February 2008
59 posts
Metal Gear Solid 4 confirmed for June 12, 2008! →
Konami confirmed news from Destination PlayStation event days earlier. Metal Gear. June 12. Shut up, hotness!
Bob Dylan Brief Analysis & Opinion →
Boyd Coddington, Hot Rod King, Dead At Age 63 →
Famous Hot Rod tuner, star of American Hot Rod on TLC and all around rodding legend Boyd Coddington passed away this morning at 6:20 am.
Apple: Event on March 6 about iPhone SDK,... →
The SDK may be late, but it won’t be that late if Apple is inviting media to San Francisco on March 6 for an iPhone Software Roadmap event. That’s right: the company sent out invitations this morning inviting members of the press out to Cupertino on Apple’s campus at 10am Pacific Time on March 6 to “learn about the iPhone software roadmap…”
NINTENDO'S TOP 100 8-BIT GAMES - PLAYABLE IN YOUR... →
Get your daily dose of Nintendo nostalgia : Super Mario Brothers, Super Mario Brothers 3, Ninja Turtles 2, Tetris, Zelda, Double Dragon, ExciteBike, Off Road + MANY MORE!
When will Apple say "Goodbye" to the Combodrive? →
Today Apple released the long awaited updates to the MacBook Pro, and tagging along we also got an updated “non-Pro” MacBook. Looking at what’s new with these updates, one can quickly point: Penryn-based Intel processors17” LED-Backlit display optionBluetooth 2.1 on the MacBook Pro line
Multitouch trackpad on the the MacBook Pro line Better video cards on the MacBook Pro...
iTunes now the No. 2 music retailer in the US →
In addition to new notebooks on Tuesday, Apple announced that the latest market research data from NPD indicates that the iTunes Store recently surpassed Best Buy to become the number two music retailer in the US, behind only Wal-Mart.
Central and South Florida Power Outage →
New MacBook Pro More Powerful, Has Multitouch... →
New versions of the MacBook Pro have been released today. They come loaded with up to 2.6GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Penryn processors, and the MacBook Air’s trackpad which allows for multi-touch gestures. The low-end MacBook has also been upgraded. Full specs and prices after the jump.
Mr. Pagliaro →
Will dig find Nazi treasure or fool's gold? →
Digging will resume Tuesday at a site in the southeastern German town of Deutschneudorf, where treasure hunters believe there are almost 2 tons of Nazi gold and possibly clues to the whereabouts of the legendary Amber Room, a prize taken from a Russian castle during World War II.
Plants use Twitter to tell you to water them →
The gang from Botanicalls used one of Adafruit’s new open source hardware ethernet shields for Arduino (open hardware too) to make some plants talk - and now you can too! That’s right, having your houseplants Twitter you when they need water and more! You can see what one of the plants is doing now…
Bob Dylan or Adam Sandler? →
Camera flash exposes steely gaze of the Stig →
Top Gear’s tame racing driver was photographed yesterday in such a way that the flash of the camera revealed part of the man’s face. Still can’t tell who it is.
Excited About Spore →
Demonoid Tracker Is Back, Will the Site be Next? →
It has been three months since the popular (semi)private BitTorrent tracker Demonoid went offline. Since then, there has been a lot of speculation about its future, and many feared that the site would never return. Totally out of the blue, however, the tracker is now responding again.
30 Photos That Inspired Me to Learn Photography →
A selection of 10 great photographers, 3 pieces of their work, and an inspiration to learn to shoot great photos for yourself. In a world where everyone can take photos, these are some reasons to take the time to do it right.
It's official: HD DVD is dead, the format war over →
Toshiba just made a statements saying, “It will no longer develop, manufacture and market HD DVD players and recorders.” Finally.
A Ultimate List Of Quicklook Plugins →
Probably one of the best features for Leopard, Quicklook has enabled you to quickly look into a file and see its content. This post contains a long list of Quicklook plugins which you can install and use to enhance your system.
BitTorrent Developers Introduce Comcast Busting... →
Several BitTorrent developers have joined forces to propose a new protocol extension with the ability to bypass the BitTorrent interfering techniques used by Comcast and other ISPs. This new form of encryption will be implemented in BitTorrent clients including uTorrent, so Comcast subscribers are free to share again.
“happy singles awareness day!”
– Dude in iChat
10 Mistakes in Icon Design →
It is much easier to criticize somebody else’s work than to create something cool yourself. But if you apply a systematic approach to criticizing, make a numbered list and prepare illustrations, it will be regarded as a fully-fledged analysis!
10.5.2 is Out! - Quick Impressions thus far →
Going against my speculations of when it would be out ( I said a week ago), Apple finally released the long awaited 10.5.2 update to the masses of Mac users anxiously awaiting yesterday. Weighting in at a hefty 353 MBs (for the combo updater), it sure brought some fixing goodness for the Leopard. So how was it? The delta updater was around 180 MBs on my 12 in. PowerBook running 10.5.1 with
Instead of new MacBook Pros/Mac Minis, we get Aperture 2…
meh..
Mac OS X (Leopard) 10.5.2 Update Released →
Now available via Software Update:The 10.5.2 Update is recommended for all users running Mac OS X Leopard and includes general operating system fixes that enhance the stability, compatibility and security of your Mac.
Netflix says chooses Blu-ray format over HD DVD →
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Online video rental company Netflix Inc (NFLX.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said on Monday it would exclusively stock Blu-ray high-definition DVDs after a decision by some the world’s biggest movie studios in favor of the Sony…
Record Label Quits, Uploads Albums onto The Pirate... →
Dependent Records, an independent record label from Germany recently decided to shut its doors and upload all its albums onto The Pirate Bay. Interestingly, a year ago the the CEO of the label mentioned piracy as one of the main reasons why they decided to quit.
Finally! iPhone 1.1.2 OTB Unlock! →
The 4.6 bootloader finally has a software unlock! European phones can be unlocked now, without taking them apart.
Tooble - Save YouTube Vids to Your iPod →
They are plenty of alternatives to the popular question in many people’s mind: “How can I get YouTube videos into my iPod?” PodTube, TubeSock, Ares Tube on the PC, something-Pod, or something-Tube, there’s plenty to choose from. Problem is, some of them are payware, some are limited-demos, and some just plain suck. Meet Tooble. Developed by a pair of high school kids,...
Danish Police Befuddled by 1G iMac →
The police wanted to confiscate the author’s computer. When the author’s roommate agreed to also let the police look at her first generation iMac, they were frustrated because they thought the iMac was just the screen. They wanted to know where the actual computer was and got rather heated about finding it.