Wednesday Tech Link Dump
- Sad news: Skype’s free calling plan WILL end on January 1st, and we’ll be paying $30 a year to call landlines from the computer. It’ll only be $15 if you sign up by the end of January, though. So it’s not THAT much more expensive to do your podcasts. . .
- This morning, I feel like dancing on AOL’s grave some more. They get what they deserve.
- More icon theft. This one company – Panic, makers of the excellent Mac FTP program Transmit – has so many examples that they crafted an entire page to them. What’s really funny is to see how many times the picture of their office got lifted. Sadly, the interface on the page stinks and is slow.
- Google Earth interface — using the Wii remote.
- Red Hat Linux is moving from the NASDAQ to the NYSE. I can still remember the crazy day when they went public in the first place. It was supposed to be the start of the Linux Dot Com boom. Oh, well.
- Corner Shop helps you create graphics with rounded corners for your web site.
- If you like bleeding edge tech, I give you Firefox 3.0 Alpha.
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13. December 2006 at 10:33
Your “icon theft” link goes to a NYT Skype article.
13. December 2006 at 10:36
I knew it! I was just thinking to myself, “Damn, I haven’t had a good Wrong Link problem in almost a week.” I was due. Thanks — I’ll fix it.
14. December 2006 at 13:46
Y’know, I never signed up for Skype when they had the free calls. I have a cell phone that gets free long distance, and I don’t call people outside the US but maybe once a year, so I can use a calling card for that.
However, with my cell phone reception kinda spotty at home, the thought of $15/year for the calling is tempting, especially since I read in USA Today that they will be making a Skype phone that will plug into your broadband connection so you don’t need to use the computer.