Google’s Android App Market: 23 Apps, 8 Games
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along with Google’s counterpart to Apple’s App Store: the App Market. The App Market looks and works a lot like the App Store; you can preview apps and read user ratings and reviews before buying. It’s a lot less populated than Apple’s store, of course. Apps in the App Market fall into two categories, [...]
49ers vs. Bears video highlights
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I don’t know the rules of posting videos from the NFL onto YouTube, but I came across this. If it gets taken down, I’ll just delete this post. But here are some highlights from the game.
49ers vs. Bears: Preseason Game 3 Preview & Discussion Thread
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Game time changed to 5PM
Guard Adam Snyder suffered an ankle sprain earlier in the week and will be out of action for possibly a week. Undrafted rookie Brian de la Puente will take his spot in the starting lineup. De la Puente, out of Cal, has been working at that position and looks to be [...]
NFL fans mourn the loss of Gene Upshaw
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Upshaw did a lot of his great on-field work while with the Raiders. Coverage of the event can be followed at
I never grew up watching Upshaw, but only got to see what he did after his NFL career. He was avid in trying to make things right in the NFL. Being a former [...]
Are Mozilla’s ‘Extend Firefox 3′ Winners A Little Dull?
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, you’ll find Mozilla’s list of winners for its “Extend Firefox 3″ contest, which asked developers to submit their best add-ons for the browser.
Admittedly, there are a few plug-ins of interest. My absolute favorite is , also seems useful, although not for me.
I yawned at the rest, though.
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Photosynth: It’s Up! It’s Down! It’s Back Up, Sorta
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Microsoft’s Photosynth, which went live on Thursday, has been up, down, and apparently is still in limbo as of Thursday evening.
According to a . During the middle of the day, Microsoft placed the site in read-only mode, then with basic functionality. As of 5:45 PM PDT, the site still wasn’t accepting new synths, but [...]
8Tracks Isn’t MuxTape, But It’ll Do
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Obviously, .
In truth, though, there are plenty of other ways to share your online mixtapes. .
But the closest thing we’ve seen to MuxTape is , which operates on the same model. Upload eight tracks (as opposed to MuxTape’s 12-track limit), arrange them just so, and then go public with it.
8tracks has a few [...]
Facebook Allowing Restricted Apps, Booze
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Is that Facebook app appropriate for you?
Developers on the social networking site will now have the option to restrict access to their apps by age or location.
“We have seen an increasing number of complex cases where certain applications and certain content may be appropriate or available to specific audiences and users, but not to [...]
SurfTheChannel Lets You Watch Your Favorite Shows on the Web
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If you can’t stand the thought of missing your favorite TV shows or not being able to catch old episodes whenever you want to see them, could be your new favorite site. It’s a television-show and -episode search engine, and while the actual videos aren’t hosted by SurfTheChannel, the service certainly makes it easy [...]
Changing of the guards: 49ers Q&A From the Midway
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As the Niners and Bears meet this Thursday, I got a chance to ask .
Sam: With Kyle Orton as the opening day starter, do you agree with the decision? Why or why not?
Mike: I agree with the decision for one reason in particular. The main thing I see between these quarterbacks is their ability [...]
