Zamzar Free online file conversion
November 8, 2006
Zamzar.com - Have you ever wanted to covert a file without the need of installing software? Now you can Zamzar offers the ability to convert many times of formats which you can view here: http://www.zamzar.com/conversionTypes.php
Internet Explorer 7 has been released
October 18, 2006
Internet Explorer 7 is now available to download not beta and not release candidate. Who want to go first?
The death of G4TV? Comcast folds G4 into E! Entertainment
October 13, 2006
tvweek.com - Comcast is consolidating its West Coast entertainment networks, bringing G4 management under the E! Networks tent. G4’s executive staff will move into E!’s Los Angeles offices. Sources said layoffs among the G4 staff are likely.
NEC dual-mode chip can power both Blu-ray, HD DVD at no extra cost
October 11, 2006
arstechnica.com - NEC Electronics has started shipping a single decoder chip that can handle both Blu-ray and HD DVD formats, all at about the same price as the company’s single-format solutions.
Microsoft struggles with patch
October 11, 2006
ZDNet - Microsoft on Tuesday released a slew of patches for Windows and Office, but a glitch prevented the company from pushing the updates out automatically.
Plugin Provides Tagging Inside iTunes
October 10, 2006
startups.gigaom.com - New music search service Qloud allows you to organize your tracks inside itunes using tags. You can also search the entire community easily at qloud.com. There’s a good flash demo here (you can also download the plugin there): www.qloud.com/tutorial/iTunes/tutorial.html
Google Reader Gets A Few More Small Updates
October 10, 2006
googlereader.blogspot.com - Google Reader was just updated with a few new features, including the ability to set your homepage to “All items,” or any folder or tag. Another cool new feature they’ve added is a refresh button, to easily refresh your subscriptions, and have added the auto-refresh feature, that Gmail users know and love.
Windows Vista RC2 Now Available To EVERYONE
October 7, 2006
download.windowsvista.com - Microsoft posted Windows Vista RC2 and it is available for everyone to download…NOT just Connect testers. It looks like only 32-bit for the time being.
*Update - It appears that the RC2 download is closed as the link points to the default Vista info page.
AllOfMp3 refuses to buckle to US pressure
October 6, 2006
news.yahoo.com - AllOfMp3, a Russian Internet site selling Western pop music at knock-down prices says it will continue its methods even though the United States says it is obstructing Russian accession to the World Trade Organisation.
Google May Be Buying YouTube for $1.6 Billion
October 6, 2006
techcrunch.com - A possible Google acquisition of YouTube that may be in the final stages before closing. Rumored price is $1.6 billion. I’m digging for more but the source on this one is good.
