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PDF Download 2.0 Beta Adds Advanced Web-to-PDF Conversion [Featured Firefox Extension]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on July 02, 2008
Windows/Mac/Linux (Firefox): The makers of the previously-posted PDF Download extension have released a 2.0 beta that adds some key features, including a full web-to-PDF converter that retains CSS styling, web links, and layout details. The extension has also beefed up its PDF-to-HTML rendering, and works in Firefox 2 & 3, Flock, and other Mozilla-based projects. The developers have made 10,000...
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Quikmaps Draws Directly onto Google Maps [Google Maps]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on June 18, 2008
Go beyond simple place markers and draw directly onto a Google Map with Quikmaps, a free mashup service. The site offers tons of distinct icons you can drag and drop onto road or satellite maps, along with scribbling, line tracing (great for giving custom directions when Google's aren't convenient), text labels, and other tools. Drawing and saving a map to your desktop or web site is...
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New York Times goes social with TimesPeople
via Webware.com by Caroline McCarthy on June 18, 2008
CNET News.com's Caroline McCarthy, interviews two NYTimes.com software engineers for a Beet.tv video.(Credit: Beet.tv)The New York Times has added a new feature to its Web site that takes a few cues from Facebook and Digg: TimesPeople, now in beta. It's an application that takes a few cues from Facebook and Digg: users build up friends lists and can see a "news feed" of which stories...
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Gross Binaural Microphone is Clearly Missing a Face [Binaural Microphones]
via Gizmodo by John Herrman on June 17, 2008
Binaural sound recordings can be creepy enough, but knowing that they may have originated at this Otokinoko ear-mic might just make them unbearable. The concept of binaural microphones is elegantly simple: record sounds from the positions of human ears, creating the illusion of 3d sound at playback. This blue beast makes that concept very explicit, and like the binaural head mic before it, will...
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Firefox 3.0: available now (almost)
via Engadget by Thomas Ricker on June 17, 2008
Go get it kids, Firefox 3.0 has just been released. We're out of beta and looking at web page loads 3- to 4-times faster than Firefox 2.0 and more than 7x faster than IE, according to its makers.Update: Looks like we're getting ahead of ourselves. Although a file titled, "Firefox 3.0" (without the RC# associated with previous release candidates) is active and available to download, it...
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Feedbook Creates PDFs from RSS Feeds [Ebooks]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on June 17, 2008
Need some fresh e-reading material for your commute, but all out of e-books? Feedbook, a free RSS aggregator, takes in RSS feeds and spits out compiled PDFs in formats for pretty much any e-reader under the sun, including the Kindle, or you can create custom PDFs (with a free registration) for standard screens. The PDFs even come with a table of contents, and the site offers up a few free e-books...
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Nokia, si chiama E71 lo smartphone anti-blackberry
via Il Sole 24 ORE - Tecnologia e Business by Dall'inviato Mario Cianflone on June 17, 2008
Nokia, si chiama E71 lo smartphone anti-blackberryLONDRA - Nokia rilancia sugli smartphone a misura di impresa e di professionista con due nuovi smartphone studiati per l'utenza d'...
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Power User's Guide to Firefox 3 [Firefox 3]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on June 17, 2008
You already know about Firefox 3's marquee new features, but now it's time to dig deep and unearth the shortcuts, tweaks, and even Easter eggs that Mozilla marketing doesn't mention. In honor of today's official release of Firefox 3—at 10AM Pacific Time—let's dive in past Firefox 3's most talked-about feature-set into its lesser-known power uses, tricks, and...
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Zotero 1.0.6 and Firefox 3 Now Available
via Zotero: The Next-Generation Research Tool by Trevor on June 17, 2008
We are excited to announce the release of Zotero 1.0.6. The 1.0.6 launch coincides with the launch of Firefox 3 and marks the first fully supported version of Zotero for Firefox 3.Zotero 1.0.6 makes it easier than ever to integrate notes from your Zotero library into your writing work flow. You can now drag-and-drop notes into any text field on your system. In addition to this enhancement, the...
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Two Great Ways to Publish Your Own Magazine
via Photojojo by kelly on June 16, 2008
... where you can browse photo magazines all day with nary a stink eye in sight.Even better, you can publish your own magazine online. For free. Use it as a portfolio, show off that photo essay you’ve been working on, or get your artsy friends together for a virtual gallery show. You can even get your magazine printed!Read on for more ideas on how to publish your own magazine, and why you sh...
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