Mack pointed this out as a better suggestion over Gspot in finding out what codec a media file uses. MediaInfo an open source utility that has a lot more than what GSpot has to offer.
Yup, I agree, this kicks GSpots to the curb! Thanks, Mack! This is why I love Web 2.0.
You can find [...]

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For all of you audio and video freaks out there, here’s another great tool for you. Sometimes it’s a pain to determine what codec a media file uses. Last time, I wrote about being able to playback any video type with a collection of codecs.
Knowing what codec the file uses is important especially if [...]

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Google Apps for Your Domain is the collection of Google applications (already in circulation) that you can freely post on your domain. Much like this one:

It really helps small organizations provide Google services for all its users. So far, it features:

Custom Start Page
Gmail
Google Talk
Google Calendar
Google Page Creator

Now news has it that Google [...]

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Here’s another great tip for Mac users. It’s called you control: tunes. Best for control freaks out there.
Here are the key features according to the site:

* View the rating of the currently playing song in the menu bar.
* Change the rating of the currently playing song [...]

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Yahoo! introduced Pipes more than a week ago which is an RSS mashup application that can aggregate your favorite RSS feeds for better functionality. Much like your own custom web news service. I wanted to try it out since the launch but after massive Digging and resulting traffic , it crashed before I got [...]

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Last time, I’ve featured a SysSense - a freeware utility that keeps track of your Google AdSense account without having to open a browser window.
But if you’re the type of person that always keeps a browser open, you can also do the same within Firefox with an extension - AdSense Notifier. This helps [...]

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Though I like my keyboard clacky like a typewriter, I don’t want it malfunctioning. And I’ve been guilty of spilling beverages on my beloved keyboard. And probably some of you would have too.
But keyboard wear also happens. Especially when after years of toils, there’s a great amount of dust and gunk in between keys. [...]

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Here’s one great Mac tip, I’ve stumbled upon. If you wanted to run Windows on OS X, you need another app that let’s you do so. And commonly and commercially, it’s Parallels. However, it’s hefty $80 price tag can be quite pricey especially when all you wanted is to run Windows on OS X.
Here’s [...]

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Here’s a nifty video on Automator basics.

Source: Apple Gazette

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Wireless connectivity is really becoming the staple for the future. And Apple, again, leads the packs with its use of 802.11n for it’s router, AirPort Extreme.
And as Apple’s explanation for 802.11 says:
Among its key innovations, 802.11n adds technology called multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), a signal processing and smart antenna technique for transmitting multiple data streams [...]

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For Mac users, I know you’ll all be wishing this rumor will be true!
As you can see the screenshot (here), there’s an answering tab! So we could just all wish that this screenshot is a sign of this to come. Apple has already released a preview from way back which you can see here.
Apple [...]

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A lot of trash gets left behind in your PC when you uninstall programs. Some of them leave behind shell extensions - those that appear in your right-click menu.
Now if you want your PC to be spic and span and without those irritating right-click menu options that you don’t get to use anyway (just [...]

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No wonder they’re down by that much. I remember when folks had to upgrade from Windows 98SE (or if they’re unfortunate ME), they didn’t need to buy a new PC. But Vista took that route and we see that they’re paying for it.
Who has that much money to shell out for a high-end (that’s [...]

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Last time, I buzzed an alert to everyone who uses Firefox to download their favorite add-ons ASAP since Mozilla was supposed to trim down the list.
But as I monitored the Mozilla site, there were still no updates made on the site. The reason behind, apparently, is that, they delayed the site update for tonight [...]

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Here’s a pretty weird sketch of Bill and Steve at it:

Anyway, the Internet is still for porn.

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