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Google creating its own browser based on WebKit (28)
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Filed under: Internet Tools Google is developing a new web browser built from the ground up and based on WebKit, the same rendering engine that Safari uses. The browser, called Chrome, is open-source software built with security, compatibility and speed in mind. Each tab in the browser will be its own separate running process. For example, if JavaScript hangs in one tab, the other tabs will remain unaffected. The approach is similar to the way ...Shared by Aaron (5) Andrew Ruess (94) AnilG (13) Brian Megilligan (3) C.K. (116) chip (7) Chris (4) David (4) davidconnell (6) div_conspiracy (5) Elroy (21) Geoff (4) Geoffrey Wiseman (11) gnusic (66) jbrauer (1) Joseph Rodgers (13) leedsjimbo (21) Leon Ridge-Cooke (34) louisgray (111) Mark (4) nowa (21) Perry (8) stantont (6) Timothy (4) Victor (29) walkah (6) War-N (5) Zinoc (4)- davidconnell said: If add-ons flourish here like they do on Firefox. it will be a player. If they don't, it won't.
- David said: This could be big. Also I love that they made a comic book about the browser.
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Xbmc: XBMC for Mac (Now Plex) Redesigned (44)
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Mac only: XBMC for Mac—the open source media center software that offers a more flexible alternative to Front Row—has been renamed Plex, rebranded, and redesigned. Plex's most recent release sports a new logo, a new skin, and a slew of bug fixes. You've already seen how to turn your Mac into the ultimate media center with Plex (and the old, default, Project Mayhem skin). Now, take a look what the rebranded XBMC fork looks like ...Shared by Abhishek (5) Andy (5) Angus (42) Art (19) Benjamin (786) bussiere (43) Chris (4) Chris (15) Crazy Carl (2) dffrnt (23) Divino (7) dobata (303) Gabriel (6) Gatewayy (4) Gérard (12) Glutnix (7) Herschell / Special*Dark (9) hikikomori (48) Humberto Gonzalez (18) Jan (2) Janyne (10) Jeff (9) Jon (3) Josh (6) Keener (4) Kenny (4) Kevin (14) Kwasi (121) macgeekpro (14) MrGuff (76) nwistheone (3) Peppelorum (1) pneal (11) RaynerApe (26) ryan.capote (62) Simone (10) Stacy (36) subcommandante (17) The Gil (1) TO-Double-D (6) Travis Roy (6) utility73 (8) Vincenzo (45) Yung-Hui Lim (62)- Divino said: Parece animal. Pena que não roda em Windows... e pena que onde ou para quê usar isso.
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TUAW Tip: Create an OS X admin user without a disc (8)
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Filed under: OS, Terminal TipsRecently, I had to create a new admin user on an older 500mhz Power Mac G4 running OS 10.3.9. Needless to say, there was no 10.3 install discs to be found. What to do? Follow these simple (but powerful) steps.First, restart the Mac while holding down the Command and "S" keys to start in Single-User Mode. Next, you'll see the UNIX boot sequence in white text on a black field. Don't ...Shared by Chris (4) ekaye (4) Garrett (1) Jim (2) Michael Stewart (19) MrGuff (76) PMinze (26) Stefano Mainardi (18)Contribute comment - RapidWeaver 4.1 brings easier publishing, Quick Look support (1)
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Apple seeds Safari 4.0 dev preview 2 (12)
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Filed under: OS, Internet Tools, DeveloperApple has started seeding developers with Safari 4.0 preview 2. You may recall that the last developer preview was issued in June after the WWDC.Safari 4.0 DP2 has a build number of 40A12. Just like the last build, this edition scored a perfect 100/100 on the Acid3 test. Developers with access to the Apple Connect website can download Safari 4.0 preview 2 for Mac OS X Leopard, Tiger, and for ...Shared by Adam (35) C.K. (116) Chris (4) Eugene (11) jetienne (1) Jonathan (16) Laurent (13) Ozmandias (1) Panda (8) Pengas (4) Todd Mundt (50) Wes (4)Contribute comment -
Quote of the Week: On Multitasking (45)
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My quote of the week comes from a comment by Eideteker in this Metafilter thread on multitasking: Multitasking is the art of distracting yourself from two things you’d rather not be doing by doing them simultaneously. And, for what it’s worth, here’s what I had to say about the myth of multitasking a few years back: powered by ODEO ”Quote of the Week: On Multitasking” was written by Merlin Mann for 43Folders.com and was originally ...Shared by $udhi™ (1) Alex Plank (3) Alex Porter (4) AlexK (1) Andrew (0) Andy (9) B O (24) BillDeys (67) Burad (3) Chris (4) colleen wainwright (2) David (4) Doug (23) emersunn (8) Fearghas (4) jake (0) John Halton (0) joshnunn (4) L'oracolo (3) Lloyd Doppler (8) Matthew Bischoff (29) Michael (5) Mrs S (5) Nicholas (6) Niguel Valley (2) Nolan Eakins (5) nonsparker (1) pedstrom (0) Pete (4) pvantees (10) R (35) rhl (7) Rob (3) Roopesh (2) Ruben (2) Sara (2) Saravanan (1) Scott Reston (2) Sean (11) Timothy (0) Todd (2) Tom (2) Ullash (0) Yaroslav (3) Youlay (7)- Nicholas said: So true!
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Soup Up Your Homebrew-Hacked Wii [Weekend Project] (75)
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You've hacked your Wii to run homebrew apps and play back DVDs without any difficult hardware hacking and now you want to dive into more of your homebrew options. Let's take a closer look at how to install new homebrew applications on your Wii through the homebrew channel, play back virtually any video or audio format, run old-school video game emulators, and more. Oh, and we'll play a little Doom, naturally. Browse and Install Applications ...Shared by (jeff)isageek (48) Aaron (4) AdamB (2) alfred westerveld (24) alphakamp (21) Ari (1) Arkayz (3) Atilano (12) Atilano (0) bombox (6) Brian Antonelli (4) Carl (0) CED (0) Charlotte Goldthwaite (3) Ching (13) Chris (4) Chris Schrier (12) Convoluted (12) Coop (19) Dan Russell (11) danutz (0) dave (2) Degauss (9) DippinBits (18) Doug Stewart (10) DVD (0) Erik (30) Federico Giacanelli (6) Felipe (17) Gatewayy (4) GeekThug (23) Getinet (26) guruh (10) Han (11) James Starmer (2) Jason LaGarde (0) Jayce^ (4) JC (2) Jen (27) Jeremy P (2) Jon (14) Jonnie (1) Jordan (4) Jorg (1) joshed (3) Joshua Ryan (4) Kristian (31) Lerch (22) m0d (5) Marcin Bajer (2) Mark (0) ndench (10) niepi (1) nparker13 (67) patella (3) Patrick Altman (0) Paul Winch (0) Peder (2) pikagwong (4) Punksolid (26) RJO (14) Robb Irrgang (12) ryan.capote (62) sinisterff (8) Sparky (0) Stephen Scott (3) Sweevo (3) Tim (11) Tim Visher (45) Tommy (2) Toni (14) tormodh (0) Unseen (0) wwdj (8) Yann (33)Contribute comment -
Free library of iPhone UI elements (47)
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Filed under: Developer, iPhone, SDK iPhone developers! Do you need to make a quick mockup of your iPhone app for a presentation to venture capitalists? Don't struggle with creating your own UI elements. Geoff Teehan and crew have come up with a Photoshop PSD library full of UI assets that you can use to whip up a mockup of that killer app in time for the meeting with Mr. Moneybags.The PSD file is now at ...Shared by Aloof (7) Bob (10) brokekid (117) Chris (4) Chris (4) Christian (1) DamienG (1) Dean (3) dS. (0) Esteban (2) Garrett (1) George Sudarkoff (2) gergi (10) halans (22) Holger E (7) Howard Yermish (3) Jamin (12) Jason Laver (0) Joseph Rodgers (13) Ken Sykora (1) kfc (6) Mark (0) mediter (2) Michael (0) MichaelMJ (5) MrGuff (76) Muhammad Basheer (8) Nick Humphries (11) nparker13 (67) PH (19) pneal (11) R.J. (5) Scott (16) selfexile (1) Shay Frendt (6) simplynutty (0) spLeaner (14) TechDad1246 (8) Thomas Nicholls (0) Timothy (4) twotwo (2) Walter H. (2) Wayne (35) Yoann (0) yooper1019 (13) zsafwan (17) zSAPping (22)Contribute comment -
Canon 50D specs find their way to the net (2)
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Oh boy — another camera I can’t afford! I was already fretting about being too poor to get the 40D (but contemplating it anyway) and then they have to drop this beauty on my lap? Canon, give me a break. Here are the vital statistics: Canon 50D 15.1 megapixels> Digic 4 image processor 95% magnification pentaprism viewfinder 9-point AF (come on Canon, is that all?) 3-inch LCD Adjustable speed autofire: 6.3 or 3fps (that’s nice) ...Shared by Chris (4) DarkBls (47)Contribute comment -
New guide from SLFC: Not violating the GPL for dummies (6)
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The Software Freedom Law Center has published a guide that aims to explain the GPL's copyleft obligations to companies that integrate open source software into their products.Read More...Shared by C.K. (116) Chris (4) Gareth Murran (1) Jack (9) Judith Perrolle (5) Phillie Casablanca (11)Contribute comment -
Quote of the Week: On Multitasking (75)
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My quote of the week comes from a comment by Eideteker in this Metafilter thread on multitasking: Multitasking is the art of distracting yourself from two things you’d rather not be doing by doing them simultaneously. And, for what it’s worth, here’s what I had to say about the myth of multitasking a few years back: powered by ODEO ”Quote of the Week: On Multitasking” was written by Merlin Mann for 43Folders.com and was originally ...Shared by $udhi™ (1) Aaron H. (7) Alex Plank (3) Alex Porter (4) AlexK (1) Andrew (0) Andy (9) AnilG (13) Anthony Bossuyt (13) B O (24) BillDeys (67) Brent the Closet Geek (12) Burad (3) Chris (4) Chris Ryall (4) cisellis (14) Cocoy (14) colleen wainwright (2) Courtney (6) dalelane (1) David (4) djspark (53) Doug (23) elsterama (30) emersunn (8) Fearghas (4) Gauravonomics (39) Gautam (14) Goldie Katsu (12) hallie (3) hoosteen (15) jake (0) John (0) John Halton (0) joshnunn (4) jproffitt (1) L'oracolo (3) Lloyd Doppler (8) Martin Gordon (11) Matthew Bischoff (29) Michael (13) Michael (5) Mike Salisbury (0) Mrs S (5) Nicholas (6) Niguel Valley (2) Nolan Eakins (5) nonsparker (1) Olivier (31) pedstrom (0) Pete (4) pixelgraphix (0) pvantees (10) R (35) Randy (33) rhl (7) Rob (3) Roopesh (2) Ruben (2) Sara (2) Saravanan (1) Scott Reston (2) Sean (11) Shawn (18) Timothy (0) Todd (2) Todd Mundt (50) tom (22) Tom (2) Tony (11) Ullash (0) V C (5) Wayne (35) Yaroslav (3) Youlay (7)- Nicholas said: So true!
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Confucious Says... (PIC) (45)
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Macworld | Mobile Mac | ExpressCard/34 Buyers’ Guide (3)
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ExpressCard/34 Buyers’ Guide- Chris said: Interesting uses for that slot on your macbook pro...
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Butt butt butt butt! (12)
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Inside this month's Butt magazine: embracing your inner 8-year old.Original here. Thanks to Doug! Butt!Shared by Chris (4) Craig (2) Dan N. (3) dave (15) Heather (29) Jiscilla (43) Matt Chandler (6) Matthew (47) MikeD (0) mucio (1) PaulTheWineGuy (35) Peter v (13)- Dan N. said: this site is staging a comeback
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It’s actually coming out: Android beta released, developer roadmap published (3)
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Android continues to lumber toward a release. Just as the FCC approved the HTC Dream, Google released an updated beta of the SDK, version 0.9. MobileCrunch has several screenshots of the updated user interface if that’s your thing. Perhaps more interesting, Google has published a roadmap for further Android development. Among other things, Google reiterates for the zillionth time that actual, real life phones using Android will be released next quarter. Also, version 1.0 of ...Contribute comment -
Amazing Lego Reconstructions Of The Beijing Olympics [PICS] (39)
permalinkAs the world watches the Beijing Games, enthusiasts from Hong Kong have unveiled their own Olympics — built entirely from Lego. More than 300,000 Lego bricks were used to create the display.Shared by Aaron (6) Aaron Potter (1) Adam Snider (18) Andrew Rodrigues (10) arnet (6) Atomic Bombshell (5) bigstrings (17) bittin (131) Brandon M. Sergent (17) Bryant (0) Cai Chen (738) Chris (4) craftapalooza (3) Emilio (5) Hiten Shah (4) Jon Pielaet (1) Katie Fellows (24) lbinic (9) Leena (781) lewisbostock (22) Michelle Tucker (0) mokshjuneja (153) Moose (1) Nikita Kashner (0) Patrick O'Keefe (9) Patrix (12) PnS (27) Rob Jongschaap (114) sandbx (0) Scribe (24) Simon Barker (3) Srinvard (28) Tom Davies (95) Tsuyoshi Hanakata (7) Utku Can (0) Vincent B Castro (0) Will (18) will (35) wille (72)Contribute comment
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View Installation / Uninstallation Script Inside The RPM File (1)
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Q. How do I view the pre / post installation or uninstallation script inside the RPM file called foo.rpm under Red Hat Enterprise Linux / RHEL / CentOS / Fedora / Suse Linux? How do I list the package specific scriptlet(s) that are used as part of the installation and uninstallation processes?Answer to "View Installation / Uninstallation Script Inside The RPM File"*** We value your opinion: What types of additional content would you most like ...Shared by Chris (4)Contribute comment -
Cannonball Run ready Audi R8 ‘Blackbird’ (10)
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This isn’t Burt Reynolds car. There are so many gadgets seemless built into this Audi R8 that it blows our, and Alex Roy’s, mind. If there ever was a car built specificly for underground coast-to-coast high-speed racing, this is it. Kind of makes you wonder if it was built to beat Roy’s 31 hour, 4 minute New York to Santa Monica Pier run. What we think is the Audi’s complete inventory: Liquid-cooled infrasonic wave pulse ...Shared by Brad (2) Chris (4) Danny (8) gfurry (11) giginger (15) Jayx (6) Mark (5) Mark MacLeod (19) Steven Hodson (19) Zoram (19)Contribute comment -
MobileChat now available in the App Store (43)
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Filed under: iPod Family, iPhone, App StoreToday Twenty08 released a new instant messaging client for the iPhone/iPod touch. MobileChat (iTunes Link) allows you to connect to multiple IM services, including: AIM/ICQ/.Mac/MobileMe Windows Live/MSN Yahoo GTalk Jabber In many ways, this application for the iPhone looks like a cross between Adium and AIM for iPhone. This application is feature rich, allowing you to take and send images or IM a phone number from any of your ...