Blog Post: Notice the change on the home page?

We've had a few complaints that the home page is too hard to read because there's too much scrolling involved.  We have long articles and unfortunately they take up a lot of space. 

What we've decided to do is change the default view to excerpt mode.  That means you'll only see a snippet of the article rather than the full one, and you can click and see on the articles you're more interested in (I'd recommend the middle click feature in all major browsers which opens the article up in a new window).

There are downsides to this for instance.  One, we've lost all the images in excerpt mode and the articles aren't formatted correctly - just a paragraph view.  This is as designed on the platform.  The upside is that the page should load faster for you since you're not loading as much anymore and you can skim through more articles quickly. 

Note that this change only applies to the home page.  RSS feeds and the blog tab will still display full articles.

Again, it's not ideal and we're working on options but we wanted to get your input and feedback.  What do you think?  Should we just use the normal view again?

Oh and if you want to change it yourself, you can.  Below the Featured box and before the posts begin are two icons (see screenshot:)

Those toggle between excerpt and full post view so one click returns it back to the way it was.  If you're logged in, this setting should persist across sessions.

Anyway, leave us a comment - what do you think? 

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Blog Post: Quer participar do PDC? Que tal fazer isto de sua casa/empresa?

Ol�,

Gostaria de convid�-lo para participar de uma iniciativa da Microsoft de uma maneira especial:

O PDC ? Professional Development Conference ? � o evento que apresenta as maiores novidades da plataforma Microsoft. Nos dias 28 e 29 de outubro de 2010, desenvolvedores e arquitetos mais experientes ir�o se reunir em Redmond e ouvir em primeira m�o sobre a pr�xima gera��o de servi�os na nuvem, celulares, ferramentas e tecnologia, Internet Explorer e plataforma de jogos.

O PDC n�o � apenas sobre conte�do e sess�es ? � tamb�m uma oportunidade �nica para voc� conhecer as pessoas que conceberam as tecnologias Microsoft, tirar d�vidas, trocar experi�ncias e planejar as caracter�sticas e arquitetura tecnol�gica que suportam seu neg�cio.

Quer saber como participar?

Visite o site microsoftpdc.com nos dias do evento e acompanhe ao vivo a transmiss�o de todas as sess�es. As sess�es iniciam por volta de meio-dia (12:00pm ? hor�rio de Bras�lia) no dia 28 de Outubro.

Aproveite, n�o deixe de conferir as sess�es!

Um grande abra�o!

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Visible III is a challenging, confusing platformer - Time-Waster

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Look at the screenshot. Do you see how, on the top part, there's a landmine to my right? I'm not very close to it, though, so I can still pick up a bit of speed and jump over it.

Now look at the bottom of the screenshot and see the reflection. I'm actually right on top of a landmine there and if I move even a couple of pixels over to the right, I'm done for.

This is the basic premise of Visible III. It's very, very easy to die. I constantly had to stop in place and look at both halves of the screen before attempting anything. It's not just the traps, either. Sometimes the walls are shaped differently on each of the two parts of the screen -- which makes the game part brain teaser and part platformer. Like most other platformers I enjoy, respawning is fast here and you don't lose a lot when you die. There are multiple checkpoints on each level, and you respawn at the last checkpoint whenever you die.

Reflection isn't everything here, though; there are lasers, which you avoid by becoming invisible (by holding down Shift). But you can't be invisible forever. There's a bar that rapidly runs out when you're invisible, so you need to be quick. The same goes for scaling walls and grabbing the ceiling. It's possible (and sometimes vital), but only for a short while.

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The Engadget Podcast, live at 7:45PM EST!

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The Engadget Podcast, live at 7:45PM EST! originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Sep 2010 19:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The complete guide for switching to, or learning about, your Android phone

Filed under: Mobile, Android

Kevin Purdy, senior editor of the Lifehacker website, has just released his Complete Android Guide. The guide costs $9 to download an EPUB version, $19.95 to buy the dead-tree version, or you can read it all for free on the Complete Guides website.

Whether you are switching from another mobile phone platform or operating system, or you've just bought your very first smartphone, this guide should prove to be very useful. Taking a brief look through the free, Wiki-esque site, it certainly seems comprehensive, with chapters covering just about everything -- and there are lots of big, easy-to-understand screenshots, too.

The content itself is written in a very colloquial voice -- there are rhetorical asides and everything! In fact, most of the book reads much like a long, rambling blog post.

The complete guide for switching to, or learning about, your Android phone originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 28 Sep 2010 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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AOL Purchases TechCrunch

Well, the worst-kept secret in tech is true. AOL is purchasing TechCrunch. AOL CEO Tim Armstrong just took the stage with Michael Arrington at TCDisrupt to announce the acquisition of TechCrunch by AOL for a reported $25 million. It appears that Michael Arrington will remain with the company, and that the company will continue operating [...]

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Print Edit for Firefox lets you easily format Web pages for printing

Filed under: Mozilla, Browser Tips

Some Web pages are easier to print than others. Some provide printer-friendly versions, or printer-friendly CSS, but what do you do when you need to print out a page that isn't so friendly? What if a Web page, printed as-is, would use up a ton of toner or would spread across multiple pages in a confusing hodgepodge of menu items, superfluous banners, and useless navigation links?

Well, Print Edit is one option. This Firefox add-on hooks into the Print Preview mode, and it adds an Edit button. Once you click Edit, you're returned to Firefox (i.e., it seems like you've exited Print Preview mode), but now, a red frame appears around any page element that your mouse hovers over.

You click all of the elements that you wish to hide or delete, and then you click Hide or Delete. You can also choose to Undo, Hide All Except, or Delete All Except.

The difference between "deleting" and "hiding" is that hiding does not affect page layout. You basically get a blank spot where the element used to be. Deleting an element does impact page layout - so if you delete a banner ad, you could make the rest of the page use that space for text (and thus require less paper for printing).

Once you're done formatting the page, click Preview to see the result. If you're happy with it, print away. If not, you can always click Edit again and continue tweaking it.

The fastest way to use this add-on is to just select the content area you want to keep and click Delete All Except. I tried this with its own add-on page at addons.mozilla.org, and I could get just the add-on's description - with no images, menu items, or anything else. It was very clean and useful.

Print Edit for Firefox lets you easily format Web pages for printing originally appeared on Download Squad on Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Internet Explorer 9 overtakes IE6 on Downloadsquad!

Filed under: Microsoft, Browsers

Our regular readers probably wouldn't expect Downloadsquad to be the kind of place where Internet Explorer users account for the majority of visits. Generally speaking, tech-savvy users are more likely to be using an alternative browser like Google Chrome, Firefox, or Opera.

Internet Explorer 9, however, is another story. It's been well-received by bloggers and power users alike and has already been downloaded more than two million times. It's not surprising, then, to look at our Internet Explorer stats and see that IE9 has already caught up to (and now likely passed) IE6.

Not surprising, but definitely exciting. We're glad to see that Microsoft delivered a competitive browser with IE9, and here's hoping it makes that nasty green line disappear from our chart for good. I hear you, admins... No, that's probably not going to happen any time soon, but we can dream, right?

Internet Explorer 9 overtakes IE6 on Downloadsquad! originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 27 Sep 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Entelligence: Begun these tablet wars have

Entelligence is a column by technology strategist and author Michael Gartenberg, a man whose desire for a delicious cup of coffee and a quality New York bagel is dwarfed only by his passion for tech. In these articles, he'll explore where our industry is and where it's going -- on both micro and macro levels -- with the unique wit and insight only he can provide.

Apple may have validated the tablet market with the successful launch of the iPad, but the competition won't simply cede that space to Cupertino. From the Samsung Galaxy Tab and a host of other Android-based products, to HP's ethereal Slate and rumored WebOS tablet to a potential "BlackPad" from RIM, everyone wants a piece of the tablet market. The net result? We're going to see a whole host of devices starting in the fourth quarter of this year well into the first quarter of 2011, and based on what we've seen from various public leaks and vendor conversations, these products are going to be all over the place. Sadly, it appears many haven't learned the lessons why 'tweener devices failed in the past, and most of these devices will not do well in the market. Many of these efforts appear rushed to market before the holidays and few will be remembered by this time next year. It's one thing to clone a successful product but imperfect clones usually tend to work out for the worst.

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Adobe acts quickly to patch latest Flash vulnerability

Filed under: Security, Adobe

Thanks to F-Secure, we have just learned that Adobe has responded quickly to the most recent critical security flaw in Flash, which Lee reported on a week ago. According to Adobe:

• Chrome users are already protected! Versions above 6.0.472.62 are patched. This version number refers to the Stable channel, but the latest Beta channel update also has the same update (with a different version number).
• Patches for all other operating systems (including Android) are to be available today.
• Adobe Reader isn't protected yet - the patch is due around October 4. On the plus side, there isn't a known exploit in the wild for this vulnerability in Reader.

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Adobe acts quickly to patch latest Flash vulnerability originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Microsoft rolls out new Bing Rewards incentive program

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Microsoft may have shut down the Bing Cashback program, but they're not ready to quit trying to entice users just yet. The Redmond Crew has unveiled Bing Rewards -- think of it as frequent flyer miles for your search engine.

There's a catch, of course. You can't accumulate points simply by using Bing for searches -- you've got to install the Silverlight-powered Bing Bar as well. If you're willing to do that, you'll collect one credit for every five searches you perform, and you can earn a maximum of eight points per day. As Search Engine Land points out, at that rate, it would take you just under a year to cash 'em in for a Scrabble game.

It's important to note, however, that this is just a preview of Bing Rewards. Microsoft could certainly up the ante before the official launch, and they may have to. I'm not sure I'd be willing to spend a year with the Bing Bar just for a cheese-serving tray.

Microsoft rolls out new Bing Rewards incentive program originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Netflix, NBC Universal content deal brings Battlestar Galactica, SNL and more to Watch Instantly

Just in case a throwaway mention of a streaming-only subscription for US customers wasn't enough, an agreement adding plenty of recognizable content from NBC to its Watch Instantly service might help Netflix distract from a recent string of PR gaffes. Starting next week, cable shows from the media giant's stable like Psych, Battlestar Galactica and others, episodes from the most recent seasons of NBC shows including The Office and 30 Rock will be available. Not good enough? Why not throw in every season of Friday Night Lights and Saturday Night Live, with new eps of SNL added the day after they air for the next three years. Seems like a win/win to us, with many hours of new content for Netflix while NBC cashes a fat check for old seasons of Monk and Law & Order:SVU -- as much as we love Tony Shalhoub as a neurotic private investigator, those DVD boxed sets just weren't moving like they used to. The only question left is whether HD streaming for any of these is on deck, until we hear back just check out the full press release after the break.

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Add Send to Instapaper to your Google Chrome context menu

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Instapaper is a great way to save all of those Web pages you encounter that you can't read right now. Their official bookmarklet is handy for adding items to your queue, but you have to click through to the page before you can utilize it. Wouldn't it be nice if you had the option of right-clicking a link to send a page to Instapaper instead?

If Google Chrome is your browser of choice, the Send to Instapaper extension is exactly what you're after. Rather than merely replacing a bookmarklet with a browser action button, this extension adds an entry to your context menu. Right-click a link that you'd like to check out later on, and it's added to your queue.

You'll need to be signed in to your Instapaper account first, as the extension doesn't store your username or password.

Add Send to Instapaper to your Google Chrome context menu originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 08:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Visible III is a challenging, confusing platformer - Time-Waster

Filed under: Fun, Games, Time-Wasters

Look at the screenshot. Do you see how, on the top part, there's a landmine to my right? I'm not very close to it, though, so I can still pick up a bit of speed and jump over it.

Now look at the bottom of the screenshot and see the reflection. I'm actually right on top of a landmine there and if I move even a couple of pixels over to the right, I'm done for.

This is the basic premise of Visible III. It's very, very easy to die. I constantly had to stop in place and look at both halves of the screen before attempting anything. It's not just the traps, either. Sometimes the walls are shaped differently on each of the two parts of the screen -- which makes the game part brain teaser and part platformer. Like most other platformers I enjoy, respawning is fast here and you don't lose a lot when you die. There are multiple checkpoints on each level, and you respawn at the last checkpoint whenever you die.

Reflection isn't everything here, though; there are lasers, which you avoid by becoming invisible (by holding down Shift). But you can't be invisible forever. There's a bar that rapidly runs out when you're invisible, so you need to be quick. The same goes for scaling walls and grabbing the ceiling. It's possible (and sometimes vital), but only for a short while.

Visible III is a challenging, confusing platformer - Time-Waster originally appeared on Download Squad on Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Time To Mine the Data

Or is it “mind” the data? Last week I read a blog post by Stacey Armstrong (CS News – Video Game Data Mining) that linked to an article about how game companies collect and use the data they collect while people play their games online. (Video Game Data Mining) This is going to be a discussion topic for his computer classes this year. And a great one it is. As we discuss ethical issues in computing how companies collect and use data is an important topic.

I knew that game developers collected and used game play data during testing and development of games already. This has been a topic at a number of conferences (Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) Conference Series) I have attended. By looking at the data they can determine if part of a game is too difficult or too easy. It turns out both upset gamers. They can evaluate mazes, characters, and pretty much any aspect of the game play. This helps contribute to making games better. I hadn’t heard about studying data once a game was released though. It does make sense of course. There are also privacy concerns as there are with almost all data collection these days. The data can be collected without saving personally identifiable information and stored safely to protect the users. This has to be done deliberately and carefully of course. Not long ago Google came under some serious criticism for collecting too much and too detailed information about wireless access points for example. (Google: Oops, we spied on your Wi-Fi) Even with good intentions too much data, especially in the wrong hands or with improper protections and security, can become a real problem.

As a society we are collecting more and more data all the time. Terms like “data mining” and “business intelligence” are becoming part of the vocabulary of business schools, marketing courses, MBA programs and pretty much though out industry. Scientists in all fields are also swimming in huge data sets with amazing potential. Computer scientists are the ones who are going to be the ones making since of all this data possible. We’re going to have to understand the technical aspects of all this for sure. But we also need to make sure that the computer scientists working on all this data are aware of the ethical considerations as well. Ethics is not something people can outsource or depend on others to decide for them. Many times it takes a greater technical background to help understand what the possibilities are than non-computer scientists can be expected to be aware of. Computer scientists will often have to explain the complexities and risks of various data collections. Likewise computer scientists will sometimes be dependent on experts in other fields for better understanding of what specific pieces of data really mean.

For all of these to work though there has to be a common ethics vocabulary. This is just one reason that all fields need to have some aspects of ethics discussion and training these days. And why it has to start young.

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Swiftkey keyboard out of beta, autopredicts its way into the Android Market

SwiftKey has finally made its way out of beta status, and the full version is now available on the Android Market for £0.60 (about 94 cents).  I'm one of SwiftKey's biggest fans, and even after using it through all the beta versions I'm still amazed at the prediction algorithm.  In case you're unfamiliar with how it works, have a look here and you'll see why the beta hit over 100,000 downloads within a few days of its release.  It really is that good at word prediction.  The changes are available to read at SwiftKey's blog, and consist mostly killing off any bugs that crept up at the last minute.  We have the full press release from TouchType, download links, and a video of SwiftKey in action after the break.  [SwiftKey]

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Live from the Internet Explorer 9 beta launch

Filed under: Microsoft, Browsers

We've gathered here, in San Francisco at the Concourse Exhibition Center, to witness what Microsoft has in store for Internet Explorer 9. Below you can find live coverage of the keynote itself, and anything else that catches my eye. Once the keynote has finished, I will try to update the top of this post with finalized details of the IE9 beta.

Feel free to take part in the conversation, by the way. Comments are moderated, but sensible comments are more than welcome!

Live from the Internet Explorer 9 beta launch originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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