for the ‘Hardware’ Category
The Google Phone Edition
The Google Phone Edition
Rumors fly that Google will soon release their own phone build around Google Voice (not just another Android handset), the upcoming Chrome for Mac beta will be lacking several important features, and Gmail’s creator thinks Wave could someday integrate nicely with Gmail.
Features Chrome For Mac Beta Will Be Missing When Chrome for Mac hits sometime this month, it’ll be missing its bookmark manager, Fluid-like app mode, possibly the task manager, and definitely Gears, among other potentially missing features. ..read more
December 1, 2009
Tags: Android, Bookmark Manager, Cough, Foray, Gadget, Gears, Gizmodo, Google, Google Maps, Iphone, Latitude, Mac Beta, Mdash, Next Level, Original Source, Paul Buchheit, Platforms, Rundown, Task Manager, Twitter, Wordpress Posted in: Hardware 
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The Gaia Desktop
The Gaia Desktop
Reader Sweetshop Union’s Windows 7 desktop has been completely transformed with the Gaia09 skin for Rainmeter, complete with widgets, wallpaper, and a visual style to match.
The desktop is a combination of:
Rainmeter with the Gaia09 theme. Rocketdock Gaia09 Visual style for Windows 7 (includes wallpaper) Full instructions for installing Gaia09 Rainmeter skins can be found here.This desktop not your style? Why waste time complaining? Instead, get started creating your own killer desktop with the easy-install Rainmeter 1.1 package and show the world ..read more
November 12, 2009
Tags: Desktop Configurations, Desktop Customization, Featured Desktop, Gaia, Google, Google Group, Match, Original Source, Rainmeter Skins, Tweaked, Tweaks, Visual Style, Wallpaper, Waste Time, Widgets, Windows Desktop Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
Google Tasks Goes Full-Screen in iGoogle
Google Tasks Goes Full-Screen in iGoogle
Google Tasks, the to-do manager that has everything but its own dedicated page, gets the next best thing with an iGoogle gadget that can go mostly full-screen. That makes doing everything beyond adding tasks easier from a desktop browser.
Tasks brags on its home page about its accessibility inside different Google apps, but from a standard browser, you have to settle for the condensed sidebar views inside Gmail or Google Calendar. Hitting the “maximize” button in ..read more
October 21, 2009
Tags: Accessibility, Blog, Calendar, Desktop Browser, Gadget, Gmail, Google, Google Apps, Original Source, Simple Nature, Standard Browser Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
MahTweets is an Impressive, Customizable Facebook and Twitter Client
MahTweets is an Impressive, Customizable Facebook and Twitter Client
Windows only: Fans of TweetDeck with a preference for open source will love MahTweets, a plugin-based Twitter client that also integrates with Facebook, Flickr, Twitpic, and more, and offers all kinds of handy customizations.
The first thing you do upon opening MahTweets is choose what plugins you want to install. Right now it’s only got a few, but they give you the opportunity to choose what networks you want integrated (including Facebook, Twitter, ..read more
October 21, 2009
Tags: All Sorts, Automatic Translation, Browser Download, Browser Free, Client Windows, Customizable, Different Kinds, Downloads, Facebook, Flickr, Free Download, Images, Initial Setup, Love, Notifications, Open Source, Original Source, Preference, Tweak, Twitter, Webcam Snapshots Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
Manage Your Google Reputation
Manage Your Google Reputation
We’ve always emphasized the importance of managing what Google has to say about you, but now Google’s jumping in with their own tips for managing your online reputation through search results.
Most of the time, thinking before posting something that might be potentially embarrassing is the best route, but hindsight’s 20/20, isn’t it?
Google already took a significant step toward helping you have a little more control over what search results for your name turn up when they released ..read more
October 17, 2009
Tags: Advice Column, Best Route, Blog, Consumer Complaint, Control, Google, Google Image, Google Search, Hindsight, Nameplate, Original Source, Pointers, Positive Information, Presence, Profiles, Reputation, Search Google, Search Results, Taking Control, Visibility Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
Dropbox Comes to the iPhone and iPod touch
Dropbox Comes to the iPhone and iPod touch
iPhone/iPod touch only: Dropbox, one of our favorite cross-platform file-syncing tools, has now made its way to the iPhone and iPod touch, complete with offline file viewing.
Once installed on your device, Dropbox for iPhone provides access to all your Dropbox files, allows you to view any file supported by your iPhone (including documents, photos, music, and video), uploads any photo or video you’ve taken on your device to your Dropbox account, and lets ..read more
October 10, 2009
Tags: Cross Platform, Demo, Downloads, Dropbox, Email, Freeware, Iphone, Ipod, Ipod Touch, Itunes, Linux, Linux Versions, Mac Linux, Music And Video, Music Video, Original Source, Photo, Photos Music, Share File, Sxsw, Video Uploads, Windows Linux Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
Zune Desktop Player Updates to 4.0
Zune Desktop Player Updates to 4.0
Windows only: Microsoft’s Zune HD was released yesterday and it looks great, but whether you’ve got the latest Zune, an older model, or just like the Zune desktop player, Zune 4.0 brings new features and an improved look to desktop music players.
The Zune player sets itself apart from iTunes in one important way (not including the whole iPod vs. Zune support). As the Zune marketing folks put it: “Browse music, not spreadsheets.” That is to ..read more
September 23, 2009
Tags: Desktop Music, Desktop Player, Die Hard, Genius, Graphical Interface, Hd, Hq, Instant Access, Itunes, Mouse Movements, Music Players, New Features, Original Source, Player Updates, Quickplay, Shortcuts, Spreadsheets, Text Columns, Zune Marketplace, Zune Player Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
PBTweet Enhances Your Twitter Experience
PBTweet Enhances Your Twitter Experience
PBTweet is a Twitter-enhancement available as a bookmarklet, GreaseKit script, and GreaseMonkey script, which allows you to enhance and tweak Twitter in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.
What are some of the enhancements provided by PBTweet? You can thread conversations, PBTweet puts quick-response buttons directly under each tweet so you can translate the text, re-tweet, and use a via @ tag.
URLs shortened using tinyurl.com, bit.ly, ff.im, twurl.il and is.gd can be expanded with a mouse-over. Pictures shared with ..read more
September 19, 2009
Tags: Advantage, Bookmarklet, Conversations, Enhancement, Enhancements, Ff, Greasemonkey Script, Original Source, Quick Response, Safari, Tweak, Tweet, Twitter Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
Six Hacks For Your Mobile Gear
Unlock your iPhone, supercharge your camera, and take your TiVo shows on the road for free. These six hacks unleash the hidden power in your mobile gadgets.
We’d be lost if we ever left the house without our arsenal of mobile tech gear, but we’re also sick of being hamstrung by gadget makers who leave out important features or micromanage what we can–and can’t–do with the products we buy from them. Fortunately, you don’t necessarily have to settle for the limited ..read more
August 31, 2009
Tags: Battery Meter, Burst Mode, Compatible Set, Exposure Times, Free Hacks, Gadget Makers, Hack, Image Resolution, Iphone, Manual Exposure, Meaningful Differences, Micromanage, Mobile Gadgets, Mobile Gear, Old Camera, Older Models, Photographers, Raw Format, Sd Card, Tivo Posted in: General, Hardware, Software No Comments
5 Cool Hacks for Your Entertainment Gadgets
Add external storage to your TiVo, beef up your Xbox 360, rip DVDs to your media player, play your iTunes purchases on any device, and use your standard cable remote to skip commercials
When you’re serious about entertainment, you don’t want to settle for the standard features. You want more storage, more options, and more convenience. But most consumer electronics come with built-in limitations that can prevent you from getting maximum use out of them.
We have some tricks for getting around ..read more
August 31, 2009
Tags: Cable Box, Cablecard, Comcast, Comcast Cable, Dvd Movies, External Hard Drive, External Storage, Frowny Face, Hacks, Hard Drives, Moderate Time, Rip Dvds, Road Blocks, Storage Menu, Technology Road, Time 2, Tivo, Tivo Series3, Video Performance, Xbox 360 Posted in: Hardware, Software No Comments
