Searchlight: Expand Spotlight to work online
Gravity Applications today announced the availability of Searchlight. Searchlight allows users to search their Apple computer from all machines at their office or home, and even from their iPhones. The AJAX powered User Interface, that Searchlight uses, is designed to make the whole process of finding documents on your computer as simple as possible, no matter where currently a user is on the network.
I Am Rich
For the iPhone user who has everything. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware? id=287116612&mt=8 The beauty is that someone who has one-click purchasing turned on is going to have a very bad day…
Apple News Site Challlenges Steve Jobs to China Factory Visit
Ryan Ritchey, the producer of The Digital Lifestyle, today posted a blog entry challenging Apple CEO Steve Jobs to an iPhone factory visit in China. In 2006, Apple investigated wrongdoing at a Foxconn location due to press reports of inhumane conditions. Apple’s own report found overtime violations and some questionable living quarters.
WaterField bag contest news
Unfortunately I was in Nashville visiting a sick relative (the illness was unfortunate, not Nashville) and did not get the opportunity to check the Wikipedia tally and to subsequently announce a winner. I’m working on a way to redo the contest and will announce it ASAP.
Software Tracking Site iusethis Adds Support for iPhone Apps
The popular software tracking website, iusethis, has expanded its reach to iPhone users today. Members can now submit, browse and vote up iPhone applications. Due to its use of modern technology, iusethis is in a position where it can quickly develop new features, and is the first major software directory to support Apple iPhone. A democratic web application like iusethis gives a better overview of popular applications, as well as a better opportunity to see trends.
Show us your papers, Comrade
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25960741/ Federal agents may take a traveler’s laptop or other electronic device to an off-site location for an unspecified period of time without any suspicion of wrongdoing, as part of border search policies the Department of Homeland Security recently disclosed. Also, officials may share copies of the laptop’s contents with other agencies and private entities for language translation, data decryption or other reasons, according to the policies, dated July 16 and issued by two DHS agencies, U.S.
