[Warning: this post suggests stuff that may not work now, or may break in the future. Use at your own risk!] I’m really happy to hear that, as the official google blog points out, Gmail now has support for Google Gears allowing you to view your mail offline. This has caused quite a stir in… Read more »
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Firefox 3 RC1 Extensions
Now that Firefox 3 Release Candidate 1 is out, I’ve decided to give it a proper trial. I had tried running Firefox 2 and 3 in parallel on my macbook, but found that 3 would always try and become the default browser, which annoyed me enough to get rid of it. Now though I’ve gone… Read more »
Djay from algoriddim – How to become an OS X iTunes Djay in your bedroom
Djay from algoriddim.com is an awesome piece of software. It plugs into your itunes library and lets you spin and mix on two virtual record decks. The application is intuitive and easy, and the best facsimile I’ve ever seen of actually spinning the wheels of steel on a computer. Combined with the fact that it’s… Read more »
The Best Freeware Icon Editor
IcoFX is the best freeware icon editor for Windows. Aside from some really crap, not-worth-mentioning, alternatives like GoldIcon, this is really it when you want a freeware icon editor that you can, apparently, use commercially. Bonus: IcoFX is also available in an alternative zero-install portable app format.
Microsoft Silverlight vs Adobe Flash and Windows Media Player vs Adobe Media Player
For years now I’ve heard tell of ‘Sparkle’, Microsoft’s supposed alternative to the Flash player / platform. At the time of this writing you can find search results on mcrosoft.com about sparkle, but few of those pages exist, and none of the actual product links. I’m guessing, but I think that their new product Silverlight… Read more »