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Archive for December, 2007

Potty Mouthed Peeps

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

For good or bad Extremo found an interesting site that logs naughty words in a blog style format that is constantly updating called (NSFW) Twittertale.
A very simple webpage that has a wall with pieces of paper on it with the top 5 naughty words and a list of “Habitual Offenders” on the left. Not only [...]

Get Roboform at a Discount

Friday, December 28th, 2007

As regular listeners would know I use Roboform daily for managing my passwords. It is a very, very good application. But it does cost some cash. The 30 bucks U.S is well worth it in my opinion.
But who wants to pay full price? Not me! So; Roboform are offering 20% off you entire order up [...]

The Global Geek Podcast :: Special Edition :: Geek Gift Guide

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Welcome to another special edition of the show and this week being Christmas Eve we thought that a gift guide with a geek twist was the order of the day!
Merry Christmas to all our listeners and hangers on!
DOWNLOAD THE SHOW HERE
The Global Geek Podcast #073 (MP3 - 25.87 MB - 1:15:17)

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Launchy Makes It To Version 2.0

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Launchy, the cool open-source Windows utility that let’s you open applications with a few keystrokes and also which we covered WAY BACK on episode 48 has reached version 2.0. This new version supports a cleaner interface with glossier buttons and polished icons. Skinning support has been improved with support for transparency, fade effects, and other [...]

Second Life GGP Hoverboard beta 1

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

OK so Doug burst my bubble so I thought that I had better let everyone in on what we have been up to. Tim the ex-cohost has been working on a stealth start-up: The “GGP hoverboard”. I did not know anything about it until last night.

This hoverboard rocks and it is still in beta! It [...]

Flickr Releases Uploadr 3.0

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

Flickr has released version 3 of their Windows or Mac based image uploader. The uploader gives you the options of adding titles, tags and descriptions to photos before they are uploaded to your account. Brand new to this version is the ability to reorder the photos before uploading by simply dragging them into place.
Drag your [...]

The Global Geek Podcast #072 :: The Gargle

Friday, December 14th, 2007

This week in Tech we revisit airborne WiFi, the possibility of standard testing for security software and the US defence department is looking for a “virtual” firing range… not on my network mate!
Got some free software this week including one that will let you dabble with Firefox 3 beta without messing with your current install [...]

Bubble, What Bubble?

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Thought this was funny

Dave
Check out the latest GGP where we get to introduce a new host and talk about weird horse kennel thingies…

UPDATE: Bloody DMCA: Straight from YouTube: “This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by a third party.”

DivX Pro for FREE is on Again!

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

Back in June the folks at DivX were making the great offer of DivX for free, that offer was for one day only. This time however you might have about a week to grab your copy of DivX for nothing.
But there is a catch. I can’t tell you where to get it. I can however [...]

Vista Transformation Pack 8 For Free

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

When you take into consideration that XP Service Pack 3 will provide numerous items and security enhancements that were once unique to Vista to XP, shouldn’t you just go the whole nine yards and make XP LOOK like Vista as well? [No - Ed] If so, check out the Vista Transformation Pack 8.0.1. This transformation [...]