Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Firefox Mobile (aka Fennec) Will Sync Tabs with Firefox on Your Desktop [Fennec]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/iZZVObCDIys/firefox-mobile-aka-fennec-will-sync-tabs-with-firefox-on-your-desktop

Mozilla Labs highlights a very cool feature coming to Fennec, the mobile version of Firefox: Fennec now syncs browser tabs with previously mentioned Weave, so you can easily access any of the pages you were browsing on your desktop installation of Firefox from your mobile browser. Handy! [Mozilla Labs]



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CleVR Creates Photo Panoramas with Ease [Downloads]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/vqZdaqpKJ1w/clevr-creates-photo-panoramas-with-ease

Windows/Mac/Linux: We've shown you how to stitch photos into panoramas once before, but with new Adobe AIR app and web site CleVR, you get dead simple drag-and-drop photo stitching and sharing tool.

To get started with CleVR, you'll need to sign up for an account at their web site and then download the Adobe AIR app. From there, just drag and drop photos into the stitching tool, define some hotspots, and start stitching. When you've finished your masterpiece, you can save your progress or upload and share the panorama. Very cool!

If you give it a try, share your results in the comments. CleVR is a free download for all platforms, requires Adobe AIR.



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XML Notepad 2007 is a Simple, Smart Editor for Web Code [Downloads]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/UZOFgzF4FbQ/xml-notepad-2007-is-a-simple-smart-editor-for-web-code

Windows only: If you're delving into XML programming for the first time, or want to tweak a few software files, Microsoft's XML Notepad 2007 may be the no-nonsense editor you're looking for.

It's not a beginner's tool due to lack of features or context—we're just assuming that most full-time or experienced programmers have their own platform preference for editing all sorts of code. XML Notepad 2007 is themed around the same kind of just-the-text-ma'am simplicity of Windows' Notepad, but does add relevant features for markup language hacking.

The left-hand pane breaks an XML document into a tree view of classes, tags, and their key values. All the text is color-matched to its identifier on the left, and writing in Tree View allows you to leave all the tag containers behind. If you want to see what your raw XML looks like, click "XSL Output," and you'll see what Internet Explorer would see when checking out the file. Copying and pasting are modified to ensure the nodes you shuffle around keep their contexts, and, well, that's about it for basic features. There's more to find in XML Notepad, but nothing more is required to get started.

XML editing gives one all kinds of powers over a system. We've detailed how XML tweaking can get your Firefox passwords into KeePass, help you roll your own timeline, and, to get your next level-up, build your own Firefox extension.

XML Notepad 2007 is a free download for Windows systems only.



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Elecom MicroSD Reader Is a Barely Noticeable Nub [MicroSD]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/lj_10lXUmdw/elecom-microsd-reader-is-a-barely-noticeable-nub

Elecom's MicroSD USB reader takes advantage of the storage format's miniature size to ensure that the only thing poking out of your computer is a colorful— and dare I say stylish— little nub.

The MR-SMC03 is so small that it kind of looks more like a USB hole stopper than a media reader. To use it, you slip your microSD card into the top part of the usb stick and then plug it into your computer. It's available in cherry pink, Azuria pink, black and white for roughly $13... from Japan only for now. [Elecom via Gizmodo Japan]



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AMD Phenom II Quad Core Reviewed: Great Today, But Tomorrow's Cloudy [CPUs]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/_nJDaFRVb2k/amd-phenom-ii-quad-core-reviewed-great-today-but-tomorrows-cloudy

Ars reviews AMD's latest quad-core, the Phenom II, against a barrage of Intel chips and finds that while it "puts AMD back on the map" against today's chips, AMD's got a "long-term problem." [Ars Technica]



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