Latest posts from InterWebbyTechyStuffhttp://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/Web and Mac developments that have caught my eyeen-GB2008-10-11T09:55:21ZSquarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)test2http://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/2008/10/9/test2.htmlMike Power2008-10-09T10:05:26ZBitstrips - make your own cartoon striphttp://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/2008/6/2/bitstrips-make-your-own-cartoon-strip.htmlMike Power2008-06-02T21:43:41ZBitstrips: The title says it all really. Make great looking comic strips and cartoons with this online generator.

]]>Mixtapeshttp://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/2008/6/2/mixtapes.htmlMike Power2008-06-02T21:31:32Z

Oh, remember the joy of making compilation tapes back in the old days? Well, you can relive those great times with two online resources which allow you to make and share your own comps.

Muxtape is the one that seems to have gained most traction but my favourite is Mixwit. While Muxtape allows you to post a url to your compilation for others to listen to Mixwit is embeddable on your website, blog, Facebook or Myspace page and is customisable with added images etc. The Muxtape homepage is also a great source of music, with some pretty eclectic tastes on show.

]]>Get Mr Power on the movehttp://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/2008/2/27/get-mr-power-on-the-move.htmlMike Power2008-02-27T19:48:29ZMoFuse Instantly Converts Sites for the iPhone

MoFuse is a service that will take your website and instantly create a mobile version of it, sparing you the development costs of doing so by hand.

Today the company is announcing that it will now automatically create iPhone versions of sites in addition to the standard versions for dumbed down mobile browsers.

Starting immediately, when iPhone users browse to the MoFuse mobile version of a site, which can be placed at a subdomain, they will be presented a nicely formatted version for their swank handheld device.

Mobile Version of this site can be found at: http://mikepower.mofuse.mobi/

]]>Where did I see that article?http://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/2008/2/27/where-did-i-see-that-article.htmlMike Power2008-02-27T10:03:36ZInstapaper

This is just another reminder of a great little bookmarking application which is getting a lot of attention from serious web guys. It's is an utterly simple, very fast, 'read later' bookmark service which allows you to bookmark pages while you browse, using a browser bookmarklet. OK so there are tons of other, similar apps out there but do give Instapaper a try. It's not something to use for permanent archiving, there are no tags, folders or extracts. It's just a great way of storing interesting stuff you want to come back to later, when you have more time. I love it. Try it, you might just find it useful.

]]>Cool new video web apphttp://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/2008/2/27/cool-new-video-web-app.htmlMike Power2008-02-27T09:36:31Z

VIDDIX is a new video platform that allows users to add all kinds of web content to their video timeline. This new video platform will enrich the online video experience in ways never before seen on the web. The panel on the left is used to display video. The VIDDIX upload system supports all sorts of raw formats and converts them to FLV for optimal web performance.The panel on the right is used to display the extra web elements that are connected to the video. These web elements can range from a simple text with links to full flash objects and forms.

]]>Check it out before the lawyers get therehttp://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/2008/2/21/check-it-out-before-the-lawyers-get-there.htmlMike Power2008-02-21T18:47:24ZNewsClipper Brings All The News Video from Around the Web to One Place

Why isn’t there a Google News for video? That is what Onar Vikingstad, a 27-year-old Norwegian Web developer with a day job at Apple, asked himself before he created NewsClipper. The site is a side project of his that brings together news video clips from the Websites of ABC, BBC, CBS, CNN, ESPN, Fox News, NBC, and MSNBC. He explains:

What I wanted to create with NewsClipper was a site that consolidates all news clips from the major TV news networks in one location. No more having to run around to different carefully managed and controlled individual websites. Basically it lets you view the latest news clips from the major TV networks in one location, without having to go to their slow sites overloaded with ads.

]]>Up yours DRMhttp://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/2008/2/20/up-yours-drm.htmlMike Power2008-02-20T09:21:54Z'DVD Jon' frees your media with DoubleTwist

The man notorious for cracking the DVD code, and Apple's FairPlay DRM, is looking to make a legitimate business out of his expertise. Beginning Tuesday, the first product from his company, DoubleTwist Ventures, will enter open beta.

Called DoubleTwist, it's a free desktop client that essentially allows any kind of music, photo, or video file to be shared between a long list of portable media players, and through Web-based social networks. Instead of iTunes songs or videos taken with a Nokia N95 remaining locked on the phone, DoubleTwist software allows for dragging, dropping, and syncing of different media formats no matter the device.

The idea, according to DoubleTwist founder and CEO Monique Farantzos, is that media files should be more like e-mail. It shouldn't matter what service you create the file in, or on what type of hardware, it all should work together seamlessly, she says.

Currently Windows only but a Mac version is coming.

]]>PicLens - A photo viewer for the webhttp://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/2008/2/13/piclens-a-photo-viewer-for-the-web.htmlMike Power2008-02-13T15:42:39ZPicLens - Immersive Slideshows Across the Web

PicLens instantly transforms your browser into a full-screen, 3D experience for viewing images on the web. Photos will come to life via a cinematic presentation that goes well beyond the confines of the traditional browser window. With PicLens, browsing and viewing images on the web will never be the same again.

NEW! Immerse yourself in 3D Style. Our new interactive "3D Wall" lets you effortlessly drag, click, and zoom your way around a wall of pictures for an extraordinary, full-screen viewing experience. Why mundanely flip through online photo galleries or squint at thumbnails from Google Image Search when you can fly through an immersive, full-screen experience instead?

]]>Creating a book is a bind without...http://mikepower.net/interwebbytechystuff/2008/2/12/creating-a-book-is-a-bind-without.htmlMike Power2008-02-12T20:41:44ZCheap Impostor

If you want to use your computer to make a book or a magazine, the final step before printing is called imposition. Cheap Impostor is a simple yet powerful alternative to fancy imposition software. It doesn't offer all the features of high-end imposition software (which costs hundreds or thousands of dollars). Hence the name. However, if you want to print and bind booklets, magazines, or even long books, this program might be all the imposition software you need.

Let's say you want to make a magazine from a document you've written. You would like to have the magazine be the size of a sheet of paper folded in half. You might assume that you can simply print the document 2-up, fold it in the middle, staple and be done. Whoops! If you did that, the first page would be on the back cover of your "magazine", while page 2 would be on the front. And so on...it gets really ugly.
CI costs $35 and is Leopard compatible.

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