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Darik's Boot and Nuke Securely Wipes Your System in an Emergency [Featured Download] (27)
on Lifehacker (11068) permalinkFree, open-source boot disk utility Darik's Boot and Nuke (DBAN) automatically and completely deletes the content of every hard disk it can find on your computer when you run it. Sure you can fire up DBAN for emergency system wipes next time the feds come knocking on your door, but it's also a useful tool for protecting yourself from identity theft when you're prepping your computer for recycling or sale. The bootable DBAN can run ...Shared by Adrian L (42) Bif (41) Brad (95) Compuwizard123 (131) dj empirical (260) ema (42) etherealshadows (17) flipp (5) HokieGeek (64) kramed (37) Manuel (55) MrGuff (133) Nick Campbell (152) Noah (107) nparker13 (548) richtannehill (135) SK (20) skyler (33) smerrell (5) Snehal - Gmail (16) Srinvard (251) tarman (121) Thomas (25) thr33 (87) wererogue (12) Yagermeister (6) Yerameyahu (119)
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Xrecode Converts Audio, Automatically Splits Long Files [Featured Windows Download] (13)
on Lifehacker (11068) permalinkWindows only: Free application Xrecode converts your audio files from popular formats to any of the same formats. While it may not have the complexity and advanced features of previously mentioned MediaEncoder Audio Edition, it's also less complicated to use—just drag files you want to convert into Xrecode, choose the output format, and get started. Xrecode also sets itself apart with smart options for splitting audio by CUE files or by silence—perfect for quickly splitting ...Shared by andrew (59) andronin (14) Compuwizard123 (131) ema (42) JohnMu (47) Matthew (81) Nick Campbell (152) nparker13 (548) Paul P (15) thr33 (87) Tim (64) Trey (15) trukshelly (128)Contribute comment
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Five Best File Syncing Tools (87)
on Lifehacker (11068) permalinkIf you work and play on multiple computers in the course of a week, keeping your important files in sync can be difficult. The day may come when you've got access to all of your files and data straight from the cloud, but until that day, a solid file syncing application is just what the doctor ordered. On Tuesday you shared your favorite file syncing tools, and now we're back with the five most popular ...Shared by amende (18) Andrew (2) andrew (59) Arvin (44) besighyawn (146) Bijou (56) Bill (84) Bill Blaney (50) Bret (38) Brian (26) Chad (65) Charles (75) chris (1916) Clay (50) Compuwizard123 (131) David (65) ed mccauley (7) elias (38) elsterama (199) ema (42) Eric (35) ericholter (64) fonsus (32) Fred Schechter (368) Gene Locklin (287) guercheLE (392) Hashim (95) HejGustav (137) Henry Webb (260) hhMahadev (4) hi (42) Icefreez (70) Israel (17) J. (16) Jacob Share (297) James Dorminey (14) Jen (277) Jeremy P (45) Jonnie (16) Jorg (34) jorgejiro (4) Josh (181) Juan M. Cazorla (49) Keenan (241) L!bor (1) Mario (20) Miguel Lopez (344) Mr. BabyMan (1704) ndench (45) Neil (30) nick (11) Nocky100 (51) Olivier (65) Patty (912) Paul (221) Phani (11) PMinze (172) prattmic (263) prsinghdua (51) Rixnet (13) Robert (39) Russ (5) Sarah (15) Scott (164) Shankar Ganesh (320) stormin (22) StreetForce1 (96) Tal Siach (2360) Tamar Weinberg (140) Terren (36) terry (28) thr33 (87) tOMPSON (28) Trey (15) TwisterMc (20) Vince (38) Votis (107) WindPower (70) wwj (93) Wyctim (154) Xu Li (Leslie) (64) zemlanin (124) Zerolove (37) Zhe (441) Zombiebrad (2) 攻疼新一 (1184) 鱼 (36)Explore read four notesContribute comment
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Homeland Security Cost-Benefit Analysis (26)
on Schneier on Security (527) permalinkThis is an excellent paper by Ohio State political science professor John Mueller. Titled "The Quixotic Quest for Invulnerability: Assessing the Costs, Benefits, and Probabilities of Protecting the Homeland," it lays out some common send premises and policy implications. The premises: 1. The number of potential terrorist targets is essentially infinite. 2. The probability that any individual target will be attacked is essentially zero. 3. If one potential target happens to enjoy a degree of ...Shared by Blaise (161) Brettsky (50) CJ (210) Dave (141) David (71) David Arcos (50) dj empirical (260) ema (42) gyakusetsu (43) Ian Tindale (48) Jonathan (79) Kevin (16) mbrannig (5) murfman (47) Noah (107) Quasidot (128) Raoul (164) RLivsey (49) rzklkng (944) S Anand (8) Sean Blakey (49) Shannon Prickett (83) Surferbill (25) Svitlana (54) trygve (42) tvaughan (17)Contribute comment
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Technologies behind Google ranking (112)
on The Official Google Blog (1293) permalinkIn my previous post, I introduced the philosophies behind Google ranking. As part of our effort to discuss search quality, I want to tell you more about the technologies behind our ranking. The core technology in our ranking system comes from the academic field of Information Retrieval (IR). The IR community has studied search for almost 50 years. It uses statistical signals of word salience, like word frequency, to rank pages. (See "Modern Information Retrieval: ...Shared by Aaron Brazell (147) abhi (21) Adam (496) aemkei (52) agam panwar (170) Andrew Bruce Smith (102) Andrew Ferguson (18) Andrew Girdwood (76) Andy Roberts (115) Andy Wibbels (231) Ann Smarty (128) Anthony (162) Anu (20) Avinash (360) Borzo (46) Brandon Bloom (18) Bruce (53) Calvin (8) CB (130) Cédric Merland (5) Chris H (22) Chris. F. Masse (257) chrishawn (45) Christelle (5) Christopher (110) Chung (337) danblank (27) Derek (215) Derek (44) dobata (1552) Dr. Ernie (116) ema (42) ephes (98) Eric (44) Evan (4) Fernando (11) Ganesh (4) gisc (161) Go (155) Goulu (43) Haisheng Wu (36) handir (174) Hiten Shah (19) Igor Poltavskiy (232) Ihar Mahaniok (50) Ionut (45) Jake (27) jamesvandyke (7) Javed (404) Jemima Kiss (142) Jérôme (25) junal (30) Justin Schmidt (15) Justin Yost (156) kan65535 (88) Kaveh Dorafshan (263) Lantash (36) Lars K Jensen (48) Laughing Squid (284) Lee Odden (13) leogodoy (31) liamvictor (715) Linda (10) livibetter (61) Lu Tao (510) Maksim Berjoza (122) Michel Rijnders (26) Mike F (2080) mitja_i (5) mjs (27) Musa (22) Navid (258) Nicolas Lehuen (59) noel (33) Ognjen (111) Pankaj (5) Paul (188) Paul (29) Peter N (16) pflix (26) Phreak 2.0 (200) Powera (112) Prakash (5) prsinghdua (51) R (206) rapsodica (4) Reece (35) Robert Birming (284) Roel (89) Rosha (354) rungss (16) Sam (128) Sante J. Achille (49) Seth (52) Seth G (46) shenshen (5) shuman (12) Siva (70) Siva (30) smuggyuk (10) Srinvard (251) stratus (43) Tad Chef (596) Thaths (11) tobias (24) Umang Saini (24) walterra (32) web (40) Yaakov (21) yoshy (1225) YuSuPh (152) 康爷 (112)Explore read nine notes
- smuggyuk said: It is great that they tell us all about their great synonym and concept systems, what would have been a better post would be to tell us they're opening up these great systems via an API so others can make use of the hard work they've put in. Shame!
- Ihar Mahaniok said: Great examples by Amit. As for me, localizing globally is one of the greatest challenge, but it's worth it..
- Linda said: This just astounds me.
- Umang Saini said: Lots of bragging about the queries they got right. What about the ones that fail flatly?Interesting work in IR, whatever that is :-)
- Brandon Bloom said: You already know this, but it is nice to hear spelled out: "Google is really good at search"
- Eric said: Interesting to see how their system can distinguish between what you actually searched for and what you wanted to search for. The synonyms based upon intent are amazing stuff.
- shuman said: Some good explanations of the technical challenges Google search handles.
- Reece said: Google gives it to you in, fairly, plain English. Unfortunately, they describe basic search and retrieval concepts in a way that makes the reader think they invented them. Hardly standing on the shoulders of giants . . .
- Derek said: really interesting look into all of the strides Google has made in search
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on Lifehacker (11068) permalinkComputers are supposed to make our lives easier, but too much of the time they can be frustrating, time-wasting, stubborn machines. From the irritating "Access Denied" message when you can't remember your 147th password, to all the useless email that clutters your inbox, to IT lockdown restrictions that keep you from getting your job done, let's take a look at 10 of the more common gripes amongst computer users and our humble suggestions for fixing ...Shared by Aaron (55) Adam (41) Adam Selwood (94) Alec Peden (86) Alex (170) alfred westerveld (367) aliencam (38) andrew (59) Andrew Currie (123) Andrew Hughes (166) Andrew Schott (363) Angelica (50) ani625 (555) APer3Caper (45) Barney (7) BrendoMan (19) Brian (612) Brian Junyor (162) btvillarin (144) Cam Thompson (26) Camtron 9000 (384) Carissa (225) Carl (17) cgranier (13) Chris (29) Chris Blackwell (7) chris davis (7) Chris Gilmore (11) Claudio Ruiz (15) Clay (50) Compulsivo (19) Coop (85) dalehugo (32) Daniel (10) DaveBinM (47) David (22) Dhjiz (16) dobata (1552) Doug Adams (71) Dougied76 (21) Elmer Thomas (839) ema (42) Eric Chen (114) Erik (172) Erik J. Heels (294) everyone loves a wee sombrero (404) Francisco Solis (47) Fred Schechter (368) G Code (194) Gordon (23) Hakicoma (977) handir (174) Harish (15) Hasan (235) HejGustav (137) hickstro (1) hikbi (404) History of Blogging (858) hitesh.the.game (42) Hubert (20) inkode (106) Jacob (116) Jaime (122) jaime (43) Jen (277) jer_c (56) Jerry (56) Jesse Seymour (12) Jim Connolly (44) João (14) Joe (289) JohnTP (11) Jonathan (103) Jonnie (16) Jordan (1425) Jorriss (90) Joseph (69) Justin Ribeiro (28) Kajivar (104) Kevin Federline (1644) Knight.Drawing (48) lance (29) Lerch (27) Library (27) Liz (6) Loren (92) Luciano Passuello (102) Luckystrik3 (67) Malcolm (7) Manuel (55) Marcel (37) Marcus Ahnve (16) Mario (20) Mark (495) marya (34) Mathieu Ravaux (65) Matthew (218) Matthew (81) Matthew Harman (218) mavrevMatt (364) Melissa Benson (1) melmyfinger (85) mgthantzin (12) miasarmento (194) Michael (444) Michael (22) Michael Mior (283) Miguel Lopez (344) Mike (10) mindzei (18) Mladen (139) mmhan (140) monkee (169) Muhammad Saleem (2308) Nathan Reale (169) nervioso (251) Netviber (62) Nick (35) nick4eva (22) Nicolas (172) Nicolas Roberge (21) nparker13 (548) Nxqd3051990 (1) Pejman (21) Peli (44) Phidias (66) pierre-luc (22) prattmic (263) ProfVegas (1215) rajan (44) Ray (156) Ricardo M. (223) rOckY (669) Ryan (131) sadiq kassamali (300) Salim Ben Sahel (48) Scott (164) Sham (443) Shankar Ganesh (320) Shawn (94) ShuTian (1853) SilverStag (32) sinisterff (50) SK (20) Srinvard (251) Steve (142) Steve Nimmons (125) Stonis (27) Tamar Weinberg (140) tamrouti (12) Tanel (71) tharik (200) ThiagoCampezzi (4) thr33 (87) Thunderror (20) Tim (64) Tim Hurd (121) TiTi (330) Todd Lohenry (84) Torsten (66) Travis Roy (32) Trevor Wermund (628) tybeck (27) vim (20) WindPower (70) wwdj (33) Wyatt (36) Xdroot (184) Yaser Sulaiman (46) Zach (66) Zach (288) ZayneHumphrey (207) zoso (210) Zsombor (44) 软件 (1)
- Thunderror said: Great links and how-tos which should make your computer become as user friendly as it is supposed to be.
- Malcolm said: useful stuff!
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Featured Mac Download: AirRadar Offers Better Wi-Fi Network Management (67)
on Lifehacker (11068) permalinkMac only: Leopard's built-in Airport utility doesn't do much except show you what Wi-Fi networks are nearby, and which require a password—but free utility AirRadar does much more. AirRadar detects available Wi-Fi networks (in my case, more networks showed up in AirRadar's list than in Leopard's default menubar drop-down), and displays more information like signal strength, last seen timestamp, channel, signal average, max, and min. Disconnect from networks without turning off your Airport card, get ...Shared by Aashay (51) Adam (49) Adam Maldonado (524) Alec Peden (86) Art (282) Benjamin (3289) BigPru (18) binduwavell (77) Bob (21) Brad Davis Seal (153) Buzzworkers (172) Carbonlord (838) Chris R. (54) Colby (67) Compuwizard123 (131) Dan Russell (118) Darren (75) Dave (141) DaveBinM (47) Derick Valadao (91) DigitalMike (303) Doug Belshaw (9) Duncan (225) ema (42) Eric (35) Florent Solt (31) gautamg (36) geekgrrl (87) George Tziralis (33) gnusic (417) guy (2563) Ivo (39) ja | castillo (106) Jason David Pelker (109) javaneze (113) Jim Vuccolo (13) joekwon (57) joel (42) Josh (181) Ken Nelson (8) kfc (111) kidmarmite (211) Kreg (92) krisnelson (15) Liam Byrnes (21) LUCCHINA (1789) Marco Gomes (30) Matt (85) Matt Chandler (85) Michael (142) Michael (20) Mike (59) Northorn (5) Retta (57) Ricky (16) Satchel (80) Scott (164) Stephen (3) stormin (22) susanna (855) Tal Siach (2360) TJ (99) TO-Double-D (153) Uzair (736) Vincenzo (204) vraicovi (76) Zach (7)Contribute comment
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Almighty Google (41)
on Google Operating System (1739) permalinkThe Vacationeers have some new futuristic videos that show an omniscient Google which is already a part of people's lives. After the creepy video about Google Street View, the comedy group explored some other Google services.Google SMS can sometimes offer free dating advice:My Maps can anticipate your actions and add placemarks in advance:Google Moon might show some things that you aren't supposed to know, like the fact that NASA never landed on the Moon.{ via ...Shared by Ameer (77) Anders (2) atul (508) b-rad (151) badpazzword (67) bfernald (115) Bob (54) Carlo Facci (30) chrishathaway (28) David T (9) Dedalus (108) Dr. Sam (29) ema (42) Ian G (184) Jérôme Flipo (13) Jonathan Sterling (122) Karpuscul (49) Ko Phyo (6) Leo Romanovsky (54) mamelouk (9) Marc (243) Marie (87) megastep (117) Mike (12) mmhan (140) mucio (60) NeonDemon (356) Paul (188) Peter (30) ricardo (246) rkj (78) Robby R (76) rOckY (669) Roman (10) Sam (128) sumidiot (38) Toy (17) vinoaj (5) Vlad (49) Wayne (245) xrx (47)
- Karpuscul said: Смотреть обязательно, во что бы то ни стало!!!Очень классные видео про сервисы Google.
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Twitter Acquires Summize (10)
on John Battelle's Searchblog (86) permalinkThis is probably one of the most important things that Twitter has done in its young history. Search is not good at Twitter, but Summize is a pretty good Twitter search service. It also could be a lot more. And there are many, many more things Twitter could do. This is also the glimmerings of a business model for Twitter, in that the service needs attachment points of declared intent which may make sense for ...Shared by Andy C (110) Bradford (8) Chris (123) ema (42) jeffmincey (28) Phreak 2.0 (200) rexy (133) slmnhq (152) TOMHTML (70) travisccook (20)Contribute comment
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Set-Up Push Email, Contacts, and Calendar on Your Douchy iPhone for Free (182)
on Lifehacker (11068) permalinkOne of the coolest features available in the new iPhone 2.0 software update is the ability to get new email messages, contacts, and calendar events pushed to your device automatically. The catch: If...Shared by Adam (49) Adam (496) Albert Willis (25) alchemy (22) Alec Peden (86) ameo (704) Andrew Ruess (596) ani625 (555) Art (282) ashburn (70) Auggie (52) Ayon J (50) b-rad (151) Babychen Mathew (1620) Ben (112) Benjamin (7) Benno (30) Bijou (56) binduwavell (77) blackbelt (31) Boss (52) Brad Davis Seal (153) Brandon (72) Brent Deverman (11) Bret (38) Brian (480) Brian Sanderson (40) buxx (25) Cee Bee (161) Chad (386) Chandan (711) Ching (108) Chris (12) chris davis (7) Chris Moritz (295) cjumbo (98) Clay Alvord (67) Craig McCreath (15) Crysti the Great (90) Daniel Light (56) Darren (75) Dave (19) Dave Koss (54) David (38) David (45) Davinder (27) Derek (58) dH (184) digi (8) Dominic Foster (1887) Douglas L. Perry (238) Dropkick (39) edsmiley (9) Eliacin (97) Elmer Thomas (839) ema (42) Emil (61) Eric (25) Felipe G (9) FINiK (36) Fred Giono (3) Fuad (16) Geoff (58) George Brickner (369) Getinet (89) Glenn Batuyong (401) Gordon (38) Hamid11771 (82) Harper (164) History of Blogging (858) hominid todd (20) INCyr (70) Irv (13) Isaac (13) J@n (8) Jack (15) Jacob (116) jaime (43) Jane Burt (163) Jared (11) Jason (328) JasonV (43) javier (4) Jay Liew (63) jeff (39) Jeffrey (51) Jeppe (5) jim (71) joekwon (57) Jon Erickson (75) jonathan.moreau (3) Jordan (1425) Josh (181) Justin Copeland (56) Kelly SUtton (46) KenFan (365) kidmarmite (211) Kyle Larson (3) Leo Freitas (45) Liam Bresnahan (15) lucky13cxc (19) luke (22) LunarFly, LLC (97) Lyle Johnson (27) Magnus Carlsson (3) Manu (26) Mardee Thompson (2) Mario Sundar (90) mark boyce (90) markaw (4) markus1970 (77) Matias Sulzberger (69) Matt (26) Matthew Harman (218) maty (24) Mergen (9) Michael (142) Michael (27) Michael Mior (283) Miguel Lopez (344) Mike Nayyar (26) Mikey (156) Niall Connellan (38) noattention (284) nparker13 (548) nuevecolas (64) Odi Kosmatos (16) Ozmandias (23) paranoideo (4) Paul Ward (73) PBMax (26) Pedro Fonseca (8) Phuller10 (178) R (206) Rene (23) Ritu (960) Robby Colvin (99) Ryan (131) Ryan Armitage (36) Ryan Djurovich (3) sadiq kassamali (300) Sameer (9) satoshi (42) Saul (126) Scott (52) Scott (164) sean h (111) Sergio Cruz (43) Setu (37) Sham (443) sillygwailo (20) Simon Douglas (4) Simone (40) Siva (70) Spudsstuff (133) Stacy (330) Stelian Iancu (19) Steve (45) Steve Nimmons (125) Steven Murphy (4) Sumesh (215) svartling (144) tadhgk (21) Tal (2) Taoski (15) timothyt (152) Tomo (192) tones (38) Tony (42) Trey (15) trinkers (48) Troy (23) Uzair (736) W. (24) walter (40) wcaw (45) willdeluca (29) William (21) wwdj (33) xxdesmus (131) Yinka (78) yoshy (1225)
- W. said: This is awesome... except you will have a new email address...!?
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