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A Fit Ball to Sit at the Computer Posted: 08 Nov 2007 10:24 PM CST I have found that, for me, the best chair for sitting at the computer is a fit ball. That is what they are called in this part of the country but they do go by other names. There is a short video included to show what a fit ball is. There are several reasons that I prefer using a fit ball as a chair. First of all, it is really comfortable and one can't help but maintain good posture. When using the fit ball as a chair, the core muscles are called upon to keep your balance. This is a means of doing some passive exercise while sitting at the computer. It is good exercise for the abdominal muscles which help to hold your balance. If you happen to have to move often, say from apartment to apartment, the fit ball is so much easier to transport than an office chair. It simply deflates and can be placed in something as small as a grocery shopping bag. At the new location, it just takes a few minutes to re-inflate. Here is the video that I mentioned previously: Catherine Related Articles: Ball Trick Skills and Battle Soccer: Not Suited for American Television Even Tom Verducci Is Baffled Super Monkey Ball Deluxe Now On Xbox & PS2

Viking Dock Pay to attend funeral Posted: 08 Nov 2007 10:19 PM CST Well this is disappointing to see, the Minnesota Vikings docked the one game pay of Troy Williamson because he missed the game to attend his grandmother's funeral. In other words he was docked 25,588 dollars for missing 60 minutes of game time. Coach Brad Childress told the twin cities area media that "the decision was on a "business principle" of the Vikings organization." He pointed to Reggie Wayne of the Indianapolis Colts and Pat Williams of the Vikings who played shortly after the deaths of their relatives. While teams are businesses, there is more to this story: Williamson's agent, David Canter, revealed last week that his client's older brother was injured in an automobile accident in September and that he has been hospitalized in Georgia, where he has been in and out of a coma. He said Williamson, who has been able to spend only a little time visiting his brother, has been battling through the ordeal of "a grieving and healing" process and that his family is his first priority. Give the man a break. You won the game what do you have to complain about? And if he had played how do they know he would have performed well? The answer: they don't. Related Articles: No related posts found Dock Your Treo and Make it Sing! Leopard Docks Apple tables plans for Mac mini iPod dock once again Top 10 Reasons the Apple Dock Sucks Curse the Living Directly From Your Grave With the "Vidstone" Video Tombstone iDea Wireless iPod Dock

The Internet Turns 30 On November 22nd Posted: 08 Nov 2007 08:33 PM CST n the fall of 1977, an unmarked step van filled with futuristic equipment, engineers, and sometimes fully uniformed generals quietly cruised the streets of the San Francisco Bay Area. Only an oddly shaped antenna gave any hint of its purpose. The key event occurred on November 22, when data flowed seamlessly from the van to a gateway at SRI in Menlo Park, Calif. and eventually to a host at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles via London, England, across three types of networks: packet radio, satellite, and the ARPANET. The packet radio network, being the first mobile digital radio network, also foreshadowed WiFi and other kinds of wireless access. Computer History Museum and Web History Center Celebrate 30th Anniversary of Internet Milestone Related Articles: 21 Facts You Should Know About The Internet Don't Tax Our Web Intel Going Mobile With Android? Happy Thanksgiving From Astraware (Deals! Deals! Deals!) November Bandwidth Report November 2004 Web Server Survey

William Gibson on the Present -- and the Future Posted: 08 Nov 2007 08:27 PM CST One of the things our grandchildren will find quaintest about us is that we distinguish the digital from the real, the virtual from the real. In the future, that will become literally impossible. The distinction between cyberspace and that which isn't cyberspace is going to be unimaginable. When I wrote Neuromancer in 1984, cyberspace already existed for some people, but they didn't spend all their time there. So cyberspace was there, and we were here. Now cyberspace is here for a lot of us, and there has become any state of relative nonconnectivity. There is where they don't have Wi-Fi. In a world of superubiquitous computing, you're not gonna know when you're on or when you're off. You're always going to be on, in some sort of blended-reality state. You only think about it when something goes wrong and it goes off. And then it's a drag. William Gibson: The Rolling Stone 40th Anniversary Interview : Rolling Stone Related Articles: Code Changes To Prepare Gmail For The Future 21 Facts You Should Know About The Internet A Few Comments About Energy -- for the Scientifically Disadvantaged* Tattooing robot unveiled at hi-tech trade fair William Hung: A Real American Idol A William Westmoreland Quote Microsoft Code Thief William Genovese Jr Meant No IllWill MAC Address Will NOT Secure Your Wi-Fi

Internet Video's A Doggone Success! Posted: 08 Nov 2007 06:42 PM CST It hasn't even been a year since we first started streaming live, and we've already produced over 700 short-form videos -- most of 'em posted to our YouTube channel (but available just about anywhere and everywhere). We've covered just about every area of technology for the casual consumer, but I'm sure there are plenty more of your tech questions to answer. We will certainly continue to create a "show" for the Internet, but I think I'm officially ready to hire a couple of my regular co-stars. Doesn't matter what I do; Wicket and Pixie always steal the show. I think this is the "Cute Overload" factor at play. So, expect to see more of them every day - hopefully, with some kind of offbeat tech angle to keep them firmly rooted in geekery. The secret to a successful Internet video venture is... dogs! Related Articles: Auditing Your Workstation nFLVPlayer v1.2.1.45 Free Star Trek Parody A Huge Success Doggone Friday egoSurf Web Video's Growing Pains And Gains DLink TV - Online Video Explains Networking Vista - Business Test Drive - From Microsoft Time To Get Online - Simple Steps to Success on the Internet Linksys WiFi Signal Booster pulled from Market

Internet Time Machine Posted: 08 Nov 2007 06:10 PM CST Today I discovered a website that allows you to visit websites from a different time, like going to Apple's web site from 2002 and etc. The website is http://www.archive.org/web/web.php and its easy to use! All you have to do is visit the site and type in the URL to the site, and BOOM! it gives you an archive from that site including the date you from which it was archived. This is a cool website to kill some time but is also powerful for bringing up some dated information for various things like school projects or just for research. Some of the websites that I have found intersting have been: Apple Microsoft WSJ CNET Amazon Yahoo Related Articles: Does Windows Defender Have A Purpose? How to Turn Tiger into Leopard OS X Leopard Release Date October 26th Internet Time Machine Time Machine Trimming The Internet Archive's Wayback Machine

Code Changes To Prepare Gmail For The Future Posted: 08 Nov 2007 06:03 PM CST From the Gmail blog comes info on why Gmail has been a bit odd for the past few days.  (It's a good thing.) Code changes to prepare Gmail for the future Related Articles: Gmail -- Now With Free IMAP Boeing Delays 787 -- Hard To Find Smart Parts, Write Software Code Writing Tools A Few Comments About Energy -- for the Scientifically Disadvantaged* Free Gmail Invite GMail Drive shell extension Google Code Better Gmail Extension For Firefox (Windows, Mac, And Linux) Import Your Mail into GMail

Dell Ubuntu Computers Flop In UK Posted: 08 Nov 2007 06:01 PM CST It appears that several Web sites are reporting that Dell's experiment with Ubuntu-installed systems in the UK has come to an end. It seems that pricing may have been an issue. Ubuntu boxes were priced higher than their Windows counterparts. It was previously thought that the higher pricing was because Dell was not receiving any kickbacks from software manufacturers who pay to have their wares installed on Window machines. Though Dell is remaining silent behind its reasoning for dropping Linux systems in the UK, some folks are wondering out loud if Dell will continue with its offering of Linux computers here in the US. The Linux folks were fairly vocal over at the Dell forums demanding Linux-based systems. But it came down to something that I have previously mentioned: if Dell couldn't sell the systems, I doubted it would continue to offer Linux boxes. But how important was it anyway for any of the OEMs to even offer Linux systems? I personally didn't see what real difference it would make. People who are Linux users can install a distro on just about on any box they have. I know I wouldn't personally go out and buy a Linux machine just because it had Ubuntu installed. I most likely would opt for using one of my existing systems to install Linux on. But that is just me. What do you think? Was Dell foolish to even think that by offering Linux on its computers that sales would soar? Or was it just trying to quell the Linux crowd? Comments welcome. Related Articles: Dell - Some Good News And Bad News - Michael Dell Using Ubuntu Linux Dell - Remastered Ubuntu ISO For Inspiron 1420 and 530. Microsoft + Novell + Wal-Mart +Ubuntu + Dell = Conspiracy ? Dell Is Now Shipping Ubuntu Dell Ships with Ubuntu Installed Ubuntu heads for the mainstream

Telemarketers Can Now Call Your Cell Phone Posted: 08 Nov 2007 05:59 PM CST The FTC [Federal Trade Commission] has cleared the way for telemarketers to call us on our cell phones and to solicit any product they wish for sale. The FTC announced their plans to open solicitations to everyone, no matter which products they are selling. There will be no 'Do Not Call Registry' for cell phone users.  At least this is what the email alert I receive about once a week says so it must be true. WRONG! This is 100% myth. No, you don't need to register with the FTC because telemarketers are already prohibited from calling cell phone users. What is true is that Hillary Clinton is sponsoring Senate Bill 6023P which will impose a 5 cents per email tax on each email that is sent to bolster the coffers of the U.S. Postal Service. WRONG! No such bill folks.  In God We Trust is still on our coins.  The all seeing eye on the back of our dollar bills is not part of a Free Mason conspiracy.  Elvis is really, really dead.  Starting January 1, 2009 households with older analog TV sets may request up to two [2] $40.00 coupons to be applied for the purchase of digital converters. TRUE! The coupons will be available either online at http://www.dtv.gov or by calling 1-888-225-5322.  Hershey is saying Adios and moving a portion of its production facilities to Monterey, Mexico. TRUE! Hershey's has already sent 'candy kisses' to some 1,500 employees here in the U.S Comments welcome.   .   Related Articles: Cell Phone Battery Recall Cell Phone Ignites - Man Burned - Didn't Happen Customer Service - Unbelievable Email Hoaxes - Why I Hate Them Cell Phone Users - In Case of Emergency Stop Telemarketers Cold, Re-Register for the Do Not Call List The National Do Not Call Registry Remaining on the Do-Not-Call Registry Cell-emarketing Myths And Safeguards A Way To Limit Telemarketers' Telephone Soliciting

Shaquille O'Neal: A Matter of Hops Posted: 08 Nov 2007 05:04 PM CST It is still early in the NBA season but the Miami Heat are off to a slow start. There have been four defeats - no wins. And Shaquille O'Neal is not dominating. In fact, he is struggling. In the last game, against the Spurs, Shaq had three (3) rebounds in thirty one minutes of playing time. It was not long ago that he used to dominate the boards, at both ends of the floor. On the offensive end, it was not unusual for Shaq to put back a miss and earn a trip to the foul line in the process. Against the Spurs, there was one offensive rebound. Has Shaquille O'Neal lost some of the spring in his legs? Are there any hops left? Dwayne Wade has not returned from his injuries. Some are speculating that Shaq may be carrying injuries of his own. He has had foul troubles during these early season games. Is he a step or two slower? For all his size and bluster, Shaquille O'Neal is a sensitive soul. These performances are not his game. Shaq knows that - and one doubts that Shaquille O'Neal will continue so quietly. Catherine Forsythe Related Articles: Kobe Wants to be Traded From the Lakers Speed Stacking - Perhaps Not a Sport for Shaquille O'Neal L.A. Lakers Open to Offers for Kobe Bryant Shaquille O'Neal Named NBA 2K6 Cover Athlete Split Horizons RIP Packets RIP (Routing Information Protocol) Part 2

Two Hundred Dollar Laptop From Asus? Posted: 08 Nov 2007 03:53 PM CST I am sure most of you have heard by now form Asus that they will be releasing a two-hundred dollar laptop. The laptop is called the Asus Eee. From the looks of it it's very small and hard to use. All keyboards on laptops are usually pretty cramped in size. This one is no exception. I like all the white design, looks almost like a MacBook from the back. (you probably all disagree with me). I like the fact that Asus decided to go with Fedora Linux instead of Windows Vista. Fedora is becoming a great alternative to Windows. Ubuntu is great but a little overrated in my book. I have messed around with Linux and find it to be a little hard to use for the average person. Now someone like me or you might be able to figure it out and get it to work. Microsoft now knows that companies are going to play along with the Windows games. Companies are going to do what there customers want them to do. If Asus's customers wanted Fedora on the laptop, Asus listened and gave them what they wanted. The Eee (pronounced E) has a 7" screen and it has a all white design as well. Resolution of 800*480. Comes with Open Office pre-installed. But there is a rumor going around that the Eee might ship with Windows XP professional. So at least Asus is shipping it with Fedora or XP. What is unique about this laptop is the fact that it does not use a hard drive. It uses a solid state drive, consuming less energy. Which is good because laptops tend to get hot faster and produce more energy, thus killing the battery. The SSID (Solid state) has 2GB of total storage. This looks like an awesome laptop since it has xandros and/or XP. The fact that it does not use a hard drive is amazing, but the downside is only 2GBS of Flash storage, 256MB of RAM and a 900MHz Celeron Processor. I hope we see more of these in the future and have more computer with flash memory on them instead of a hard drive. Hard drives are nice but use more power and heat and sometime can break. Hard drives also spin a lot and use more energy and can slow down a laptop because of the speed. Related Articles: Laptop Vs. Desktop Why can't I use my iPhone on Airplanes? Ubuntu Linux 64 bit Cost of the One Hundred Dollar Laptop Is $200 $299 Laptop From Asus Asus announces EEE PC

Engineered Weathering Process Could Mitigate Global Warming Posted: 08 Nov 2007 03:28 PM CST Researchers at Harvard University and Pennsylvania State University have invented a technology, inspired by nature, to reduce the accumulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) caused by human emissions. By electrochemically removing hydrochloric acid from the ocean and then neutralizing the acid by reaction with silicate (volcanic) rocks, the researchers say they can accelerate natural chemical weathering, permanently transferring CO2 from the atmosphere to the ocean. Unlike other ocean sequestration processes, the new technology does not further acidify the ocean and may be beneficial to coral reefs. The innovative approach to tackling climate change is reported in the Nov. 7 issue of the journal Environmental Science and Technology by Kurt Zenz House, a Ph.D. candidate in Harvard's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences; Christopher H. House, associate professor of geosciences at Pennsylvania State University; Daniel P. Schrag, professor of earth and planetary sciences in Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences, professor of environmental science and engineering in Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and director of the Harvard University Center for the Environment; and Michael J. Aziz, Gordon McKay Professor of Materials Science in Harvard's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. "The technology involves selectively removing acid from the ocean in a way that might enable us to turn back the clock on global warming -- removing CO2 directly from the atmosphere while simultaneously limiting the rate at which man-made CO2 emissions are acidifying the ocean," Kurt Zenz House says. "Essentially, our technology dramatically accelerates a cleaning process that Nature herself uses for greenhouse gas accumulation." In natural silicate weathering, atmospheric carbon dioxide dissolves into fresh water, forming a weak carbonic acid. This acid is neutralized as rain water percolates through continental rocks, producing an alkaline solution of carbonate salts. The dissolution products eventually flow into the ocean, where the added alkalinity enables the ocean to hold the dissolved carbon instead of releasing it into the atmosphere. As weathering dissolves more continental rock, more carbon is permanently transferred from the atmosphere to the ocean and ultimately to the sediments. "In the engineered weathering process we have found a way to swap the weak carbonic acid with a much stronger one (hydrochloric acid) and thus accelerate the pace to industrial rates," Kurt Zenz House says. "To minimize the potential for adverse side effects on the environment we combine it with other chemical processes, the net result of which is identical to the natural weathering process. As a result, the ocean's alkalinity would increase, enabling the uptake and storage of more atmospheric CO2 in the form of bicarbonate, the most plentiful and innocuous form of carbon already dissolved in the earth's waters. That means we may be able to safely and permanently remove excess CO2 in a matter of decades rather than millennia." Unlike other climate engineering schemes that propose reflecting sunlight back into space to cool the planet, the weathering approach counteracts the continued ocean acidification that threatens coral reefs and their rich biological communities. Moreover, the process works equally well on all sources of CO2, including the two-thirds of human emissions that do not emanate from power plants, and could be run in remote locations and powered by stranded energy, such as geothermal and flared natural gas. The team cautions, however, that while they believe their scheme for reducing global warming is achievable, implementation would be ambitious, costly, and would carry some environmental risks that require further study. Replicating natural weathering would involve building dozens of facilities, akin to large chlorine gas industrial plants, on coasts of volcanic rock. "The least risky trajectory is to significantly cut our carbon dioxide emissions -- but we may not be able to cut them rapidly enough to avoid unacceptable levels of climate change," says Aziz. "If it looks like we're not going to make it, the 'House Process' has the potential to let us rescind a portion of those emissions while mitigating some of the chemical impacts the excess CO2 will have on the oceans. It won't be ready in time, though, if we wait until we're sure we'll need it before pursuing R&D on the technical and environmental issues involved." 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My Advice To Microsoft Posted: 08 Nov 2007 03:10 PM CST Microsoft stated they will be dropping MSN messenger on OS X and will release a new messenger client that will support AIM, googletalk, ICQ, etc..., but what is the point in wasting time and money on another messenger client? Apple already has iChat and it works quite well. If you don't like iChat then you can go download countless other chat clients that will work on OS X or there are now chat clients that can used via the web so that you do not need to download the client. Hey, it is Microsoft's money and if they feel like wasting it then by all means go ahead. I just don't understand what they will gain from someone using their messenger on OS X. I don't see many Mac users switching to Windows just because they liked the "new" messenger client that Microsoft released for the Mac. It amazes me how Microsoft needs to be in every area of basically everything. They need to start going back to their roots and just concentrate on their OS while encouraging third parties to create the applications that surround the OS. Forget about trying to get into VOIP, let Cisco, Avaya, Nortel, etc do their thing. Forget about the Zune, pull out now and throw that money towards Amazon's music marketplace so that iTunes is not the only marketplace in town. Continue making Xbox and Xbox live even better since Sony is having a hard time gaining ground and kids eventually grow up and do not want to play the Wii anymore. With all the time they wasted with other products and services that went no where and the current ones that are going no where. They could have developed a new OS from the ground up and Vista could have been an OS actually worth buying. Oh well, that is my advice to you Microsoft, take it or leave it. I could go on and on about where Microsoft could do better and point out where their strengths and weakness are, but I will not bore you with it. What do you think about Microsoft's future? We all know they will be here for a long time, but the question is how much influence will they have as time goes on. Related Articles: Internet Explorer 7 Missing From Microsoft Updates G-MOS (Google Mobile Operating System)? Steve Ballmer and Microsoft are Scared Messenger Plus! Microsoft Updates Windows Live Messenger Beta Microsoft Abruptly Pulls MSN Messenger 7.0 Beta

Trillian Alternatives for the Chatty Posted: 08 Nov 2007 03:00 PM CST I use almost all of the IM protocols around. To date, I have accounts with the following protocols: AIM, MSN, Yahoo, Jabber (Gmail), and ICQ. Each has a different use: AIM - Talk with friends from School MSN/Yahoo - Chat with people from IRC ICQ - Chat with people from an online volunteer organization I used to be with Jabber - Control IRC bots while not connected Obviously, if I used an individual client for each protocol, my computer would be overrun with buddy lists. This leaves few alternatives. Out of the multi-protocol clients, Trillian, Miranda IM and Pidgin are the most popular. I cannot stand Pidgin, so that rules out one of the three. For years I was an avid Trillian, user. Eventually I realized that Trillian was a little slow to boot up, and it often crashed. Someone suggested Miranda IM, and I have been using it ever since. Miranda IM loads fast, and offers many different plugins or add-ons. Another good "client" is Meebo (www.meebo.com).  It is a website you can go to and log into multiple clients at once.  The only down side is that it is linked to a web browser, so if you close the browser; so if you log out of all of your IM clients.  It is a great thing to use when you are out of town, and need to check in. I have noticed that Miranda IM crashes quite a bit when new versions are released. However, the bugs are usually corrected fairly fast. If you use different protocols for chat, and are an unhappy Trillian user; there are other options out there! -Justin Related Articles: The Common Cold -- And Your Infant Alternative Window Managers A Night At The Opera Free Website Content - Affiliate Alternatives; Google Adsense Marcel Marceau: 1923 - 2007 Drop Down Menu Alternatives Programmers Need Font Love, too!

Neptune's Secret Posted: 08 Nov 2007 02:49 PM CST Dive deep beneath the waves to the lost city of Atlantis and join a young archeologist on her search for the true story of Neptune's demise! Uncover the mystical secrets of her own lineage and the power of her amazing amulet! It's a seaworthy adventure, filled with seek and find thrills! Featuring 75 gorgeously detailed levels, loads of cleverly hidden objects to find, and a fantastic story to reveal, Neptune's Secret is an exciting plunge into the depths of fun! [Download free trial of Neptune's Secret] [Buy Neptune's Secret] Related Articles: Too Much Spam? Adopt A Secret Identity Mystery Solitaire: Secret Island Planet Neptune Discovered Hide & Secret The Secret Of Being A True Geek This Is My Last Post - I Am Now A Millionaire! Spike Lee's "Secret Agent Man" The Curse of the Secret Question Wal-Mart Secret In Store Specials Sega and Secret Level Announce Partnership

Miro v0.9.9.9 Posted: 08 Nov 2007 02:48 PM CST Miro makes video on the Internet less frustrating and more enjoyable. You can subscribe to channels of Internet video, download videos, and watch them full screen, one after the other, all in one application. Internet video becomes Internet TV. [524.46M] [Win98/ME/2k/XP/Vista] [FREE] Related Articles: Hot Graphics & Multimedia Downloads Fixing Miro On Ubuntu Open-source split of Mambo software begins Linux, Open Source and Control

Slideoo.com Posted: 08 Nov 2007 02:47 PM CST Whenever I view photos, I usually prefer to do so in a slideshow format. While that may be so, I must say that I can only stand it when they're not animated to the extreme and can be controlled by me in the way that I want. In other words, I don't necessarily want to stare at every photo for a single specified duration of time. Flickr is one of the most popular photo sharing services on the Internet today, and it only makes sense that a variety of services have been built for it by outside developers. Slideoo.com is just one of these services, and it creates slideshows out of pictures that you or others have posted to Flickr. To use the site, just enter the name of the Flickr user that you want, decide whether you want to use a set or the photostream, tweak a couple of options, and then create your slideshow. You'll instantly be able to see it, and you'll be provided with embed code that can be used on your site or you can quickly post the slideshow to one of the supported services directly through Slideoo.com. Related Articles: No related posts found No related posts found

Eccentric Cubicle Posted: 08 Nov 2007 02:45 PM CST Is your dreary office cubicle in need of some spice? If so, a new book, Eccentric Cubicle, has your much-needed remedies. Featuring zany and interesting ways to pump some fun into your workspace, Eccentric Cubicle will improve your building and creative skills, while quickly turning your cubicle into an office hot spot. Author Kaden Harris -- the unconventional mind behind Eccentric Genius -- takes aspiring and die-hard do-it-yourselfers through a highly entertaining gamut of workplace-oriented projects. From desktop guillotines and crossbows to mood-enhancing effects and music makers, these interesting builds combine a wide spectrum of basic shop techniques, alternative materials and designs that are guaranteed to bring some fun into any office environment. Specific projects include: Active Desktop: Over-engineered and cunningly executed, this postmillennial version of the classic French revolutionary guillotine is the last word in cigar accessories. Or desktop snack choppers. BallistaMail: This Greco-Roman missile (good for launching spears, javelins, and the occasional boulder) scales down to an intimidatingly powerful interoffice mail delivery system. Your memos will never be ignored again! Maple Mike: Because golfing is a stepping stone to boardroom success, make your own desktop simulation of the perfect golf swing in one easy-to-use/easy-to-build project. Haze-o-Matic 3000: Bring the "fog of war" to your contract negotiations. Build a mechanism that's as inherently cool as a fog machine and mystify your co-workers! The Gysin Device: Harness your subconscious for enhanced creativity with this lucid dream induction device -- all from the comfort of your own cubicle! Sitar not included. Eccentric Cubicle offers far more than a collection of project "how-tos." Filled with oblique industrial design, fabrication philosophies and sardonic social commentary, Eccentric Cubicle offers the reader encouragement to adapt, modify, and hack their way through their builds. "The book's overall intent is to infuse the new-school Do-It-Yourself community with a therapeutic dose of slightly non-Euclidean engineering, classic shop techniques and surreally interpreted physics," explains Harris. "The projects are intended to make people say, 'It does WHAT?!'" Related Articles: Degunk Your Emailbox ThinkGeek Hipnotika Eccentric America Digging for computer dirt 80 Days Around the World: Bombay

World's First Wireless Memory Card Posted: 08 Nov 2007 02:41 PM CST The world's first wireless memory card has been produced, and for $99.99 you can pick up a 2GB card that will transfer your photos wirelessly to your PC or Mac. "Digital cameras have made it extremely easy to take pictures, but the rest of the process is a hassle," said Jef Holove, chief executive officer of Eye-Fi. "The Eye-Fi Card removes the barriers and lets users get to the fun part of sharing and printing their memories. We're putting the magic back into photography." Another quite interesting feature for this is that it can send your photos directly to social networking sites, blogs and the most popular photo sharing websites like ImageShack and Flickr. For more information you can visit the Eye-Fi website here. Related Articles: Top 3 Games To Buy This Year For The PC SanDisk Releases 2GB microSD Cards Securing Secure Digital Mouse with integrated memory Wireless hardware for your handheld Wireless Networking In Vista Part I Linksys Makes an Alphabet Hop From B to G with New Wireless CF Card

Customize My Places Bar In Office 2003 Posted: 08 Nov 2007 02:40 PM CST Microsoft Office has many features that you are able to customize to users particular needs. A particular one worth mentioning is the My Places bar of the Open dialog box which can be customized to specific network drives, local drives or folders. This is very useful because it will eliminate the need for users to continually have to browse to the folder in which they want to save data. For example, if users have home folders stored on a network server, you can add this location to the My Places bar. Follow the steps below to customize the My Places Bar. In any 2007 Office program, click the Microsoft Office Button, and then click Open. In the Open dialog box, click the drive, the folder, or the Internet location for which you want to create a My Places bar shortcut. Right-click a blank space in the My Places bar below the existing shortcuts, and then click Add folder name. Your new shortcut appears at the bottom of the My Places bar. Related Articles: Customize My Places Bar In Office XP Remove A Shortcut From The My Places Bar In Office 2007 Rearrange Folder On The My Places Bar In Office 2007 Customizing Office XP Hide Shortcuts On The Places Bar (Office XP/2003) Office 2003 Editions Resource Kit

Get Rid Of Remote Desktop Sharing Icon From System Tray In Windows Server 2003 Posted: 08 Nov 2007 02:39 PM CST When you are using Remote Desktop Sharing, an icon will appear in the notification tray. This is the small bar in the bottom corner of your desktop beside the time. Many people prefer not to have additional icons added to the notification tray. If so, you can prevent the RDS icon from appearing when you are using the communication tool. To accomplish this, click start and then click Run. Type in services.msc and click OK. From the list of services, scroll down and double click Netmeeting Remote Desktop Sharing. Click the Log On tab. Uncheck the Allow service to interact with desktop option. Click OK and close the services console. Once you restart your computer the changes will take effect and the icon will no longer appear in your notification tray. Related Articles: Get Rid Of Remote Desktop Sharing Icon From System Tray (XP) Disable Remote Assistance In Server 2003 Network Icon In The System Tray Terrorism Threat-Level System Tray Icon MemInfo v1.76.1 MS Advises Windows XP, 2k & Server Vulnerable To DOS Attacks

Google: Evil Empire? Posted: 08 Nov 2007 02:31 PM CST I know this topic has been beaten to death lately, but I feel I have to comment. Bloggers have been scrutinizing Google over their practices and claiming that the company has too much power. It seems yesterday they were the "savior of the web". These days Google is being compared with Microsoft as a company that simply wants to take over everything. I'm sorry, but I have to play devil's advocate here and disagree. Here are some of the things people have been whining about and my answers. Google reduced my PageRank because I sell links. It's because they want to own all advertising Google relies on links to judge the importance of sites. It simply cannot allow PageRank to be bought. It undermines the entire system and allows people that can afford to buy links a better advantage. They are simply adjusting their algorithm to make it fair. Google sends most of its traffic to Adsense supported sites If this were true, we'd be swimming in Adsense farms every time we do a search. It would also effect the integrity of the thing they do best; search. There is no way Google would do this. People are not stupid and would be able to figure this out quite clearly. A competitor would also be able to overtake Google by making a better search engine. One that doesn't put priority on an ad service. I challenge anybody to produce solid evidence that AdSense sites are favored in searches. Google is too big now They do search, YouTube, a Google based phone is planned, and their bread and butter, Adsense. It's hard to do anything on the web without Google being somehow involved. Well, I have to say, Google has it's claws in everything because they do it best and they do it for free. Before Google came along, companies like Yahoo and Excite started (and still tries) to charge users for their services. Instead, now they are forced to compete with Google and provide free services more often. THIS IS BETTER FOR THE CONSUMER! I'm not saying that the day won't come when Google will be the feared giant that controls everything. That may still happen. Right now though, they seem to be providing more innovation than harm. Related Articles: No related posts found Google Buys DoubleClick Is Google Evil? Google Builds An Empire To Rival Microsoft?

Electronic Register Tried To Rip Me Off Posted: 08 Nov 2007 02:17 PM CST So the other day my dad and I went to the store to get some food and beverages. After we were done we decided to do self check out, since we only had a few items. I personally think the Self checkouts are so annoying, but convenient. My dad decided to pay by touch. "Pay by touch" is where you use your finger to pay and the money comes out of your bank account. Pay by touch (PBT) is a nice new technology that must stores in my area have. PBT is sort of like a fingerprint scanner for check outs. The stupid check out machine was not working, so my dad decided to use his credit card. Which he never uses. The machine didn't like his credit card. So he decided to do Pay by touch again, still no luck. Let me tell you one thing. My dad is not a patience guy when it comes to stuff not working right. The only thing I'm worried about is having my dad being double charged, my dad is the type of guy to not allow that to happen, but when the machine is not working and making him swipe his finger five or six times. If this happens my dad wont be very happy at all. Eventually the Associate running the self check out, switched it over to his register. That eventually did work and we were finally able to get are stuff and leave the store. The guy apologized to us for the machine not working. But was it his fault? No of course not. Technology is great but when it breaks it drives you crazy. But the scary thing for me with the PBT system is the fact that some one could steal your fingerprint if you are not careful. My dad does believe in this stuff, he believes it easy for some to easily steal your fingerprint and then use your identity. Which is why he always wipes off the scanner when done. The PBT system is still new and needs some work for it to be perfect and in a few years I think we will see that as a new form of payments. I think Credit and Debit will become like cash, It will take too long and PBT will become faster and more widespread. But it will always be a big target for identity theft villains who want your data.I still pay by cash because I know it's the only way I can and I trust the person giving me money back. Paying by credit is always tricking because the slot you insert you credit card could be linked to a felon. I have a debit card but rarely ever use it, I use it primarily to purchase stuff off Newegg.com or Tigerdirect.com and every now and then iTunes. Just always be careful when using your credit/debit online you never know who might get a hold of it. Related Articles: No related posts found 120 Years of Electronic Music Register.com says rival duped customers No Overflow At This Gnomedex!

InterfaceLIFT - Free High Quality Wallpapers Posted: 08 Nov 2007 02:00 PM CST InterfaceLIFT I would like to draw your attention to a great website that I have been using for quite a while to get all of my wallpapers from. The website is called InterfaceLIFT and it offers free high quality and high resolution images, they also have a category's for the PSP, iPod and iPhone and support resolutions of up to 2560x1600. You can check them out at this link. Related Articles: No related posts found InterfaceLIFT Cool Christmas Wallpapers Looking for Wallpapers Animated Wallpapers (Dreams) from April Animated Wallpapers from June '07 Animated Wallpapers for May

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