Archives for July 20th, 2006

Google Video Homepage Gets A New Layout

The Google Video Homepage has gotten a small facelift that really helps draw attention to popular videos. It now has a Top 10 list and the Movers and Shakers on the right-side of the homepage which gives users an easy way to find more videos. Immediately below the Movers and Shakers you will find some of the free videos of the day.

July 20th, 2006
Google Video Homepage Gets A New Layout

Mozilla Fixes 2300 Bugs In Firefox 2.0 So Far

Mozilla is reporting that there have been nearly 2300 bugs fixed for Firefox 2.0 so far in addition to the memory leaks they have fixed.

July 20th, 2006
Mozilla Fixes 2300 Bugs In Firefox 2.0 So Far

Hyperlink To The Middle Of A Movie With Google Videos

Google Video has now received the ability to link to a specific time in a movie. I can hardly count how many times I have posted videos on this site and said "checkout the video at 1 minute and 36 seconds" for example.

July 20th, 2006
Hyperlink To The Middle Of A Movie With Google Videos

How To Synchronize Your Google Calendar With Outlook

It has been a long time coming but someone finally developed some software that will synchronize your Google Calendar with Outlook. SyncUpwards is currently in Beta testing but they have opened it up to the public.

July 20th, 2006
How To Synchronize Your Google Calendar With Outlook

Flickr Gets Their Tubes Clogged

Flickr had some unexpected downtime yesterday and the screenshot above is from their maintenance page they posted. They had to transfer 20 terabytes of photos between two data centers that were located thousands of miles apart. The site was shutdown to ensure that the transition went smoothly but they still kept people busy by having them enter the contest above!

July 20th, 2006
Flickr Gets Their Tubes Clogged

Video Of The Opera DS In Action

Opera has been doing a great job with putting Web browsers on small screens and the Nintendo DS will be no exception. This Japanese video shows the browser in action and demonstrates how it will make use of both screens. The bottom screen will be used to show the page you are browsing while the top screen is used to zoom into a portion of the screen.

July 20th, 2006
Video Of The Opera DS In Action

CyberNotes: How To Chat With Your Friends At Work

One of the most common things that people probably do at work is chat with their friends. There are a lot of instant messengers out there such as Windows Live Messenger, AIM, Google Talk, and Yahoo but how can you talk with all your friends when you are at work?

July 20th, 2006
CyberNotes: How To Chat With Your Friends At Work