Archive for the 'Asides' Category
isne.at — Under Construction
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:02Something 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
Read Article »Weekly Twitter Updates for 2009-04-27
Monday, April 27th, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 00:59Switching to FeedBurner
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 21:31I’ve just switched my content and comments feeds to FeedBurner. I hope every feed reader notices the redirection. Please report problems!
Read Article »Attendance Countdown Gains Break Mode
Monday, March 23rd, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:11You can now activate the useful “break mode” in Attendance Countdown if you prefer to add your break time to the calculation. (direct link)
Read Article »How Twitter Was Born
Monday, March 2nd, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:29Interesting article by @dom on how Twitter was developed.
Read Article »Great Aquarium Design
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 by Daniel Gattermann at 22:54Here are some great tanks with fantastic plant placement. Makes you want to call one your own (again).
Read Article »GeoMapLookup Web App With More Information
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 00:20The 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)
Read Article »Wide Mail Keyboard Improvements — Part II
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 22:35This 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.
Read Article »Google Mobile App Available in Germany
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 19:19I’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 [...]
Read Article »Commenter Spy 1.3 alpha for WordPress 2.5
Monday, May 5th, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 21:42The alpha version 1.3 of Commenter Spy adds compatibility for the latest WordPress release and is only working with version 2.5 or later.
Read Article »Improved More iPhone-like Attendance Countdown UI
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 22:25Attendance 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)
Read Article »Keming
Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 17:45keming. noun. The result of improper kerning.
Read Article »Attendance Countdown Just Got a 12h Mode
Monday, February 11th, 2008 by Daniel Gattermann at 00:21I’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)
Read Article »Remove iChat Glossiness in Leopard / Fix ICQ With iChat 4.0
Monday, November 5th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 19:06iChat 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.
Read Article »Airbus A380 at SFO
Tuesday, October 9th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 20:48Getting 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)
Read Article »Zombo.why?
Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 20:53You could turn on your speakers and visit Zombo.com, but seriously: why would you want to?
Read Article »Perfect Example for Really Bad Product Naming
Sunday, August 26th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:15This 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.
Read Article »The Latest iPhone Accessory
Friday, August 3rd, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 21:56The 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.
Read Article »Why the Heck Does New York Have Steam Pipes, Anyway?
Thursday, July 19th, 2007 by Daniel Gattermann at 23:47That’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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