It was back in December when we found out that the ReplayTV was going to switch from set-top boxes to the PC. This news shocked everyone but now they are looking for Beta testers. If you are interested in participating in the Beta program then you need to fill out a 40-question survey before Wednesday (tomorrow).
Ahhh, passwords. The heart and soul of our cyber world. Many people don't ever change their passwords which may be fine unless you see your password on this list. Here is a list of the top 10 passwords (see source below for more information on each password):10. 'thomas' (0.99%) 9. 'arsenal' (1.11%) 8. 'monkey' (1.33%) 7. 'charlie' (1.39%) 6. 'qwerty' (1.41%) 5. '123456' (1.63%) 4.
Google steps up and starts competing with Apple by creating a movie trailers section in Google Videos. I believe this is important because of all the rumors flying around that Google is secretly working on an iTunes killer called Google Music.
Information on the much anticipated Sidekick III release is very sparse but Gizmodo says that they have some reliable dates. A celebrity launch party is expected to be on June 20 and located in New York City while other "normal" people will get to savor the goodies on June 26. These dates have not been confirmed by T-Mobile but they do sound reasonable.
Desktop Linux has done an article that compares Suse 10.1 and Vista, and talks about how much Suse is better. I currently use both of those Operating Systems and they are both very well designed. Right now I would have to say Suse 10.1 is ahead of Vista, but there is one major point that you have to keep in mind...Vista is still in Beta!
CNet is trying to compete with popular photo sites like photobucket by releasing a free photo uploading site. They allow you to use the images on sites like MySpace and eBay by conveniently providing links to your pictures after you upload them.
Paul Thurrott has a very important article that discusses software that is and isn't compatible with Vista Beta 2. For me the most important software that isn't Vista compatible is Nero 7, but that hasn't kept me from using Vista.
Michael Dell has talked about carrying Macs before, but is this some kind of hint? Engadget reports that the Dell Drivers Site now has Apple Mac OS drivers listed. They are also careful to point out that the files attached to the Apple Mac OS don't appear to be Mac drivers. They believe that listing the Apple Mac OS was just an accident by Dell, but that is a pretty big oops!
Ubuntu 6.06 is scheduled for release this Thursday, June 1. This comes just 1 month after Beta 2 was released to the public which is quite impressive (if Microsoft did that then we would have Vista by the end of June :) ).
If you are a cheap person and have a bunch of time on your hands then this is the perfect solution for you. Build all of your furniture out of FedEx boxes! Make sure you follow the link below because this guy made more than just his computer desk out of the FedEx boxes. The dining room table is probably my next favorite.
It looks like we finally know what Google was doing with that Voice Search Patent from over a month ago. They will be allowing users to search by voice over the telephone. The homepage below is very very basic but gives us some insight into the service: You say a query, it sends you the results, you say another query, and so on.
When Google released Picasa for Linux there was a big stir all over the web about it. People were amazed at Google's dedication to bring their Windows applications to Linux. Then we all started to wonder if Google was going to stop there or continue to transform their popular applications over to the Linux platform.
It looks like Google is testing a new homepage that will shift some links around and that is about it. There is no official word on if this new homepage was just a Photoshop job or if it is real, but I would say that it looks reasonable enough to be real.
I have received a few messages from people asking why the Session Restore in Firefox 2.0 is only set to restore after a crash. I am sure Mozilla is going to make this a full-featured session restore soon but in the mean time this tweak should quench some of you power-hungry Firefox users.
We all know that Google is working on the PayPal killer, but are they even going to take it a step further? Garett Rogers says that Google has registered googlecheckout.net/org/info but the .com is registered to someone else.
The World's largest iPod comes to you from Third Street in Ohio, and is attached to the Unizan Bank. The iPod is 25ft. and is actually a working iPod. It has a playlist of songs that it will shuffle through that is mostly composed of songs from local musicians. If you are interested in seeing what songs this giant iPod plays then check out the playlist.
People use Google Maps in a ton of different ways. The Google Maps API makes it easy for web developers to create their own applications that are fun to play with and some that are really useful. I decided to put together a list of Google Maps uses that I have found over time:Map My Run - Map your jogging path and calculate how many calories you have burned.
Google may soon be placing Froogle product recommendations in GMail whenever Google finds a product name in the content of the email. This is very interesting as Garett Rogers points out because this new service could anger some online retail sites.
A few weeks ago people were beginning to notice that the Internet Explorer 7 in Vista was branded as "IE7+". Everyone knew that there was something behind this and now we have confirmed reports of what it means: The special branding is designed to highlight the additional features IE7 will receive in Vista, including Protected Mode, parental controls, and improved network diagnostics.
Firefox 2.0 Alpha 3 has just been released as I suspected that it would, here is what is new in this build:
There is a lot in Bon Echo Alpha 3 that we need you to play with and give us feedback on:
