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Brown Talk #26: Community Day Sunday
2007-12-02 17:01:00 For the month of December, all images for our community day will be similar to this heh. If this is your first visit, Sunday at Brown Thoughts is focused on the community. There are no regular articles, just one open post for everyone to talk about anything under the sun. Nothing is off-topic. It’s official, the Christmas season ... More About: Community , Talk , Unit
Brown Batch #32: Link Love Fiesta
2007-12-02 17:00:00 It’s time for our weekly list of interesting posts by other blogs. If you have an article you want included, or if you know of another post you’d like to recommend, let me know through my contact page. This week’s Brown Batch are: Kyle’s Cove - The Importance Of Having Your Own Online Identity In order to form ... More About: Love , Link , Fiesta
Easy Way To Speed Up Windows? Boot Time
2007-11-30 17:02:00 Each time you boot your computer Windows loads all the applications in its Startup file. If you’ve got a lot of programs installed, Windows takes even longer to finish loading. There are various methods of making Windows load faster but if you’re looking for a simple way I’ve got just what you need. Startup Delayer ... More About: Software , Time , Speed , Easy
Google Reader Adds Recommendations And Drag And Drop
2007-11-30 17:01:00 If you’re a regular user of Google Reader , you might have noticed 2 new features that have been added. The popular feed reader now displays a list of recommended feeds generated from other people’s feeds that have a similar interest to yours. Google Reader ’s main page shows the top recommendations based on your interests on the ... More About: Drag , Drop
Add Labels To Movies On Your Hard Drive
2007-11-29 17:02:00 Movie Label 2008 is an interesting application that lets you add labels to movies that are on your hard drive. I’m not talking about text labels but the actual box covers. Movie Label connects to its online database to match movie covers to the titles in your collection and displays information about your movie and even provides URLs to trailers. You can use the program to create a complete list of your movies, whether they’re on your hard drive, on DVD, or even on VHS. An interesting feature is the ability to mark movies that you loaned to friends. This should help you remember where certain titles are if you’re looking for them. The software isn’t free but you can get a trial version if you’re interested. The application runs on Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista Technorati Tags: Shareware More About: Movies , Drive , Labels , Hard , Hard Drive
Adobe Partners With Yahoo To Serve Ads On PDFs
2007-11-29 17:01:00 Adobe Systems has signed an agreement with Yahoo that will let the popular search engine serve ads through Adobe .pdf files. The free service is called Ads for PDF Powered by Yahoo, and is an opt-in service for publishers who are looking to generate additional revenue. Interested publishers will upload their PDF to the service and Adobe will email it back to them after they enable it for ads. The ads will be displayed on the PDF’s side panel. Publishers will be paid for click-throughs. Ads are chosen by matching certain keywords in the document to Yahoo’s network of advertisers. Ads are served dynamically which means that the same document may serve different ads from time to time. Ads for PDF is still in beta and is available to publishers based in the U.S. and produce English content. Technorati Tags: Tech News, Adobe Systems More About: Adobe , Partners , Yahoo! , Serve
Blogaholic? You?ve Come To The Right Place
2007-11-28 17:03:00 If you’ve been looking for a message board for bloggers with a relaxed atmosphere, your search is at an end. The Bloggers Message Board was created by my buddy Garry Conn and it’s the perfect place for bloggers to talk about their biggest obsession — blogging. The forum is brand spanking new but it’s already a ... More About: Place
Google Goes Green: Invests In Renewable Energy
2007-11-28 17:02:00 Google’s next move will be to invest in research and development of renewable energy. The official announcement states that their goal is to produce Renewable Energy Cheaper Than Coal. The goal is to generate a gigawatt of electricity at a much lower cost than electricity from coal power plants. One gigawatt can provide enough power to ... More About: Google , Green , Renewable Energy
PowerBlogroll: Give Your Blogroll A Makeover
2007-11-28 17:01:00 Probably one of the least looked at sections of your blog is the blogroll. Whether it’s on your sidebar or on a separate page, chances are, it’s just a bunch of links. Blogroll s are supposed to be where you display sites that are important to you. It’s time to give it a new look. PowerBlogroll by ... More About: Blogs , Give , Makeover
FamilyOven: All The Holiday Recipes You Need
2007-11-26 17:03:00 Now that November is almost over, most people have realized that the holiday season is right around the corner. For a lot of people, this means going to or hosting consecutive family get-togethers, different Christmas parties, and lots of cooking. If you’re looking for new recipes to add to your holiday repertoire, I’ve got just ... More About: Recipes , Holiday , The Holiday , Reci
Make Your Stick Figures Come To Life
2007-11-26 17:02:00 Most of you will remember drawing stick figures when you were younger. Some of us still do. While flash animations certainly look great, it’s nice to go back to the basics once in a while. What if I told you that you could make your stick figures come to life? Pivot Stick figure Animator is a ... More About: Software , Life , Make , Figures
Monday Blues? Bash The Computer.
2007-11-26 17:01:00 For those of you who are allergic to Monday s, here’s something to cheer you up. Bash The Computer is another cool online game that lets you deal with stress by giving you the chance to smash the computer until it breaks. You can hit the mouse, keyboard, cpu, and monitor until nothing’s left. If you still ... More About: Games , Blues
Brown Talk #25: Community Day Sunday
2007-11-25 17:36:00 Sunday at Brown Thoughts is all about the community. If this is your first visit, Sunday means no regular articles, just one open post where everybody gets to talk about anything they want. If you’ve never left a comment here, now is the time. Nothing is off-topic. November is coming to a close. Is the year really ... More About: Community , Sunday , Talk , Unit
Brown Batch #31: Link Love Fiesta
2007-11-25 17:35:00 It’s Sunday and you know what that means. Today we focus on great posts by other bloggers. Go and visit each one. You might just discover a new feed to add to your reader . My buddy Mike has generously given me the Good Buzzz Award. He also created the badge for Polli ... More About: Love , Brown , Link , Fiesta , Batch
TaskSwitchXP: Windows Task Switcher On Steroids
2007-11-23 17:01:00 Anyone who spends a lot of time using the computer goes back and forth between different programs that they have open. One of the most common ways of switching between applications, is to use ALT+TAB. While this is a fast and efficient way of switching apps, I’ve always wanted something that had a few more ... More About: Software , Windows , Steroids , Task , Witch
The Couch Potato?s Keyboard
2007-11-23 17:00:00 So you’ve finally gotten that monster rig you’ve been saving up for. You have your desk set up just the way you like it. Everything is perfect except for one thing, you wish you could use your sofa as your computer chair when you’re watching videos or playing music. While there are a multitude of wireless ... More About: Potato , Keyboard , Couch
13 Excellent Visual Styles For Windows XP
2007-11-22 17:01:00 For those of you who are tired of the way Windows XP looks, there are a few options you can try. You can download and install transformation packs if you have a lot of memory, or you can use visual styles. The following is a list of great looking visual styles for Windows XP that’s sure ... More About: Software , Visual , Styles , Windows Xp
When LOLcats Take Over The Web
2007-11-22 17:00:00 Can you imagine what would happen to your well-designed site if it was taken over by lolcats? If you want to see what your site would look like if it was ‘lolinated’, head over to LOLinator to see how any site would look. Just enter the url and you’re set. I was curious to see how ... More About: Funny
Tray Task: Clean Up Your Windows Task Bar
2007-11-20 17:02:00 For anyone who spends a considerable amount of time on the computer, this situation should sound familiar. You have at least half a dozen applications running like your media player, windows explorer, your browser, notepad, instant messaging client, and your desktop feed reader. If you’re like me, you’ll probably open a few more programs and ... More About: Software , Windows , Clean , Tray , Task
Firefox 3 Beta 1 Released
2007-11-20 17:01:00 Straight from the Mozilla Developer Center, Firefox 3 Beta 1 is now available for download. The official announcement states that the beta is recommended only for those interested in testing the core functionalities. It’s a fair enough warning as there are likely to be people who’ll download the beta expecting a final version. I installed the ... More About: Browsers , Firefox 3 , Released
Flintstone Tech In Today?s World
2007-11-20 17:00:00 Everyone remembers watching the Flintstones when they were younger. Have you ever thought about how their gadgets would look like if their technology was used today? Worth1000’s Flintstone-ish Tech aims to answer that question. Here are a few entries that I liked. Elephantap Frient Fred’s Typewriter Nice’n'clean Humming Bird Record Player I wonder what a cd player would look like ... More About: Funny , World , Today
Create Your Own Hot Keys In Windows
2007-11-19 17:02:00 If you’ve ever wanted to create your own hot keys for your most used applications and files, here’s a simple way. Register Hot Key is a free Windows application that lets you define your own hot keys to launch programs and open files. The program sits in your system tray and you can remove any hot ... More About: Software , Keys , Create
Super Ninja Strike: The Mystic Art Of Time Wasting
2007-11-19 17:01:00 Most people hate Mondays and who can blame them? It’s the start of another long work week packed with overtime. For those of you looking to start your week right, here’s this week’s designated time waster. Super Ninja Strike is a free online game that takes you through ninja training to missions that you have to ... More About: Games , Time
New MSN Messenger Trojan Making The Rounds
2007-11-19 17:00:00 A new MSN Mess enger trojan is rapidly growing a botnet by the hundreds. The trojan is being spread through MSN Messenger by posing as image files which usually come from users’ acquaintances or contact list. The trojan sends itself as a double extension executable file. An example of this is DSC0013.jpg.exe . While veteran internet ... More About: Trojan , Rounds , Rojan
Brown Talk #24: Community Day Sunday
2007-11-18 17:01:00 Sunday at Brown Thoughts means the focus is placed on the community. If this is your first time here, Sunday means no regular posts. Just one open post where everyone is invited to talk about whatever they want. Nothing is off-topic. How has your week been? This post is all yours More About: Community , Sunday , Talk , Unit
Brown Batch #30: Link Love Fiesta
2007-11-18 17:00:00 It’s time to put the spotlight on other bloggers and their great posts. For those of you considering making a link love post, try to mention your newly discovered blogs to give them more exposure. This week’s Brown Batch are: Karlonia dot Com - Search Engine Optimization Myths Having multiple domain names helps. Not really- each domain and ... More About: Love , Link , Fiesta
Google Slap Dance Continues: The Zero Hour
2007-11-16 19:01:00 It seems that Google isn’t done with its updating/penalizing just yet. While most of us thought the page rank update was over, it seems there are still sites that are being slapped for selling text links and having sponsored posts. Imagine my surprise at seeing Brown Thoughts get dropped from a 3 to 2, to a ... More About: Dance , Blogs , Hour , Conti
Folder Size Extension For Windows Explorer
2007-11-16 19:00:00 When you need more hard drive space, you first need to find out which folders take up the most space. The usual routine involves opening Windows Explorer and setting the view options to ‘details’ and manually selecting each folder to see how much space it’s taking up. This makes freeing hard drive space a tedious ... More About: Software , Extension , Size
SuTree: Free Instructional Videos And Courses
2007-11-16 18:59:00 SuTree is another great place to visit if you’re looking for free instructional and educational videos on the web. The site contains over 10,800 video tutorials and lessons and covers almost every topic. The topics range from brain games to wheels totalling 25 categories. If you a collection of related videos, the service lets you turn ... More About: Videos , Free
Spinning Spammers: The New Breed Of Splogs
More articles from this author:2007-11-15 17:30:00 It seems there’s a new breed of sploggers as noted by Lorelle on her Spinn ing Spammers article. Content is scraped from WordPress blogs and certain keywords are replaced with synonyms. The result is a new post identical to your original article with different keywords. This means that it will be harder for Google to detect it ... More About: Blogs , Breed 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
