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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-11-01

Sunday, November 1st, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 22:59
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isne.at — Under Construction

Friday, July 3rd, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:02

Something neat is coming to http://isne.at/. Maybe it will be public, maybe not. In the meantime I’m wondering what this shortened URL is good for… http://isne.at/dg

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Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-27

Monday, April 27th, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 00:59
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Switching to FeedBurner

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 21:31

I’ve just switched my content and comments feeds to FeedBurner. I hope every feed reader notices the redirection. Please report problems!

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Attendance Countdown Gains Break Mode

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:11

You can now activate the useful “break mode” in Attendance Countdown if you prefer to add your break time to the calculation. (direct link)

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How Twitter Was Born

Monday, March 2nd, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:29

Interesting article by @dom on how Twitter was developed.

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Great Aquarium Design

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 22:54

Here are some great tanks with fantastic plant placement. Makes you want to call one your own (again).

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GeoMapLookup Web App With More Information

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 00:20

The web app version of GeoMapLookup (for iPhone/iPod touch) can now display more information about an IP or domain like the ZIP code, the area and country codes if available. (direct link)

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Wide Mail Keyboard Improvements — Part II

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 22:35

This update of Wide Mail Keyboard allows you to enable and disable the auto save function, which stores your text in a cookie. Also the loading speed has been improved.

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Google Mobile App Available in Germany

Friday, August 22nd, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 19:19

I’ve just noticed the Google Mobile App for iPhone/iPod touch appeared on the German iTunes App Store — finally. The reviews aren’t good, though so be sure to read them first. Update: After one test the app is gone again. It wasn’t useful to me and it rendered my Settings app useless, even after removing [...]

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Commenter Spy 1.3 alpha for WordPress 2.5

Monday, May 5th, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 21:42

The alpha version 1.3 of Commenter Spy adds compatibility for the latest WordPress release and is only working with version 2.5 or later.

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Improved More iPhone-like Attendance Countdown UI

Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 22:25

Attendance Countdown sports an improved and more iPhone-like UI as of now. Arrows indicate which values can be changed and font sizes are more consistent. (direct link)

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Keming

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 17:45

keming. noun. The result of improper kerning.

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Attendance Countdown Just Got a 12h Mode

Monday, February 11th, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 00:21

I’ve added a 12h (a.m./p.m.) mode to my handy Attendance Countdown. You can now toggle between a 24h and 12h display. Also new is the possibility to toggle between left and elapsed time modes. (direct link)

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Remove iChat Glossiness in Leopard / Fix ICQ With iChat 4.0

Monday, November 5th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 19:06

iChat Matte 2.0 removes the gloss from iChat 4.0′s chat bubbles. Chax is now Leopard compatible and fixes ICQ/HTML bug and thus makes iChat 4.0 usable. Refer to the Chax blog for the latest version.

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Airbus A380 at SFO

Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 20:48

Getting cozy with an Airbus A380 during the first-ever visit of an A380 to San Francisco International Airport. Great close-ups and pictures of the inside of Airbus’ new flagship. (by telstar)

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Zombo.why?

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 20:53

You could turn on your speakers and visit Zombo.com, but seriously: why would you want to?

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Perfect Example for Really Bad Product Naming

Sunday, August 26th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:15

This has to be the worst product name ever: TrekStor sells an MP3 player named i.Beat blaxx. Via Daring Fireball TrekStor removed the i.Beat from the player’s name. That was quick.

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The Latest iPhone Accessory

Friday, August 3rd, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 21:56

The only reason to get your iPhone replaced by Apple: the iClip! Be sure to check out the Google code page for an open source alternative and take a look at the issues list.

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Why the Heck Does New York Have Steam Pipes, Anyway?

Thursday, July 19th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:47

That’s what I was wondering when I heard about the exploding steam pipe in NYC today. Transportation of heat, granted — but during summer? Luckily those pesky interwebs have the answer to this question: Why the heck does New York have steam pipes, anyway?

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