Archive for September, 2007

AGLOCO and Ask.com

AGLOCO announce that Ask.com will soon become AGLOCO?s official worldwide default search provider.
For those of you not aware of Ask.com, here is some recent information. According to the August 14, 2007 report, of the University of Michigan?s American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), Ask rates right with Yahoo and Google in customer satisfaction - Ask 75, […]

Pidgin 2.2

Multi-protocol instant messaging client Pidgin has hit version 2.2. And when they say multi-protocol, they mean it. Pidgin supports AIM, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Google Talk, Groupwise, ICQ, IRC, MSN, MySpaceIM, QQ, SILC, SIMPLE, Sametime, XMPP, Yahoo!, and Zephyr.
changes:

Yahoo! Chat is fixed
AIM file transfer issues fixed
Properly restore idle status time for AIM and ICQ accounts that reconnect […]

Zwinky’s virtual cash gets real

 Teen-oriented virtual world Zwinky has expanded its e-commerce operations so that members can use real-world cash to pay for virtual goods. Starting Monday, credit cards and PayPal accounts can be used to purchase the in-game “ZBucks” currency, which members could heretofore only earn by visiting certain in-world locations and winning games. The cash will then […]

Download Winamp 5.5

 Winamp 5.5 has been in the works for over a year, the new Bento skin is among the best  for the media player. What makes this skin more unique is that it?s a single interface instead of being composed of several individual windows.
Here?s a list of the new features in Winamp 5.5:

Winamp Bento (SingleUI Skin)
Winamp […]

Spy on your own home via HomeCamera

This is a paid review from HomeCamera where they have asked for a fair and honest review.
HomeCamera is designed to be the world’s easiest-to-use home surveillance system. You can use it with any cctv or webcam. It can be accessed from any browser on any OS (including MacOS X or Linux), from any PDA […]

Panasonic Strada CN-GP50N GPS Navigation

?Strada CN-GP50N? is the new GPS navigation system from Panasonic. Priced at ?400, this satnav device offers a wide 5-inch touchscreen display, Bluetooth connectivity, JPEG image viewer, SD memory card slot, and multi-language support (up to 21 different languages!). The company plans to release it by the end of October.

6G iPod Classic

Called the iPod Classic, this latest 6th-generation model sports a new interface, with Cover Flow. Available in 80GB ($249) or 160GB ($349) varieties.
..30 hours of battery for audio playback, 6 hours of video on the 80GB version, and 40 hours / 7 hours for the 160GB unit. In addition to the new interface, the iPod […]

iPhoto 7.0.2

Fire up Software Update, Mac OS X users, for iPhoto 7.0.2 has just been released. This update addresses “issues associated with publishing to .Mac Web Gallery, rebuilding thumbnails, and editing books. It also addresses a number of other minor issues.” Thanks for clearing up those ‘other minor issues’, Apple.
All we know is: this better fix […]

Paint.NET 3.10 is Available- New Photo Effects

This release adds two new effects originally written by David Issel (?BoltBait?), support for the DDS filetype originally written by Dean Ashton, as well as many small bug fixes and some visual fit and finish.
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Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface […]

Customize iGoogles Layout

Now you can edit the layout of an iGoogle tab. Choose between 7 layouts:
(1) single column (this is pretty ugly)(2a) two equal-sized columns(2b), (2c) two columns: a narrow one and a wide one (there are two flavors for this layout)(3a) three equal-sized columns (this is default one)(3b) two narrow columns and a wide column […]