Skype on Mac with Jawbone Headset
by jpreardon on May 31, 2007
My Jawbone headset arrived today. The Jawbone worked flawlessly with my Treo, but getting it to pair with my Mac and work with Skype was a bit more effort. This was somewhat frustrating since the primary reason for the purchase (…)
Google Gears
by jpreardon on May 31, 2007
Google has released an early beta of their Gears offline browser extension. With Gears, a developer can make their web application available to users that are not connected to the internet. To accomplish this, the Gears browser extension includes its (…)
NYC Opens First Mountain Bike Trails
by jpreardon on May 16, 2007
The Parks Department has opened the first mountain bike trails in New York. The trails in Highbridge Park will be the site of Manhattan’s first mountain bike race this weekend. Check out the New York City Mountain Bike Association’s site (…)
Meet Java and Ruby on Rails
by jpreardon on May 14, 2007
You’ll only need to be mildly geeky to appreciate this Get a Mac inspired ad. Click to play video I wonder what’s in that final, mysterious jar? Kool-Aid perhaps? via Riding Rails Update 2006-05-16: These guys are posting an ad (…)
If My Life Was a Movie, What Would the Soundtrack Be?
by jpreardon on May 11, 2007
Ok, Pedro, I’ll try it… How to Play: 1. Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc) 2. Put it on shuffle 3. Press play 4. For every question below, type the song that’s playing 5. When you go (…)
What More Could a Mother Want?
by jpreardon on May 8, 2007
Joel on Software suggests that fixing Mom’s computer is a most excellent Mother’s Day gift. If you can’t make it to Mom’s for some reason (shame on you), you can do this remotely. To make this easy, Fog Creek Copilot (…)
Berkeley Bike Station
by jpreardon on May 8, 2007
Streetsblog has a new StreetFilm showcasing the Berkeley Bike Station. Located in the Berkeley BART station, the bike station is a free, attended, secure location to park a bike. It is open between 7:00 and 21:00 and has a capacity (…)
Scrolling Fun with KatMouse
by jpreardon on May 3, 2007
KatMouse is a sweet little windows utility that lets you scroll any window, active or not, with your scroll wheel. Just put the mouse cursor over the window you want to scroll and scroll away. This is great for those (…)