Archives for August 22nd, 2007

Website Thumbnail Creator

I’ve come across quite a few places that let you submit thumbnail images of your own site (such as MyBlogLog), but creating the thumbnail is never as easy as it should be. If you take a screenshot yourself you probably sit there messing with the dimensions and cropping the image until it is just right.

August 22nd, 2007
Website Thumbnail Creator

Video Game Industry Looks Beyond Hardcore Gamers

While the video game market may already appear to be booming, this may only be the beginning. According to the chief executive of Ubisoft (French Video Game Publisher), we can expect to see the market grow as much as 50% over the next four years.

August 22nd, 2007
Video Game Industry Looks Beyond Hardcore Gamers

IcoFX: Make Icons for Free (Windows)

Have you been wanting to create your own icons, but haven’t been able to find the software to do it? With IcoFX you can make icons in no time at all, and it’s not going to cost you a dime! What can IcoFX do for you? Check it out:

August 22nd, 2007
IcoFX: Make Icons for Free (Windows)

HP MediaSmart Price, Release Date, & Pictures

Isn’t it great when sites like Amazon are given information regarding a product, and they publish the details right away. I think Amazon is known for leaking pricing and release dates of items, and they’re at it again with the HP MediaSmart Home Server.

August 22nd, 2007
HP MediaSmart Price, Release Date, & Pictures

Michael Bay Makes a Fool Out of Himself

So yesterday, people were giving credit to Michael Bay (director of Transformers) for “standing up to Paramount” after their decision to back HD DVD instead of both Blu-Ray and HD DVD. He was quoted as saying “”

August 22nd, 2007
Michael Bay Makes a Fool Out of Himself

Sky for Google Earth – “A Virtual Telescope”

Flying around space and zooming in on over 100 million stars and 200 million galaxies is now possible thanks to Google.

August 22nd, 2007
Sky for Google Earth – “A Virtual Telescope”

Microsoft Tafiti – Search Redesigned

Microsoft launched a new search experiment yesterday called Tafiti. It’s primary goal is to demonstrate the power of the Silverlight platform, and there’s no doubt that it does a good job of that. As long as you have Silverlight installed you’ll be able to use Tafiti in Firefox, Opera, or Internet Explorer on both Mac’s and PC’s.

August 22nd, 2007
Microsoft Tafiti – Search Redesigned

CyberNotes: Best Bookmarklets and Favelets Part 2

Like many of you, I use bookmarklets on a daily basis to complete tasks a bit faster. Many of them offer features that normally require Firefox extensions to do, and I am one of those people that try to minimize the number of extensions I use.

August 22nd, 2007
CyberNotes: Best Bookmarklets and Favelets Part 2