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Calvin and Hobbes for October 02, 2008 (2)
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Shared by Ben (12) Bijou (17)- Ben said: the look on calvin's dad's face really makes this comic
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Quick Beef Stir-Fry with Bell Peppers (4)
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Sometime in the mid-80s I gave my father a subscription to Gourmet Magazine for Christmas. I think this goes down in family history as the most appreciated gift ever given to him by one of his kids. He continued to subscribe to Gourmet for at least 15 years. Over the last few years, mostly to get ideas for this site, dad has been skimming through decades old issues that he still has in stashes all ...Contribute comment -
Scott Adams Blog: The Creative Process 09/19/2008 (5)
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At this point I will digress and give you my untested theory about creativity:Creativity is highly correlated to poor memory.Contribute comment -
Dynamic SOQL - why and how (1)
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Force.com Blog (12) permalink
I signed up for the pre-release trial of Winter '09 today and am starting to explore the new features. One new or rather a fully supported feature is Dynamic SOQL (it was previously in pilot). Dynamic SOQL lets you build and execute a query at runtime. This feature is especially important if you are an ISV (Independent Software Vendor) or someone writing tools that has to work in multiple orgs where it is impossible to ...Shared by Bijou (17)Contribute comment -
T-Mobile Android G1 Launch Liveblog: It’s Got A Compass! (4)
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PRICING: $179 7:58 AM Existing T-Mobile customers can order them online. Commercial launch date is October 22. $25 data plan with unlimited Web, limited messaging. $35 unlimited. So no free email. Guess Fortune was wrong about dat one.- Reid said: $179 phone, $25 data plan with unlimited web, limited messaging, $35 unlimited
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T-Mobile G1 first hands-on (19)
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Filed under: Cellphones Yep -- there it is. We finally, finally got our mitts all over the very first Android device, the T-Mobile G1 -- hanging out in the crowd, waiting for the official announce, naturally -- and so far we like what we see. The phone is surprisingly thinner than we thought it would be, and it feels pretty solid in your hand (though they've opted for an almost all plastic device, no metal ...Shared by Adam Dempsey (1) André R. Hood (38) Bijou (17) bittin (222) Cam (0) Carissa (20) Chris G. Galbraith (0) Citizento (7) Dennis Gonzales (17) Doug Stewart (43) GodsMoon (16) happy_harry (22) Isaac Palmgren (7) Jarod (2) Jason Pratt (3) Rick Butterfield (44) Wes McDaniel (6) Zaki (45) 雨声渐弱 (16)- Zaki said: Oh baby... I want you
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5 More Elements of Composition in Photography (11)
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Yesterday I shared 5 ingredients of composition that I consider when setting up a shot. Today I’d like to talk about 5 more. Framing Image by foreversouls Most of us use ‘frames’ to display our images when we hang them on walls for viewing - however ‘framing’ can be used within the composition of a shot to help you highlight your main point of interest in the image and and/or to put it in context ...Shared by Andrew Acomb (5) Bijou (17) Brian Auer (45) Christopher Gizzi (21) Duk (9) Evaristo (12) Grant (34) Michael (27) NunTiuX (11) Rick (1) ViaWebLive (18)Contribute comment -
Amazon Web Services Blog: Oracle Enters the AWS Cloud (13)
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We've been working with Oracle to bring a number of their products into the cloud. The first fruits of this work are now ready: cloud-compatible licensing, EC2 AMIs preloaded with a variety of Oracle products, support programs, backup to the cloud, and a cloud management portal. As more and more enterprises take a look at the Amazon Web Services, they invariably ask about packaged software, particularly databases. With this announcement, AWS users now gain access ...Shared by anupam (0) Bijou (17) Brent Ozar (7) Brian.LeRoux (7) Bryon Thomas (9) chrisv (1) Jay Liew (34) John (24) mike lorengo (1) nybble (9) Paulo Querido (0) Thomas Amberg (19) Vicky (16)- nybble said: I admit, I don't know if this is big news or not, but I didn't see it coming.
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Android's 10 Most Exciting Apps (56)
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Amid the iPhone 3G launch hysteria, we made a pronouncement that, looking back now long after the dust has settled, pretty well nailed it: forget hardware, it's code that counts. Code via the juggernaut that is the App Store, which allowed the iPhone to truly came into its own as a mobile platform. Now, our first official look at T-Mobile's G1, the first Android-capable phone built by HTC, is less than 24 hours away, and ...Shared by adk (20) Ahsan Navid Hussain (352) allgoood (20) Andrew (5) Anton Fletcher (1) Athar (3) Bijou (17) Brendon Smith (2) Brian (104) Calvin Robinson (7) Daniel Marcus (5) DeadRinga (43) denao (18) Eldon (22) Eric (28) eschnou (12) Guerwan (19) Huseyin (7) Jason Matthews (0) Jay Liew (34) Jimmy (20) John Magnus (8) Jonathan Larkin (0) Josh (22) Kaos (13) Karin (7) Keith (18) Kristian (48) kukoo (1) Michel Vuijlsteke (24) Mike Mayer (1) Muthu Ramadoss (21) Nicholas Barone (1) Philippe (18) Ranjani Ravi (54) Rich (11) Ritu (496) Robert Scoble (44) sarahintampa (48) Serginho (0) Setu (13) Shell (169) Skellie (57) Stanley Tang (26) StreetForce1 (113) svartling (25) Sweevo (20) Then (12) Thomas Amberg (19) Tobias Verhoog (23) Trey (20) Victor (5) Wojciech Beling (1) yonmacklein (20) ysamjo (22) zone41 (16)- Jason Matthews said: that iris recognition looks so futuristic.
- Philippe said: i want my g-phone
- Robert Scoble said: The Google Android phone isn't that impressive looking. It isn't from a carrier that is that great (it doesn't work in my house, for instance). But it will be the apps that get me to switch. Here's a great list.
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Scenes From India [Pics] (41)
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India is home to over 1.2 billion people of wildly varying religions, cultures and levels of wealth. Only 61 years since declaring its Independence from English rule, modern India is still defining itself, sometimes against the friction inside and outside of its borders. Recent newsworthy events in India include vast Monsoon flooding, conflicts in still-disputed Kashmir, and religious clashes between Hindus and Christians - and celebrations conducted by Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh and more. Though ...Shared by Ahsan Navid Hussain (352) AJ (8) alyssa (26) andy smith (0) Azeem (0) Beth (25) Bhaskar (12) Bijou (17) BoB (5) browneyes (18) Carren (4) Dennis Gonzales (17) eugene (13) Evan Asano (4) Eyki (20) GilesVG (6) Grant (34) happy_harry (22) hikbi (111) Holger E (22) Jessica Sarai (14) Jithu (5) Kevin (15) lghuffman (21) Mark Wilson (63) MH (22) Mike (21) Mo (11) molgar (9) Nick (12) onefish2 (8) phillip (38) Prakash (13) Pramod (75) Randy Zlobec (2) Saket (24) Satyajit Grover (19) subsky (7) w0lfh0und (269) wirx (6) yugun (16)- Bijou said: Amazingly wicked images from India... awesome pictures.. Boston Big Picture 'Heavy Metalz!'
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LDAP Query Syntax Tips (1)
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I've had a few conversations recently about the strangeness of LDAP query syntax so I thought a post some useful information and links here. You might not have had the need to know anything about LDAP query syntax as part of working with PeopleSoft though. PeopleSoft's delivered LDAP integration does a good job of providing some rich functionality (authenticating users, caching profiles, role memberships, etc.) without forcing you to deal with LDAP query syntax.LDAP Queries ...Shared by Bijou (17)Contribute comment -
LongJump Challenges Force.com With New Developer Suite (2)
onWhen Salesforce rolled out its software development platform, Force.com, last year, we called it a “game ender” for several other startups helping people create and deploy applications as web services. Among these was LongJump, which has enabled businesses and individuals to create web applications using visual tools since early summer 2007. Today, LongJump strikes back at Force.com by adding a coding environment to its own suite of developer tools. More technically skilled users can now ...Shared by Amer (20) Bijou (17)Contribute comment
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A Contributor's Guide to Launchpad.net and Bazaar Slides (1)
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Today at the Riga Sun Database Group Developer Meeting, I'm giving a MySQL University session about using Launchpad.net and Bazaar for Contributors. Below, I've posted links to the slides. A Contributor's Guide to Launchpad and Bazaar Open Office Impress slides PDF slides Topics included in the slides: Getting started on Launchpad Various features of Launchpad Setting up a Bazaar repository Bazaar Commands Working in a decentralized gatekeeper model Linking to tasks through Launchpad Resolving merge ...Shared by Bijou (17)Contribute comment -
Using Partitioning in MySQL™ 5.1 (1)
onThis is a short tutorial on the features implemented in HoneyMonitor for the use and administration of Partitioning in MySQL™ 5.1. It could be useful for Users who are new to the product and want to get start with it or to whom want to learn the basis of Table Partitioning in MySQL™ 5.1. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Partitioning a Table 2.1 Creating a Partitioned Table using the Create Table Wizard and the Partition Editor ...Shared by Bijou (17)Contribute comment
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Best of the Best: The Hive Five Winners [Hive Five] (147)
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Our Hive Five feature series answers the most frequently asked question we hear at Lifehacker: "What's the best tool for the job?" In the past six months, we've covered the five best tools in a number of categories, from best instant messengers and DVD-ripping tools to anti-virus applications and BitTorrent clients. Each week, we ask our savvy readers to vote for the one tool they like best out of the top five; the winner represents ...Shared by abdullah (11) adang001 (18) Adval (18) Al (15) Alec Peden (15) Alex M. (13) Alexander13 (76) Alf Kåre (19) androcles (19) Antonio (8) Ashish (16) Ashish Jaiswal (0) beatlebum (13) Ben (15) Bijou (17) bjsolem (15) brandy (17) Brandy (17) Brooks (14) BryanSays (3) bucks14 (17) Carlos Pinto (10) Caz (10) chunk (14) Cubby Brendle (13) D4rKr0W (13) DarkBls (27) DaveBinM (14) davemac (18) Derek Springer (19) digiSal (20) Dilated (0) docbob (16) Dominik Lukeš (4) Duane (35) Dwight D (0) Dylan Bennett (20) Edney Souza (14) Eduardo (9) Éric (19) Eric (16) Eric (0) Erik (16) everyone loves a wee sombrero (10) Faraz (10) Florent Solt (23) Gabriel (21) Gelidity (0) Gil (19) giseky (16) Glutnix (15) Greg (0) Guerwan (19) Hakim (1) HeNkiSdaBro (19) Hieu (6) hikikomori (16) HokieGeek (23) Hooman (19) Humberto Gonzalez (26) idham (13) Ingar (5) Inman (10) ioeo (11) J. (17) Jake (16) James (9) James (9) Jeff (20) Jeff (1) Jennifer Abe (7) Joe Haynes (38) JohnC (15) Jon Lorenzini (1) Jordan (11) Jorg (2) Josh (15) Jules Morgan (0) jwmosley (4) Kai (10) Kathy Brewis (134) kennethjayden (10) Kevin (19) Krazy (234) Kurt (22) LANjackal (18) Liew (1) Luca (8) Manuel (19) Marco (6) Mark (22) Mark Bockenstedt (16) Marko Sultsing (6) Matt (7) Matt (30) MattJhsn (22) Mayka Mei (1) Michael (20) mina. (11) nanabite (19) Nick (7) Nikki (22) Nuno (20) Pablo Olmos de Aguilera C (10) Parag Shah (1) parkylondon (10) Pejman (22) Perry (5) Peter N (15) Peter Wooley (6) phegaro (13) philayres (1) Praveen Kumar (21) Punksolid (53) quarkrocks (19) rawwell (93) Richard Bradshaw (17) Rob (10) Rob (0) Robert (12) Robert Scoble (44) rodmitch (14) Rylan (2) Sara (5) Scott (10) sczizzo (8) shivanand (3) Sridhar Katakam (17) Stefan (8) Stephen Speer (7) Steven Correy (37) Sumesh (61) Sylvia Giacinta (17) Szestek (20) Ted (12) timmins (15) TJ (8) tOMPSON (21) Vasanth (13) venkks (13) vinoaj (19) williamsdb (6) wwj (19) Yaser Sulaiman (3) Yusuf (16) zemaNORIS (24) Фил (20)Explore read nine notes- Robert Scoble said: This is a must read for everyone. Lifehacker has pulled the best productivity apps out and put them all into one post. Me loves Lifehacker.
- Caz said: This is good stuff... a bunch of the "best of" applications and systems to make you more productive... really... you should read this.
- chunk said: One stop shop.
- Jake said: I use about 70% of these things. All pretty awesome apps.
- mina. said: i love that the best tools to keep track of your life are still pen and paper. the satisfaction of drawing a line through something on your to-do list is unparallelled.
- Mark Bockenstedt said: this is a pretty good comprehensive list of the best packages around
- Kurt said: Awesome post!
- Glutnix said: Even technophiles still like pen-and-paper!
- Matt said: This is a good list that everyone should check out.
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My Visit to Google Germany (17)
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I recently visited the offices of Google in Munich, and these are some of the pictures I took there. Enjoy! Google in the pretzel font. Front-desk receptionist. Front-desk receptionist trainee. Google-wear collection. I don't know what this lion is about. Google cow-bell bike bell. This is really how Google Maps are created. Cafeteria. Buffet line. The biggest hotdog I've ever seen. Literally, it's a loaf of hotdog meat. Google Hawaii contingent. Indoor shading. Light reading ...Shared by Aju (7) Andy (16) Bijou (17) Chris Schrier (26) colladude (8) harala (0) idhorat (27) James (16) Marina (5) Martin (15) Matt McKnight (18) Nick (20) pala (2) Satya (19) Steve (17) Tim (50) willygru (4)Explore read four notes- willygru said: Luce bién el lugar "¿que no?"
- Chris Schrier said: wtf, they get three monitors? Come on, I want another 30 now.. hah.
- colladude said: google germany munich photos
- Matt McKnight said: Secret of Google Maps and giant hot dogs and some goals for our office space- too bad none of us get to work there.
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Calvin and Hobbes for September 20, 2008 (6)
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- Ben said: i'm fairly certain this happened to me this morning.
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Nokia's E72 slider and E75 candybar with QWERTY keyboards leaked (2)
onFiled under: Cellphones, Handhelds A Nokia promotional video has apparently been leaked to YouTube revealing a pair of an unannounced, business-minded handsets: the E72 QWERTY slider and E75 QWERTY candybar. Check all the hot corporate, S60 video action after the break -- who knew architectural planning could be so easy?[Via Symbian Freak]Continue reading Nokia's E72 slider and E75 candybar with QWERTY keyboards leakedRead | Permalink | Email this | CommentsShared by Bijou (17) iconolith (2)
- iconolith said: they finally have something with phone and qwerty! finally!!
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The Mess On Wall Street: Four Trillion Dollars Down The Drain (97)
onOctober 7, 2007 September 12, 2008 The collapse of so many major financial institutions in the past year, and over the past few days especially, is hard to fathom in its enormity. Sometimes you need a good visual to put things in perspective. The New York Times has an interactive graphic up on its site that pretty much says it all. It shows that $4 trillion has been wiped off the total market capitalization of ...Shared by Aaron Brazell (1) adam (692) Aeh310 (19) AJ (144) Alexander13 (76) Amy (130) Angelo (4) Antony (21) Aron (17) bigstrings (17) Bijou (17) Bob (12) Brendan (2) Bryant (6) CannonGod (140) Carlos R. Hernandez (8) Christopher (7) Chung (110) Claudia Chez Abreu (22) colladude (8) d2s (23) Dan (15) Dan (9) Dan Kearns (12) Dave (73) DavidSS (7) Dion Rodrigues (12) diwakergupta (18) DOCBook Howto (109) Edwin (3) Eric Chen (15) Erik C. Thauvin (64) Fang (11) Gauravonomics (3) Getinet (4) GP (42) Harper (57) Howard (0) Inthenameofmine (0) Isaac (10) jeffmcneill (8) JEP (64) Jim Rogers (9) John F. Schneider (7) Josh (14) Josh (23) Josh (0) Kristen (18) Logan Lindquist (33) MAlbano (3) Matthew Eber (11) Mattodono (29) mavrevMatt (25) Melissa Goetsch (3) Mike Grybos (15) Nathan Johns (16) Neo (11) Nick (49)
