Archive for April 2009

How to Create a Sleek and Textured Web Layout in Photoshop

In this Photoshop web design tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a full web page layout that combines the sleek and textured look-and-feel using a combination of beginning to intermediate Adobe Photoshop techniques.

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FAA Video Makes Case for Air Traffic Control Revamp

The Federal Aviation Administration wants a new air traffic control system. Badly. And it’s just released a six minute video to try and sell its vision to members of Congress and the US public.

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Digg Demos Optimized Datastreams

“Digg [has] revealed a new technology they MXHR, or Multi-Part XML HTTP Requests, as a method for optimizing delivery of Digg’s complex AJAX-enhanced site.”

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Record attempt reaps 217K texts, $26K phone bill

Their thumbs sure must be sore. Two central Pennsylvania friends spent most of March in a text-messaging record attempt, exchanging a thumbs-flying total of 217,000. For one of the two, that meant an inches-thick itemized bill for $26,000.

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Firefox 3.0.9. Fixes A Bunch of Security Problems

FirefoxFirefox reviewsFirefox reviews has a new version out, 3.0.9., which fixes several stability and security issues. Given how fast security issues are exploited (just remember the onslaught of Twitter worms from a couple of days ago), if you don’t have automatic updates enabled in Firefox you should download and install the new version…

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10 Best Free Windows Clipboard Replacements

There’s a lot of crossover between the vast majority of them, so we’ve highlighted what makes them unique where applicable to help you pick your chosen clipboard replacement tool.

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Apple pulls ‘Baby Shaker’ iPhone app after protests

Apple Inc. yanked a disturbing iPhone application called “Baby Shaker” - which allowed users to silence a screaming infant by shaking their phone - from its online store today.

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AMD announces 16-core CPU for 2011

Ok, so it is announced, now we just need to see it…

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22 Tips and Apps for Your iPhone’s Camera

The iPhone’s biggest weakness is its 2-megapixel camera. Not to worry, though—we’ve put together a whopping 22 tips and apps to help you get the most out of Apple’s underpowered shooter.

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