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Dropbox beta adds LAN sync!

If you don’t know about dropbox yet, then go here and get a free (2GB) account. Then, after you’ve got it set up and know a few things about it, get the beta here; it supports LAN syncing, which is what I’ve been after for a LONG, long time. At one point, I had three people and 5 machines all trying to download the same 10 files that someone posted.. Read More

New Audio Controls

I was really pleased to find a few controls added to the audiobook (and podcast!) iPod controls in last night’s iPhone 3.0 update. The small “30” with the arrow moving in a circle takes you back 30 seconds; quite handy when you’ve missed something that was just said. The “2x” is a speed toggle; clicking it multiple times will change between double, normal and half speed. Prior to this, you.. Read More

UNIX turns 40 :’)

I’m reading this article at ComputerWorld.com. So far, it’s a good history of what is the basis of so much amazing software <3 :’)

PS3 to finally bow down to The One Remote

I just read on Engadget HD that Logitech’s finally releasing their official PS3/Harmony adapter! Pretty much every device I care about in my house is controlled through my Harmony 890:  360, TVs, stereos, lights, my bedroom fan… with one exception.  The PS3’s Bluetooth remote was the stumbling block; the 890 speaks infrared and radio frequency, but not Bluetooth. Once I get this thing ($60, available this month!), the PS3 will.. Read More