The Friday Linker (for 6-30-06)
Friday, June 30, 2006
End your weekend with a list of our favorite news items from around the 'Web, as well as websites that we find interesting. Welcome to "The Friday Linker". Have any cool news items that you think should be here? E-mail Joseph Wilkinson with your suggestions...
Tech News:
Tech News:
- Discover Windows Live Spaces: Daren Straight has pointed out the demonstation page for Windows Live Spaces, which will be launching July 15. On the demonstration page, you can see pretty much how Live Spaces will look. It also points out the social aspects of Live Spaces, showing off a Friends area.
- Nintendo DS Lite in Pink: Tech Ticker reports that Nintendo will also release a new color of the Nintendo DS Lite - Pink. The new color, known as "Noble Pink", will be available on July 20 for $145. I plan to buy my own DS Lite soon, maybe in pink....
- Office 2007 delayed again: Microsoft Office 2007 (Also known as Office 12), the next generation of Microsoft's word processing suit, has been slightly delayed by the end of this year. Before, Microsoft was planning to release Office 2007 by this October. Now, it will come out one month before Windows Vista, which is set to launch in January 2007.
- Microsoft Ultimate keyboard: Microsoft only has a few hardware offerings besides the Xbox 360, such as their keyboard, webcam, or mouse. Luckily, Microsoft just released a new version and it looks surprisingly good.
- Can Your Site Survive a Digg?: Monetize has a very interesting article talking about how to keep your server up when your website gets 'Dugg', the effect of being on Digg.com. They suggest that you keep your website simple with HTML, keep your CSS files and images on seperate webservers, reduce the number of images on your website, and notify your web-host.
- Garfield MP3 player: Need a new Mp3 player? Like lazania and Garfield? While the price of the Garfield Mp3 player still isn't know, the Mp3 player will be able to fit in your palm and will sport a color display.
- 8 ways to kill someone with an iPod nano: While we don't think it's pure cool to think of ways to kill someone with an iPod Nano, ex-marine Kevin Fleming took the time to do just that (Or he just has too much time on his hands). Who ever thought an iPod could be so lethal?
- Supposing ... I'm too old for MySpace: Are you too old to fit into the MySpace crowd? Charlie Brooker thinks he is, but I must note that the MySpace generation usually goes up to 13-35.
- Bacon bandages: Gadget Reporter has an article that talks about a new type of bandage that looks like bacon. You can buy them for $4.25 from Sprout Home. File this one under strange.
