I'm David Chartier and this is just about everything I do from across the web that people might actually think is cool. This tumblelog collects my writings from Ars Technica, the best darn technology publication this side of your ISP, as well as a few of my own sites like my 1FPS blog about technology and culture, My personal site, and my Flickr photo stream. I'll post other interestingness, pictures and choice quotes here as well. You can find me at quite a few more places across the web too, including Twitter, del.icio.us and digg, but for now I'm just including the things I write and create in this tumblelog. Enjoy.
09 May 08
Can Apple dance with third-party retailers again? → Apple is getting its products in front of more consumers by branching out with retail chains like Best Buy. If not handled correctly, though, Apple could find these relationships doing more harm…
08 May 08
Facebook, MySpace work with states for predator safeguards → Social networking sites aren’t just attracting the college and business crowd. In order to protect the younger members these sites are also drawing in, Facebook and MySpace have agreed to implement…
08 May 08
POW! Comic Life Magiq brings new ZING! to your photos →

A separate new version of Plasq’s Comic Life app gives users even more powerful and fun tools for laying out images.

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08 May 08
Hands-on: Leech, a streamlined download manager for Mac OS X → If you’re a chronic downloader or work across multiple browsers, Leech is a new download manager for Mac OS X that can give you more control over all those bytes. Ars Technica takes Leech for a spin…
07 May 08
First look: OpenOffice.org 3.0 beta a big step forward → The new version of OpenOffice.org was a long time coming, but it brings a solid batch of new features and file compatibility. Ars Technica looks at some of the most significant enhancements to see…
06 May 08
Hands-on with Xobni: make Outlook more productive, social → Bringing better e-mail and contact management features to Outlook, Xobni promises to help you be more productive with that flood of e-mail you’re drowning in. Ars takes Xobni for a swim to find out…
06 May 08
NBC cozies up to iTunes UK and Zune, but not iTunes US →

Don’t miss this pulse-pounding episode of All My NBC. The studio once again recognizes the value in licensing its content, but a return to the US iTunes Store is nowhere to be seen—yet.

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06 May 08
Lycos Cinema revamps social web video; content disappoints → Ars Technica walks through the new features from Lycos Cinema to see if they’re enough to make it a worthy competitor in the online video space. The social networking aspect is solid, but the…
05 May 08
NBC using YouTube clips to drive Hulu traffic → Teasing YouTube users with short clips could be a smart way to drive more traffic to Hulu and a nod to the massive community Google already has. Not posting full episodes, however, may also alienate…
04 May 08
Hands on with Brightkite: real-world social networking → Never mind your thousands of Facebook and MySpace friends. Brightkite actually puts the”social” in networking by helping users to meet friends and make new ones in the real world. We’ve got a first…
04 May 08
Study: men more likely to use social networking for business → Social networks are turning out to mean different things to different users—and genders. A study of 30 million users reveals that women get social to build relationships, while men are more likely…
02 May 08
Scott2K Episode 1: Connecting to the Internet →
02 May 08
NewsGator shares details on upcoming NetNewsWire 3.2, 4.0 →

Big changes are coming to the premiere Mac OS X RSS app. Its developer chatted with Ars Technica about the next two major releases, and confirmed a fairly obvious rumor.

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02 May 08
SOHO Notes 7 for Mac is a strong evolution in productivity →

SOHO Notes 7 for the Mac adds better task integration and easier data management to its laundry list of productivity enhancements.

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01 May 08
Supposed new iPhone specs, colors in the wild →

New details may reveal some design and feature changes in the next-gen iPhone, which could even include colors. Or they may just be hot air.

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