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Monday, November 30, 2009

nokia



For nokia's Ovi, the World (Minus the U.S.) Is Enough %26ndash; GigaOM
For nearly two years, I have been critical of nokia for a diverse set of reasons including its denial of competition from Apple's iPhone, its hardware, and a botched launch of its Ovi app store. So last week when Tero Ojanper�, ...

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DIY



DIY Mood-Lighting Wine Bottle - DIY - Lifehacker
Two things that always seem to be in surplus around the holidays are empty wine bottles and strands of Christmas lights. Turn the two into a novel lamp with this simple hack.

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Sunday, November 29, 2009

howto



Reminder: How to Block NSFW Content - howto - Gizmodo
As we enter the holiday season, Gizmodo wants to make sure no one offends Auntie Ethel when she sees yet another Fleshlight post on the front page. To avoid the embarrassment, point your browser to gizmodo.com/tag/not:nsfw.

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mobile



Scotiabank Brings mobile Banking To BlackBerry
mobile phone banking isn't as widespread as Internet banking just yet, but it's surely moving forward. Now Scotiabank has teamed up with M-Com to allow BlackBerry users to access their banking services. As usual, security is the main ...

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

hacks



Mind hacks: Reflected glory
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. ...

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apple



apple's In-Store Black Friday Deals
It's finally Black Friday, and shoppers are out looking for bargains. apple's in-store prices aren't so low, but there are ...

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Friday, November 27, 2009

youtube



youtube - The Muppets: Bohemian Rhapsody
"Bohemian Rhapsody" by QueenPurchase here: http://tinyurl.com/y87s9tqhttp://Twitter.com/MuppetsStudio.

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asp



Extending asp.NET MVC 2 Templates - Kazi Manzur Rashid's Blog
Kazi Manzur Rashid's Blog - Sharing Thoughts and Learning on Microsoft .NET Technology.

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

nokia



nokia X6 Comes with Music and capacitive touchscreen: shipping now .
What are you thankful for today? If you live in Finland or the UK and pre-ordered a X6 then you might be obliged to nokia.

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apple



apple Black Friday Sales Begin in Australia and New Zealand - Mac .
apple has launched its "Black Friday" one-day sales in Australia and New Zealand, with other countries set to follow at the appropriate times. As expected, apple is offering only modest discounts compared to the deals offered by many ...

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

DIY



High, Low, %26 DIY: Tufted Headboards | Apartment Therapy Chicago
High, Low, %26 DIY: Tufted Headboards. Now that the third season of Mad Men is over and Don and Betty's glam bedroom has been deserted for the time being, the tufted headboard craze seems to be dying down. If you've been shopping for one, ...

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mobile



mobile %26ldquo;Human Assist Guidance Robot%26rdquo;
Tokyo-based (and globalized) bearing supplier NSK has announced [JP] the development of an autonomous mobile robot that one day will be able to ...

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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

youtube



youtube Webinar on Partner Optimization Tips
On Nov 26, at 5 pm (UK time), European partnerships team is holding a webinar designed to help partners better manage their accounts and uploads. %26ldquo;A 20-25 minute presentation where youtube partner team specialists'll share some useful ...

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hacks



The Washington Monthly
hacks AND FLACKS.... Interesting shake-up at the RNC late yesterday afternoon. Trevor Francis, the communications director at the Republican National Committee, is leaving his post, an odd mid-cycle departure that suggests some level of ...

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howto



How to Run Google Chrome OS from a Thumb Drive - Google - Lifehacker
Last week we pointed you toward a virtual machine build of Chrome OS for anyone eager to play around with (the still incomplete) Chrome OS, but if you'd rather try running it from a thumb drive, weblog MakeUseOf has you covered.

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Monday, November 23, 2009

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How to Run Google Chrome OS from a Thumb Drive - Google - Lifehacker
Last week we pointed you toward a virtual machine build of Chrome OS for anyone eager to play around with (the still incomplete) Chrome OS, but if you'd rather try running it from a thumb drive, weblog MakeUseOf has you covered.

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mobile



Official Google mobile Blog: Happy Thanksgiving Travels: Google .
Google Maps Navigation is an internet-connected GPS system with voice guidance and automatic rerouting, all running on your mobile phone. Using Google services over your phone's data connection brings important benefits to GPS ...

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nokia



Spotify lands on Symbian phones from nokia, Sony Ericsson and Samsung
[Sweden] The much - perhaps justifiably - hyped music streaming service Spotify has extended its mobile reach significantly today with the release of ...

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asp



asp.NET MVC: Creating reports using Chart control - Gunnar .
asp.NET Chart control is powerful control you can use to add charting support to your web applications. Although chart controls are mainly used with asp.NET forms it is not very hard to use them also in asp.NET MVC applications. ...

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

asp



asp.NET MVC: Creating reports using Chart control - Gunnar .
asp.NET Chart control is powerful control you can use to add charting support to your web applications. Although chart controls are mainly used with asp.NET forms it is not very hard to use them also in asp.NET MVC applications. ...

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nokia



nokia to Cut Jobs in Research and Development | John Paczkowski .
nokia's workforce is deteriorating nearly as fast as its share of the mobile phone market. This morning, the company--which sacked 1700 employees in March and another 450 in April--said it will cut 330 more jobs in its research and ...

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youtube



youtube - MASS: WE PRAY THE VIDEO GAME
A family shouldn't have to wait until Sunday to worship the Lord. Now you can go to church every day without leaving your home. Participate in more than 24 u...

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DIY



DIY Forge | MetaFilter
And yup, Lindsay books are DIY pr0n. I get the catalogue just to drool over the things I can't build right now... posted by ubersturm at 1:13 PM on November 21. � Older A women's prayer group was expelled from the area . ...

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

DIY



DIY Forge | MetaFilter
And yup, Lindsay books are DIY pr0n. I get the catalogue just to drool over the things I can't build right now... posted by ubersturm at 1:13 PM on November 21. � Older A women's prayer group was expelled from the area . ...

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youtube



youtube - MASS: WE PRAY THE VIDEO GAME
A family shouldn't have to wait until Sunday to worship the Lord. Now you can go to church every day without leaving your home. Participate in more than 24 u...

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hacks



10 Must Have hacks For WordPress Development | Spyre Studios
Building your own wordpress themes will open your eyes to a lot of things, mainly the fact that you'll be retyping a lot of code over and over and over again. So in this post I am going to show you ten wordpress code hacks that you can ...

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nokia



nokia to Consolidate Handset Lineup%26hellip;Finally
nokia (s nok) said today it's slashing 330 research and development jobs in Europe as it looks to consolidate its ...

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Friday, November 20, 2009

mobile



Seesmic Ventures Into mobile With Powerful New Apps For Android .
Seesmic is having a huge week. The startup that develops Twitter and Facebook clients for the web and desktop just unveiled a native ...

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mobile



Seesmic Ventures Into mobile With Powerful New Apps For Android .
Seesmic is having a huge week. The startup that develops Twitter and Facebook clients for the web and desktop just unveiled a native ...

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asp



asp.NET MVC 2 Custom Validation
ComponentModel.DataAnnotations . asp.NET MVC 2 has built-in support for data annotation validation attributes for doing validation on a server. For details on how data annotations work with asp.NET MVC 2, check out Brad's blog post. ...

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youtube



Official Google Blog: Automatic captions in youtube
Since we first announced captions in Google Video and youtube, we've introduced multiple caption tracks, improved search functionality and even automatic translation. Each of these features has had great personal significance to me, ...

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Thursday, November 19, 2009

hacks



Harlequin hacks: The Book Bench : The New Yorker
harlequin.JPG As if self-publishing didn't already seem like a masturbatory enterprise, Harlequin intends to make it downright dirty with a deal announced today. Partnering with Author Solutions, the house will allow hacks who love the ...

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nokia



nokia's Response About Dropping Symbian from Nseries by 2012
It looks like the Maemo marketing team at the nokia N900 London meetup got a little excited and said something they shouldn't have. Ben Smith from The Really.

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asp



asp.NET 4.0: Writing custom output cache providers - Gunnar .
Until now we can use asp.NET default output cache. We don't have any option to write our own output cache mechanisms. asp.NET 4.0 introduces extensible output cache %26ndash; programmers can write their own output cache providers. ...

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howto



How to Make Your Fireplace More Effecient - Home Improvement .
Fireplaces are lovely and cozy to sit around but not to great for actually heating your home. Increase the efficiency of your fireplace with these tips and get some of that wasted heat back.

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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

apple



Cond� Nast will officially be apple tablet ready in 2010 .
Well done, apple. You've finally done it. You've got the world bending the knee for a device they've never seen, and which you ...

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apple



Cond� Nast will officially be apple tablet ready in 2010 .
Well done, apple. You've finally done it. You've got the world bending the knee for a device they've never seen, and which you ...

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youtube



youtube Helps YouReport
While there is always some information to discuss about how the news will be consumed via the free model online ...

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howto



Screenr - @manasseh: How to Create a Web Heading using Photoshop .
How to Install and Apply Layer Styles in Photoshop CS4. #howto #photoshop. 26 minutes ago. Thumbnail. 3:21. How to Create Rounded Buttons for the Web using Photoshop CS4 #howto #photoshop. 42 minutes ago ...

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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

howto



Backup Your Browser with the New FavBackup : the How-To Geek
Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek. ... Home � How-To's � Reviews � Games � Shopping � Forums � Login / Signup � Windows 7 � Windows Vista � Windows � Microsoft Office � Firefox %26 Web � Geek Stuff � Linux ...

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DIY



DIY mood lamp looks store-bought - Hack a Day
DIY mood lamp looks store-bought. posted Nov 17th 2009 2:13pm by Mike Szczys filed under: arduino hacks, led hacks. [NeZoomie] built an RGB mood lamp as his first electronics project. He certainly hit it out of the park with this one, ...

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nokia



nokia N900 quick hands-on
We've finally had a chance to play around at length with a very late pre-production version of nokia's N900 (retail units are already shipping, but not to our neck of the woods just yet) and we wanted to scribble out a few notes for you ...

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hacks



what's new in Firebug 1.5? at hacks.mozilla.org
This is a re-post from Rob Cambell's personal weblog. Firebug 1.5 is the first release that will work with the upcoming Firefox 3.6 and also also works with Firefox 3.5. It's currently in beta and will be available before the release of ...

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Monday, November 16, 2009

apple



apple Black Friday Possibly Leaked (I Really Want It to Be True .
According to Boy Genius Report, this may be apple's Black Friday deals. According to this image, they will be applicable only on November 27th. They seem too good to be true:

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hacks



FutureFed : Random hacks of Kindness
By Teresa Carlson , Vice President, Microsoft Federal I've discussed the importance of interoperability at length because it's essential to providing government with the choice it needs to build the best solutions, and interoperable ...

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asp



Client/Server vs. asp/Web-Based in Healthcare IT - The Healthcare Blog
I get tons of email for healthcare IT advice (which I love, so keep the questions coming) and every once in a while a question comes along that I decide to answer here since I think it will be interesting...

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hacks



Counter Strike hacks
If you are look for Counter Strike hacks , then you came to the right place. Here is list of best counterstrike hacks, that I found while surfing over internet.

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Sunday, November 15, 2009

asp



Client/Server vs. asp/Web-Based in Healthcare IT - The Healthcare Blog
I get tons of email for healthcare IT advice (which I love, so keep the questions coming) and every once in a while a question comes along that I decide to answer here since I think it will be interesting...

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nokia



nokia unveils mobile computer | Vanguard
Unveiling the product last week in Lagos, head of nokia research centre, Henry Tirri said %26ldquo; customers feedback made us to come with nokia N97 mini. We have always been responsive to our customers' demand.%26rdquo; ...

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DIY



Drive a Car with Your iPhone - Driving - Lifehacker
A lot of people have been impressed with how you can find an app for everything. What about driving your car? With this (very) ambitious DIY project you can drive a car with your iPhone.

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mobile



BlackBerry Bold 9700 On T-mobile Monday
For those of you who have been drooling over the BlackBerry Bold 9700, the good news is that it's just around the corner! The BlackBerry Bold 9700 will be making its US debut on Monday, thanks to T-mobile USA,...

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Saturday, November 14, 2009

mobile



T-mobile launching BlackBerry Bold 9700 on November 16 for $199.99
Anyone looking for the hottest T-mobile-powered BlackBerry experience that money can buy need only wait a few dozen hours now, because the carrier has just revealed that it'll be launching the latest rendition of the Bold -- the 9700 ...

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DIY



Drive a Car with Your iPhone - Driving - Lifehacker
A lot of people have been impressed with how you can find an app for everything. What about driving your car? With this (very) ambitious DIY project you can drive a car with your iPhone.

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nokia



nokia rumored to be eyeing Palm buy yet again
We've been around this rumor pretty much since Palm started looking competitive again, so take it for what you will -- but a bunch of fat cats down on Wall Street have been going ape today over renewed "chatter" that nokia might be ...

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howto



Week in Geek: The Lots of Links and Such Edition : the How-To Geek
Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek. ... Home � How-To's � Reviews � Games � Shopping � Forums � Login / Signup � Windows 7 � Windows Vista � Windows � Microsoft Office � Firefox %26 Web � Geek Stuff � Linux ...

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Friday, November 13, 2009

DIY



Make: Online : DIY water purifier
Mark @ BoingBoing points us to this homemade water purifier build by a retired Russian engineer....

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apple



Bill Gates Praises Steve Jobs For Saving apple From Disaster .
Clearly, there is a mutual respect and admiration between Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Both have been complementary of each other in the past, but Gates had this to say about Jobs on CNBC last night.

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youtube



youtube Blog: 1080p HD Is Coming to youtube
As resolution of consumer cameras increases, we want to make sure youtube is the best home on the web to showcase your content. For viewers with big monitors and a fast computer, try switching to 1080p to get the most out of the ...

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asp



asp.NET MVC: Validating objects using Enterprise Library .
I am currently playing with Enterprise Library 4.1 Validation Application Block and I am integrating it to my asp.NET MVC application. In this posting I will show you how to use validation block in your asp.NET MVC application. ...

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

hacks



Walmart hacks the Palm Pixi's Price Down to Size: $30 at Launch .
It looks like retailers are going to have to do what Palm won't: Make the Palm Pixi genuinely cheap, or at least cheaper than the Pre. For example! Walmart's already cut the Pixi's price from $100 to $30%26mdash;pre-launch.

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DIY



Craftzine.com blog : DIY Stroller Handle for Toddlers
Whitney at The Rookie Moms explains how you can make a simple stroller handle for your older child (3 yrs and up) to hold onto when you are toting around your little one....

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asp



asp.NET MVC View and Transaction - Kazi Manzur Rashid's Blog
Kazi Manzur Rashid's Blog - Sharing Thoughts and Learning on Microsoft .NET Technology.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

hacks



Mind hacks: Terrorism, society and psychology
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. ...

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nokia



nokia reveals 2015 vision while struggling with 2009 realities (video)
When nokia talks about the future it's generally a good idea to pay attention. After all, even with diminishing market share, a split Maemo and Symbian smartphone strategy, and less than stellar financials, the company remains the ...

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

youtube



youtube - U2 on youtube - Live from the Rose Bowl
The world's greatest band on the world's largest stage - U2 on youtube. Watch the rebroadcast of the full live streaming performance from the Rose Bowl. Reco...

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mobile



Samsung announces Bada mobile OS, SDK sets sail in December
Because what the world needs now is yet another mobile operating system, Samsung has announced its foray into the field with Bada. Not much to reveal at this point other than some key PR speak: the name means "ocean" in Korean, ...

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Monday, November 09, 2009

howto



How To Compile Amarok 2 From Git On Kubuntu 9.10 Karmic .
Because of the the rapid development of Amarok the old howto is completely outdated. Most of the things in there remain still valid but also a lot of other things have changed. Most notably the change from SVN to Git. ...

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apple



apple Still Not Allowing VoIP Calls Over 3G
Earlier today in response to my post about Nimbuzz, a good pal emailed to find out why the service didn't ...

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Sunday, November 08, 2009

youtube



TubeRadio Turns youtube Into Jukebox - youtube - Lifehacker
youtube's a quick source for hearing the occasional music track here and there. With TubeRadio, you can hunt down music on youtube more efficiently, and even find entire albums, through a helpful search interface.

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apple



Yes, the apple Store is down up
Yes, the apple Store is down up � Heads Up: Update your apple TV to 3.0.1 ASAP, says apple � Parallels Desktop 5 ships with a host of new and improved features � AT%26T not happy with Verizon ads: 'There's a lawsuit for that' ...

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Saturday, November 07, 2009

asp



CarlosAg Blog : Presenting at asp.NET Connections in Las Vegas
Next week I will be presenting at the asp.NET Connections event in Las Vegas the following topics: AMS04: Boost Your Site's Search Ranking with the IIS Search Engine Optimization Toolkit : Search engines are just robots, and you have to ...

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mobile



How would you change Windows mobile 6.5?
Windows mobile 6.5 officially landed on a gaggle of Windows Phones back in early October (a month ago to the day, in fact), but by and large, all of 'em have seemingly drifted off into some forgotten corner while Motorola's DROID has ...

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Friday, November 06, 2009

DIY



Green Living: 10 DIY Green Home Projects
From Associated Content, by Amy Whittle: There are many improvements that can be made to the typical residence to increase its energy efficiency.

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nokia



Rihanna Sings nokia's Praises
Advertising industry information from Adweek. Read inside stories on advertising, creative, and client - agency relationships.

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Thursday, November 05, 2009

hacks



Michelle Malkin � All the president's hacks
Indeed, this West Wing is stacked with %26ldquo;hacks%26rdquo;%26ndash;campaign professionals who are acculturated to think, act and win in the hothouse environments of elections, not to govern a bitterly divided country in extremely difficult times. ...

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howto



Foobar2000 is a Fully Customizable Music Player : the How-To Geek
Computer Help from your Friendly How-To Geek. ... Home � How-To's � Reviews � Games � Shopping � Forums � Login / Signup � Windows 7 � Windows Vista � Windows � Microsoft Office � Firefox %26 Web � Geek Stuff � Linux � Blogs ...

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Wednesday, November 04, 2009

nokia



The nokia X3 passes the FCC exam
The nokia X3, not to be confused with the Android-powered SE X3, just made it through the bowels of the FCC, which is ...

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DIY



DIY wrist mounted flamethrower
Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending on how you look at it), mutation in our genes do not result in the next Professor X or Wolverine, but will most probably end up as a medical anomaly who will require extra attention...

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Tuesday, November 03, 2009

mobile



T-mobile Confirms Nationwide Service Outage - Nationwide tmobile .
There's a confirmed T-mobile service outage affecting users nationwide. People are reporting that all calls are failing with busy tones or getting dropped instantly, despite full signal bars. Let us know what you're experiencing and ...

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asp



Using asp.NET and Jcrop to crop images online - Gunnar Peipman's .
Cropping images in asp.NET is easy task to do if you use right tools. In this posting I will introduce how to crop images using Jcrop and System.Drawing namespace classes. What we are building is simple and user-friendly image cropping ...

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Monday, November 02, 2009

apple



Adobe Gets Sharky Snarky With apple's iPhone Flash Ban - iPhone .
Pulling a Donald Sutherland in Body Snatchers, Adobe shows its darkest side screaming and pointing the finger at apple in this Flash installation web page for iPhone users. Their razor-sharp message:

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hacks



OWLE hacks The iPhone to Make A Serious, Zooming Video Camera
The OWLE team is back at it again, and they never fail to impress. Just a week ago, they announced the availability of ...

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Sunday, November 01, 2009

youtube



youtube - U2 on youtube - Live from the Rose Bowl
The world's greatest band on the world's largest stage - U2 on youtube. Watch the rebroadcast of the full live streaming performance from the Rose Bowl. Reco...

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howto



How to change Screen resolution in Ubuntu | Ubuntu Geek
This tutorial will explain how to change Screen resolution in Ubuntu and this might work in all ubuntu versions. Procedure to follow. 1) Go to System %26mdash;> Preferences %26mdash;> Display. 1. 2) Once it opens you should see similar to the following ...

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