Ari’s Blog

I am sold on Chrome. Not the shiny automotive kind. The browser kind. I know Chrome is developed by Google. I know Google may be the next current “big bad“. Even so, Using Chrome is just a nice experience. It is a fast browser that has a really simple user interface and has great extension. Now for those of you who do not use/know what extensions are – Think of them as an app store for your browser. Your browser comes with basic functionality (like a new iPhone) and you add additional functionality to it with extensions (like apps).  I will write about my favorite extensions in another post.

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blog.billauer.com is now iPhone friendly. I added the  WPtouch iPhone Theme to wordpress and walla!  When you surf to the site from an iPhone/Android phone you get a slick iPhone app like interface.

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I am now waiting for an invite to Google Wave.  I have several potential invites in the works but none have panned out yet.

As soon as I get the invite I will write up a review. My buddy Hillel has already written up an article about his “Eight Google Wave Annoyances“, but I am not letting that influence my judgment. Now I just have to wait.

I hate waiting.

UPDATE: Ugh -  I just found out it can take a week from the time I am invited until the invite shows up in my inbox.

Did I mention I hate waiting.

Filezilla is a great free and open source FTP client. It beats the pants off of windows explorer. I have been using it for ages and enjoy it – It is user friendly and feature rich. If you need to FTP files look no further.

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Ever need to compare the contents of 2 files? You could use WinDiff. But WinMerge is a far better option.

WinMerge

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This is a cool site I read about on Lifehacker called YourFonts. YourFonts is a free website that helps you create your own font.

sample personal font

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Lclock is a nice mix of eye-candy and functionality. This utility takes the clock style from Vista and brings it Windows XP. In addition to a nicer looking clock the utility adds a useful calendar- which is FAR better than right clicking on the clock and going to adjust date/time.

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Ok – I have updated the blog!

I have updated the WordPress to the latest version – Which was really easy. If you are thinking of starting a blog I highly recommend WordPress ( http://wordpress.org/)

Also I have added a new post which you can see below! (http://blog.billauer.com/?p=48)

Hopefully I will continue to update the site more frequently!

-Ari

Did you ever get an AVI file that was really great that you wanted to share with your less tech savy cousin? AVI2DVD lets you convert that AVI to a DVD format. AVI2DVD generates files or an ISO image. Just burn the ISO (of course you need a DVD burner) and you can watch the Video on a set top DVD player.

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It has been a really long time since I have written anything. I am hoping to try and post a new item at least once a week. Here is to hoping!