Archive for the 'Blogsphere News' Category

Reason Why TechCrunch Is Blocking LiveCrunch on Twitter

Few days ago out of curiosity I sent Twitter Support an email asking why do I get an error “Something Went Wrong” when trying to follow @TechCrunch. Well today I got an answer! TechCrunch is blocking me on Twitter.
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First I asked my self why would Michael Arrington who is owner [...]

New Zealand Vofafone iPhone price shock

Here in Australia, I thought that the Optus Post-Paid prices were pretty bad. But compared to what Vodafone has offered to their New Zealand customers, Optus (Australia) and AT&T’s plans are that too bad.

Just take a look at how much you have to pay the iphone without any plans! The 16GB version is $1129! And [...]

New My Yahoo Design

My Yahoo (a customized homepage) has rolled it’s new redesigned interface. Although this new interface was available as an upgrade since a year ago, Yahoo has now made it available to everyone.
Some new features that are included in this release are:

More modules that integrate content from other parts of Yahoo’s network (Flickr photos, Calendar, Movie [...]

MacBook Air Hacked In Less Then Two Minutes

Omg I just read an article about MacBook Air getting hacked in less then two minutes. I know that Apple just released bunch of security bug fixes recently but that I guess didn’t help!
Security researchers from Independent Security Evaluators managed to hack a MacBook Air using a zero-day vulnerability in Apple’s Safari 3.1 Web browser.
Independant [...]

Zemanta Cool Firefox Plugin For Wordpress

Ever struggled to find pictures text and images when writing blog post? Zemanta is key to resolve your blog post problems and issues with finding resources.
I installed Zemanta today and I must admit is one of the cool gadgets for wordpress blogger and other blog platforms.
Here are few demos from my blog posts [...]

Updated To Wordpress 2.5 Admin DashBoard

LiveCrunch has been updated to latest Wordpress Admin Dashboard RC1 or 2.5. Please report any bugs if you see. I would love to share some information about it what Wordpress Admin DB RC1 is.
RC1 is new addition of wordpress it allows you:

multi-file upload
built-in galleries
one-click plugin upgrades
tag management
built-in Gravatars
full text feeds
faster load times

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OMG Japanese ISP Will Ban File Sharers

Looks like japanese ISPs will ban people that share illegal files from having internet. I use to work for Cable Company in USA and disconnect peoples internet after the 3rd offense.
So how to be safe from your ISP not to ban you sharing pictures, videos and whatever files on internet?
You are allowed to Download but [...]

Google Lay Offs At DoubleClick

Today in my previous post I got good news about google and doubleclick. Just few moments ago on google blog I read they will start doing Lay Offs! at DoubleClick . Poor people, first they are probably happy to work for google, then they get layoff !
Here is direct quote from google blog
As with most [...]

Europe Approved Google To Buy DoubleClick

DoubleClick got acquired last year by Google, but EU had some issue with that. Once Google put the money on plate everybody was happy.

Quote from Bloomberg.com
The European Commission, the 27-nation EU’s antitrust authority in Brussels, said in a statement today that the $3.1 billion deal can proceed without conditions. Google announced the proposed purchase of [...]

Copy and Paste With Your Ipod Touch or Iphone

New website that I found out today allows you to copy paste with your Ipod Touch and Iphone. This feature is highly demanded by Ipod Touch and Iphone owners. There is many bloggers and business owners that would like sometimes to copy and paste but they can’t until now!

All they have to do is bookmark [...]

Office Live Workspace Beta

Today Microsoft announced Office Live Workspace Beta, lets you share office documents and sync edits.

Steven Spielberg Social Network

Few sources reported that Steven Spielberg will start his own Social Network. His social network should start with people that are interested in paranormal and extraterrestrial experiences.
Steven Spielberg on Wiki

Goolag Tool Easy Google Website Hacking

Cult of the Dead Cow released Goolag Tool that lets you scan website via google search for vulnerabilities.
In a statement, The Cult of the Dead Cow said that the software is “one more tool for Web site owners to patch up their online properties.”
“It’s no big secret that the Web is the platform,” the statement [...]

Vista SP1 shuts off Jiangmin Trend Micro Antivirus

Just recently SP1 for vista was out and people have been noticing their Jiangmin, Trend Micro Antivirus as well as Zone Alarm and BitDefender Security suites are shutting off.
Microsoft admitted  yesterday in Vista Knowledge Base that after installing Service Pack 1 for Vista you will lose functionality of some third party softwares.

Use Better Gmail 2(Two) Firefox Extention

Enhances the new Gmail interface with Greasemonkey user scripts. Only compatible with the NEW Gmail interface.Not sure whether you need Better Gmail or Better Gmail 2?
Better Gmail 2 Firefox extension
Version: 0.3.3
Updated: February 14, 2008 (because I love you)
Released: November 8, 2007
Creator: Gina Trapani, using scripts by Mihai Parparita and others, compiled using Anthony [...]

Pirate Bay Bittorrent Charged by Swedish Authorities

Pirate Bay Bittorrent God got charged today from Swedish Authorities for “Assisting Copyright Infringement” of 4 Applications 29 movies and 22 mp3 music tracks. Each of Admins got charged with $188.000 but then each of them make almost 1 million dollars per year according to TechCrunch post.

Dress Like Mac Guy!

Every time I watch TV and see Windows Vs. Mac Commercial I “LOL” my neighbors  can hear me! Now extreme Mac guy’s here is something for you! Dress like Mac Guy!