Sony CEO confirms PS3 launch for Spring 2006

While the confirmation appears to only apply to a Japanese launch, with "European and US launches following later in the year, or early in 2007", the source is obviously well placed.

Other articles/rumors suggest that US launch will be Holiday 2006, possibly later if the X360 doesn't gain significant market share.

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Google Made Opera Browser Free

"Well, little digging around, and hounding the Opera PR team, I found out that the decision to give away the browser came after the company stuck “compensation deals�? with some of the search engines."

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Order your new Ubuntu Breezy (5.10) free CDs now!

Since today Ubuntu is taking orders to ship free CDs of its new OS version, Breezy Badger, to be launched in October.

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Comparison of Bittorrent Clients

An interesting table that compares the features of 25 different Bittorrent clients.

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Mass OpenDocument requirement now final

On Sept 21, Massachesetts finalized the requirement for the Executive office to use the OpenDocument format. Too bad for Microsoft.

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The Greatest Toy Collection... Ever.

Check out this guy's toy collection. It is possibly the greatest individual toy collection of action figures, models, etc... I have ever seen. There is 260+ pics on this page so be cautious if you have less than a broadband connection.

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CSS Techniques Roundup - 20 CSS Tips & Tricks

20 CSS techniques, tips, and tricks that you may find handy. Topics range from rounded corners, Netflix style rating sytems, styling lists, different layout techniques, styling RSS feeds with CSS and more. A great catalog of links to help you easily get the effects you want for a site.

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Bridge from Asia to North America

If this 55 mile bridge across the Bering Strait were built, it would be the first connection between Asia and North America since the last ice age. The bridge would contain a 2 lane highway, a section for high speed trains, and oil and gas pipelines.

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100 Moast Misspelled Werds

Here are the 100 words most often misspelled ('misspell' is one of them). Each word has a mnemonic pill with it and, if you swallow it, it will help you to remember how to spell the word. Master the orthography of the words on this page and reduce the time you spend searching dictionaries by 50%.

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Sony PSP 2.0 Hacked!

Sony's PlayStation Portable 2.0 firmware has now been exploited and the proof of concept has been released. Now it's just a matter of time before homebrew for the 2.0 starts appearing.

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Hacking the Linksys WRT54G wireless router

Pretty much everything you need to know about hacking the Linksys WRT-54G.

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Free Computer Books, Tutorials & Lecture Notes

Highly informative and useful information on a whole range of Math/Computer/Networking/IT related topics...

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How to bypass those annoying automated recordings at most major companies

Strategies and how to get directly connected to someone with a pulse instead of listening to a damn recording at most major companies. Very interesting and helpful.

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HOWTO Install Mac OS X on a commodity Intel PC in 8 steps

Sammy Krupa sez, "I wrote a guide to installing the developer Intel version of Mac OS X Tiger (Intel) on a generic PC. The amazing thing: I installed and troubleshooted the installation of Mac OS X on Intel in 8 steps."

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Next Full body armor

The secret is a liquid dip that fortifies thin sheets of Kevlar, rendering them nearly impenetrable.Clothing is possible.

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Play Mike Tyson'sPunch-Out online and compete against other people's scores

This site should bring back some fond memories for those of you who grew up playing Mike Tyson's Punch-Out on the Nintendo. The site allows you to play the game on-line in your browser using the NESCafe NES emulator and automatically tracks visitors fight scores in a Hall of Fame! Should be fun for anyone who played the original classic!

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Practical PHP Programming

Full on line book for anyone to learn PHP or perfect their knowledge, created by the author or Fedora Core 4 Unleashed.

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A Good Guide on Designing a CSS Based Template

Veerle Pieters' eight part tutorial is a useful introduction to the design and creation of strong CSS-based templates for websites.

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Have you ever seen things "float" past you?

This Wiki entry explains what those things are, where they came from, and (most importantly) confirm that your aren't "seeing things".

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Family Guy's Premiere Being Replaced With A RE-Run

"Fox has substituted one original episode of Family Guy for another on Sunday, the debut of its new fall season lineup that night, because the episode scheduled to air contained a “couple” references to a hurricane." Do Not Watch and support censorship!

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The Best Designer's Resource

1000's of links to FREE: Stock Photography, Vector Clip-Art, Fonts, Logos, Sounds, Photoshop Brushes, Poser DLs, Text Generator, Patterns, Color Tools and other Random Stuff.

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Up to 100gb Divx pocket player - who needs a video ipod?

A mini divx player - uses 2.5" HDD. Up to 100gb of storage mp3, photos, divx - I could completely backup my laptop, all the songs on my ipod and still hold a half dozen or more divx movies.

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"Invisible" speaker wire

hear it, don't see it.

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How to Make Ice Out of Thin Air

A cooling technique that may find good use in poor Third World villages that requires no electricity, coolants, or fuels.

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Adult Swim puts program online

Anyone needing their Friday night fix of Aqua Teen or Robot Chicken, will get to view the episodes on the adultswim.com website starting September 16th.

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Dolby announces lossless audio TrueHD

The TrueHD is designed to be paired up with the most recent developments in high-definition optical disc formats, says Dolby. Apparently, the audio is equal to that of the "highest-resolution studio masters currently available."

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More Superman pics available

First good look at Kevin Spacey as Lex Luthor

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RIAA Fines Students $3,750 Without Showing Evidence

More of the RIAA using "pay us or else" tactics. Guilty until proven innocent?

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Linux LiveCD Router

The Linux Live-CD Router allows you to share and firewall your broadband connection and use WIFI. Does not require any installation. It is a LiveCD, your computer simply boots straight from the CD. Does not require a hard disk.

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Human Brains Are Getting Larger

Human Brains Are Getting Larger, More Complex, Scientists Say.
Human brains are still evolving, increasing in both size and complexity, University of Chicago geneticists said in two papers published in the journal Science.

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Inhaler may replace insulin shots for diabetics

US health experts have recommended the approval of a form of insulin that can be inhaled rather than injected.

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Windows Vista Product Editions Revealed

An interesting article outlining the different versions of vista that will be available upon release.

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CSS Hacks

CSS can be twisted enough to pull some cool hacks, read more here.

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Leaked Video of Sonic Next Gen Game

This is a shakycam video snuck out of a closed-door Sega press event. Looks pretty crazy if you ask me.

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3Gbps hard drive transfer rate!

This is the Samsung SpinPoint P120, a SATA HDD with a capacity of 200 or 250Gb, 8Mb of cache and 7200rpm... nothing fancy you would say... I couldn't agree more, if there wasn't that NCQ (Native Command Queuing) technology that boost the transfer rate up to 3Gbps.

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Sin City: Re-cut & Extended

the first details on Sin City: Recut & Extended,This new cut of the movie will be available to own from the 13th December, and priced at around $39.99. The set will include both the 124 minute theatrical release and much more

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GTA: LCS Trailer!

Yeah...it's the trailers guys!

Yeah!

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HUGE Gallery of Original Photos of the iPod Nano!

Adding to the hype, I know, but this *is* definitely one good gallery of detailed and original iPod nano photos (comparisons with other iPods included!).

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Apple's Nano says no to FireWire

Support for FireWire in the iPod, already waning, takes a further blow with Apple's newest music player.

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First look at final xbox 360 hardware and how it all works

Here is an interview from gametrailers.com with a couple people from MS about the xbox360 hardware. It's pretty cool, shows how the controllers will work wirelessly, shows what all the ports are for, and gives some hints at what the new live will be like. Can't wait for mine!

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Dr. DivX to be reborn through open source

The Dr. DivX™ 1.x encoding application is no longer available. While there will be no new updates to Dr. DivX version 1.x, there is a new open source Dr. DivX 2.0 version in the works and you can still use your existing copy of Dr. DivX 1.x as well as receive any support you may need through DivX.com.

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Top 100 of the biggest FTP-servers

Top 100 of the biggest FTP-servers - It's amazing some of these FTP servers have as much as 2 TBytes of files.

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Watch out Google, Wikipedia's Movin' On Up

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia and news site, had a 130% increase in visits in this past year far surpassing Google and even CNN main threads. The site, now almost #1 on the internet, has become THE major news and information hub. Check it out.

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How-to: Download Exclusive 700k from Yahoo Launch

New Tutorial from UNEASYsilence on how to download Yahoo Launch videos at 700k (previously only available to SBC Yahoo subscribers) rather then the 300k tutorial that was previously posted. So enjoy commercial free high-quality music videos right on your hard drive.

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Indication that Google Talk will eventually communicate with AIM users!!

AOL and Jabber announced (on April 14th this year) they have formalized server-to-server communication between their clients. Google Talk is based on Jabber -- could Google take advantage of this agreement to allow some kind of interoperability between Gtalk and AIM?

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Tongue-eating bug found in fish

A gross creature which gobbles up a fish's tongue and then replaces it with its own body has been found in Britain for the first time.

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Unified Toolbar for Safari

This script gives Safari the unified toolbar look as seen on mail.app, hopefully it offers something for those who don't like the brushed metal look. If you want the same thing for iTunes then go here http://digg.com/apple/Bleached_iTunes

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High-Res Satellite Photo of Manhattan shortly after 9/11/2001

*NOTE* Link is to a directory holding the image. Because the image is so large (14MB @ 9372 x 9372 pixels) clicking the image could freeze your browser. I recommend saving the image by right-clicking and opening it with a program like Photoshop. Image taken on Sept. 23, 2001 from an altitude of 3,300 feet.

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From Japan to USA: Super Mario Bros. 3

What are the differences between the Japanese and USA versions of Super Mario Bros. 3? Read this, some of these things are really interesting.

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Linux Newbie Administrator Guide

The Linux Newbie Administrator Guide is "A complete reference for new Linux users who wish to set up and administer their own Linux home computer, workstation and/or their home or small office network." Weening myself off WinTendo seemed nearly impossible until I found this jewel.

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Court orders KAZAA owners to block pirated content

A federal court ruled Monday that the popular file-swapping program Kazaa infringes on copyright and gave its purveyors two months to alter the system so its users can no longer engage in music piracy.

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iPod Nano / Cingular Rocker (digg exclusive)

New products coming out Wed: Cingular will announce an iTunes compatible phone called the "Rocker", and a new 2GB ipod called the "Nano". *digg exclusive*

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Whole Movie on one CD-R!

All about the KVCD format and fitting 2 hours of near dvd quality vide on one CD-R...

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1995 Toys-R-Us video game scans.

Take a trip back in time. Its the only place you'll see DOOM on SNES for $100.

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Why python?

An extensive article explaining why you should use python or or at least start learning it.

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CSS PLAY

experiments with Cascading Style Sheets

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ajax im - A Browser Based Instant Messenger

ajax im is a browser-based instant messaging client. It uses the XMLHTTPRequest object in JavaScript to send and receive commands to and from the server. No refreshing of the page is ever needed for this "web application" to work, as everything is updated in real-time via JavaScript. Live demo here: http://ajaxim.unwieldy.net/

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REVERSE DICTIONARY: Describe a Concept, Get a Word

Reverse dictionary lets you describe a concept and get back a list of words and phrases related to that concept. Your description can be a few words, a sentence, a question, or even just a single word. In most cases you'll get back a list of related terms with the best matches shown first.

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N

This is an incredible online flash game that everyone should try at least once.

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MP3 Calculator

How much music will it fit?
A bitrate/filesize to hours/minutes/seconds converter for your MP3 needs.

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Discovering Ubuntu Linux

Read how a avad Windows user tries out Ubuntu Linux for the first time and dumps Windows for two weeks.

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Windows Vista Pricing - $99?

In an effort to reduce piracy, and convince users to not only upgrade their computers but also their OS, Microsoft is expected to dramatically reduce the price of its OS.

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List of Disk Encryption Utilities

Site has list of disk encryption utilities for not only Windows but Mac and UNIX/Linux. Has some widely known tools like Truecrypt. Cool site check it out.

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Tired of the apple design? Go and see new Design Concepts!!

Think different!! why not apple to produce these cool design?? why not?

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Affordable hydrogen fueled cars - Never buy gas again!

I've been watching this develop for about a year and it seems to be nearing production. This converts your EXISTING car to run on hydrogen, and best of all, they give you a hydrogen generator that you can run at your own home for little to no cost. Even if you aren't interested in this kind of thing, it's still a good read, plenty of pictures ;).

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SNES- As Good As Itâ??s Going to Get

Why the Super Nintendo is, and will always be, the greatest console ever released. A fun article, and I completely agree!

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REVIEW Beagle - The Next Generation Linux Desktop Search

This is like Google Desktop Search (GDS) for Linux. It's an easy way to search for files in Linux including IM chats and Emails all in one place.

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Firefox preloader makes Firefox load as fast as IE

This little program preloads Firefox into the OS so that it launches quickly each time it is called.

No more waiting for the OS to load the browser or be tempted to use IE (like that temptation was really there anyways, right??)

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New file format causes Mass panic at Microsoft - POOR MICROSOFT

The decision to adopt OASIS formats, pioneered by the open source OpenOffice project, has naturally angered Microsoft whose Office suite dominates the commercial market.

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Movable Type Style Generator

Just click any element on this page, for example the banner, and a box will appear that will allow you to set various styling options. After you're done styling the element, hit the 'Save' button to make the box disappear and continue editing the other elements.

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Free Audiobooks !

God bless the project Gutenberg folks. This one is great; more of us should take time to read the classics for those of us who don't have time to read the classics.

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Google Paying Students In Pizza

They say the way to a geek's heart is through his stomach and Google is following this ancient wisdom as part of its recruitment efforts on campuses all over the country.

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A 'Weather Nerd' in Indiana Sent a Warning to the Mayor

One of the earliest and perhaps clearest alarms about Hurricane Katrina's potential threat to New Orleans was sounded not by the Weather Channel or a government agency but by a self-described weather nerd sitting on a couch in Indiana with a laptop computer and a remote control.

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Learn AJAX in 30 seconds, best tutorial ever!

This is by far the best, easiest tutorial I have ever seen for AJAX. It makes things so simple, you can really learn to use basic AJAX in 30 seconds. If you know any bit of PHP this tutorial is what you need to read!

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OrganicHTML

Insert a web site, and watch it grow as a plant, it is very cool, i don't know what all the different plant parts and colors symbolize though. Search digg.com on it, it looks pretty cool. Very fun.

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Google to Microsoft: Watch Your Desktop

If Bill Gates ever had reason to doubt that the brash young billionaires of Google were out to get him, the time for such uncertainty is now officially over. Last month's dramatically revised version of its program Google Desktop is a glove slap across the face of Microsoft's fabled chief software architect.

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Free Linux CD's

This site is giving away Linux CD's for free. Perfect for those who want to try Linux for free, but are stuck with a crappy dial-up connection and don't have a friend with DSL to mooch off of.

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Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP sales chart

Comparison chart featuring the weekly sales figures of the two systems in Japan. (Poor Sony. :D)

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Open Source Skype Alternative

This open source alternative to skype brings to the table the ability to establish sip calls, send SMS, video conference, and automatic NAT configuration. Stable client for windows only, but they also have a Linux, OSX and WinCE clients.

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Dave Chapelle Loves World of Warcraft.

WOW. Dave chapelle is a WOW addict apparently.

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Hilarious Movie pirating clip

This is an instant classic. The best web mini-movie I've seen yet.

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Samsung to play safe with dual HD DVD/Blu-ray rig

Samsung is to harness consumer confusion over which next-generation optical disc standard to back by offering a player that supports both HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc (BD).

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95% Of Thoroughbreds Linked To One Superstud

Virtually all 500,000 of the world's thoroughbred racehorses are descended from 28 ancestors, born in the 18th and 19th centuries, according to a new genetic study. And up to 95% of male thoroughbreds can be traced back to just one stallion.

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End of an era for Zelda?

Eagerly-awaited Gamecube title The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess will mark the end of an era for the hit series, according to a transcript of a recent radio interview with Shigeru Miyamoto.

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Mystery Bulge Growing in Oregon

A bulge that is 100 square miles in size has been steadily growing in Oregon. Scientists aren't quite sure what it is, but more than likely, it is a new volcano trying to break through to the surface.

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AJAX Webmail - interaction like thunderbird

I'm working on a webmail client that uses AJAX to provide interaction like thunderbird. Click on a message and it loads in the message pane.

It still needs finishing touches (eg, it only works in firefox right now) but you can see a demo at http://sommere-1.it.gac.edu

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Samsung unveils 'world first' laptop with detachable screen

Samsung Electronics is set to lure thrifty users with the world's first notebook to come with a reusable monitor.

The Korean giant unveiled its latest innovation, the M70, at IFA Berlin 2005 on Friday and said that its unique design will compete with both notebooks and desktops thanks to a mammoth 19in detachable monitor.

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Microsoft Now Considers Firefox "Competition"

In its annual report, Microsoft has for the first time taken note of the competitive threat posed by the open source Firefox browser. The mention came in a section on competition for the Client unit. In that section, Microsoft noted not only its traditional operating system rivals such as Unix and Linux, but also rivals for various...

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Martial Law declared in the State of Louisiana!

Due to widespread looting and shootings martial law has been declared.

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beautiful or ugly?

Some german scientists did reasearch on what the perfect face features of a man and women are. 90 people were used on a scale of 1 to 7.

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Amazing (Time-Lapse) Hurricane Videos Shot From Space

Download QuickTime Movies of Hurricanes growing, rampaging and dying... All shot from the comfort of space.

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New Nanotech Coating Prevents Fogging, Glare in Glass

A new technique for treating glass can permanently prevent glass from fogging and virtually eliminate glare, scientists reported today.

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Gmail trick to getting free stuff... fast!

Have one of those givaways where you need different email addresses to get another one? Gmail's got the hack. [blog link]

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EXCLUSIVE: Windows Vista RELEASE DATES

"...Microsoft will ship Vista Release Candidate 0 (RC0)
on April 19, 2006, and Windows Vista RC1 on June 28, 2006. Microsoft currently plans to release Vista to manufacturing on August 9, 2006, and make the product broadly available by November 15, 2006..." read more here

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Download music videos from Yahoo Launch with VLC

Here's a nice how-to on how to download music videos from Yahoo Launch's service. They allow you to play the videos for free without signing up for anything which is uber cool, but this lets you download them right to your hard drive with no commercials.

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Before and after photos of New Orleans

Satellite pictures of destruction of New Orleans.

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Never use make/configure ever again...GUI based Source Installer!

By the GNU fellas, for *nix newbies and people who want an easier method than going through a whole bunch of directories and a whole bunch of vi editing.

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Everything you need for a USB key

Great article including links for (nearly entirely freeware) software including D*mn Small Linux and Windows CE emulation. Perfect for privacy buffs.

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9 Days until Firefox 1.5 Beta

The lockdown for "Firefox 1.5 Beta 1" will occur at 11:59pm on Tuesday, Sept 6 in preparation for release on Thursday, Sept 8.

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1M Satellite Imagery of New Orleans

Amazing...you can see each street that is flooded. One direct url is: http://www.digitalglobe.com/images/katrina/new_orleans_msi_aug31_2005_dg.jpg
Also check out space imaging for more:
http://www.spaceimaging.com/

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Sex makes people healthy, cheerful, strong, beautiful and sleepy

It is generally believed that human beings have sex either for pleasure or reproduction. However, the number of people driven with these motivations has been reducing steadily during the recent years. The majority of humans use sex as the most pleasant and available remedy for a whole bouquet of problems.

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Digitallifetv episode #3 released for download

"Sam Kennedy from 1up.com joined Loyd Case from ExtremeTech, Robert Heron from PC Magazine, and Patrick Norton on our third episode of Digital Life TV."

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MPA has obtained an open search warrant for an ENTIRE CITY!!!

In a statement, the MPA explained that the order permits police to search any premises suspected of containing pirated products, and permits officers to open locked premises without delay.

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Great "IPTV" show listings website

This is a great website that lists many (if not all) of the "IPTV" shows available.. 27 shows as of this digg, the site lists updates on new show episode releases.. you can also subscribe to the sites news feed via RSS and be informed of when a new show episodes are out.. A great reference website for all the "bitcast" tv shows out there!

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Diamonds aren't forever (Material harder than Diamond found)

A bunch of physicists in Germany have created a material harder than Diamonds. "Natalia Dubrovinskaia and colleagues at the University of Bayreuth made the new material by subjecting carbon-60 molecules to immense pressures".

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ShrinkTo5 Nice Open Source DVDShrink replacement

ShrinkTo5 has been developed as a cross-platform engine available for free for anyone. To ensure a fast spreading to other platforms ShrinkTo5 is distributed as open-source. Still in development and it's open.

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Live TV through Bit Torrent

This is amazing. Look at what they are doing the Asia. This program provides LIVE TV (yes I mean live TV) feed to the masses using bit torrent technology. I know, I know, what they are doing might not be the most legal thing, but I think this technology has great potential. Check it out.

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Xbox 360's DVD format is running out of space?

Gamespot is reporting that some developers are running out of space when using the Xbox 360's DVD disc format...

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Tired of your boss snooping on or blocking your web browsing?

This article explains how to setup and use a proxy to route all your web surfing at work (or anywhere) through an encrypted tunnel to the connection at your house. Uses OpenSSH and Privoxy. Leaves no trace of the sites you visit and gets around any site blocking that may be setup.

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New 1000MHz DDR memory unleashed

US memory manufacturer, Patriot Memory has announced the release of its new Extreme Performance and Dual Channel Ease Latency DDR2 1000MHz (pictured). They are aimed at overclockers and gamers.

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free partion software

Finally, what looks like a great free alternative for moving, making, and deleting partitions. I've always hated having to buy partitioning software because of the limited amount of use you get. I always end up wondering how many times I will have to partition my hard drive to get my $60 worth.

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AJAX Powered Periodic Table

A very handy periodic table of the elements using the oh so popular Ajax. Now it works in IE too.

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Text To Speech Voice Generator

Works great. Max of 3000 characters and 13 voices to choose from all with different accents.

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Google Talk Chat Rooms Live Now!

Someone (@ google or otherwise) is running chat rooms on google talk, which can be joined by anyone on Google Talk just by adding a certain "user" (bot) to their buddy lists. Great fun, get in there while you can!

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Color Scheme Generator

Generator of color schemes and palettes to create good-looking and well balanced and harmonic web pages. This is the new version of the previous color generator.

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XBOX Backwards Compatibility Leaked

Some Q&A and how the Xbox will be backward compatible

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How to detect lies

The following techniques to telling if someone is lying are often used by police, and security experts. This knowledge is also useful for managers, employers, and for anyone to use in everyday situations where telling the truth from a lie can help prevent you from being a victim of fraud/scams and other deceptions.

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The 20 Biggest Tech Secrets

We reveal some of what vendors are keeping mum, such as: You never have to pay full price, extended warranties rarely pay for themselves, and the big sites do have customer service numbers.

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The First Guide to Knoppix for the Complete Beginner

ebook entitled "knowing Knoppix". good if you want to learn how to use it

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Wealth of new Xbox 360 information is revealed!

Everything from hardware to the new dashboard discussed and uncovered.

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Never Turn Your PC off With this New Vista Feature

A new technology built into Windows Vista that automatically saves unstored documents when IT managers run patch installations will be a boon to PC users who never turn off their PCs, industry analysts said Thursday.

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Get Rounded Corners Without Images using CSS

Quite an old article but quite cool. Shows you how to get the nifty curved corners of content/nav boxes popularized by sites such as Blogger/Digg without the use of images.

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Google Desktop Sidebar now has Purpose: A Digg Plugin!

A new digg.com plugin for the recent google desktop sidebar has been released. It reads the ten most recent stories from the homepage. Nice features like auto-refresh every five minutes. Finally a use for the sidebar other than weather!

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Dude 24Mbps broadband is here!

This is sweet I guess we are heading into the right direction. faster file-sharing I suppose!

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DVD Jon hacks Media Player file encryption

Norway's best known IT export, DVD Jon, has hacked encryption coding in Microsoft's Windows Media Player, opening up content broadcast for the multimedia player to alternative devices on multiple platforms.

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Cheat Sheet Roundup - Over 30 Cheatsheets for developers

Lets face it, unless you have a photographic memory, no developer can remember all the different functions, options, tags, etc. that exist...I have rounded up over 30 cheatsheets that developers might find useful.

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"Nintendogs" game sells 250,000 in first week, is this the new Pokemon?

Holy moly, this game really pumped the sales for Nintendo and ots DS platform.

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Tractor Beam Technology

A "tractor beam" that can reach out, trap and move objects has been developed by British scientists.

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iPod mini to move to flash, more shuffle and phone details

Apple will shortly upgrade its iPod mini line with color screens and its iPod shuffle line with increased storage capacity.

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Apple seals deal with Cingular

The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple and Cingular have finally settled on an agreement that will have the carrier offering the Motorola ROKR music phone by the holiday season.

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Video iPod at last?

Apple Computer plans a major announcement next week in San Francisco, sparking speculation that the company that revolutionized digital music will unveil a video-playing iPod or an iTunes mobile phone.

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Skype responds to Google Talk with open APIs

Internet telephony provider Skype today announced that it will allow programmers to integrate the Skype instant message platform and presence application program interfaces into their Web sites and applications.

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Liquid filled Kevlar body armor stops bullets better

Good news for all you street thugs out there... The army has developed a body armor filled with a liquid that solidifies upon impact of a bullet with greater strength than plain old Kevlar. Other uses are for stabbings and flying shrapnel and even bomb protection.

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The most accurate broadband Speed Test on the internet.

The most accurate broadband Speed Test on the internet. Very easy to use. DSL, Cable, Dial Up, you name it, this one test covers them all. Results appear on the screen in a easy to understand format

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Opera (Browser) 10th Birthday - Download Free Ad-Free Version Today Only

From Download.com, (and for one day only, valid from 12 a.m. Tuesday, August 30 to 12 a.m. Wednesday, August 31 2005 (PDT)).

Simply e-mail registerme@opera.com to obtain a registration code

Normally $39USD ??

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Your Age on Other Worlds

type in your birthdate and find out what your age would be on other planets such as mars, jupiter etc.

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Firefox Digg Toolbar

Download and install on Firefox to get a toolbar that can stream Digg articles and allow you to chat with other users that have the toolbar for Digg.com chat. It won't win any beauty competitions for sure but the Digg.com chat should be interesting...

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Bill Gates Professes The Virtues of the Macintosh

Classic video clip where a young Bill Gates professes the revolutionary advances the Macintosh made in computing. A great Macevangelist tool.

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Good list of Mac Freeware

This is a blog that updates regularly on Freeware for the Mac. (We all know that is one of the best reasons of owning a mac.)

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Seashore - GIMP re-done in Cocoa for OSX

Seashore is a native Cocoa application built around GIMP for OSX. Currently supports a bunch of great features and shows potential for taking over GIMP-Shop as the top free OSX photo manipulation tool.

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'Energy Blue' theme for Windows XP

Since posting screens of my desktop on digg I've recieved quite a few emails from digg users regarding my WinXP theme. The theme is called 'Energy Blue' and was originally released for Windows Media Center Edition. It is not a WindowBlinds skin or anything third party. Enjoy!

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Wikipedia Surpasses 700,000 Articles

The English version of Wikipedia has reached 700,000 articles and counting.

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Video demo of Windows Vista by Patrick Norton

Wasn't able to directly like to the video, so I had to post the link on my blog. Check out this video of the Vista beta demo hosted by Patrick Norton. Kinda cool to see whats coming in the later months. Don't want to beta test so I guess this is the next best thing. Hope the link lasts.....

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500+ Bit-torrent Sites

This page has links to over 500 other websites containing torrents and other clients. They are even put together in similar genres (TV, Music, Movies, Anime, etc.). A must see for Bit-torrent newbies and veterans.

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The 29 Healthiest Foods on the Planet

The following is a "healthy food hot list" consisting of the 29 food that will give you the biggest nutritional bang for you caloric buck, as well as decrease your risk for deadly illnesses like cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Along with each description is a suggestion as to how to incorporate these power-foods into your diet.

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Download Internet Explorer 7 Beta 1

Not sure if anyone has posted this, but, heres a link to download internet explorer 7, supposidly for developers only. But here it is and on a lot of others sites for people who want to test drive the real thing. Requirements: Windows XP and a legit copy at that (will require WGA)

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Hitachi unveils world's first terabyte DVD recorder

.. enough to record about 128 hours of high-definition digital broadcasting.

It's the first recorder to be able to record 2 HD programs at the same time.

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"open source DRM?"

Sun has launched an "open source DRM" project called "Open Media Commons."

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Sony Ericsson P1000 details leaked - Sony threaten legal action

Details of the P950/P1000 are starting to emerge despite Sony's efforts to stop leaks, including threats of legal action.

Sounds like a PR disaster in the making.

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Google License Plate Frame - $1.20 Total

"If you're feeling lucky, let your fellow motorists know where things stand." Free shipping, so it's only $1.20!

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Deep Ocean Photography Gallery

Awesome quality photos of the deep.

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eBay auctions ending in an hour at .99¢ or less

You can find some great items other people may have missed.

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Photoshop CS3 details emerge, two new Adobe apps set for release

Just months after the release of Adobe Photoshop CS2, Think Secret has obtained several notes regarding Photoshop CS3, as well as word that Adobe may be developing two other yet unannounced products: Adobe Acrobat 3D and Adobe Full Frame.

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Complete list of google talk tweaks

A good list courtsey initialdawn

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Piracy Not To Blame In Decline of Moviegoers

In a somewhat surprisingly earnest assessment, the NYTimes has an article about the massive decline in movie-going that does not once try to blame piracy and file-sharing programs. It sounds like studios are beginning to understand that they have only themselves to blame. (slashdot)

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Kevin and Alex let slip - Digg.com to be getting "Videos" section

In the last podcast of diggnation, Kevin and Alex let slip that Digg.com will be getting a "Videos" section. Digg this entry enough and Kevin will have to talk about the new videos section (and possibly other new sections) in the next diggnation episode :-D Click link for video clip.

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Liquid Metal Alloy is here!

Liquidmetal alloy is over 2 times stronger than titanium and has a amorphous stucture which keeps its shape! Watch the video on the left of the page! This will change the world!

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Google Talk vs Skype

Comparing Google Talk to Skype.

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Color Images From World War II

When most people think of the images of World War II, they think in black in white. From the image of American G.I.s raising a flag over Iwo Jima to the picture of Russians on the Reichstag, most of the public photos from the war are in shades of grey.

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GoogleOS? YahooOS? MozillaOS? WebOS?

Jason Kottke takes a very in depth look at what might be coming next in regards to browsers being the new OS.

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Top 15 Tech Shows

The 15 best free downloadable tech shows currently available on the Internet.

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iPod Video... Details?

Apple is in a rush to gather content for a portable video solution. I spoke on the phone with a contact working at Apple and uncovered some pretty interesting stuff!

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Xbox 360 to use notebook hard drive

While it may not be news to some, there are clearly many gamers confused about the hard drive option for Xbox 360. Some are angry that the 20GB drive is "so expensive", without realising it will be a 2.5 inch notebook hard drive, not the cheaper 3.5 inch desktop size from the original Xbox.

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How to make your own Cat-5 cable

I know that most of you know this, but I know that some of you are also new to this... But here is a small description on how to make your own Cat-5 cable. Just trying to help out...

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Download at 800 MB/s

Scientists at CERN are at it again. In order to distribute the information collected about the new Large Hadron Collider (LHC) due on line in 2007. The network sustained an average of 600MB/s for ten days with a peak of 800MB/s. I wouldn't mind downloading a CD per second.

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Brand New Call for Help Website

The Call for help website has been redesigned with a "G4" look.And since the show will now be airing in the U.S., the site is now at CallForHelpTV.com instead of at G4techTV.ca.

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Microsoft's Secret Files On Your Windows

Step by step guide on how to delete those annoying microsoft's hidden files that are invisible to DOS & Windows Explorer.

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More info on "Google Talk" IM with Voice

e-Week gives more information about the new google im

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Google Talk Review

The Download Squad does a review of Google Talk. Their comments are mostly positive. They say it includes Basic IM capabilities, high-quality and easy to use VoIP, complete integration with Gmail, and a simple, ads-free interface.

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PHOTOSHOP BASICS

An in depth tutorial for photoshop basics that Every artist should go through.

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Fresh Unique Wallpapers

431 high quality desktop backgrounds.

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HIV Virus Neutralized! New Drug in testing at Panacos Pharmaceuticals

Panacos Pharmaceuticals recent experiment with PA-457, an oral drug, has shown promising results in reducing the level of HIV in the blood.

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Pixar's New Interactive Lighting System

A new system developed by Pixar that allows lighting in realtime of their CG scenes. Including ray traced shadows. There is a video at the bottom of the page. Great stuff!

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Relax, Bill Gates; It's Google's Turn as the Villain

As Google becomes more powerful, are they becoming more like Microsoft?

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Skype opens IM and Presence to the world.Introducing SkypeWeb and SkypeNet

As part of celebrating our second year anniversary, Skype has a present to give back to the internet for all of the amazing support we have received from the internet community. We are announcing two new initiatives that make Skype and the Web a little more interesting and open up new possibilities for the developer and partner community.

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Google Talk: 15 screens of it and it's features

After I commented on the google talk story to add me (I was the second one to do so), I was swamped with messages from digg fans. I decided to take some screenshots of google's talk service and share them with the digg community. Hope you enjoy!

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Google Talk: 15 screens of it and it's features

After I commented on the google talk story to add me (I was the second one to do so), I was swamped with messages from digg fans. I decided to take some screenshots of google's talk service and share them with the digg community. Hope you enjoy!

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How LEGOs Are Made!

This is a neat interactive flash movie that shows you how LEGOs are processed through factories and how they are shipped, molded, and all that good stuff. It is fricking sweet, especially if you are a die-hard LEGO fan.

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Google Talk Easter Egg!

In the about box (right click the taskbar icon) there should be this
play 23 21 13 16 21 19 . 7 1 13 5
substitute letters for numbers and you get
"wumpus.game"
add this to to your freinds list minus the quotes and play an old irc game!

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A New Flat Screen TV Price War

Panasonic is expected to announce that it could lower prices on plasma TVs up to $500, and their announcement may start a new TV price war before the end of 2005. Link goes to my cached version of the article, so you don't have to have an account.

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Make Windows XP look like Vista NOW! Easy to do.

This is nice. Just download the executable file on the link (Vista Inspirat BricoPack)and install it. Reboot and see the change. Can be easily uninstalled. You'll like it, if you like windows. It also installs the vista icons. Doesn't use style xp or windows blinds. It's a shell install.

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How to Set up Google Talk on Your Mac

Got it working in iChat and Adium, but had to port forward through my router for it to work. Connection still spotty with some windows users, though not all.

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Google talk has been released!

talk.google.com is up and working! Sweet!

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Xbox 360 Preorder Now Available @ EBgames.com

There are two bundles you can preorder, the Ultimate & Core bundle. However, you can also head down to your local EB Games location and put down a $50 deposit to pre-order the Xbox 360 premium or core edition.

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Gmail Open to Public

starting today, invites are no longer needed to get a Gmail account. In a separate announcement, Google says it will take the wraps off the service for users in the U.S. Gmail will be open and free to U.S. users

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Google IM Coming Wednesday?

"Rafat details a tantalizing clue about the possible launch of a Google IM this wednesday in this this NYT story." check comments for more

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Superhighspeed Internet is Already Here

No need for powerlines or gaslines, Verizon's been deploying FIOS (fiber-optic) internet in several states for over a year now. No latency - data moves at the speed of light, and true speeds. 15 mb down/ 2 mb up is only $50 a month.

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HOW TO: Shopping for major discounts at Dell

I no longer work for Dell, I quit my job there, but I worked in Nashville in the S&P Small business division...

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100Mbps Optic Fibre Internet Connection - 50 USD per month!

While we are on 2Mbps in the UK, this guy is enjoying 100Mbps in Japan...

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The Pirate Bay's New (Temporary I'm Sure) Splash Page Image

Take a look at the image on the splash page of The Pirate Bay and where it leads to.

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Largest Online Movie Dvd Cover Archive

Here is a gift for all you Dvd burning fools, if you don't know about it all ready, this place is awesome. Make your burned Dvds *cough* backups, look professional.

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Amazing Cloud Formation over Hawaii!

An overall great site for learning about space. Click around in the archive of astronomy pictures compiled by NASA.. an interesting site to read and also to obtain cool background photos.

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Bye-Bye 'Submit' Button!

Here's a cool use of AJAX. It's a login page (php/mysql backend) with no submit button. The author provides all of the scripts involved and lists some advantages and dis-advantages of his method.

SWEEEET!

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Protopage gorgeously designed Ajaxy sticky notes website

Use Protopage for quick access to web sites, and to keep sticky notes and reminders. Try it now - you're just one click away!

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Is your site blocked in China?

Because of the "Great Firewall of China", many websites are blocked by the chinese government. Using this tool, you can find out if your site is being blocked by them! Very interesting.

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Download classic games like Kings Quest

Great site that has many of the classic games available for download!

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Engadget talks about Synergy.

A great step-by-step on using Synergy. Synergy is a program that lets you use one mouse and keyboard over multiple computers on multiple OS's.

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Linux in almost any laptop

So installing Linux in your laptop didn't go all right?, you can't play DVDs or music, connecting a peripheral wasn't a plug and play story, well, this page comes to the rescue, documenting the experiences of others users, sorted by brand and model sure you'll find something for you.

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Mac Tutorials

GREAT tutorials for most of the basic apps including iCal and Mail.

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iPodderX Windows Public Beta Released!

A digg.com exclusive! Yes its true, you can now finally download the public beta of iPodderX for Windows. For those that don't know, iPodderX is a full featured media aggregator for RSS feeds, great for grabbing podcasts, newsfeeds, and IPTV shows like Systm, Diggnation! & CommandN!

[File hosting graciously provided by libsyn.com!]

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Leo Spills The Beans - Call For Help Back in U.S. 08-29!!!

This morning on KFI640's Bill Handel show, Leo said his "little Australian TV show" will be back on in the U.S. starting Monday, August 29. The link goes to Leo's new omnibus podcast "Radio Leo" that's a single feed to download the Leo's various podcasts and radio appearances from the last 7 days.

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Completely Erase Your Hard Drive, Get rid of your tracks.

some guy just put up a link on eraseyourharddrive.com a few minutes ago, this is by far better than that. It has different classes of erasing, even the legendary guttman wipe.

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Gmail for cellphones

If you're a Gmail user with access to a PHP server, your days of not being able to check your Gmail from your cellphone are over. Gmail-mobile is a PHP application that will give you access to your account with any WAP-compatible phone (WML format), and you should be able to read your mail, compose message, reply, have access to your labels, etc.

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Hidden Windows Apps

Some of the apps are hidden or not, depending on whether you are using XP Pro or Home, but a lot aren't listed in the applications folder.

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Make Windows look completely like a MAC. Dashboard Included.

For those of you who envy the mac interface. Get your own.

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Convert Windows XP Home Disc to XP Pro

There was another post detailing how to change a retail disc to OEM, I think this one is much more useful. Convert that old, useless XP Home Disc to XP Pro.

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Audio of Top 100 speeches in U.S. History

These are great for mp3 players and really interesting to listen to if you're into history.

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Index Dot CSS

All CSS tags in one page... Cool Stuff

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Security Now! Episode 1

I've just posted the first episode of Security Now! with Steve Gibson. This shorty podcast (18 minutes) will be a weekly look at hot topics in security from the creator of ShieldsUP and Spinrite (and TWiT regular). We'll release it by midnight Thursday every week, just in time for your weekend podcasting.

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Is There Life After Oil?

what happens when oil is gone?

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XBox 360 Sell Sheets! Proof that games will retail at only $49.99!

These have just been sent out to retailers showing off all the selling points of the system. Showing that first party Microsoft games will in fact sell for $49.99 and not $59.99!

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What's scroll lock key for?

Probably most of you have been using computer more than 3 or 4 years. Have you ever used the scroll lock key on your keyboard? I don't think so. Or do you know what is it for? Here the answer is.

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'A Scanner Darkly' - Really cool animated movie

Check out the trailer. Not sure if it was really hard or really easy to do. I think its really cool.

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90 Windows XP Tips & Tricks

Some of them are more useful then others but definently worth a look a few examples Force users to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to Logon,Fix your Slow XP and 98 Network, How to Convert a FAT Partition to NTFS, Copy Files and Folders to CD, Create a Password Reset Disk

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How To Hack Hotel PPV

So, you are sitting in your hotel, there is NOTHING on the 13 free channels and you really want to catch that.. eh hum new movie out right now, but you dont want to pony up the $10 or whatever they charge for pay-per-view movies... Well you are in luck!

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Convert OEM Windows XP disc to Retail Windows XP

A retail Windows XP disk can be converted to a OEM disk by simply editing one file on the CD.
You have to copy all (or most of) the files from the CD to your hard drive, edit the file, then burn them to a new CD, being sure to make it bootable.
Here is what you need to do to convert between OEM and retail CDs.

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Free Windows Xp GUIs from AlienWare

AlienWare has a cool Windows XP GUIs you can download for FREE. So go check them out. You can also edit them if you know how.

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Batman Sequels Shot Back to Back With The Joker & Two-Face

He is also a link for a continuing rumor I have heard about Crispin Clover (Back To The Future) playing the Joker, didn't want to make two post so I'll just add it here. http://www.batman-on-film.com/batmovienews.html

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Spiderman 3 release date

title says it all.

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Meet HVD - 1 Terabyte of Storage, Twice as Fast as a Hard Drive

HVDs - Holographic Versatile Discs, can store up to 3.9 terabytes of information (that's nearly 4000 gigabytes). Their transfer rate is also twice that of modern-day hard drives. Could these not only replace DVDs, Blu-Ray discs, but even harddrives? They are almost ready to start rolling out commercially at 1 terabyte per disc.

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More Firefox Extensions (A must have!!)

this site is so cool that it covers all of the useful extensions a human can have in his Firefox. Worth a look!!

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College Majors That Pay Out the Most

Did you graduate with the right major? If money is an issue, you better have majored in engineering.

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Help bring FUTURAMA back to FOX!

Click the link to sign the petition to bring back the beloved show created by Matt Groening, FUTURAMA!

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FireTune 1.0.6 Released

FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x was developed for an easy and fast optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox.

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Mario's 20th Birthday!

The official Nintendo of Japan has just updated with a happy birthday site!

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Essential freeware for the Mac user

Just purchased a brand new Apple Macintosh. Try out these must have free software on your machine.

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Hacking Illustrated

Step by step guide on how to execute various exploits or use certain tools.

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Download DVDShrink for the remainder of today

Due to popular demand, I’ll be hosting DVD Shrink and DVD Decrypter for the remainder of today, and depending on the amount of downloads, into next week. Feel free to jump on this opportunity. Not many websites continue to host it. My first digg – enjoy.

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How to speed up your Bit Torrent downloads.

Drastically improve your Bit Torrent downloads. I could not figure out why my Torrent downloads were taking forever until I stumbled across this BLOG entry.

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Windows Vista - Microsoft Jump On The BitTorrent Bandwagon

Windows Vista comes equipped with its own, under-the-hood P2P networking system, it has emerged.

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Is Meetro really the new Google IM???

Overheard on IM today, someone mentioned "Industry Sources" that Google was in talks with Meetro to merge their new client with Hello. Would be interesting since meetro's already got multi-network ability and distance/location awareness. Hello's got the photo-sharing code....

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A Gmail suggestion box...courtesy of Engadget

Some good ideas here...hopefully the good folks at Google Labs are paying attention.

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Free Official Vista Icons Set

This site contains the all new icon set for Microsoft's new OS called Vista which will be released next year. Well over 113 "new look" .ico icons.

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Xbox 360 launch: EBGames leaks game lineup!

Xbox 360 Launch Titles with Links, 22 Games at launch with 7 coming before end of November!

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Turn your old PC into a File Server

If you want to give that old computer new life on your home network, try using it as a file server for music or pictures or whatever so that no matter where in the house you are you can access your massive digital library from any computer. Here's what you'll need to do...¦

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Use Windows Vista from the Web

Humorous web demo of Windows Vista, check it out.

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Video of record-breaking 125 mile WiFi

This was accomplished with a 12 foot dish on a mountain on the outside of Las Vegas and their remote station with a 10 foot dish on a mountain to the west of St. George Utah.

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Most amazing home theater setup I've ever seen.

Pimp my home theater. I defy anyone to top this home theater setup. Must be seen to be believed!

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Feds fund VoIP tapping research

The federal government is funding the development of a prototype surveillance tool by George Mason University researchers who have discovered a novel way to trace Internet phone conversations. ...The eavesdropping technique already has been shown to work with Skype, the researchers say.

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Microsoft's closing and locking Xbox 360 peripherals

Microsoft's officially playing some classic monopolistic moves with the way companies can make devices for the Xbox 360. You guessed it, only authorized peripherals deemed as such by a security mechanism they've engineered into the 360 will be able to connect to, control, or be used by the console.

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Make your own cordless Skype phone for FREE!!!

I don't know about you, but I love Skype.. The only problem is having to sit in front of the computer the whole time I use it.. I wanted to pay for a cordless Skype phone, that is, until I saw this!

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Barnes and Noble 15% Printable Coupon

Title says it all..Enjoy!

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Google Finds ADMIN Passwords

Google can find just about anything. here is THE Master list of all kinds os sensitive stuff Google can find. Password lists, Admin usernames/passwords, logs....EVERYTHING. must see.

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Martin Sargent's Official Webpage

The Sarge has a site up, finally. This guy is hilarious. Check it out. Good to hear that he's alive.

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Transferring Windows XP Activation Information

How to Reinstall Windows XP Without Having to Reactivate With Microsoft

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Views from satellite's

View the Earth as currently seen from a satellite in Earth orbit, choose the satellite from the list.

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Loud bass may cause lung collapse

Very loud music will cause various degrees of damage to our ears. New research now suggests it is possible for high intensity sound to collapse a lung!

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Google Netcam Hack

Google: inurl:"ViewerFrame?Mode="

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Hacking Windows XP: Speed Up Your Network and Internet Access

Depending on the type of network connection you have, you might be able to tweak your connection so that the speed of your Internet, as well as your local area network. By hacking the System Registry and editing the TCP/IP parameters, you can fine-tune the values to take advantage of more reliable, faster Internet connections, such as DSL and cable

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Download Anything You Want at 800 KB/sec -- Video Tutorial

Still using torrents? How does 800 KB/sec and no sharing sound? Learn Newsgroups and you might never go back! Give this tutorial to anyone that ever bugs you with: "Where can I download ____ ?"

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Don't Get Cozy With Ajax Just Yet

AJAX, the web technology that is spreading like wildfire and powers Google Maps, Flickr, Gmail, and even parts of Digg, is on everyone's mind right now. The problem is, AJAX provides the biggest security hole in years, allowing your keystrokes to be monitored, and other negative things. Devs and users, don't get too cozy with AJAX just yet.

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Build your own wireless hoptspot with Linux.

No need to buy proprietary software to get your own wireless hotspot, this tutorial teaches you the scripts you need to make a hotspot out of hardware you may have around and Linux.

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Google Earth Continues To Raise Security Concerns

Anyone can determine distances, latitude and longitude, where certain types of weaponry and military vehicles were located by using google earth

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We may be closer to 801.11n

The three proposal groups reinstated during the May meeting (TGn Sync, WWiSE and MITMOT) indicated that they have begun working together to create a single merged proposal.

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How to find a great domain name

Good domain names are out there, but they can be hard to find. Here are some tools to help you in your search.

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Videogames to one day replace TV?

THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS at this years Edinburgh Interactive Entertainment Festival was given by Adam Singer, member of the Ofcom Content Group and Group CEO of MCPS-PRS Alliance. He outlined his thoughts on gaming moving forward to replace television as the mass medium, encompassing the concepts of education, entertainment and information.

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How successful is Digg really?

Digg is generating huge amounts of traffic and I'm sure that some of the people lucky enough to make it onto the homepage are getting decent amounts of traffic. However, there is a suspicion that there are a lot of "serial diggers" out there who just digg without even clicking through to see the article.

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10 Big Myths about copyright explained

In recent digg dicussions about copyrights, here's a list of the Top 10 myths about copyright

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Rumor: CFH 2.0 Finally To Air in USA

A yet to be confirmed rumor has it that CFH will begin to air new episodes on G4TV starting early in September. Likely confirmation soon.

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Get Ready for Firefox 1.5

What to expect when 1.5 comes out in September

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Why build a base on the moon? Here's why...

Someone made a comment in another story about it being pointless to build a base on the moon. To set the record straight, here is perhaps the most important reason to get us up there permanently.

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Run Your Own Wireless Internet Service provider (WISP)

Setting up a wireless Internet Service provider (WISP) for your office or neighborhood doesn't have to be a taxing or expensive ordeal. If you build your network from easy-to-buy equipment and use Linux, you can use the power of shell scripts to make network management easy. This article gives you the tips and scripts you need.

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Experimental Hybrid Car gets 250 mpg!

"Politicians and automakers say a car that can both reduce greenhouse gases and free America from its reliance on foreign oil is years or even decades away. Ron Gremban says such a car is parked in his garage"

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40 Gigabits Internet Connection

Researchers at Valencia Technical University in Spain, as part of the LABELS project, have managed speeds of 20Gbps, with theoretical room to push it up to 40Gbps.

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World's first electronic paper watch demonstrated

Thin watch demonstrated using 'electronic paper' technology. Looks like a bracelet, but promises low power and a high sexiness factor.

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Firefox: 80 Million Downloads

Amazing.It has been hit. Currently, officialy, 80,039,454

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"Secret" Hollow Book - Conceal your items in the bookshelf

Everybody has heard of those books with the hollowed out spaces in the pages from one spy movie or another. Now, make your own.

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1993 News broadcast explaining this newfangled "internet" thingy

Canadian news station CBC gives quite a thorough rundown of this crazy trend. You've come a long way, baby!

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Pre-Made XHTML/CSS Page Layouts

Some cool pre-made XHTML/CSS Templates. Four different common "layouts" of pages in separate zip files or in one big one.

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A lot of tech related PDF's - Great resource

This site has a wide variety of PDFs on computer related topics. Some of the topics include: Computer Programming, VHDL, Operating systems, Cryptography, Security, Networking, Engineering, UNIX, USENIX... Now some of these pdf's are a little dated, and some are quite trivial, but this still has enough docs to make it useful.

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Apple Stock Price Zooming! rumors as to why

the link shows a chart tracking apple's stock for the last 5 days. rumors about why at http://page2.macrumors.com they say apple is teaming up with google. read for yourself.

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The CRT is dead, long live LCDs!!

DigiTimes reports that LCD makers are experiencing booming sales with no signs of slowdown: More than 60% of its overall LCD monitor shipments were for the 17-inch segment, Hsu added. Jean is positive about the outlook for the second half of this year and expects monthly shipment to reach more than 200,000 units.

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Google now a hacker's tool

Somewhere out on the Internet, an Electric Bong may be in danger. The threat: a well-crafted Google query that could allow a hacker to use Google's massive database as a resource for intrusion.

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Shuttle crew see damage on Earth

Discovery Commander Eileen Collins described on Thursday how widespread environmental destruction on Earth is highly visible from the shuttle.

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