Sunday, February 14, 2010

Communicate

Buzz Drops Auto-Following, Attacks Other Issues

12:11PM February 14, 2010 | Adam Pash

After a week’s worth of complaints and confusion, Google is updating Buzz to address many of the privacy concerns and annoyances raised by the new social networking service. The update brings three major changes. More »


Design

Make Images 3D Sans Goofy Glasses

11:00AM February 14, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

3D pictures are interesting, but they rely on glasses that alter the way your left and right eye perceive images. This cool 3D image-creation technique doesn’t require glasses but still produces a 3D illusion. More »


Work

How A Simple URL Hack Can Expose Your Gmail Address

10:00AM February 14, 2010 | Adam Pash

Google took a lot of flack over privacy concerns this week, like over a loophole that allowed people to figure out your private email address in replies. Security weblog Social Hacking details another method your Gmail address is exposed using a URL hack. More »


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Add A Self-Portrait Mirror To Your Camera

9:00AM February 14, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

If you want to see what you’re actually framing when you turn your camera around for a self portrait, this cheap and simple hack will have you composing better photos in no time. More »


Organise

Automatically Organise Your Downloaded, *Ahem*, TV Shows

8:00AM February 14, 2010 | Adam Pash

Ed. note: We’ve shown you how to automatically download your favourite TV shows before, but even if you’ve got your downloads automated perfectly, there’s still a little matter of organisation. Productive Geek forum member ejf071189 details how he automates his TV-download organisation. More »


Organise

Google Maps Labs Adds Experimental Features To Maps

7:00AM February 14, 2010 | Adam Pash

Virtually every Google service has a Labs section devoted to implementing experimental features. There’s Gmail Labs, Google (Search) Labs, Google Calendar Labs, and now, Google Maps Labs. More »


Work

Top 10 Google Settings You Should Know About

4:00AM February 14, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

As the outcry over Google Buzz’s privacy has shown us, it’s smart to explore settings in Gmail, along with other places you’re sharing data with the search giant. Let’s take a look at 10 privacy, convenience and annoyance fixers you should know. More »


Work

How Do You Overcome Creative Blocks?

3:00AM February 14, 2010 | Adam Pash

Artist and blogger Scott Hansen deals with creative blocks all the time, like any of us do, whether we’re in an artistic field or not. So he asked 25 of “today’s most exciting creators what they do when the ideas aren’t flowing”. More »