Spotplex came into the picture just a few days ago and has a good chance of becoming a Digg competitor. We decided to hold off writing about it so we could test it out, and get a taste of how it works. Just like Digg, they promote content from around the web. Instead of relying on user submitted content like Digg, Spotplex has bloggers enter code into their blog, and then they use that code to determine how many people

No, this isn’t going to be about a Yahoo photo contest with a $20 million dollar prize. Instead, it’s about a woman who gathered up a legal team to take on Yahoo and sue them for $20 million dollars. I’m sure you’re thinking that it’s a lot of money for a photo, and it is. The woman discovered that Yahoo was using one of her photos for their sign-up

Tracking Down Great Software For You!

There is no doubt that 3D is going to be the way of the future when it comes to software as we have already seen with XGL in Linux. Windows seems to be falling behind in that respect, but there is a free program available to Windows users that offers a unique minimizing effect to the programs currently running on your computer.

The free

Yahoo has decided to ditch their mobile service pilot program called Mixd just a few months after it started.  It was geared towards the younger crowd, but apparently didn’t latch on like they expected.  In fact, the service ended over a week ago, yet no one noticed until yesterday.  That ought to say something right there.

According to the Mixd site, they say that they learned a lot, and

Netscape has just launched their new version of My.Netscape into Beta. It went live today and looks and acts similar to NetVibes or the Google Personalized Homepage. They’ve included modules that you can click, drag, drop, and position just how you’d like it.

For whatever reason, they’ve decided not to include any ads with this initial release. While ads can be tastefully placed for monetization, it’ll be nice for users to have

Just yesterday Apple launched iTunes 7.1 which had a feature that sparked a lot of conversations on the Web. The big thing that has people talking is the full-screen Cover Flow, and other than that there isn’t much new according to their site:

Using iTunes 7.1, you can now enjoy your favorite iTunes movies, TV shows, music, and more from the comfort of your living room

Time Saving Tuesday – Part 1

Sometimes it’s nice to know what the most popular pieces of software are, because that could help you decide what you want to use. It wasn’t that long ago that I noticed SourceForge (the largest open source development site) supplied stats for each of their products so that visitors knew how many downloads a particular project has received. They even provide detailed stats for all of