March 2010
62 posts
Dev update: Integrated Adobe Flash Player Plug-in →
The Google Chrome Dev channel has been updated to 5.0.360.4 for Windows and Mac and 5.0.360.5 for Linux.
This release includes:
An integrated Adobe Flash Player Plug-in. We’re integrating…
iTunes 9.1 Released: iPad Syncing and iBooks... →
“Then once you realize that, you realize the profound conclusion: everything that...”
– Derek Sivers, on how it helps to know the right people and if you don’t know them already, there’s always a way to “flip that in your favour”. (via adii)
“Mr Malema was nine-years-old when [former president Nelson] Mandela was freed....”
– Mixed reaction to ‘shoot the boer’ ban - Times LIVE
“In the proposed privacy policy, we’ve also explained the possibility of...”
– Facebook is about to take another step towards an almost complete reversal of its previous emphasis on user privacy.
The proposed changes could have the cumulative effect of exposing even more user data, not just to Facebook users and search engines but to 3rd party websites that want your...
Essential tips for every Dropbox user →
A Big 2010 Trend: Disaggregation and Social... →
For years, I’ve been sharing and distributing my content in such a way that if you followed me on just one network, you could essentially see all my updates in one place. While the most…
ExMi » For The Horny Fontaholic In You →
I have a thing for fonts and this appeals to me on so many levels!
A new approach to China: an update →
On January 12, we announced on this blog that Google and more than twenty other U.S. companies had been the victims of a sophisticated cyber attack originating from China, and that during our…
European Court of Justice rules in Google’s favour →
Google aims to provide as much information as possible to users so that they can make informed decisions. For this reason, we have been awaiting a series of decisions by the European Court of Justice…
Amazon Previews Kindle App for iPad (and Other... →
It may not be ready in time for the launch of the iPad, but Amazon wants you to know that its Kindle app will be worth the wait. That’s why it’s created a special preview page of the…
Interview: Sergey Brin on Google's China Gambit... →
Steve Lohr / Bits: Interview: Sergey Brin on Google’s China Gambit — China’s censorship of the Internet may be blunt, but Google has found negotiations with the Chinese…
Mozilla Is Running Out of Mobile Options for... →
Mozilla yesterday stopped development on its browser for Microsoft’s mobile platform, citing the lack of a Native Development Kit. The new Windows Phone 7 operating system is built upon…
The double standars of twilight mums (so true): →
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How Big is Your Code Base? →
This morning someone asked me how big Scrivener’s code base is, and I didn’t know how to answer - yet it’s something I’ve been wondering myself. It comes up occasionally, usually in two situations:…
New HTC models to hit SA on 12 April →
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I’ve been waiting for the Desire/Bravo’s release date! I am seriously considering this phone as my next phone. That being said, Toby Shapshak was raving about the Sony-Ericsson…
Monochrome reflection →
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These are great. I love black and white photos and this reflection series is fantastic.
Photos from andrébernardo.com,
Launching: Video on Wikipedia – Fighting back for... →
Today we’re launching a project with the Open Video Alliance to promote video in Wikipedia articles. It’s called:
Let’s Get Video on Wikipedia!
This is a concept that I had…
Smart Rescheduler in Google Calendar Labs →
Posted by David Marmaros, Software Engineer As you can imagine, those of us on the Google Calendar team spend a lot of time thinking about scheduling. We regularly talk to people who schedule and…
More Reader features in your pocket →
The more eagle-eyed Reader users have noticed a few tweaks being made to Reader’s mobile interface over the past few days:
We’ve brought over a few more features from the…
TechCentral launches focus on SA start-ups →
TechCentral, SA’s source of quality technology news and analysis, is pleased to introduce a new section to the website this week focused on the country’s technology start-ups.
In spite of the huge…
“It’s a terrible sight. To see your colleague, the guy you’ve bonded with, your...”
– Don’t kid yourself, we are seeing the return of a police state in South Africa where our constitutional values are ignored and our rights put aside for the rich and powerful.
The Daily Maverick :: SA’s VIP protection units, the precursors of dictatorship
“For years, people have noticed a mismatch between the income and the outgo of...”
– Memo From Johannesburg - Leaders’ Lavishness Gives Rise to ‘Lifestyle Audits’ - NYTimes.com
OfficeSuite now offers Google Docs editing →
Mobile Systems, far from being daunted by the Quickoffice juggernaut, have been plugging away at their competing OfficeSuite for S60 - the latest v5.30 can edit Google Documents directly,…
The SXSW Keynote With Ev Williams You Had Hoped to... →
This afternoon, as most of you know, Ev Williams, CEO of Twitter sat down for a much-anticipated and heavily-attended keynote interview at the South By Southwest conference in Austin….
★ An Ode to DiskWarrior, SuperDuper, and Dropbox →
Three weeks ago the hard drive in my MacBook Pro went bad. So far as I can tell, I didn’t lose a single byte of data. Here’s how. First, what happened. I was on vacation for a few days with my wife…
Why Malema’s hate speech judgment is wrong →
The judgment of magistrate CJ Collis in which she found Julius Malema guilty of hate speech and harassment will probably be cheered on by many South Africans who are sick and tired of the hateful…
Lawrence Lessig: Italy and the Internet →
(An English version of an essay published today in Italian in La Stampa, Rome) I had the honor last week to give a lecture at the Italian Parliament, as part of an extraordinary effort by the…
Better controls for buzz in your inbox →
Posted by Bruce DiBello, Software Engineer When you participate in a conversation in Google Buzz, we bring that post to your inbox so it’s easy to keep up with the discussion. But we’ve heard loud…
Revisiting Fluid →
I first used Fluid, the site-specific browser creation tool for Mac OS X, a long time ago. But I didn’t find it compelling enough to integrate it into my daily life, in part because…
Rumor Has It: iPhone 4.0 Bringing Multitasking →
The iPhone has a number of advantages over its smartphone competitors, but one thing it hasn’t had that users have been clamoring for is true multitasking. Push notifications were intended as…
My Life With The Nexus One (or, How I Became a... →
It was almost like Christmas, and I was an 8 year old boy again. Only it wasn’t Christmas and this wasn’t a puppy I had found under the tree. It was just after Valentines Day…
Configurable Unread Indicator →
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Noticed this today. Interesting feature, especially the ability to specify which unread count to display.
As part of 2.11.214, feedly chrome now includes an unread indicator
5 reasons why your company should be distributed «... →
I’ve noticed a new trend in Silicon Valley. More and more startups are beginning life as distributed companies, and investors and partners are starting to accept it as normal. Our company …
The Daily Maverick :: Malema: Zille is a satanist,... →
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On one hand this is good for a laugh but given Malema’s influence and the fact that his constituents take him seriously, this is very very scary.
On Tuesday, Julius Malema was in…
How to Make Your Personal QR Code →
Ever since I installed a barcode scanner app on my phone, I see QR codes everywhere—so naturally I wanted one of my own. If you too are a barcode-scanning fool, point your phone’s camera at…
Trash or stash: Is it more dangerous to delete... →
Image by dekstop via Flickr
Late last month, The Economist set off a little thought bomb modestly titled “New rules for big data”. The article laid out all the various…
The Daily Maverick :: Analysis: The big three... →
President Jacob Zuma’s official visit to the UK was meant to reinvigorate his presidency and underline his prowess as a diplomatic force. But, despite the spectacular pomp and ceremony, it’s having…
Video Shows the Future of Lifestreaming in an... →
It has become a very common trend to use Minority Report as a reference whenever referring to interactive visualization interfaces. I came across a video that takes this approach and applies it to…
Cash crunch nails middle class - Times LIVE →
Desperate middle-class South Africans are battling bankruptcy as punitive taxes shrivel their salaries and a fresh wave of price hikes
Andreessen’s Advice To Old Media: “Burn The Boats” →
Legend has it that when Cortes landed in Mexico in the 1500s, he ordered his men to burn the ships that had brought them there to remove the possibility of doing anything other than going…
“Rework” by 37signals Founders Reimagines How... →
“It is time to rework work. Let’s get started,” declares the authors of the new business book Rework by 37signals founders Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson.
They want to change how…
Packrati.us: A Dead Simple Way To Make Delicious... →
We just came across Packrati.us, a simple bookmarking service that allows you to essentially sync your Twitter feed with your Delicious bookmarks. Once you sign up with you Twitter and…
Hahaha: The US according to @gapingvoid →
Ah, the good old US of T.
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Cable capacity on the horizon →
This brilliant graphic illustrates what is likely to happen to the availability (and cost) of international bandwidth in the not-too-distant future for a change. Image courtesy Steve Song of…
The Daily Maverick :: Video: Malema, my President,... →
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The photo of Malema being poured a glass of Moet while proclaiming his poverty roots is a classic depiction of his hypocrisy.
We captured the most important part of Julius Malema’s…
Video Shows the Future of Lifestreaming in an... →
It has become a very common trend to use Minority Report as a reference whenever referring to interactive visualization interfaces. I came across a video that takes this approach and applies it to…