Not only did Google add colored labels to Gmail today, they're rolling out AIM compatibility in chat, too. The new AOL Instant Messenger support lets you log into your AIM account to chat with your AIM buddies right inside Gmail. Not sure yet if your AIM chat history is stored in your Gmail account ...
Posted 12.4.2007 4:45pm (9 months ago)
Windows only: Freeware application CoolMon monitors your systems vitals with attractive desktop-embedded widgets. In very basic operation, CoolMon displays information like RAM usage, hard drive space, and CPU load, but with the right plugins you can embed just about anything on your desktop—like ...
Posted 12.4.2007 7:00pm (9 months ago)
Popular photo sharing web site Flickr has partnerted with online image editing web site Picnik to integrate photo editing directly in your Flickr account. To use it, just log into your Flickr account, click on a picture, and then click the new Edit Photo button. When you do, you'll be asked if you want ...
Posted 12.4.2007 8:15pm (9 months ago)
Designer David Seah has released the 2008 version of his excellent compact calendar spreadsheet template, an entire year represented as a "candy bar o' time" which prints onto a single piece of paper with lots of room for notes. Fold up the compact calendar to stick in your wallet, or affix it inside ...
Posted 12.3.2007 8:08pm (9 months ago)
Tech magazine PC Advisor rounds up 30 fairly standard "quick fixes" to fine-tune Windows XP and Vista systems, but one tip in particular caught my eye. Noting that all versions of Vista make "Previous Versions" or "Shadow Copies" of files when they change, but only the Enterprise, Business and Ultimate ...
Posted 12.4.2007 8:00am (9 months ago)
Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Fighting, Online
"Simple is best." (Ah, but only if it was as simple as 1-2-3-4-5...). On the day when we were supposed to be playing Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Dojo blog drops a downer, reconfirming the use of unique friend codes. Forget that 16-digit Wii number you've committed ...
Posted 12.3.2007 11:56am (9 months ago)
Filed under: PC, Joyswag
We're not going to bore you with anything as, well, boring as specs this time. We're just going to remind you that you've only got until 6pm tomorrow to enter. After that, we're through and we pick our winner. Already entered once? That's okay, you can enter this giveaway once ...
Posted 12.3.2007 5:30pm (9 months ago)
Take-Two just announced that the new BioShock downloadable content pack for the Xbox 360 and Games for Windows hit today. More importantly, the press release details what the four new plasmids and gene tonics are included in the pack:
* Sonic Boom: Hurls creatures and objects back with a blast ...
Posted 12.4.2007 8:40am (9 months ago)
According to software development firm Devil Mountain Software, Service Pack 3 for Windows XP is a "must have" update. Because when they ran Office productivity test suite on a preview version of SP3, they found performance boosts of 10%. So in case Windows users needed another performance-oriented reason ...
Posted 12.2.2007 2:20pm (9 months ago)
Mac OS X only: Freeware applications Wallpaper Clocks and Desktopia set time-specific wallpapers to your desktop, providing you with a fun and effective way to keep an eye on the time with attractive wallpapers. First, Wallpaper Clocks refreshes your wallpaper every minute to display the current time ...
Posted 11.30.2007 5:00pm (9 months ago)
Ayn writes:My roommates and I are big-time tea drinkers, and this device looks amazing. It's a perforated cylinder that you can put loose tea into and then stir into your cup of hot water. $20 seems a little expensive, but the design is really appealing.It's called the "Tea Stick" and its by Chiasso. ...
Posted 11.30.2007 9:16am (9 months ago)
This heat-sensitive coffee mug turns from "OFF" to "ON" when filled with hot liquid—preferably coffee, although ice-cold laudanum might also be appropriate.
It's 25 bucks right now at Charles & Marie, which is painful. Doubly so because my experience with heat-sensitive coffee mugs is that the ...
Posted 11.30.2007 12:56pm (9 months ago)
Google's Experimental Search section has added a feature that lets users enable auto-completion of search queries from their main Google pages. While certainly not a new function in the search world, "Keyword suggestions" can help you spell out hard-to-remember words like onomatopoeia and harness the ...
Posted 11.27.2007 9:30am (9 months ago)
Windows only: Send print jobs to any computer from any computer over the internet—like to your home printer from work—with freeware application PrinterAnywhere. Just install the software and register for a free PrinterAnywhere account (requires a username and email address) to get started. ...
Posted 11.27.2007 2:00pm (9 months ago)
Google Maps has added a saucy new terrain overlay to its already impressive view options. In addition to geographic terrain, this view also displays buildings in metropolitan areas à la Google Earth. You may also notice that the Hybrid view is now missing from the top row of buttons, but Hybrid ...
Posted 11.27.2007 3:00pm (9 months ago)
Your internet connection is an indispensable part of your life, but between BitTorrent, Xbox Live, web browsing, and VoIP, sometimes there's not enough bandwidth to go around. But rather than running around the house shutting down all of your computers next time you're experiencing a little lag on Xbox ...
Posted 11.27.2007 12:00pm (9 months ago)
Titanic shift or public posturing, Verizon's announcement today that they intend to let "Any Apps, Any Device" on their wireless network by 2008 will have major repercussions across the industry. In short, it points to a near future where wireless networks are simple data service providers, not wardens ...
Posted 11.27.2007 12:31pm (9 months ago)
• 20% cash back when you use Paypal at Newegg, Toysrus, Dell, HP and more. (Up to $50.) [Slickdeals]
• Canon HV20 Camcorder for $677, in-store pick-up at Circuit City only. [Dealnews]
• Logitech VX Revolution Mouse for $8, shipped, after $40 rebate. [Dealnews]
• Cyber Monday! This ...
Posted 11.26.2007 7:29am (9 months ago)
Here's a quick reminder for those who may have overlooked this deal. Best Buy has a printable online coupon that offers you $10 off games that are $30 and up until Nov 28th. There are no other restrictions to the offer, so whatever system you have, this coupon will play nice with it. [coupon via bargainjack]
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Posted 11.25.2007 10:30am (9 months ago)
I want to mock anything called the "Cat Spa," but looking at this unit, which includes all sorts of little nubs for rubbing and a tooth-cleaning rubber chew with can be filled with catnip, it's hard not to think that cats would totally love this thing. Or they'd be absolutely terrified by it, giving ...
Posted 11.23.2007 9:24am (9 months ago)
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