12:10 PM: The Stevenote is over, and here’s what you missed: The 3G iPhone Is Official, July 11th Starting at $199, iPhone 2.0 Software Available in Early July Free for iPhone (10 bucks for existing iPod touch users), iPhone App Store Available in Early July, Loaded with Apps, and Confirmed: Mac OS 10.6 Is Snow Leopard (though we don’t know anything about it yet.)
When you need a word’s definition, translation, pronunciation, synonym, or antonym, you don’t have to haul an enormous tome from the bookshelf, dust it off, and ruffle through its delicate pages like your grandparents used to do—you can just hop on the internet. Beside the standard-issue dictionary and spellchecker offered by most word processors and operating systems, there are several web-based language tools at your disposal that can get you just the information you need. Let’s take a look at some of the best online language tools for word nerds and regular people who just want to say that word correctly in conversation.
Windows only: Secure file deletion utility Wipe File is a one-purpose program that lets you choose how many times a file on your hard drive is erased, written over, then deleted over and over. The convenience comes in its ability to run from its own folder on a thumb drive, as well as the options you have for deletion cycles, with notations as to what various agencies (like the Department of Defence or NATO) use as their standards. The program is German native, but head to the Extras menu to switch it over to English. Wipe File is a free download for Windows systems only; check out Wipe Disc if you’re looking for whole-sale erasure for a computer or drive transfer. Wipe File [via Download Squad]
The Digital Inspiration blog hits upon a pretty nifty use of a file-hiding technique we’ve shown here before, to share MP3s with a select group of friends, or even embed a related sound file inside a photograph. Using Flickr’s easy photo-sharing and a command-line trick, you can create a JPG file that anyone can download and, once renamed as a .mp3 file, plays in any music player. For more file-hiding fun, check out our feature on easy steganography tools. Yes, You Can Upload MP3 Music Files to Flickr [Digital Inspiration]
