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Bulk Manage Direct Messages with Huitter
2009-05-31 04:06:00
Here is a site, Huitter.com, you can use to bulk manage all those automated messages you receive on Twitter.com. Without a doubt, Twitter is a great micro blogging service, but you will receive a lot of terse messages if you are a heavy follower. I receive about 100-200 per day (mostly like "thanks for the follow") and I can only delete one at a time. I glanced over all of them, but I don't have time to delete them all. Who does?They also have a useful mutuality tool. Check them out.
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Jay Leno's Garage - Making Parts
2009-05-18 15:26:00
Amazing NextEngine's 3D scanner technology applied to the real world.This is an interesting piece of machinery and it is explained in a matter of 8 minutes!  It's all MADE  IN  THE  USA!!!  Give it a good look. Some of you might even have reason to buy and use this equipment.  It's simply stimulating to watch.  Check out Jay Leno and crew having this piece of machinery demonstrated.http://widgets.nbc.com/o/47f 1317f105123ad/498ebd00a62edaa0/
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Country IP Blocks - Allow a Country or Block a Country
2009-04-30 12:45:00
This is a pretty interesting find. Per their website, Country IP Block s,  they offer Network Data in 7 Separate Formats: CIDR, Netmask, .htaccess deny, .htaccess allow, IP Range, Decimal/CIDR* and Hexadecimal/CIDR. You are in control of who or what accesses your website or servers.It will help you block a country or allow a country. It lets you control the the network traffic coming to your site. Their site states that IP Blocks are simple and effective in limiting bandwidth hogs, hackers, spammers and other undesirable traffic.This is a good tool to block those Nigerian 419 scammers and pet and loan scammers.

An interesting subliminal image
2009-03-05 12:42:00
My Korean-American friend asked me to stare at this image for about thirty seconds. He did not mention what I should see but he did look quite surprised after his 3-step experience. After thirty seconds, he asked me to look above the monitor and then he asked me what I saw. Frankly speaking, the projected subliminal image was unexpected.Here are the 3 simple steps:1. Stare at the 4 vertically-centered dots for approximately thirty seconds2. Now look above or away from your monitor for a few seconds3. Well, what did you see?
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Handy Online Calculators and Converters
2008-12-31 13:26:00
I found this site, easycalculation.com, while searching for a RGB to HEX calculator. I was really surprised to see that the site had a number of handy online calculators and converters. Here is a brief listing:Math CalciNumbersStatistics TrigonometryAnalyt ical GeometryAlgebraDate & Day Calculator Matrix CalculationsMortgage Calculator Unit ConversionsLove CalculatorHealth Calculator Bandwidth CalculatorHexa, Decimal, Binary ConversionsPhysics Calculators Chemistry CalculatorsPeriodic TableWeather Calculator HEX Color Converter Html Color (RGB to HEX) Funny MathPuzzlesZodiac SignBy the way, I found the aformentioned site via hscripts.com while troubleshooting a mail issue with their IP/DNS tool.
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FreeHostia - Outgoing Connections Support to be Discontinued
2008-12-09 17:55:00
Apparently, I created an account with these guys awhile ago. I probably used it to promote (not host) FreeAdLists.com when I launched it almost 2 years ago.It appears Freehostia's free hosting plan will not allow members to use Google Adsense (JavaScript) or similar applications that require a remote connection to a server. I assume more hosting sites with these free hosting plans will follow suit.----Friday, December 5, 2008 9:04 AMFrom: "FreeHostia" To: "Roy" Subj: Outgoing connections support to be discontinuedDear customer,Due to the increasing number of complaints about abusive free web hosting account usage, FreeHostia is forced to discontinue the support of outgoing connections to remote servers for all free web hosting accounts. This restriction on outgoing connections will become effective on December 16th, 2008.If outgoing connections are vital for your website (for example, if you are using RSS feeds or any other information from remote servers) we would recommend you t...
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Blog Syndicator BlogRush Is Shutting Down
2008-11-02 09:45:00
You might have noticed my Blog rush widget has disappeared from this blog...well maybe not. The service was supposed to provide instant distribution for blog posts across a network of related blogs. But I guess they ran into a few problems. John Reese, Blogrush?s founder, mentioned a few issues with security and abusive users as some of the issues that limited its full potential. I also remember them having some problems with blog quality guidelines on the initial roll-out. But anyway, you can go to the Blogrush homepage for further details.He also mentioned saving about $7,000 in server costs on his twitter page.I thought Blogrush was a pretty decent ?4am idea,? and I am sure Reese will roll something else out in the near future.

Free Streaming Video Software - Screen Recorder
2008-10-25 16:42:00
For a particular task, I needed to capture a sequence of screen clicks. I decided to "google" for an opensource screen recorder. After a brief search, I found and tried a few but CamStudio's freeware application seemed to fit the bill.Here is some more information on CamStudio's per their website:What is CamStudio - Free Streaming Video Desktop Recording Software ?CamStudio is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)Here are just a few ways you can use this software:-You can use it to create demonstration videos for any software program-Or how about creating a set of videos answering your most frequently asked questions?-You can create video tutorials for school or college class-You can use it to record a recurring problem with your computer so you can show technical support people-You can use it ...
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Useful Google Talk Bots From Labnol.org
2008-09-01 05:54:00
Here is a useful article from Labnol.org about Google talk bots. Here are 7 cool things you can do with the Google Talk 's "virtual friends" or bots. I found #5 (Translation), #6 (Setting up reminders) and #7 (Transliteration) useful.
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Interesting web find - arul john's utilities site
2008-07-20 03:36:00
I found this web find called arul john's utilities site. It is a very handy site to use for IP lookups, telephone tracking, MAC address lookup, IP/CIDR subnet, IP to hostname and viewing HTTP headers. After reviewing a bit more, I noticed there is even a Bible verse lookup.Here is one use of this web find.What is Arul's IP Address Tracking Program used for?1. You get abusive mails from somebody and want to know where it has come from!2. Someone mails you claiming to be from one place and you suspect that he or she is from another place3. You just want to track an email you received4. You want to trace an IP address or do an IP address lookup out of curiosityThe site also provides email addresses so that you can report the abuser to their ISP.
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The world's oldest Internet blogger, Ms. Olive Riley, has passed away
2008-07-14 14:55:00
The world's oldest Internet blogger, Ms. Olive Riley , has passed away on July 12, 2008. She was a 108 years old Australian but young in heart and mind and an inspiration to all bloggers from all age groups and all walks of life.In her final post on June 26, Ms. Riley wrote: "I can't believe I've been here in this nursing home for more than a week."How the days have flown, even though I've been in bed most of the time. I still feel weak, and can't shake off that bad cough."Penny, who's in the next bed to mine, had a visit one day this week from her daughter, who's a professional singer. Guess what happened! She and I sang a happy song, as I do every day, and before long we were joined by several nurses, who sang along too. It was quite a concert!"Rest in Peace Ms. Riley.Her blog: The Life of Riley
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A Dummies Guide to Blogspot or Blogger Platform
2008-07-12 14:11:00
Here is a great resource, Tips for New Blogger s, for bloggers who use the Blogger platform. This resource is one of the most popular sites on my top list, TopBlogLists.com. It is a bit aged but still a worthwhile visit.Here is its description: A dummies guide, blog tips, tricks, and help for all new bloggers on Web templates, Blog templates, designs, widgets, layout, JavaScript, HTML codes, SEO, Google AdSense, gadgets, diagnostic tools, and how to monetize Blogger or Blogspot blogs.
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How much is my website worth?
2008-07-04 16:36:00
Here is an interesting website I found via compete.com. It gives you a rough estimate of what your site might be worth. Per the Website Valued website, it gives you an estimated value of your online business by profiling your website for technical information, keywords, public visitor stats and then comparing them to the database of previous site and domain sales.It also gives you an estimate of advertising revenue based on the traffic statistics. When I checked my three websites, two were fairly close to the upper limit range.
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11 Rules Graduates Did Not Learn in School
2008-06-15 02:42:00
I received this a couple of days ago from a colleague via email. I think most of the "rules" are on target whether they came from Mr. Gates or not.In a speech that Bill Gates gave to a high school graduating class, he spokeabout 11 Rules that the graduates did not learn in school.Rule 1. Life is not fair - get used to it.Rule 2. The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expectyou to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.Rule 3. You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. Youwon't be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.Rule 4. If you think your teacher was tough, wait until you get a boss.Rule 5. Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your grandparentshad a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.Rule 6. If you mess up it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine aboutyour mistakes, learn from them.Rule 7. Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are...
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20 Top Blog Directories on the Internet
2008-05-17 16:18:00
Here is my listing of 20 top blog directories. They range from Page Rank 8 to Page Rank 4. Most of these blog directories will require you to register before listing your blog.PR 8 Blog Directories Technorati is a search engine for blogs. It lists and indexes millions of blogs each day.Technorati.comMyBlogLog is a large social network for the blogger community.MyBlogLog.comBlogarama is blog search and has over 83,000 blogs listed. Blogarama.comPR 7 Blog DirectoriesGoogle?s Blogsearch is a search engine for blogs. You can find blogs on your favorite topicsblogsearch.google.comBlogCatalog is one of the best blog directories on the Internet . It has a good community feel to it.BlogCatalog.comBlogdigger is a RSS blog search engine. Check out the NEW Blogdigger Local. Find bloggers in your location.Blogdigger.comBlogPulse is a blog search engine that also analyzes and reports on daily activity in the blogosphere.Blogpulse.comBlogtoplist is a blog directory that is sorted by the score each...
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Find out who are Your IP Neighbors
2008-05-09 14:32:00
For a couple of my sites, I use shared hosting. I noticed that one of my sites was sluggish and I suspected that there were too many websites or IP neighbors on the host server. I found this one site that performs a reverse lookup and then displays the total count of My IP Neighbors along with their linked URL. You can view each site serially on the same webpage.You can check whether your website is crowded with hundreds of other sites or not. I noticed that a few of my neighbors were related to the gambling and porn genre. There goes the neighborhood. I decided it was time to move files and find less and somewhat desirable neighbors.Is your website sluggish? Check out who are IP neighbors.Here is an example of the IP for this blog.softhub.blogspot.com has the IP address: 72.14.207.1911645 found with the IP 72.14.207.1911) blogspot.com (view site) 2) valueblogreview.blogspot.com (view site) 3) ayearincomics.blogspot.com (view site) 4) supergengcell.blogspot.com (view site) 5) chubar...
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This Might be a Promising Way to Treat Cancer
2008-04-27 13:34:00
Here is a video from 60 Minutes about an interesting man named John Kanzius, who himself is inflicted with leukemia. He may have have found a promising way to treat cancers such as pancreas, lymphomas, breast, colon, liver, leukemia and etc.Here is an excerpt of an article by wired.com.----Cancer Therapy Without Side Effects Nearing TrialsA promising new cancer treatment that may one day replace radiation and chemotherapy is edging closer to human trials.Kanzius RF therapy attaches microscopic nanoparticles to cancer cells and then "cooks" tumors inside the body with harmless radio waves.Based on technology developed by Pennsylvania inventor John Kanzius, a retired radio and TV engineer, the treatment has proven 100 percent effective at killing cancer cells while leaving neighboring healthy cells unharmed. It is currently being tested at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.?I don?t want to give people false hope,? said Dr. Steve Curley, the professor leading the tests, ?but this ...
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Play the Sudoku Online Game
2008-04-10 12:53:00
Play the popular Sudoku game. The level of difficulty ranges from easy, medium, hard to evil. I'm starting on easy.Get the Sudoku Park - Billions of Free Sudoku Puzzles widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox!
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Adobe Photoshop Express Beta
2008-03-31 13:37:00
You can now spruce up those pictures on your website or blog. Adobe has come out with Photoshop Express . It is a web based version which makes it very convenient. Of course, this beta version won't have all the bells and whistles of the full blown version of Photoshop, but it is probably good enough to satisfy the basic pic needs of most social networking and blog directory websites such as facebook, myspace, hi5, mybloglog, and blogcatalog.According to their website, "Upload, sort, polish, and store up to 2GB of photos. All for free. Resize, tint, distort, and more ? add your mark to all your images."
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5 Things You Never Knew Your Cell Phone Could Do
2008-02-27 11:29:00
I recently received these tips via email but unsure if they are true (urban legends??), but they might be worth investigating.There are a few things that can be done in times of grave emergencies. Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an emergency tool for survival. Check out the things that you can do with it:FIRSTEmergencyThe Emergency Number worldwide for Mobiles is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile; network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number 112 can be dialed even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.SECONDHave you locked your keys in the car?Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their cell phone from your cell phone. Hold your cell phone about a foot from your c...
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Securely Send and Receive Large Files
2008-02-23 09:57:00
SendThisFile is a web find that will allow you send to and receive large files such as movies, presentations, photos, etc. from anyone and anywhere. I have used the service a few times for files that exceeded my email capability, which is usually 10MB.I used their free plan. The free plan offers three day pickup, three downloads, progress meter, transfer rate, transfer size and secure transfers. They have plans from Free to Enterprise--which was loaded with features. At any rate, the service was a no-brainer to use and sign-up was easy. Here is an example of an upload. File Transfer: 33 Sec (14.97 MB copied)File: esofthub.txtRate: 300 Kbps Elapsed: 00:07:30 Status: TransferringNote: Most browsers have a built-in 2GB limit; however SendThisFile places no restrictions on file size or the number of files that can be uploaded. They do throttle (slow down) certain files that are uploaded from free accounts.
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VOIP Adapter for $20 per year
2008-01-30 12:30:00
A colleague of mine sent me this web find.This is a pretty cool device. This small adapter just plugs into your USB port and then connect as standard telephone to the RJ-11 port and then you can call anyone in the US and Canada free anytime. If you are outside the US, then you can call anyone in the US free. You are given a 10-digit telephone number. So if you send someone overseas a unit, then they can communicate with them free since you both have your own telephone number. It does require that you have a PC and broadband and will not work with a dial up connection.All this for only $20 per yearhttp://www.magicjack.com
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Is There a Google Page Rank Update Going on?
2008-01-11 21:19:00
I think Google is in the progress of doing a Page Rank update. I inadvertently noticed a few sites have improved their ranking by one or decreased by one. I haven't read anything about an ongoing update via the better known bloggers, but I noticed their sites haven't been affected like last time, so this should be a fairly quiet update. But I know it's forthcoming soon.I noticed a couple sites that were 4's are now 3's and one or two sites that were 5's are now 4's and a couple that were 6's are now 5's. One of the interests that operate in the same space I do is now a PR7. A few days ago they were a PR6.Last year, Google did an update around this same time.http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/infras tructure-status-january-2007/Update :I've also noticed one site had a PR0 and now it's a PR4.The link:www.yourdomainname.com operator seems to show updated backlinks, too.

Gotta Digg DOT Com Song by Kina
2007-12-29 09:53:00
Usually, I don?t like watching YouTube videos because I think most of them are made by people who have way too much idle time on their hands -- waste of time. However, I saw this embedded YouTube video on the popular weblog TechCrunch and decided to play it. I was a bit surprised to hear what the performer was singing about?digg.com, a popular social bookmarking website. Surprisingly, the digg song was pretty good and it's dang catchy. She also has a talented voice to boot. Her two sisters are in the background providing backup support ? their gestures are comical, too. This video is viral!
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Yahoo's Storage Meter is Now History
2007-12-24 08:30:00
That's the message I found today in my Yahoo email account. I was checking my Yahoo.com email account, which I have had since 1999, when I inadvertently noticed this message: "The storage meter is now history." At first, I ignored it as just another solicitation, but then I observed the storage meter missing at the top-right corner of my email page. When I signed on, Yahoo never indicated a storage increase.I wonder if newbie yahoo accounts are getting the same deal. Perhaps, as a test, I could create another yahoo account, but then again, I need another email account like I need a hole in my head.And for Yahoo's competitors that I have email accounts with?First, I checked my Gmail account to see if they had followed in lockstep. Well, the answer is, Not Yet...Here's Gmail's storage message: "Lots of spaceOver 5986.336396 megabytes (and counting) of free storage so you'll never need to delete another message." I have to agree that almost 6GB of climbing email capacity is "Lots...
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Is Your Email Message a Scam?
2007-12-07 15:48:00
If you received a suspected email scam, you should use this site?s scam buster software program. It allows you to cut and paste an email message or multiple email messages into one form. Its software program will determine if the email/emails is/are a known scam. Moreover, you can also add additional details in a separate form.As you already know, beware of messages that mention sweepstakes, lotteries, money-making offers, work-at-home opportunities, pyramid/Ponzi schemes, Nigerian 419 scams, envelope stuffing, drugs/pills, and etc. Remember the old US postal axiom: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is"By the way, the site is aptly called Ask the "Scam -O-Matic!?One last thing, they do ask for an email address where they can contact you if they later find out that it's a scam. Just be cognizant of the email request.
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Determine the Number of Keyword or Key Phrase Searches
2007-11-17 07:10:00
Frankly speaking, it is a fairly difficult task to generate traffic to a new website. But there is one methodical way of doing it. It is the employment of keywords or key phrases in content that is unique and well developed.The key words or key phrases in your content need a strong and relevant affinity in how it relates to your site but without blatant keyword stuffing. This can be done internally (your website), externally (bookmarks, articles, backlinks, etc) and over time while employing white hat SEO techniques. Why? If you cheat (black hat), you'll probably gain additional traffic but the gain will probably be short-lived. Eventually, Google will catch on and remove your site from their index. That is basically a death penalty for your site, especially if your site isn?t well established in its niche.I know some people will say you shouldn't solely depend on Google for traffic. Yeah, okay...but for new sites it's important. Here are a few sites you can use to develop a "ke...
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Free Email Signature Generator
2007-11-05 02:54:00
If you want to prevent robots from harvesting your email address, you can use this tool to generate an image with your email address. I have used it on a couple sites and noticed a considerable drop in spam. I am hoping over time this trend will continue. I can't believe the crap people will send you. How many Viagra pills or "money-making schemes/scams" does one person need? I really feel bad for all those suckers that get taken on these types of scams. At any rate, you can use this image for your blog, website or signature.
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Popular websites/blogs have dropped page rank
2007-10-24 15:53:00
Some major websites/blogs have gone down in their page rank. There's going to be a lot of speculation as to why these sites were dropped. And needless to say, the discussions will be interesting.Here are some popular sites that have gone down in Page Rank .http://www.yahoo.com PR10 to PR9http://www.techcrunch.com PR8 to PR7http://www.engadget.com PR7 to PR5http://www.johnchow.com PR6 to PR4http://www.problogger.net PR6 to PR4 but later returned to 6http://andybeard.eu PR5 to PR3 but later returned to 4http://www.copyblogger.com PR6 to PR4http://www.forbes.com PR7 to PR5http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com PR6 to PR3http://www.quickonlinetips.com PR6 to PR3http://www.johntp.com PR6 to PR4http://www.autoblog.com PR6 to PR4http://pingoat.com PR6 to PR4
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Military service rivalry and humor
2007-10-19 07:32:00
Here's a dig/joke from a friend of mine via email. He's an Air Force member and he knows I was in the Army at one time--about a decade ago. Anyways, I thought it was humorous.------------There's an Air Force guy driving from McChord to Ft Lewis, and an Army guy driving from Ft Lewis to McChord. In the middle of the night with no other cars on the road they hit each other head on and both cars go flying off in different directions. The Air Force guy manages to climb out of his car and surveys the damage. He looks at his twisted car and says,....."Man, I am really lucky to be alive!"Likewise the Army guy scrambles out of his car and looks at his wreckage. He too says to himself, ..... "I can't believe I survived this wreck!"The Army guy walks over to the Air Force guy and says,...... "Hey man, I think this is a sign from God that we should put away our petty differences and live as friends instead of archrivals"The Air Force guy thinks for a moment and says, ...... "You know, you...
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