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Archive for August, 2005


24
Aug

Google Talk launched

Apparently a day earlier than everybody expected (Tuesday instead of Wednesday) Google Talk was released. It is a beta IM/Voicechat client, but it has some interesting potential as witnessed by question 15 on the FAQ:
15. What new features are you working on?
We could tell you, but then you’d have to promise to not talk about [...]


12
Aug

Exclusive pics of TiVo Download - Engadget - www.engadget.com

Engadget has a few pictures of a new feature on TiVo, the TiVo Download. It resembles the enhanced advertisements we have now, and it resembles the download of a program from another box. I’m anxiously awaiting this update!


09
Aug

iPod in the car

I’ve had my iPod for a month or two now, and I love the fact that I can listen to “radio shows” (also known as podcasts) whenever and whereever I want to. Almost immediately after I got the iPod I went out and bought a cassette adapter from Philips at Wal-mart for about $10. It [...]


09
Aug

TivoTool

TivoTool is a TivoToGo program for Mac OS X and Linux users. On the Mac it seems to integrate very nicely with iTunes (I don’t think it will do the same on Linux… ). It does require you to ‘hack’ your Tivo by applying a couple of patches and installing vserver on your box… [...]


09
Aug

Skype plugin for Trillian

Skyllian is a Skype plug-in for Trillian. I’m not sure as what the feature set is (can’t seem to find a documentation file out there), but it looks promising. I’ve recently joined the Skype revolution, and I must say the quality is amazing. If anyone is using Skyllian, I’d like to hear what your experiences [...]

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