Discovery Space Shuttle had it’s last launch and made it’s way to the International Space Station last week. Someone got a rare opportunity to witness the launch from an airplane flying over and caught the entire launch on video. Here it is without further adieu. Pretty cool, isn’t it?
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Free Video Streaming to Amazon Prime Members
Amazon has just made the first move in what could become a huge competition to Netflix and Hulu in the video streaming market. Amazon has just started offering free unlimited commercial free streaming of around 5000 movies and TV shows to it’s Amazon Prime members. Amazon Prime costs $79 per year and you get FREE […]
Home Dash Rekindles My Love for Firefox
I have been an avid Firefox user for many many years. However, sometime over the last year I have started using Google Chrome as my main browser for Gmail, Google Reader, Facebook, etc. mainly for its speed. I still use Firefox for web development efforts. The Firefox extensions available for this is unmatched. With Firefox […]
NASA Captures the Historic Winter Storm Across US [Video]
Everyone has been talking about the historic snowstorm that just left most of the states in the US shoveling hard. We got around 13” here in Michigan. But, it is pretty cool to see this whole system move across over 2100 miles in the US! Wasn’t that just awesome to watch?
45 Free eBooks for Developers and Designers
I just mentioned the free online book Dive into HTML 5 yesterday. Today, I came across an incredible article listing 45 free ebooks for Developers and Designers. I had to instantly bookmark it as well as share it here with you. Some of the interesting books I found here include Building iPhone Apps with HTML, […]
Mac App Store News Roundup – 1 Million in 1 Day And More
Apple’s Mac App Store launched yesterday and news around it have been pouring. So, it’s time to take a quick look at the important stuff around the App Store. 1 Million Downloads in 24 Hours Apple loves showing off numbers. And they came out and said that they have had 1 million software downloads in […]
Top 10 New Features in WordPress 3.1
WordPress 3.1 is in release candidate versions and is expected for public consumption anytime. If you are running WordPress, you might be wondering about the new features. The WordPress team won’t disappoint you as there are many nice features coming in 3.1. Here is a brief overview of WordPress 3.1 New Features Post Formats This […]
WinX Blu-ray DVD iPhone Ripper Free Until Jan 10
Digiarty is known for their DVD ripping software. Winx Blu-ray DVD iPhone ripper is their popular 1-click solution to ripping Blu-ray DVDs to a mobile device format. This is the easiest way to convert your Blu-ray collection to format you can watch on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad. Digiarty is giving away their Winx […]
Finding the Best Free Checking Account
Banks are getting hard with new regulations which are hurting their bottom line. Banks offered free checking accounts while covering that cost with overdraft fees, debit card interchange fees, etc. But, new regulations are putting a cap on overdraft fees and interchange fees that is going to affect their important revenue stream. So, how is […]
How to Find Out If An Airport Has TSA Body Scanners?
With the holiday season in full swing, many of you are probably traveling and some of you are flying. As you may already know, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) have installed new backscatter body screening machines across many airports. A lot of people feel this as way too intrusive. If this is something you want […]
Apple Mac App Store to Launch Jan 6
Following the tremendous success Apple saw with the iPhone App Store, Steve Jobs announced the opening of Mac App Store. Mac App Store is the iPhone App Store equivalent for selling and buying Mac OS X software. This is going to be a first for traditional desktop software to be sold this way. And it […]
Kindle Leads Amazon’s Best Seller List
Even in the world of the shiny new Apple iPad, Amazon has just declared that Kindle has become the best selling item in their history. For years, Harry Potter remained the best selling product and Kindle has just ousted Harry Potter as the best selling product in Amazon’s history. Even though the iPad has seen […]
Last Minute Tech Gift Ideas for the Procrastinator
If you have been procrastinating your Christmas gift or haven’t made up your mind, you can still order with 1-day shipping at Amazon on select items on a wide range of categories including electronics, computers, cameras, etc. Here are a few deals for you Garmin nüvi 1350/1350T 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Traffic – […]
Google Maps 5.0 for Android Gets 3D Maps & Offline Capability
Android mobile OS has always prided the Google Maps built-in it. Now, Google Maps has reached version 5.0 and has added some significant features. Google 3D Maps This is absolutely great for navigating an unknown place as you can see where you are in 3D as in buildings, open spaces, etc. Starting today, we’ll use […]
Disable Third Party Data Tracking with Disconnect
Former Google employee, Brian Kennish, has created a browser extension, Disconnect, for Chrome and Rockmelt to disable third party data tracking while browsing. You might have already heard about the extension Facebook Disconnect which removes the Facebook Connect functionality that automatically identified you in 3rd party websites if you are logged into your Facebook account. […]
