Tech tips, reviews, news, and other stuff for inquisitive minds
Gmail has quickly become the de facto mail client for most of us. To that end, web developers have created many tools for extending the functionality of the venerable mail application. I ran across the Ultimate List of Gmail Tools & Tips on TechoCrunch. It’s very comprehensive. If you are looking for a way to tweak Gmail to your liking then check it out.
When purchasing that new LCD or Plasma television are you armed with the correct knowledge regarding screen resolution? Figuring out the difference can be quite confusing. As it turns out, the key is in the letter and not the number. Benjamin Higginbotham from TechnologyEvangelist.com sheds some interesting light on the difference in flat panel resolutions and the technology behind them.
From the category of “Why is getting something so simple so hard?” a work around has arrived to give iPhone users the cut and paste functionality they have been clammering for. Working around Apple’s SDK restrictions, the good folks at OpenClip , i.e. Zac White, have created a framework that allow applications to access shared space on the iPhone. This information can then be “pasted” into another application on the device. The catch? To take advantage of this functionality applications have to be designed to include the framework developed by OpenClip. Although this functionality is not built into the operating system natively it certainly beats the “Let them eat cake” attitude exhibited by Apple.
OK, sometimes the things we want to do in Photoshop is right before our eyes. One thing that has bugged me for years about Photoshop was the inability to resize a selection made with the Marquee Tool. You make your selection, it’s a bit off, but there are no nifty handles to grab to resize the selection to your liking. So you try commands like grow, similar, and expand but eventually settle for “close enough”. The way-to-easy solution can be found under the Select menu itself. Simply make the selection with the Marquee Tool, then go to Select > Transform Selection and voila, instant resize handles for your selection enjoyment.
Flickr Camera Finder allows you to see the most popular cameras and camera phones used by users who have uploaded photos to the site. It also links to detailed specs and reviews for each camera and phone. You can also browse collections created with each device. It’s a great place to start, with so many choices on the market, if you are looking to purchase a new camera or depend heavily on your cell phone for photos.