http://www.captclicker.com Sailing the seas of TV cheese... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:24:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Digg is rolling out a new recommendation engine this week. The new feature's goal is to help users discover content from like-minded individuals amid the clutter of the 16k+ stories submitted to Digg.com each day. You know how when you are browsing Amazon.com and the site suggests related products based ... http://www.captclicker.com/2008/07/diggcom-launches-new-recommendation-engine-feature/ Wish you knew where your friends and family were at all times? Have you heard of Loopt yet? Loopt is a mobile phone application that enables users to spy on see the location of their friends on an interactive map (see image below). The application also allows you to message friends ... http://www.captclicker.com/2008/06/loopt-coming-soon-to-the-iphone-3g/ A massive new online business is scheduled to launch on July 11: Apple's App Store - an online hub for third party iPhone and iPod Touch applications. Beginning later this month, developers will begin to upload apps to the store accessible by iPhone users or to a new section of the ... http://www.captclicker.com/2008/06/developers-and-consumers-get-ready-for-apples-iphone-app-store/ There's no doubt that an iPhone update is imminent. But while nearly everyone has agreed on that, nobody knows anything definite about the specifics... except that the new iPhone will be compatible with the Microsoft Exchange email services. There's a link on the main Apple.com iPhone page where you can ... http://www.captclicker.com/2008/06/iphone-3g-and-wwdc-announcement-predictions/ I was at my local bar the other night and someone asked me if I were ever to be stranded on a desert island and could only bring 5 Bob Dylan albums, which ones would I bring? I couldn't answer him right away, and not because I had already had a ... http://www.captclicker.com/2008/06/bob-dylans-5-best-albums-2/ iTunes is much more than a digital music jukebox. It's capable of handling many different tasks involving digital media. Some of iTunes' most popular features include buying music and vidoes online, burning CDs, and syncing files with your iPod or iPhone. But one of the lesser known functions hidden within iTunes ... http://www.captclicker.com/2008/06/converting-audio-file-formats-in-itunes/ The band Weezer posted their new music video called "Pork and Beans" on YouTube. The video features a huge collection of "internet stars" from Tay "Chocolate Rain" Zonday to Chris "Leave Britney Alone" Crocker. Weezer even plays in front of a huge deluge tribute to "Coke + Mentos". Weezer's new self-titled ... http://www.captclicker.com/2008/05/new-weezer-video-features-youtube-celebs/ Here's a post from MethodShop.com about iPhone lines outside the Apple Store: "This morning I had to go buy another copy of OS X Leopard (my original copy got scratched). As I walked closer to the Apple Store on 5th Avenue I was somewhat surprised to see a line of about ... http://www.captclicker.com/2008/05/iphone-line-forms-already-at-apples-5th-ave-store/ According to Gizmodo, Apple is set to unveil the 3G iPhone on June 9 at the company’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. Here's an excerpt from the Gizmodo post: "We all suspected it, but now it is confirmed: someone very, very close to the 3G iPhone launch has told me ... http://www.captclicker.com/2008/05/3g-iphone-launch-set-for-june-9/ Still doubt that the 3G iPhone is coming soon? This settings screen with a 3G toggle switch (see image) was found in the latest beta release of the iPhone's 2.0 firmware. Why would you want to turn off 3G? Because 3G drains cell phone batteries very quickly. In this screenshot, Apple has ... http://www.captclicker.com/2008/05/iphone-3g-settings-pic/