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The Dreadful Spinning Beach Ball of Paint [Art]
Written on 17 Nov, 2009 at 16:40 in Tech | viewed 18 views times | 0 Comments
![The Dreadful Spinning Beach Ball of Paint [Art]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=fdf764848a6a06225cd5773dbd4f6bb6&p=1&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "The Dreadful Spinning Beach Ball of Paint [Art]")
I want to find more (any) time for my painting, but with so many things to do, my artwork usually stalls. Like this half-rendered art piece, crashed and showing Mac OS X 's spinning beach ball of death. It's... (Continue reading)
Google Tasks Client Puts Tasks (or Any Google App) On Your Desktop [Downloads]
Written on 16 Nov, 2009 at 22:30 in Tech | viewed 18 views times | 0 Comments
![Google Tasks Client Puts Tasks (or Any Google App) On Your Desktop [Downloads]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/0852439760ile_01.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Google Tasks Client Puts Tasks (or Any Google App) On Your Desktop [Downloads]")
Windows/Mac/Linux (Adobe AIR): We've written about a lot of desktop clients that are essentially site-specific browsers (SSBs), but free AIR client Google Tasks helps you consolidate your clients by allowing access to most Google apps in mobile form. Google... (Continue reading)
Celestia Brings Interstellar Exploration to Your Desktop [Downloads]
Written on 15 Nov, 2009 at 23:00 in Tech | viewed 35 views times | 0 Comments
![Celestia Brings Interstellar Exploration to Your Desktop [Downloads]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/55af55b3d6225735.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Celestia Brings Interstellar Exploration to Your Desktop [Downloads]")
If you enjoyed playing with Stellarium , the open-source planetarium software we shared with you earlier this year, but felt strangely tied to an earth-bound perspective, you'll definitely want to fly through space with Celestia. Celestia picks up where... (Continue reading)
Vitamin D Turns Your Web Cam into a Security Camera [Downloads]
Written on 15 Nov, 2009 at 20:00 in Tech | viewed 43 views times | 0 Comments
![Vitamin D Turns Your Web Cam into a Security Camera [Downloads]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/0bd048e72722_pm.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Vitamin D Turns Your Web Cam into a Security Camera [Downloads]")
If you've been thinking about setting up a web surveillance camera but were put off by the expense or hassle, Vitamin D makes it easy to turn your web or networked camera into an easy-to-use monitoring tool. One of... (Continue reading)
The Gingerbread Announcer Desktop [Featured Desktop]
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 21:00 in Tech | viewed 56 views times | 0 Comments
![The Gingerbread Announcer Desktop [Featured Desktop]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/0bdb6ba1a02344_o.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "The Gingerbread Announcer Desktop [Featured Desktop]")
Reader andykashyap85's Mac desktop proves that sometimes simplicity is all you really need for an awesome desktop that helps keep you motivated. The simple OS X desktop consists of nothing more than: Wallpaper: Announcement Geektool Quote of the Day... (Continue reading)
Configuration Mania Tweaks Popular about:config Options in Plain English [Downloads]
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 19:30 in Tech | viewed 17 views times | 0 Comments
![Configuration Mania Tweaks Popular about:config Options in Plain English [Downloads]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/9367ff75d0mania.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Configuration Mania Tweaks Popular about:config Options in Plain English [Downloads]")
Firefox only: If you love tweaking every aspect of Firefox with the browser's very useful about:config feature , but you get frustrated trying to decipher cryptic configuration strings (what's a 0 or 2 mean for layout.spellcheckDefault?), Firefox extension Configuration... (Continue reading)
EventSync Syncs Your Facebook Events to iCal [Downloads]
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 19:00 in Tech | viewed 12 views times | 0 Comments
![EventSync Syncs Your Facebook Events to iCal [Downloads]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/255ad4833dntsync.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "EventSync Syncs Your Facebook Events to iCal [Downloads]")
Mac only: A few weeks ago we detailed how to add Facebook events to your Google Calendar , but if you're an iCal user, free utility EventSync is a good alternative, especially if you want to filter which events... (Continue reading)
Chrome Beta for Mac Arriving in Early December [Google Chrome]
Written on 12 Nov, 2009 at 13:30 in Tech | viewed 14 views times | 0 Comments
![Chrome Beta for Mac Arriving in Early December [Google Chrome]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/121b43e2b0nsions.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Chrome Beta for Mac Arriving in Early December [Google Chrome]")
Google plans to release a beta version of its Chrome browser in early December. How does the net know this? A mailing list discussion shows off the latest implementation of extensions in Chrome, already working on the latest Windows... (Continue reading)
Fix for Netbook Hackintoshes in the Works, Temporary Fix Already Available [Hackintosh]
Written on 11 Nov, 2009 at 21:30 in Tech | viewed 23 views times | 0 Comments
![Fix for Netbook Hackintoshes in the Works, Temporary Fix Already Available [Hackintosh]](http://news.kikil.com/wp-content/themes/comfy/scripts/phpThumb/phpThumb.php?src=/images/2009/11/f427ef4286pthack.jpg.jpg&w=100&h=75&zc=C&q=95 "Fix for Netbook Hackintoshes in the Works, Temporary Fix Already Available [Hackintosh]")
Lifehacker's Hackintosh build upgraded without problems to OS X 10.6.2, but the same wasn't true for hacked netbook. According to Gizmodo, the main hacker behind hacked netbooks says the kernel will be fixed for the netbooks' Atom processors. "It'll... (Continue reading)
Firefox 3.6 Beta 2 Available for Download [Downloads]
Written on 11 Nov, 2009 at 1:00 in Tech | viewed 28 views times | 0 Comments
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Windows/Mac/Linux: Less than two weeks after they released the first beta , Mozilla is back with Firefox 3.6 beta 2. This release includes over 190 bug fixes from beta 1 , in addition to the already existing performance boosts... (Continue reading)
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