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SeatExpert: Know Where to Sit on Flights (2)
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Want to avoid bad seats while traveling by air? Check out SeatExpert. It is website where you can find largest number of airline seatmaps in one place. Each seatmap has seats clearly marked with legends and when clicked has detailed comments with Pros and Cons . You can search and browse seatmaps by airlines and their planes. From the page: “SeatExpert.com has the largest number of airline seatmaps available anywhere in the world, and many ...Shared by Augmented Web (34) scott (16)Contribute comment -
Google Goes into Orbit: Timeshare Satellite GeoEye Launched (18)
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As we noted late last month, Google affixed its name to the GeoEye Inc’s GeoEye-1 satellite, in order that the Web giant get dibs on some high-resolution imagery produced of our little planet in orbit. Well, today marked the blastoff sequence, followed by a successful launch. According to the AP, it started fighting gravity at 11:50 AM today from vertical stasis at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Video posted to the GeoEye website marks ...Shared by adam (1201) Ananya Walia (771) aNTwNHs (80) AshTR (25) Augmented Web (34) iAlja (35) id084895 (21) ilias Charis (78) Javed (150) Mikey (53) Morton Fox (76) Niklas (13) Phreak 2.0 (52) Rosest (72) Ross V (471) scott (16) Shaun (12) Shinil Payamal (79)Contribute comment -
iContact: Bring Gmail Contacts to the Desktop (5)
onDo you use Gmail or Google Apps for your email? If so, you might want to check out the Windows program iContact. iContact gives you desktop access to all your Gmail/Google Apps contacts. Why do you need to use this? Well if you need to use contacts in more than one program or service (like email, IM, Skype, or others) or use a desktop app and need it on more than one computer, it’s difficult ...Contribute comment
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Download Youtube in Google Chrome, The Best Trick! (2)
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Unlock For Us, Download any Youtube Videos/Movie Directly from your Chromium Browser. It will Instantly get the link from the webpage even if it's not yet finished loading. No Website or software is needed. It's easy! Just Copy and Paste the Code Below to your Address Bar: javascript:window.location.href = 'http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=' + swfArgs['video_id'] + "&l=" + swfArgs['l'] + "&sk=" + swfArgs['sk'] + '&fmt_map' + swfArgs['fmt_map'] + '&t=' + swfArgs['t']; That's it!!! While watching the Youtube Video ...Shared by scott (16) techfeed (6)Contribute comment -
Portable Chrome: Carry the Google Browser on a USB Stick (23)
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For people who love to carry software on a USB drive, here’s something you have been waiting for. Carsten has created a portable version of Google Chrome that has all the features available in the the main browser but requires no installation - just unzip all the files and start Chroming. This portable Google browser can run directly from the USB stick on any Windows computer and all user settings including web history, cookies, etc. ...Shared by AaronTN (36) Ashwin (7) David Bradley (25) Doni (51) Dragos Pirvu (715) GeniusBoyWonder (44) Giorgos (13) imma (4) Jeffrey Blais (48) João M (50) Keith (1) La Cognithèque (18) Michael (42) Mike (44) MTRCN (20) Pascal Veilleux (3) Paul (29) rajan (7) Rob (148) Sam Sethi (17) scott (16) Sigalon (36) slogoo (36)Contribute comment -
Is Time Running Out For Yahoo? (2)
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Look at that graph. I'm no financial expert here, but I'm pretty sure that what's happening above isn't so good. Yahoo! has been doing its darndest to reestablish itself a viable Internet force since its months-long failed courtship at the hands of the giant, and sometimes unfriendly Microsoft, and now analysts are declaring that the company is mid-death rattle. Says Kara Swisher at BoomTown: Simply put, time is running out for the languid stylings of ...Shared by Andrew Terry (30) scott (16)Contribute comment -
A closer look at Picasa 3 (beta!) (13)
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Posted by Todd Bogdan, Software EngineerWe’ve been working on a new version of Picasa for a couple of years, and we think you're going to like the changes and improvements. Mike's post yesterday gave some background on Picasa 3's general focus on easier sharing and smarter integration with Picasa Web Albums. Today, I'll focus the spotlight on our powerful new creative tools, as well as some of the other refinements to be found in Picasa ...Shared by broepke (19) Bruce (2) Chung (111) Fiona (22) Haggis (12) Håkan (25) Jeff (23) Mark Whiting (16) Philou (16) scott (16) Steve (17) wille (134) xeal (13)Contribute comment -
Announcing Picasa 3.0 and a new version of Picasa Web Albums! (22)
onPosted by Mike Horowitz, Product ManagerToday, we're pleased to announce the public beta of Picasa 3.0, the next generation of Google's photo management software. We're also launching a redesigned Picasa Web Albums with a brand-new 'name tags' feature, which gives you the power to quickly label and organize your photos based on who's in each picture. From the start, Picasa's goal has been to help people get more from their digital cameras. Earlier versions of ...Shared by baron (8) bnoise (35) Bradley Horowitz (1) Bruce (2) cgsheldon (159) Chris Roat (11) Christopher (43) Chung (111) G. (35) iomegadrive (12) Jeff (23) joshua (24) Kevin De Mulder (24) livibetter (2) mythus (14) Nick (10) R (35) scott (16) stanleyxu (15) stratus (4) Vidal Tripsa (7) Voyagerfan5761 (73)Contribute comment
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Picasa Web Albums Adds People Tagging (29)
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CNet reports that Picasa Web Albums will add some interesting features today. After implementing face detection in the image search engine, Google adds face recognition in Picasa Web Albums to facilitate photo tagging."The problem with tagging is that it's a chore, so most people don't bother. But Picasa's name tag feature automates the process enough--and provides enough reason to use it--that I believe many users will take the tagging plunge. (...) The most impressive moments ...Shared by [Curtis W] (30) Arik (10) Army of Gnomes (46) badpazzword (20) baron (8) charlie anzman (120) Christopher (43) Derek (6) DWM (13) elvista (11) Fiona (22) gisc (24) HBreda (20) IwfWcf (26) James Forbes Keir (20) jeffmincey (5) Jigar Mehta (61) Jon (9) Jupega (17) Lu Tao (26) Mike F (488) Navid (72) Neko (17) Nick (10) scott (16) SyP (9) The Big Guy (2) tosch (10) Voyagerfan5761 (73)- charlie anzman said: With blogger user sharing and Picasa people sharing, certainly looks like we're building an ad-hoc social network ??!!
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Lupo PenSuite (1)
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Lupo PenSuite is a completely free suite of portable programs and games (doesn't need to be installed). This Suite is designed to simplify the user's life, by collecting the best suites and portable programs available on the Web. [ Requires: 9X/2K/NT/XP/Vista| Size: 148 MB]Shared by scott (16)Contribute comment -
Engadget : HTC's Android-driven Dream revealed in glorious spy photos (1)
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Engadget has gotten their hands on photos of the new T-Mobile Dream Android by HTC. Check out the photos at Engadget.http://www.mobilegadgetnews.com/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=3487Shared by scott (16)Contribute comment -
MyMiaMia : Ask Anything & Get Answers using your Mobile (2)
onMyMiaMia lets you ask any questions about anything and get answers sent to your email or mobile phone via SMS. There are two ways to ask a question, via SMS or call them: (1) via SMS - type a question and send it to provided MyMiaMia number (2) Spoken - call MyMiaMia number and ask your question. In both cases, once the question is submitted, you should receive an answer within in a few minutes ...Shared by rd1701 (3) scott (16)Contribute comment
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Audiko (2)
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Create your own unique ringtone Audiko is a simple service which helps you to make a ringtone of your favorite song!Shared by Miguel Angel (93) scott (16)Contribute comment -
Power Toy: Microsoft’s Virtual Desktop Manager (6)
onIt is no secret that I LOVE me some SysInternal Tools. I have covered AutoRuns here at MakeUseOf.com and a ton of others over at AskTheAdmin.com. Since Microsoft bought Sysinternals there have been some really cool new tools. The newest one on the scene is Virtual Desktop Manager. Virtual Desktop Manager might be a foreign concept to Windows users. But those of you loving a flavor of ‘Nix or maybe you are a Ubuntu Fan ...Contribute comment
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New Mobile Portal in v2 Beta: KeyToss (2)
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http://www.keytos... mobile is extremely customizable, and similar in concept to iGoogle for mobile, but it's got a lot of cool and unique features, including: the ability to search using dozens of different search tools (e.g., Google, Amazon, IMDb, UPS Package Tracking, Acronym Finder, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia) from one search bar; local searches on Google Local, Yelp, and yellowpages.com based on your stored location; RSS and Atom newsfeeds with mobile-optimized links; localized links (so you don't have ...Shared by illy (8) scott (16)Contribute comment -
Office Enterprise 2007 USB Edition (Portable) (1)
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Include:Microsoft Office Word 2007Microsoft Office Powerpoint 2007Microsoft Office Access 2007Microsoft Office Excel 2007Microsoft Office Picture Manager 2007Microsoft Office Clip Organiser 2007Microsoft Office Diagnostics 2007Shared by scott (16)Contribute comment -
JohnLocker.com - Video Learning Network (1)
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In their own words“By harnessing the power of social communities and video sharing, JohnLocker.com is able to provide the best documentaries and educational videos found on the web. It is our goal to make the process of watching, adding, rating, and discussing the videos as simple as possible.”Why it might be a killerThe video selection is amazing. This site could become the educational equivalent of YouTube for students and teachers.Some questionsAren’t these videos on other ...Shared by scott (16)Contribute comment -
DialAHuman: Avoid Answering Machines and Talk to Humans (3)
onTired from automated answering machines? check out DialaHuman, it is a database of direct access phone numbers and tips on what combinations to press to get Human operators. You can browse database alphabetically or by service category. Features: Get direct phone numbers and combination tips to get to human support personnel. Browse company numbers alphabetically or by category ( finance, government, hardware, insurance, internet, pharmaceutical, shipping, software stores and more). Improve service by contributing a ...Contribute comment
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How to: Start Using Greasemonkey in 4 Minutes (42)
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Greasemonkey is a powerful Firefox add-on that lets you change the appearance and functionality of almost any page on the web. Most people don't know how to write ...Shared by Alain Benedict Yap (7) Andrew Terry (30) andrewcsfan (18) Aranittara (7) Archit T (19) Ch (132) colladude (2) Dino Borelli (2) Donna (18) Eduardo (2) Eoin (14) firun (8) Flora (12) Franklin P (0) GreenAcid (5) janequigley (13) Janyne (11) jeroendemiranda (14) Jon Price (35) Ken Kennedy (11) kidakaka (0) Kristen (254) Kyle (17) Laughing Squid (18) LeRoy K. May (5) Marque (0) Marshall Kirkpatrick (4) Martin Koser (25) ming (8) nikhil (28) Preoccupations (47) Rainer Helmes (12) Razzu (12) Renton (4) Richard (24) Richard (18) scott (16) Sean Sharp (1) shanusmagnus (17) Tac (17) yoshy (342) zuzur (9)- Ken Kennedy said: Nice. I have done a little Greasemonkey work, but screencast tutorials are always worth checking out.
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How to: Start Using Greasemonkey in 4 Minutes (41)
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Greasemonkey is a powerful Firefox add-on that lets you change the appearance and functionality of almost any page on the web. Most people don't know how to write Javascript, though, so we end up using the Greasemonkey scripts developed by other people who do. There are lots and lots of scripts that have been written and they are fun, useful and easy to run. It's been downloaded nine million times, but we believe many people ...Shared by AJ (198) Andrew Terry (30) Aranittara (7) b (73) Ch (132) colladude (2) Coolbox (29) dobata (441) DOCBook Howto (126) Eduardo (2) Eoin (14) Fanatyk (34) firun (8) Flora (12) Franklin P (0) GP (46) GreenAcid (5) Janyne (11) jeroendemiranda (14) Ken Kennedy (11) kidakaka (0) Kourosh (41) Kyle (17) luca Filigheddu (9) Marque (0) Mike F (488) ming (8) Peter (20) Program Witch (21) Razzu (12) Renton (4) Richard (24) scott (16) shanusmagnus (17) Shayna (22) StevieB (73) Sue (34) Syng Shin (126) Tac (17) Tony (14) zuzur (9)- Ken Kennedy said: Nice. I have done a little Greasemonkey work, but screencast tutorials are always worth checking out.
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