August 2010
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How Do You Show Only Unread Emails in Gmail →
(via How To Geek)
Inbox overflowing? Sometimes it helps to show only the unread email messages, so you can more quickly scan through the list and clean out your inbox. The select Unread feature in Gmail just checks the boxes next to the unread messages, but here’s how to show only unread.
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Twitter Applications and OAuth →
(via Twitter Blog)
If you are like most Twitter users, you have used use a third-party Twitter application to read or send Tweets. As of August 31, Twitter applications will all use OAuth, an authentication method that lets you use apps without them storing your password. …
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Updated our Tumblr Template
I’ve updated our Tumblr template a little. Added some texture using drop shadows. Of course if you’re using IE, you won’t see this, but that’s what you get for using IE.
Fun little change to the page footer. Now says:
Explore @ Blog Oklahoma | Follow @ Twitter | Like @ Facebook | Ask @ Formspring.me |
Read @ Goodreads
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Quick CSS Tip: Drop Shadow
Add a drop shadow to your boxes using CSS
The box-shadow CSS property accepts one or more shadow effects as a comma-separated list. It allows to cast a drop shadow from the frame of almost any arbitrary element. If a border-radius is specified on the element with a box shadow, the box shadow will take on the same rounded corners. The z-ordering of multiple box shadows is the same as...
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The How-To Geek Guide to Computer Microphones →
(via How To Geek)
With Gmail adding the ability to make free calls within the US and Canada, now is a great time to invest in a quality computer microphone. We’ll take some of the guesswork out of that process, and give you some tips on setting up your microphone once you get it.
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Diaspora, An Overdue Update →
(via ReadWriteWeb / Diaspora Blog)
Since August is nearly over, it is time for an update and answers to some questions. We have been coding. We have Diaspora working, we like it, and it will be open-sourced on September 15th.
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WatchNetflix now available on your iPhone and iPod touch
If you want to instantly watch TV episodes and movies on your iPhone or iPod touch, all you need to do is get the free Netflix App from the App Store at http://iTunes.com/apps/netflix and have a Netflix membership starting at $8.99 a month. What’s the first thing you’ll watch via your iPhone or iPod touch.
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45 Free Applications For Designers And Developers →
(via Noupe Design Blog)
Whether you’re just starting out in the graphic or web design industry, or you’ve been in it for years, the chances are there will occasionally be a time where you want to get a feel for a particular type of application before spending big bucks on it. Maybe sometimes you just need it for a very small job, in which case spending the big bucks on it just simply isn’t worth...
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Now QR Codes Can Generate Likes On Facebook →
(via All Facebook)
Technology that brings together the real world and the virtual world of Facebook seems to be becoming the next big thing. Last week Facebook launched its location check-in service Places. Yesterday we wrote about a Coca-Cola festival in Israel where teenagers could ‘like’ attractions on Facebook by waving RFID bracelets. And today, we bring you news of real-world ‘liking’ via a...
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Chrome to iPhone Sends Links to your iOS Device... →
(via Lifehacker)
The Chrome to iPhone extension adds a handy button to your Google Chrome toolbar that, when clicked, quickly shares your current URL between your desktop browser and iOS device. The extension attempts to mimic the functionality of the even better Chrome to Phone extension for Android devices, and for the most part, it does a pretty good job.
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Facebook To Start Rolling Out New Page Width →
(via mashable)
Caution, Facebook Page administrators: this week, Facebook is slated to start rolling out the new width – 520 pixels, compared to earlier width of 760 pixels – of Page tabs.
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Keep Your Windows Computer Secure on Public... →
(via How To Geek)
If you have a Netbook or Laptop that you would like to use on a Public Wi-Fi hotspot, there are security precautions you need to take. Here we look at keeping your computer secure at public Wi-Fi hotspots.
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City of Philadelphia requiring bloggers pay for a... →
(via Washington Examiner)
It looks like cash hungry local governments are getting awfully rapacious these days.
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Trillian for Android is ready for public beta... →
(via Trillian Blog)
Trillian for Android is ready for public beta testing! Learn more about this exciting new release of Trillian and grab your early beta copy here: http://www.trillian.im/learn/tour-android.html
“Trillian lets you connect to multiple IM and social networks at the same time, managing contacts and real time status feeds efficiently.”
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The Official Guide to HTML5 Boilerplate →
(via net.tutsplus.com)
When we helped to promote the recently released HTML5 Boilerplate in early August, multiple comments were made, which expressed a desire for a full video overview of the template. Thankfully, Paul Irish, the co-creator, recorded a full video walk-through, exclusively for Nettuts+. In this screencast, he meticulously reviews each page, and then further goes on to explain why...
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Jobs confirms iOS update for iPhone 3G users... →
(via Download Squad)
Steve Jobs is answering email again, and this time he seems to have confirmed an iOS 4 update that will fix the operating system’s slow-as-molasses performance on the iPhone 3G. Jobs didn’t explicitly say “iOS 4.1,” but it seems highly likely. He also didn’t say when users of older iPhones could expect this miraculous update, just...
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Intel to Acquire McAfee →
(via businesswire.com / Download Squad)
Intel Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire McAfee, Inc., through the purchase of all of the company’s common stock at $48 per share in cash, for approximately $7.68 billion. Both boards of directors have unanimously approved the deal, which is expected to close after McAfee shareholder approval, regulatory clearances and other...
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Facebook Places - Who. What. When. And now Where. →
Use Places on touch.facebook.com or the Facebook for iPhone
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How to Disable Facebook Places →
(via Lifehacker)
Yesterday Facebook rolled out a new feature called Places that lets you and your friends check in to locations, Foursquare-style. If you’d prefer to keep your location private, or at least stop your friends from posting it, here’s how…
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Minimalist Facebook extension de-crapifies... →
(via Download Squad)
Do you hate the Facebook layout? Are you annoyed by that useless right-side navigation bar? If you’re using a browser that supports userscripts (which is basically all of them), you can clean up Facebook with a script called Minimalist Facebook. It works in Firefox with Greasemonkey, in Chrome as an extension, and in Safari with Greasekit.
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A Standard for the Transmission of IP Datagrams on... →
(via MAKE: blog: Engineering humor: joke whitepapers)
This memo describes an experimental method for the encapsulation of IP datagrams in avian carriers. This specification is primarily useful in Metropolitan Area Networks. This is an experimental, not recommended standard.
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Libsyn AppTutorial - Adding Episode Background →
(via Libsyn)
Another tip for Podcast App producers. Providing special background images for specific episodes is a simple thing to do, but it goes a long way to make your audience feel excited about your App. Not unlike the artwork in DVD menus; its about enhancing the experience of your show. It’s in the little things. …
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Get Safari Reader on Chrome and Firefox with... →
(via How To Geek)
Would you like to use the new Reader feature in Safari, but don’t want to switch browsers just for one feature? Here’s how you can add a similar reader tool to Firefox and Google Chrome with the iReader extension.
Tumblr for Android Is Here →
(via Mashable.com)
Tumblr fans with Android devices, hustle over to the Android Market: Tumblr has released an official Android app.
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Mobile WordPress Theming: Day 4 →
(via mobile.tutsplus.com)
… the final installment of our Mobile WordPress Theming series! In this tutorial, we will be loading posts and pages dynamically into our mobile web application. By the end, we will have a usable mobile WordPress theme!
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Edit Your Text in Style With Bend →
(via How To Geek)
Would you like a new Notepad replacement that incorporates the latest technologies while staying slim and fast? Text editors are usually bland, boring programs, but here’s a new one that makes your text come to life beautifully.
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Air Force Historical Research Agency →
(via teleread.com)
The Air Force Historical Research Agency is the repository for Air Force historical documents. The Agency’s collection, begun in Washington, DC, during World War II, moved in 1949 to Maxwell Air Force Base, the site of Air University, to provide research facilities for professional military education students, the faculty, visiting scholars, and the general public. It...
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Adding New Share Buttons
Since Twitter came out with their own share button, I thought I’d go ahead and add it and a few other services to our Tumblr blog.
Twitter: twitter.com/tweetbutton
Google Buzz: www.google.com/buzz/stuff
Facebook: www.facebook.com/share
Digg: about.digg.com/downloads/button/smart
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WordPress for Android →
(via android.wordpress.org)
WordPress for Android is an Open Source app that empowers you to write new posts, edit content, and manage comments with built-in notifications. Download it now and get blogging in no time. Freely available for download in Android Market.
Also see: WordPress for iOS, WordPress for Blackberry
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Microsoft to launch IE9 beta on Sept. 15 →
(via CNET)
The company has scheduled a press event in San Francisco to announce the test version of the new browser.
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How-To: Blogging With Jekyll and MobileMe →
(via theappleblog.com)
If you are a MobileMe subscriber, you might be aware that you can use iWeb to create a simple web page that’s good for sharing pictures and stories with friends and family. What you might not know is that the same servers that host your iWeb site can host HTML generated by any app, including Sandvox, RapidWeaver, or a powerful blog generating tool named Jekyll.