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Monday, June 30, 2008

asp



Working with asp.NET MVC and MvcContrib
I have spent the past couple weeks holed up in a cave building a web site using the latest asp.NET MVC framework. I am behind on blogging, responding to emails, and keeping up with my RSS feeds. I am making good progress with asp. .

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Sunday, June 29, 2008

apple



apple lawsuit targets "iPod Mechanic"
apple claims they asked Woodhams to stop using the iPod trademark back in 2006 and that the parties came to an agreement to have Woodhams stop using the iPod Mechanic name in January, 2007 and park the ipodmechanic.com domain name two .

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Saturday, June 28, 2008

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howto make cheap Linux Computer Ready for Public Access
Librarian buys an Everex pc2 for $185 Installs Ubuntu and tweaks it for public internet access.

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Eco-Friendly Curb Appeal
The bold aesthetics of the ultra-modern South London dream house on World's Greenest Homes stands out in its traditional-looking neighborhood.An attractive designer wind turbine can turn your roof from "meh!" to 'whoa! .

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youtube



youtube Continues to Destroy All Competitors in Declining Video Market
According to traffic analysts Hitwise, youtube now sees 75.43% of traffic to the online video category; that's up 26% from it's May 2007 marketshare of 59.95%. The nearest competitor is still MySpaceTV, which was down a whopping 44% to .

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nokia



nokia unleashes Supernova series: meet the 7210, 7310, 7510, and 7610
Finally, the 7610 (no, not that one) moves up to a beefier 3.2 megapixel camera and hits next quarter for �225 (about $354). Gallery: nokia unleashes Supernova series: meet the 7210, 7310, 7510, and 7610 .

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mobile



mobile Advertising Has Potential
Although nearly everyone today has a cell phone, mobile marketing is still very much in its infancy and marketers are struggling with how best to use the mobile platform to influence consumers. So far, it seems they have not been that .

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Friday, June 27, 2008

mobile



mobile Advertising Has Potential
Although nearly everyone today has a cell phone, mobile marketing is still very much in its infancy and marketers are struggling with how best to use the mobile platform to influence consumers. So far, it seems they have not been that .

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

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Security Tip: Blocking Access to asp.NET MVC Views Using .
When you create a new asp.NET MVC project using our default templates, one of the things you might notice is that there is a web.config file within the Views directory. This file is there specifically to block direct access to a view. .

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

youtube



Indie films on youtube
youtube has set up a new site for independent film-makers, a curated collection of the very best films you are unlikely to find in theaters or on television, shown in an upgraded High Quality viewing system. Check it out to.

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Tuesday, June 24, 2008

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howto make giant, removable vinyl wall-stickers
Instructables user Britsteiner has posted a great howto for making your own gigantic reusablke vinyl wall-stickers. As the instructions point out, this is perfect for rental places like dormitories or apartments, since you don't need .

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Monday, June 23, 2008

nokia



nokia Acquires Plazes To Be Ovi's New Mapping App
nokia, the world's leading handset manufacturer, has announced its intention to acquire LBS web app Plazes. Berlin-based Plazes will provide nokia with a social mapping property for Ovi, its new web portal. Congratulations to CEO Felix .

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Sunday, June 22, 2008

DIY



DIY
Download. ShareThis. Tags: 2 column, Amazing, creative, DIY, do it yourself, home improvement, Home improvement theme, interior designer, property, real estate, theme, Widget ready, wordpress, wp theme .

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Saturday, June 21, 2008

apple



apple: A Flat Five Billion
That is not to diminish the accomplishments of apple and the iTunes Store, which are substantial. In 2003, the paid music download was a backwater item, confused by irregular pricing, tethered access, and conflicting DRM schemes. .

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Friday, June 20, 2008

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2008-06-20 Spike activity
Quick links from the past week in mind and brain news:. Clear thinking science writing Carl Zimmer discusses the evolution of the mind in a video lecture. Pure Pedantry looks at a new study on serotonin and rejection in the Ultimatum .

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Thursday, June 19, 2008

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howto: Unlock A LUKS Encrypted Root Partition Via SSH On Ubuntu
howto: Unlock A LUKS Encrypted Root Partition Via SSH On Ubuntu. Fully encrypted systems prevent others from getting your data from physical access. The rationale behind the encryption of a complete system is that you don't have worry .

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008

mobile



The Coming World of mobile Sensors
At Supernova 2008 this week we got a glimpse of what’s next for mobile; and it has little to do with hardware like the iPhone, software like Google’s open-source operating system Android, mobile platforms put forth by Apple, Google, .

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Tuesday, June 17, 2008

nokia



nokia XpressMusic 5800 "Tube" turns up in German poster
nokia's 5800 "Tube" handset hasn't exactly been doing the best job staying under cover, and it's now turned up yet again to offer another sign of its presumably imminent launch, this time in a poster for Germany's SMS Shop. .

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Monday, June 16, 2008

apple



Fortune on the Intel-apple relationship
Fortune has an interesting article detailing how apple and Intel are fast on the way to becoming best buds. Apparently Intel has been more willing to accommodate apple than some of its other customers, as demonstrated by the MacBook Air .

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Sunday, June 15, 2008

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Consuming Web Service using asp.NET AJAX
asp.NET AJAX is all set to provide the power of Asynchronous JavaScript and XML to your web sites. AJAX makes the web pages more responsive and interactive by reducing the page refreshes or post backs. AJAX harnesses the power of client .

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Saturday, June 14, 2008

DIY



DIY peripheral rack hack
How to make a computer peripheral rack out of a literature rack/ paper sorter. This is a take on something I found in a blog, but I cannot for the life of me remember where. The original had used the wobbly stackable paper sorters. .

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Friday, June 13, 2008

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Making Money On youtube - Google CEO Eric Schmidt Admits He Doesn .
There has been a lot of talk recently about how youtube should be making more money than it currently does to justify the $1.65 billion Google paid for it, and to maximise the huge traffic the site receives. .

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Thursday, June 12, 2008

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Language specific madness
I've just found this fascinating study on language and psychosis that found that multilingual psychotic patients can present with either different or less psychotic symptoms depending on the language they use. .

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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

youtube



Biggest Online Dance Battle In The History Of Mankind!
Thank you Alan! http://youtube.com/fallofautumndistro Pull Shapes By: The Pipettes http://thepipettes.com http://myspace.com/thepipetees Starring: http://youtube.com/lisanova http://youtube.com/OlgaKay .

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DIY



DIY Underwater Wedding Flora Arrangement - a step by step guide
DIY Underwater Floral Arrangement Almost any flower can be used in underwater floral arrangement, so experiment with different kinds of flowers. The nice thing about this is that it doesn’t use that many flowers for each. .

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Tuesday, June 10, 2008

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links for 2008-06-07
How to Get Rid of Ants Safely and Without an Exterminator @ fivecentnickel.com. "In the summer, messy kids = ants. Here's a quick and safe do-it-yourself method for getting rid of them (the ants, not the kids)." .

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Monday, June 09, 2008

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howto make easy ice-cream cupcakes
Marilyn sez, "My kids always want commercial ice-cream cake for their birthdays, but the icing is always so tasteless. These ice-cream cupcakes look easy to make and the ganache topping looks yummy." .

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Sunday, June 08, 2008

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nokia N78 released in India
We saw the availability of the nokia N78 in Finland. And while we’re waiting for it to arrive here in local shores, it seems nokia is taking steps in other markets as well, as it has also announced availability of the nokia N78 in India .

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Saturday, June 07, 2008

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Loads of fake apple shots hit the web: 3G iPhone pre-WWDC edition
It's a few days before a big apple event, and you know what that means: a ridiculous amount of really bad fake apple product shots. Actually, you have to hand it to this first guy, pictured above. It's mildly convincing and sites are .

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Friday, June 06, 2008

mobile



Get bus and train directions on the go with Google Maps for mobile
Enter the new version of Google Maps for mobile. This version (2.2) allows you to get transit directions in all the same places as the web version of Google Maps, including Chicago, the San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle, Vancouver, .

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Thursday, June 05, 2008

asp



HydrogenCMS upgraded to asp.net mvc preview 3
I upgraded HydrogenCMS for it's second release to asp.net mvc preview 2 tonight, and updated the HydrogenCMS.net site. Overall, it was not a difficult exercise. I had a hiccup or two because I had a view unfortunately named "View", .

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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

apple



apple finally takes the UK out to the movies
apple just announced that iTunes UK will finally make films available to British punters. Studios include 20th Century Fox, The Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Entertainment, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. .

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Tuesday, June 03, 2008

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Back to the future, but this time with data
IEEE Spectrum Online magazine has a special and rather splendid feature on the 'singularity' - the supposed point when technology will outpace the human brain and we'll be catapulted into a time of intelligent machines, .

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Monday, June 02, 2008

mobile



Verizon slide deck reveals Verizon i770, Palm 800w, fun facts
Moving on, we've got details on upcoming Windows mobile 6.1 upgrades for the XV6800 and Samsung i760, some shots and specs of the Motorola V750 and Casio G'zOne c711 for the soon-to-launch EV-DO Rev. A PTT service, and the list just .

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Sunday, June 01, 2008

DIY



DIY: Make your Rock Band drum kit wheelchair accessible
Filed under: Hacks, Rhythm. The raw, unbridled power of The Rocking is an equal opportunity force that can be tapped by anyone with a strong enough desire to evoke its boundless energies. Unfortunately, physical restrains can often .

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