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April 2007

links for 2007-04-05

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Orbitfiles – Free Online storage, Free File Back up, Free File sharing 6 gigs of free online storage and it’s not two gmail accounts! No it’s Orbitfiles, your very own personal web-based backup location (tags: orbitfiles space storage backup free service)

Web-based Disk Anyone?

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At some stage or another you’ll have several computers, network attached storage devices, backup DVDs and still maintain a healthy dose of paranoia regarding the potential loss of your digital data. Web-based storage solutions have been around for some time now, I think the first one I ever used was Winamp’s locker service for storing… Read More »Web-based Disk Anyone?

Google Desktop, for Mac?

Another Google related article! Looks like Google Desktop for Mac is finally set for release next week. Offering Mac users the ability to easily index their hard disk and their iDisk and return search results in a simple format. Finally an alternative to Finder/Spotlight… but why? source: Slashdot

Google paints a good picture

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Google recently came under fire for painting a good picture of things. If you haven’t heard, it’s because they displayed images of New Orleans before hurricane Katrina struck in its mapping software. Many seem to have taken offence to this undamaged display of the city and now Google have reverted and replaced the pre-hurricane images… Read More »Google paints a good picture

links for 2007-04-03

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BBC NEWS | Technology | Broadband kills off consumer ISDN The end of consumer ISDN in the UK? BT think so… (tags: isdn uk bt telecommunications connection network digital services internet) PC World – The 50 Best Tech Products of All Time The top 50 tech products of all time according to PC World magazine… Read More »links for 2007-04-03

We want radio!

A recent set of surveys in the US has shown that the iPod generation are happy with storage size, screen size and so forth but what they really want is a built-in radio in the next iPod. Sure, I can see the benefit but I also can’t help wondering if the same people realise that… Read More »We want radio!

Top 50 Tech Products

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Yes, it official, at least in PC world magazine. The top 50 tech products of all time have been named. I must say that I was completely shocked to see Netscape Navigator (from 1994) appear at the number 1 spot but not so surprised to see the Apple II appear at the number 2 spot,… Read More »Top 50 Tech Products

Bye Bye ISDN

In the UK, BT have announced that the uptake of broadband services has been so substantial that they are making the decision to withdraw from consumer ISDN provisioning. Yes, the ultrafast Integrated Digital Services Network lines that served the speed hungry web users of yesteryear are to be no more. A passing piece of internet… Read More »Bye Bye ISDN

links for 2007-04-02

YouTube – Lightning Fast Browsing (Firefox & Internet Explorer Tweaks) Faster browsing tweaks for Firefox and Internet Explorer (tags: firefox internet explorer ie faster fast browser browsing tweaks registry) Boing Boing: iTunes Store will sell ENTIRE EMI CATALOG DRM-free!!11!1ONE! Apple to deliver DRM-free EMI music to its users – about time too but a pity… Read More »links for 2007-04-02