Lachlan Hardy

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Friday, 3rd August 2007

Google Mashup Editor

I just got in to the shiny new beta for the Google Mashup Editor and I wanted to share my thoughts on it with you. Like Yahoo! Pipes before it (our review here), the Google Mashup Editor provides a simple interface that enables developers to make basic web applications and mashups quickly. And again, like Yahoo! Pipes, it is very definitely aimed…

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Thursday, 26th July 2007

SeeqPod Music and Recommendation Search Engine

The team behind SeeqPod, a music search and recommendation engine, believes strongly in what they call "playable search." SeeqPod trawls the web, indexing all the music files it finds, and then offers them for playback direct from that location. The company knows that because they are not hosting any music files, but are merely offering links…

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Monday, 16th July 2007

Pownce: 'Send stuff to friends'

Pownce is the hot new kid on the social networking block. Digg's Kevin Rose is involved and that has been enough to generate considerable buzz, but is it deserved? Pownce is self-described as 'a way to send stuff to your friends.' You can send links, files, events and messages, each as a distinct type. The messages functionality has prompted…

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Tuesday, 12th June 2007

Scouta: Expands Recommendation Model to All Media Types

Scouta is a web app that provides you with media recommendations, based on preferences and interests you display by your selections within the application. If that sounds complicated, think Pandora, but for all media on the web (including media available outside the US). Or think Last.FM without the fuss about neighbors. To be honest, neither of…

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Monday, 11th June 2007

Todoist: Task Management Simplified

Todoist is a to-do list application that claims to be "useful, fast and easy to use". In the crowded market of task management apps, led by the likes of Ta-da List and Remember the Milk, it has to be. And, as I found out in my tests, it is. Interface Built with a focus on absolute simplicity, this application is a joy to use for my task…

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