November 06, 2009
Thurrott Reviews Windows Mobile 6.5

Paul Thurrot reviews Windows Mobile 6.5. Given that the title of the review is "the sky is falling" I'm not all that hopeful :)

Microsoft - Posted by Arcterex at 04:13 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Motorola DROID: Stealth commercial

Droid is getting lukewarm to warm reception and reviews from what I've heard, but outside of that, this Motorola DROID: Stealth commercial is pretty damn cool.

Android - Posted by Arcterex at 03:12 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Early Buzz: Is Kick-Ass The Best Superhero Movie Ever Made? Trailer Coming Soon | /Film

Slashfilm got their paws on some early reviews of the Kick Ass movie.


I'm sure you'll be getting lots of emails on the subject as Lionsgate is cranking out Screenings like gang busters but I just came from one and hot damn, what a flick. I never read the comic but this movie was a great fun incredibly violent ride.

If you're a geek and haven't heard about the Kick-Ass movie yet, this is something to keep on your radar. If you haven't read the Kick-Ass comic yet, do. There are only 7 issues out so far, and speaking as someone who is not a comic book guy at all, I read and consumed the first 6 like a madman, and will be grabbing the 7th today.

Comics - Posted by Arcterex at 11:48 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Citrus Soldier - Webcomic Based on Flickr

Citrus Soldier is a web comic based on random photos from Flickr. Pretty good stuff.

Comics - Posted by Arcterex at 08:50 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Funny Road Sign

Oh I'm sure it's photoshoped or fake, but damn, this Highway Sign is damn funny. I wonder if I'd have the balls to do something like that if I were fired from a similar situation?

Funny Stuff - Posted by Arcterex at 08:18 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 05, 2009
Firefox 3.5.5 Update Fixes Critical Security Bug

Note Firefox users, while you may get to play with the latest and greatest JavaScript and CSS toys, you also get some security issues. Luckily, the Firefox 3.5.5 Update Fixes Critical Security Bug, so you can breath that little bite easier.

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MacHeist nanoBundle Announced

The MacHeist nanoBundle is in the process of a live announcement. The following apps are part of this years MacHeist:

Sadly I must say that other than the cool live announcement, the software is fairly "meh" to me, as I either have no use for the software or already use something equal or better.

Apple/Mac , Software - Posted by Arcterex at 04:30 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Crazy Man Dresses up as Giant Bat

So his plan is like this... First I dress up like a bat, than I scare the hell out of people. I'm not sure if this is brilliant or insane. Great video though.

Funny Stuff - Posted by Arcterex at 04:15 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
100 Different Evernote Uses

Great list of 100 Different Evernote Uses. I've been a user/lover of Evernote for a while now, and some of these are pretty awesome.

Random Linkage - Posted by Arcterex at 10:47 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Is Karmic Ubuntu's Vista?

Seems not everyone is happy with the latest Ubuntu release Karmic Koala, asking Is Karmic Ubuntu's Vista?

Personally I've had no issues with it, so far anyway. There are a couple of minor issues, neither of which I don't think is related to the distro. One is my hard drive seems to be having some errors, but smartctl says there are none, and the other was it took some magic when I swapped video cards, trading an nVidia for an ATI. I documented how to do this here though.

Linux , Ubuntu - Posted by Arcterex at 10:23 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Google Dashboard Lets You Control What They Know About You

The Google Blog noted today their release of a Dashboard! From their entry:

In an effort to provide you with greater transparency and control over their own data, we've built the Google Dashboard. Designed to be simple and useful, the Dashboard summarizes data for each product that you use (when signed in to your account) and provides you direct links to control your personal settings.

Seems to work nicely, and nice to have the control over what they have on you. Glad they are answering some of the privacy concerns that have been raised lately of "google knows too much about me".

Google - Posted by Arcterex at 09:56 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Big imagery releases for Google Earth and Bing Maps

Big imagery releases for Google Earth and Bing Maps, with the ones hitting close to home being the Vancouver area in preparation no doubt for the Olympics here in under 100 days.

Sadly Google still hasn't got up to date imager or maps for the new Golden Ears Bridge, even though you can see in Street View that the street view car clearly drove over it (hit your up arrow twice and see how the street view jumps to the top of the bridge and then back down). Bing maps at least have half the bridge....

Random Linkage - Posted by Arcterex at 09:24 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Bikini Leia and Stunt Double Suntanning

This picture of Bikini Leia and stunt double catch some rays just blew my freakin' mind. My love for Carrie Fisher still remains.

Random Linkage - Posted by Arcterex at 08:25 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
November 04, 2009
Gnome 3.0 To Be Delayed Until September 2010?

OMG actual Linux news? From OMG Ubuntu, an excellent site I discovered recently, it sounds like Gnome 3.0 Will Be Delayed Until September 2010 simply because of the state of the project (beta quality) and the GNOME release timetable. Personally I'd rather wait and get something good instead of having something unstable. Course, I'd also like to have the new GNOME 3.0 shell to play with, cause it looks like this'll make GNOME take a revolutionary step forward instead of the evolutionary ones that the last few 2.x releases have been.

GNOME , Linux - Posted by Arcterex at 04:25 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Droid Camera vs. iPhone

Andy Ihnatko has a great set of images comparing Droid Camera vs. iPhone with surprising results. Remember of course that more megapixels doesn't mean a better image all the time.

Photography , iPhone - Posted by Arcterex at 01:58 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
DIY Wrist Mounted Flame Thrower

OMG this is the most awesome thing ever!

Seriously, anything that has "DIY" and "flame thrower" in the title, how can you resist!? Via forgetfoo.

Random Linkage - Posted by Arcterex at 01:49 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Parallels 5 Brings Windows 7 Aero Integration

Parallels joins the VMware crowd in Integrating Windows 7 with Aero Support into the VMs under Mac.

Software - Posted by Arcterex at 12:26 PM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Mockingbird Web Layout Tool

Mockingbird is a cool new online tool for mocking up websites. Even better, it's written in pure HTML/JS, no flash to be found. Very sexy tool!

Web 2.0 - Posted by Arcterex at 11:34 AM | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)