Remains of the Day: URLs Replace MP3s Replace CDs and So On [For What It's Worth]

Remains of the Day: URLs Replace MP3s Replace CDs and So On [For What It's Worth]: "

Roughly 90 percent of network shows are available for free online at some point, the co-founder of music application Spotify thinks the URL will overshadow the MP3, and has Google gotten too big? More »

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DAVE'S TAKE: Yeah this cloud crap is just that - crap. Just another trend like twitter, bookmarking sites and OH you remember Netscape Navigator? Yeah same damn flash in the pan stuff.

Private Ninja Lessons

Private Ninja Lessons: "

We love ninjas, pirates, robots, and zombies here at Uncrate HQ, but there's only one of those that we'd actually consider becoming. Private Ninja Lessons ($200) can help you on...

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DAVE'S TAKE: What the....

Home & Office : CableClip Cable Storage

Home & Office : CableClip Cable Storage: " Shorten and store those unruly cablesA set of CableClips will bring order to your otherwise tangled life. Quick to fasten, they will hold your cables in a convenient and compact bundle. When you need the cable, it can either be partially extended, loop by loop, or released all at once. $9.99"

DAVE'S TAKE: I NEED THESE!

Food on the Table Builds Menus and Grocery Lists Based on Your Family's Preferences [Groceries]

Food on the Table Builds Menus and Grocery Lists Based on Your Family's Preferences [Groceries]: "

Webapp Food on the Table creates weekly meal plans and grocery lists based on food you (and your family) enjoy, then hooks into your local grocery stores to find the best deals on your groceries. It's kind of brilliant. More »

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DAVE'S TAKE: This could be interesting when it finally gets fully developed. It seems like it's in the pre-alpha stage right now :-/

Stock Your Refrigerator Like a Vending Machine [Eating]

Stock Your Refrigerator Like a Vending Machine [Eating]: "

When you're looking for a snack right now, you'll almost never decide, 'Let's cut and peel some carrots and open that hummus in the back!' You'll reach for what's easiest. Fight your food tendencies by re-stocking your fridge like a vending machine. More »

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DAVE'S TAKE: Sounds like a good idea. I'd love to have 40 Hungry-Mans on hand at any one time.

Add "Scam" to Your Searches When Checking out a Business, Product, or Web Site [Search Techniques]

Add "Scam" to Your Searches When Checking out a Business, Product, or Web Site [Search Techniques]: "

People often turn to services like Yelp or Amazon to see what people think about a business, product, or web site, but to cut straight to complaints that may not have made it everywhere, reader MrYdobon adds one word to his searches. More »

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DAVE'S TAKE: Yeah I do this a lot whenever I think something's shady.

Mufin Player Pro

Give-away and Video Review: Mufin Player Pro: "
Filed under: Audio, Features

Mufin Player Pro is a desktop music player that has all of the features you've come to expect and one that you probably haven't; it can map out your entire music collection as a 'visual cloud,' which lets you slice and dice your tunes in some very interesting ways.
At the heart of Mufin is a sophisticated music identification engine that scans all of your tracks and isolates a variety of musical properties for each, such as percussion, 'mood' (sad to happy), instrumentation, and many others. Once it knows your library, you can use it to find similar tracks (a la iTunes' 'Genius playlist'). You can also use it to visualize your music in ways that iTunes doesn't come close to.
I was very impressed by Vision and spent quite some time playing around with it. I created a fairly extensive video review of the software, which you can watch after the jump. It's worth seeing in action; a textual explanation does not do this feature justice.
Mufin comes in two flavors: Free and Pro.

Tarma InstallMate: "06/04/10 - Make installer for your programs."