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03 Jul 08, 03:07:00

Google Releases Talk for the iPhone

Google's chat application gets a new interface designed to optimize its performance on both iPhone and iPod Touch.

02 Jul 08, 12:07:00
Get Started Building Websites With Django
Django is sweet music to the ears of many a Webmonkey who want to build websites quickly and cleanly. The speedy web framework is responsible for such websites as Pownce.com and WashingtonPost.com. Making a website with Django is easy, and we'll show you how in this tutorial.


01 Jul 08, 03:07:00
Adobe, Google, Yahoo Alliance Makes Flash More Searchable
With help from two of the titans of the industry, Adobe improves the indexing of content and links created for its Flash player software. In Monkey Bites.


30 Jun 08, 08:06:00
How to Get a Copy of Windows XP Even Though it's 'Dead'
Monday, June 30 marks the final day you can buy a copy of Microsoft Windows XP from major retail outlets, resellers and manufacturers. But thanks to some loopholes in its retirement plan, you can still get your hands on a copy of XP and avoid upgrading to Vista a little longer. In Wired.com's How-To Wiki.


27 Jun 08, 09:06:00
Make Your PC Phone Home: How to Access Your Computer Remotely
Traveling this summer? Don't lug your data with you -- just set up your laptop to talk to your machine remotely and access your music, e-mail, photos and other files from thousands of miles away. In Wired's How-To Wiki.


26 Jun 08, 12:06:00
Rule the Blogosphere in 5 Easy Steps
Maybe you're new to blogging. Or maybe you've been around a while and you just want to give your site a boost. Either way, there's no excuse for going unnoticed. Here are Webmonkey's tips for increasing your blog's visibility, professionalism and all-around awesomeness.


25 Jun 08, 07:06:00
Microsoft Delivers Long-Awaited Mac Open XML Converters
Microsoft's Open XML format is now compatible with older Mac versions of its Office suite. The updates finally put the ISO-ratified file format in the hands of everyone.


24 Jun 08, 01:06:00
Nokia Buys Up Symbian, Sets It Free
Nokia said it intends to buy 52 per cent of Symbian and set the world's leading smartphone operating system free. All but one of the previous owners all previous owners of Symbian, have committed themselves to accept the offer and Nokia says it expects holdout Samsung to join them shortly.


20 Jun 08, 04:06:00
How to Make a Presentation Like Al Gore
Al Gore's dramatic slide show featured in "An Inconvenient Truth" was awesome enough to win him the Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar. Let's see if you can do any better. Nancy Duarte of Duarte Design, the firm behind Gore's presentation, shares her secrets to creating killer slide shows.


19 Jun 08, 11:06:00
Drupal's Creator Envisions Web Publishing's Plug-and-Play Future
When Dries Buytaert built a simple bulletin board system for his classmates, he wasn't setting out to create something that would eventually grow into one of the web's most beloved open source publishing systems. But that's exactly what happened.