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The Secret to Success 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The Thinking stick has published a set of tips on how to be sucessful. While not something you want to follow word-for-word, it might be useful to you. (link at bottom)
1. Married MAWWMost Amazing Woman in the World. Take care of her and she’ll take care of you. 2. Make appointments and stick to [...] Read more:Success
Obesity Gene Discovered 0000-00-00 00:00:00 According to Medical News Today (see link),“The findings are published in Science, the journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
A UK research team, led by Dr Andrew Hattersley of Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, have discovered a gene variant that occurs in over half of people of European descent that they think [...]
Wi-Fi iPod 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The latest Apple rumor that I’ve heard around the internet. According to some random blog much like this one (in more than one way, link at bottom):
According to Apple’s primary manufacturer, Apple has plans to release a Wi-Fi iPod
sometime in the second half of this year. While Apple hasn’t made an official announcement [...]
The Cheapest Mac Ever 0000-00-00 00:00:00 If you’ve been considering buying a Mac computer, but didn’t want the expenses, consider this. Someone has hacked the $300 Apple TV (a set-top box by Apple, see http://www.apple.com/appletv/) to run a regular copy of Mac OS X. See the forums at www.hackint0sh.org (thats hackintosh.org with a zero). It will, of course, [...]
7-Elevens to be converted to Kwik-E-Marts 0000-00-00 00:00:00 “A deal is pending between the world’s largest gas station company and Fox to temporarily convert 11 7-Elevens across the United States into Kwik-E-Marts to promote the upcoming Simpsons Movie. I’ve taken the liberty of creating an image of what this might look like if the event goes through, and let me be the first [...] Read more:converted
Google Analytics Widget for OS X 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Google Analytics
Widget for OS X is a free OS X dashboard widget that counts hits to your website over 24 hours, 7 days, and 12 months. Download it at:
http://fuzzz.gaulin.ca/2007/02/23/dashalytics-google-analytics-widget-for-osx/ Read more:Google
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Apple iRack 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Just click the link, I’m too tired to write a description.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-KWYYIY4jQ Read more:Apple
The Efficiency of our Judicial Branch 0000-00-00 00:00:00 This just makes me laugh…. The following is an actual judge’s sentence in the Federal court case of Avista Management v. Wausau Underwriters.
“Upon consideration of the Motion – the latest in a series of Gordian knots that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting the assistance of the federal courts – it [...] Read more:Efficiency
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22 Mac OS X Tips and Tricks 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I was browsing the web, and happened to come across this link. These are 22 cool features of Mac OS X, and at least 1 should be useful to anyone with a Mac. If you don’t, here’s 22 more reasons to get one.
http://www.kentd.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=118
Daylight Saving Time 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I’m not sure where you are reading this, but in the US, we’ve just lost an hour of much-wanted sleep due to daylight saving time. As I write this post, I’m wondering about whether or not DST is a good thing.
“Reduced Fatilities” Stunning. Research shows that DST is reducing traffic fatilities by [...] Read more:Daylight
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Mac OS X 10.4.9 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Well, Apple has released Mac OS X 10.4.9, the next minor update to Mac OS X. After poking around with it a bit, it looks like there’s not many features of interest to me. Among the list are:
-Apple USB Modem support: Am I missing something? If Apple sells USB modems, they should at [...]
Cheap MacBook/iBook Cleaning 0000-00-00 00:00:00 After a few months, my brand-new MacBook
started to lose its luster as it became coated with dirt, dust, smudges, and scratches. This post is a quick guide to restoring any Apple laptop’s original shine. (iBook+MacBook)
Requirements:iCleaner kit (Standard or Ultra-Pro)Some lens/computer screen wipes (really cheap, smell like alcohol)
Procedure:It’s really easy to do, but can [...] Read more:Cheap
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Journler 0000-00-00 00:00:00 After having searched for a while for a good blogging client for the Mac, I came upon a few options. One was ecto, which looked horrible and was bloated, one was Quagmire or something, which was just butt ugly. Then I found Journler. It’s a really good blogging client for the Mac, [...]
Website Down 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Sorry everyone! My webhost has been having problems, leading to interrupted service for me, and frequent downtime for you. I have recently switched to a new host, and I am in the process of moving all of my stuff. Stick around, the content will be back (along with updates) within 24 hours!
Hello world! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Read more:Hello
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Dell’s Windows Vista Picture 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I was browsing Dell’s website, looking for a laptop, when I saw this image (look for the cheapest Inspiron, press “More Info”, and look under “Operating System”). Notice anything odd about their picture of ‘WindowsVista
’? I can imaging that this will send a very bad impression to the average joe user, who [...] Read more:Picture
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What to do with Junk Mail 0000-00-00 00:00:00 While sitting at a table with a bunch of mail, I got a clever idea regarding a unique way to dispose of junk mail. Simply take a piece of junk mail, stuff it in a prepaid “business reply envelope”, and send it back. Imagine the thrill of the companies when they find out [...]
The World’s Largest iTunes Library 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Will Freewald claims that he has the “World
’s largest iTunes
library”.Stats:849 GB | 172,150 tracks | 809.2 days2,935 artists | 11,561 albumsiTunes library database file - 282 MBiTunes library XML file - 259 MB
He also claims to have a total of 1200GB in music, which he will one day add to the library.
Check out the [...] Read more:Largest
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Free iTunes Music! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 For a few years now, Apple has been giving away a bunch of free iTunes
music. In addition to that, companies have been giving promotions for them. The latest of these promotions is at riottt.com. All you have to do is sign up, and they’ll give you a code.
But, you get [...] Read more:Music
Microsoft Photosynth… Made on a Mac? 0000-00-00 00:00:00 After seeing it on YouTube, I quickly became interested in the MicrosoftPhotosynth
project. Basically, it weaves a bunch of photos of the same thing from different angles together, to make a 3D map of the object. What really caught my interest, was that the demo video (which was presumably made using [...] Read more:hellip
The ACID2 Web Standards page doesn’t comply with Web Standards! 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The Web Standards
organization has a page called the Acid 2 test (link below) that is used to test if web browsers work with web standards. Out of curiosity, I wanted to know if it was standards-compliant. So, I ran a few tests using the tools at w3c.org (links below, again), and came [...]
Cheese 0000-00-00 00:00:00 This is completely random, and would be considered spam by me, if I wasn’t the one writing it. I feel an impulsive need to post this here.
Cheese
Ironic Windows Vista BSOD 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Irony is usually very funny in instances like these, and this picture is definitely no exception…
Click Here for the Picture… Read more:Ironic
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Hell is Freezing Cold 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Most people picture hell to be a fiery, hot place. In reality, however, it may very well be a cool place.
The following assumptions will be made:1. Hell expands at roughly 1/100th of the speed that the universe expands at (45mph).2. Only humans go to hell
Because more than one religion in our world states [...] Read more:Freezing
The Number 0000-00-00 00:00:00 If you’ve seen digg lately, people have been going absolutely crazy about a number. What’s so special? Apparently, this number happens to be the decryption key for the new HD-DVD and Blu-Ray movie disks. This is great news, but the MPAA has been killing every website and blog that has the code.
Before [...] Read more:Number
What Happens when you rely on Windows 0000-00-00 00:00:00 This is another example of what happens when you rely on Windows
. All of the following pictures are of publicly displayed billboards that were running Microsoft Windows. None of them are fake (to the best of my knowledge). 56k warning.
This billboard for CVS pharmacy was running Windows.
An Xbox BSODing in a display case.
This [...]
Human 2.0 Wishlist 0000-00-00 00:00:00 What would you like Mr. Evolution to give us next? Comment with your answer. Best (or most humorous) answer gets… nothing (sorry!). Please, add your wish to the list!
My contribution to the list: make us smaller. smaller people means smaller buildings, meaning more space, and less overpopulation. Read more:Wishlist
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