Archive for May, 2008
Flash Player 10: Dazzling Effects, Better Performance, Runs on Linux
Adobe releases a beta version of Flash Player 10, which promises better performance, improved text handling, custom photo effects filters and native 3D animations. But why will you really like it? Adobe tells wired.com that most of the new features were suggested by the development community crowd.
(Via Wired News.)
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Google releases Vidnik video application
Google releases Vidnik video application: “Vidnik is Google’s newest Mac app, and it lets you encode video using your iSight and upload it to a video blog.
(Via Macworld.)
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Replace Your iPod’s Hard Drive With Compact Flash Media
Addonics has introduced a 1.8″ ZIF - CF Adapter kit that you can use to make your iPod faster and more shock resistant.
The adapter (ADZIFCF) supports several types of Compact Flash media including PIO, DMA, UDMA4 for up to a 40MB/s [...]
MediaEdit 3.0.5 - Add stunning transitions/effects to your movies.
MediaEdit is the easy-to-use movie editing software designed for the consumer. Experience a better way to edit.
Built completely from the ground up with the latest video editing technologies. It supports unlimited media layers, comes with standard filters and transitions, and edits more than just DV! It can edit virtually all QuickTime compatible formats (.mov, .avi, [...]
Old gas pumps can’t handle ever-rising prices
Old gas pumps can’t handle ever-rising prices: “Mom-and-pop service stations are running into a problem as gasoline marches toward $4 a gallon: Thousands of old-fashioned pumps can’t register more than $3.99 on their spinning mechanical dials”
Maybe the Brits can export some of there old gas pumps, that can register over $10 per gallon!!!!
(Via digg.)
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Trojan adware hiding in MP3s
Hundreds of thousands of McAfee users have reported fake MP3 files containing adware recently
Security vendor McAfee has reported a huge spike in fake MP3 files spreading on peer-to-peer networks. Although the files have names that make them look like audio recordings, they’re really Trojan horse programs that try to install a shoddy media player [...]
AT&T listing “iPhone Black” model, O2 gets the original back in stock
Good news and bad news on the imminent 3G iPhone front. O2 apparently got another batch of 16 giggers in stock, since it’s currently accepting orders, while the 8GB remains out of stock, and both phones remain unavailable on the US and UK Apple Stores. More encouraging, however, is the new listing of an ‘iPhone [...]
Convert Any Text to an iTunes-Compatible Audiobook [Audiobooks]
Web site Mac OS X Hints details how to create an iTunes audiobook (i.e., an M4B audio file) from any text in just a couple of clicks. The process involves installing a new service to your Services menu, then selecting your to-be-audiobooked text and choosing AppName -> Services -> Speak to iTunes Audiobook. When the [...]
