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Download Squad Week in Review
Whether you're looking for a beta invitation code to a hot new service, tips on making the most of your email service, or a Valentine's day present for that special someone in your life, we've got you covered. Here are some of our favorite Download Squad articles from the week that was.Invites for Digsby and SugarSync
This week we looked at two new services in private beta. Digsby is desktop application that lets you manage multiple email, IM, and social networking accounts. It's sort of like Pidgin plus an email notifier and a desktop client for Facebook and MySpace. And we've got 5,000 invites to give away.
We also have about 500 invites for SugarSync, another new desktop/web service. SugarSync lets users synchronize files between their computer, mobile device, and a web server. Just add contact/calendar sync and we'd be in heaven.
Email user interface advancement - Emailers Anonymous
Google made a lot of waves when it launched an email service a few years ago. The idea of a web mail account that measured storage in gigabytes rather than megabytes was pretty revolutionary at the time. But vast amounts of storage aren't the only thing that set Gmail apart. In this week's edition of Emailers Anonymous we take a look at threaded messaging and how it changes the way we think of email.
Readyboost technology for Windows XP
One of the innovative features of Windows Vista is the ability to use a flash card or USB thumb drive too boost system performance. But if you don't want to "upgrade" to Windows Vista from XP, there's hope. Eboostr is a third party application that lets you store cached information on up to 4 drives to speed up Windows XP performance.
Introduction to PSP Homebrew
This week we started off a series looking at Playstation Portable hacking and homebrew development. In part one of our series, we review some of the history of PSP hacking. In future installments we'll teach you how to downgrade your firmware and install custom applications.
And here are a few more stories you may have missed this week:
One of the innovative features of Windows Vista is the ability to use a flash card or USB thumb drive too boost system performance. But if you don't want to "upgrade" to Windows Vista from XP, there's hope. Eboostr is a third party application that lets you store cached information on up to 4 drives to speed up Windows XP performance.
Introduction to PSP Homebrew
This week we started off a series looking at Playstation Portable hacking and homebrew development. In part one of our series, we review some of the history of PSP hacking. In future installments we'll teach you how to downgrade your firmware and install custom applications.
And here are a few more stories you may have missed this week:
So, just how good at time waster games are you? Think you've got the stuff? Well, The World's Hardest Game 2.0 doesn't think you do.
Yes, amazingly, it's possible to have a sequel to a game called "The World's Hardest Game". It doesn't seem logically possible, since if the first one was actually the world's hardest, how could another one come along and share the moniker? It made me doubt the name in the first place. That is, until I tried the game.
The mechanics of the game are very simple. You are a small red square, ...
