Wave Graph
Music Listen Stats from Last.FMNote: 1 of this post’s 4 links are now broken — mostly dead 2008–2013 feed-syndication infrastructure (FeedBurner, Gawker, AOL’s old blog network, Pheedo, Yahoo Pipes). Left as originally published.
Made with Lastfm Extra Stats
Google Chrome OS First Look
First look at Chrome OS running in a VM by following the instructions on gHacks
Login screen after quick boot up, use your Gmail account details.
Looks basically like the Chrome browser at this point.
Doodle’s Geek Monkey by Alastair Montgomery
Tweet from the command line with Twidge
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For the longest time I refused to see the value in Twitter. Over the last six months I have changed my tune on that. Now I use Twitter primarily as a PR tool for my articles. And since my renewed belief in micro-blogging, I have found plenty of tools with which to enact with Twitter.
Free Image Editors
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Good image editing software doesn't have to cost hundreds of poundsGoogle Go Test
The install on my Ubuntu 9.10 Linux machine went painlessly following the instructions on this page http://golang.org/doc/install.html
Now I can can't wait until lunchtime to crack on with the tutorials
What's Inside a Cup of Coffee?
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Caffeine
This is why the world produces more than 16 billion pounds of coffee beans per year. It's actually an alkaloid plant toxin (like nicotine and cocaine), a bug killer that stimulates us by blocking neuroreceptors for the sleep chemical adenosine. The result: you, awake.
This Is a Photoshop and It Blew My Mind [Graphics]
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This is amazing, just imagine if you could hook it up to Flickr.
PhotoSketch is an internet-based program that can take the rough, labeled sketch on the left and automagically turn it into the naff montage on the right. Seems unbelievable but—as the video shows—it works:
The 80s Now Have One More Cassette Tape Measure To Be Proud Of [Cassette Tape]
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This is retro cool, just don't try using it in your walkman :)
Only Gama-Go would be able to take a Cassette Tape and make it into a pun-based product that's both useful and compact. Plus, it's only $8. [Gama-Go]
Flickroom
A cool Adobe AIR appplication for Flickr, well worth a look.Note: 1 of this post’s 4 links are now broken — mostly dead 2008–2013 feed-syndication infrastructure (FeedBurner, Gawker, AOL’s old blog network, Pheedo, Yahoo Pipes). Left as originally published.
http://www.flickroom.org/beta/
