We at CG are ambivalent about piracy. Given the failure of copyright holders to intelligently and methodically protect their rights without alienating their consumers, it’s hard to root for the big guy. certain, don’t pirate composition — nobody likes to see their composition “stolen” except bloggers and Radiohead — but there are worse…

With the API release and great developer tools of the social networking site Facebook, more and more society have begun to write desktop programs for the platform. I think those of you who use Facebook will agree that you spend the majority of your duration on the site stalking looking at pictures of your friends. Photobook, from Caffeinated Soft…

MacBoy14 has seen the light:
I have finally given in and bought Xslimmer. that $11.95 app is AMAZING! Since you are now gonna switch to an nearly all-Mac house I thought it would be the perfect date to tell you. Anyways, whether you haven’t seen that app, or you haven’t bought it, I HIGHLY recommend it. whether you don’t know Xslimmer, is an …

Filed under: OS Updates, Windows, Linux
You know how yesterday we brought you news that Microsoft and OLPC were working on a way to dual boot Windows and Linux on the XO laptop? Yeah, despite the fact that the news came right from OLPC founder Nicholas Negroponte, it was nothing but lies. Or perhaps an exaggeration. Or a misunderstanding. Anyway, i…

Filed under: Utilities, Social Software, Beta

Nokia Sports Tracker is an amazing application for Nokia N series smartphones that uses GPS to enable users to track their activities. Do you have a friend who has a Garmin ForeRunner? These are amazing GPS watches considering they give you exact statistics about distance traveled, average speed, eleva…

Filed under: Developer
digg_url = “http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/01/10/dev-chair-do-we-want-scientists-or-engineers/”;Good computer science graduates do not prepare good software developers. Really, I mean it. But for the polar opposite reason that these two New York University computer science professors think.
When I was in high school my ph…

Filed under: Internet, Web services, web 2.0

The Golden Globes may be canceled but awards season is still underway. No, we’re not talking about the Oscars… the verdict is still out on them, but the nomination round of the eighth annual Weblogs Awards are underway.
Categories range from food and fashion to computers and tech. You can a…