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Steve Novoselac
New Sysinternals utility released today, Disk2vhd v1.0 – Yes, creating a VHD from a physical hard drive, even an online one, is now a couple clicks away… - http://coolthingoftheday.blogspot.com/2009...
Alex Scoble
Seriously people...gaming and laptop don't even spend time in the same zipcode...they are arch enemies. Never was this more apparent than at the Intel truck at PAX 2008. They had "gaming" laptops and desktops from Alienware side by side running Crysis and it wasn't even funny the difference. So to recap, gaming and laptop hate each other.
They'd seriously nuke each other's home towns if they had the means to do so. - Alex Scoble
Agreed. - Mo Kargas
I have an Xbox 360 for gaming - Jesse Stay
Well said - Alex Scoble from IM
I finished Portal and most of Half Life 2 on a Toshiba laptop which is now so very close to dead. Can't say I'm ever going to get another "gaming-capable" laptop ever again. Besides being overpriced, they are good for exactly the year you buy it, then are completely outdated. - Adrian
Gaming on the desktop is much more enjoyable for sure, but it's pretty nice to be able to play something like WoW on a netbook while on the go. - Rodfather
How does WoW run on the little guy? Anika only plays like puzzle type games... won't let me install any real games. :D - Adrian
I'm with Rod. laptops will never replace desktops for games but they can be a pretty convenient backup. - Joe Pierce
Depends on the game. Skyrates at 10fps on the netbook is kinda amusing. - Morton Fox
WoW runs surprisingly well on a netbook. It slows down when there's a lot of content around, but it's still doable. - Rodfather
It's also not going to make a difference if all you play are small casual games. Games like Plants vs Zombies, Peggle, Puzzle Quest, Braid, etc. all work well on low spec'd machines. They are all great games too. - Rodfather
discrete graphics card - Michael W. May
The ATI 5870 looks so tempting. - Rodfather
External graphics accelerators? - Adrian from Android
I don't think those exist. The ATI I mentioned is the latest, greatest card. - Rodfather
I meant as a possible way to provide laptops additional graphics horsepower. In the near future that is. - Adrian
Matt Cutts
"Dude, it's a Katamari game. Of course you're going to buy it. Why even read the reviews?" <~ my wife :) http://www.amazon.com/Katamar...
The question is: Do I buy a PS3 just to play it? - Steve "Daddy do it!" Lacy
Aaron B. Hockley
Joint CAD Incident Tracking System - http://208.71.205.35/PITS/
This is very sweet - I found it last night trying to figure out what all the police action in the area was (they were down last night, so no dice). You can get updates on EMS/fire calls from their Twitter account: @WashCo_FireMed. We need more hyperlocal mashups like this! :-) - Josh Bancroft from iPhone
Hey Josh, a buddy and I run the @pdxalerts account on twitter. We post police and fire incidents in the Portland Metro Area. Check it out: http://www.twitter.com/pdxaler... Oh, and BTW the @WashCo_FireMed twitter account isn't official. It was created by screen scraping the Joint CAD Incident Tracking System data and outputting it using Twitterfeed. - Joe Perrin
I run the @WashCo_FireMed Twitter feed. It's actually a custom php script that I run and host, not a screen scrape and Twitterfeed :) I'm looking for more online dispatch systems that I can set this up for. - Gary
James Kendrick
Does anybody Friendfeed anymore?
Ummm. YEAH. Lots of us. - Her Lindsay-ness
No. :) - Morton Fox
Habalutly, That would be an affirmative. - Brent - Long Live Rock
When I started using Tweetdeck for twitter I stopped using friendfeed, for the most part. I had been using Twhirl to interact with twitter, friendfeed, and identi.ca, but Tweetdeck replaced Twhirl for me. - Richard Klein
Adam Turetzky
Instapaper: A $5 App That Justifies Your iPhone Purchase - http://www.reddit.com/r...
Robert Scoble
RT @garrytan: Posterous Theming: It's here, it's live, and it's time to make your site yours! http://blog.posterous.com/postero...
Like like like. Been waiting for this. I have a couple of family WordPress.org blogs I maintain that I want to move to Posterous. For non-geeks, posting by attaching stuff to email is SO much easier than logging into a WP site and writing a post there. - Josh Bancroft
Anyone know some good tumblr themes that work well with posterous? I tried a couple and they did not work completely. - Bryan Lee
Josh: Agreed! - Bryan Lee
Robert Scoble
Is Yelp first US Augmented Reality app on iPhone thanks to secret feature? Turn it on here: (via http://friendfeed.com/scoblei...)
Installed it, works awesome! - Kooleido
Thanks Robert! - JP Holecka - Jaypiddy
Just tested it in Vancouver BC, and it works here too. - JP Holecka - Jaypiddy
Do they have one for android? - Srikanth
Pocket Universe will overlay constellations over a live view of the night sky; that sounds like "augmented reality" to me, and that application has been out for a while. I don't know why people keep claiming that the Yelp thing is the first. - Glen Campbell
I've got Poket Universe, and love it. But it's not a live video overlay, it's just a bitmap of the sky. Which makes a lot of sense when you're out using it in the dark. - Steve Feinstein
I thought there was one of the planetarium apps that had a live video overlay—they were discussing it at #gnomedex - Glen Campbell
see also TAT augmented ID [etc...] http://ff.im/75zuX - ewing2001akaNicomedy2010
After lots of shaking (and starting to think I'd been hoaxed!) I got it to come on and it works - very cool :) - David Meredith from iPhone
Robert Scoble
New Yelp iPhone app is also out. There's a cool easter egg (Augmented Reality feature). Here's how to do it:
Download the new Yelp app (came out yesterday). So you shake your iPhone 3 times. That activates a feature called Monocle. A message should come up if you activated it. A blue box will come up saying "the Monocle has been activated." It will create a button in the top right corner. Now you should be able to look at the bars, restaurants, etc. Only works on iPhone 3GS. - Robert Scoble
waiting Robert.... :) - Sampad Swain
You point it at businesses, or down the city block. I'll try it right now. - Robert Scoble
Yep! Works. Took a few tries to get it to activate. Some of the places it shows me have been closed for ages though, guess I need to update Yelp for the area. - Otto
That sounds so cool. Would love to see a video demo of it Robert! - Alex Calic
I wonder why it's an easter egg. That sounds great. - Daniel Ha
I just did it. Very cool. I hear this feature was added for me. I really love it! - Robert Scoble from iPhone
Daniel: probably to get it through the iPhone store approval process faster. - Robert Scoble from iPhone
Raises the question of whether they would have rejected it if they'd known about it. Or did Yelp tell the reviewers about it? - Jan Dawson
Very, very cool! Just tried it out. There's not a lot on Yelp near by work (kind of an industrial area), but I did get it to find the nearest restaurant. So cool! :-) - Josh Bancroft
as long as Yelp allows iPhone users to rate on the fly.. previously had to sync first (not smart) - Sam Levin
can anyone grab me a screenshot of this? i want to write about it - Marshall Kirkpatrick
I do love beating TechCrunch with news! :-) - Robert Scoble from iPhone
Yes, Mr. Scoble, you beat RWW, TechCrunch, AND Mashable! Damn. - Ben Parr
I can't get it to work... :( - Larry Roth
We need a Yelp for Federal, State and Local government services. - Chris Stevenson
Too bad nobody will ever see it 'cause you mentioned it here and not on your blog ;-) - Ken Sheppardson
I just posted a photo on my friendfeed account. - Robert Scoble from iPhone
Installing - Stephen Pickering
The instructions sound like World of Warcraft. - Steve Rubel
You android lovers will see that 'Layer' reality browser does the same as Monocle - Wayne Bentz
Yelp also just launched their Palm Pre app in the Palm app store. No augmented reality that I can find :-( - Ken Sheppardson
Yelp doesn't seem to have much support for Canadian business according to some reviews - Alex Knight
Marshall, I just blogged a screenshot. Will be on www.tinyscreenfuls.com as soon as Posterous gets it there. - Josh Bancroft
Stupid 3GS. You guys think you're so cool. Easter eggs, harumph! *mumble grumble* - Sarah Lane
Yay it works in Canada too! - JP Holecka - Jaypiddy
Nice idea but in my case the locations seem to be about 180 degrees off - i.e. showing behind me instead of in front - but may be down to a fuzzy GPS location or something - will have to keep trying - Jan Dawson
I wonder why it was "secret", ... undocumented API usage or just to create marketing buzz ? - Kooleido
Kooleido: I hear it was added at last minute. - Robert Scoble from iPhone
Damn, nothings happening. I've shaked it :( - Stephen Pickering
No iPhone 3G love because no compass? Phooey. :P - Cheryl Jones
Installed It! Works Awesome! Would definitely use it on my next lunch hunt in Downtown - Kooleido
Got it to work--just took a little more shaking...was worried I was going to put my phone through the ceiling! - Larry Roth
Kooleido, how'd you get it to work. I've installed and shaken, but nothings happening - Stephen Pickering
Oh--and very cool - Larry Roth
Stephen shake in long and hard strokes. - Robert Scoble from iPhone
I hate that the iPhone 3G can handle all this new stuff, but Apple insists that you need the 3Gs. Qik on the jailbroken 3G has been awesome! - Elijah Nicolas
@Elijah Nicolas The 3Gs is for the built in compass that is required for augmented reality to work. - JP Holecka - Jaypiddy
lol if it was added for you Robert it would show the cutest girls in the area instead - Sherry Reynolds
Didn't I hear that Apple had an embargo on AR apps til next month? - Brian O'Connell
Very cool, thanks for the info. It appears you have to be logged into Yelp though the app before the monocle option will appear. - Patrick Looney
just posted about it http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive... good job finding it first Robert! - Marshall Kirkpatrick
1st sentence typo in your post Marshall ;o) - Alex Calic
Couldn't get it to work by "shaking it" but I got it to work by moving my iPhone up and down 3 times in a vertical motion. Pretty damn cool. - Doug Rice
Marshall, how do you get that camera view? I can't seem to get mine to work. I've shaken and shaken - Stephen Pickering
Well, thats slightly cool. - Sean Oliver
Stephen, you should probably just keep shaking. In publish, with lots of people around. :) No, I don't know. I don't have a 3Gs so I don't have a compass so I don't have the Yelp AR. - Marshall Kirkpatrick
Holy crap. It really works. - David Sharpe
Unreal... landscape and portrait works. - Drew Lucas
Yeah this is very cool. Don't know if I want to be the guy standing in the middle of the street downtown using it, but I can see some very practical applications. - Trevor Childs
Check out our Yelp AR layer inside of Layar Reality Browser ... Android. http://www.GoWeb3D.com - Dave Elchoness
Scoble, I just published on Mashable: http://mashable.com/2009... - Ben Parr
Doh! mashable wins with the most link-baity headline again. - Marshall Kirkpatrick
Putting up a video on Gear Live. - Andru Edwards
we have video too :P - Jennifer Van Grove
@Marshall - We still love you guys, your article's great. :D; @Robert, props. Total props. - Ben Parr
@Robert thanks it's fun http://bsu.gr/4414782 - briansugar
I made a screenshot here: http://www.flickr.com/photos... It takes a few tries to turn on the option though! - Daynah
posted about this on Obsessable and my blog. We'll see if Techmeme grabs it and actually puts this FriendFeed thread first, or if they just ignore it until TechCrunch covers it lolz http://www.obsessable.com/news... & http://www.sampletheweb.com/2009... - C. K. Sample III
ah Marshall got it up first on a notable blog... http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive... - C. K. Sample III
I got it to work and man, is it sweet! So smart. - Leslie Fishlock
Shake the darn thing 3 times :)- they say that break dancin was learnt , robbing hubcaps of a movin car in NYC.. so lets so what the new thing will be by the time th iphone has all the motion sickness activiated apps !! - Peter Dawson
just got word of a THIRD app with AR live in iTunes store! http://www.readwriteweb.com/archive... I'd say it's official: AR apps have come to the iPhone! - Marshall Kirkpatrick
I already had 2.0.2, but I'm downloading 3.0 now. I'm not thinking it's going to work in my office, but we'll see. - RobinDotNet
Ok, that's really cool. It even works sitting here in my office at home. - RobinDotNet
Downloading now. I am absolutely fascinated by the idea of augmented reality! - Victoria Harres Akers
This is pretty cool but the shake 3 times thing doesn't work too well - Jason Wehmhoener from iPhone
This is fantastic, just activated Monocle. For those having trouble, its best to move/raise and lower the iPhone 3 times vertically instead of just shaking it. I was shaking mine like a madman until I tried the vertical move. - Bryan
[Video] Yelp iPhone Augmented Reality Application http://blip.tv/file/2524950 - Steve Garfield
very cool - I can't believe stuff actually shows up near my house on the bay - sweet :) - Susan Beebe
Damn, guess I'll have to upgrade to the 3GS now. - Damon Cortesi
I am using the app in Indianapolis to find a restauant. As I guessed the augmented reality is cool but not very useful. Other than to help figure out which direction to walk in. - Robert Scoble from iPhone
Argh. I wish I had wifi here so I could download it. A trip to Starbucks might be in order. - ha3rvey (doink doink)
killer in nyc - mike "glemak" dunn from iPhone
dang it - iPhone 3G... - Jodi
iPhone 3G... not in the States... meh - Johnny Worthington
It's innovative and that's awesome, but I think this type of interface will be a passing gimmick until more advanced image processing is built into the mobile device. My thoughts on what does matter about it here - http://bit.ly/12wtcY My $0.02. - Alex Hawkinson
shake your iPhone 6 times, that activates GoogleVoice - HansVanRock
Pretty damn cool. Thanks for the heads up - Jim Goldstein from iPhone
I just got this going on my friend's 3Gs. I don't even know what to say. That is freaking incredible! Makes me want a 3Gs *just* for that feature! - Michael Lynton
Just tried this. Awesome! Too bad I'm in a po' dunk town with nothing to do. :) - Bryan Lee
Amazing, how on earth did you find it! It's still 6:00 am, perhaps I'll Yelp for breakfast - Nalin Perera
Wow, I'll have to say this is phenomenal. Wish I'd had this on my trip to D.C. a couple weeks ago. Yelp just made an incredibly useful app even more useful. I've seen a lot of developers working on this technology lately but it looks like they beat everyone to the punch. - Mike Elliott
screen capture of it in action http://twitpic.com/fklr4 - mike "glemak" dunn
very cool....it took me a few times to get the blue box, but then it worked. thanks - Pam Negoro
I just got the yelp AR to work, and I am staying tonight in a hotel, so I went to my window, and held the camera to the window and it was able to show me reviews of the businesses right across the street from me! I am in love with yelp all over again! - Colide81 (James)
Can't get it to work! Shook long and hard! - Islandwoo from iPhone
This youtube video should help you learn how to get it Islandwoo, I think its in how you shake it, I tryed several ways but after I watched this video I did it like the guy in the video and it worked. http://www.youtube.com/watch... - Colide81 (James)
Yeah, you've got to learn to shake it just right! :-) - Nalin Perera
Francine Hardaway
RT @marshallk : i just got a demo of an awesome new Augmented Reality app for the iPhone!very cool features and story, post coming asap!
Robert Scoble
Photo of Yelp's "secret augmented reality" iPhone app:
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On plane. :-) - Robert Scoble from iPhone
Only on 3gs?! aww man! - John Wright
sooo glad i have the 3GS iPhone now :) - Susan Beebe
SAM
SAM
I think a neat thing to do out of #gnomedex would be to get 4-5 netbooks with aircards for Nickelsville... Raise money to pre-pay all the usage fees. (access to internet = more opportunity and connectivity for those folks.)
They get a lot of their connectivity and connection at the library - they might not be able to afford the bills for that. - Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
Great idea, but what about getting them computers to use that internet? Using websites to help them find jobs could be very powerful though. - MarkCarras
Hmmm... Dan (I mentioned raising money for pre-paying the accounts) Although, a huge problem is the knowledge and training of how to use the internet effectively. That's something FFer's would be really good at. And library solving that need is a good place to keep that. Agreed. - SAM
Scott, that is a great idea. - joey
Scott - excellent didn't think of it that way - count me in on the training side, let me see if I can get the college I work at involved as well. - Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
scott - rmorrill@cityu.edu drop me a note - I'll help on this one. - Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
Let's get both the netbooks and aircards donated, ehh? - Brian M. Westbrook
@Brian that would be the idea hopefully, there are ways of going about this one. - Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
That sounds good. I'm also working with my Mom on a program for interview training/resume writing for folks that don't have those skills at a community center in Memphis. I would love to share that program here. - SAM
Scott, that would be really cool. - joey
Can someone get this stream to Mark Horvath? - SAM
Scott, you can send it to him on Twitter...@hardlynormal. - joey
Just got his card... IMO from a very quick chat he's focused on exposure not organizing. - SAM
And doing a good job at his part mind you. - SAM
Well, exposure is definitely necessary but personally I like focusing on what my social network can do that others can't. :) - joey
Word. - SAM
Awesome! - joey
Wade Rockett
Cyborg anthropologist @caseorganic brings the big, crazy wonderful ideas that draw me to #gnomedex. We are like trilobites. Also bees.
Rochelle
DO ANYBODY NO WHAT THIS GUY IS TALKING ABOUT #GNOMEDEX
Not quite.... - Her Lindsay-ness
Self serving stuff on how everyone is going to fail if people start taxing affiliate sales - Dan Morrill AKA Techwag
I sorta do.. review stuff. - Kevin Nunez
I'm disappointed. Not what I expected from him. I think I misunderstood the presentation description beforehand. - Rochelle
Amazon Affiliate Program apparently - Craig Deakin
He's talking about how I make a chunk of my living, so for me it was made out of win. - Rob Sterling
It was a little over my head, only thing I understood was the flow chart. - Christi
I use my amazon affiliate stuff also - mjc
I was expecting information about MTurk. Like I said, I think I really misunderstood the description. - Rochelle
Robert Scoble
Where’s the gang of 2,000 who controls tech hype hanging out today? - http://scobleizer.com/2009...
Gnomedex, by the way. - Robert Scoble
ah, thought you were about to say blizzcon. lol - sɹǝɥʇɐǝɟʞɔɐןq
Internet's Tad
If you're on FF, comment here to be seen on the screen at #gnomedex!!
Ahhhh... my name in lights. - SAM
Why would we do this? - Alex Scoble
Hello all you lucky people at Gnomedex! - Shevonne
It's not like anyone's at Gnomedex...you guys are all just making this up like the moon landings. - Alex Scoble
I should be on #Gnomedex screen and here are 14 reasons why: /Scoble - Spidra Webster
hello to Shevonne! - SAM
Which feed is actually open? - Vezquex: God of FF
'sup gnomedex - Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Hi! - joey
Hi Scott! - Shevonne
*waves from a thunderstorm in New York* - Sally Church
Hello Gnomedex! - Jalada
Hello Gnomedex! - Jalada
Hello - Rodfather
Chris likes Zippy's food! - Josh Haley
pffft. that's nothing. I have some terrific weight-loss products, however. - Glen Campbell
What is Gnomedex? :P - Jimminy
sweet am I 1337 yet? - Bryan Lee
Whoooo! - Rochelle
Whooooooooooo <cough> <cough> hooo - mikepk
Gnomedex truly does Rock My Monkey! :D - MarkCarras
Hi Gnomedex - Mike Doeff
Howdy everybody from South Jersey. - Robert Owens
H E L L O S E A T T L E !!! - Hutch Carpenter
We're off the screen now. :( - Internet's Tad
Bummer - Hutch Carpenter
goodbye seattle... - Hutch Carpenter
enough said - Kim Landwehr
*waves 17 minutes late* - Laura H.
Howdy Gnomedex! :-D - Kol Tregaskes
Hi Chris! - Robert Scoble
Hello. I'm here with my arm. - Kevin Pedraja
Attention whore - Glen Campbell
NARWHALS - Vezquex: God of FF
comment comment comment? ;) - Liana Shanes
dang blast. i missed it... - Trish Haley
Come back big screen! - Lacy
Here I am :) - Marco Dal Pozzo
Present - Janet
What's up y'all! Hope you're all enjoying yourselves there! Clap ya hands for a great event! - ElijahBailey-Zu of FF <0,
Howdy Gnomedex. - Daniel Rowley
What's a GNOMEDEX? - BEX
Hi, Gnomedex! - Bren, Photophobe from iPhone
...on-screen or not...Hola, GNOMEDEX...from Jax, FLA... :) - JA Castillo
Zuckerman and Co: Hands off FriendFeed if you know what's good for you!!! - David Hall
Zuckerbot 3000 consumes all! - Andy Bakun
CILANTRO. BUNNEHS. FRIENDFEED. - Steven Perez
Am I too late? Hello! - Kamilah Gill from email
[INAPPROPRIATE COMMENT] - Daniel J. Pritchett
DEATH TO GNOMES!!! - Otto from iPhone
Wish you were here....errrr...Sorry! Wish I were there! ;-b - Robyn Hawk
This is the only way I'm getting anywhere near the gnomes - Amber, Random Time Lord
Wish I'd seen this yesterday! - MiniMage, sheeple of FF
Tod Maffin
I know I'm going to hell for this, but... less social justice... more iPhone apps plz. kthxbai. #gnomedex (Which way to hell?)
Brian M. Westbrook
Phil Plait
I've been thinking about this carefully here at #gnomedex, and I'm coming to the conclusion that this "geek" thing may take off.
Wade Rockett
They couldn't replicate their early "viral" success but connected more deeply with their audience. Their conclusion: "F*ck viral". #gnomedex
Andrew Hyde
Funny thought: @micah started #followfriday and I was the first one to try to stop it :) #gnomedex
Rick Turoczy
Best photo I got yesterday? @drew screaming "Shit!" #gnomedex http://www.flickr.com/photos...
Internet's Tad
OMG - This comment is on the screen at gnomedex!!
omg!! - mikepk
Hi mom! - mikepk
Kilroy was here. - Spidra Webster
Hi Mike's mom! - Josh Bancroft
yeah! wait, whut? - mikepk
wheee - MikeAmundsen
No, it isn't...this is all a big put on...we even now know that Tad's not your real name! - Alex Scoble
Am I famous yet?!?! - Katie: Witch Of The West
Darn, missed out again. ;-) - Kol Tregaskes
Steven Walling
"University would be a whole lot better if it were a series of Ignite presentations." #gnomedex
Rick Turoczy
Oh I get it. It's Mechanical Turk for proteins. #gnomedex
They don't pay us $0.02 per protein fold, though. :( - Rochelle
Matthew Gifford
Layar Reality Browser: Now Available On Android Market! - http://phandroid.com/2009...
Can't wait for this to come to iPhone! :-) - Josh Bancroft from iPhone
Apple will find a reason to reject it. ;-) - Matthew Gifford
David Chartier
Flipside Wallet™- The Wallet Has Evolved - http://www.flipsidewallet.com/feature...
This is most intriguing. I might need one :) - Jay Gunn
Ooh. I want one of those. My cards are forever getting bent/damaged in my wallet when I sit on it. $40 is kind of steep, but I dig the orange one... :-) - Josh Bancroft from iPhone
Marshall Kirkpatrick
My favorite ideas are ones that I used to think were stupid. (via @mattgillooly)
Brian Enigma
Here's how to get tethering on any iPhone right now, no jailbreak, for free | 9 to 5 Mac - http://www.9to5mac.com/9to5mac...
Joe Hewitt
Embarrassed and ashamed to be an iPhone developer after reading about the Eucalyptus rejection. Feels like I work for the government.
What's eucalyptus? - Ashwin Bharambe
haha, i swear i tried. but i just did not try those keywords. on hindsight, that was just dumb of me. thanks, karl! - Ashwin Bharambe
yeah, hope that wasn't too snarky, I was recently lmgtfy'd and can't resist doing it to others now :) - Karl Rosaen
KARL I LOVE YOU, first time i've seen that! - Toby Graham
And Joe is right thats - Toby Graham
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