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Anti Competitive Microsoft, Again !!!

noreply@blogger.com (Pete Smyth) — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:50:00 +0000

I downloaded a windows update on my laptop tonight which killed my network adapter. Even after updating the Adapter drivers the adapter is still dead.

I thought i would head over to the support page to lodge a support request and was faced with the image below.

You're not allowed any help from Microsoft unless you are using their browser. WTF ???

C'mon MS I thought you learned your antitrust lesson already.

Yoono!! Social Media Siderbar gadget for Firefox

noreply@blogger.com (Pete Smyth) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:16:00 +0000

If you are looking to kill up to 10 birds with one stone then may be the plugin for you.

This plugin allows you to manage a number of popular social media applications and Instant messaging clients from the sidebar of firefox while simultaneously browsing the web.

(Note: At time of writing the Yoono team are working on a BETA version of Yoono for Internet Explorer as well)

Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Flickr, FriendFeed, Imeem, AIM,Google Talk, Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger are the only applications currently supported but according to their website they are aiming to get more released soon.

Yoono makes it soooo easy to Share information and links with your all friends and contacts at the same time. Just drag and drop links, images and video from the page you are viewing into your IM conversations. It make it simple to share anything from anywhere you are on the web.

The Discovery widget recommends websites, videos, images, products and more - all related to the site you are viewing. All you have to do is highlight the text you want more information on, then just click on the magnifying glass that appears after highlighting and the widget will appear with related information to your request.

One minor thing that irritates me is the fact that you can only add one account for each service. I would prefer that you were able to add multiple twitter / Flickr accounts without having to remove that account and add the alternate account back in.

To find out more about Yoono you can click on the title of this post aor you can visit the blog.

I give Yoono a rating of out of 10

Standby for a review of iPhone OS 3.0

noreply@blogger.com (Pete Smyth) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:01:00 +0000

iPhone OS 3.0 is due to go live on 17th June in America which means 18th June her in Australia.

Check back on the 19th for a review of the new features from OS 3.0. See whats good and whats not all that.

Photography + Humour = Funny

noreply@blogger.com (Pete Smyth) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:29:00 +0000

I just stumbled across this site called Photographer's Math which when first looking at the title may lead you to think that this blog would go into the depths of the technicalities of calculating Depth of Field or Hyper focal distances etc.... But No

Read on McDuff.... But only if you have a sense of humour

5 weird Flickr Groups/Movements

noreply@blogger.com (Pete Smyth) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 11:21:00 +0000

# 5. Girls with fake Mustaches

If you like your women with facial hair, even if it is fake, then this is the site for you

# 4. Bird Imprints on Glass

This is one for all the Avian forensic aficionados out there. It is obvious from some of the pictures in this group that some birds may have been harmed prior to these photos being taken. Oi, tweetie, look before you fly.

# 3. What's in your bag

Who doesn't like to know what people carry around in their bags?!
It is a neat way to get to know someone :)

# 2. Transparent Screens

This group is all about creating optical illusions by photographing what's behind your screen and using it as a wallpaper.

# 1. Heads in freezer

While there is a group for this subject the majority of images in the Flickerverse relating to people taking photos of other people or themselves with their heads in the Freezer can be found by doing a flickr search for the tag 241543903

iPhone How to: Delete email , sms and media by swiping

noreply@blogger.com (Pete Smyth) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:48:00 +0000

Everyone knows how to delete an email, text or media from your iphone

But, did you know that you can delete any one of these by swiping your finger across the screen from right to left.

Watch the clip below from Tekzilla Daily for a demo.