R.I.P TSS

I watched the show today and the show is so lame.The new guy "Kevin Pereira" is so annoying.Chi Lan is hot but maybe less of those annoying laughs.And the worst part is that this will be their best shows(coz they wanted to start off with a bang).And what the hell were tptb thinking.No studio audience.Atleast the audience adds some life to the show.Alex Albrecht hated it.Leo thinks its a sinking ship (Joey the Intern has the audio for that).And here's Becky Worley's thought on this whole thing.What do you all think?

Streets And Trips With GPS

The urge to get it was so strong that i fell for it.On my way home from school, i purchased Microsoft Streets and Trips that came with a usb gps which can be used with pocketpc/laptop.I am in the process of trying it out.Its so cool.But the only problem is there is no voice navigation feature built in. Thats one of the setback. In order to use it on my trip i will have to have someone with me or stop at some place to check the route. But for every problem, there is a solution or so they say.
I did some google search and found out that if i get Microsoft Mappoint, i will be able to get a plugin that can give voice navigation. But its an expensive solution. I think Microsoft should have built the feature into it by default. I will let you all(i know there is only one reader) know about my experience with this unit.
For PocketPC GPS Links, Click Here.

Sunday Fiesta

The Rescuer Needs To Be Rescued
Build Your Own G4 - A guide for building your own macintosh computer.

G4Techtv - TSS Dead Once Again

Just found out that Alex, Dan, Yoshi among others who work on TheScreenSavers have been let go. I didn't see this coming. It seems like tptb at G4Techtv are just like kids who make irrational decisions. I am sad to see talented people let go. Kevin/Alex made good hosts. According to Sarah Lane's blog, TheScreenSavers is being revamped.
To find out more visit Alex, Sarah and Kevin's blog.

Dear Condy,

Donald Knuth - who wrote The Art Of Computer Programming has written a letter to Condoleeza Rice. "I'm 99.99% sure that my writing this letter will have no effect, but my conscience tells me to write it anyway........ When I knew you at Stanford I had the greatest admiration for your abilities and good sense. (And I was disappointed that we never were able to get together to play four-hands music.) But now I cannot help but express to you my chagrin that the warm feelings I once had have basically evaporated. I hope you can pause to try to understand why this might be the case."

Blogging != Journalism

Thats what the people at CBS thinks. Maybe its true, maybe its not but its the last thing you would expect from CBS news, since they are the one with great journalistic integrity.

Source-Code Search

Koders - "Koders is a search engine for source code. It enables developers to easily search and browse source code in thousands of projects hosted at hundreds of open source repositories."

IE - You Are Fired

Firefox 1.0 is out.Firefox is gaining popularity whereas IE is losing popularity.That says alot.In the last couple of weeks i think i have gotten most of my friends/families to use firefox.It has dramatically reduced the amount of syware/virus infection.

Amust Read

20 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Post Your Pictures On The Internet - They photoshopped the hell out of this guy's picture.Nice way to teach kids on what to/what not to post on the internet.
46 Best-ever Freeware Utilities - A comprehensive list of free programs.Includes Avg, Spybot Search and Destroy and much much more.
GeekDIY - Geeks looking for something to do.Check out this site.It will keep you busy through the cold winter months.

Tips On Discovering New And Interesting Blogs

Mining Information Gold in the Blogosphere - A great guide/article on "How to use Web logs as reliable research tools" brought to you by The American Association of Law Libraries.
Here is a sample tip from the article,"Finding Blogs
• Use search engines like www.google.com
(search term: “~blog inurl:archives”),
www.yahoo.com (search term: “blog
inurl:archives”), or www.teoma.com
(search term: “blog archives”)."

X1 Vs Google Desktop

You think google's desktop Search is fast.Try X1.I am amazed at how well it carries out the search.Within a few seconds of installing it, it had already indexed all my email and my files.No, i am not getting paid to say this.Even on their website, they have a list of bloggers who have praised their products.From their website, " X1 Desktop Search is personal search for your own computer.X1 instantly locates any word or words in any email message, attachment, file or Outlook contact on your PC.X1 delivers search results as you type your search, narrowing the results in real time with each letter."
The downside is it costs US$74.95.But you can try it for 15 days.

Some Links To Keep You Busy

Top 10 Suprnova Alternatives - For all you bittorrent fans out there.To learn more about bittorrent, go here.
You Broke It, You Fix It - Apple computer's new program.
14$ Steadycam - Preety cool.Compared to hundreds of dollars you would spend buying a professional one.Very comprehensive guide with lots of pictures.
IpodLounge - All you ever wanted to know about ipod.Well, atleast all that i wanna know.

Thats all for now.Hope you all have a great day.