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Windows XP Tutorial Sites

2009-01-20T15:06:00.000-08:00

Windows Learning Center
GFC Global Learning

Free computer Tutorials
TeacherClick online XP Tutorials

These are Just a few of excellent online tutorials.
Hope you find them useful.

Angry German Kid vs. Numa Numa Guy

2007-12-17T23:35:00.000-08:00


This is me working on the internet. Finding new material for my New Nikon D40 blog.

..Here

N.J. Dog Crowned World's Ugliest

2007-12-17T18:37:00.000-08:00

Story Here

They're Here!

2007-08-11T14:33:00.000-07:00

Ubuntu & OSCON here in Portland

2007-07-21T13:43:00.000-07:00

Ubuntu Live's wide-ranging program will give participants
all the knowledge they need to explore and set in motion the
powerful features in Ubuntu and related applications.

Expert-led tutorials, big-picture plenary gatherings, focused
sessions, and a lively "hallway track" bring all participants
face to face with the worldwide Ubuntu community.

Ubuntu Live tutorials coincide with OSCON to further
connect Ubuntu users with the larger open source community.

Make 2007 your summer of open source.

Join us at the very first Ubuntu Live, happening
July 22-24, 2007 in Portland, Oregon...Story Here

2007-07-17T15:51:00.001-07:00

Judge Awards $68,685.23 in Attorneys Fees Against RIAA

2007-07-17T15:48:00.001-07:00

In the case of Capitol v. Foster, the judge has awarded
$68,685.23 in attorneys fees to the defendant, Debbie Foster.

According to Recording Industry vs The People, this is the
first time attorneys fees have been awarded to an RIAA defendant.

Full Story Here

US woman arrested over dry lawn

2007-07-17T15:44:00.001-07:00

A 70-year-old US woman has
been left bruised and bloody
after an unexpected clash with
police who came to caution her
for not watering her lawn.

Story Here

Google Earth Extreme Series

2007-07-17T15:40:00.000-07:00

Info Here

Esmee Denters

2007-07-15T14:23:00.000-07:00

Link to more Here

Top 10 Uses For Used Coffee Grounds

2007-07-15T14:20:00.001-07:00

Uses Here

Satellite snaps first images of mysterious glowing clouds

2007-07-15T14:17:00.000-07:00

A new satellite has captured its first views of enigmatic glowing clouds whose proliferation may be linked to climate change...Story Here

2007-07-15T14:12:00.001-07:00

A Race to Solve the Mystery of the Subterranean Chambers

2007-07-15T14:09:00.000-07:00

It started with an ever-expanding sinkhole at the entrance of the Mystic Pointe condominiums here and led to an excavation this spring that revealed an underground complex of brick chambers with vaulted ceilings.

Now the subterranean structure, believed to date to the mid-19th century, is a mystery just begging to be solved. ..Story Here

2007-07-13T14:38:00.000-07:00

Italians Build Atomic Laser

2007-07-13T14:34:00.001-07:00

FLORENCE, Italy, July 6, 2007 -- Scientists have reported a way to achieve the so-called atomic laser, a breakthrough predicted by Albert Einstein in 1925, the Italian news agency ANSA reported today. ..Story Here

Religious Book Seller Struck By Lightning

2007-07-13T14:27:00.000-07:00

A man making a trip from Puerto Rico to South Florida to raise money for his religious education remains hospitalized Monday after he was struck down by a bolt of lightning which flew from clear blue sky on Sunday. He was selling religious materials when he was hit...Story Here

Michael Moore Tears Up Wolfie on CNN

2007-07-13T01:13:00.000-07:00

Information no one really thought about and might not be aware of

2007-07-13T01:07:00.000-07:00

Did you know?

That the tongue of a whale weighs as much as an elephant.
By 2003, the number of people who lived together before marriage was a little over 70% as against 5% in the 1960's.
According to a recent study, people who talk on cell phones while driving are as impaired as drunk drivers, even when they use hands-free devices.
The number of people with diabetes worldwide rose from about 30 million to over 230 million.
The three richest men in the world are worth as much as the 40 most poorest countries of the world.

More Here

The Top 10 weirdest case mods

2007-07-13T01:04:00.000-07:00

List Here

New Addicting Puzzle game!

2007-07-11T22:42:00.001-07:00

Move the anchor points
so all balls are intersected
by Lasers.

I played to Level 13
Fun... Here

11 Surefire Tips for Improving Your Landscape Photography

2007-07-11T22:42:00.000-07:00

Tips Here

Walmart Took Secret Life Insurance Policies Out On Employees, Collected After Their Death

2007-07-11T22:31:00.001-07:00

According to CourtTV and the Tampa Tribune, Walmart has been secretly taking out life insurance policies on its employees and cashing them in when said employees pass away.

That's what happened to Karen Armatrout and her family, according to a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court. From the Tampa Tribune:

Story Here

Google in Colorado safe cracking caper

2007-07-11T22:25:00.000-07:00

It's true. Google can help with anything. Minutes before they opened several locked safes at a "family fun center" in Colorado Springs, a team of masked bandits sat down at a nearby PC and Googled "safe-cracking." "They brought up a site called 'How to Open Safes,'" Colorado Springs detective Chuck Ackerman told The Register...Story Here

Taser XREP delivers wireless shocks from 100 feet away

2007-07-11T22:19:00.000-07:00

This Taser XREP can deliver a wireless electric shock from
over 100 feet away, and from the looks of it, you don't want
to be on its receiving end. Its Neuro-Muscular Incapacitation
(NMI) is the same disabling effect delivered by wired Taser weapons.

Loaded into an ordinary 12-gauge shotgun, it's designed into a
14-gram package small enough to fit into a gun barrel, yet it can
travel at 300 feet per second...Story Here

Why is yawning contagious?

2007-07-10T14:37:00.000-07:00

Yawning is an involuntary action that everyone does. We start before we are born and most creatures on the planet do it - even snakes and fish...Story Here

Man from Bend,Or. flies 193 miles in lawn chair

2007-07-10T14:34:00.000-07:00

BEND, Oregon (AP) -- Last weekend, Kent Couch settled down in his lawn chair with some snacks -- and a parachute. Attached to his lawn chair were 105 large helium balloons.

Destination: Idaho...Story Here

Wrecking Ball Runs Amok In Pa. Town

2007-07-10T14:32:00.001-07:00

1,500-Pound Ball Rolls
Nearly 1 Mile, Bouncing
From Curb To Curb.

Story Here

Preteens allegedly kidnap baby, demand ransom

2007-07-10T14:30:00.001-07:00

ENID, Oklahoma (AP) -- Detectives arrested a 12-year-old girl and her 10-year-old sister for allegedly abducting their neighbor's 1-year-old son and demanding $200,000 for his return...Story Here

2007-07-09T16:05:00.001-07:00

HijackThis 2.0.2

2007-07-09T16:02:00.001-07:00

HijackThis is a general homepage hijackers detector and remover. It scans for all objects which may be affiliated with Web Browser activity. StartList scans the system for all objects that are in all startup sections of the registry. It is continually updated to detect and remove new hijacks. It does not target specific programs/URLs, just the methods used by hijackers to force you onto their sites...Link Here

Mars rover to descend into gaping crater

2007-07-09T16:00:00.001-07:00

NASA's Opportunity rover will soon drive into a large Martian crater called Victoria that it has been skirting around for months. What it finds inside could offer new insights into the history of water on Mars...Story Here

Live Earth is promoting green to save the planet - what planet are they on?

2007-07-09T15:55:00.000-07:00

A Daily Mail investigation has revealed that far from saving the planet, the extravaganza will generate a huge fuel bill, acres of garbage, thousands of tonnes of carbon emissions, and a mileage total equal to the movement of an army.

The most conservative assessment of the flights being taken by its superstars is that they are flying an extraordinary 222,623.63 miles between them to get to the various concerts - nearly nine times the circumference of the world. The true environmental cost, as they transport their technicians, dancers and support staff, is likely to be far higher.

Full Story Here

Addicting Ping Pong 3d Online

2007-07-08T11:55:00.000-07:00

Play it Here

15 Uses For WD-40

2007-07-08T11:39:00.000-07:00

List is Here

Do more with Nautilus

2007-07-08T11:32:00.001-07:00

Linux users: Ramp up the Nautilus file manager menu with three simple packages which add several features. Resize and rotate images, run apps as administrator, and jump to locations in the terminal -- all from the Nautilus right-click menu...Link Here

Analysis: The White Lies ISPs Tell About Broadband Speeds

2007-07-08T11:28:00.001-07:00

How would you feel if you pumped a gallon of gas only to find out that the service station's meter was off by 10 percent in its favor? Obviously you would want the owners exposed immediately and demand a refund, and possibly even lodge a criminal complaint against the station. So, why does the consumer tolerate such shenanigans with their ISP? ..Story Here

My Relatives at Work

2007-07-08T11:21:00.000-07:00

Man Robs NH Bank Disguised As Tree

Police say the suspect used duct tape to attach tree branches onto his body as a form of camouflage. He then walked into the Citizens Bank on Elm Street and demanded money.

"Damn Relatives !"....Story Here

2007-07-06T23:35:00.000-07:00

P2P Trojan Makes PC Talk, Laugh at You, While Erasing Hard Drive

2007-07-06T19:00:00.000-07:00

If your computer starts talking to you and tells you that you are infected and your files have been deleted, it's no joke, you have just been infected by the BotVoice.A Trojan...Story Here

Please give to the Anti-Dogs on Steroids campaign

2007-07-05T16:07:00.000-07:00

Donate Here

Picasa Tutorial Video 29mins

2007-07-05T13:38:00.000-07:00

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) 1.40.520

2007-07-05T13:21:00.001-07:00

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history...Get it Here

Roswell theory revived by deathbed confession

2007-07-05T12:25:00.000-07:00

But last week came an astonishing new twist to the Roswell mystery.

Lieutenant Walter Haut was the public relations officer at the base in 1947 and was the man who issued the original and subsequent press releases after the crash on the orders of the base commander, Colonel William Blanchard.

Haut died last year but left a sworn affidavit to be opened only after his death..Story Here

VIDEO: Consumerist Catches Geek Squad Stealing Porn From Customer's Computer

2007-07-05T12:14:00.000-07:00

The Consumerist's 3-month sting operation snared a Geek Squad technician stealing porn from our hard drive, and we've got the work-safe video and logfiles to prove it...Story Here

Theme song of I...UHhh...I forget...Geez...

2007-07-05T10:56:00.000-07:00

Digital Photography Tips From Around The Web - 4 July 2007

2007-07-04T16:45:00.001-07:00

From Digital Photography School Here

The Megapixel Myth

2007-07-04T16:21:00.000-07:00

Forget the silly debate over pixel counts among digital cameras. There is little visible difference between cameras with seemingly different ratings. For instance, a 3 MP camera pretty much looks the same as a 6 MP camera, even when blown up to 12 x 18!" I know because I've done this. Have you? NY Times tech writer David Pogue did this here and here and saw the same thing - nothing!..Full Story Here..and different one Here.

Terra Naomi's "Say It's Possible"

2007-07-03T14:53:00.000-07:00

15 Uses for Baking Soda

2007-07-03T10:17:00.001-07:00

Read Here

It's not just us - weird weather is worldwide!

2007-07-03T10:10:00.001-07:00

Almost all climate experts say that the trend is towards more droughts, floods, heatwaves and more powerful storms...Story Here

Flip Words

2007-07-03T10:04:00.000-07:00

Enter message click on flip.
copy and paste to IM and email
for fun Here

ORBOX B

2007-07-01T17:52:00.001-07:00

Using arrow keys move towards red bricks to stop you from falling off of screen. You want to hit the red ball.

Write down level code if you wish to come back and not have to start over.

Fun! Fun! Here

Weighing the value of today's processors When performance meets price

2007-07-01T17:39:00.000-07:00

Story Here

Newspaper Clippings

2007-07-01T17:38:00.001-07:00

Flight Log: The First Private Expedition to the Moon

2007-07-01T17:30:00.000-07:00

ASPEN, Colorado - You don't have to pack your bags quite yet, but passenger travel to the Moon is on the flight manifest of a space tourist company.

The price per seat will slap your wallet or purse for a swift $100 million - but you'll have to get in line as the first voyage is already booked...Story Here

The New iPhone is here for the Stalker

2007-06-30T11:07:00.000-07:00

57-year-old grandmother suspected Terrorist?

2007-06-28T17:10:00.000-07:00

DES MOINES - Cecilia Beaman is a 57-year-old grandmother, a principal at Pacific Middle School in Des Moines, and as of Sunday is also a suspected terrorist...Story Here

Funny Newspaper post

2007-06-28T17:08:00.001-07:00

Windows Worm Uses BitTorrent to Propagate

2007-06-28T17:05:00.001-07:00

A worm that infects Windows XP and, possibly, Vista is said to spread itself over IM applications, like AIM and Windows Live Messenger, and… BitTorrent. Security research firm Sophos says the worm uses “a social engineering scheme” to get people to unknowingly infect their computers with it...Story Here

Man With Headache Finds Bullet In Head

2007-06-28T17:02:00.001-07:00

(AP) A woman was arrested Tuesday after her husband woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible headache and later learned he had a bullet lodged in his head.

St. Lucie County Sheriff's deputies initially thought Michael Eugene Moylan had been hit by a stray bullet, but later realized the couple's story did not match up, Sheriff Ken Mascara said...Story Here

Desktop search tools for GNU/Linux: the competition hots up - Tracker, Recoll Strigi and Deskbar

2007-06-28T16:58:00.001-07:00

In Part One and Part Two of this blog, I looked at Beagle and its alternative interfaces (Peagle, Yabi and Peagle). In this last part, I want to take a look at three other search engines as viable replacements for Beagle: Tracker, Recoll, Strigi, and Deskbar, an applet written in Python, which has some very handy scripts written for it and, which can extend its functionality well beyond the immediate desktop itself...Story Here

NASA publishes spectacular images of the recent mission

2007-06-28T16:53:00.000-07:00

Today, with new NASA imagery in (not copyrighted), plus
a few photos from a Russian source, you can get a closer look
at science and maintenance work in orbit, including several
fascinating spacewalks....Here

Explanation of the Recent "Strange Craft" Sightings

2007-06-28T16:49:00.000-07:00

I'm using the alias Isaac, and used to work in what was called the CARET program in the 80's. During my time there, I worked with a lot of the technology that is clearly at work in the recent drone/strange craft sightings, most notably the "language" and diagrams seen on the underside of each craft. What follows is a lengthy letter about who I am, what I know, and what these sightings are (probably) all about...Story Here

My 700th post: "My Love, My Baby!" Ohhh! Ahhhh!

2007-06-27T14:12:00.000-07:00

"She touches me in so many ways. I feel a oneness
with her as I caress her Body."

Panasonic's latest addition to its Lumix "super zoom" line
is the six-megapixel DMC-FZ7. This compact and lightweight
camera features a high-quality Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT
12x optical zoom (equivalent to 35mm to 430mm on a
35mm film camera) with Panasonic's MEGA Optical Image Stabilizer.

"She has so many ways to communicate her feelings to me!"

The DMC-FZ7 packs a wealth of advanced technology
and easy-to-use features in a sleek, compact package.

It is equipped with both automatic and manual controls
that meet the needs of advanced users and beginners alike.

The auto focus settings include a wide area 9-point,
3-point high speed, 1-point normal speed, Spot autofocus and
a 1-point high-speed autofocus. The latter nearly eliminates
the time lag that often occurs with high-magnification zoom shots,
letting you capture those great, spontaneous moments.

An AF-assist Lamp provides extra lighting as a focusing aid for
slightly dark situations where AF focusing would ordinarily be difficult.

"She Helps Me See the World in a new light!"

The DMC-FZ7 is Panasonic's most "anti-blur" camera ever,
addressing the two major causes of blurred images: hand
movement and subject movement.

It incorporates Panasonic's acclaimed MEGA Optical Image
Stabilization technology, which uses a gyrosensor to detect
and compensate for hand movement by shifting internal lens elements.

It is a true optical system; the image is not electronically processed
so there is minimal degradation and exceptional picture quality.

MEGA OIS is especially important when utilizing the 12x optical zoom
as even the smallest hand movement could ruin the shot.

With MEGA OIS, the image remains steady. And a high-quality
Leica DC VARIO-ELMARIT12x optical zoom
(equivalent to 35mm to 430mm on a 35mm film camera)

"She is Well Known and Well Liked!"

Review Here

"Oh my baby! Never Leave Me!"

"Stay with me and share the world thru both
of our Eyes!"

"Ok! Ok! I got carried away!"

But it is a great camera after all.

TestDisk

2007-06-27T14:07:00.000-07:00

TestDisk is a powerful free data recovery software! It was primarily designed to help recover lost partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally

deleting your Partition Table). Partition table recovery using TestDisk is really easy...For Linux,Windows,Mac...Here

U.S. Net access not all that speedy

2007-06-27T14:02:00.000-07:00

The median U.S. download speed now is 1.97 megabits per second — a fraction of the 61 megabits per second enjoyed by consumers in Japan, Other speedy countries include South Korea (median 45 megabits), France (17 megabits) and Canada (7 megabits)...Story Here

Why Google is right to complain about Microsoft Vista’s search functionality

2007-06-27T13:59:00.000-07:00

Google and Microsoft have been trading antitrust complaints over the past few months. Most recently, Google filed a confidential complaint with the Justice Department asking that Microsoft be forced to alter the desktop search functionality in Vista to better accommodate third-party search applications...Story Here

Microsoft Surface

2007-06-26T23:30:00.000-07:00

Dispel the Myth's of Linux

2007-06-26T16:28:00.000-07:00

From kebes at the Ubuntu Forums

I agree with what others have said about just sitting back and letting the OS speak for itself. Wait awhile and you can compare notes with these people about viruses, security, system crashes, etc. Linux has its own quirks and bugs, but frankly they are nothing compared to the frustration that can frequently occur when Windows does not do what you want. I use Linux because no matter what, I am in control of the computer and can get it to do what I need it to do.

So, having said that, it's inevitable that you'll get into these types of conversations, so here's some information to about Linux that you can use:

-- "Linux isn't a reliable or trustworthy Operating System!"

Well, first off, it is a powerful and professional system. It is secure, robust, and stable. That it is amenable to high-performance tasks is shown by its wide deployment in professional settings.

For example:

1. According to top500.org, in 2006, 376 of the top 500 super-computers were using Linux. Yes, 75% of super-computers run Linux.
For instance, the world's most powerful computer is IBM Blue Gene, and it uses Linux for its I/O nodes.

2. Apparently NASA uses lots of Linux. At the JPL, lots of desktops run Linux.

3. The US Military also implements Linux for many of its systems .

4. Professional 3D graphics for special effects in movies, or even feature-length CGI movies, are usually made using Linux workstations and rendered on Linux clusters.

5. Google's gigantic, powerful, and distributed search engine runs using over 60,000 Linux machines (more info here, here, and on Google's Research page).

6. Linux accounts for a significant fraction of the webservers running around the world.

7. The FAA keeps planes in the air using linux.

These are but a few examples. Many companies also deploy Linux to a significant extent (IBM, for instance). Linux has "uptime" (time before failure/crash/etc.) measured in years, and is very well-suited to high-end, demanding applications.

-- "Linux isn't secure or safe!"

Not true. There is much debate about "OS Security". In the real world, however, it's worth noting that there are only a handful of viruses for Linux (and they are all 'theoretical') whereas there are thousands of active viruses for Windows. Linux is built upon a very solid core, and is very secure. A default Linux install is generally agreed to be more secure than a default Windows install. With Linux, you will likely never catch a virus, never be annoyed by adware or malware, and will probably never see the operating system crash.

-- "Linux is too complicated. Linux is only for computer gurus!"

Actually it's just different. Once you get used to the few differences, you will be just as productive (if not more so) as you were before.

Once upon a time, Linux was perhaps "too complicated" for the "average person." However this has long since changed. Modern Linux systems have a pretty GUI, lots of built-in tools, and can do everything that competing operating systems (Windows, Mac) can do. The easiest way to see this is to try it!

The thing to understand about Linux is that it is layered. The core is customizable and "computer gurus" delight in modifying these sub-systems. However if you want a computer that "just works" you can largely ignore these details and just use the higher-level systems. (The difference with Windows is not that these lower-levels don't exist, but that it's nearly impossible to get at them!)

-- "When Linux breaks, you won't know how to fix it!"

Not true. Just head over to ubuntuforums and a solution will likely appear within the hour. Generally the difference between Windows and Linux is that with Windows, it either works or it doesn't. In Linux, if something doesn't work, there is probably a way to fix it... it's just a matter of how much effort will be required. But importantly, at least you are empowered to fix it (or to get someone to fix it for you) if you really want it to work.

-- "There's no software for Linux!"

Actually there is tons of software for Linux. The problem is that Windows software doesn't run on Linux. But in fact there is a huge repository of free, open-source software available for Linux (see http://sourceforge.net/ for instance). For nearly every Windows program you're used to, there is a Linux analogue that will do the trick. Often times (but not always) it is even better than the Windows program, because it was designed by users and for users (rather than made in order to sell).

And if you really want to run Windows software in Linux, there are things you can try, such as using the Wine compatibility layer (http://www.winehq.com/) or running Windows inside a virtual machine (VMWare, QEMU, etc.).

-- "Installing programs in Linux is impossible."

Actually it's just different. It takes some getting used to, but once you understand how to do it, it becomes faster and easier to install programs in Linux! Instead of searching everywhere for software you want, and then installing it with a few clicks, Linux has a built-in "package management" system that lets you just pick what you want off a list, click, and it's installed. All the software in the list has been checked by experts, so it won't have any viruses, adware, malware, etc. Much faster and easier!

-- "Linux doesn't support any hardware!"

Actually Linux has the best "out of the box" hardware support. Almost any hardware configuration will be recognized and supported. Yes, there are times when some device will not work with Linux (as there are with Windows, Macs, etc.). Yes, it's true that hardware vendors typically go to great efforts to make their devices work with Windows, and forget entirely about Linux compatibility. Despite this, a large percentage of devices do work with Linux. As long as you do a bit of research before buying new hardware, you can be confident it will work.

-- "If Linux is just like Windows, then why bother?"

-You can obtain it at no monetary cost. You can give a copy to a friend. You can reinstall it as many times as you want, on as many machines as you want. You will never be hassled with registration screens or piracy checks. The operating system will treat you with respect, as the owner of the machine.

-The system and software are constantly updated and improved. All these updates and security patches are automatically available to you, at no charge and with no hassle.

-You are essentially immune to all viruses, adware, malware, etc.

-You have the freedom to tinker, modify, and change any part of the system you like.

-Once you get used to Linux, you may very well be more productive. The system is designed with productivity and usefullness in mind (as opposed to trying to lock you in to buying more software).

-You have access to a helpful and technical community of volunteers!

-You will be supporting a competitive free market for software, and helping 'the little guy' and intangibly contributing back to a community of people that want to make software free.

Really, there are so many good reasons *to* use Linux that perhaps the best response to "Why are you using Linux?" is simply "Why aren't you using it?"

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SpotTheDifference.com

2007-06-26T13:48:00.000-07:00

Fun Game and Puzzle's
Spot The Difference
Can you spot the differences
between these two pictures?

Here

Sicko' subject faces criminal charges

2007-06-26T13:35:00.001-07:00

MAYWOOD, N.J., June 24 (UPI) -- A man who helped at Ground Zero after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is being investigated for traveling to Cuba with filmmaker Michael Moore...Story Here

Wierd & Unusal & Funny Advertisments

2007-06-26T13:28:00.000-07:00

The Dissection of a Rootkit

2007-06-25T16:48:00.000-07:00

Security analysts have been predicting that kernel rootkits, which cloak their activity by replacing a portion of a program's software kernel with modified code, are expected to continue to grow in frequency in 2007...Story Here

How to Make a Killer Photo using 8 Simple Composition Rules

2007-06-25T16:46:00.000-07:00

Tutorial Here

Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment

2007-06-25T16:42:00.000-07:00

Have you heard of Credit Triggers? You should.

2007-06-25T16:34:00.001-07:00

They constantly monitor your
credit activity and if you start
to pay off your credit and are
getting back on your feet, they
notify the collection hounds and
let them have at you..Story Here

Lightning kills man beneath cloudless sky

2007-06-25T16:28:00.001-07:00

A Dade landscaper died after
being struck by an unusual type
of lightning that's stronger, hotter,
lasts longer and strikes from clear
skies....Story Here

When Computers Attack

2007-06-25T16:23:00.000-07:00

ANYONE who follows technology or military affairs has heard the predictions for more than a decade. Cyberwar is coming. Although the long-announced, long-awaited computer-based conflict has yet to occur, the forecast grows more ominous with every telling: an onslaught is brought by a warring nation, backed by its brains and computing resources; banks and other businesses in the enemy states are destroyed; governments grind to a halt; telephones disconnect; the microchip-controlled Tickle Me Elmos will be transformed into unstoppable killing machines...Story Here

Ubuntu-compizfusion

2007-06-24T15:12:00.000-07:00

Project coming along quite nicely!
Playing Counter-Strike full-screen on one side of cube.

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Man, 73, fails high school exams after 39th try since 1969

2007-06-23T18:57:00.001-07:00

AIPUR, India — A 73-year-old man who failed his 10th grade high school exams for the 39th time vowed today to try again next year in the hopes that an education will improve his job and marriage prospects. ..Story Here

Spybot Search and Destroy (Beta) 1.5.1.12 Beta

2007-06-23T18:48:00.001-07:00

Spybot Search and Destroy searches your hard drive for so-called spy- or adbots; that is, little modules that are responsible for the ads many programs display. Many of these modules also transmit information, including your surfing behavior on the Internet. If it finds such modules, it can remove them. In most cases the host still runs fine after removing the spyware/adware....Freeware get it Here

Do black holes really exist?

2007-06-23T18:42:00.001-07:00

Black holes might not exist – or at least not as scientists have imagined, cloaked by an impenetrable "event horizon". A controversial new calculation could abolish the horizon, and so solve a troubling paradox in physics...Story Here

'You're fired,' man hears after saving a woman's life

2007-06-23T18:39:00.000-07:00

When a neighbor screamed she'd been shot, Colin Bruley grabbed his shotgun, found the victim and began treating her bloodied right leg...Story Here

'Mile-wide UFO' spotted by British airline pilot

2007-06-22T16:02:00.001-07:00

One of the largest UFOs ever seen has been observed
by the crew and passengers of an airliner over the
Channel Islands.

An official air-miss report on the incident several weeks
ago appears in Pilot magazine.

Aurigny Airlines captain Ray Bowyer, 50, flying close to
Alderney first spotted the object, described as "a cigar-shaped
brilliant white light"...Story Here

34 Uses for That Can of Soda, Other Than Quenching Thirst

2007-06-22T15:59:00.001-07:00

It's the Real Thing, it Adds Life, and You Gotta Have It, but that can or bottle of cola can also work wonders in an emergency. The chemical soup that makes up most commercial soft drinks not only makes them taste good and quench thirst, but also make them effective cleaning agents, bolt looseners, paint strippers, and possible skin softeners. More uses than MacGyver could think up...Story Here

Proposed Amendment Would Ban All DVD Copying

2007-06-22T15:54:00.000-07:00

A proposed amendment to the current copy protection license governing DVDs would completely ban all DVD backups, and prevent DVD playback without the DVD disk being present inside the drive...Story Here

Beauty is Skin Deep?

2007-06-21T21:54:00.000-07:00

Customer Service Hell!! T-Mobile…Hot Spot? NOT!!!

2007-06-21T21:51:00.001-07:00

Suffice it to say, I’m alert to the issues. Even still,
I never dreamed I’d have my own experience that
so infuriated me that I’d be compelled to write the
story…so here goes.

This is a little long…but please read it!!..Here

Digital Da Vinci Codes: Thousands of Leonardo's Papers Go Online

2007-06-21T21:46:00.001-07:00

Read About Here

WORD PROCESSOR's REVIEW Part 1

2007-06-21T21:42:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the DonationCoder comprehensive review of Modern Word Processors. In part one we look at the majors players; in part two we try out the second-tier contenders; part three examines the online word processors challenging the desktop heavy hitters....Review Here

Why Michael Moore's SiCKO is a health care documentary every American must see

2007-06-20T19:36:00.001-07:00

America's disastrous health care system is heaving the country head-first into near-certain economic collapse. Just about everybody's either financially strained or going broke due to spiraling health care costs: the people, the employers, state governments and even the federal government. Multinational corporations are fleeing the United States due to health care costs, taking jobs and economic productivity with them. Meanwhile, 50 percent of personal bankruptcies in the U.S. are due to medical expenses...Story Here

Foxmarks Bookmark Synchronizer 1.0.1

2007-06-20T19:34:00.001-07:00

If you use Firefox on more than one computer, you'll want Foxmarks. Install Foxmarks on each computer, and it will work silently in the background to keep your bookmarks synchronized. As a bonus, log in to my.foxmarks.com from any computer anywhere to access your bookmarks...Here

33 Ways to Watch Free TV Online

2007-06-20T19:32:00.001-07:00

Story Here

The most overpaid CEOs in America

2007-06-20T19:29:00.001-07:00

Executive compensation continues to soar, even for many CEOs whose job performance has been terrible. These five companies paid the most to CEOS while their stocks did little for shareholders...Story Here

Man bursts into flames after being shot by a taser gun

2007-06-20T19:26:00.001-07:00

Police are investigating the firey death of a man who burst into flames after dousing himself in petrol and then being shot with a taser gun.

Officers used the gun after the man had poured gasoline over himself....Story Here

Comcast: The Fleecing of a Subscriber

2007-06-19T17:13:00.000-07:00

Story Here

Squirrel goes on rampage, injures 3

2007-06-19T17:10:00.001-07:00

An aggressive squirrel
attacked and injured
three people in a German
town before a 72-year-old
pensioner dispatched the
rampaging animal with his
crutch...Story Here

Fifteen Household Uses for Table Salt

2007-06-19T17:07:00.000-07:00

Read Here

TechnoMage-PDX

Windows XP Tutorial Sites

Angry German Kid vs. Numa Numa Guy

N.J. Dog Crowned World's Ugliest

They're Here!

Ubuntu & OSCON here in Portland

Judge Awards $68,685.23 in Attorneys Fees Against RIAA

US woman arrested over dry lawn

Google Earth Extreme Series

Esmee Denters

Top 10 Uses For Used Coffee Grounds

Satellite snaps first images of mysterious glowing clouds

A Race to Solve the Mystery of the Subterranean Chambers

Italians Build Atomic Laser

Religious Book Seller Struck By Lightning

Michael Moore Tears Up Wolfie on CNN

Information no one really thought about and might not be aware of

The Top 10 weirdest case mods

New Addicting Puzzle game!

11 Surefire Tips for Improving Your Landscape Photography

Walmart Took Secret Life Insurance Policies Out On Employees, Collected After Their Death

Google in Colorado safe cracking caper

Taser XREP delivers wireless shocks from 100 feet away

Why is yawning contagious?

Man from Bend,Or. flies 193 miles in lawn chair

Wrecking Ball Runs Amok In Pa. Town

Preteens allegedly kidnap baby, demand ransom

HijackThis 2.0.2

Mars rover to descend into gaping crater

Live Earth is promoting green to save the planet - what planet are they on?

Addicting Ping Pong 3d Online

15 Uses For WD-40

Do more with Nautilus

Analysis: The White Lies ISPs Tell About Broadband Speeds

My Relatives at Work

P2P Trojan Makes PC Talk, Laugh at You, While Erasing Hard Drive

Please give to the Anti-Dogs on Steroids campaign

Picasa Tutorial Video 29mins

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) 1.40.520

Roswell theory revived by deathbed confession

VIDEO: Consumerist Catches Geek Squad Stealing Porn From Customer's Computer

Theme song of I...UHhh...I forget...Geez...

Digital Photography Tips From Around The Web - 4 July 2007

The Megapixel Myth

Terra Naomi's "Say It's Possible"

15 Uses for Baking Soda

It's not just us - weird weather is worldwide!

Flip Words

ORBOX B

Weighing the value of today's processors When performance meets price

Newspaper Clippings

Flight Log: The First Private Expedition to the Moon

The New iPhone is here for the Stalker

57-year-old grandmother suspected Terrorist?

Funny Newspaper post

Windows Worm Uses BitTorrent to Propagate

Man With Headache Finds Bullet In Head

Desktop search tools for GNU/Linux: the competition hots up - Tracker, Recoll Strigi and Deskbar

NASA publishes spectacular images of the recent mission

Explanation of the Recent "Strange Craft" Sightings

My 700th post: "My Love, My Baby!" Ohhh! Ahhhh!

TestDisk

U.S. Net access not all that speedy

Why Google is right to complain about Microsoft Vista’s search functionality

Microsoft Surface

Dispel the Myth's of Linux

SpotTheDifference.com

Top 20 Magic Trick Video Tutorials

Sicko' subject faces criminal charges

Wierd & Unusal & Funny Advertisments

The Dissection of a Rootkit

How to Make a Killer Photo using 8 Simple Composition Rules

Dr Quantum - Double Slit Experiment

Have you heard of Credit Triggers? You should.

Lightning kills man beneath cloudless sky

When Computers Attack

Ubuntu-compizfusion

Man, 73, fails high school exams after 39th try since 1969

Spybot Search and Destroy (Beta) 1.5.1.12 Beta

Do black holes really exist?