Just in case you missed any of the past weeks posts, here's a summary for you. There's some good hacks, a google maps mashup and some other good tech stuff. Check it out:
Strip DRM from Zune, BBC iPlayer, Amazon Unbox, Walmart Downloads
Over at the doom9 forums they are discussing the program Fairuse 4WM program that strips any media file that plays on Microsoft's Windows Media Player. This includes Zune Marketplace Downloads, Walmart Downloads, Amazon UnBox , BBC iPlayer files and even your local library file downloads. Why…
Acronis True Image Free Download
The best (and my personal favorite) Windows Disk Imaging, Backup & Recovery software is available to you for the extremely low price of FREE. You heard it right, if you own a Seagate or Maxtor hard drive you can go to either of their sites and get a free download of Seagate's Disc Wizard or…
Must Read: Stories I'm Reading
It's been a while since I've done the link thing since I've been busy with work, vacation and well blogging. So anyway, here's some links to good blog posts from around the net I've been reading recently: 4 Step DIY Wine Glass Photo Frames - Yes these are a bit corny, but at…
Measure Your Run or Bike Ride with Gmaps Pedometer
Take Google Maps and add to that a tool that tells you "How far is it from point A to B." This is what the Gmaps Pedometer Mashup does. If you walk, run, bike or swim this is an excellent web tool for you. It's a Google Maps Mashup that lets you set up waypoints and it calculates the…
Sony's Sphere-Shaped HTPC-VAIO TP1
Sony calls it a Living Room PC, but it's really just a basic pre-built HTPC in the shape of a hat box or Roomba. It comes with a Intel 2 Duo Processor 1.83GHz and Windows Vista. This thing has no HD optical drive and no CableCard slot, but it does have an HDMI output and a compact…
Flexible Flickr Search Engine PiciShare
PiciShare is an alternative search engine for Flickr to your average Flickr Search. The search engine provides a simple click and search interface that enables you to modify the search preferences more efficiently. You can select the search results per page, sort by: relevance, Date Posted…
A Non-working Technorati is a Useless Technorati
Here we go again! Technorati hasn't been updating posts, links or authority for several days now and there's been no response by admin on their "help" page or from their ticket support system. The problems for me began before Technorati dropped off the web due to the power outage…
Blog Hack: Custom Flickr Search for your Blog
Would you like to add a custom flickr search box for your blog that only searches your photos? I found some html code you can add to your site to make a custom search box for your blog that searches only photos with your flickr username. I'll share with you how to do this for your site. …
Blogger Hack: Monitor Submissions From Your Site to Digg, Reddit, Delicious, Furl and StumbleUpon
If you have a website or blog you know how much digg , reddit , stumbleupon and the other social networking sites can have a great impact on the number of visitors to your site. Because of this, you want to know when someone submits a story from your blog to one of these social networking sites.…
Harry Potter by Audiobook
Don't have time to read the 750 or so pages of the the latest Harry Potter Book - Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows? I recommend you purchase the audiobook . It is narrated by Jim Dale who is one of the best narrators ever. My family has listened to the previous six Harry Potter books…
Qam Tuning On Mac with HDHomeRun & EyeTV
SiliconDust announced today that their Dual Network QAM/OTA HD Tuner now works with the Mac's EyeTV. I wrote a review of the excellent HDHomeRun tuner back in March. These HDHomeRun tuners have been flying off the shelf since that time as it now works with most (if not all) of the Windows Based…
EasyTVData Now SchedulesDirect - Replacement For Zap2It
If you are one of the MythTV, GBPVR or MediaPortal Users who have been using Zap2It for your TV Guide service then you probably know that Zap2It will stop providing free tv listings September 1, 2007. Since that time, a team of MythTV developers and others are working on a possible replacement for…
Digg Hack: Find The Popular Digg Stories Before They Hit Front Page
Want to find the stories that are just beginning to gain popularity, but before they hit Digg? Russ Virante has developed a digg tool using the digg.com API to filter through the most recent 500 stories based on the minimum number of diggs received. This way you can catch the likely-to-be-hot…
