Dock 3.0: Quick app switching for jailbroken iPhone 2.0 phones

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Created by natetrue 13 weeks ago: "Back in the old iPhone 1.x firmwares, I made an app called http://cre.ations.net/creation/dock Dock that would allow you to switch between apps quickly, without needing to go back to the home screen. Then iPhone firmware 2.0 came out and turned everything on its head! I had to completely rewrite Dock in order to get it working in 2.0, and of course, I added some handy extra features along the way. http://blip.tv/file/get/Natetrue-Dock31Demo814.flv Features, you say? Dock: - Sorts apps by categories, making large amounts of apps easy to manage - Imports Favorites entries from Phone with pictures, into the "Speed Dial" category - Can be disabled in specific applications - Has a Prefs app that lets you quickly categorize apps the way you want them - Has two "sunburst" modes for even quicker switching - Can see apps hidden by Poof To use, install from Cydia (props to http://blog.psmxy.org Shaun Erickson for packaging), and reboot your phone. The yellow line..."

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Engadget: VAIO L is Sony's first touchscreen PC, starts at $1,300

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Hey there Windows 7, we hear you've got some fancy new touch features, huh? Well, Sony's jumping on the ballooning bandwagon of manufacturers with a heart for touchscreen PCs, putting forward its very first model with the all-new L series all-in one. Sony is billing it as part HDTV and part PC (in typical Sony fashion), with Blu-ray playback and what sounds to be a TV tuner tucked underneath, piling up to a $1,300 starting price. Not bad for a 24-inch multitouch screen.

Update: We just went hands-on with the VAIO L and it's got a pretty great touchscreen sensor -- quite responsive and accurate, even in multitouch gestures. Unfortunately, the TouchSmart-style software that Sony's packed in his woefully half-baked. Hopefully what we saw was just an early prototype of sorts, or Sony's got some serious work to to before October 22. Overall the hardware is pretty Sony-ish and minimal, while the glossy display looks pretty brilliant. Pics below.

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Digg: Mr. T will change the World of Warcraft

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Not only is the Mohawk Grenade real and in-game, but Mr. T put it there.That's what we learn in this new commercial, a sequel of sorts to the old "Night Elf Mohawk" joke a long while back. Not only is T (not The T, just T) decked out in a Murloco's Taco's T-shirt, but he shows the in-game item in action.

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Digg: Doing Good by Paying Forward

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Microfinancing is becoming a popular way of donating to nonprofits by giving or lending money through an online marketplace of sorts.

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Kottke: Grocery shopping with the iPad

Posted by Jason Kottke on under iphe, ipad, th morning, line grocery, nyc area, grocery shopping, grocery store, pantry, fridge, cabinets, shopping cart, sorts, peoe, amp |

FreshDirect is an online grocery store that delivers in the NYC area. I needed to do an order this morning, so I downloaded their iPhone app on my iPad and discovered that grocery shopping is one of those things that the iPad is *perfect* for (an it would be more perfect with a native iPad app). You just take the thing into the kitchen with you, rummage through the cabinets & fridge, and add what you need to your FD shopping cart. Then you take the it with you around the rest of the house (the bathroom, the garage, the pantry in the basement) adding needed supplies as you go. It inverts the usual "wander around the grocery store searching for items" shopping practice; instead you wander about the house looking for what you need.

Obviously the iPhone would work for this as well, but a tablet-sized device is generally better at these sorts of tasks: activities where your attention is shifted back and forth between the screen and something else (or shared between two people). The iPhone is a greedy little thing; it's better for tasks that require your full attention on the screen.

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