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From the article : what is a WebOS (not to be confused with another definition of the term, see here), or a Webtop, anyway ? Here’s a simple definition: WebOS is a virtual operating system that runs in your web browser. More precisely, it’s a set of applications running in a web browser that together mimic, replace or largely supplement a desktop OS environment. It’s a tough field to start in for a Web 2.0 entrepreneur, because to be successful you need to create several applications that are at least as good as other competitors, and you need to connect them all into a usable bundle. What’s also expected by most users is that all this looks decent, operates similarly to a “real” OS and behaves as a real “OS” would, and is relatively bug-free. Simply put, to gain real everyday users, your WebOS has to be damn good. We’ll see how these newcomers fare in the following months and when (and if) some big giant like Google decides to create their own WebOS.

A song about what Jews do on Christmas.

Cool.

I am a bit of an information whore. If I find something interesting, useful, or even potentially helpful online, I save it to my computer in case I ever need it again. I have developed a fairly sophisticated directory structure to organize this massive amount of info (and with programs like Copernic, it is almost never too difficult to find). But lately, especially paralleling my ever increasing appreciation of Wikipedia, I have thought it would be really nice to start linking together all of the information I have in a wiki style format. With this as a goal, I went looking to see what was out there. Basically, I wanted a free (preferably open-source) self-contained wiki style program that would make it easy to format and link together various documents without having to set anything up on an online server. I found three programs, and I've tested two. The programs I've tested are Wikidpad and Notepad (the third program I found is Zim , but it appears to be early in developmen...

Pretty freakin' amazing.

You can download it here. Updates include: * Multiple monitor support for Impress * Improved Calc HTML export * Enhanced Access support for Base * Even more languages * Automatic notification of updates

A really good how-to post Here .

A great overview here .

A good article on it at Slate .

I've been looking for a lightweight mp3 player that makes it easy to modify tags, search through thousands of tracks for precisely the song I want, and offers useful options to help build playlists catering to the mood that I in at a particular time. MusikCube is close. Last time I tried it, it still had a number of bugs that kept me using WinAmp. Hopefully they have been fixed. Here is a link and a screenshot.

I thought slipping and falling on my ass was embarrising, but this has got to take the cake. Bowling Idiot - video powered by Metacafe

Though it took a bit of tweeking, this post is very useful. Now I'm going to try and find out how to add Categories to this site.

HowManyofMe.com : There are 299,968,595 people in the U.S. How many have your name?

Robert Wright interviews numerous leaders in the fields of science, philosophy and theology, all of which can be watched online at the MeaningofLife.TV site hosted by Slate.

Check out this post here .

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The Crane Wife by the Decemberists From the Pitchfork review : Meloy's taletelling will always define the Decemberists, but The Crane Wife puts as much weight on the music as on the lyrics, and here the band gels into a tight, intuitive unit. The musicians give each song a particular spark and character, not just reinforcing the lyrics but actively telling a story. Check out some of there songs on MySpace ( here ).

This is pretty hilarious.