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10 + 2 things you’ll get with Ubuntu 8.10 (3)
on Digg (3675) permalinkA quick resume of what the most important (IMHO) things users will get with the next Ubuntu release: Intrepid Ibex. From a faster login to a better Flash experience, 3G networking, the guest account and much more!Contribute comment
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Theme Directory (21)
on WordPress Development Blog (311) permalinkIt’s been a long time since themes.wordpress.net stopped accepting new themes. Since then most theme authors have been distributing their themes from their own sites, without a good centralized place for people to browse, search, comment on, and rate themes. With the success of the plugins directory, we’ve wanted to have those same benefits in a theme directory. Today is the day we start making that happen, with the introduction of wordpress.org/extend/themes/. Bringing the new ...Shared by Aaron (31) Adam Dempsey (92) Annie (13) C.K. (221) Charles Iliya Krempeaux (144) Chris. F. Masse (274) cisellis (127) Dave (62) Erik J. Heels (297) Geoff (58) Glen Horton (89) Lien (383) lucacicca (82) Mic (32) Michael (78) Mio (57) Navid (269) Rob (378) Scott Schang (34) Stephanie Booth (94) Zoram (85)
- Annie said: finally!
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Last.fm gets a makeover, ventures into iPhone, living room (106)
on Ars Technica (4361) permalinkCBS' music streaming service has unveiled a new web site that is more mature, integrated, and easier to use. It's also branching out from the desktop onto mobile phones and even into the living room. Read More...Shared by Aaron (34) Adam McDonald (60) AKs (596) Aleksander (278) Alex (297) Alex Dumitru (2044) Alex France (1253) Andrew (117) Ari (210) Benjamin (3323) Bobby (60) Brad Nadler (49) Brendon Wadey (72) Brendon Walsh (24) Brian (624) Bryan (73) Bryan Waters (35) Caleb Brown (35) Carbonlord (1233) cgsheldon (1229) Chad (387) Chandan (724) Charlotte Goldthwaite (21) Chet Nichols III (20) Chris Shearer (36) Christopher (433) craig (37) Curtis Becker (11) D. Levi Durham (27) Dale (128) Danny (100) David (66) David Buchanan (15) David Mantelli (84) Derek Kepner (1) Digg Boss (2862) Donal (21) Doug Funny (40) etherealshadows (17) Evil Chivo (10) Glen Horton (89) IanZ (29) James Mitchem (54) James Wang (4) Jamin (158) JDevL (76) Jeff Pope (6) Joey Foxenberger (115) Joh Rogers (22) Jonathan (5) Jordan (1425) Josh Kaplan (139) Justin (136) k00pa (337) kara (22) Kevin Federline (1715) kris.heyden (36) Kyle Saric (45) Martin Angulo (29) Matt (91) Matt (25) Matthew Daly (272) matthew tomich (11) MH (197) Michael Religioso (265) Mikey (162) Muhammad Saleem (2338) neal (1183) nkronberg (244) Pascal Sijen (131) Paul Edwards (177) Rafael Teixeira (23) Rey Ramos (140) Richard (82) rmg7344 (135) Robert Sefer (26) Ryan Brodkin (114) sadiq kassamali (320) Samuel (219) seano (50) Seth (22) Shannon (129) Shawn Szauksztun-Zvinis (28) ShuTian (1937) Simon (144) Stephen (23) Steve Nimmons (149) subpolar (36) Sun Tzu (2943) Suresh Kumar (851) susanna (870) Toby (1382) Travis (225) Trevor Wermund (638) Tucker Bickler (31) tweez (371) Uzair (833) walter (43) warrior007 (1507) Wes McDaniel (93) William Z. (250) xeal (79) xxdesmus (147) Yerameyahu (137) Zak M. (217) ZicklePop (58)Contribute comment
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Google Docs in Full Screen (31)
on Google Operating System (1810) permalinkIf you need more space to edit your documents in Google Docs or if you want to read a document, there's now a full-screen mode that hides the menus and the toolbar. Just select View > Full-screen mode or type Ctrl-Shift-F to go into full-screen mode. Unfortunately, the same shortcut is also used by the Web Developer extension to display element information, but you can change it in the options.Since you no longer have access ...Shared by Ameer (78) Andy C (110) Avinash (41) Brian (481) Chung (337) Compuwizard123 (134) Darkwookiee (36) DWM (29) fyc (210) gisc (178) Glen Horton (89) HBreda (255) macbeach (14) Marque (104) MG (198) MiramarMike (61) Nkululeko Masondo (152) nlnnet (19) Paul (197) PMinze (177) R (216) ramyon (131) ricardo (255) Rick Klau (346) Robert van Bregt (104) rungss (16) Sam (137) Stelian Iancu (20) SyP (20) Toomore (53) WindPower (70)Contribute comment
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Gmail and Google Calendar to Add Offline Support (114)
on Google Operating System (1810) permalinkIt seems that this year Google's most popular web applications will work offline. After Google Reader and Google Docs, two other services will integrate with Gears. Andrew Fogg saw a preview of the integration at Google's offices and found that Gmail and Google Calendar will add offline support in approximately 6 weeks.In the past months, Google accidentally enabled the option in Google Calendar and some users saw the dialog illustrated below: "To view and edit ...Shared by adrcc2 (24) Alberto (27) Alvin A. (87) Ameer (78) Andrew (81) Andrew Mitry (37) arturo.servin (144) Brent (17) Brian (481) Charlie (13) Chris (22) Chris. F. Masse (274) Clint Ecker (400) Compuwizard123 (134) danliebke (70) David (82) dd (53) Denis Gobo (34) Dennis Laumen (87) dobata (1563) Doctor Setebos (76) Dom Derrien (32) Donnie Berkholz (93) Doogie (2) Dzu (193) erbianchi (47) faizal (86) Fernando Batista (65) fyc (210) Garrett (80) geekblake (20) gisc (178) Glen Horton (89) Gothy (87) guercheLE (392) Harper (170) Hasan (255) HBreda (255) Henry Webb (272) Ian (33) individual8 (2) invariant (79) James Forbes Keir (100) Jesper Kjær Hansen (5) Jeton (18) Jim (30) John (113) JustonWestern (12) Kaleb (9) kcearns (58) Kevin (21) kmohr25 (155) Larsen (21) Laughing Squid (291) Leo Romanovsky (54) lpalli (31) Lu Tao (510) macbeach (14) Martin Gordon (89) merkurov (28) metaeuphoria (146) metallicker (60) mgratzer (18) MH (197) Mike F (2180) minus-one (37) Mr. Matt (85) Navid (269) Netviber (62) Nick (11) Nicolas Lehuen (60) Nkululeko Masondo (152) norti (136) nyenyec (42) Oscar J. Baeza (14) Pat (39) Patrick (41) Patrick (135) Paul (197) Paul (43) paul (32) Paul O'Flaherty (27) Peter (135) Philou (131) PMinze (177) ppalli (74) psi (40) Quasidot (142) R (216) R Daneel Olivaw (64) ricardo (255) Robert Birming (334) Robert van Bregt (104) Rutger Blom (92) rzklkng (968) Sacha (107) Sam (137) sasb (27) sevas (9) Shogun (37) Sonny Cloward (43) Swaroop (16) swined (119) symtym (72) tapir (116) Tewe (16) theundesided (29) Tommy (31) Toomore (53) xeal (79) xrx (90) Yu (176) 摩摩诘(Momojie) (37) 攻疼新一 (1260)Explore read 10 notes
- dd said: Andrew also found out that Google will add SyncML support for Gmail contacts next month. He thinks this is "related to the sync that they worked on with Apple for 3G iPhone".Remove starShareShare with noteEmail
- Peter said: Finally!
- Harper said: looks like i will have to dust off my syncml skills.
- Kaleb said: I am an extreme user of Google Calendar at university. This will be great for those spots that my laptop doesn't get WiFi.
- Paul said: gCal sync for iphone should be easier after syncML...won't have to go through GooSync.com
- Tommy said: Sweet, offline support will be awesome, how often do you really read old email?
- Pat said: What does this mean for Soocial?
- Martin Gordon said: OMG
- Dom Derrien said: Cool: a SynchML port means that I'll be able to synchronize my calendar and my contacts on my cellphone from simple Internet access! Just as a long time ago during my Steltor days ;)
- individual8 said: Perfect...
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Subversive trees (1)
on NYPL Labs (4) permalinkAfter years of creating multiple versions of files and directories and storing them locally, we in NYPL Labs are moving to a shared repository for our code and our projects. It’s a big move. We are using subversion to manage the code for all of our work. The first step [...]Shared by Glen Horton (89)Contribute comment
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Can You Hack Your Own Site? A Look at Some Essential Security Considerations (25)
on NETTUTS (151) permalinkVersion one goes gold! Visitors are landing from every corner of the globe. You know there are likely to be a few teething problems, I mean, this is 1.0.0.0… all those zeroes are meant to allow us a little grace right? Maybe that dastardly style sheet just won’t cascade elegantly on browser X. An incomplete comment chucks out some broken mark-up. Maybe you should have persisted those database connections after all. Hey, we all overlook ...Shared by !&# (262) Arata Kojima (4) Binny V A (13) Bita (56) Brandon Eley (10) Casey (21) Christian (256) Cléo Morgause (179) DamienG (52) Dobi (8) Glen Horton (89) Hendrik (18) IceskYsl (42) Mason (18) Matthew (820) muchio (35) Phil (165) Rhoad Racing (22) Richard (35) Stefan (114) stelabouras (22) Ulrich (25) Vipul (224) WindPower (70) ZicklePop (58)Contribute comment
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Windows PowerShell vs UNIX BASH Shell (3)
on nixCraft Linux Sys Admin Blog (58) permalinkShell scripting is fun. It is useful to create nice (perhaps ugly) things (read as solutions) in shell scripting. Now Windows got Powershell. But how does PowerShell measure up to traditional shells like Bash?Read more: Windows PowerShell vs UNIX BASH ShellCopyright © nixCraft. All Rights Reserved. Support nixCraft when you shop at amazon. Thanks!Contribute comment
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USB Popcorn Maker (34)
on doggdot.us (281) permalinkAnother cool and easy do-it-yourself project that utilizes your USB port.[link] [more]Shared by AKs (596) Alex Dumitru (2044) ameo (817) Andrej (8) ani625 (557) Au Yong Chee Meng (18) Benjamin (3323) Bwana (250) ChaCha (1326) chris (1996) Cody Carreras (86) david miron (271) Deborah Petersen (3420) Ersan Ozer (18) Glen Horton (89) Jeremy (791) Joy O'Hare (285) Kai (2309) LUCCHINA (1917) maxyRO (2170) Michael Mior (283) michele (124) mr-mojo-risin (36) Mr. BabyMan (1783) prattmic (272) Rene (24) sadiq kassamali (320) sarah (853) Sharjeel (93) Sportbuzz (1041) Sun Tzu (2943) Timothy John (172) tweez (371) Zachary Howe (18)Contribute comment
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OPLIN 4Cast #111: Copyright, Lively, New OCLC Report, Internet Growth (1)
on The OPLIN 4cast (6) permalink1. Online copyright issues In some cases, the same copyright laws apply to online documents and videos as the traditional versions. Here are some of the latest legal trends. 5 Things Librarians Should Read about Copyright and Sharing Instructional Materials (OEDB) Copyright Office discovers web forms, online submissions (Ars Technica) New Orphaned Works Act would limit copyright liability (Ars Technica) Fair Use Synchronicity (Scanblog) 2. Second Life Competition? Lively by Google : “This exciting experience ...Shared by Glen Horton (89)Contribute comment
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The Ultimate iPhone App: Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (107)
on TechCrunch (11311) permalinkYou want an iPhone app? We’ll give you an iPhone app. Take a look at Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for the iPhone which uses the accelerometer for game play. It should be available in September but we have some cool video over at CrunchGear. Peter Ha writes: As far as we know and to THQ Wireless’ knowledge we’re the first with any sort of footage for the upcoming release of Star Wars: The Force ...Shared by Aadom The Wygle (35) adamkcarson (7) adin (28) Alex France (1253) Alex Shipman (11) Amit (7) Archit T (62) Art (300) Avi (3605) baron (33) Benny (26) Brian (624) Brit (176) Bryan (73) Carolyn (12) CB (130) ChaCha (1326) Chanse Arrington (161) Chris A. Heidelberg III (30) Chris Wilson (50) Clay Alvord (74) Craig McCreath (15) Dan (90) Danh (37) Darren Isbrecht (217) Dave (29) Dave Chick (4) davidjtate (62) Don (44) downbeat (228) Drew Olanoff (568) Dudu P (73) Eric (14) est (98) evo (55) fabio (140) Fernando Costa de Sousa (35) Gamerx287 (31) Gil Creque (21) Glen Horton (89) Glenn Batuyong (412) Hakicoma (1009) hospadam (14) iAdramelk (78) iAlja (267) ionela (617) James Forbes Keir (100) James McQuillan (180) Jason (52) Jim (12) Jimmy (30) Joey (10) John (50) John Gunn (72) Jonathan (614) Jonathan (74) JonMoss-theappleofmyi (594) Jordan (1425) Josh Kaplan (139) Jrod (321) Jules (193) Justin Pearson (24) Lance Gilbert (8) Laura (45) Laurie Stoker (7) Magnus (159) Mark Raymond (24) Martin (156) Matthew (22) mejaredme (462) Michael (78) Michael (466) Michael Religioso (265) Nick Nogueira (115) Nik Cubrilovic (5) Nik Outchcunis (24) Nikki (305) npike (102) Ozgur Alaz, Marketallica (175) Pascal Sijen (131) Primoz (32) puthali (47) Rajinder Singh (45) Rex (839) rhett maxwell (15) Richard (37) Rico Moran (8) Roger (80) rreynoso (97) Ryan (2) sascha (24) Saul (128) Scott (7) shadowstorm (53) Shawn Hill (254) sillyjw (82) Steve (48) subpolar (36) tharik (207) Thomas Acreon (213) Tommy (31) Trevor Wermund (638) Tyson Williams (322) wizardElite (106) Xoost.com (39) ZayneHumphrey (217) ZicklePop (58)Explore read six notes
- Glenn Batuyong said: 'You want an iPhone app? We’ll give you an iPhone app. Take a look at Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for the iPhone which uses the accelerometer for game play.'
- Benny said: ZOMG
- npike said: really cool, but too much dialog and looks really repetitive
- Tommy said: Skip ahead to about 2:45 or so to see the Force Unleashed action.
- Jim said: Not sure about this one. I like the novelty of it, but I think I'd much rather play the full version on the PC.
- Joey said: yep. I'll keep my eye out for that one.
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15 Resources To Get You Started With jQuery From Scratch (36)
on NETTUTS (151) permalinkMaybe you’re a seasoned jQuery pro. Heck, maybe you’re John Resig. On the other hand, maybe you read words like “Prototype”, “jQuery”, and “Mootools” and think to yourself, “What the heck are these?” Now is the time to learn. In this industry - now more than ever - designers are becoming coders, and coders are becoming designers. The idea of a developer ONLY performing frontend or backend work is quickly becoming a dated concept. jQuery ...Shared by !&# (262) andré.friedrichs (891) B.J. Allen (20) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (309) bussiere (492) C.K. (221) David (21) Dennis (3) Diego C (20) Dominic (54) Doug Stewart (127) Eli (197) Elliott P. (104) Gabriele (21) Gasón Gardini (1) Gerard (59) Glen Horton (89) GreenAcid (18) Guy Carberry (2) hurstel (10) J.Bentley (12) keiji yonesho (166) loranger (4) Luciano Passuello (103) Martin (16) Mathew (81) Matt (31) Mike F (2180) Pyrosuke (124) Ryan (134) Sam (52) sascha (24) Stefan (99) Vipul (224) wizardElite (106) Zim (11)Contribute comment
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Using The Tools At Hand (1)
on Swiss Army Librarian (7) permalinkA project we’ve been kicking around at my library for a long time is creating some kind of town-wide centralized volunteer listing. The library is a natural place for such a resource, but it’s a big project. To fill this need, we just launched ChelmsfordVolunte.... The end product was not really the goal we set out with - and I don’t think it’s the last version of the resource, either. Originally, we wanted a tool ...Shared by Glen Horton (89)Contribute comment
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7 Free Books That Should Be On Your Shelves (35)
on Stepcase Lifehack (1057) permalinkWho doesn’t like free stuff? And if we’re talking about stuff that will actually help you out in the long run, it’s hard to find a reason to turn it down. Free books, for example, are more than worth their price, especially if they are good reference materials. But sometimes it can be hard to find free books — it’s not necessarily something that’s advertised. There are plenty of places to get free materials, though, ...Shared by Amr Eldib (22) Atomic Bombshell (12) Ben Parr (189) Brian (140) Chad (68) Christopher Gizzi (83) Clay (50) Crysti the Great (91) Doug (14) dreamcatcher (39) Dustin McLaughlin (123) farhan (13) Fred Schechter (383) Glen Horton (89) Happyduck (4) hbenny (38) J.R. (27) JohnnyG (48) Luke (8) Matt (7) ming (91) Nick Nogueira (115) pseudoTechie (25) ramyon (131) Ritu (979) RyneNelson (1220) studiophi (6) Sun Tzu (2943) thePOSTMAN (12) Thiago (54) Tibi Puiu (693) Tino (41) Todd Lohenry (92) tsangal (154) 康爷 (113)Contribute comment
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Google's "Edit Search Results" Experiment (21)
on Google Operating System (1810) permalinkGoogle tests an enhanced version of last year's experiment that allowed users to hide search results and to move some results at the top of the page. The new experiment adds an option to comment on a search results and to view everyone's edits.According to the FAQ, "your comments and the webpages you add, promote, or delete, along with the user nickname for the account you're logged in with, may be viewed by other Google ...Shared by Adam (496) Alan Dean (257) Ameer (78) Andrew Girdwood (78) Angela (21) atul (513) Chris C (23) Earl E Morningwood (162) gabopagan (166) Glen Horton (89) graywolf (165) juzcoim (44) livibetter (63) Mark Cramer (63) Navid (269) Paul (197) R (216) ricardo (255) Troed Sångberg (19) xrx (90) 康爷 (113)Contribute comment
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Maybe Normalizing Isn't Normal (153)
on Coding Horror (940) permalinkOne of the items we're struggling with now on Stack Overflow is how to maintain near-instantaneous performance levels in a relational database as the amount of data increases. More specifically, how to scale our tagging system. Traditional database design principles tell you that well-designed databases are always normalized, but I'm not so sure. Dare Obasanjo had an excellent post When Not to Normalize your SQL Database wherein he helpfully provides a sample database schema for ...Shared by 4r1f (10) Alan Dean (257) Alexandru Savu (177) Amit (35) André (42) Andrei (162) Andy (26) Artem (56) Arvin (44) atul (513) Augusto (2) Bijou (58) Border (30) Brandon (77) Brent Ozar (36) Bruce Boughton (5) Bruno Campagnolo de Paula (309) Carsten (166) Chandoo (87) Chris (46) Christian (256) cirpo (5) Clint Ecker (400) Compuwizard123 (134) D. Hayes (24) D. Lambert (25) D. Shaw (15) Dan (2) danutz (101) David (32) David LEVY (37) DIAMOND-TIN (112) Dom Derrien (32) Doug (123) Drew (62) Dylan Bennett (9) eelco (4) Emil Kaiser (13) Eric (19) Eric (45) EricAppel (29) Fenng (263) finalcut (12) Florin (20) funkatron (81) George (23) Glen Horton (89) Harper (170) Imran (40) Jack Shedd (62) Jannik (25) Jason (23) Jeff (54) Jeremy (382) jerobins (100) Jesper (24) Jim (56) Joel (15) Johan (5) John (14) JonB (49) jonezy (45) Jorriss (92) Joseph (47) jschultz (43)
