RSS Geek Info

In an update to its iPhone SDK, Apple is now permitting apps to make VoIP calls over 3G wireless networks, an option that was once only available over a WiFi connection.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Digg, iPhone, iphone apps, iPhone SDK, pda, SDK, VoIP, Wireless, Wireless network
More: continued here

When Apple was demoing its new iBooks application for the iPad today during their keynote address, I just kept thinking to myself: this simply must have been designed by Delicious Monster, the shop behind the brilliant Mac app Delicious Library.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Books, Digg, iPad, Mac
More: continued here

It is with extremely great pleasure that I point you to the first post at the new WordPress Foundation site. Not only am I excited about the things that will happen under the auspices of the Foundation, I’m excited to see a site running the 3.0 development version and the …
More: continued here

Steve Jobs announced Apple iPad yesterday. And the main question all over web was, what the hell is Micro SIM card, which will only fit into Apple iPad and will be distributed by AT&T!
Micro SIM or 3FF SIM Card – Apple iPad SIM card is the same as second form cards -just smaller – A [...]

Simple Magazine Red
Three column, fixed width, widget ready and gravatar ready theme
TNT Dark Green Golden Temptation
Two column, widget ready theme (12 widgetized areas including 3 footer widget ready areas) with easy integration with twitter and FeedBurner
5 Free Wedding Wordpress Themes
Two column theme gravatar-enabled, widget-ready, and perfect for posting wedding pictures
Are …
More: continued here

Back in October, we told you about the new compatibility box that was added to the plugin pages within the repository. However, we’ve learned that this feature has one major drawback which is the crux behind this idea proposed by shinephp.
I propose to add the field e.g. ‘Problem description’ required …
More: continued here

For all of you looking to register your new blog domains, GoDaddy is having another domain sale as they often do.
Just enter BOWL2010 in the coupon form to see the discounted price of 99 cents along with the additional 18 cents ICANN fee. If any of you are aware of …
More: continued here

I have hard time understanding the basis of this article but I wanted to link to it because I know many in the WeblogToolsCollection audience are coders themselves and it would be interesting to see the conversation that arises from Andrew’s post. WordPress coders have no class. At least, …
More: continued here

Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr is getting everyone ready for Summer with her latest bikini photo shoot in the Caribbean.   She was spotted in a number of sexy bikini’s on St. Bart’s yesterday.  Over 25 stunning pictures if you continue…
Kerr has been dating actor Orlando Bloom for awhile now and the pair seem to [...]

You can follow Live Blogs – Apple “iTablet” Event – Apple iPad
Engadget – Live from the Apple ‘latest creation’ event
Gizmodo – Apple Tablet Event Liveblog – We’re Here
Netokracija – Pratimo Appleovo predstavljanje u 19h uživo!
Ars Technica – Liveblog: Apple’s “our newest creation” event (live!)
Touchgen – Apple Event – Live Commentary
gdgt – Live Apple “Come see [...]

My god, am I underwhelmed by the iPad. This is as inessential a product as I’ve ever seen, but beyond that, it has some absolutely backbreaking failures that will make me judge anyone who buys one.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Apple iPad, buy, Digg, iPad
More: continued here

MTV offered Snooki, Pauly D, The Situation, and other cast members of Jersey Shore a signing bonus of $10,000, and $5,000 an episode, but the cast rejected the offer. MTV then offered them $10,000 per episode. The cast hasn’t responded to the new offer.
The Hills cast was getting over $100,000 an episode. Jersey Shore ended [...]

Steven Daigle, from Big Brother 10, is a geographic information systems analyst by day, but his side job is now doing gay flicks. Daigle said about his second job:
"The thing about riding a bull, you only have to stay on eight seconds. The director wanted me to stay on a lot longer than that. So [...]

Steve Jobs is rehearsing his pitch in the mirror. Bloggers are already at their keyboards. Today, after years of speculation, Apple will unveil its new tablet device, unofficially nicknamed the iPad. Here are the 6 best — and worst — of the fake iPad ads.
More: continued here
No tags for this post.
More: continued here [...]

Will the Apple tablet finally be unveiled? We’re at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco (see above) patiently waiting to get inside and get this thing underway!
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Apple Tablet, Digg
More: continued here

10 A.M. PT, Wednesday, January 27, 2010. That’s when Steve Jobs (or Phil Schiller) will step onstage and (probably) announce the Apple Tablet. But you, you should tune in early, because our liveblog is going to start first thing.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Apple Tablet, Digg, Steve Jobs
More: continued here

iPhone was once a gaming platform suitable only for the extremely casual or the extremely bored. Not after last year. The landscape of the iPhone has changed dramatically over the past twelve months, with gameplay evolving…
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Digg, Games, Gaming, iPhone, Past
More: continued here

Martha Stewart, the 68 year old ex-con home guru, went a bit off the menu for her show yesterday.  Sheila Kelley, S Factor fitness founder, was on the show to demonstrate to Martha how sensual pole dancing can be a great fitness tool.  I am not sure seeing Martha Stewart in spandex and spinning on [...]

Jenni Farley, aka Jwoww, from Jersey Shore has pictures of her without clothes on up for sale to various media outlets.
There are three confirmed pictures of Farley. One from the waist up, a second with her turned slightly and wearing boots, and a third that shows the entire front.
Farley has been hired for some modeling [...]

Some people want the Apple Tablet to run Mac OS X’s user interface. Others think its UI will be something exotic. Both camps are wrong: The iPhone started a UI revolution, and the tablet is just step two. Here’s why.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Apple Tablet, Digg, iPhone, Mac, Mac OS, Mac OS X
More: [...]

According to the WordPress.com support page on short codes they are defined as follows:
A shortcode is a WordPress-specific code that lets you do nifty things with very little effort. Shortcodes can embed files or create objects that would normally require lots of complicated, ugly code in just one line. Shortcode …
More: continued here

Whitney Port, star of The Hills spin off The City, was taking a break from her hectic “reality” work by getting some sun down in Miami.More of a bikini clad Whitney….
For those of you that fell in love with the ever so believable show of hers you have a full second season to look forward [...]

Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globe Awards and he didn’t give many celebrities a break, not Mel Gibson, Jay Leno, or even NBC, but his one failed attempt at making light of Paul McCartney’s expensive divorce was not well received. You can’t even joke about Paul, that’s how solid his reputation as a Saint is.
© [...]

Ricky Gervais appeared on Elmo’s World on Sesame Street in December 2009 to sing a celebrity lullaby to help Elmo sleep.
One line from the song got my attention:
"N begins nummies which are really nice to eat…"
Nummies can mean a lot of things such as a nursing bra, cocaine rubbed on the gums to numb them, [...]

Noah Cyrus, who is wearing the celebrity sized sunglasses, has been doing a lot to try to get the public’s attention, and she has succeeded. The paparazzi are now following Noah, who was walking her dog. How boring, yet the paparazzi are there to capture every boring moment, in case she does something news worthy, [...]

Before we get into the rumors, here’s a fact: unless the Apple Tablet cures cancer, global warming and obesity in one fell swoop, there’ll be plenty of disappointed faces leaving the Yerba Buena theater next Wednesday.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Apple Tablet, CES, Digg, rumor
More: continued here

Student Travel Insurance – A Must for Students – As a child, your parents prefer to send you to a school found in the local area. This helps them to monitor you in school because you’re not far away. However, as you grow older, you soon realize that you need …
More: continued here

The hotly anticipated Apple Tablet — or the Apple Newton II — will feature a wireless chip made by Qualcomm. This discrete little fact would confirm that Apple has chosen Verizon as its telco partner, says Northeast Securities analyst Ashok Kumar.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Apple Tablet, Digg, Wireless
More: continued here

He all. Sorry for the lack of updates the last few weeks, but I just became a first time daddy on December 30th and have been a bit swamped getting things in order at home with the new family member.  Everyone is healthy and happy so I will be back to giving you your daily [...]

2010 is the year we dive into open source design. We’ve dipped our toes in this pool before (icon contest, graphic design component for Trac tickets, header refresh contest, etc.), but this year we’re going to cannonball and make a big splash. Here’s what you need to know if you …
More: continued here

Good Business Travel Insurance for a Worry-Free Trip – There are times when you need to go out of town and to another country for business reasons. This often happens if you’re an executive or a high ranking official of an organization or company. If you’re one of those ‘important’ …
More: continued here

Do you find upgrading themes to be a pain? To be honest, I don’t upgrade themes very often if at all but if you do, there is a newly created plugin that ought to make the process much easier on you. It’s called Easy Theme Upgrades and was developed by …
More: continued here

Is Money Wasted with Medical Travel Insurance? – Sometimes, insurance policies can be very confusing; maybe because they come in different types. The different types determine the insurance coverage and in the case of traveling abroad, you need to secure travel medical insurance.
This type of travel insurance covers those expenses …
More: continued here

If you’re an iPhone-loving Google Voice user, you’re probably lamenting the absence of any native apps available to use the service with your device. Maybe you’re even glancing jealously upon your Android-touting brethren, all with their own native Google Voice application. Well, covet your brothers no more, for your prayers have been answered!
More: continued [...]

Zada News
A professional looking Newspaper theme. Contains the features you’d expect on a news site such as breadcrumbs navigation and sub category menus. Has three columns, and is fixed width with straight lines. Code based on News Magazine Theme 640 by antisocialmediallc.com
Chad from bleach anime
This theme is focused on character …
More: continued here

Easy Application for Travel Insurance Online – So you’ve finally decided to go for a trip abroad. Perhaps you have already packed all your things but you may be forgetting one thing – your travel insurance policy. Do you have it already or you still haven’t got one?
Well, if you …
More: continued here

While Apple’s tablet is still expected to see a formal introduction at a media event next week, issues with battery life and durability could result in a June launch, an analyst said Tuesday.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Apple Tablet, Digg
More: continued here

Quite recently, is_home() and is_archive() stopped working for me. I mean, that these conditional tags stopped working for me and the intended code I had was not performing as expected.
More: continued here
More: continued here

Yes, you read that right. Steve Wozniak, Apple co-founder has confessed that his favorite gadget is Google’s Nexus One. Oh Woz, my darling, you just broke my iPhone-powered heart.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Digg, Google, iPhone
More: continued here

It’s been less than a year since the iPhone 3GS launched, and the rumor mill is already churning out speculation about an upcoming iPhone 4G, expected as early as May.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Digg, iPhone, iPhone 3G, rumor
More: continued here

This week’s BusinessWeek cover story is about the increasingly competitive relationship between once-cozy Apple and Google. Would Apple and Microsoft ever cut a deal?!?
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Business, Digg, Google, Microsoft
More: continued here

A new report claims that Apple has suffered $450 million in losses at the hands of App Store pirates since the store’s inception. The numbers are somewhat questionable, though.
More: continued here
Tags: App Store, Apple, Digg, iPhone
More: continued here

The app, from Wonga, lets borrowers have up to £1,000 in their bank account within 15 minutes at the astounding cost of 3,000% interest. The cost of borrowing at this level is breathtaking, with a £1,000 loan, turning into a £2,861 debt if you held it for 6 months.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, Digg
More: [...]

After over a million downloads of WordPress 2.9 and lots of feedback from all of you, we’re releasing WordPress  2.9.1.  This release addresses a handful of minor issues as well as a rather annoying problem where scheduled posts and pingbacks are not processed correctly due to incompatibilities with some hosts.  …
More: continued here

You may have heard the deafening buzz of rumors that a certain Cupertino-based computer maker is planning to unveil a world-conquering new gadget on January 27th. But few people
More: continued here
No tags for this post.
More: continued here

WordPress fans are out in full force over the new admin interface presented in MovableType 5.1 which was released today. The controversy stems from how eerily similar the admin interface resembles the one that was introduced in WordPress 2.7. The similarities are easy to spot when you look at both …
More: continued here

The next six months in WordPress development are going to be pretty exciting considering the possible scope of 3.0, a new default theme and of course, the merge of WordPress MU into the codebase of WordPress. Anyone who has been keeping an eye on trac may have noticed that the …
More: continued here

In a brief post this morning reminding readers that cellular carriers do not necessarily get sneak peeks of Apple’s top-secret products, Daring Fireball’s John Gruber said that his (often reliable) sources suggest that Apple’s tablet will not have any camera.
More: continued here
Tags: Apple, camera, CES, Digg, rumor
More: continued here

Miley Cyrus went out to dinner at sushi restaurant Katsuya with boyfriend Liam Hemsworth, and wore a shirt that revealed everything underneath when the flash bulbs went off. Miley’s bra was deliberately exposed, even though it looks trashy and inappropriate Miley wants attention.
What Miley may not have intended for us to see was that her [...]

Apple will introduce a new iPhone in 2010 that will employ a touch-sensitive plastic back casing similar to the one used on the company’s new Magic Mouse, one analyst has said.
More: continued here
No tags for this post.
More: continued here