http://www.megite.com Megite is the newspaper for anyone interested in what's happening right now by intelligently uncovering the most relevant items from auto discovered news sites and weblogs. Copyright 2009, Megite 30 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:04:25 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_1 fc9c18a905b723429c665ecb4436e505 Yes, we’ve probably all had at least one “nightmare client” experience. In fact, we may have been that experience for someone else (when was the last time you yelled at someone on the phone or chewed out a salesperson?) But witnessing the common direction of these discussions caused me to pause and think about the change of ... 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(Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:00:38 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_10 96036fe9f92e8a650a418f53dc2b9864 Inspiration, if you believe in it, is quite fickle. You can have a great idea one day, and then not come up with anything noteworthy for weeks at a time. Even if you think inspiration is really just about hard work, there are always times when your desire to work hard just isn’t there. So [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 03:26:33 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_11 0e102318f2ad7e98117df0fc6c070714 Magic Mouse Review is a post from Chris Pirillo Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed I believe in magic. I also believe in Apple. Therefore, I had to buy the new Apple Magic Mouse . There is no scroll ball on this particular mouse, as there was on the Mighty Mouse. The entire surface of the Magic Mouse is touch-enabled. I ... (Read on Source) ]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:00:09 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_12 f08c0c7b63e150170cd8b5a36b55e7a0 Google has been actively collecting feedback on Google Wave with an ongoing survey, which was distributed via email, the help center, and Twitter. Today they’ve published the initial findings for public dissection. So far results indicate that users love the concept of Wave, appreciate the collobartion features, and like the extensions, ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:05:52 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_13 b375f57edd875610cb5a6fbec9d358bb This post is part of Mashable’s Spark of Genius series, which highlights a unique feature of startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here . The series is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. Name: Guestlist Quick Pitch: Guestlist builds event pages, sells event tickets, and manages ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:32:42 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_14 189ac8aaefe2d9a41ae0561a87990be9 I’ve written for years about community indicators. From the Orton Family Foundation comes a nice reification of visual community indicators – photos of our communities. You might want to enter some photos of your community. Or collect those contributed via Flickr as a great indicator of YOUR community. Orton Family Foundation Heart &# ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:32:42 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_15 d7f65ff5c76e7d9a9ae4c7b08c3de7fa Here’s something that won’t be coming to the iPhone any time soon – an app store for Porn. Apple keeps ‘adult-only’ content off the iPhone. On Android there are no such restrictions and one company has taken that to its natural conclusion by launching the world’s first mobile store for porn. (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:04:56 -0800 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_16 1396e2365375a0a12620576068c77da4 Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 23:00:04 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_17 a18e2a560286bfd4a755c6e7449f0399 Just in case you missed any of them, here are the five most popular posts on WebWorkerDaily this week: Must-have iPhone and iPod Touch Apps For Newbies Many folks will be getting their hands on brand-new iPhone or iPod touch over the holiday season. Here, Charlie runs through the must-have apps that [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:59:15 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_18 a00b0836b2bcc5d4c09c7c5a925960b3 We all know that Psystar is busy bleeding out in federal court, but that doesn’t mean the fun stops. We’ll be dissecting their glorious failure for quite some time. The most recent development: it seems their plan for taking a bite out of Apple’s sales was comically ambitious. How many clones do you think they sold in 2009? ... (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:15:51 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_19 bbaf100dcfd197ac76ac57abc7aaa68a Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:04:43 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/1#item_20 767152c89c9a48f76411222943a61bc5 Many of the great discoveries in science have involved “seeing” patterns when no one else can. This map is one of the most important of these “seeing” moments. The time is 1854 and the place is London. There is a cholera outbreak. At the time Germ Theory did not exist. No one knew how Cholera was [...] (Read on Source) ]]> Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:48:46 +0000 http://www.megite.com/johntropea/1259440070/21#item_1 71cc0d04f259735bbd1ff5d81f630771 So it's been nearly 10 days since Foursquare launched its social mobile game 'ground assault' into 50 more cities, including a bunch of European ones. But what I'd like to know is who's actually using it here in Europe? Because, you see, Europeans are already quite well served by location based mobile applications like Qype , the various ... (Read on Source) ]]>