In the world of mega websites with stupid names like Twitter, Flickr and Facebook, it’s easy to forget that there was once a time when these ultra popular staples of an Internet generation didn’t exist. Before torrents, before MySpace, and long before an iPhone, you could still get your free music, catch some free flicks […]
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Put The News On Your Desktop With GeekTool
March 13th, 2009
A man by the name of Rodolfo Novak has created a shell script that parses RSS feeds and generates excerpts for the last few entries. By itself, not very useful unless you love the terminal (like I do). That’s where GeekTool comes in. GeekTool is a preference pane for embedding images, system logs, and output […]
Pretend You’re A Techno God With iDaft
March 13th, 2009
If you’re a huge Daft Punk fan or just a techno junkie, then iDaft is right up your alley. It plays the voices from Daft Punk’s song “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” along to your random keyboarding: It’s really fun to just hold down the keys.
Phone With Bad ESN? You’re Screwed!
March 5th, 2009
I recently purchased an HTC Touch smartphone from an eBay seller to replace my BlackBerry Curve. The seller had 100% positive feedback and had good feedback on similar phone sales in the past. I figured I couldn’t go wrong and started bidding. After communicating with the seller, I pushed ahead with taking his “Buy It […]
eBay and PayPal Holding My Money
March 1st, 2009
I’m tired of my phone — again. So I decided to list my BlackBerry Curve on eBay while the prices were still decent. After my item sold, I waited a day for payment and to my suprise, PayPal put a hold on it until I ship the item, they receive it, and leave feedback. What […]
March 14th, 2009
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