An open message to Microsoft and Yahoo, and major implementors of search engines: Please clone the Google API, without the limits.
Category: Utilities
Utils
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Let’s make the Google API an open standard.
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IE Developer Toolbar update
The Developer Toolbar for IE has been updated. It’s been dubbed Beta 1 Refresh and does not seem to have more features. Bug-fixes only.
Last time I was a bit critical/cynical. But this is one of the few toolbars, in IE, that still is holding on. Just for the ‘Resize’ function. -
Web Two Point Oh!
Here’s some easy money. Web Two Point Oh! creates a
VC friendly Web 2.0 company just for you
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Too bad it doesn’t automatically register domain names and/or send out business plans to VC’s. Maybe version ‘two-point-oh’ will?Just to let everyone know… Yahtix is mine and I’ll be doing
tag-based collaborative document editing via instant messaging
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VC’s apply below. 😉 -
Google Earth: Impact Structures Continued
It has been over a month since I’ve released the first ‘impact structures’ network link for Google Earth, showing you the top 25 largest impact craters on earth. And it has been quite succesfull. (It’s in the top 3 most requested items off ThinkLemon.com)So, after the release of ‘impact structures by continent‘ it’s now time for a fresh new release: impact structures by age. One for the most recent and one for the oldest…
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Google Maps on your site. The easy way!
So you’re quite taken with all the mapping tools around. Everyone, and their mothers, has a nice ‘maplet’ on their blog. And now you want one too. (If not? Imagine that you want one too…)
Your option(s) untill now:
Choose an API like the Google Maps or Virtual Earth API, read up on the documentation, code, test, code, test, …, put a ‘maplet’ on your page. Hope for the best.That was untill now, because the good people of Tagzania have made it as easy as copy-paste for the rest of us.
Just pick a spot on Tagzania, describe, tag and save. If you’re happy, just click the ‘Paste this map on your site’ button. Copy the generated code and paste it in your site.
Like so (no it’s not an image, click on a marker):
How simple is that? Go to Tagzania or read up on the Tagzania blog first.
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Google Earth for Mac, developers wanted…
Or so it seems. Google wants a Senior Macintosh Developer – Mountain View and/or a Macintosh Developer – Mountain View. I suggest any Mac-developer have a go and bring us… Google Earth for Mac. 🙂
You may be very familiar with some of our desktop products including Google Earth, Google Desktop, Picasa, and Google Talk.
, the description says. Well, GTalk I can connect to with iChat for now. Picasa? iPhoto comes with the system. Google Desktop? There is a thing called Spotlight & Dashboard that come with Tiger already. So that leaves one much desired piece of software left… If I may trust my stats, it is the most requested item today. Though you may want to inquire with the Zeitgeist people upon application. 😉 (Found on Is Google Gearing Up for a Mac Software Assault?) -
Google Earth for Mac, alternatives
It seems a lot of Mac owners, like me, are anticipating the arrival of the Google Earth client for Mac. Alas… it is nowhere in sight. 🙁 But do not despair. Actually, there are alternatives available, here’s three I can think of. ‘Virtual PC for Mac‘, ‘Remote Desktop Client for Mac‘ and ‘Google Maps‘.
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EyeToy Kinetic
What do you get if you combine Sony(‘s PlayStation) with Nike? Eyetoy Kinetic: A mind, body & soul work-out.
So no more excuses for the game addicted couch potatoes. 😉
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Firefox 1.0.7 released
According to the release notes:Firefox 1.0.7 is a security and stability release. We strongly recommend that all users upgrade to this latest version.
This version includes several security and stability fixes, including a fix for a reported buffer overflow vulnerability and a fix for a Linux shell command vulnerability.
On a sidenote. This is already the seventh iteration of Firefox in almost a year. On november 9th it will be exactly a year ago that Firefox went ‘public’. Already the browser has been downloaded 90 million times! So if you download/update there’s a chance you’ll contribute to make it to the 100 milllion download mark well before its anniversary.
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Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar Beta vs Web Developer toolbar extension
“Imitation the Sincerest Form of Flattery.” Or so they say. But I don’t know if this holds true when the imitating party is… Microsoft. Sorry Chris, it’s about time to move on to greener pastures. 😉
Why the sarcasm? Well, Microsoft released a beta of their Developer Toolbar for Internet Explorer. So? Well, that’s what I thought. Why would I install a beta toolbar for IE when my main developement tool is Firefox with the Web Developer toolbar. Among others.
Just out of curiosity I gave it a go. You can download the developer toolbar beta for IE here. Don’t! If you are running Vista as it seems to crash the system.So here are my first impressions.