YouTube is notorious for choking slower or underpowered computers (like netbooks), and all that video requires a lot of bandwidth. YouTube Feather is an opt-in beta that strips YouTube to the bare essentials for your underpowered PC or slow internet connection.
Google today launched a new, free DNS service—called Google Public DNS—aimed at making your web browsing experience even faster. Here’s how it works:
Although we’re guessing most of the gunk and grime that lands in your keyboard is from snacking while working, you can still keep the dust bunnies away while you’re not around. DIY site Instructables details how to keep that new-keyboard feel.
Controlling a TV-connected Boxee media centre from a laptop is easy with the Boxee Remote widget, but it only runs on Macs. Unless you use Kludgets, which seamlessly brings the widget to your Windows desktop.
The developers of Fennec, a.k.a. Firefox Mobile, have stated that support for add-ons will differentiate it from other mobile browsers. Much like Firefox’s desktop version, a preview build of reader favourite AdBlock Plus might ensure Fennec gets its proper due.
Jay-Z’s Empire State of Mind relies on samples from both Isaac Hayes’ “Breakthrough” and The Moments’ “Love on a Two-Way Street”. You can hear the originals, and dig into more sample science, at the WhoSampled web site.
iPhone/Android: Layar, the mobile app that overlays data markers over what your phone camera sees, hit its 3.0 release in a big way. The new release features 3-D objects, multiple layers at once, and guided tours, among other improvements.
