8 bytes vs. 8Gbytes

September 25, 2008

8 bytes vs. 8Gbytes, originally uploaded by teclasorg.

Cool photo (not mine) I found in the Computer History Pool on Flickr!

40 years evolution.
40 años de evolucion.

8.589.934.592 bytes vs. 8 bytes

1Gbyte = 1.024 Mbytes = 1.084.576 Kbytes = 1.073.741.824 bytes
1Mbyte = 1.024 Kbytes = 1.048.576
1Kbyte = 1.024 bytes

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Escape

September 25, 2008

Escape, originally uploaded by William WM.

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Ubergizmo: Photoshop Mobile?

September 25, 2008

Very cool!

photoshop-cs4-mobile From Ubergizmo:

Amazing! Adobe Systems has released its famous Photoshop software on a platform I never thought possible - the cell phone. Photoshop.com Mobile is touted to be the “easiest way to upload, view, and share photos online from your Windows Mobile phone”, and is currently available as a free download in beta format. This download is [restricted] to folks living in the US only though, and functions with a handful of Windows Mobile-powered smartphones. Would be interesting to see when a mobile Photoshop version is able to hit handsets that allow for various adjustments such as cropping or auto-fixing exposure though.

(via Adobe Photoshop On Cell Phones Now)

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Reuters: Visa plans applications for Google, Nokia phones

September 25, 2008

Awesome, and/or creepy! I can’t tell if this is convenient or invasive, but the geek side of me is impressed. ;-)

NEW YORK, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Visa Inc (V.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) plans to offer alerts, special offers, and ATM and merchant location services in a software application for phones powered by Google Inc’s (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) Android system by year-end.

The credit card company also said that in October, No. 1 mobile phone maker Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) would start selling the 6212 phone, which users could wave at an electronic reader to make payments and use for remote payments and money transfers.

Visa said it was still developing its application to allow in-store “contactless” payments by cell phone for Android.

But it said these services — already common in countries such as Japan — may not take off for years here as U.S. stores would need to install new card readers and cell phones with the corresponding technology would need to be in wider use.

In the meantime, Visa said on Thursday that it would start by offering transaction alerts and special offers from merchants to Android users. The application will work with Google maps and location technology to help users find nearby cash machines and stores where special offers are available.

(continued via Reuters: Visa plans applications for Google, Nokia phones)

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WordPress.com: How To Embed Video

September 25, 2008

With the exception of YouTube, I always keep forgetting how to embed video into a WordPress.com blog post (hint: it’s not the embed code). Here’s a handy little quick reference on how to embed video from different sources and how to embed other sorts of media:

What shortcodes does WordPress use?

[audio] converts a link to an mp3 file into an audio player. See full instructions here.

[caption] adds a caption to an image. See full instructions here.

[digg] embeds a voting button for your link on Digg. See full instructions here.

[flickr] embeds a Flickr video. See full instructions here.

[gallery] displays a thumbnail gallery of images attached to that post or page. See full instructions here.

[googlemaps] embeds Google Maps. See full instructions here.

[googlevideo] embeds a Google Video. See full instructions here.

[livevideo] embeds a video from LiveVideo. See full instructions here.

[odeo] embeds an Odeo audio file. See full instructions here.

[podtech] embeds audio or video from the PodTech Network. See full instructions here.

[polldaddy] embeds a PollDaddy poll(use without the space). See full instructions here.

[redlasso] embeds a video from Redlasso. See full instructions here.

[rockyou] embeds a slideshow from RockYou. See full instructions here.

[slideshare] embeds a slideshow from Slideshare.net. See full instructions here.

[sourcecode] preserves the formatting of source code. See full instructions here.

[splashcast] embeds Splashcast media. See full instructions here.

[vimeo] embeds a Vimeo video. See full instructions here.

[youtube] embeds a YouTube video. See full instructions here.

Looks like it’s much more flexible than I thought, though it would still be easier just to support copy/paste of embed code (though, I understand why they don’t do it, for security reasons, etc.)

Update: For some reason, DailyMotion didn’t get included in this list, but you can find the instructions here:

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HandWave: Touchless Interface for S60 3rd

September 25, 2008

HandWave: Touchless Interface for S60 3rd « n0kia 933k 1if3.

Very cool! =D

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Internet Explorer 8: Acid2/Acid3 Test Results

September 25, 2008

IE8 - Acid2 Pass

IE8 - Acid2 Pass

IE8 - Acid2 Fail (Compatibility Mode)

IE8 - Acid2 Fail (Compatibility Mode)

IE8 - Acid3 Fail

IE8 - Acid3 Fail

IE8 - Acid3 Fail (Compatibility Mode)

IE8 - Acid3 Fail (Compatibility Mode)

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