Google Gears, a browser extension (not just for Firefox!) that will allow you to take all your online applications offline, now supports Google Reader. You can download the most recent 2000 items for offline reading. It promises not to use up all your browser’s memory or slow it down, too.
Naturally, being from Google, [...]
I just switched from FeedBite to Yahoo Pipes. It’s so much more powerful and I’m loving it. You should try it out!
I’ve read that the name for the new Wiki-based search engine, Wikiasari, is taken from 2 words: Wiki, the Hawaiian word for “quick”, and Asari, the Japanese word meaning “rummage search.” But I don’t like the name. Here’s why:
1. It’s a mouthful at 5 syllables
2. Pronunciation and word division. The company behind it is named [...]
I’ve been using the paid version of FeedDemon ($30) for a couple of years now, and until recently, it would have been hard to convince me to switch. I liked having a stand-alone app, and there was an unsupported hack that let me use Mozilla as the internal browser, instead of Internet Explorer. (Though I [...]
You may recall my October 1st post on how awful Meevee is. I’ve been happily using the redesigned TVGuide.com for weeks. I did send MeeVee an e-mail detailing why I was leaving. They replied today. Their autoresponder had said it would take 7-10 days for a response (already unacceptable), and it [...]
Test out Microsoft Office 2007 without installing anything by heading to this link in Internet Explorer (sorry, doesn’t work in other browsers) and see what you think!
I’m using Performancing for Firefox to write this blog. It’s the best remote editing software I’ve found, and here’s why:
1. It is a Firefox extension – no need to start up an external program! It’s easily accessible from your status bar, or you can just hit F8.2. My favorite feature: It has a built-in [...]
It seems that all the new “Web 2.0″ sites out there are in some form of extended beta. Will they turn out like all the “Web 1.0″ sites that were perenially “under construction?”
from Modern Life Is Rubbish
