Recently, PortableApps released an overhauled version 1.5 of its PortableApps.com Suite. I’ve written about PortableApps in previous versions, and several readers agreed that its suite is incredibly useful, especially if you like to carry around a USB thumb drive stocked with applications that you… Read More »
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It’s been a while since I had a chance to chat with Om and it’s been even longer since he’s appeared in a video or audio podcast. Sounds like an opportunity to me, so we sat down and recorded a short podcast this weekend. In under… Read More »
A while back we looked at Blogo, a unified blogging and microblogging client. Now they’ve put out version 1.2, which extends Blogo to support new targets and adds some useful options as well. If you’re an OS X user who posts online frequently, it’s… Read More »
Whether you’re new to the Mac or have been using one for some time, there’s usually always something new you can learn about it to make your workflow, personal projects, or fun time a little easier or more enjoyable. To that end, Apple makes plenty of… Read More »
Nearly two months ago, we penned the sad news that Air-O-Matic’s “Pull My Finger” application was denied from entry to the App Store. Pull My Finger (if you couldn’t guess) was a fart noise machine for iPhone. It was one of those times… Read More »
There’s something about web content that (profitable!) CollegeHumor just seems to understand and anticipate better than anyone else. To see how the site’s original video team works its magic, check out this behind-the-scenes look. Read More »
Thanks very much to all who joined us last night in New York City for our viral ads edition of the NewTeeVee Pier Screenings. After any number of snafus (including the NYU campus police denying us our beer!), the video line-up for the evening and the… Read More »
Unobserved by mainstream journalists, Skype quietly closed its popular Skypecast personal broadcasting service late last month. The decision is setting off howls of protest from loyal users, who are ready to bolt to competitive services. Read More »
For today’s Pier Screening finalists we chose a single machinima selection, Robbie Dingo’s Watch the World(s), a beautiful tribute to the process of artistic creation. (I wrote on my Second Life blog about how Robbie created it.) We actually received… Read More »
Weebly, a San Francisco-based web publishing start-up and a YCombinator alumnus, is throwing its hat in the hosted-blogging arena, challenging existing players’ SixApart’s TypePad and Automattic’s WordPress.com offerings. The company also announced that it has raised $650,000 in angel funding by a group of… Read More »
Updated with Photobucket stats: MySpace is buying Photobucket reports Valleywag, even though it is not offering any details on the price MySpace is paying for the photo-hosting company. According to reports, Photobucket had hired Lehman Brothers to shop it around and was looking for $300… Read More »
Some Intel-Mac users are having Joost problems which is showing some strange error messages, reports NewTeeVee. After loading the software, many folks, including me, have not been able to log into the service. Joost CEO Fredrik de Wahl in NTV comments writes, “Yes, we’re… Read More »
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