We all know Microsoft sucks when it comes to making things difficult, but I found a site that helps ease that suck. If you don’t know already, you can’t open a 2007 word document with an older version of word. Well here is a site that allows you to take any version of a word document or other document i.e. (powerpoint, excel, openoffice, wordperfect) and turn it into a different format. All you need is a valid email address so after you submit your document, they can email you the corrected format as an attachment.
docx-converter FTW
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The Beta release of the Hava Nokia N800/810 software is out and it is GOOD. On May 8th, Monsoon released their TV streaming software for the N800/810 to a group of beta testers for further testing. The results from the group appear to be good. I got my hands on this software as part of the beta program and I am very pleased.
Hava HD is a Ethernet device for streaming your TV signal across your network to your PC. Don’t have a TV in your kitchen, drop your laptop on the counter and fire up your Hava Player. The software gives you full motion video and audio along with a software based remote control to control your Tivo, Sat box, or VCR (who has one of those still). I have played with this some over the past 3 weeks and so far I am pleasantly surprised. Video and audio on the local LAN is superb and set-up was fairly straight forward. The kicker for this device over the popular Slingbox is that Monsoon is developing a client for the Nokia Internet Tablet (N800/810). The software is out for beta testing this week. More on that later.
What is a Kindle?
Well GTA IV is a hit!
Yes folks, we have all dreamed of it and it may soon be reality. There is a semi-functional Mythtv Frontend, in alpha, built for the Nokia Internet Tablet. With MythTv moving towards QT4 someone has ported the front end over to OS 2008. It is not completely functional as of now but, it looks to be a good start. Currently there is a port in works for the front end and back end. Check out the teasers after the “click”.
Lirc being a pain? Does your favorite universal remote NOT work with your new myth box. Mythetomer is a remote control application for your N800 or N810 to control your MythTv. Mythetomer uses your WLAN or Bluetooth to make a connection to your Myth Frontend for full control. No cables, no hours of configuring key mappings to remote codes and no IR learning. No IR at all. Software available from Mythetomer website, links available after the “click”.
Finally its here, Harmonix has released a wireless guitar for Rockband. I don’t know about you but one of the nice things about the XBOX 360 is the wireless controllers. No cable mess, girlfriends complaining about you leaving your toys all over the family room and changing the devices that are plugged into your xbox = 1 pain in the arse. The new axe has finally shown up in the consumer jungle at local Best Buy stores and retails for about 80 bucks although bestbuy online has it for 59.99. If you can wait to thrash out, buy it online. Still doesn’t work with Guitar Hero!
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron is available today for mass consumption. Fire up your favorite bit torrent client and get to work. What are you waiting for.
