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Safari 3 for Windows (beta)

Safari on Windows has pretty much the same look and feel like iTunes. The user experience should be similar to the Mac:

Internet Explorer 7 launches a lot faster than Safari on my PC, but once Safari is up and running it is pretty neat. According to Apple:

• Blazing Performance: Safari is the fastest web browser on any platform.


• Elegant User Interface: Safari’s clean look lets you focus on the web — not your browser.


• Easy Bookmarks: Organize your bookmarks just like you organize music in iTunes.


• Pop-up Blocking: Say goodbye to annoying pop-up ads and pop-under windows.


• Inline Find: Search any text on any website with the integrated Find banner.


• Tabbed Browsing: Open and switch between multiple web pages in a single window.


• SnapBack: Instantly snap back to search results or the top level of a website.


• Forms AutoFill: Let Safari complete online forms for you, automatically and securely.


• Built-in RSS: RSS tells you when new content is added to your favorite sites.


• Resizable Text Fields: Resize text fields on any website: Just grab the corner and drag.


• Private Browsing: Keep your online activities private with a single click.


• Security: Apple engineers designed Safari to be secure from day one.

It is still a beta and it shows as I got this error the first time I used it:

After re-installing I tracked the problem down to a problem with the proxy server.  Only to find that it is impossible to configure it:

Not very user friendly, or helpful, but at least it looks nice :-)

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Desktop Tower Defense

Desktop Tower Defense is a Flash game that has simple rules but is great fun and very addictive. The bad guys enter from the top and left and try to cross over the desk to the other side. You loose one of your twenty lives for each bad guy that makes it over.

 

My only complaint is that it does not work on the Wii

P.S. Use your resources to upgrade a few central pieces to the max firepower like in the example maze above.

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Wii Nintendo Wi-Fi connection

Nintendo Wi-Fi connection is finally available for the Wii in Europe as well.

The only game so far that supports multi player games via Wi-Fi in Europe is Mario Strikers Charged Football. Not my kind of game, but more Wii Wi-Fi multi player games are on the way.

I am a bit disappointed that there are no Wi-Fi games available in the online store but I hope that will change. After all, a multi player game does not need to be large to be fun to play together.

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Smart Cabrio "Light"

The Smart is a pretty cool car but I have never seen something like this:

It looks a lot more aggressive than the standard Smart Cabrio:

Coolissimo!

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Desktoptwo

Desktoptwo is a Flash based internet desktop that you can access from anywhere

• Hard Drive. 1GB Free storage that you can share with other users. Simply select a folder, write the name of the user with whom you want to share files, decide the level of access and begin working collaboratively


• Mail. Use Desktoptwo or add your own POP account(s)


• Address Book. Access all your Contacts wherever you are. Share or import contacts from others.


• Website Editor & blog. Create/Edit a webpage or blog on blinkinblog or myblogtwo


• IM. Talk with the Desktoptwo community or use MSN


• MP3 Player. Listen to your tunes from anywhere.


• Programs. Desktoptwo provides access to Adobe Acrobat Reader and to the OpenOffice suite of applications, allowing you to open .pdf files and lightly edit word processing (.doc), spreadsheet (.xls) and presentation (.ppt) files.


• Wallpaper. Choose among numerous wallpaper designs and then apply a unique color scheme.


• Message Boards. Meet other Desktoptwo users in a truly global marketplace of ideas


• RSS Reader. Import your favorite feeds or set up new ones


• My Sitestwo. Save your favorite sites and share them with others


• Live Chat. Get to know Desktoptwo users from around the world

The features I tried also works on the Wii. Being able to access the same desktop from work, home and a gaming console is pretty cool.

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Google Voice Local Search

Google Voice Local Search is an experimental service by Google  to make local-business search accessible over the phone. Just dial 1-800-GOOG-411 (1-800-466-4411) from any phone. The service is free but regular phone charges may apply based on your telephone service provider. It is voice-activated, and you can access it from any phone (mobile or landline), in any location, at any time. 

Cheat Sheet
When you are asked for city and state, you can:

• say the city and state like "beverly hills california".


• say the zip, e.g. "nine-oh-two-one-oh".


• type the zip code using the key pad, e.g. "9-0-2-1-0".

When you are asked for a business name or category, you can:

• say a business name, like "Giovanni's pizzeria".


• say a category name, like "hardware stores".


• say "go back" to change city and state.

When browsing through results, you can:

• say the listing number (e.g. "number two") or press the corresponding key (e.g. "2") to choose a listing or navigate between results.


• say "text message" or press "9" to receive a text message, when you are calling from a mobile phone.


• say "details" to get more information about the current listing.


• say "start over" or press "*" to start from the main menu.


• say "go back" to change business or category.

 

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Toshiba Protégé R400

The Toshiba Protégé R400 tablet PC comes with Windows Vista Ultimate, a finger print reader and up to 4GB memory:

The really cool feature? Its wireless docking system uses Ultra Wideband (UWB). Just by being in range of the docking station, the laptop is automatically connected to an external display (in mirror or dual-display mode), mouse and keyboard.

My IBM and HP laptops have lasted longer than my Toshibas in the past but this one looks very tempting.