January 2008
Yahoo! Mail 2007: The Year that Was →
As another year draws to a close, now may be a good time to reflect back on the year that was for Yahoo! Mail. I’ve only been here since July but exciting stuff has been happening all year. Here are some of the favorite highlights from folks all around the Yahoo! Mail team:
Messenger and Mail…together at last! - The first really big news came in February, when we began rolling out an updated...
December 2007
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A look back at Lightroom in 2007 →
Happy New Years Eve everyone. I’ve got a question for you. This day, one year ago, were you even using Lightroom? Probably not right? Even if you had installed the beta (remember, the full version wasn’t out yet) you probably hadn’t really committed to it yet? Seriously. Think about it. Can you even imagine what it’s like to NOT be using Lightroom? I can’t. And it was only 1 year ago that I...
A Look Back at 2007 in Photoshop, Photography,... →
For my last post of the year, I thought I’d take a quick look back at what has just been an amazing year of change, innovation, and growth for our industry. I’m going to focus on what’s happened in the Photoshop arena, in photography, what’s happened here in my Photoshop Insider blog, and how it’s impacted our lives (and my own work), throughout this year (which seems like it literally just flew...
PhotoDump 12-30-2007 →
More great stuff from the Epic Edits Flickr Group this week. With the holidays over the last week, I saw a few seasonal photos roll into the pool. So this week, I’ve selected the holiday photos to display along with the regular selection of photos.
197 Members (17 New)
736 Photos (128 New) [Slideshow]
9 Discussions (0 New)
16 Holiday Selections
51 Regular Selections
THE...
Microsoft takes Vista advertising to YouTube →
If you’ve been wondering where all the advertising for Windows Vista has disappeared to, look no further YouTube. Starting from last week, Microsoft has begun uploading a series of original short videos showcasing a combination of Windows Vista, Windows Live and Office 2007 experiences.
Unlike the $500 million heart-warming “Wow” campaign at the start of the year, this campaign focuses much...
December 2007's Best Posts [[this Is Good]] →
How to Track Down Anyone Online “When you’re trying to find someone online, Google’s not the only game in town.”
The 20 Best iPod Utilities “With a new generation of iPods on the market this holiday season, your reliable old iPod may not seem as shiny as it once did.”
Lifehacker’s 2007 Guide to Free Software and Webapps “Throughout...
List Of The Day: Great Olan Mills photos →
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iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Video and Confirmation by... →
Here’s a video of the iPhone Firmware 1.1.3, with confirmation that the leak is real from Natetrue, famed iPhone hacker. Like before, the update breaks unlocks and third-party apps, patching previous vulnerabilities at the same time. The video shows how to move icons around in the Springboard, wobbling to indicate they can be dragged and dropped around, which is kind of an...
9 Timeless 3 Column Layout Techniques →
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Taking the Vista Plunge →
Well today I’m finally taking the Vista plunge. I’m upgrading my home office PC to Windows Vista. By way of disclosure, a friend of mine at Microsoft, Charlie Owen (thanks), sent me the copy of Vista to try. I gave Charlie some rights to use some of my photos so you might say that I bartered for the copy. So far my experience looks like this. First hurdle was that the operating system...
And the Recording Industry Wonders Why Everyone... →
Download Uproar: Record Industry Goes After Personal Use - washingtonpost.com: “Sony BMG’s chief of litigation, Jennifer Pariser, testified that ‘when an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song.’ Copying a song you bought is ‘a nice way of saying ‘steals just one copy,’ ’ she said.” To me it is...
The Deadbolt Feature - The Best Films of 2007 →
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Oceanic Airlines - Flights Resume Monday?!? →
I am sure by now most of you have seen this, but I thought I would post it here to stir up some conversation. This video was released/posted yesterday, seems to be legit from ABC and has created a lot of buzz. Monday the site (which right now consists of this video and a downloadable pdf) should be relaunched with additional information. Interesting to note the destinations that Oceanic will be...
Your Best Shot 2007 Samplr III →
A small sampling from the Your Best Shot 2007 conversation in Flickr Central. Please take the time to view the growing collection of wonderful photographs and be sure to add your own. Photos from millzero, Len Scaps, Rohan Phillips, mosley.brian, rowan.simpson, phil h, shafina and revivify. Previously: Your Best Shot 2007, Your Best Shot 2007 Samplr and Your Best Shot…
5 “DISPOSABLE” Web Accounts to Keep Your Identity... →
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Feature: Checklist: 30 Years of Star Wars Holiday... →
Over 30 Star Wars cards are showcased here, including some you’ve likely never seen!
Feature: Star Wars: The Best of 2007 →
A look back at the best in 2007 embellished with flashbacks and mentions of many of the other things transpiring in the past 12 months.
NYT reviewers list their favorites for 2007 →
The NYT has just released its critics’ top ten favorite books for 2007. From William Grimes we have THE DAY
The Year in Random Notes: 2007’s Craziest Rock... →
When you look back at 2007, will you remember that time Britney Spears found out “Gimme More” had leaked and bugged out in her car, or when Queens of the Stone Age donned their best holiday sweaters for an appearance on Anthony Bourdain’s cooking show? Maybe you’ll recall Bill Clinton spending some QT with David Bowie, or Amy Winehouse and her husband walking the streets of London bruised and...
Mountain of puzzle-pieces →
Today in my ongoing series of photos from my travels: an enormous mountain of assorted puzzle pieces, from the entranceway to the main hall for this year’s Picnic conference in Amsterdam. Link
Hello Kitty for men →
Sanrio is launching a line of Hello Kitty stuff for men. Wait, those little pencil-boxes weren’t unisex?
An Sanrio Co. employee shows Hello Kitty products targeted at young men at the company’s headquarters in Tokyo Friday, Dec. 28, 2007. The cuddly white cat, usually seen on toys and jewelry for young females, will soon adorn T-shirts, bags, watches and other products targeting...
A Collection of Hilariously Frightening Olan Mills... →
Really bad portraiture from Olan Mills, Sears and other crappy photo studios. I laughed like hell.
Why Today's Music Sounds Like Shit →
Over the past decade and a half, a revolution in recording technology has changed the way albums are produced, mixed and mastered — almost always for the worse. Producers and engineers call this “the loudness war,” and it has changed the way almost every new pop and rock album sounds…
PlayboyU: All Tease and No Action →
I was skeptical when Playboy launched its exclusive social network for college students in August called PlayboyU, mostly because Hef’s adult entertainment empire had chosen merely to brand a standard Ning website. While it’s questionable to me whether a corporate brand can ever sustain a large and active social network, it just didn’t seem like the company was trying very hard to leverage its...
Pet Photography →
This is a shot I took of my cat Simba. He loves to have his picture taken. Eventually I would like to get into Pet Photography as a hobby. I love taking pictures of animals….
Afternoon News: Goodbye Netscape, Hello Kitty For... →
• A new law in New Jersey willl ban internet sex offenders from the web. But then who will read Gizmodo? [The Register]
• AOL will discontinue development of the Netscape browser early next year. RIP Netscape, you were the original IE alternative. [TechCrunch]
• Once upon a time, Google went by the name BackRub. Yuck. [Valleywag]
• A line of Hello Kitty clothing for men will go on sale in Japan...
Inside the 1962 Sears Christmas Catalog →
This comes too late for Christmas — 45 years too late. But the 1962 Sears Christmas catalog is still a treat.
Inspired by the fact that several friends of this Internet weblog recently forwarded us the same excerpts from a 1977 JC Penny catalog, Telstar Logistics reached into our vast corporate archive and emerged clutching a pristine copy of the 1962 Sears Christmas Book. As you browse...
FlickrFan public beta →
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Watermark Your Pics with PicMarkr [Image Editing] →
Flickr’s a great place to share your digital photos, but if you’re concerned about others stealing your best work without crediting you, you might want to try watermarking your images. Webapp PicMarkr watermarks any selected Flickr pic or any image you upload from your desktop quickly and relatively painlessly, then lets you choose between uploading the results to Flickr or saving them...
The 25 Most Innovative Products of the Year (PC... →
The 25 Most Innovative Products of the Year — Web apps that transcend the Web. PCs that redefine what a PC can do. And oh yeah, a certain cell phone you may have heard of. We pick 25 breakthroughs that you can get your hands on right now. — Recommend this story? — Yes — No
Source: PC World
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,140663/article.html
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Blackwater wishes you a very mercenary Christmas →
Danger Room has scanned a copy of the holiday card sent out by Blackwater Worldwide: Link to larger-rez scans. Hey, this eggnog tastes like blood.
Blackwater wishes you a very mercenary Christmas →
Danger Room has scanned a copy of the holiday card sent out by Blackwater Worldwide: Link to larger-rez scans. Hey, this eggnog tastes like blood.
In what color would you like your 2009 Chevy... →
Filed under: Car Buying, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Chevrolet
Thanks to an eagle-eyed painter at an unspecified dealership in these great United States, we now have a list of colors in which you can order a 2009 Chevy Camaro when the time comes. Keep in mind that production colors for the Camaro have not been officially announced by Chevy, so while these appear to be from an OK source that has no...
Boy killed by texting driver →
Filed under: Cellphones, Transportation
According to a report from the Boston Globe, a man claims that he was typing a text message into his cellphone when he lost control of his SUV and fatally struck a 13-year-old boy on a bicycle. In a stark and sad reminder of the cause for recent laws put into effect governing texting / phoning while driving, it appears the man was so distracted that he...
Rules Of The Road: Jalopnik Guide To Cell Phone... →
We we’re tempted to just limit this guide to stating that, unless necessary, you shouldn’t use your cell phone while driving (A CB Radio is much cooler anyways). But that would make some of us (ahem, Wert) serious hypocrites. There’s no state with an all out ban on all types of cell usage, though approximately half of all states have some sort of laws on the books.
City laws...
2008 Barrett-Jackson to offer first GT500KR,... →
Filed under: Car Buying, Sports/GTs, Auction Action, Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford
Barrett-Jackson has been the king of muscle cars the last few years. Hemi Cudas, Shelby Mustangs, and Yenko Camaros have commanded high dollar bids from car collectors all around the world. Coming this January, Barrett-Jackson will not only have some of the best classic muscle cars, but the best new ones, as well.
Lot...
The X-Files Ultimate Collection →
The X-Files Ultimate Collection ($165) will have you wanting to believe all over again. The 61-disc set includes all 9 seasons of the sci-fi hit, along with the theatrical X-Files… Visit Uncrate for the full post.
Joel debuts with Philadelphia Orchestra
(AP) →
AP - The Piano Man will make his Philadelphia Orchestra debut next month.
Old Cars In Square America [Photography] →
The website Square America showcases an obsessive collector’s- wait, we mean curator’s- vast selection of found photographs from the first three-quarters of the 20th century (most of them in the old Brownie-style square format, hence the site’s name), including some great car-themed stuff. Warning: this site is a hazard to workplace productivity [Square America, via BoingBoing]
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Five Firefox Tips You May Not Know About |... →
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Tokyo Auto Salon '08: Honda Sports Modulo Civic... →
Filed under: Aftermarket, Tuners, Honda, Tokyo Auto Salon
UPDATE: New images added to the gallery. click above for more high-res images of the Honda Sports Modulo Civic Type-R Honda is bringing a trifecta of tricked-out, Modulo-fettled concepts to the Tokyo Auto Salon, and this Civic Type-R takes the track-ready nature of the base model to the next level. The concept is fitted with 19-inch Modulo...
Harry Potter Book of the Year? →
USA Today has noted that the final Harry Potter book is ‘Book of the Year’. In reading the article, the
Lexus LF-A mule unseats Porsche GT2 as King of the... →
Filed under: Concept Cars, Motorsports, Coupes, Supercars, Lexus
click above for more images of the Lexus LF-A Concept A Lexus LF-A mule has unofficially recorded a lap time on the Nordschleife of 7 minutes, 24 seconds. This is not in dispute. What is in dispute is how many seconds faster the LF-A’s lap time is than that of the 2008 Porsche 911 GT2, the previous “King of the...
The year in reality TV, 2007 →
Despite all the predictions—or hopes—about its eventual downfall, reality TV is finishing its seventh year as a staple on network prime-time television. On cable, many networks have all but given their entire schedules over to unscripted programming. The quality of these shows ranges as much as their popularity, but nearly all of them offered something to talk about in 2007. From...
The most popular reality TV stories and shows of... →
What in reality TV did people care most about in 2007? Nudity, death, and break-ups, and Big Brother 8, The Amazing Race 11, and I Love New York 2—at least according to the most popular stories and pages on reality blurred. Because the web exists thanks to porn, stories related to naked reality stars lead the list, as people searching for their fix end up on stories that link to or discuss...
The Gettysburg Powerpoint Presentation →
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7 Bad Habits of Digital Photographers →
This is a special guest-post from a new friend of mine, Antoine Khater. Check the bottom of this post for his bio, and don’t forget to visit his photography blog!
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Survivor Micronesia's all-star cast revealed →
When rumors first began circulating that the 16th season of Survivor would be another all-star season, a cast list was published. Since then, we learned that only half the cast would be alumni, and now we have new rumors about who’s participating. (Stop reading now if the not-yet-officially-revealed cast constitutes a spoiler for you.) The 10 “favorites” who are set to return...
Non-elimination leg shows up after one team gets... →
The big news on Sunday’s episode of The Amazing Race 12 was the appearance of this season’s first non-elimination leg. In July, The Orlando Sentinel’s TV critic, Hal Boedeker, reported that the non-elimination legs had been dropped, citing a conversation with one of the series’ executive producers, Jonathan Littman. Boedeker didn’t quote Littman, but reported,...