TipMonkies Podcast #22 2005-09-30
Submitted on September 30th, 2005 by admin
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Thought the Motorola CEO’s comments on the iPod Nano were childish? This week Apple shot back, Dell and HP have beef with MS and Intel over their HD-DVD decision, and MTV and Sprint think people will actually buy videos on their phones. Additionally, looks like Google, not content with owning the world, are looking to space through a partnership with NASA. Am I on the right planet here?
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Firefox/del.icio.us integration? VeryDelicious
Submitted on September 30th, 2005 by admin
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I love social bookmarking sites, hell, I write about a new one almost every week it seems, but one thing that would make them extremely useful would be if they were completely integrated in my web browser. I’d like to be able to add bookmarks and retrieve them without having to go to a webpage to do so. There is an excellent Firefox extension for del.icio.us users called VeryDelicious which solves this problem. The extension adds a toolbar to Firefox which lets you bookmark a website with up to three tags without ever having to visit your del.icio.us page. Additionally, it lets you search your bookmarks right from your browser (and you can filter by tags, too). It’s not just tasy, it’s VeryDelicious!
Ask a Monkey: Tweaking Opera RSS
Submitted on September 30th, 2005 by admin
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Dear TipMonkies,
Is there a way to customize Opera to treat RSS without stripping it to text-only content? I use Thunderbird for RSS since it shows the original post including all the relevant site’s layout, but Thunderbird is still too slow and that’s not very comfortable for browsing through multiple messages. -Guy
Dear Guy,
The Opera RSS aggregator does support HTML and it’s enabled by default. That’s why you can see formatting elements like headings and links. You won’t be able to see the full layout of the site though, probably to save resources on the RSS’ server. What you’re asking for isn’t implemented into Opera, at least not yet. You can view images in a post though by enabling that option. To enable it, open the feed, and click on the View button, then Display, then uncheck Suppress external embeds.
Download iTunes music videos to your desktop
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I’m sure Apple won’t be too happy about this post, but there is a new PHP script out (I’m hosting it here which lets you download music videos from the iTunes Music Store completely free. Apple usually bundles these with certain albums, but what if you don’t purchase full albums, just songs? Still want those videos? The setup is super simple:
- Open the iTunes Music Store and click on the Videos section. Pick the video you want, right-click on the link, and select Copy iTunes Music Store URL.
- I uploaded the script to make it easy for you guys. Go to this page and paste the video URL. When done, you’ll be presented with a new link. Right-click on it and select Save link as to save to your desktop (be sure to name it properly with the .mov extension). That’s it, enjoy!
[Via Uneasy Silence]
Goowy, your next e-mail application?
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Goowy is great internet application which offers tons of fantastically well-done tools including an e-mail client, a contact manager, a calendar, a built in search engine (powered by Google), and even some pretty cool games. While most similar applications today are built using AJAX, Goowy is built using the new Flash 8 which you’ll need to download before you can use it. While I’m usually weary of Flash applications because they tend to be a bit slow, in Goowy it is well implemented and works well. The e-mail offered is only 100MB of storage, but for 99% of the world, this is probably more than enough. Those of you who are used to using Outlook, will feel right at home with Goowy, as the interface works pretty much the same. Additionally, there is a handy feed aggregator which you can access from your “Today” page.
Looking to waste some time between answering e-mail? Goowy also comes packed with tons of licensed Flash games including some classics like Chopper, Sonic, and a PacMan clone. If you’re looking to try something new and different, definitely check Goowy out.
Yahoo! Site Explorer
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Yahoo! just released a pretty cool new service called Yahoo! Site Explorer. So what is Site Explorer? According to Yahoo!, it’s a new search engine which “contains detailed information about the structure of the web. In addition to the web pages themselves, the database stores information about links among pages, and uses that information (as well as additional algorithms) to gauge the popularity of a given page.” Pretty cool tool for all you webmasters looking to see how your site connects to others on the web. Check out ours for TipMonkies.
[Via Make]
Easy e-mail with GMailThis!
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I love my GMail account, but those of you who are used to using desktop e-mail clients like Outlook or Thunderbird may be used to creating new e-mail from an application rather than a web browser. Some of these applications may low a bit slowly, so what if you want to shoot out a quick e-mail? There’s now a GMail bookmarklet for your browser called GMailThis! which makes it easier than ever. Simply drag the bookmarklet to your browser toolbar, and when you want to create a new e-mail just click it and you’ll automatically have a new message created for you!
Additionally, Google just announced a couple of cool new features for GMail such as auto-save of messages in case your browser crashes, and (finally!) the ability to export your contacts to a format which other e-mail clients will recognize.
NYC subway maps for the PSP
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Not sure if anyone is following the NYC subway maps fiasco where the MTA in New York wants to charge USD500 to license their maps for use in iPods, but nevertheless, someone has made the maps available for the PSP. Please note, you’re not supposed to have this, nor is it supposed to be distributed, but it’s pretty cool, so if you want to stick it to the man, check it out. Oh, and this post never existed.
[Via Joystiq]
Time Tracker, personalize time management
Submitted on September 29th, 2005 by admin
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Time Tracker is a pretty cool web service I came upon a few days ago which makes time management extremely easy. In many ways, it’s not much more than a glorified to do list, complete with a timer which lets you track how much time you’re spending on a particular task or project. The service is done entirely in AJAX so there’s almost no loads times, and it acts pretty much like any desktop application would. The service is completely free, and simple enough that anyone could try it. It would be nice to see some sort of collaborative functionality for group projects, but Time Tracker is still in beta, so I’m looking forward to seeing what else they have in store.
Simple bibliography creation with RapidCite
Submitted on September 29th, 2005 by admin
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RapidCite is one of those sites I wish I had available for me when I was in college. Being an English major, I had to write so many papers I lost track. So what is RapidCite? The site offers an extremely simply way of creating properly formatted works cited pages without ever having to look at a handbook or memorizing all the rules. All you have to do is put in the proper information like the name of the book or publication, name of the author, edition number, and so on, and RapidCite will create a Microsoft Word file out of the information and send it to you. The service supports MLA, APA, and Chicago formats. Best of all, the service is completely free, no catch.
