Miro

I just installed Miro - and I have to admit I became instantly a fan of this tool.
Not because of the tool itself (it's just to buggy, e.g. I get an XML-error when trying to edit the options so I'm unable to change them) but because I realized just how much there is to watch and learn out there.
The first channels I added are Google Videos (engEDU), TED, 2 channels with film trailers and the German Tagesschau
My favorite features in the moment are
- background downloading of new videos
- old videos are automatically deleted (days to keep are configured per feed)
- integrated search engine for YouTube, Google Video...

I know that there are similar tools out there but I will stay with Miro for a while.

Optimus Maximus keyboard

Das Optimus Maximus keyboard kommt jetzt wohl wirklich. Allerdings zu einem heftigen Preis: 1564 USD. (Preis laut Ankündigung in deren Blog)
Die Tastatur würde mich schon arg reizen, wenn ich mir allerdings für das Geld einen ganzen Rechner kaufen kann ...
Bei Golem gibt es hier noch ein paar Infos dazu.

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Test blog entry via Google Documents

Had some problems configuring this feature - blogger is out of beta, but you have to choose "Blogger (beta)" in the options.
btw: why do I have to provide the credentials? I'm always a little bit surprised how smooth I can switch between different Google applications, Google always know me. But in Google Documents I have to provide my Google credentials for integration with Google Blogger.

updated: the option to use the document title as blog post title seems not to work
tags (Google Documents) are not used as labels (Blogger)

IM - Gaim is now known as Pidgin

Found this on Slashdot: My (currently) favorite IM client Gaim is now known as Pidgin.
Interesting: they moved their development from sourceforge to a trac based system.

Wikipedia is also updated - this speed is fascinating.

Drahtlos Handy & Co aufladen

Gerade auf Spiegel Online gefunden: die Firma Powercast soll eine Technik entwickelt haben, mit der man ohne Kabel kleine Geräte aufladen kann. Dabei kooperieren sie mit Philips - angeblich dieses Jahr noch sollen die ersten Produkte auf den Markt kommen. Zuerst "nur" eine Taschenlampe, in 2008 dann Dinge wie Tastatur...

Da bin ich ja mal echt gespannt - ich würde mich über sowas freuen und es nutzen. Darauf, wie Leute reagieren, die jetzt schon ein "Wellenproblem" haben (Handy-Masten...), bin ich auch schon gespannt.

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