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How To Create an Automated XP Installation CD or DVD, that includes Windows
2008-05-04 14:05:00 The next you decide to re-format your PC hard drive and reinstall windows with the old installation disc, where you?ll have to wait very long time for the hefty service pack to download, while pushing the next button, watching progress bar, and having to reboot multiple time. Wouldn’t it be great to just go ahead start ... More About: Windows , Operating System , Windows X , Windows Vista , Microsoft Windows
Google Have Come Up With a Mac specific search
2008-05-04 13:12:00 Attention! all Mac users, gone are the days when Mac users needed to include a little context in their search, instead of typing a query like text editor, you type text editor mac. Google ’s Mac-specific portal, found at http://google.com/mac/, now includes a Mac-specific search box. It’s not revolutionary, but the guaranteed Mac-specific results could come ... More About: Internet , Apple , Macintosh
AVG Free Anti-Virus 2008 Released, With a Much Nicer Look
2008-05-04 12:46:00 Windows only: The ever popular freeware anti-virus application (Trusted by 70 millions users worldwide) AVG Free recently updated to AVG Free 2008. Besides the general interface overhaul and faster performance, the updated anti-virus scanner has added several new features with a focus on web security. AVG is always at the forefront of the freeware anti-virus ... More About: Anti Virus , Virus , Anti-Virus , Released
Who Runs RIAA?s Settlement Information Center?
2008-04-28 19:34:00 eatonwood writes “Who is behind the RIAA’s collections efforts? This comment at CallFerret says it is a company called PSC and lists a bunch of websites and contact information for them, but the connection to RIAA is still not completely clear (aside from the presence of a couple of clearly RIAA sites on the same ... More About: Information , Center , Settlement , Runs , Riaa
First Superheavy Element Found In Nature
2008-04-28 19:34:00 KentuckyFC writes “The first naturally occurring superheavy element has been found. An international team of scientists found several nuclei of unbibium in a sample of the naturally occurring heavy metal thorium. Unbibium has an atomic number of 122 and an atomic weight of 292. In general, very heavy elements tend to be unstable but scientists ... More About: Nature , Element
Average Web Page Size Triples Since 2003
2008-04-28 19:34:00 Andy King writes “Within the last five years, the size of the average web page has more than tripled, and the number of external objects has nearly doubled. While broadband users have experienced somewhat faster response times, narrowband users have been left behind.” The article breaks down a number of changes besides just page size ... More About: Page , Size , Average
Spore Editor Available June 17th
2008-04-28 19:34:00 Dr. Eggman writes “Ars Technica heralds the coming of the creature editor for the highly anticipated Spore . A previously promised downloadable demo of the creature editor from the game, due on September 7th, will be available June 17th. Furthermore, a full version of the creature editor will appear as a standalone product at the same ... More About: Editor
Usability Testing Hardy Heron With a Girlfriend
2008-04-28 19:34:00 toomin writes “Reviews of the latest Ubuntu version, 8.04 Hardy Heron, are everywhere, but most of them are undertaken by geeks familiar with Linux. This guy sits his girlfriend down at a brand-new Ubuntu installation and asks her to perform some basic tasks. Some of them are surprisingly easy, others frustrate and annoy. There are ... More About: Girlfriend , Testing , Usability , Hardy Heron
IBM?s Inexpensive Notes/Domino Push Against MS
2008-04-28 19:34:00 Deviant writes “Speaking as an IT consultant, the one big gap in the Linux stack is in messaging / collaboration. MS Outlook with Exchange is a fine product on which many businesses truly rely, and it is almost impossible to match on Linux — server or desktop. The one competitor to MS in this space ... More About: Notes , Domino , Push
Copyright Expert Uninvited From Canada Policy Forum
2008-04-28 19:34:00 earthforce_1 writes “The vested interests of restrictive copyright are stacking the deck in Canada . The Public Policy Forum Symposium on intellectual property reform has bowed to pressure from certain interests and dis-invited noted copyright scholar Howard Knopf. The forum’s stated mandate is ‘…to strive for excellence in government — to serve as a neutral, independent ... More About: Copyright , Expert
Is Cheap Video Surveillance Possible?
2008-04-28 19:34:00 timholman writes “After a series of burglaries and auto break-ins in my neighborhood, I’m thinking about adding some video security cameras to my home. To me, the object isn’t just deterrence — if someone tries to break into my house or my car (parked on the street in front of my house), I’d like to ... More About: Video , Surveillance , Cheap , Video Surveillance
Consumer Ethanol Appliance Promised By Year?s End
2008-04-28 19:34:00 Newscloud brings us news of a startup called E-Fuel promising to ship a home-brew ethanol plant, the size of a washer-dryer, for under $10,000 by the end of this year. We’ve had plenty of discussions about $1/gal. fuel — these guys want to let you make it at home. The company says it plans to ... More About: Ethanol , Consumer , Year , Appliance
Smartphone Battle Is Shaping Up As RIM Vs. Apple
2008-04-28 19:34:00 TeknoFin notes a piece in the NYTimes on the fight RIM finds itself in as the smartphone market shifts to a consumer focus, impelled by the iPhone. For the last 10 years RIM has dominated a smartphone market consisting mainly of email-obsessed corporate professionals. Analysts wonder if RIM can hold on to their lead as ... More About: Apple , Smartphone , Battle
Bloglines Vs Google Reader
2007-12-27 18:00:00 Every day hundreds of bloggers trawl through thousands of web site feeds in order to find something fresh and informative to post up on their sites or blogs, and for many years Bloglines was the most widely used feed reader. No other feed reader had all the features needed to track what many bloggers read ... More About: Google , Internet , Reader , Google Reader
How to Add a Dash of Colour to Black and White Photos
2007-12-27 14:00:00 The guys at Digital Photography School show how to create some zest by adding a small area of color to a black-and-white photo. The tutorial involves “desaturating” the color from an image and then using the History Brush to “paint in” the desired area. Overall it?s pretty simple, though you’ll need to move slowly and exercise ... More About: Photos , White , Black , Colour , Black and White
First-time Homebuyers Info
2007-12-27 04:00:00 The web is your best friend if you’re a first-time homebuyer. Looking into many free classes around our area, but with life busy schedules, who has time to put aside four hours every Wednesday night? Instead, going-at-your-own-pace of the Buying a Home online tutorial from the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. All the ... More About: Time , Info , First Time
Download of the Day: MediaPortal 2 (Codename: Infinity)
2007-12-26 19:00:00 Windows only: Turn your PC into a full-fledged media center with MediaPortal 2, the first public build of MediaPortal 2 (Codename: Infinity ), is now available. MediaPortal 2 (Infinity) can play, record and timeshift TV; play videos and DVDs; run photo slideshows; play your music library and FM radio; show local weather; and much more. In short ... More About: Internet , Download
How To Hack Your GTD Moleskine
2007-12-26 15:17:00 Eston Bond a Student and blogger describes in detail his methods for Getting Things Done with a Moleskine. Intrigued by the trend of GTD, Eston tried many types of GTD with little success. That’s when he decided to tweak GTD to his needs, the results of which he’s documented in detail. We’ve got a new year ... More About: Hack
Google Maps Catches an Unusual Johnson Riding a High School Football Field
2007-12-07 21:30:00 This High school prank literally cracked me up, I could only laugh. If you?re like me you just got penis?ed. I?m somewhat curious as to how this “Johnson” got laid down. Was a perverted prank by the rival school? Or was it self-inflicted? Because that one big D**k. I guess it?s safe to say that ... More About: Google , Football , School , High School , Google Maps
Convert Any Online Video For Your Mobile Device with Movavi
2007-12-07 20:23:00 Convert any online video for your iPod, iPhone, cell phone, or any other mobile device with web site Movavi. We’ve seen similar conversion web sites in the past (perhaps the most memorable is Zamzar), but Movavi is focused more on video, its interface is much cleaner and ad-free, and it has cool options like merging ... More About: Video , Internet , Mobile , Online Video , Online
Hibernate or Standby
2007-12-06 13:27:00 Quick Question: What’s the difference between putting your PC in Hibernate or Standby mode? Yeah, If you’re me, you’re not sure either. Luckily the Productivity Portfolio weblog schools us on the finer details of Windows XP power schemes. Using Standby: Your machine recovers quickly as your data is stored in RAM. The slower part is ... More About: Tech
Chat With Your AIM Buddies In Gmail
2007-12-05 13:51:00 This week not only did Google add colored labels to Gmail , they also rolled out AIM compatibility in chat, too. Now your new AOL Instant Messenger allows you log into you AIM account to chat with your AIM friends right inside Gmail. And just like Gtalk your AIM chat history will get stored in Gmail. ... More About: Internet , Chat , With You
The Best Utilities For Your iPod
2007-12-05 04:40:00 This holiday season with all the new generation of iPod s on the market, your unfailing old iPod may not seem as pretty as it once did. But with the help of third party applications and utilities, you can revive that aging iPod and unlock tons of useful functionality you never knew was there. Over on ... More About: Utilities , Ipod
Accomplishing Any Goal in 5 Easy Steps
2007-11-18 05:15:00 [Photo Credit] Beingmagazine.com In ?Think and Grow Rich??. Napoleon Hill wrote ?nothing is impossible to the person who backs DESIRE with enduring FAITH.??. Let?s simplify that by saying ?nothing is impossible to the person who establishes a definite goal and truly believes that they can attain that goal.? Once you?ve established your goal, there are two key ... More About: Success , Goal , Easy , Steps
Find Personal Development in Modeling
2007-10-28 13:18:00 Many people are not aware of this, but one of the most effective concepts in personal development in Modeling. Modeling simply means that you find someone who?s already has the results you want in some particular area, learn what they did to get those result and then try to accomplish the same thing. It?s a ... More About: Personal , Health , Development , Success , Find
Great 19? Acer Widescreen LCD Monitor
2007-07-17 04:35:00 Here is a monitor that will definitely enhance your vision with this stylish 19-inch Acer Widescreen TFT LCD flat panel WXGA monitor! Incorporating the latest LCD technology, the Acer AL1916WAsd offers the best visibility, performance and excellent value. The high level of brightness together with the optimal contrast ratio of 700:1 renders crisp images and ... More About: Reviews , Tech , Great , Monitor
Career Success Secrets
2007-07-16 19:38:00 Are you miserable at your job or (what you are doing) but go to work everyday anyway to earn a living? Do you feel you are unable to use your talents to doing the things you love and are doing things that are stressful? Wouldn?t you rather be in your ideal income position? Think how ... More About: Success , Career , Secrets
Five Tips To A Stress Free Life
2007-07-05 04:55:00 I recently read this article about stress management (author unknown)? —————— ;—— A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, “How heavy is this glass of water?” Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long you ... More About: Life , Tips , Free , Stress , Tres
Becoming the Sensuous Man
2007-07-03 23:05:00 I was twenty-two year before I really learned how to make love to woman. And by the time I knew, I had wasted seven years. Seven years of embarrassment, disappointment and frustration. You couldn?t pay me to turn the clock around, nor even for all the gold in Fort Knox. Today my sex life is ... More About: Sens , Ming
Google Maps Falls Short to Microsoft Live Maps
More articles from this author:2007-07-01 10:00:00 There is an aerial view picture taken from Google Maps. Google Maps (Click text for external link, images for zoomed jpg) And this is a satellite picture of the same location is from live.com Maps. Has Microsoft caught up with Google? ? For once. Microsoft Maps, Ariel view Well the picture is clear. Perhaps Bill Gates and Microsoft are ... More About: Internet , Live 1, 2, 3 |
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