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Useful Items You Never Knew You Could Print Out 2007-08-12 05:41:16
After I wrote my post about ‘useful things you could print out’, many of you were kind enough to help out and point me to some excellent additional resources! Anyway, I’ve compiled all the submissions and comments into a definitive ultimate guide. Enjoy!
iPaperCraft iPod - Print
your own iPod cover.
iPaperCraft Wallet - Design and print out a wallet.
Maze generator - Fully customizable printable mazes.
Pinhole Camera - Print out a Dirkon pinhole camera.
Gift Boxes - Absolutely beautiful giftboxes.
Custom Calendars - Add your own text and pictures.
Photo Booklet - Makes a wonderful soveniour.
Paper CD Case - Print out your own CD sleeves.
iWrap - Pre-generated iPod covers
DIY Planner: Hipster PDA Edition - Printable Index cards to help get things done throughout the day
Triazzles - Print out Puzzles (triazzles) for kids.
Cornell note taking paper - Widely regarded as a very effective note taking system.
Free Antennas - Create your own out a wi-fi antenna.
Paper Rulers - All ty Read more:Useful
, Items
Microsoft to see higher XP sales in ‘08 2007-08-12 05:26:45 Hmm, I wonder why?
No, I dont wonder why. I know exactly why. Vista is shit. Ill put it simple and a little vulgar. Vista wasn’t ready for market when it was launched. It’s still not ready now and it wont be ready for another six months. Why? It’s buggy, it’s slow (even on beefier machines) and this ‘VISTA ONLY’ game fiasco is really bad.
XP sales will be higher because XP has what most users want. Stability. It’s stable. It rarely crashes, and it’s compatible with almost anything. It’s as easy as pie. The saying ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ applies here. Consumers want something that works, not something that will work. They want it now. They want it working.
Vista still has a way to go in my eyes. I used it for a whole one month before uninstalling it. It didnt run some of my apps and games. It was severly slow despite me having 2gb or RAM and a kickass CPU. Hell, I wouldn’t be surprised if VISTA never takes off and XP stays on geek’s PC’s. Read more:Microsoft
AOL copying Yahoo! 2007-08-12 05:23:07 It was brought to my attention that AOL looks strikingly similar to Yahoo
.com. Take a look for yourself.
AOL
Yahoo
Copying a terribly cluttered design. Great. Why doesn’t everyone just copy google’s page and just have a search bar. If i want news, I’ll go to a news site.
100 Web Apps for Everything You Will Possibly Need 2007-08-12 05:06:32 Running a business for yourself means you have to be inventive and always on the lookout for a new and better way to get things done. Innovation junkies, take note: the Internet has a lot to offer. From invoicing to marketing, these are tools that freelancers need to know about.
Organization
If you’re busy with lots of client work, it’s easy for things to get out of hand. Don’t let your work get away from you; organize information and projects with these tools.
Backpack: Get your projects organized by using Backpack. Create to-do lists, notes, files, images and a calendar with reminders that can be sent via email or to your mobile device.
Central Desktop: Collaborate, communicate and share files with clients and coworkers using Central Desktop.
iOrganize: With iOrganize, freelancers can organize work by keeping notes, ideas and bookmarks in one place.
Viapoint: Viapoint makes it easy for freelancers to store emails and files by client or project.
Stikkit: Use Stikkit’s “lit Read more:Everything
Reasons Why The English Language Is Hard To Learn 2007-08-10 06:32:28 1) The bandage was wound around the wound.
2) The farm was used to produce produce.
3) The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
4) We must polish the Polish furniture.
5) He could lead if he would get the lead out.
6) The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
7) Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
9) When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
10) I did not object to the object.
11) The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
12) There was a row among the oarsmen about how to row.
13) They were too close to the door to close it.
14) The buck does funny things when the does are present.
15) A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
16) To help with planting, the farmer taught his sow to sow.
17) The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
18) After a number of injections my jaw got number.
19) Upon seeing the tear in the paint Read more:Reasons
, English
8 Tips on How to Get Out of Bed even When You Don’t Want To 2007-08-10 06:26:33 Although there are those lucky few who wake up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, ready to rocket out of bed and start their day, most people need a little bit of help taking those first few steps at the start of a new day.
If you are one of those people, read this list of 8 tips on how to get out of bed and you’ll be amazed at how much actual control you have over those first few minutes of consciousness when you first wake up.
1) Give yourself a mental command before you go to sleep.
This can take whatever form you like, but it would go something like this:
“I will wake up at 5:00am and get out of bed immediately.”
Seem simplistic? It is, which is why it is so effective. By implanting a mental command into your head before you go to sleep, you prepare yourself to be mentally alert the moment that you wake up. I have successfully used this technique for getting up to catch flights or to go on early morning road trips on less than 2 hours of sleep - without even using an a
Reliance launches Bigadda- Indian Social Networking site 2007-08-14 08:59:38 Reliance Entertainment, a part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has launched its blogging, media sharing and social networking site BigAdda.com. According to the company, BigAdda.com is expected to get about 10 million registered users in the first year of its launch.
Reliance Entertainment plans to spend about Rs 5-6 crore in 2-3 months on the BigAdda’s marketing activities encompassing all media including TV, outdoor, radio and internet.
In May 2007, BigAdda.com was opened in alpha mode, which means the access to the site was available to only invited members. Reliance Entertainment claims that BigAdda.com has already got about 100,000 registered members till date.
Rajesh Sawhney, president, Reliance Entertainment, has told exchange4media, “We have entered into social networking after considering three basic issues. Firstly, we always wanted a youth centric business considering India’s huge youth demography. Secondly, the broadband phenomenon in India will kick off in th Read more:Reliance
, Social
Google Apps a useful tool 2007-08-13 19:56:26
As Google
has been a major power in the internet business for quite a few years now, it has also been releasing different online/downloadable applications which are very easy to use.
Google Apps
just a package containing all the free online services provided by Google, for example email, calendar, docs and spreadsheets, iGoogle etc.
This service is pretty fast and easy to use. Here are some reasons why you should use Google Apps:
First of all, it lets you create not only one, but several email addresses with the space of 2GB in each of them. Also it guarantees you 99.9% uptime which is great compared to the other free mailing services around. You can also get all the features of Gmail on you custom email id.
Google Apps allows you to customize your start page, create headers and footers with your images. You can add or delete content to suit your needs. Start page can create a unique, dynamic place for your users to preview and access their inboxes and calendars.
Google Talk is a
30 Lines to make you smile! 2007-08-12 09:30:43
1.. My husband and I divorced over religious differences.
He thought he was God and I didn’t.
2.. I don’t suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of
it.
3.. I Work Hard Because Millions On Welfare Depend on Me!
4.. Some people are alive only because it’s illegal to
kill them.
5.. I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
6.. Don’t take life too seriously; No one gets out alive.
7.. You’re just jealous because the voices only talk to
me
8.. Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
9.. Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
10.. I’m not a complete idiot — Some parts are missing.
11.. Out of my mind. Back in five minutes.
12. NyQuil, the stuffy, sneezy,
why-the-heck-is-the-room-spinning medicine.
13.. God must love stupid people; He made so many.
14.. The gene pool could use a little chlorine.
15.. Consciousness: That annoying time between naps.
16.. Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
17.. Being “over the hill& Read more:Lines
10 sites for free legal music 2007-08-17 22:06:55 Nowadays there is much reported about the rise of illegal
ly copied music being made available on the Internet. However, there is also plenty of music on the web that is free and legal. In this post we look at ten sites or services that offer free legal music to download.
ArtistServer.com
ArtistServer has been around since 2001, albeit under the name ElectronicScene.com. In 2005 they transformed the site to widen their scope and incorporate social networking features. At its core is a database of over 7,000 songs that can be downloaded for free. An artist’s catalog also has an RSS feed that can be subscribed to like any other feed, allowing the user to keep up to date with any new additions. Photos, videos and blogs from artists complete this interesting site.
Live Music Archive
The Live Music Archive has a large collection of live recordings from a wide range of artists, from David Gray to Mogwai, and there is also a lot of music from lesser known bands. The site runs a policy whic
Annoying things to do on an elevator! 2007-08-17 05:54:13
1) CRACK open your briefcase or handbag, peer Inside and ask “Got enough air in there?”
2) STAND silent and motionless in the corner facing the wall without getting off.
3) WHEN arriving at your floor, grunt and strain to yank the doors open, then act as if you’re embarrassed when they open themselves.
4) GREET everyone with a warm handshake and ask him or her to call you Admiral.
5) MEOW occasionally.
6) STARE At another passenger for a while. Then announce in horror: “You’re one of THEM” - and back away slowly
7) SAY -DING at each floor.
8 ) SAY “I wonder what all these do?” And push all the red buttons.
9) MAKE explosion noises when anyone presses a button.
10) STARE, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce: “I have new socks on.”
11) WHEN the elevator
is silent, look around and ask: “Is that your beeper?”
12) TRY to make personal calls on the emergency phone.
13) DRAW a little square on Read more:Annoying
, things
AIST develops 3D image projector 2007-08-16 05:18:50 Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has developed a device that uses lasers to project real three-dimensional images in mid-air. The institute unveiled the device on February 7 in a demonstration that showed off the device’s ability to project three-dimensional shapes of white light.
AIST developed the projector with the cooperation of Keio University and Burton Inc. (Kawasaki, Japan). Until now, projected three-dimensional imagery has been “artificial” — optical illusions that appear 3D due to the parallax difference between the eyes of the observer. Prolonged viewing of this conventional sort of 3D imagery can cause physical discomfort.
The newly developed device, however, creates “real” 3D images by using laser light, which is focused through a lens at points in space above the device, to create plasma emissions from the nitrogen and oxygen in the air at the point of focus. Because plasma emission continues for a short period
15 Must Have iTunes Addons 2007-08-22 05:16:29 iTunes is a popular media player from Apple. Eventhough there aren’t many addons for iTunes out there, so i thought i should go on a search mode and try and find something useful. And the result is right in front of you. Must have iTunes addons for both Windows and Mac Users.. So go ahead and try this plugins today..
For Mac OS X
Synergy
This program puts iTunes in the menu bar for easy access to controls such as fast-forward, skip, and play. People who listen to iTunes while they work on other projects will appreciate this simple utility. In addition to easy access via the menu bar, it offers the ability to set system-wide hot keys to make track adjustments and raise and lower a song’s rating and volume.
iTunify
Manage your iTunes library like a pro. It has everything that iTunes should have had but it doesn’t have. a must have addon for iTunes.
Fetch Art for iTunes
Fetch Art for iTunes is a small program that will fetch album art for one or more songs using Amazon’s XML int Read more:iTunes
Google just got Crazier 2007-08-26 07:40:59 Google just released this new version of Google Earth where you can explore the the sky, calling it the Google Sky. With more stars in the universe than the number of sand grains on earth and two hundred million galaxies, Google Sky lets you explore the heaven at your finger tips now. Just a couple of clicks and you will dive into the infinitely deep universe of Google Sky. As usual, its another free application from Google and doesn’t charge a penny, it is good for those learning about the universe and space. You can also check out the video to see what amazing features does it let you use in the presently free version of Google Sky on it website.
Check it out here- GOOGLE EARTH SKY
Enjoy surfing the universe!
(NASA probably helped Google get the data I think. ) Read more:Google
Yahoomaill Shortcuts! 2007-08-26 07:29:28 I don’t a single reason to using Yahoomail over Gmail but still I have to check it regularly just because some of the Indian friends still use it. Although, Yahoomail renovated its free mail service to bring it up to the interface levels of todays free email services. But, still it lags a little bit in performance specially because of it flashy advertisements that take double the time to load then the inbox. So, in order to make my experience of using Yahoomail a little better, I made a list of 34 shorcuts that make the ease of using Yahoomail better.
Here are the 34 shortcut keys to help you with Yahoomail:
-Shift+r - reply in a new window
-a - reply all
-Shift+a - reply all in a new window
-f - forward message
-Shift+f - forward in a new window
-k - mark as read
-Shift+k - mark as unread
-l - flag
-Shift+l - clear flag
-m - check mail
-Shift+m - check all mail
-Ctrl+ - close current tab
-n - new message
-Shift+n - new message in its own window
-r - reply
-del - delete item
Read more:Shortcuts
GOogle Jokes! 2007-08-24 04:44:47
When you click a Google ad twice, Google may urge you to “give your mouse a break”
They display cheese if you’re at the highest zoom level at Google Moon
During April Fool’s, they say that pigeons determine the ranking of our web sites
Google pretends they’re an airline at parties
You can enter niniane kicks ass into Google Maps to locate the Googleplex headquarter and Google employee Niniane Wang
They display spam cooking recipes in your Gmail spam folder
Their calculator read Douglas Adams’ science fiction book and says 42 is the answer to life, the universe, and everything
Their employees look like smurfs every now and then
Google offers you Klingon as search interface language
When Larry Page talked about other Google rules than just “Don’t be evil” he said “We allow dogs, for example.”
Read more:Jokes
If your DAD is a Chemistry Professer 2007-08-30 08:23:26 A DIALOGUE WITH SARAH, AGED 3: IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT IF YOUR DAD IS A CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR, ASKING “WHY” CAN BE DANGEROUS.
SARAH: Daddy, were you in the shower?
DAD: Yes, I was in the shower.
SARAH: Why?
DAD: I was dirty. The shower gets me clean.
SARAH: Why?
DAD: Why does the shower get me clean?
SARAH: Yes.
DAD: Because the water washes the dirt away when I use soap.
SARAH: Why?
DAD: Why do I use soap?
SARAH: Yes.
DAD: Because the soap grabs the dirt and lets the water wash it off.
SARAH: Why?
DAD: Why does the soap grab the dirt?
SARAH: Yes.
DAD: Because soap is a surfactant.
SARAH: Why?
DAD: Why is soap a surfactant?
SARAH: Yes.
DAD: That is an EXCELLENT question. Soap is a surfactant because it forms water-soluble micelles that trap the otherwise insoluble dirt and oil particles.
SARAH: Why?
DAD: Why does soap form micelles?
SARAH: Yes.
DAD: Soap molecules are long chains with a polar, hydrophilic head and a non-polar, hydrophobic tail. Can you say ‘hydrophilic’?
SARA
WTF Mac Store 2007-08-29 07:36:31 Poking around Flickr this morning, I came across this neon sign for The Mac Store
:
Running “The” along the side isn’t bad typography, but the lack of a visual break between the T and H makes it look like “WTF”. Yay geek humor.
The Ultimate Vista Wallpapers! 2007-08-29 07:02:59 Windows VistaUltimate
Team released new awesome Windows Vista Ultimate branded Wallpapers
to public for download. These wallpapers are available for free to everyone, even to those who do not own a copy of Windows Vista.
Enjoy
Computer Sayings –> 2007-09-01 21:09:15
There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.
A printer consists of three main parts: the case, the jammed paper tray and the blinking red light.
The programmer’s national anthem is ‘AAAAAAAARRRRGHHHHH!!’.
At the source of every error which is blamed on the computer, you will find at least two human errors, including the error of blaming it on the computer.
Beta. Software undergoes beta testing shortly before it’s released. Beta is Latin for “still doesn’t work.”
Computer
analyst to programmer: “You start coding. I’ll go find out what they want.”
Computer Science: solving today’s problems tomorrow.
Hidden DOS secret: add BUGS=OFF to your CONFIG.SYS
Hit any user to continue.
I wish life had an UNDO function.
If your computer says, “Printer out of Paper,” this problem cannot be resolved by continuously clicking the “OK” button.
It said “Insert disk 3…&rdquo Read more:Sayings
20 Things You Didn’t Know About…Leonardo da Vinci 2007-09-27 09:31:31
1 Leonardo
was the love child of Caterina, a peasant, and Ser Piero, a lawyer and landlord. He was home schooled and lacked a formal education in Greek and Latin.
2 He was an accomplished lyre player. When he was first presented at the Milanese court, it was as a musician, not an artist or inventor.
3 Leonardo narrowly beat a sodomy rap—possibly involving one of his male models—brought against him by Florentine officials.
4 Mona Lisa theory #1: Her smile means she was secretly pregnant.
5 Theory #2: She was amused by the musicians and clowns who entertained her while Leonardo painted her. (Another theory says the Mona Lisa is a portrait of Leonardo himself, slyly disguised. But you’d heard that one before, hadn’t you?)
6 Columbia University art historian James Beck retorts, “As sure as the moon is not made of green cheese, this is not da Vinci
in drag.”
7 Then again, unusual for a painter, Leonardo left no definitive image of himself.
8 Of cour Read more:hellip
13 Things Every Internet User should know 2007-09-24 09:27:02 1. Bill Gates is not giving you $1000, and Disney is not giving you a free vacation, no one is giving away cases of free M & M’s, the GAP is not giving away clothing.
There is no baby food company issuing class-action checks. MTV will not give you backstage passes if you forward something to the most people. You can relax; there is no need to pass it on “just in case it’s true.” Furthermore, just because someone said in the message, four generations back, that “we checked it out and it’s legit,” does not actually make it true.
2. There is no kidney theft ring in New Orleans. No one is waking up in a bathtub full of ice, even if a friend of a friend swears it happened to their cousin. If you are hell-bent on believing the kidney-theft ring stories, please see: http://urbanlegends.tqn.com/library/weekly/aa062997.htm
And I quote: “The National Kidney Foundation has repeatedly issued requests for actual Read more:Internet
, Things Every
$100 Laptop to sell in public 2007-09-24 09:23:06
Computer enthusiasts in the developed world will soon be able to get their hands on the so-called “$100 laptop”. The organization behind the project has launched the “give one, get one” scheme that will allow US residents to purchase two laptops for $399 (£198).
One laptop will be sent to the buyer whilst a child in the developing world will receive the second machine
The G1G1 scheme, as it is known, will offer the laptops for just two weeks, starting on the 12 November.
The offer to the general public comes after the project’s founder admitted that concrete orders from the governments of developing nations had not always followed verbal agreements
Nicholas Negroponte told the New York Times: “I have to some degree underestimated the difference between shaking the hand of a head of state and having a cheque written.
“And yes, it has been a disappointment.&rdqu Read more:Laptop
Global Web Statistics 2007-09-23 06:39:05 Check these latest web stats from W3Counter.com taken from the last 34,032,783 unique visits to 5,790 websites. If we look at the statistics of the web browser section we see how fast Firefox has been rising in the list whereas in the column of Operating Systems more than 80% of the users still stick to the same old Windows XP.
Web Browsers
1
Internet Explorer 6.0
46.68%
2
Internet Explorer 7.0
19.54%
3
Firefox 2.0
17.84%
4
Firefox 1.5
6.56%
5
Safari 2.0
1.76%
6
Firefox 1.0
1.05%
7
Opera 9.2
0.66%
8
Mozilla 1.8
0.61%
9
Opera 9.0
0.56%
10
AOL 6.0
0.53%
Operating Systems
1
Windows XP
83.22%
2
Windows 2000
3.94%
3
Mac OS X
3.75%
4
Windows Vista
3.70%
5
Linux
1.37%
6
Windows 98
1.30%
7
Windows 2003
0.70%
8
Windows ME
0.46%
9
Windows NT
0.06%
10
Mac PowerPC
0.03%
Countries
1
United States
30.63%
2
Germany
7.39%
3
United Kingdom
5.70%
4
Latvia
3.94%
5
Canada
3.45%
6
France
3.07%
7
Netherlands
2.99%
8
Turkey
2.48 Read more:Global
, Statistics
Insane Suspension 2007-09-23 03:43:52 When most people hear the word “Bose”, they think audio. But if what I’ve seen in this video is any clue to the future of the company, and the word, when you hear the word Bose…you’ll think BAD ASS!
Check out what Bose has in store for us in the automotive suspension field.
This video might not seem that great at first but stick around for the ending.
I would love to have this suspension pack in my car…
Space Shuttle Plume Shadow Points to Moon 2007-09-23 03:32:57
image credit: Pat McCracken
This picture of an SS Atlantis launch in early 2001 is unedited. A combination of the time of day (sunset) and there being a full moon (meaning it’s directly opposite the sun on the horizon) set the stage for this cosmic synchronicity. Read more:Space
, Shuttle
, Shadow
, Points
, Space Shuttle
Google & Hindi 2007-09-22 11:05:09 Google
Transliterate
For all the Indians who don’t have time to install a Hindi
Language pack on their computer, here is Google’s another awesome tool out of their labs where you can write Hindi Devanagari script online with spell check inbuilt it. So check it out- CLICK HERE
Create Online Digital Library with Google Book Search 2007-09-22 01:38:06 Google
has a lot of online services which do not seem to have any practical use in the start but eventually Google rolls out some brilliant upgrades that really make the service worth a try. Google Book Search
is another so-called Google service which did not meet high fame until now but recently Google has rolled out an upgrade in the service that can make it one-of-a-kind and perhaps now users can take good use of it.
Create an Online Library
with Google Book Search
Google Book Search will now enable you to collect, share, and discover new books following the feature upgrades done by Google. This will enable you to make your own online digital library where you can add books of your choice and they will be available publicly to anyone. This will help you to make an online log of your personal favorite books and if ever you need to pick a book for an occasion you can just log in to your account and pick it out. It will also make it easier for you to share your favorites with your f Read more:Digital
Windows Vista vs. Windows XP – Definitely Vista! 2007-09-18 08:27:58 As far as Microsoft is concerned there is only one choice possible in terms of desktop clients. But WindowsVista
is also the clear option over Windows XP when it comes down to the Redmond company’s preferred operating system for mobile PCs.
One of the most important aspects of large scale deployments of operating systems is related to costs. But of course that the licenses necessary to deploy the platform are merely the initial part of the financial resources associated with the deployment and management processes, following the installation. And in this context, it all comes down to the Total Cost of Ownership.
Wipro Technologies and GCR Custom Research performed a Microsoft commissioned survey on Mobile PC Total Cost of Ownership, contrasting Windows Vista
to Windows XP. Microsoft has applauded Vista as a beneficial factor when introduced into a corporate infrastructure and the “Reducing TCO with Windows Vista - Quantified Savings for Mobile PCs” survey does nothin
Top Ten Numbers 14328972341243 2007-09-18 08:20:39 In the tradition of David Letterman, Sesame Street, and bloggers all over the globe, Mendeaux proudly presents:
The Top TenNumbers
of All Time
Number 10… Ten. 10 makes the list because it is actually the first number with more than one digit. However, it doesn’t appear higher on this list because it is the basis for the metric system - a system of measurement that is so simple it causes American students to bleed out of their ears trying to figure it out.
Number 9... Nine. 9 is on this list mostly out of sympathy. There really isn’t much you can say about it, other than if you turn it upside down you get a 6, which is a much cooler number.
Number 8… Eight. 8 is a really cool number. Its sleek symmetrical design makes it a favorite of people everywhere. Place it on its side and it’s a symbol meaning infinity. How cool is that?
Number 7… Seven. 7 is widely regarded as the perfect number. It also plays a role in the title of one of the greatest television shows of all time,
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