Bebo turns FriendFeed December 10, 2008
Posted by CLibra in Clippings, Network, News, Social, Websites.1 comment so far
My favourite social network, Bebo, has introduced a new feature.
I think it’s aiming to become more like FriendFeed, because you can now hook up email (from AOL, Yahoo! and GMail), Twitter feeds, Flickr photos, and soon, AIM, del.icio.us, and YouTube. However, still no RSS feed for your bebo stream, but maybe that will change soon.
Check out the official announcement below.
Bebo serves up channels February 18, 2008
Posted by CLibra in Clippings, Internet, Network, Social, Video, Web 2.0, Websites.add a comment
My favourite social network just got cooler.
You can now subscribe to High-quality video channels, ranging from humour, pop culture, news, music videos, anime and much more. Big names like the BBC and MTV have opened up their own channels, allowing them to generate traffic (and possible revenue) through Bebo’s servers.
I use the internet for a lot of my media, and Bebo has made it easier for me to watch the channels I want to, online. I’ve also found some new shows (like MTV’s ‘Bedroom Diaries’) that I’ve started watching on TV.
My thoughts on Remote Disk January 16, 2008
Posted by CLibra in Apple, Mobile, Network, Software, Technology, Theoretical.1 comment so far
The ‘ooh’s and ‘ahh’s of the MacBook Air’s size may be very well, but I’m more interested in it’s Remote Disk feature. A laptop with no optical drive seems sub-standard to me, I’d rather compromise the size instead of the function.
So, to use Remote Disk, I presume you have to be on the same wireless network as the other computer; that rules out non-WiFi situations, and to be honest, is it that secure on public networks? How fast will a CD or DVD run over WiFi? What functions do you lose – burning? erasing?
Another problem that strikes me is that the software for the host machine lies on the Leopard disk; would you, honestly, carry the disk with you wherever you go? For simplicity’s sake, I would probably copy the install files onto a flash drive or the laptop’s hard disk, I would never carry the OS around with me.
Did a disk drive really need to be omitted? Personally I think that remote disk is glorified network sharing (of the disk drive in this case), and it should be as a compliment to an optical drive, not as a replacement.
HowTo: IM Control November 14, 2007
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For all the IM addicts out there, it’s possible to get more out of an IM. With the features already coded into your IM client, you could be just a few clicks away from IM’ing home to your hearts content.
All of these require a seccond IM account, but some of them use a certain protocol or Operating system feature. If you managed to tweak it so it can be run on a different setup, feel free to share.
Say you had a webcam set up on your home PC, and wanted to check back home when you’re on the road. Simply dial into Skype and You’ll be there. Link: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-use-skype-as-a-covert-snooper/
You’re at work (or school like me), and you come across a Torrent that you’d like to download. IT lockdown says no, but you know it’ll be done by the time you get back home. IM the Torrent back to your computer and have it automatically downloaded for you. Link: http://torrentfreak.com/a-simple-way-to-remotely-download-torrents-on-the-mac/
This one I’ve blogged about before. Currently OS X Leopard only, but I’m working to find a way around it. Free and simple VNC back home. http://allforces.com/2007/11/06/back-to-my-mac-through-ichat/
Favourite web apps blocked? Can’t do a ping? Use IMified, which adds a customisable interface to popular webservices, all in your client.
IM is NOT just a timewaster. As I find more sources, I’ll update the list, or readers can comment and give their suggestions on cool IM control.
HowTo: Back to My Mac, without .mac November 8, 2007
Posted by CLibra in Apple, HowTo, Internet, Network, Technology.1 comment so far
The new ‘Back to My Mac’ is a gimick. Used as a way to sell more .mac accounts, the service is basicly tarted up VNC. Ok, so it makes it simple because there are no ports, addresses etc to set up, but honestly, would you pay for it?
AllForces have come up with a great tutorial – involving a little bit of AppleScript and tweaking – that gives you this for free. I can’t say if it works well or not because I haven’t got leopard, but give it a go, it seems like a bit “Stuff you!” to .mac.
[http://allforces.com/2007/11/06/back-to-my-mac-through-ichat/]
Adium – A/V on The Way. October 29, 2007
Posted by CLibra in Apple, Gmail, Internet, Network, Server, Social, Technology, Web 2.0.add a comment
Anyone use Adium?
That crazy duck of an IM client is going to be released with full A/V support for it’s connections. That means that the built in iSight & Mic can be used to have video conversations though MSN, YIM, AIM etc.
Also, a slew of GMail improvements are on the way.
[http://www.adiumx.com/blog/2007/10/happy-leopard-day.php]
[http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2007/10/next-version-of-gmail-will-be-faster.html]
BBC Free Over WiFi? October 16, 2007
Posted by CLibra in Clippings, Internet, Network, News.1 comment so far
The BBC are making a deal with hotspot company The Cloud to allow free access to the BBC’s online services through their WiFi Hotspots. Stuff like the News, Weather, Sports etc, can all be freely accessible to not only laptops, but devices such as smartphones, pocket pcs, and even the iPod touch. Well done BBC, go set an example for the rest of the internet!
HowTo: Telnet-like fun through GMail September 30, 2007
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Another remote access solution, but with a twist. Instead of installing software & configuring variables, all you do is send an email. An interesting way of making your computer do things when your at home, this should prove useful to a lot of people.
1. Go to [http://www.gianniamato.it/grc/] and scroll down to “How can I get it?” to download GMailRemoteCommand. Save the zip file somewhere on your PC.
2. Open the Zip, and copy GRC.exe somwhere safe. If you like, create a shortcut to it. Run the application.
3. So now you’ve got this window. Enter your GMail login and hit the button.
4. Now you can use it. Send a blank email to the GMail account used with GRC, and in the subject put -
[open]c:\windows\system32\calc.exe[/open] To run a program/script (change the path)
[open]http://www.google.com[/open] To run a webpage (change the URL)
shutdown To shutdown the PC
There are a few pointers to remember -
* Leave the PC on and connected to the internet when you want this to work
* You can run batch scripts & your own programs from this, so you can create maintenance jobs.
* If you use the correct parameters, you can link to a DOS window
* This ones only for Windows – DarWine under OS X doesn’t want to run it 
Have fun with this cool tool
Full del.icio.us Sync August 30, 2007
Posted by CLibra in Apple, HowTo, Internet, Network, Server, Technology, Tools, Web 2.0, Websites.2 comments
It’s about 11pm at night. What am I doing? Blogging of course!
I’ve managed to find what I’ve been looking for! Cross platform tools that allow full bookmark syncing – Browser to del.icio.us and vice versa.
Tool number 1 – Foxylicious
For Firefox on any system
Does what it says on the Tin, adds your bookmarks to Firefox
Tool number 2 – BUD
For IE 6/7 on XP/Vista
Guess what? Syncs bookmarks to folder
Toll number 3 – delicious2safari
For Safari on OS X
Yeh, this doesn’t need an explanation
It works! Just use the browser as normal, bookmarks get updated and added to del.icio.us, changes are made to the other browsers, and it works across multiple setups, so you get to pick and chose.
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