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Seamlessly Run Linux Apps on Your Windows Desktop [Feature]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on February 21, 2008
There's no doubt that Linux—particularly Ubuntu—is a killer operating system full of excellent apps, but for about a million reasons, you're stuck running Windows as your main operating system. We understand, these things happen. But what about all those killer Linux apps you've left behind when you decided to live the Windows life? Sure you could dual-boot or run Linux in the...
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FriendFeed: Ex-Googlers Create Social Network Experience Using Feeds
via ReadWriteWeb by Sean Ammirati on February 08, 2008
On the most recent episode of ReadWriteTalk, I sat down with Bret Taylor and Paul Buchheit of FriendFeed. Both have been successful 'intrapreneurs' inside of Google. Buchheit created GMail; while Taylor created Google Maps along with another one of the 4 FriendFeed founders, and then led the Google developer tools program. After leaving Google separately, they eventually started...
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Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera [Camera Hacks]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 06, 2008
If you're using a consumer grade point-and-shoot Canon digital camera, you've got hardware in hand that can support advanced features way beyond what shipped in the box. With the help of a free, open source project called CHDK, you can get features like RAW shooting mode, live RGB histograms, motion-detection, time-lapse, and even games on your existing camera. Let's transform your...
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What you all are missing about Google
via Scobleizer -- Tech geek blogger by Robert Scoble on February 04, 2008
I’m surprised that even Kara Swisher has missed this. The bloggers are going nuts, once again, over the email that a Google lawyer sent to Microsoft regarding Microsoft’s proposed purchase of Yahoo.Here’s what’s really going on:1. Google doesn’t mind this deal going through at all. Google knows they will be able to outrun a “Microhoo.” Why do they know that? Because they’ve been...
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Top 10 Last.fm Mashups
via RSSmeme | Most Popular Stories From The Last 24 Hours by (author unknown) on February 18, 2008
Shared nine times TaggedProducts (106)Last.fm is generally acknowledged to be one of the best web apps of this era - its music recommendation system literally creates a personalized radio station for you. But the now CBS-owned service doesn't get nearly enough credit for its API. We've heard stories about how 90% of Twitter's use comes from its API. Well, Last.fm also has an...
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Writing a Book in Google Docs
via Google Blogoscoped by Philipp Lenssen on January 23, 2008
Currently, my editor Brian Jepson and I are collaboratively writing the book (tentatively titled) Google Office Hacks by O'Reilly using Google Docs. I wanted to outline the process we came up with, and maybe it's helpful for you too for certain needs.The outlineThe base document we're working on is the outline. It's a linked table of contents which helps us to organize the broad...
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J-walking with Reader
via Official Google Reader Blog by Mihai Parparita on February 07, 2008
Google Reader Keyboard (inspiration)Google Reader is well-known for its keyboard shortcuts. When going through thousands of blog posts, news items, photos, etc. a day, it's important to do this as efficiently as possible. Many users find that using the keyboard is one way of accomplishing that goal.The "j" key (which takes you to the next item) is perhaps the most well-known keyboard...
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Reclaim Memory by Mastering Windows' Task Manager [Feature]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on February 15, 2008
The best way to speed up your PC is to give it more available memory—but freeing up as much of the memory you already have is cheaper and easier than cracking open your case to install a new stick of RAM. It takes a lot of memory to get a modern Windows system up and ... well, not doing anything in particular, really. Between cryptic system processes, confusing "helper" applications, and...
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Navigation Menus: Trends and Examples
via Smashing Magazine by Vitaly Friedman & Sven Lennartz on February 26, 2008
Navigation is the most significant element in web design. Since web-layouts don’t have any physical representation a user can stick to, consistent navigation menu is one of the few design elements which provide users with some sense of orientation and guide them through the site. Users should be able to rely on it which is why designers shouldn’t mess around with it.That’s why in most cases...
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