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Alpha's default modules include searches of other Yahoo offerings like Flickr, Yahoo News and Yahoo Answers as well as YouTube and Wikipedia. + +If you login to a Yahoo account, Alpha can be customized to use any search module you'd like to create. I tried to create a Wired search module but I couldn't get it to work. However, Alpha had no trouble creating modules to search the BBC and NPR. + +All the module results are displayed in collapsable panes on the right side of the results page. By default all the panes are collapsed, but once you open one, Alpha remembers the setting and keeps it open on subsequent searches. + +Surprisingly, even sponsored results are relegated to a side pane and thus collapsed and out of view by default. It's a nice touch for users wanting to avoid ads, but seems unlikely to do much for Yahoo's revenue stream. + +While Alpha looks and functions nearly identically to Searchmash, I found the user interface to be slightly better looking, which might be the first time I've ever preferred a Yahoo UI design to one from Google. + +One small detail that Searchmash lacks which makes the Yahoo offer superior in my view, is the ability to thumb through auxiliary results without reloading the page. + +In the case of Searchmash, by default you get six image results and to see more you need to click a link that will reload the page with the image results in the main column. + +Yahoo's Alpha on the other hand provides a nice link to keep paging through the image pane without reloading the page -- Ajax the way it should be. And similar links exist for all the auxiliary search panes. + +While Searchmash is somewhat faster at returning results, Alpha is by no means slow. + +As with Searchmash there's no telling whether these features will ever make it to Yahoo's main search page, but in the mean time if you're a heavy user of Yahoo's search tools you'll definitely want to check out Alpha. + +[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/11/searchmash_a_ne.html "Searchmash: A New Google Search UI" +[2]: http://au.alpha.yahoo.com/ "Yahoo Alpha" + diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/alpha1.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/alpha1.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..b2d2915 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/alpha1.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/alpha2.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/alpha2.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..519e840 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/alpha2.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/appletv.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/appletv.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..bd3952f --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/appletv.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/appletv.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/appletv.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e20ac30 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/appletv.txt @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +Rob Beschizza of Gadget Labs has an interesting article on Wired News today about how [hackers have transformed the AppleTV][1] from a simple media server device to a full fledged low-budget Mac OS X machine. + +The remarkable thing is that all the hacks and transformations have been found in just over two weeks -- imagine what the tinkerers will have discovered by this time next year. + +Earlier this week Apple dispelled rumors that it might shut down these hacks via backdoor access. [Engadget reports][3] that Apple says it is not using any backdoors to shutdown the Apple TV hacks. + +Rumors to that effect began to surface after a couple of hacks stopped working, however it appears that the failures would be problems with the hacks. They are after all, *hacks*." + +As someone who's been contemplating the purchase of a Mac Mini for use as a media server, I must say that Apple TV is looking increasingly like the way to go. I've decided to hold off on any purchases for at least a little while. I'm waiting to see if anyone can get AppleTV to recognize an external drive since the paltry 40 gig isn't going to work for me. + +I'm aware of the instructions for replacing the drive with a larger one, but even 160 gigs (currently the largest 2.5 drive available) isn't going to help if you're serious about serving movies via the AppleTV. And so far, while some have been able to boot from an external drive, I haven't seen a plug-and-play solution. + +Check out Rob's article for more [details on the various hacks][1] and be sure to stay tuned both here and at [Gadget Lab][2] for continuing coverage. + +[1]: http://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/news/2007/04/appletvhacks_0406 "Hackers Dissect Apple TV to Create the Cheapest Mac Ever" +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/ "Gadget Lab" +[3]: http://www.engadget.com/2007/04/05/apple-not-fighting-back-against-apple-tv-hacks/ "Apple's not fighting back against Apple TV hacks"
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Enhancements include integration of all your bookmarks via a new sidebar, the ability to you can sort and search your bookmarks, view tag intersections, and even modify your bookmarks all within the browser. + +The toolbar buttons remain the same as in previous versions and allow you to tag and view bookmarks, but unlike previous version you can now leave the functionality of Firefox's bookmarks intact, allowing you to use the best of both worlds. + +The updated del.icio.us add-on also boast significant speed gains and bookmark syncing is smooth and painless. Having experimented with both the official toolbar and some third party offerings in the past, I can safely say that, if you're a del.icio.us user, the new version is the complete bookmark replacement tool you've been wanting. + +The tag intersections features is particularly nice and allows you to quickly tunnel into your tags and find the bookmarks you're looking for. Tag bundles and keywords are also supported which means that the toolbar now mimics the functionality of the website. + +The search box in the new del.icio.us Firefox add-on also supports a limited set of operators, for instance to get bookmarks that are tagged with both "compiler" and "monkeybites," just use the + operator (a normal search will return results tagged with either. + +For del.icio.us power users the updated add-on is a must have and if you've never used del.icio.us before but would like to give social bookmarking a try the new features should make the transition smooth and painless. Now if only there were a [ma.gnolia][2] equivalent. + +[1]: http://del.icio.us/ "del.icio.us" +[2]: http://ma.gnolia.com "ma.gnolia.com" +[3]: http://blog.del.icio.us/blog/2007/04/making_firefox_.html "making Firefox more del.icio.us" + +The del.icio.us toolbar now offers two ways to access your info, using the drop down menu as seen above... + + +...or by using the sidebar seen here. 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MediaMaster is competing with the likes of [MP3tunes][3] and others offering online jukebox services, but MediaMaster currently has no limits on storage space. + +To set up a free account you'll just need to pick a username and password. The MediaMaster interface is very simple and intuitive making it easy to upload and listen to your tunes (see screenshots and demo video after the jump). The MediaMaster interface is built with Flash so you'll need to have the Adobe Flash Player installed. + +There are two methods for uploading your MP3s. The first is a simple select menu useful for adding a track or two, while the second is really simple drag-and-drop uploader. Just find the folder you'd like to upload on your hard drive and drag it over to the MediaMaster uploader and it will automatically parse the tracks. + +When uploading MediaMaster checks to see if the file already exists in which case it will skip it. Watch out when uploading live tracks as they may appear to be duplicates from MediaMaster's perspective. + +Once your tracks are uploaded you'll see a screen with album covers for all your music. In a very nice UI touch, when you don't have all the tracks on an album MediaMaster displays the cover art with a bite out of it. + +Creating and managing playlists is handled through drag-and-drop. Users can also rate songs and share music with embeddable widgets for blogs and popular social networking sites like Facebook. + +To skirt copyright restriction the sharing widgets do not actually give others copies of your music, instead they can stream it. There is also no way to download your files once they're uploaded, they can be deleted, but that's it, which means MediaMaster is not for those seeking backup system. + +Free accounts supposedly have an unlimited storage space but [according to Webware][1], MediaMaster plans to cap off user accounts at 4GB. + +For now only non-protected files can be uploaded which means your iTunes purchases won't work, but MediaMaster claims they are hoping to deliver iPod support and other features in the near future. + +Demo video from the founders of MediaMaster: + +<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/XRVCO1mti9s"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/XRVCO1mti9s" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object> + +[1]: http://www.webware.com/8301-1_109-9699994-2.html "MediaMaster takes your music library online" +[2]: http://mediamaster.com/ "MediaMaster" +[3]: http://www.mp3tunes.com/ "MP3tunes" + +Main screen with default Classical Album (the Tom of MediaMaster I guess. + +Main upload screen.
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/names.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/names.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2f48b2c --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/names.txt @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +Here's some fun facts for your Friday: [A list of how companies got their names][2]. The list isn't exclusively tech companies, but some of the more interesting stories are from web-tech leaders. + +Here's some highlights: + +* Apple - for the favourite fruit of co-founder Steve Jobs and/or for the time he worked at an apple orchard. Apple wanted to distance itself from the cold, unapproachable, complicated imagery created by other computer companies at the time. + +* eBay - Pierre Omidyar, who had created the Auction Web trading website, had formed a web consulting concern called Echo Bay Technology Group. "Echo Bay" didn't refer to the town in Nevada, "It just sounded cool," Omidyar reportedly said. Echo Bay Mines Limited, a gold mining company, had already taken EchoBay.com, so Omidyar registered what (at the time) he thought was the second best name: eBay.com. + +* Google - a deliberate misspelling of the word [googol][3], reflecting the company's mission to organize the immense amount of information available online. + +* Hotmail - Founder Jack Smith got the idea of accessing e-mail via the web from a computer anywhere in the world. When Sabeer Bhatia came up with the business plan for the mail service he tried all kinds of names ending in 'mail' and finally settled for Hotmail as it included the letters "HTML" — the markup language used to write web pages. It was initially referred to as HoTMaiL with selective upper casing. + +* Yahoo - a backronym for 'Y'et Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle. The word Yahoo was invented by Jonathan Swift and used in his book Gulliver's Travels. It represents a person who is repulsive in appearance and barely human. Yahoo! founders David Filo and Jerry Yang jokingly considered themselves yahoos + +* And my personal favorite and most fitting: Lycos - from *Lycosidae*, the family of wolf spiders. + +[via [Kottke][1]] + +[1]: http://www.kottke.org/remainder/07/04/13165.html "Kottke" +[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_name_etymologies "Wikipedia: List of Company names" +[3]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googol "Wikipedia: googol"
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Taylor thinks that Microsoft is trying to apply the old adage if you can't make it, fake it. + +"One of the lessons Microsoft has been trying to learn from open source is that -- but they have to fake it." Taylor argues that if there were actually any grassroots support of the OOXML petition it would have been created "ages ago." + +OOXML has been [criticized][2] since its inception and with [more and more U.S. states][3] moving toward the existing OpenDocument Format over OOXML, Microsoft is facing an increasingly uphill battle with OOXML. + +An earlier attempt at posting an open letter to the open source community [backfired][4] with most critics dismissing it as whining while one former Microsoft employee went so far as to call the letter "professionally embarrassing." + +Thus far the online petition is receiving pretty much the same reaction. + +Marino Marcich of the [OpenDocument Format Alliance][9] told Compiler earlier this month that with over twenty countries objecting to the OOXML proposal, "the road ahead for OOXML will by no means be easy." + +Taylor also suggested to ZDNet that Microsoft was "in major trouble trying to get Open XML pushed through" and the petition "shows their worry." + + +[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/02/microsofts_ooxm.html "Microsoft's OOXML Format Receives More Setbacks" +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/01/more_on_microso.html "More On Microsoft's OOXML Format" +[3]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/03/california_eyes.html "California Eyes Move Towards ODF, Away from OOXML" +[4]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/02/microsofts_open.html "Microsoft's Open Letter Whine" +[5]: http://www.wired.com/software/coolapps/news/2007/01/72403 "MS Fights to Own Your Office Docs" + +[6]: http://microsoft.co.uk/openxml/ "OOXML petition" +[7]: http://www.opensourceconsortium.org/ "Open Source Consortium" +[8]: http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1000000121,39286647,00.htm "Microsoft criticised for Open XML petition" +[9]: http://www.odfalliance.org/ "OpenDocument Format Alliance" + +Microsoft Petition A Desperate Bid to Gain OOMXL Support + diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/ooxmlpic.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/ooxmlpic.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..c7ef699 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/ooxmlpic.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/rewind.jpg b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/rewind.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..9852255 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/rewind.jpg diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/rewinder.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/rewinder.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1415df6 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/rewinder.txt @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +The Rewinder, this week on Compiler: + +* We [mourned the death of Telnet][5]. Windows Vista is the first Microsoft OS to ship without support for the old network protocol. Next we're hoping to mourn the passing of FTP (in favor of SFTP of course). + +* Michael continued living the [Google Life][4] and found [Google Notebook][3] to be, well, noteworthy. "Google Notebook, plain and simple, is a way to extend your memory while you're surfing around the web. It's like keeping a Moleskine in your browser's back pocket." + +* Microsoft [announced][7] and then [actually released][8] a patch to fix a major security exploit in Windows. With numerous nefarious websites already exploiting the animated cursor vulnerability, its best to upgrade now -- even Vista users. + + +* Google released a [mashup tool to go with Google Maps][2], which should be easy enough that even your mom can use it to map out all the neighborhoods she doesn't want you walking home through late at night. + +* µTorrent [released a new public beta][9] adding full support for Windows Vista and a few other goodies. The fearless and brave have already upgraded. + +* Google had a big week now that I look back at it. We also took the new [Google Desktop for Mac on a test drive][6] and found it to be a worthy compliment to Apple's Spotlight. Still can't get the GMail integration to work though. + + +[1]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/new_delicious_f.html "New Del.icio.us Firefox Tool" +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/googles_new_my_.html "Google Maps Adds User Mashups" +[3]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/note_to_self_go.html "Note to Self: Google Notebook is Pretty Cool" +[4]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/thegooglelife/index.html "The Google Life" +[5]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/the_death_of_te.html "The Death of Telnet" +[6]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/first_look_goog.html "First Look: Google Desktop For Mac" +[7]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/microsoft_to_pa.html "Microsoft To Patch Vista Vulnerability" +[8]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/microsoft_relea.html "Microsoft Releases Windows Security Patch" +[9]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/new_torrent_bet.html "µTorrent Beta Adds Vista Support"
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/thecoop.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/thecoop.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..889f504 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Fri/thecoop.txt @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +Earlier this week Mozilla unveiled an experimental social networking add-on for Firefox called [The Coop][1]. A limited proof-of-concept add-on can be [downloaded from the Firefox Add-ons site][5] (note that the link seems to have been taken down) but currently requires a Facebook account to be useful. + +For some background on The Coop check out our [earlier coverage][3]. To get a better idea of where Mozilla plans to go with The Coop, I spoke with Chris Beard, Mozilla's Vice President of products, yesterday (transcript after the jump). + + +**Wired News**: What made Mozilla want to get involved in the social networking trend? + +**Chris Beard**: We get most of our ideas from the community. We looked at what people were doing on the web... two years ago searching was the dominate task, so with Firefox 1.0 we added the search box in the toolbar and of course made it possible to use different search engines. Looking at the web today, tons of people are working with social networks so we decided to see how the social networking experience might fit in the browser. + + +**WN**: There is obviously some overlap between [Flock][2] and The Coop, was Flock an inspiration? + +**CB**: Flock is certainly developing a browser for social networks, but this is not a reaction to Flock. + +Our project is of course open source. [Mozilla Labs] is really about being open and collaborative and encouraging wide levels of participation from the community. + +At Mozilla Labs anyone is welcome to participate. We provide forms for public feedback and discussion. + +**WN**: So The Coop is not involved with Flock? + +Flock has not contributed to this project in anyway, no. + +**WN**: Is this something that will make its way into Firefox 3? + +**CB**: AT this point there are no specific features planned for Firefox 3. There's still room for features, but nothing definite at this point. + +This is just one of the projects under the Mozilla Labs umbrella, but we don't know where this, or any of the others, are going yet. + + +**WN**: Some of our readers have expressed concern that rolling this into the browser would lead to feature bloat and sluggish performance, do you think this will end up as part of the browser itself or stay separate as an add-on? + +**CB**: We put together this initial prototype very quickly, it only took us a couple of weeks. So we really haven't even thought about where this thing goes from here. + +But we definitely want to make sure that the interface of Firefox remains clean and focused on browsing. We don't want to get in some kind of feature war -- that never helps the browser or the user. + +We want to get some debate and discussion about the possibilities and see where that leads. + + +If you'd like to contribute your opinions and ideas, head over to the [Mozilla Labs forum][4] and join in the discussion. + +[1]: http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/04/keep-track-of-your-friends-with-the-coop/ "Mozilla Labs: The Coop" +[2]: http://www.flock.com/ "Flock" +[3]: http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/04/mozilla_propose.html "Mozilla Proposes Social Networking Features For Firefox" +[4]: https://labs.mozilla.com/forum/index.php/board,8.0.html "Mozilla Labs Forum: The Coop" +[5]: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/4746 "The Coop"
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\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Mon/google.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Mon/google.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c96c8ec --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Mon/google.txt @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +<img height="122" src="http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/new_new_orleans.jpg" width="207" border="0" style="float: right; margin: 0 0 5px 5px" />Prompted by public outcry over Google Earth's recent imagery update, Google has rushed out yet another image update providing new, improved, high-resolution imagery of New Orleans in its post-Katrina state. + +Over the weekend Google replaced its satellite images of New Orleans with pre-Katrina images causing some, including a U.S. senator (PDF), to cry "conspiracy" and accuse Google of trying to rewrite history. + +However, a post this morning on the Google Blog claims that the [updated images were the result of a resolution upgrade][3] and not part of some larger attempt to bury evidence of Katrina. + +John Hanke, on of the Product Directors for Google Earth, writes of the Katrina images: + +We continued to make available the Katrina imagery, and associated overlays such as damage assessments and Red Cross shelters, on a [dedicated site][1]. Our goal throughout has been to produce a global earth database of the best quality -- accounting for timeliness, resolution, cloud cover, light conditions, and color balancing. + +Hanke goes on to say that Google was surprised at the reaction to the updated images, but has, as a result, "expedited the processing of recent (2006) aerial photography for the Gulf Coast area" and released another update late Sunday evening. + +The new update restores the post Katrina imagery in higher resolution, a change the Google says it was planning on making anyway, but thanks to internet outcry you can now have your high resolution images and your Katrina damage. + +Check out 27B Stroke 6 for [more coverage on the initial image change][2]. + +[1]: earth.google.com/katrina.html "dedicated Katrina images" +[2]: http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2007/04/google_rebuilds.html "Google Rebuilds New Orleans Overnight" +[3]: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/about-new-orleans-imagery-in-google.html "About the New Orleans imagery in Google Maps and Earth"
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My Maps adds the ability to create and share maps within the Google Maps interface. The new tools are under a tab on the left side of the map interface and allow even non-technical users to easily annotate and share maps. + +Google says that My Maps is aimed at providing non-technical users with the mashup capabilities that have long been available to developers via the application programming interface (API). Unlike the APIs though, My Maps is a drag and drop interface that that lets users easily create a map, add markers, notes, photos, audio and videos as well as draw lines and shapes (screenshots after the jump). + +To get started you'll need to login to a Google Account and then head to the new My Maps tab in the Google Maps interface. From there you can drag-and-drop placeholders onto your map. Each time you add a marker, Google Maps will bring up an editing interface for adding titles, notes, photos, links and more. + +Once your maps is looking the way you want, you'll have the option to make it public or private. In the case of public maps, Google will index the information and include the results in the Local Search feature. Private maps, which are tagged "unlisted," are only available to people you choose to share them with. Sharing is done via email or a generated link. + +My Maps is dead simple to use and should help Google increase the amount of data available for its mapping service. Eventually the user-generated content could give Google Maps the edge over longtime rivals like Map Quest. + +As examples of what you can do with Google Maps, Google has some featured maps on the start page which were apparently put together by Google employees. The top result when I logged in was a nice map recounting a cross-country journey on Route 66. + +I haven't been able to confirm it, but if the My Maps features can be embedded along with the rest of Google Maps on, say, a popular travel site, this would be a great way for travelers to show where they've been. + +Even if the tools can't be embedded outside of Google Maps, each map will have a unique url on the maps.google.com domain, so it would be easy to link to your map from your blog. + +In addition to My Maps, Google also announced that it has added millions of KML files to the Maps search engine, including geo-indexed web pages. Web pages are geo indexed using Keyhole Markup Language (KML) files and Google says the additional data will help users in areas that do not currently have a Local Search option. + +With over 800,000 KML files on the web, Google has added a significant chunk of new data to Google Maps. The geo-indexed results are displayed below the Yellow Pages data in Local Search and should drive developers to start taking more seriously. + +[1]: http://maps.google.com/ "Google Maps" + diff --git a/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Thu/utorrent.txt b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Thu/utorrent.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6e379a6 --- /dev/null +++ b/wired/old/published/Webmonkey/Monkey_Bites/2007/04.02.07/Thu/utorrent.txt @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +Popular torrent client µTorrent [released a new public beta][1] earlier today. The beta is an early build of µTorrent version 1.7 and the most significant new feature is full support of Windows Vista. + +Having used the previous version µTorrent on Vista, I can vouch for its bugginess, but with the new beta most of the issues I had seem to have disappeared. In particular I the app no longer hangs and crashes on quitting. + +While the main news with the beta release is the Vista support, there are some other new features along with an extensive list of bug fixes. For a full list of beta features and bug fixes check out the µTorrent forum post. + +Among the significant new features are Auto uplink throttling, which adds traffic shaping capabilities -- µTorrent periodically checks upload speeds and automatically adjust your upload rate limit. + +Other noteworthy items include secondary column sorting in all list views, listing the number of downloaded piece in the general tab, and a fix for a bug where stopped or paused torrents would cause they auto shutdown to hang. + +This is a beta so naturally the usual warnings apply. I should also note that some users in the forum have report problems with µTorrent, Vista and Linksys routers not working properly together. + +[1]: http://forum.utorrent.com/viewtopic.php?id=21979 "µTorrent 1.7 beta 1065"
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The search and launcher tool is designed to integrate with Apple's Spotlight, the built in search tool that ships with Mac OS X. + +With Spotlight already built in to the Mac OS, Google Desktop for Mac is not quite the must have application that it is for Windows XP users. Still, Google Desktop for Mac is not just a port of the Windows version, it integrates nicely with the Mac user interface and offers some compelling options not found in Spotlight. + +Currently Google Desktop for Mac is limited to search functionality with no toolbar or gadgets support as in the Windows version. However, Google says that such features will be added at a later date. + +Installing Google Desktop is simple, just [download the Google Desktop][2] and double click the installer. As with Spotlight, expect the Google Desktop to eat up a fair bit of system resources while it performs its initial index. + +In a particularly nice touch, the Google Desktop respects your Spotlight privacy settings and will not index the folders you've told Spotlight to ignore. + +Once installed, you can begin using Google Desktop by invoking the default hotkey -- cmd + cmd (the cmd key twice). This will bring up a bezel-type window with a search box. Customization of the Google Desktop is handled through a pane in the System Preferences application. Using the pane you can change the keyboard shortcuts, control how many documents are listed in the results and even integrate searching with your GMail account. + +By default the Google Desktop lists the last ten items in a drop down menu. To get a full search results listing, there's a link at the bottom of the drop-down list. Clicking the link will open a Google search results page in your default browser and list all the apps, documents and files that match your search criteria, paginated out like normal Google web search. + +The GMail integration appears to be limited to one account and so far I can't get it to work. Google Desktop does a nice job of indexing and integrating with Apple's Mail.app but no GMail entries have thus far showed up in my search results. + +As with most Google search tools you can use operators like <code>filetype:</code> and other selectors to narrow your search results. There are also some Google Desktop specific search operators, see the [Google Desktop site for more info][3]. + +Naturally the first thing most Mac users will want to know is how the Google Desktop compares to Spotlight. But before I get into that I should say that I'm not a heavy Spotlight user so I may be missing some Spotlight tricks in which case please educate me (and everyone else) in the comments below. + +The first thing you'll notice about Google Desktop versus Spotlight is that Spotlight's results are much better organized. Google Desktop lacks the nice separation of document types and clean layout. On the other hand Google Desktop gives slightly more useful feedback including the first bits of text in files, similar to the extra line of data in a Google search. + +Of course if you hit return in a Spotlight search you can get the same sort of preview from the spotlight window, but with the Google Desktop Search there no extra step. + +In terms of speed I found Google Desktop to be significantly faster on a Macbook for pulling up the initial search results. Desktop manages to do this without putting a heavy load on my machine is equally impressive. Once it finished indexing Google Desktop uses no CPU time in the background and grabs a mere 11 MB of RAM. + +The most significant and immediately obvious advantage of Google Desktop is that it maintains a cache of deleted documents which means you can search and find things you've deleted whereas with Spotlight, when they're gone they're gone. + +Note for the tinfoil hat brigade: Google says they aren't tracking any of this data, but fortunately if the cache feature bothers you, you can turn it off. Unfortunately there's no fine grained options for the cache -- for instance it might be nice to cache certain types of documents but skip others -- perhaps in version 2. + +As with the PC version of Google Desktop, when you head to Google's online search page you'll notice a new option -- Desktop -- has been added to usual list of Web, Images, News and Maps. The Desktop option allows you to quickly move between local and web searches without ever leaving your browser. + +Ultimately Google Desktop compliments Spotlight more than attempting to replace it. If you're a heavy user of Google services or find yourself on Google.com all the time anyway, you'll likely enjoy Google Desktop For Mac. + +[1]: http://googlemac.blogspot.com/2007/04/google-desktop-for-mac_04.html "Google Desktop for Mac" +[2]: http://desktop.google.com/mac/ "Google Desktop" + +[3]: http://desktop.google.com/features.html#advancedsearch "Desktop Advanced Search"
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