How Not To Install An Air Conditioning Unit (1)
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Figure out how much gas money you need with Cost To Drive (7)
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Filed under: Internet, Web services, web 2.0 Planning a road trip in the near future? Cost To Drive is a web application that can help you figure out how much cash to take out of the ATM before you hit the road. Sure, you could certainly get a rough estimate by dividing the number of miles you have to drive by your car's average mileage and then multiplying that figure by the average price of ...
Microsoft to launch "Windows Cloud" operating system soon (15)
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Filed under: OS Updates, MicrosoftMicrosoft CEO Steve Ballmer says the company will unveil a new operating system called "Windows Cloud" within a month. Now before you go jumping to conclusions, no Windows Cloud will not be replace Windows 7, it will not necessarily let you store all of your data in the online "cloud," and it probably isn't really even designed for you anyway. Oh yeah, it probably won't be called Windows Cloud by the ...
StumbleUpon relaunches: No browser toolbar necessary (10)
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Filed under: Internet, Social Software StumbleUpon may be one of the most innovative social website discovery services around. But the service has always had one major stumbling block: users needed to sign up for accounts and install a browser toolbar. And some percentage of potential users are just never going to take those steps.Now StumbleUpon has removed those restrictions by rolling out a new version of the site that works without a browser toolbar. Just ...
How would you change Dell's Inspiron Mini 9? (1)
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Filed under: Laptops Once we all understood that the netbook was more than just a craze to be dominated by ASUS and its Eee brand, it was inevitable that Dell would join in. Sure enough, out popped the Inspiron Mini 9, priced competitively and loaded with hardware good enough to satisfy most in the market. Now that the first wave of machines have hit doorsteps (and subsequently, office desks, airplane tray tables and bathroom ledges), ...
7 Online Resources To Help You Improve Your Writing (11)
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Although language relies on certain rules, a story requires more than simple definitions to unfold. Look at this example to see how a simple sentence can be rewritten word by word to turn into a whole paragraph. Certainly this is not art and it contains a considerable amount of redundant and superficial information. However, its creation did require imagination. The thing is, whether you’re writing a diary, a blog or a column for a magazine, ...
Fusionman: first to cross the English Channel via jet-wing (23)
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Filed under: Transportation, Wearables Fusionman Yves Rossy, not to be confused with Buzz Lightyear, successfully crossed the English Channel today -- the first to do so in a solo flight with jet-propelled wing. Rossy was dropped from a plane at 8,200 feet and flew 22-miles in under 10 minutes from Calais to Dover. When asked by National Geographic's Kathryn Liptrott if he was worried about risk, Rossy replied, "I'm not worried about risk, I manage ...
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Bob said:
and still no flying cars
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chris said:
The guy is mental
Why Twitter Needs to Do More (24)
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In case you missed the news, Twitter announced a new election page that will help its users filter all the election tweets across its network so users can find what they’re looking for as soon as possible. Twitter claims it decided to launch the service after seeing a spike in the number of tweets surrounding the election and the candidates. The page is different than your run-of-the-mill Twitter page and it does a fine job ...
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Matt said:
god, i'm so sick of these articles about twitter. The service sucks, it's unreliable. Stop writing about it.
Classic Reader Offers Free Classic (duh) Literature Online (6)
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Filed under: Internet, Web servicesIf you're in the mood to read some classic works of literature, head over to Classic Reader and check out their massive library.No special software is required, as everything is prsented in standard HTML format for reading right in your favorite browser. The library currently contains more than 3,400 works by 346 different authors, including Ambrose Bierce, Lewis Carroll, Edgar Allen Poe, and - of course - Shakespeare.The works are fully ...
Defragment multiple drives simultaneously with Smart Defrag (14)
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Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware Smart Defrag is a free disk defragmenting utility from IOBit. There are a few things that set this program apart from other defragmenting tools like Defraggler, JkDefrag and UltimateDefrag. First, Smart Defrag can defragment several hard drives or partitions at once. In my tests, it did a complete scan of a 20GB partition and a 70GB partition in a matter of seconds. Smart Defrag can then either defragment the disks ...
12 Vintage Cigarette Ads They Would Never Get Away With Now (2)
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Cigarettes aren't bad for you, in fact they make you happier, sexier, more popular and quite possibly richer. Not true? Then take a look at these vintage ads and see what the 'Mad Men' of the time tried to get away with - and did.(via Robert-John) The Presurfer
After the BailOut - Can the Bankers Who Caused the Mess Fix It ? (11)
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The bailout is a given. Its needed to introduce liquidity into the system. I wonder why no one is defining what happens after the 700B of mortgage and other assets are purchased by the Fed. Has everyone forgotten that we didnt trade in last year’s bankers for a new team. The bankers that we hope will reflate the economy with loans to the people and companies who need it ARE THE SAME BANKERS THAT GOT ...
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Michael Hyatt said:
I don't know if Mark is right about this, but it is directionally sound. $700B is only the beginning. Just look at what happened with the cost of the war!
Iron Is Google Chrome for the Tinfoil Hat Crowd [Featured Windows Download] (23)
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Windows only: Free application Iron is a slightly modified version of the Chromium source of Google Chrome that removes components of Chrome that report your usage habits to Google. In practice, that means it removes your unique user ID, doesn't send user-specific info to Google, skips crash reporting, and doesn't check with Google for updates. Some features—like crash reporting and update checks—are built into most browsers anyway, but if you're already squeamish with the amount ...
Microsoft Gives Up, Strips Default Apps from Windows 7 [Windows] (16)
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No matter how hard Apple strives to make Microsoft look uncool, one fact remains: Microsoft owns the desktop. No matter what you do or where you go, somewhere or another, you're working with Windows. So when you hear that Microsoft will strip built-in email, photo editing, and movie making programs from Windows 7, you have to wonder: What's Microsoft giving you out of the box besides Internet Explorer, a web browser you're going to use ...
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ewbrown said:
I say good riddance to most of the applications bundled in Windows. I still use Windows XP on one of my primary computers and any time I need to do a reinstall, I have to refuse obsolete apps like MSN Explorer and Windows Messenger. Microsoft should leave stuff like that out of the OS but make it easy to find and install their software from the Web when desired.
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visik7 said:
no ma davvero la gente comprava windows x movie maker e il paint ?
Boost Your Wi-Fi Signal with Cooking Strainer [Clever Uses] (33)
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Parabolic surfaces are perfect for collecting errant wireless signals and focusing them, and the food strainer in your kitchen cabinet is a parabola waiting to do something other than hold pasta. Instructables user Dan Folkes describes how to turn a $10 Asian cooking strainer and an equally cheap USB Wi-Fi dongle into a signal-boosting dish. Dan boost his signal enough to detect an additional 20 Wi-Fi hotspots using NetStumbler to sniff them out. If you'd ...
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Keener2u said:
A Folgers coffee can works well for attenuation also.
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Brendan said:
Might be useful if you're in, say, the attic ;)
