technology editor’s blog

Sticker Trickers
What are the people pricing operating systems really trying to sell you, anyway?
tayker has some commentary.

Googled Off
When your government blocks Google for the day, does it mean anything in particular? mcco12 raises an eyebrow from China.

A Future of Hobbyists!
Armchair inventors are leading the wave of mobile app developers. Via prMac.

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Put On Your Pocket Projectors!
Bill and Ben pick up a pen that turns writing into computer text, but skip the pocket video projector.

Stupid URLs Finally Indexed
All the information you desperately wanted to keep track of, sussed out by Christopher Lloyd.

Where is the CoffeeBurger?
Can the iPhone simplify even your most basic needs? prMac may have something that might.

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Should iPhone or Shouldn't iPhone?
Tommy Toy asks the question a bazillion people are asking this week with the announcement of the new iPhone 3GS.

Bedazzled, Beguiled by Gem Swap
Hot tip from hellostranger to those beleaguered by Bejeweled.

PDF->VOX
Nick Gill shows you how to embed your inDesign PDFs into Vox posts.

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Replacing People With Computers That Imitate People
maura_ea imagines the possibilities of Project Natal, far beyond gaming.

Mail Comes Around to the Future
Paul leaves his elm, mutt and POPmail past and lands happily in the arms of keyboard-navigated Gmail.

And Mail Goes Back to the Past, Too
Forget being sore about no MMS, iHagaki postcards let you turn iPhone pictures into snail mail. You what now? Via prMac.

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The Zilla is Back!
Notes from the no-longer-tech-underground, by TechZilla.

Listening Closely
Mike Taperell is doing some medium-wave beacon listening. Tune in!

Where Are We, Anyway?
kermieladie0 explores some flaws in Google Maps' open API.

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PixPets Mobile!
Garth is pleased to announced PixPets iPhone app. Go check out the cuteness!

Consumer Bait...and Fail
Teasers for tech toys we don't really need, dissected by snoyt.

MP3 Nothing...This Album's on USB!
MorningBerryz reports on the new Hamasaki Ayumi USB album, a record you can wear as bling.

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How would you monetize Twitter?

Bits, Bytes and Words
A poem! On computer geekdom! By Joseph J Breunig 3rd.

What's Yer Perl Loading?
acme offers a simple script to peep what's behind the Perly Gates.

iDevelopment iTalk in iPhilly
Alex joins the hive mind briefly in Philadelphia to discuss iPhone dev and .NET.

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Bits, Bytes and Words
A poem! On computer geekdom! By Joseph J Breunig 3rd.

What's Yer Perl Loading?
acme offers a simple script to peep what's behind the Perly Gates.

iDevelopment iTalk in iPhilly
Alex joins the hive mind briefly in Philadelphia to discuss iPhone dev and .NET.

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Replay, Reuse, Recycle
Algar steps in with a hot tip on how to recycle CDs beyond simply using them as drink coasters.

When Mobile Stalking is a Good Thing
Apparently Google Latitude isn't always creepy! A story with a happy ending, via Ant UK.

64k Future
northerngeek forwards along a truly amazing feat of engineering: the Commodore 64 Laptop from Ben Hecks.

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