I’m writing this post from my iPhone, using the WordPress iPhone app. Pretty cool!
In an unrelated note, I recently traveled to NYC for the first time, to visit a friend. Blog posts and pictures coming soon.
Latest Updates RSS
-
Tin
-
Tin
I’ve owned my iPhone a little over half a year, now. I wasn’t the earliest adopter, but I jumped right on it when they lowered the price to $400 for the 8GB model. Overall, I’ve been a fairly happy camper, but I do have a few issues. With rumors that a new version of the iPhone is imminent, I had just a few things on my wishlist.
-
Mikey
CoverFlow is a neat little app. I didn’t think much of it when I first got it. It certainly looks cool… and that is precisely it. The more I used it, the more I preferred scrolling through the album covers instead of just the text listings on iTunes. Sure this may just be a novelty feeling that will wear off. Or it could be how you interface iTunes (or your media player of preferance) in the future. With more powerful graphics cards becoming standard, why not? They just have to work in track listings and it’s all set. Although the original intent of CoverFlow was to listen to whole albums. Sadly this is Mac only app right now.
-
Tin
Engadget reports that some resellers have released the Nintendo DS Lite early, well before the official June 11 launch date in the US.
I’m here to report that Engadget wasn’t kidding when they said that.
-
Tin
If you Google the above phrase, you’ll get a ton of search results. There are plenty of lists out there, all with varying opinions of what’s “essential.” Here’s just another list to throw into the fray. I currently have seven extensions installed, but I’ve found that I use these four almost every day.
Adblock Plus with Filterset.G Updater
Those are actually two separate extensions, but they really do go hand-in-hand. As the name suggests, Adblock Plus lets you block ads. If you see an ad, right-click on it, and tell Adblock to block it. It’s gone. Problem is, doing this over and over gets old real fast. This is where Filterset.G comes into play. Basically, it’s a collection of complex filters that try to distinguish between advertisements and actual content on a website. Adblock uses the filters to block the ads, leaving only the real content. It works fabulously.It is worth noting that it’s not perfect. Sometimes, although rare, you will run into a website that doesn’t seem to display properly. It could be that Adblock Plus accidentally blocked actual content. This isn’t an issue though, because Adblock Plus will allow you to whitelist websites. I’m telling you, these two extensions are must-haves for Firefox users.
Here are a couple before-and-after screenshots of Adblock in action.
BugMeNot
No one likes websites that require you to login just to view its content. Newspaper websites are notorious for this. Someone started a website called BugMeNot, where you can submit account information for everyone to use. So, if I wanted to read an article on dallasnews.com, but they wanted me to register first before I can read it, chances are, someone else has already created an account and posted the information on bugmenot.com. Very convenient.The extension takes it one step further. Rather than visiting bugmenot.com to get the account information, why not have an extension do that for you? The BugMeNot extension will automatically pull the login information from bugmenot.com for the website you’re currently at. All you have to do is right-click on the login field and select “Login with BugMeNot.” The extension takes care of the rest.
PDF Download
If you mess with PDFs often, this extension is for you. It gives you more control of how you view your PDFs.As I find other extensions that I use often, I’ll make sure to share them here.
