Mark Edgington

Category: technology

  • RSS and Readers

    which RSS feeds do i read. I subscribe to and read many different sites via the newsgator reader.  However the feeds themselves change quite often, as its pretty easy to add a new feed by selection the little RSS (orange logo) on most content based sites.  You can find my OPML file ( which you…

  • Issue With SuperDrive Update 2.1

    Since I downloaded SuperDrive Update 2.1, whenever I restart my Mac, it still launches, telling me there are no devices requiring the firmware update. I know this, because I already updated it! What the SuperDrive update doesn’t let me know is how to stop it from opening each time I restart my Mac. Removing SuperDrive…

  • Google Mapplets

    Google Mapplets are mini-applications that you can embed within the Google Maps site. Examples include real estate search, current weather conditions, and distance measurement. Mapplets are Google Gadgets that can manipulate the map using Javascript calls that are derived from the Google Maps API

  • Safari on windows, why now?

    On June 12th Apple announced the release of Safari for Windows, in 2 days it had 1 million downloads. But why was it released at all. Allegedly Safari have near 5% of the browser market, not bad considering to date it only runs on a mac. So it could be they viewed the success of…

  • Free collaborative on-line mind mapping

    Mind 42 have just released a free on-line mind mapping tool, The sign-up is fast and you’ll be mapping in no-time.   It’s easy to use, offering some basic functions, but more are on the way.  A great feature is the ability to collaborate by sharing your maps, coupled with other tools like basecamp (for project…

  • Performance patch for Microsoft Outlook 2007

    Microsoft have released a patch that fixes a number of issues around the performance of Outlook 2007. Microsoft indicated that the problem stemmed from RSS feeds, email, and calendar files all being stored in the same .PSD file which as one might imagine could grow in size rather quickly depending on the user. I loaded…

  • What if you combined the new Sony razor thin screen and RFID

    Sony has developed a razor-thin display that bends like paper while showing full-color video. Sony says it has yet to decide on how to commercialize new products using the technology, but a future use may be targeted product package advertising. Couple the flat and bendable screen with RFID and you have an aware marketing device.…

  • Vista’s Long Goodbye

    I am looking to purchase a new machine for home and have been investigating Vista vs OS X. I already have a MacBook at work running XP in parallels. It did not take long to find the following article http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/15/vistas_long_goodbye_continues/ which tells of a major issue with Vista hanging the users machine when attempting to…

  • A post about Joel on Software

    I have had this book for many years and often use it for referance, but over the last week i read it from cover to cover (again). It really is a great book, with good insight for software professional. The posts printed within are mainly from 2000-2002, but none the less the messages and thoughts…

  • Yahoo Pipes

    Yahoo Pipes enables users to aggregate existing data to create and share a data feed using a visual drag and drop interface. Its a great idea and when you’ve used it you may wonder why nobody has done it before.In fact they have, but just not on the web and in such a visual and…