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Monday, August 31, 2009

mobile



Sprint follows T-mobile's lead, wants $350 for HTC Touch Pro2
We figured the suits over at T-mobile USA were on some of that good stuff when they slapped an almost comical $350 (on contract) price tag on HTC's Touch Pro2, but evidently said "stuff" has made its way into the halls of Overland Park ...

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nokia of the future | Samizdata.net
A blog for people with a critically rational individualist perspective. We are developing the social individualist meta-context for the future. From the very serious to the extremely frivolous.

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Sunday, August 30, 2009

apple



apple retail news: three new stores opened this weekend
Finally, apple also opened up a new store at the Stonebriar shopping complex in Frisco, Texas. This store makes it the sixth store in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. If you live in or are near one of these areas, be sure to check out your ...

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Wonderful Altoids hacks %26ndash; Neatorama
Oobject rounded up some of the best Altoids tin hacks from around the Web. From cameras to flashlights to headphone amps, nothing is safe from the DIY community! The almighty Altoids tin has been torn apart, beat to death and drilled ...

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Saturday, August 29, 2009

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howto install Nvidia 190.25 (beta) drivers in ubuntu Jaunty .
howto install Nvidia 190.25 (beta) drivers in ubuntu Jaunty/Intrepid/Hardy � Ubuntu App Centre %26ndash; Replacing Add/Remove, Synaptic, Gdebi, Update Manage � Kismet %26ndash; An 802.11 wireless network detector, sniffer, and intrusion detection ...

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youtube - 8-bit trip
1500 hours of moving legobricks and take photos of them. -------ooo NOW AVAILABLE ON A MAJOR INTERNET MUSIC STORE ooo------ Search for "8-bi...

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Friday, August 28, 2009

asp



Sony launches DSLR-A850 full-frame digital SLR: Digital .
Sony launches DSLR-A850 full-frame digital SLR: Sony unveiled its second full-frame digital SLR in the shape of DSLR-A850. It offers almost all features of the company's flagship full frame DSLR A900, but at a more ...

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Engadget mobile Podcast 024 - 08.27.2009
Engadget mobile Podcast 024 - 08.27.2009. by Trent Wolbe posted Aug 27th 2009 at 3:45PM. That's right, ladies and gentlemen: we're back! This is a pretty short one as we get back into the swing of things and reintroduce ourselves, ...

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Thursday, August 27, 2009

DIY



DIY mini-fridge is just big enough for a can of soda, just odd .
DIY mini-fridge is just big enough for a can of soda, just odd enough to scare the FBI. by Tim Stevens posted Aug 27th 2009 at 9:01AM. DIY mini-fridge is big enough for a can of soda, odd enough to. Full-sized refrigerators are awfully ...

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How To Configure SquirrelMail To Allow Users To Change Their Email .
How To Configure SquirrelMail To Allow Users To Change Their Email Passwords On An ISPConfig 3 Server.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

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Alton Brown: Safe and Scary Kitchen hacks - alton brown - Gizmodo
Alton Brown famously disdains spending money on "unitaskers" and other kitchen gadgets, when you can just as easily (and far more cheaply) get by with what's around the house. Here's what happened when I asked about his favorite hacks.

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youtube



youtube Biz Blog: In the future, everyone will monetize their 15 .
We first launched the youtube Partnership Program (YPP) to help some of our more popular users make money from their videos on youtube. While we've focused on accepting prolific users who regularly produce videos that reach a wide ...

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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

asp



Lacomare Claims Rip Curl Pro Junior%26mdash;Takes asp Euro Junior Ratings .
Lacomare, who claimed his second event win this afternoon to jump back in the lead on the asp European Junior ratings, dominated the crucial event by far with several of the competition's best scores posted en route to victory. ...

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apple



apple Censored the Snow Leopard: Now With 100% Less Blood
Snow Leopard: it's the next iteration of apple's Mac OS X, and it's also a beast that hunts cute little snow bunnies (no, not young women who spend a great deal.

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Monday, August 24, 2009

nokia



nokia Booklet 3G is really real, as seen on camera
Not that we thought it was a fabrication this morning, but Reuters has managed to snap a few pictures of the nokia Booklet 3G "mini laptop" to assure us that there is indeed at least one physical unit in existence, located at the ...

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hacks for xp? - MPGH - MultiPlayer Game Hacking
does anyone have any hacks for xp that does not need sp2?

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Sunday, August 23, 2009

apple



Congressmen Asked apple About iPhone Exclusivity and the Tablet
A few days ago, we received a unique invite to meet with the Congressional House Republican New Media Caucus at a Silicon Valley round table to promote dialog.

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howto make a plush cell model - Boing Boing
howto make a plush cell model. Posted by Cory Doctorow, August 23, 2009 3:22 AM | permalink. Instructables user ChrysN has a sweet plush cell model howto up on the site. ChrysN suggests that this would be a great project for students ...

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Saturday, August 22, 2009

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Make: Online : TRKBRD, a DIY touchpad
Rob Nero is building this interesting finger tracking device using two infrared lasers and 110 infrared sensors. The cool part about this is that all the math is being done on the microcontroller, which means that it can be used without ...

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mobile



thinktank's Robin Boyar on mobile Gaming
Few people understand the video game space the way Robin Boyar does. She boasts 15 years of research experience including ...

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Friday, August 21, 2009

asp



What's new in asp.NET 4.0 %26ndash; Part II %26ndash; Routing in Webforms
Like I said earlier, asp.NET 4.0 has lots of new features some of them as simple as Page.Title whereas so as big as caching improvements. This post covers one such feature which is Routing in Webforms. Although Routing was available ...

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nokia's 5800 Navigation Edition announced, finding its way to .
TomTom's iPhone kit is due any minute, and now nokia is getting into the game, announcing the 5800 Navigation Edition. Instead of coming with music it comes with a pre-loaded copy of Ovi Maps and lifetime licenses for voice-guided ...

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

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FT.com | Tech Blog | Lex: youtube
David Gelles, Joseph Menn, Chris Nuttall and Richard Waters in the FT's San Francisco bureau upload their technology views.

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nokia Mulls Netbook | John Paczkowski | Digital Daily | AllThingsD
Microsoft is prepping a slimmed down version of the forthcoming Windows 7 operating system to work on so-called netbooks. Asustek is mulling a mini-laptop that runs on Google's Android OS. Now, nokia is looking with interest at the ...

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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How to fix URL-shorteners (Scripting News)
Joe Moreno at Adjix, who I have been working with, has figured out how to do it on Amazon S3. I have mapped a domain to an S3 bucket, and given his software permission to write to that bucket. Here's the key point. ...

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apple



apple's North Carolina Data Center to Focus on Cloud Computing .
Cult of Mac posts an interview with Rich Miller, editor of Data Center Knowledge, regarding possible plans for apple's $1 billion data center due to open in rural Maiden, North Carolina in 2010. At a.

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

youtube



youtube - Official New Moon Trailer 2: Meet Jacob Black
The Wait is finally over! Here is the Official New Moon Movie Trailer #2: Meet Jacob Black.Follow Us - http://Twitter.com/ClevverTVThe brand new Twilight New...

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Rest For asp.NET MVC SDK and Sample
Phil Haack attempts to infuse technology and software development with humor and a pragmatic eye... Attempts.

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Monday, August 17, 2009

mobile



T-mobile G1 won't see any Android updates beyond 1.5
Pioneering T-mobile G1 owners have been enjoying the spoils of Android 1.5 (or Cupcake, as it's known 'round these parts) for months now, but it looks as if that very treat will be the last taste of confectionery goodness that the ...

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11 Vital Tips and hacks to Protect Your WordPress Admin Area
We have compiled a fully detailed article that will highlight some of the must have security measures for your WordPress Admin Area.

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Sunday, August 16, 2009

DIY



Free DIY Solar Install Guide | Green-Trust.Org
Our Methane Digester and Wind Turbine Tutorial give away was so popular (over 5000 requests so far), we have decided to do the same with our DIY Solar Install.

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DIY Helicopter | zedomax.com - The DIY, HOW TO, Hacks, Gadgets .
This is a cool DIY helicopter that has been made from bit of wood, steel pipe and an old motor bike engine. The builder is twenty year old farmer who claims that the machine could reach a height of 2600 feet. ...

Saturday, August 15, 2009

apple



apple Tablet Rumors: Separating Fact from Fiction
Ever since a Financial Times article in July reported that an apple Tablet would be launching before Christmas, the entire web's been buzzing nonstop over the.

asp



What's new in asp.NET 4.0
asp.NET 4.0 has many improvements for different set of scenarios such as Webforms, Dynamic Data %26 AJAX based web development. There are also a lot of enhancements to the core runtime that powers asp.NET such as Caching, ...

Friday, August 14, 2009

mobile



Samsung T659 Scarlet coming to T-mobile USA
Samsung's upcoming T659 Scarlet will be making its debut Stateside thanks to T-mobile, where it crams in 3G and Bluetooth connectivity, email and IM support, and a 2-megapixel camera with video recording capabily.

nokia



nokia 5900 XpressMusic detailed | Electricpig
Forget any thought of a nokia N97 Mini for one minute. Because a new full touchscreen treat is on its way. Dubbed the nokia 5900 XpressMusic, it's already been.

Thursday, August 13, 2009

youtube



New Ghostbusters Trailer Coming to youtube Tonight?
Something interesting was brought to our attention today: a set of cryptic TwitterTwitter updates coming from youtubeyoutube. A few hours ago, the web video.

howto



How-To: Install Windows 7 and live to tell about it
An external DVD drive makes the installation process simpler, but Microsoft has detailed exactly how to install Windows 7 from a USB thumb drive or some other form of external storage. The instructions there are simple enough, ...

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

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30+ New Useful WordPress Tricks %26 hacks | Wordpress
As an experienced WordPress user, we keep ourselves updated with the development of the core, plugin releases and useful WordPress tips and tricks shared.

apple



DVD Jon Posts His apple Anti-trust Subpoena
As we've seen before, DVD Jon loves messing with apple. And now he'll get his chance in a major way. Jon Lech Johansen ...

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

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Mind hacks: An anthropologist as the President's mother
Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) URL: Remember me? Yes No. Comments: Neuroscience and psychology tricks to find out what's going on inside your brain. Mind hacks is a book by Tom Stafford and Matt Webb. ...

DIY



Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | DIY Postcard Holder
DIY Postcard Holder. We had no idea this DIY postcard holder was used for anything else besides holding bits of inspiration, until we read the caption below the photo... The square piece of wood was originally a screen printing frame ...

Monday, August 10, 2009

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asp Hosting | Web hosting Reviews
asp Hosting A web hosting service that provides accessibility to Microsoft's asp.NET application framework for building and hosting web-based.

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How to Upgrade the Windows 7 RC to RTM (Final Release) : the How .
Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek. ... Home � How-To's � Games � Gear � Reviews � Wiki � Forums � Login / Signup � Windows 7 � Windows Vista � Windows XP � Microsoft Office � Internet � Geek Stuff � Ubuntu / Linux � Blogs ...

Sunday, August 09, 2009

mobile



The Month In Windows mobile Apps: Fancy Browsing, VoIP Magic, and .
You name it, we've got it: Sexy search tools! Google Voice! Upstart app stores! Maps, with stuff on them! Radio! Emulators, from the future! Fresh new browsers! It's all in a day's month's work for Windows mobile. 800x600 | Full Size ...

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nokia 5530 XpressMusic out of box, handled on video, preferred .
As far as we're concerned, nokia's 5530 XpressMusic far and away out-classes its more expensive older brother the 5800, even if it is lacking in the 3G department. British phone retailer mobiles.co.uk thought it best to tease us with an ...

Saturday, August 08, 2009

youtube



The Webcycle: Lose Weight While You Watch youtube Videos
A pair of chirpy Brits have come up with a way to revolutionize weight loss by combining cycling with Internet browsing...perhaps. The Webcycle, by Matt Gray.

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How to Upgrade the Windows 7 RC to RTM (Final Release) : the How .
Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek. ... Home � How-To's � Games � Gear � Reviews � Wiki � Forums � Login / Signup � Windows 7 � Windows Vista � Windows XP � Microsoft Office � Internet � Geek Stuff � Ubuntu / Linux � Blogs ...

Friday, August 07, 2009

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youtube - JK Wedding Entrance Dance
Our wedding entrance dance to Forever...yeah, forever.For more information or to make a donation towards violence prevention please visit our website: http:/...

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OMG! DIY Drumsticks!
I can't eat much ice cream these days. Sure I'll have a cup of this or that but those weird, multi-colored popsicles I ...

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PHP versus asp.NET %26ndash; Windows versus Linux %26ndash; Who's the fastest .
NOTE: This is %26ldquo;Misfit Data%26rdquo; - While I do work for Microsoft, this data is NOT %26ldquo;official Microsoft%26rdquo; data and is not endorsed or ratified by Microsoft in any way. I built and ran these tests because I was personally curious about ...

Thursday, August 06, 2009

apple



apple's Phil Schiller Speaks On Censored iPhone Dictionaries, But .
A lone messenger has emerged from the impenetrable fortress that is apple's App Store, and his name is Phil Schiller. Earlier this week, ...

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nokia N97 Mini is seriously just a smaller, cheaper N97, it seems
Eldar Murtazin over at mobile-review has chimed in on those alleged nokia N97 Mini shots that leaked last week -- and as anyone who follows the mobile industry knows, when the ridiculously well-connected Eldar speaks, folks tend to ...

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

mobile



O2UK iPhone exclusive to end on October 9th | mobile Content .
Orange and T-mobile favourites to swoop in and stock Apple device. Although there has been plentiful speculation about O2 losing its iPhone exclusivit...

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DefCon badge hacks: 2009 edition
The infamous DefCon hacking and security convention is underway, and of course when you put together hundreds of talented coders, hackers, and modders, ...

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

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Leveraging asp.NET User Controls in SharePoint development .
In the last Web Content Management (WCM) project built on top of Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) 2007 I've worked on, we've used a couple of new.

mobile



T-mobile's BlackBerry Curve 8520 unboxed and handled (with video!)
That new BlackBerry Curve 8520 for T-mobile is in the house, sucking down EDGE data like it's going out of style (oh, right, it is). For a device that can be scored for $50 at Walmart as of tomorrow ($130 at T-mobile stores), ...

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DIY home surveillance
It's like the Internet knows what I'm looking for! Josh Lowensohn at CNET just ran through a few webcam-based surveillance systems. I just ...

Monday, August 03, 2009

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youtube Blog: Local News on youtube
Helping you discover and watch news videos that are relevant to the stories of the day or to the issues unfolding in your neighborhood is one of our big goals when it comes to youtube News %26 Politics. That's why we developed a "News ...

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Google Chief Resigns From apple's Board - DealBook Blog - NYTimes.com
In a sign that two longtime allies in the computer world are beginning to compete for more business, the computer maker apple announced on Monday that Eric Schmidt, chief executive of Google, was stepping down from its board.

Sunday, August 02, 2009

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How to avoid ads in Gmail (or not) - Boing Boing
Someone called Joester is purporting to show us how to block out gmail ads by using magic words in email messages, such as 9/11 or "suicide." In other words, the ads that appear when your email is catastrophe-free: gmail-before.jpg ...

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3 Quick and Dirty Business hacks
My mother was a high school mathematics teacher and understood that kids learn best when learning is fun, so at ...

Saturday, August 01, 2009

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Engadget Mobile reviews nokia's Surge
Some might say that the phone you're peering at above is the most un-nokia-like nokia device produced in quite some time (if not ever), but remember, this one was custom made for US consumers and AT%26T's audience -- something that's not ...

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Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale - Boing .
Bobby McFerrin hacks your brain with the pentatonic scale. Posted by Cory Doctorow, August 1, 2009 8:08 AM | permalink. Marilyn sez, "Bobby McFerrin uses the pentatonic scale and an audience's expectations to demonstrate neural ...