Web (2.0)
Weekend Game: Fancy Pants Adventure: World 2
Every now and then, a Flash game comes around that raises the bar to a whole new level. Last year it was Desktop Tower Defense, this year it may very well be Fancy Pants Adventure: World 2. As the sequel to the well loved Fancy Pants Adventures, Brad Borne had a lot to live up to during the development.
Amazon Software Downloads Arrive
Much like many online shoppers, I tend to buy the majority of my commercial software from Amazon. Their prices are fair, their shipping speed decent, and their quality of service is generally top notch. But now there is a whole new reason to buy software from Amazon–they’re offering software for download. Immediate delivery right to […]
New Year, New Posts, New Style
I want to take a moment to thank all of you who, despite my prolonged absence, stuck with my blog and kept your subscription to my feed. I really appreciate your ongoing support and I hope you find many more fascinating articles to come.
Now that the new year’s come and my coursework is finished, I […]
Intel Turns Its Eye to Cool Software
More Digg Clones. How Original.
Writing this blog means that I have to constantly keep my eye open for new software. My feed reader pumps out item after item from various sites which catalog new software and web app releases, so it’s nice to finally see a site that may be able to help me […]
RIAA Radar: Stickin’ it to the Man One CD at a Time
Developer: N/A
Version: N/A
Price: Free
Operating Systems: Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
Click here to check out RIAA Radar
The First Step of Many
In light of the outcome of the RIAA’s lawsuit, Capitol Records v. Jammie Thomas, I figured that now would be a fitting time to post a review of RIAA Radar. It’s a simple web app, […]
Adobe AIR Continues to Expand
A Breath of Fresh AIR
For those of you who didn’t flee in terror after reading my horrible pun, Adobe has inched one step closer to making their runtime environment even more mainstream. While most of the previous AIR [review] applications were designed for somewhat lesser known sites like FineTune, Pownce, and Twitter, the new […]
FeedHub: Just What We Need…Another RSS Feed
Developer: mSpoke
Version: Beta
Price: Free
Operating Systems: Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
Click here to check out FeedHub
Solution to Too Many Feeds? Or Just Adding to the Mess?
FeedHub, a new service which analyzes your RSS feeds and then turns them all into one, easy to use feed which supposedly only displays items that you want to see, sounds […]
NoteSake: As Simple as Pen and Paper
Developer: NoteSake Team
Version: N/A
Price: Free
Operating Systems: Linux, Mac OS X, Windows
Click here to check out NoteSake
Although Most Of Us Type Faster Than We Write
There’s just something about a clean website that really draws my eye in. Simple colors that harmonize well together, a straightforward layout, and a look that demonstrates the simplistic function of […]
Amazon Enters The MP3 Market
And iTunes Needs to Watch Out
Amazon.com, one of the largest online retailers in the world, has decided to enter a whole new arena - digital music sales. According to the press release from yesterday, Amazon is offering a huge selection of mp3s, over 2 million strong, from a massive variety of artists. […]
iTunes Album Art Grabber: Makes Cataloging Easy
Developer: Josh Powell
Version: N/A
Price: Free
Operating Systems: Linux, Mac OSX, Windows
…If I Listened to “Popular” Music
I stumbled across this handy tool today that I think is pretty fantastic. Despite being two years old, I’d never heard of it until today. Named Josh’s iTunes Album Art Grabber, it does exactly what it’s title […]
