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Instantbird: Mozilla-Based Instant Messaging Client
Posted by admin, 2 Years, 4 Months, 2 Weeks, 4 Days, 14 Hours, 23 Minutes ago
Sourced from Mashable:
"Instantbird is the newest project from the Mozilla folks, and it's a multi-client chat program that allows you to connect to several of the mainstream instant messaging services such as AOL, MSN, and Yahoo!. The project is still in early beta (version .1 beta), but the adventurous user can strike out and attempt to compile a copy of their own. That's right, I said compile.
The download weighs in at only 13.1 megabytes, which should be quick on most broadband connections, and for Windows users, the install process, while not the prettiest in the world, is relatively painless and took about 45 seconds or so (as opposed to the reported two hours it can take to compile on Ubuntu). I was able to connect to all my accounts error-free, and was chatting within five minutes of my download completing.
The interface is still a bit rough around the edges, but it is early beta. Just like other Mozilla products, there is a plug-ins interface, so that add-ons can be written for the product. There are about ten minor IM networks that out of the box Instabird is also compatible with, although Skype is currently missing from the list."
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Microsoft launches Listas
Posted by admin, 2 Years, 4 Months, 2 Weeks, 4 Days, 16 Hours, 7 Minutes ago
Sourced from webware.com:
"Microsoft Live Labs has a new "technology preview" for you to play with. It's called Listas and it's basically a social bookmarking service for keeping track of content you come across while browsing the Web, and sharing it with others. Users can make their own containers full of all sorts of links, and supplement it with text, images, and RSS feeds using a WYSIWYG editor or by just pasting in entire Web pages from their text clipboard. The service is being billed as a way to make lists, but I think its core appeal will ultimately end up as a Web clippings service.
Oddly enough, Microsoft has had their TagSpaces service kicking around since April. TagSpaces gives users a bookmarklet to tag any item they've come across while browsing, and drops it into a giant pool of tags for everyone. Listas is clearly a more advanced effort, and one designed to handle media and collaboration a little better."
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What's so strange about a toilet shaped house?
Posted by admin, 2 Years, 4 Months, 4 Weeks, 1 Hour, 35 Minutes ago
FresHome has posted an article about a toilet-shaped house.
From the site: "The Toilet-Shaped House has a very unique design, and was built by Sim Jae-duck, the chairman of the organizing committee of the Inaugural General Assembly of the World Toilet Association, and he hopes his toilet house will highlight the global need for better sanitation.. The Toilet-Shaped house is in fact named Haewoojae, which signifies in Korean "a place of sanctuary where one can solve one's worries". Sim Jae-duck will open what is billed as the world's one and only toilet house on November 11 to mark the launch of his World Toilet Association."
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