Facebook Notifications Checker for Google Chrome

Facebook Notifications Checker

Version: 0.1
Released: Nov 13, 2009
Creator: Owen Campbell-Moore

Chrome Only: Facebook Notifications Checker updates a little icon in the browser every time you get a new notification on Facebook.

No setup required, this extension automatically works once your account is logged in to facebook.

License: Facebook Notifications Checker is licensed under the GNU Public License.

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SpotifyRawr enables Snarl support for Spotify

SpotifyRawr

Version: 0.1
Released: May 26, 2009
Creator: Owen Campbell-Moore

Windows Only: SpotifyRawr enables Snarl support for Spotify.

Simply extract and launch this to run and it'll sit in your task tray using only 800k of memory! Every time a new track starts playing it will send a notification. To send one on demand click on the icon in the tray. Right clicking the icon brings up the debug box and allows you to close SpotifyRawr. To make it run on startup drag all the files into the "Startup" folder. Please keep the files all together or the program may break!

Note:SpotifyRawr is in 0.1 Alpha so bugs are very probable. If you find any please post them here and I will fix them asap!

License: SpotifyRawr is licensed under the GNU Public License.

Download SpotifyRawr

Note: If you dont have it, you will require Snarl to use this application. Download available here.

Spotify: The Future of Music Software

"A world of music. Instant, simple and free"

Spotify has been around for a few months now, but has spent most of that time in private beta and it's been almost impossible to get invite codes for it; although it still remains invite-only in many countries, if you're in the UK you're in luck and will be able to sign up invite-free! Having used it for a few months now, I can't help but feel Spotify's about to create a big splash in what is already, a very large pond of media players, and possible bring the end to the mighty iTunes (for some, anyway).

Key Features

• Free unlimited access to a library of over 40,000 songs from all the major labels and loads of small indie labels.
• Instantly search for any song, band or album and play it with no delay for loading of buffering.
• Fast and lightweight! In heavy use Spotify still only uses 17mb of your precious RAM, allowing you to just leave your music going without ever worrying about losing any of your speed.
• Last.fm support.
• Biography of bands appear at the top of their page, provided by 'All Music Guide'
• Similar artists and 'Artist Radio' help you discover new music.
• Playlist support, including a 'collaborative playlist' feature, allowing you to create a playlist that others can also add to. Like sharing music with friends? This is for you!
• HTTP links to songs. When you find something you like, simply right click and click "Copy HTTP link" and send this to your friend with spotify. This will let all your friends be able to instantly hear exactly what you're talking about.

Shortcomings

• 1 or 2 short adverts (30 seconds long) play about every half an hour, however they are unobstrusive and much less frustrating than those on commercial radio. That said, £0.99 will buy you a day's ad-free listening, or £9.99 for a whole month of free legal music goodness.
• No mobile or iPod support. The program works by streaming music on demand, unfortunatley this makes it impossible to support iPods. Mobile compatability is being developed and will be available soon.
• No way of purchasing music through Spotify. If you're one of those people who like to actually own your music this might not be for you, with currently no ability to buy music from within Spotify, though this feature is in development.
• The software makes extensive use of P2P. If you have high bandwidth allowances and don't mind uploading pretty steadily this is fine, but if you're on a restricted connection this could be a problem.

So straight from the developers who brought you uTorrent, enjoy Spotify!

Download Spotify

Also! I have 10 invites to give out, so if you want one, just email me at owencmoore@gmail.com and I'll send you one! But hurry, they're first come first serve!

How to get a free domain name + 1 year free hosting from DreamHost?

This offer is no longer available, they must have noticed a sudden influx of members getting free domains...

If you are thinking it’s a joke, it’s NOT. Here is a fully working trick to get a FREE 1-year domain name + Free Unlimited Hosting from DreamHost. Dreamhost is one of world’s most popular and reliable services.

I've tried this method myself and it worked flawlessly. Oh, and if you're wondering, because it see's the cost is $0.00, you don't have to give it any bank details at all.

Follow the steps below carefully to get 1-year domain and Unlimited Dreamhost hosting Free:

Step 1. Sign up for Free Dreamhostapps account. Choose dreamhosters sub-domain in step1. In step 5 fill up your details and sign up.

Step 2. Go to http://www.dreamhost.com/ and click sign up Now and choose to Host a domain

Step 3. Fill all the information in, selecting to pay for one year and adding no extras to the account.

Step 4. Very Important - While entering the address choose country as US and not IN. Also enter the same email address which you used for DreamHostApps.

Step 5. Use the Code BARCAMPLA7 for 100% discount.

Note: This offer code is no longer valid.

Step 6. Enjoy!

[Free hosting tip was originally posted on WebTricks]

Chrome Mouse Gestures

Rocker

Version: 0.21
Released: May 3, 2009
Original Release: May 7, 2007
Creator: Adam Pash
Editor: Owen Campbell-Moore

Windows Only: Rocker provides mouse gestures in Chrome that let you move forward and backward, by simply rocking your fingers across your left and right mouse buttons.

To use this, simply hold down the left mouse button, the hit the right one to go forward, or hold the right, and then hit the left to go backwards. Simple!

License: Rocker is licensed under the GNU Public License.

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[Rocker was originally posted on Lifehacker]