December 2007
72 posts
50 Things Men Wish Women Knew →
#8: No question need ever be asked through a closed bathroom door if I’m inside. I love you less with each syllable you utter.
The Ultimate Leopard Tweaking Guide →
No matter how good Apple Mac OS X Leopard is, there will always be features that people dislike, and want to change. And while Apple may think they have the perfect recipe for a perfect OS, many power-users will want to tweak OS X to their liking. Appletell has compiled a list of several ways to tweak your Leopard.
Last Day to Vote for Kina Grannis! (Gotta Digg... →
At the time of this post, there are only 10 hours left to vote. Show the power of digg to the myspace community! (And you’ll be voting for a good artist as well)
A Glance Into The Steve Jobs Empire via Knowledge... →
In analyzing the mass appeal and success of Apple, we must look directly to the company’s Co-Founder and CEO, Steven P Jobs. NewsVisual created an IntellectSpace Knowledge Map of the notable past and present connections of Jobs.
Cute Digg Girl's next goal: 90 million viewers Feb... →
Kina Grannis has received 10 marriage proposals and global fan mail since her song “Gotta Digg” hit the Internet last week. She now has fans in Chile, Jordan and Estonia! She stands to gain 90 million more fans if her song “Message From Your Heart” is picked to air during the Super Bowl.
iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 100% Confirmed, Breaks... →
Gizmodo confirms that the iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 is 100% real after talking gathering solid evidence. The update installs without any problem in iTunes, which requires Apple’s private encryption key to work. The previously published features are real as well. The update patches previous hacking methods, breaks unlock and third-party apps.
Digg May Land Digg Girl Record Contract →
Kina Grannis, the girl behind the now internet famous “Digg Song” (video above) has been approached by a record company interested in discussing a possible record deal.
List of confirmed iPhone 1.1.3 firmware features →
Here is a list, with images, of confirmed iPhone 1.1.3 firmware feature additions and updates!
The Wii, officially hacked! →
Someone was able to start Homebrew in Wii-Mode. They were able to find encryption and decryption keys by doing full memory dumps at runtime over a custom serial interface. Using these keys, they were able to create a Wii ‘game’ that ran their own code. (video in link + more)
Scientists: Time Itself May Be Slowing Down →
Scientists have come up with the radical suggestion that the universe’s end may come not with a bang but a standstill - that time could be literally running out and could, one day, stop altogether
Snorting a Brain Chemical Could Replace Sleep →
Wow. I’ve always wondered if this was possible. If no one needed sleep I wonder if we’d all do more things in life that we wanted to, or if we’d all be forced into working an 80 hour work week as a societal norm.
Obama's closing argument - One helluva speech →
To hell with my cynicism. I’m actually inspired.
Smashing Magazine Highlights 2007 →
Although Smashing Magazine is quite young, a number of things happened in 2007.In this post we revise what happened on Smashing Magazine over the last year. Smashing highlights, setbacks and small sensations of 2007 in a brief overview, month by month.
Apple Tops $200 Per Share →
Shares of Apple hit an all-time high today, briefly trading over $200 per share on NASDAQ. At such levels, Apple sports a market value of nearly $170 billion, making the company nearly 3x the size of Dell, and closing in on one-half the size of Microsoft.
Radiohead's "In Rainbows" NYTimes #1 Album of 2007 →
While Radiohead’s discontinued pay-what-you-want proposition for downloading its new album made a great music-business story, the more lasting news is that “In Rainbows” — in either its one-disc or two-disc configurations — needs no gimmicks.
Roger Chang leaving dl.tv for Tekzilla →
Roger announces on twit that he’s leaving dl.tv and joining Patrick Nortan on Tekzilla
20 (More!) Photographs Taken at the Exact Right... →
What is the most critical element to taking amazing photographs? There are a number of candidates including lighting, focus, timing and camera type, but one device has been at the heart of producing some of the funniest and strangest pictures around: proper angle. Sorted into three categories, here are 20 awesome perfectly angled photographs!
Jessica Simpson’s New Movie Grossed $384 on... →
Blonde Ambition averaged $48 per screen on Friday for a total box office of $384. Based on an $8 ticket price, that means that 6 people paid to see the movie at each of those theatres, and only 48 people went to see the movie! That’s amazing! One of the worst performances a movie has ever had.
must have attire for the "car guy" in your life →
car coats, driving gloves, etc.
‘I Am Legend’ DVD Screener Leaked on BitTorrent →
A DVD screener for Will Smith’s new I Am Legend leaked onto BitTorrent sites last night, causing some to wonder (us, at least) why the heck one ever existed in the first place. Generally, at this time of year, the only promotional screeners mailed out are for movies that studios think might actually win Academy Awards.
Apple has sold 5 million iPhones →
Apple has sold 5 million iPhones, according to 9 to 5 Mac, an Apple rumor site. At the iPhone’s launch, Steve Jobs set a public goal of selling 10 million iPhones — next year. With the iPhone only on sale for six months, that means Apple’s already selling its sleek smartphones at 2008 speed.
'I Am Legend' Screener Leaked to BitTorrent →
Will Smith’s Sci-Fi blockbuster is an early Xmas present for file-sharing fanatics this year.
New Images Visualization Launches Today →
Now you can discover great images people are Digging with the Digg Pics visualization. It’s a fantastic way to browse and scroll though the images on Digg.
New Duke Nukem Forever Teaser Trailer Released! →
As promised, first new Duke Nukem Forever video in over six years has been released. “The release is still ‘when it’s done,’ but you can expect more frequent media releases and we’re not changing engines again and we have considerable work behind us,” Broussard told Shacknews. Original voice actor Jon St. John and composer Jeremy Soule involved.
Dubai Building $1 Billion Jurassic Park →
A new $1.1 billion Jurassic theme park called Restless Planet, is being built in Dubai. The park will feature 109 animatronic dinosaurs of over 40 different species in a 500,000 square foot (46,000 square metre) space. The new park will be the star attraction of a large Las Vegas-esque entertainment and business development called City of Arabia.
Brett Favre Breaks All Time Passing Record →
Brett Favre has just become the all time leader in passing yards, breaking Dan Marino’s record.
"I Am Legend" makes $76.5 million at box office →
The last man left on Earth in “I Am Legend” took first place at the weekend box office in North America. Will Smith crushed the competition with a $76.5 million opening for his sci-fi thriller, distributor Warner Bros. said on Sunday.
New Joker Posters for The Dark Knight! →
Even more posters for The Dark Knight! This time featuring Heath Ledger’s The Joker. Allocine.com premiered the following international poster:
How the Colorblind see the world →
There are an estimated 10.5 million American men who are red green color blind. I am one of them. I discovered this many years ago and rarely think about it as to me it is normal. However, I have discovered that those around me are endlessly fascinated with it—especially designers. So, to you I provide this helpful visual guide…
Metallic MacBooks Spotted on Apple Campus →
Appleinsider claims that “dark grey” or “gunmetal” colored slim notebooks have been spotted at Apple campus.Though noticeably thinner but otherwise similar in size to the company’s 13-inch MacBooks, the notebook appeared to have a metallic sheen to it, which set it apart from the current black MacBo…
Google releases Zeitgeist 2007 →
Anna Nicole Smith, Vanessa Hudgens, the iPhone and the Red Sox were all top searches in 2007. See who else made the list…
Opera tries to force IE into W3C compliance →
Opera has filed a complaint with the European Union, accusing Microsoft of violating EU antitrust law by bundling IE with Windows. The browser maker wants Microsoft forced to release a fully standards-compliant version of IE.
Does Time Slow Down When You're Faced With A... →
There is a common thread among victims of car crashes, and other such disasters, that time seemed to slow down. It is as if time all of a sudden decided to allow you to view everything that is happening in minute & horrifying detail. But is time really slowing down or is your brain just processing information differently due to an adrenaline rush?
Apple announces television content on iTunes... →
As expected, Apple on Wednesday announced that hit television programming from Canada’s top networks, US broadcasters and the National Hockey League (NHL) is now available for CAN$1.99 per episode from the iTunes Store in Canada
Merriam-Webster Add w00t to Dictionary - Teachers... →
Congratulations World of WarCraft addicts. Give yourselves a pat on the back, Halo’ers. You and all the other gamers and internet fans out there have collectively legitimized 1337 speak.
Alex Trebek Suffers Heart Attack →
This host of a long-running game show has suffered what life-threatening ailment?
Aston Martin shoehorns V12 into its Vantage. Pure.... →
AM’s V8 Vantage was hot, but it wasn’t particularly quick. So in celebration of its new design studio, the British automaker shoehorned a race version of its V12 under the hood and created one of the most desirable rides in the world. 0-60? Something in the 3s. Top speed? 200+ mph. Hotness: unmeasurable.
Tim Burton to direct "Alice in Wonderland" →
Burton will also produce the adaptation, which will use both live action and performance-capture animation. “The stories are like drugs for children, you know?” Burton said. “It’s like, ‘Whoa, man.’ The imagery, they’ve never quite nailed making it compelling as a full story. So I think it’s an interesting challenge to direct.”
iTunes TV Shows coming to Canada this week! →
Apple is preparing to launch the TV Show store this week.
New Dark Knight Photo: Batman Rides His BatPod! →
Warner Bros has released a new photo of Batman riding his BatPod in the new Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight. Click on the image to enlarge. The film is set to hit theaters on July 18th 2008.
Police Closes Pirate Bay Investigation, Trial... →
The police investigation into The Pirate Bay has finally came to an end. Today, the Pirate Bay received over 40,000 pages of legal paperwork. At first sight there doesn’t appear to be any evidence that suggests The Pirate Bay is involved in any illegal activities, but that is up to the court to decide now.
AdBlock for Safari 3 with Leopard support. →
This is the first Safari 3 AdBlock plugin that I have found to have support for Leopard.
International Iron Man Poster and New Dark Knight... →
Uruloki has some new scans from the French magazine CinéLive, which features a new close-up photo of Batman’s updated batsuit from The Dark Knight, and a new international Iron Man poster.
Sweeney Todd - The Reviews Are In! →
Tim Burton and Johnny Depp go together like black and blue, or like fire and ash. Most of their films are something of a paradox. Mixing the dark with light, pain with pleasure and humor with sorrow. Never has the paradoxical complexities of their talents come together in such a way as we see in Sweeney Todd.
What Was The Most Expensive Car Accident In The... →
A Bugatti Veyron, one of the rarest and most powerful cars in the world, is involved in a 100mph crash in its first week on the road.
50Cent File-Sharing Doesn’t Hurt Artists They... →
Before getting up on stage at a club in Oslo, 50 Cent gave an interview. In it he denied taking coke on live TV in Zagreb and then dropped a file-sharing bombshell: “What is important for the music industry to understand is that this really doesn`t hurt the artists!” Wow. No-one cares about the coke now.
The Pirate Bay Now Running on Opentracker →
The world’s largest BitTorrent tracker is no longer running on Hypercube, the tracker originally developed by Anakata, one of the Pirate Bay founders. The Pirate Bay switched to Opentracker which uses less resources and supports UDP tracking.
RIP, CompUSA: 1984 - 2008 →
Days after we first reported that CompUSA could be shutting down for good very, very soon, the WSJ is reporting that the beleaguered big box retailer has been sold to Gordon Brothers Group for liquidation, which will occur shortly after the holidays.
ATTENTION: Quicksilver Needs Your Help →
Please digg this up to help Quicksilver gain the developer support it needs to stay alive! Alcor has doomed it to a “long slow death,” help see that this doesn’t happen!
Steve Jobs 2.0...Jonathan Ive to be the next CEO... →
Could this 40-year-old gym-toned, shaven-headed, Aston Martin-driving Brit, be the next man to run Apple Computer? “I think Steve Jobs has found somebody in Jony who knows how to complete or even exceed his vision, and do it time and time again,” said Chee Pearlman