del.icio.us links for April 29, 2007

del.icio.us links for April 29, 2007

1. MySpace Friend Adder

   Friendr operates on a “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” system, where users can easily find other willing friends. For every friend you add, you earn a point. For every friend you refer, you earn ten points. Friendr points expire after 24 hours

2. 7 Awesome Things Built on the Digg API

   It has only been a week since Digg officially launched their API, but there are already a handful of useful applications and ideas that are finding their way onto the web. Here are 7 we really like.

3. Freeway Collapse, Highway 580 East

   There’s something about MacArthur – “COLLAPSE OF HIGHWAY 580 OVERPASS IN THE MACARTHUR MAZE, Oakland, CA — Early this morning a massive chunk of a 580 Eastbound overpass collapsed.”

4. Paying by mobile, that’ll do nicely

   You’re about to make your red-faced excuses when you remember you also have your mobile phone. All you need do is swipe it across a reader by the till and instantly your purchases will be charged to your credit card.

5. Audiobooks and the ethical path

   The question being, can you check out one of these audiobooks, rip it in iTunes, place it on your iPod, and stay within the letter of the law? And the answer is: While people do it all the time, no. Libraries are forbidden from making copies and so are yo

6. BootPicker: Better dual-boot options for Mac

   BootPicker offers an interface that allows a non-administrative user to choose from multiple startup drives at boot (before the Login Window is displayed). It also respects Open Firmware passwords and remote administration by Apple Remote Desktop.

4 more articles after the jump

1. Apple identifies and fixes MacBook battery issue

   According to Apple the notebooks in question were sold worldwide from February 2006 through April 2007. There is no safety issue with the batteries — the issue is limited to performance.

2. 100 reviewed places to watch free movies online for free

   They include file sharing and bittorrent sites, video distribution sites, individual movies of notability, directories, archives and guides to more sites where you can watch for free. Includes a brief review of what you can expect to find at each site.

3. Apple’s Subnotebook ‘Delayed’ Until Late 2007/Early 2008?

   Digitimes reports that Apple has been negotiating with Samsung for volume purchasing of more NAND flash. Apple is asking for 400-500 million 4Gbit NAND flash equivalent chips from Samsung, Who is not 100% sure its capacity can meet the need.

4. Mobile Instant Messaging Meets Social Networking: Twitter – A Beginner’s Guide – Robin Good’s Latest News

   Found via Paul Terry Walhus (http://twitter.com/springnet) – “Twitter has created quite a buzz for itself – managing to combine the ease of Instant Messaging and SMS with the reach of social networking services. So what’s all the buzz about?”