I only mention this because there are still a few people with blogs publishable to cosmicbuddha.com via Blogger (even though they are no longer really updated), including T, G-man, and my mom. Google is cutting you off because it costs them too much money. If you want a blog here, I’ll set something else up, so let me know.
Category: Toys & Tech
a feed for everyone
Google Reader now allows you to create feeds for any site; even ones without syndication (RSS, Atom, etc.): Follow changes to any website
I was still hanging stubbornly with Bloglines until mid-last year, but they had so many feed errors it was really a no-brainer to move onto GR. There are a few Bloglines features I miss in Google Reader, but really, it’s a far superior product.
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UPDATE: Trying to be a smartass, I added the Wikipedia’s Random Article link (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random), but it ends up subscribing the recent changes link instead (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:RecentChanges). I’m going to continue experimenting with some other uses as well.
Mixing Youtube
Perhaps the greatest Youtube tool since Autoban Stupid Video Response: twoyoutubevideosandamotherfuckingcrossfader.com/
Bizarro failure
I just got the most ambiguous printing error, ever:
Network printing over simulated WiMax FTW!
Another Facebook Hack
This time it’s a systemic flaw that Facebook admits to; the gist of it is that if someone knows your e-mail address, they can find you even if you’ve restricted search privacy.
Rogue Marketers Can Mine Your Info on Facebook
Don’t be fooled by the title, anybody can mine your info this way thanks to the new privacy settings.
If you’re still using last.fm…
Try this: Normalisr (time based charts of your last.fm data)
G00gl3 pwns joo – Google Goggles Edition
This could be a killer app. I’ve dreamed about something like this since I saw the first integrated webcam/OCR app on a VAIO 12 years ago..
Google Real Time Search
Note to self: LINK
Google Public DNS
I’m testing Google’s public DNS servers out. If your ISP’s DNS servers suck or you are just curious, you can try it out too: Configuring your network settings to use Google Public DNS
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Note: They have the coolest IP addresses:
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4