June 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Songbird, my favorite desktop media player has released a new version - 0.6 and they’re getting ready to push this to beta soon.
So, what’s new in Songbird 0.6?
According to them, you’ll notice significant performance improvements and many new features such as…
Performance Enhancements
* Larger Library Support
* Smoother Scrolling
* Faster Filtering
* Speedier Search
* Improved Memory Management
New Features
* Metadata Writing
* Sync Support for MTP Devices
* Improved iPod Support
* The Edit Menu Works!
* Find Text on Webpages
* Filter/Sort by Bitrate and Sample Rate
* Simpler View Menu
* SHOUTcast Radio
Via GetSongBird.com
–aj
June 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Bots or zombies can secretly hijack your computer to send out spam or attack other computers through the Internet.
Be safe and install RUBotted now. It makes the Internet safer.
What is RUBotted?
RUBotted monitors your computer for suspicious behavior associated with Bots, a form of malicious software that can secretly take control of your computer for criminal purposes. Upon discovering a potential infection, RUBotted immediately prompts you to scan and clean your computer.
My computer is clear. Is yours clear? Check it now.
Operating System Requirements:
* Windows 2000 Professional (with the latest Service Pack installed)
* Windows XP Professional or Home Edition (with the latest Service Pack installed)
* Windows 2003 Server (with the latest Service Pack installed)
* Windows Vista (32-bit version only, with the latest Service Pack installed)
June 11th, 2008 4 Comments »
I’m probably one of the first early users to get access to Woopra’s beta couple of months ago. Quite frankly, I didn’t use it. I felt Woopra wasn’t going to be as good as what we currently use (Google Analytics). I even said to myself, “it’s just gonna be another Google Analytics with the same sets of data. What can they probably offer? What else is new?”
But as soon as I read about Woopra on CenterNetworks this morning, I gave it a whirl. I logged in to my Woopra account, copy/pasted the JS snippet on Mployd. I thought it would take some time for the data to funnel to my dashboard.
And so I tried to download and install the Woopra desktop application. To my surprise, data from the site is already crunching in!
Here’s a screenshot of the Woopra desktop application on my machine after I installed it.
See that? After 10 mins I’m already getting what I need to know from our visitors. That’s really neat!
And one cool thing about it is that it sits on my desktop/system tray for quick access. Woopra integrated a lot of awesome features into the app aside from analytics. There’s just too much to list them down here.
The Woopra desktop application is currently available in beta to Windows, MacOS, and Linux (note that Java is required to run the app).
We know that Google Analytics dominates the free web analytics space. I’d say Woopra can quickly become #2 with the added innovations to the app.
I’ve tried almost every single free web analytics app out there and Woopra is a breath of fresh air. I simply love it.
–aj
June 9th, 2008 No Comments »
MobileMe is a new service for your iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, and PC.
Featuring Push email, Push contacts, and Push calendar, and more.
MobileMe according to Apple…
You might have a Mac at home, a PC at work, and an iPhone or iPod touch. The challenge is keeping multiple devices always in sync. Enterprises can use a server like Exchange. For everyone else, now there’s MobileMe.
MobileMe works with the applications you know well. Microsoft Outlook on a PC. Mail, Address Book, and iCal on a Mac. And Mail, Contacts, and Calendar on your iPhone or iPod touch.
Access and manage your email, contacts, calendar, photos, and files at me.com. All with amazing applications that are so feature-rich and easy to use, you may end up preferring them to your regular desktop applications.
Check your email, change your calendar, edit your contacts, and more at me.com. Accessible anywhere, me.com is an ad-free suite of web applications — Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Gallery, and iDisk — that are elegant and easy to use. You can drag and drop, click and drag, use keyboard shortcuts, and even switch between applications with a single click. Me.com is such a great web experience, it seems as if you’re using desktop software.
Check it out now!
UPDATE: The keynote video is now up here
–aj
June 9th, 2008 No Comments »
At the height of WWDC, Twitter is down (11:00AM Central). You know why? Look at the birds. They are moving from different directions. And you don’t have to be a genius to figure out that 8 birds can’t probably carry a 90-ton whale? Err…
So what do you do now? Either go to Plurk, send your sentiments at Twiddict or just go back to real work.
–aj
UPDATE: 11:26AM (CT) They’re back up but real slow.
June 9th, 2008 No Comments »
Guys, do you remember Konami’s Contra? It’s the same cheat code! Use it on Google Reader to show the easter egg.
UP UP DOWN DOWN LEFT RIGHT LEFT RIGHT B A
Cool huh?
To remove it, just “Refresh” your browser.
–aj
June 6th, 2008 4 Comments »
BuddyPress is a set of WordPress MU plugins that adds distinct features and basic modifications to the WordPress MU interface.
The standard features of BuddyPress are as follows:
* Extended Profiles
* Personal Blog
* Private Messaging
* Friends
* Groups
* The Wire
* Status Updates
* Albums
Each one of the above is a separate plugin to that site admins can pick and choose which components they want.
Some more screenshots here:
Download and try it over here.
–aj
June 3rd, 2008 No Comments »
Yes. This is my newest browser home page. Goosh (http://goosh.org).
This is a unix-shell-like interface for Google. If you are like me who miss the quick links at the upper left hand corner of google for reader and Gmail. Just type in “l gmail” for Gmail and “l reader” for Google Reader.
For more quick commands, use “h”.
I don’t think I’m going back to the google.com interface if goosh.org improves the speed. Recommended to all geeks!
Wtg!
–aj
May 30th, 2008 5 Comments »
Our site Mployd.com has been chosen as an honorable mention at the recent SEOmoz Web 2.0 Awards.
First off, I’d like to personally thank the guys over at SEOmoz (They. Are. The. Authority in SEO). I also like to thank the huge names in the industry — the judges. I appreciate it very much!
SEOmoz Web 2.0 Awards Judges
This really came in as a big surprise for us here at Mployd HQ. Why? Just take a look at the winners at the Employment and Jobs category, not only you’ll see popular names like Standoutjobs ($2M funding) and Careerbuilder, but also the 800-pound gorilla Monster.com. And having Mployd behind these 3 big guys couldn’t be much more sweeter.
Again, to SEOmoz and the judges, thank you very much for this!
Have a great weekend!
–aj
May 29th, 2008 No Comments »
Meet the new Last.fm killer (I still love you Last.fm) - Lala.
Cool interface, nice use of screen estate, awesome dashboard, all-in-one page actions, and yeah free to listen to music.
DRM free music starts a dime. Isn’t all of those cool?
I haven’t gone through every single thing inside Lala but obviously, I’m impressed!
Some suggestions to add:
* Radio station
* API
* Widgets
Great stuff guys. Keep the features coming.
–aj
By the way, I know people don’t like the word “killer”. For me it basically means a “very good competitor”.
