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Video: Rock Band export feature in action (3)
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Filed under: Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360, Rhythm Richard Mitchell, master and commander over at X3F, has put together a dandy little video chronicling what Xbox 360 owners can expect during the Rock Band export process, which Harmonix fully detailed today. The video shows the relatively painless process (with Benny Hill theme music interlude) involved in the 400 ($5) 1.5GB transfer. Check it out after the break. Read | Permalink | Email this | ...Contribute comment - Team Cyclops Forums - Powered by vBulletin (1)
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Skeleton serving forks (13)
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Over at Boing Boing Gadgets, Brownlee spotted these, er, handy skeletal serving forks. Skeleton serving forks (BB Gadgets)Shared by Alec Peden (8) Andrew (31) andy smith (197) Daniel (120) darkeye11547 (247) Gijs (6) Jared (19) jenny (138) Robert (20) robert steburg (42) Robson Rotten (8) trainspottr (211) vim (105)- Robert said: it must be getting close to halloween
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Google Chrome First Look [Screenshot Tour] (58)
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Google Chrome officially hit the streets just a few minutes ago, and we've rolled up our sleeves and taken a quick look at everything the newest browser on the block has to offer. Keep reading for a detailed screenshot tour of the exciting new Google Chrome browser. The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser. Similar to Speed Dial in Opera (or the copycat Firefox extension), Google Chrome offers shortcuts for ...Shared by AJ (190) Alec Peden (8) Ali (16) Amihai (24) Andrew Chorney (10) Aria (49) Bjorn (35) Brett (5) Brian (26) Carl Dunn3 (15) cgsheldon (151) Chris (14) Christian Santos (72) danliebke (56) DJ (17) Drew Olanoff (144) Eliacin (39) Eric (52) Erik (46) Erik J. Heels (51) everyone loves a wee sombrero (126) farzad (26) Gary M (13) Haris (27) hikikomori (68) Jakob (28) jalbert (106) Javieryn (16) JBu92 (65) John Evans (43) JohnTP (13) Josh (24) Kathy Brewis (74) Kavi (4) Keener (4) Ken (4) Kevin (30) kiran (68) Kwasi (150) Marcel (25) Matt (3) Mich D (169) Mike (9) Monchster (1) Nihar (20) Pat (59) Patricia Skinner (24) pericles (700) Priit^ (61) Simone (11) slice in (16) Steve Nimmons (74) StevieB (71) Thomas (15) Todd Albertson (29) Todd Mundt (70) William (4) Yojimbo (17)Contribute comment -
Shure introduces $99 SE102MPA stereo headset (5)
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Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio Shure slipped under the $100 mark with its regular earphones some time ago, and it's now brought its stereo headsets into the more budget-friendly territory as well, with its new SE102MPA sound isolating headset boasting the magic price tag of $99.99. This set is actually a bundle of Shure's new SE102 earphones and its standard Music Phone Adapter (or MPA), which used to cost a hefty $40 on its own, ...Contribute comment -
24 Killer Portable Apps For Your USB Flash Drive - Download Squad (59)
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Filed under: Internet, Utilities, Windows, Productivity, Freeware My flash drive works pretty hard, so I've spent a lot of time gathering a reliable, powerful set of portable tools that allow me to work hard and play hard, even if I can't do it on my own PC. Here are two dozen apps that I always have at the ready. EncryptionTruecrypt - Why is TrueCrypt first on the list? Simple. A multi-gig, easy-to-lose, unencrypted drive with ...Shared by AaronTN (36) AdamB (16) Alberto Piccini (27) Alec Peden (8) angela barison (5) Antoine van Dinter (11) Arizona Dog (1) Beau Giles (18) BilliamJ (9) Blake Singleton (11) BrendoMan (115) Brian Junyor (39) capt bro (19) Chmiche (37) Chris (15) Christopher (51) Darrin Snider (16) Dave (36) Eric (52) fijidaddy (13) gabo (2) Gil (158) Hakim (15) Inthenameofmine (406) jaholbrook (5) Jason Raddin (2) jordi ruiz (18) jose87 (13) Juan Carlo Rodríguez (21) Juliano (13) keith (76) Kyle (17) Lance Wicks (14) Leonel (8) Leyla Bonilla (91) m_stan (5) Mark Sheldon (2) Martin Paquette (124) Matteo Starri (19) mmhan (7) Murtadh (8) NasirJumani (248) neal (530) odeb (49) paperhurts (29) Paul Goodrick (1) Paul Icatar (9) Paul Jones (9) Philippe Bussiere (3) Rowan (14) RyneNelson (283) Scott Mitchell (30) Sean Sharp (1) seans (13) straylight (9) TO-Double-D (20) Tom Keays (20) Tom Landy (1) 異塵行者 (29)Contribute comment - OS X + Journler = Noteably Wonderful (1)
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How-To: Migrate Time Machine to a new drive. - MacFixIt (5)
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Users may wish to change their hard drive configurations for convenience in workflow, adding a new drive, or just for the sake of changing things up. In many cases, users may wish to migrate their Time Machine backups to a new, larger drive, but Apple does not provide a good way to do this.Contribute comment -
OS X + Journler = Noteably Wonderful (1)
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So you’re running OS X and keeping track of your schedule. If you’re anything like myself this means at some points you have Stickies open, maybe a couple looming unsaved instances of “Textedit” or possibly even a word file, some even resort to spreadsheets. Maybe you’re a note fanatic however and seek more organization so you’ve started using “Mail” app to keep track of idea’s and notes or gone to a new extreme and setup ...Shared by Alec Peden (8)Contribute comment -
Need Your Google Apps on Your Desktop? Try GMDesk. (47)
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Microsoft has a way of dominating one’s desktop, given its operating system that resides on a number of computers around the world. Tie that in with its desktop applications for email, creating word documents, spreadsheets and presentations, and you see where I’m going here. Google, on the other hand, contends with Microsoft on a different level, veering away from the desktop domination in most regards, arguably focusing on its own core competencies (in a given ...Shared by A. Roth (6) Alec Peden (8) Autumn Welles (6) Awab (23) Benedict Lee Zhi En (163) benhamin (14) Buzzworkers (20) cloneofsnake (13) Eliacin (39) Eoin (14) erhan (54) FDávid (20) Fred Schechter (75) gadgetboy (4) Garsen (2) graywolf (33) Håkan (14) Hans (10) Jeffrey Blais (47) Kathy Brewis (74) lakshmi (5) Larry (11) leo (15) Leo K (6) Mattias (9) Melfi (34) Melissa (14) Michael Greene (1) Mike F (460) Mikey (51) Nate (32) Navid (71) nicoladecarne (3) Niklas (12) Paul Helmick (25) Retta (9) Richard (24) Rore (5) Rupert (1) sarahintampa (98) Sharon Harper (4) Thomas (26) Toby (29) Tony S. (5) Trebel (15) Victor M.J. (12) yooper1019 (14)- Nate said: Impressive.
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GMDesk: Desktop client for Gmail, Google Docs, Google Reader, etc (15)
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Filed under: Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Web services, Google, Freeware, web 2.0 Some of the applications I use most often aren't desktop apps, they're web apps that I access through a web browser. Gmail, Google Reader, and Google Docs, for example. GMDesk is an Adobe AIR-based client for these and other Google-based services. It's based on the idea that you shouldn't have to fire up a web browser just to check your email.The concept is sound, ...Shared by AaronTN (36) AdamB (16) Alec Peden (8) Bruce (2) ckaroli (45) Felipe (17) Ispirato (52) Jen (10) Mike McBride (2) Priit^ (61) Program Witch (21) Sam Sethi (16) taylor (329) Vertigo1 (2) Zenith (27)Contribute comment -
GMDesk Puts Google Webapps into a Single Desktop Application [Featured Download] (83)
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All platforms with Adobe AIR: Free desktop application GMDesk provides quick access to Google services in a standalone window separate from your browser. GMDesk separates Gmail, Google Reader, Google Calendar, Google Docs, and Google Maps from the rest of your web browsing, and provides keyboard shortcuts to switch between them (Ctrl+ or Cmd+1 through 6). You can't install browser add-ons like Better Gmail or Better GReader in GMDesk, and currently it displays too-small text in ...Shared by Aaron (7) Aeh310 (10) Alec Peden (8) Amy (9) Andrew Mitry (24) Andrew Phillips (4) Aranyx (5) azlon (9) Bill (27) Breyten (15) Brian Megilligan (4) bussiere (43) Camtron 9000 (20) Canopusoheil (7) chip (24) chrisfullman (1) ckaroli (45) Compuwizard123 (34) Coze (9) Degauss (9) Dominik Lukeš (36) Eliacin (39) epmiali (1) Eric (52) Essam (0) everyone loves a wee sombrero (126) George (6) Håkan (14) hickstro (10) Jaime (13) JayCrossler (10) Jeremiah (15) jimmysessions (12) John (5) Jon Lorenzini (17) Kyle (10) l0ckergn0me (39) Larry (11) Levi Breederland (3) Library (16) lnewcomer (38) luca Filigheddu (9) Luiz Lopes (23) Masoud (8) Matias Sulzberger (24) maty (4) MaXeR (18) merkurov (15) Michael (20) Michael (28) Mike (3) Mike (44) Nicholas (9) Nick (5) norti (37) Paul (21) Paul Puri (5) Pedro Markun (17) Pete (4) Priit^ (61) ricardo (20) Richard (24) Rob (3) Roel (18) Roger Kondrat (5) Ru> (15) Ryan (21) sascha (8) Scott (22) Sebastian Wehner (9) Shawn (19) Stanley (19) StevieB (71) Thinh (198) thr33 (25) Toco (40) Travis Roy (11) Wes Brown (11) yooper1019 (14) zemlanin (18) zRyu (4) Фил (3) 攻疼新一 (298)- chrisfullman said: After having tried this for a few hours towards the end of today, I must say this is indeed a very useful tool. Now I don't have to worry about browser crashes, which tab did my e-mail/reader/calendar go or mess with conflicting Google Account vs. Hosted Apps sessions/log-outs!
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How Much Would You Spend to Save Your Pet? [Ask The Consumerists] (6)
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Last week the Wall Street Journal asked how far people would go to keep their dog (or really any pet for that matter) alive. As an example of the two ends of the spectrum, they suggested the following, starting with the "not much" line of thinking: "One Dallas reader took me to task for spending so much on my dog and then daring to write about it in a column called 'Cheapskate.' He wrote, 'Basically, ...- Webomatica said: we have an limit of $1,000 (apiece) for our cats.
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ShoZu - EZ all in one mobile social networking (11)
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Filed under: Internet, Social Software, web 2.0 ShoZu is a mobile download which allows you to connect and publish media to most of your favorite social networks in one convenient place. With official support for Facebook, Photobucket, Picasa, Flickr, YouTube, Blogger, LiveJournal, Wordpress, Twitter and a ton more, this might be the mobile lifestream manager you've been looking for. After downloading and installing ShoZu on your phone (supported on over 300 handhelds), the easiest way ...Shared by Alec Peden (8) ckaroli (45) Doni (50) Edney Souza (56) Felipe Fernandes (6) Hagdahl (29) Jen (10) Jesus (38) Kathy Brewis (74) nparker13 (104) Pedro Markun (17)Contribute comment -
Featured Windows Download: Game Key Revealer Finds the Keys for Your Games (45)
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Windows only: If you have a game installed on your computer but have lost the original documents that came with it, you can still retrieve the product keys for safekeeping. Game Key Revealer is a small portable application that can help you recover your lost game keys. Game Key Revealer supports more than 500 popular computer games from well known publishers like Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, THQ and Lucasarts. The game key of games like The ...Shared by Alec Peden (8) Andrew (1) Andrew Trinh (40) Barney (5) beanj007 (5) Bobby (13) Brian Junyor (39) Colby (6) Compuwizard123 (34) Convoluted (15) darkeye11547 (247) David (11) David (21) Degauss (9) Eric (52) GG (50) Hasan (23) Hervey (18) Humberto Gonzalez (43) John (5) Jonnie (7) Josh (27) Kenny (6) Krystal (37) Kyle (2) Kyle (12) m0d (5) ManiacD (30) Mookyjooky (20) nossenigma (9) Rakesh (9) Richard (43) Robert (7) rOckY (154) Roger (9) rszaloki (31) Ryan (13) Sebastian (9) Tal Shafik (0) tOMPSON (5) UJ (33) Wayne (52) wwdj (9) Yann (35) 攻疼新一 (298)- Kyle said: Useful if you have a decent amount of games from multiple platforms. Store the keys and be able to reinstall on a different machine instead of holding onto all the CD cases.
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Forget the iPhone, all you need is an iPod Touch (20)
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Filed under: Apple, Analysis, iPhone Sure, the iPhone is a flashy, iconic gadget. It's the crown jewel of the iPod family. It features a slick touch-screen, a slim form-factor, a whole library of new applications, and the MobileSafari browser. Do you know what I say to that? Forget about it. There's a device that has all of those same features, without the burden of a monthly fee to your favorite monopolistic phone-service provider. It may ...Shared by Alec Peden (8) Andrew Ruess (121) christian (3) darkeye11547 (247) Doug Stewart (28) Eric (52) gastaoss (14) JAFO (11) Kathy Brewis (74) Kristian (42) Marcus Beagley (19) oscar.mota (13) p0ps (34) Priit^ (61) rsgalloway (12) sameer (13) Scott (8) Syng Shin (105) Thomas (15) TO-Double-D (20)Contribute comment -
Copy a Single File to Avoid Re-Activating Windows XP [Tutorial] (145)
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The Online Tech Tips site offers up a great tip for anyone reinstalling XP off something other than their original CD—such as a slipstreamed and automated installation—or lacking a net connection to run the activation. Before wiping your system clean, grab a file named WPA.DBL from the System32 directory and save it to a thumb drive or other external media. When you load up your new system, skip registration, enter "Safe Mode" from the boot ...Shared by 100rabh™ (9) acedanger (3) AdamB (16) Adnan (29) Alan Wilensky (2) Alec Peden (8) Alex (1) Alex Leonard (0) aliencam (5) Andrew Mitry (24) Andrew Terry (30) AndyCast Andy (7) AnilG (24) anupam (5) Arkayz (3) Barney (5) Ben (18) Bernardo (11) Black_Skorpio (3) Bob (4) Bwana (74) CampMaster (21) Carla Souza (1) Carlos Juarez (2) Cassidy (16) Cesar (4) Chris (0) Chris (6) Chris Collins (2) Christopher (51) CLay (5) Compuwizard123 (34) craniac (24) ctq1123 (1) CtrlBreak (13) D (2) Dan (3) Daniel (2) Daniel Kirk (14) DarkBls (73) darkeye11547 (247) dasmart (19) Dave (10) Dave E. (3) David (11) David (5) Dawn (11) Dedalus (22) Degauss (9) Derek Gottlieb (6) Derick Valadao (15) deusdiabolus (93) digiSal (5) Dom Barnes (2) Eric (12) Eric (16) Eugeni Dodonov (13) Fred Schechter (75) Gabe (0) Gatewayy (5) Gelidity (5) ghosttie (38) Gil Creque (8) Glen Horton (4) H. Mueller (2) hank (20) Hannibal (55) Hasan (23) Ian Crossland (0) Iceman (7) Jamin (31) Jared (19) Jason (2) javaneze (22) jayman16 (61) Jdorfman (19) jGrrl (7) Jonas (17) JonathanZ (8) Jonnie (7) Jorge (22) Justin (3) Ken (8) KingBee (4) kiran (68) Kunal Ghate (3) Larsen (6) Lee Carlson (4) Lee G. (36) Leon Barrett (6) Library (16) MacMoov (2) Marcus (32) Marko Sultsing (9) marshall (15) Matthew (4) Michael Lockyear (1) mitja_i (3) n8dude (33) ndench (10) Nihar (20) nilegomez (11) NiXC (10) Noah (36) Nocky100 (6) Nuno Carvalho (0) Ozmandias (8) Paul (21) philayres (5) potentato (25) Radek Pilich (22) Randy (3) Ricardo Hdz (4) riwilo (6) Robert (5) Roger (9) Roopesh (5) Ryan (13) Sam (23) Sam (56) Scott Reston (3) shawn (1) SilverStag (3) Simon (10) sinisterff (8) smerrell (2) sryo (19) tarman (24)