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• Email: Useful Thunderbird tweaks

  Published: July 26, 2007, 10:29 am

  Tags: Email, Email Apps, Thunderbird

  Just like Firefox, you can customize the Thunderbird email app by tweaking its internal configuration file, and tech blog Gyaan Sutra lists 8 useful edits. Set Thunderbird to top-post on replies, display threaded conversations (ala Gmail), add a default CC, and add all incoming message from: addresses to your contacts. At least some of these

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• Email Apps: Send self-destructing email messages

  Published: July 26, 2007, 9:00 am

  Tags: Email, Email Apps, Privacy, Security

  Send an email that automatically expires or disappears after it's viewed with ten self-destructing email services. Weblog Tech[dot]blog lists them, from Will Self-Destruct - a web page that gets deleted after it's viewed once - to Self-Destructing Email, which sends messages that expire via web mail. We haven't tried all these services

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• PackRat 1.3 supports new Backpack, adds more exclusive features

  Published: July 30, 2007, 11:30 am

  Tags: Backpack, Organization, Packrat, Pim, Todos, Web Apps, Webapps

  any web app update, desktop apps that integrate must often release an update of their own to stay on top of the changes. Fortunately, Rod Schmidt has done exactly that with his excellent offline synching PackRat app that brings Backpack to your desktop. With v1.3, Rod has updated PackRat so it can work with the new Backpack, but he has also

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• iPhone firmware hints at new widgets, including MobileRadio

  Published: July 30, 2007, 11:00 am

  Tags: Apple, Apps, Hints, Iphone, Iphoneology, Mobileradio, Unitconverter, Widgets

  Filed under: Rumors, Odds and ends, Apple, iPhoneTyler over at iPhoneology went diving into the iPhone's firmware, and found a preference file called "DefaultApplicationState.plist," apparently a list of widgets placed by Apple inside the iPhone.Except that there's a few that we can't actually use yet...

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• iFuntastic 2 for iPhone makes custom ringtones, reordering apps a breeze

  Published: July 30, 2007, 4:30 pm

  Tags: Apps, Ifuntastic, Iphone, Ringtones

  to rearrange the order of apps on the iPhone's home screen. This is particularly useful when using the iPhone one-handed, as some of those icons get difficult to reach with merely a thumb (or maybe I just have small geek hands; who knows). Another new novelty is the changing of the carrier logo to any picture you chose, as long as it fits

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• 3rd Party iPhone Apps Roundup

  Published: July 30, 2007, 5:30 pm

  Tags: Apps, Developers, Iphone Apps, Iphoneapps, Third Party Development, Thirdpartydevelopment

  update this list as more apps become available and we hear back from more developers. Hello World. Hello World Demo KBDemo. Proof of concept Keyboard demo. Part of the larger Mobile Terminal for iPhone project. Do Shell. Runs shell script embedded in App. Can be customized by end user. iDecor. App version of the javascriptlet we posted about

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• Pro Application Support 4.0.1

  Published: July 30, 2007, 7:30 pm

  Tags: Aperture, Apple, Dvd Studio Pro, Dvdstudiopro, Final Cut, Final Cut Express Hd, Finalcut, Finalcutexpresshd, Pro Apps, Proapps, Sound Track, Soundtrack

  Filed under: Software Update, AppleNothing quickens the blood like a thrilling software update. Am I right, folks? Ok, perhaps that is a slight exaggeration, but it is a good feeling to have some bugs that have been bothering you squashed with a nice update. Apple has just released Pro Application Support 4.0.1 which, 'improves general user

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• Microsoft fights back against Google

  Published: July 25, 2007, 6:19 am

  Tags: Goog, Google, Google Apps, Googleapps, Microsoft, Microsoft Office Online, Microsoftofficeonline, Msft

  in this case Google Apps.Microsoft's probable first move in the online front is to allow spreadsheets and documents to be published on the internet privately so they could easily be worked on by groups of people -- a move clearly following Google's lead. Ultimately, Microsoft would like to begin offering full versions of Office online,

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• Helio: Custom Apps Now Possible on Helio Ocean (Opera Mini)

  Published: August 3, 2007, 3:48 pm

  Tags: Custom Apps, Helio, Helio Ocean, Mini, Ocean, Opera, Opera Mini, Software, Third Party

  is now running third-party apps now as well. The first proof of concept app is Opera Mini, the small-ish browser from Opera that lets even lousy phones browse like a star. To get it to work on your Ocean (even though the default Ocean browser is just fine for us), just follow the directions on Heliocity. After you're done, you may want to check

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• Enthusiasts bring 3rd party apps to the Helio Ocean, too

  Published: August 4, 2007, 1:33 am

  Tags: 3rd Party, 3rdparty, App, Application, Applications, Apps, Cellphone, Helio, Ocean, Opera, Opera Mini, Operamini, Phone, Software, Third Party, Thirdparty

  out the kinks. More custom apps are said to be on the way, and don't worry, Drift and Heat users -- support's said to be on the way for you guys, too. Read Permalink Email this CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

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• Facebook Gaming Applications

  Published: August 6, 2007, 6:08 am

  Tags: Gamer Life, Apps, Clans, Dance Dance Revolution, Dance Mat, Facebook, Ffr, Finding Friends, Flash Flash Revolution, Games, Gaming Applications, Konami, Lan Parties, Online Version, Rhythm Game

  Tech Digest threw together a nice list of this week’s top 5 gaming applications for Facebook. The list and links are below. The one gaming application they must have overlooked is the new File Front application for Facebook. Our Facebook application can assist you in finding friends, looking for clans to join, finding LAN parties,

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• Ask The Readers: Sorting vacation email buildup?

  Published: August 6, 2007, 8:30 am

  Tags: Ask The Readers, Email, Email Apps, Overload, Overwhelm

  You just returned to work from a positively perfect email-free vacation, but your inbox never gets a day off - so you've got 500+ unread messages waiting for you. Where do start going through the pile of requests, FYI's, questions and cruft that's accumulated in your absence? Oldest first? ALL CAPS SUBJECTS first? Boss first? Whatever

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• Microsoft Outlook Tip: Automatically archive old email

  Published: August 7, 2007, 8:48 am

  Tags: Email, Email Apps, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Outlook Tip, Outlook

  Sick of hitting your email server's space limit every month and having to clean out old messages manually? The How-To Geek explains how to configure Microsoft Outlook to automatically archive old email messages onto your hard drive. For example, you could have Outlook archive all messages older than 6 months every 20 days so you don't have to.

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• Apple debuts iWork '08

  Published: August 7, 2007, 1:50 pm

  Tags: Apple, Applications, Apps, Iwork 08, Iwork 08, Keynote, Numbers, Pages

  Filed under: Desktops, Laptops According to good-old Steve Jobs, speaking at Apple's summer press conference, the company's productivity powerhouse iWork '08 is on the way, and it will feature a ton of enhancements for Keynote and Pages, plus it introduces a new app to the mix: Numbers. The new component will apparently be giving Excel a run for

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• Media Temple boasts iPhone friendly control panel

  Published: August 8, 2007, 4:30 pm

  Tags: Control Panel, Controlpanel, Hosting, Iphone, Iphone Apps, Iphoneapps, Media Temple, Mediatemple

  about iPhone specific web apps) but I must admit this looks slick. You can access the iPhone version of Media Temple's control panel here.Read   Permalink   Email this   Comments

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