Feliz Ano Nuevo!

December 31, 2007

Happy New Year to Thunk Different readers

and all of those in the web 2.0 community!


Essential Mac Apps for the New Switcher

December 31, 2007

Once you convince your friends to get a Mac, they
’ll want to know which applications to use or try out first! Here is a list for all those new Mac users who want a list of the most useful, must-have Mac applications that aren’t included with your Mac. Click for like, 100 things!

read more | digg story


Sports: Patriots Lose!

December 29, 2007
And Dewey Wins. Right.

after the record

The NFL’s New England Patriots are set to go undefeated this regular NFL season. Their quarterback is set to break the Touchdown record AND against the brother of the guy who has it. Dramatic finish, watch it and see.

Airing in America on: CBS, NBC, and the NFL network


The Wii, officially hacked!

December 29, 2007

Someone was able to start Homebrew in Wii-Mode. They were able to find encryption and decryption keys by doing full memory dumps at runtime over a custom serial interface. Using these keys, they were able to create a Wii ‘game’ that ran their own code. (video in link + more)

wii mario

read more | digg story


The Apple Community’s BIGGEST Radio Show

December 29, 2007

iWill be broadcasting a quick 15 minute show about Apple & events at 8 pm est. Tune in, it’s so 2008!

Either Click HERE, or call in….

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Hosted by: ThunkDifferent
Phone Number: (724) 444-7444
Talkcast ID: 11674
UPDATE: Totally awesome. 15 mins of silence, thanks to a a mic that seemingly works, just not on my radio service. Hmmm. Well thanks to those that joined in the chat room on such notice, suerte!

Introducing… 2.0 weblogs!

December 28, 2007

iHave mentioned 2.0 weblogs on this publication for quite some time…web 2.0

So today is that day that it is officially born…

Thus iProudly introduce…

The sparsely spaced & crispy clean 1 and only 2.0 weblogs!

20hq.blogspot.com

featuring…

Googleverything!

The Green Web Project!

and now…

ThunkDifferent.com!


How to Install 3rd-Party Apps on Your New iPhone/iPod Touch

December 28, 2007

If a new iPhone or iPod touch found its way under your tree and you just can’t wait until Apple officially supports third-party application development to extend its functionality (who can wait until February?), it’s time you jailbreak your favorite new portable device.

read more | digg story


New Apple Community Forum!

December 28, 2007

>>>Sign Up & Join Our Community!

apple community

Fresh content is always key, and with the advent of web 2.0 applications unleashed in 2007, there is no shortage of great software, platform, and facebook plug-in’s to boot.

The new site has a forum, gadgets, and plenty of fresh news.

Check out this new unofficial Apple community forum that may make up for some of the slack that ThinkSecret.com had before it was asked by Apple, Inc. to dis-continue and agreed to shut down. RIP :(

Check it out, it comes with a radio show airing tomorrow night! :) HERE

PS iKnow iWent loco with with smileys, so join the new community already. [discuss]


Top 100 Cool OS X Apps

December 27, 2007

1. Cool OS X Apps is a great site for information regarding new mac applications such as:

Vienna 2.2.2 is a free RSS/Atom newsreader for OS X. It provides features comparable to most of the commercial newsreaders.

2. Chris Pirillo’s top 100 Mac Apps…

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Video of the Day: Linux Birdsong

December 27, 2007

This song is lovely, listen to it. Also it has a a message for those proponents of DRM (Digital Rights Management) “Adios Amigos” from the Linux People…

Also see votd.wordpress.com