Pivot is a browser from Microsoft Live Labs that isn't just a web browser in the traditional sense. It is designed to make sifting through large amounts of data easy and visual. It works with a number of collections that is regularly increasing. Currently, you could analyze Olympic Medalists, Sports Illustrated Covers, Magic: The Gathering cards, NFL and NBA Athletes, and many … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2010
CodySafe Sigma, a Portable Apps Menu – Discount and License Give Away
CodySafe Sigma is essentially a portable apps manager. Portable apps are great because you can take them with you, they rarely care what version of the Windows OS they're running on, and all your settings go with you on a single USB drive. Unfortunately portable apps are also a little unruly; they're just files on your USB drive and you have to track down the executable you … [Read more...]
MakerBot and 3D Printing Premieres on CBS News
One of the segments of tonight's CBS News featured MakerBot, the open-source 3D printer. The MakerBot is able to produce three dimensional objects in plastic up to 4" x 4" x 6". 3D printers are nothing new but taking the open-source approach and being provided affordably in home-built kits is what makes MakerBot news-worthy. RepRap is the project that MakerBot is derived from … [Read more...]
Avi2Dvd and DVD Flick – Converting Videos (.avi) to DVDs
At one end of the house, I have a Sony PS3 that can stream videos from my PC connected to a TV that can also play Divx and Xvid files from a USB drive. At the other end of the house, I have just a standard TV and a DVD player. Of course, since I can't do something in one place, that's where I want to do it. So, the task was to come up with a way to play .avi files on a standard … [Read more...]
PDFVoid – Don’t Send a Malicious PDF
PDFVoid is a web service developed by the same folks behind NoVirusThanks that allows you to scan a PDF for any malicious code or exploits. You can upload a PDF (up to 1MB in size) or submit a URL that points to a PDF to have it scanned to see whether the file is clean or suspicious. The scan only takes a few seconds to completed. If the file is clean, it will be deleted but if … [Read more...]