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Changing your host file in Vista

2009-10-02T11:20:00.001-04:00

By default, if you try to modify your hosts file in Vista, it will not let you save it. It tells you that you don't have permission. To successfully modify the hosts file, run notepad.exe as an administrator and open the file.

1) Browse to Start -> All Programs -> Accessories 2) Right click "Notepad" and select "Run as administrator" 3) Click "Continue" on the UAC prompt 4) Click File -> Open 5) Browse to "C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc" 6) Change the file filter drop down box from "Text Documents (*.txt)" to "All Files (*.*)" 7) Select "hosts" and click "Open" 8) Make the needed changes and close Notepad. Save when prompted.

Brian's Top 10 Free web tools and resources

2008-11-11T08:15:00.002-05:00

In my day-to-day work that I do, I find amazing tools and resources that I use to solve problems or create content for my magazine. In an effort to put these all in one place (so I don't lose them, or more likely forget them), here is my top 10 list:

Viddler.com - This is a great video streaming/uploading solution that lets your brand your videos with your logo (not that annoying youtube logo) and embed it on any website. The quality is better than youtube, and also allows users to add comments directly at any point in the video.... And the best part, FREE.
UStream.tv - This site is great for broadcasting your own LIVE video streams that are automatically archived and available on-demand. You can even allow other users to co-broadcast with you and let you mix in other content into your live stream.
aviary.com - This is a cool browser based graphic creation suite. It's still in beta but extremely cool. They have an image editor (Phoenix), a pattern generator (Peacock) and a palette generator (Toucan) and more on the way including some 3D tools. Here is something I created in Peacock.
Sprout - This tool allows you to create flash applications that you can embed in your site. I used it to create a podcast and video player for Virtual Strategy Magazine.
last.fm - This is a great site to listen to music and find new artists based on your listening habits.
Stock.xchnge - This is a FREE stock photography website that is user contributed, and professionally moderated to give you a selection of great photos to use in your projects.
Revision3 - This one really isn't a tool, but it's a great source for some of the best tech shows on the web. Formed by the former hosts of "Tech TV", their website has some great shows including "Pixel Perfect w/ Bert Monroy", "Diggnation w/ Alex Albrieght and Kevin Rose" and the always educational "Systm".
OpenOffice - This is a FREE version of the entire Microsoft Office suite which will allow to do everything MS Office can do and can even read & save in MS Office formats.
OpenX - Looking for a top notch adserver to use on your website to generate extra income? OpenX is a full featured adserver which allows you to setup in minutes on any linux server. Openx also just started openx hosting which is open
Ubuntu - Again, not really a tool but a great OS built on debian linux. Download a copy and try it out, you won't be disappointed.

Page Peel Banner with OpenX Support

2008-10-07T20:36:00.005-04:00

After looking all over the internet for a way to integrate openx adservers with the popular "Page Peel Banner" module for Joomla, I decided to create me own modification. This modification gives you the ability to use an OpenX adserver (openx.org) to serve the ads to your page peel banner. It is currently only available for Joomla 1.0, but I plan to release a version for 1.5. Download the Joomla Module here

I Know What I Want for Christmas

2007-12-11T20:52:00.000-05:00

This car/motorcycle is incredible and can go from 0-60 in 3.5 seconds and has a top speed of 157 mph. You can see more photos at: www.go-t-rex.com They also have a dealer right here in NH (www.rochestermotorsports.com)

Magic Trick with my cousin

2007-11-07T12:44:00.000-05:00

While searching the internet I came across this video of my cousin Kristian Ducharme and my uncle George Ducharme being featured in a magic trick in Las Vegas. I wonder if they even know the video exists...

Nissan Pivo2 is too cool... RAD even!

2007-10-11T16:44:00.000-04:00

Nissan recently unveiled their Pivo 2 concept car. It has a 360-degree rotating cabin, and rotating wheels so you can parallel park by driving straight into the spot. It also comes with a friendly little robot, that converses in Japanese and English. The little bastard even has facial recognition software, and keeps tabs on your mood. If you're sad he might tell you a joke. If you get tired he gives directions to the nearest coffee shop. If you get angry you break his happy little head off and he throws sparks and catches fire, voiding your warranty.

Smash Mouth LIVE @ VMworld 2007 party

2007-09-13T15:13:00.000-04:00

"Hi, I'm a VMware Server" Mac Spoof

2007-09-05T10:51:00.000-04:00

Woke up this Morning

2007-07-16T23:35:00.000-04:00

This video was shot at a weekly Blues Jam that I go to every once in a while. The Jam is run by Howard Randall @ Strange Brew Tavern (Manchester, NH) every Sunday.

25 Killer Code Snippets Every Good Web Designer Should See

2007-03-10T08:49:00.000-05:00

Round up 25 of the Best CSS, scripts, html and widgets that you can use on on your website or blog..

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Time Sensitive CSS Switcher

2007-03-10T08:44:00.000-05:00

When I set out to redesign this site, I had an idea: Could I make the stylesheet change based on the hour of the day? Sounds easy enough, right?

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Web-Sites of the Month: Best of February 2007

2007-03-08T16:40:00.000-05:00

An overview of useful web-development-related references, tutorials, tools, techniques and articles you shouldn’t have missed in February 2007.

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Adobe Illustrator Tutorials

2007-02-02T17:19:00.000-05:00

Few weeks ago we ’ve selected some of the best Adobe Photoshop tutorials we’ve found on the Web so far; now it’s time for Adobe Illustrator. Below you’ll find a list of hand-picked Illustrator tutorials you can use to achieve some special visual effects in your designs.

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Amazing multiplication trick makes it simple!

2006-12-07T17:27:00.001-05:00

My son personally finds multiplication quite difficult. After seeing this trick, I taught him this method and he loves it. Before he was getting all the answers wrong but not he's getting them all right. Great method and well executed.

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Schoolchildren Divide by Zero using "nullity"

2006-12-07T17:27:00.000-05:00

Schoolchildren are among the first to learn the solution to a 1200 year-old problem: dividing by zero.

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The best trials biker you have ever seen

2006-12-07T17:23:00.000-05:00

Amazing video, this guy is a master of the bicycle. For those not familiar with trials biking: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bike_trials_riding Reminds me of Hans Rey.

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LinuxBIOS ready to go mainstream

2006-12-07T17:11:00.000-05:00

After seven years of work, the LinuxBIOS project is on the brink of making a free BIOS a standard option for computers. Serious obstacles remain, including a lack of resources and resistance from some proprietary chipset manufacturers and OEMs, but the advantages of LinuxBIOS indicate that its availability to the average computer buyer may be only

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How To Prank a Telemarketer

2006-11-17T11:49:00.000-05:00

Hilarious prank call (or should I say answer?). A telemarketer gets in a little over his head when he calls Tom Mabe, who was 'killed' the night before and the 'investigating officer' answers. Oh and let's say that Tom Mabe was a flaming homosexual, for good measure.

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George Carlin on the Ten Commandments

2006-11-14T11:38:00.000-05:00

No one can put religion in perspective like George Carlin. A must-see classic! read more | digg story

Ubuntu 6.10 Released!!!

2006-10-27T11:03:00.000-04:00

Ubuntu 6.10 "Edgy Eft" was released today.

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Bush Signs Bill Banning Online Poker!! PartyPoker & ParadisePoker out!

2006-10-13T16:07:00.000-04:00

Bush has signed today the bill that Congress passed to ban online poker. It's over folks.... It's over and a lot of people are NOT happy.

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The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act - US Poker Ban

2006-10-11T14:08:00.000-04:00

This week has been a crazy for the world of online poker with the passing of the US Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act which is an attempt to prevent Internet Poker and gambling for US citizens. There is a lot of panic going on and below we attempt to give you the key information and facts on the issue.

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The Future of Tires...... Tweels

2006-10-09T15:43:00.000-04:00

These pictures are of Michelin's newest tires. They are in the testing phase but they feel they are the future of tires. Amazing

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The other Google

2006-10-04T12:09:00.000-04:00

"Google has created a search site without any Google branding to test new features. The site, SearchMash, has a simple blue and white interface with a search bar and an option to click on "popular searches." Once keywords are entered, the results page features links to results running down the left side of the page...."

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Sun Advertisements on youtube.com

2006-10-02T15:28:00.000-04:00

These commercials are hilarious! Also check these out: Episode #2 | Episode #3

Awesome Photoshop Painting Skills

2006-09-25T17:34:00.000-04:00

This is actually a tutorial but it's great to check out, just to see the painting. It's worth the 20 seconds it takes to check it out!

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Digg founders launch 2nd business - Revision3

2006-09-25T15:48:00.000-04:00

Revision3 has close to $1M in financing from a group of investors that includes Marc Andreessen, the founder of Netscape, and Greylock Partners, a VC firm that has backed the start-ups Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as Digg. It is trying to capitalize on the rapid growth of Internet video. The company is built around a series of video podcasts.

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Pluggd to make podcasts chunkier, searchable

2006-09-25T15:32:00.000-04:00

Seattle based podcast discovery and management service Pluggd is unveiling a major new feature at DEMO this weekend that combines speech recognition and semantic analysis to let users search for and skip to parts of an audio file that are related to topics of interest to them. Itâ��s more than just speech recognition.

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Special Edition New Hampshire Barbies

2006-09-15T09:52:00.000-04:00

Before you run out and try to buy one of these... It's a joke my sister sent me this morning, but I thought it was worth sharing.

Mattel recently announced the release of Limited Edition Barbie Dolls forthe New Hampshire Market:

Bedford Barbie

This princess Barbie is only sold at exclusive Bedford stores. She comes with an assortment of Kate Spade Handbags, a Lexus SUV, a long-haired foreign dog named Honey and a cookie cutter house. Available with or without tummy tuck and face lift. Workaholic Ken sold only in conjunction with "augmented" version.

Concord Barbie

This modern day homemaker Barbie is available with Ford Windstar Minivan and matching gym outfit. She gets lost easily and has no full time occupation or secondary education. Traffic jamming cell phone sold separately.

Manchester Barbie

This recently paroled Barbie comes with a 9mm handgun, a Ray Lewis knife, a Chevy with dark tinted windows and a Meth Lab Kit. This model is only available after dark and can only be paid for in cash. Preferably small, untraceable bills. Unless you are a cop, then we don't know what you are talking about.

Amherst Barbie

This yuppie Barbie comes with your choice of BMW convertible or Hummer h3. Included are her own Starbucks cup, credit card and country club membership. Also available for this set are Shallow Ken and Private School Skipper. You won't be able to afford any of them.

Laconia Barbie

This pale model comes dressed in her own Wrangler jeans two sizes too small, a NASCAR shirt and tweety bird tattoo on her shoulder. She has a six pack of Coors light and a Hank Williams, Jr. CD set. She can spit over 5 feet and kick mullet-haired Ken's butt when she's drunk. Purchuse her pickup truck separately and get a confederate flag bumper sticker absolutely free.

Loon Barbie

This collagen injected, rhinoplastic Barbie wears a leopard print ski outfit and drinks Cosmopolitans while entertaining friends at the lodge. Optional Percocet prescription available.

Claremont Barbie

This tobacco chewing, brassy haired Barbie has a pair of her own high-heeled sandals with one broken heel from the time she chased Beer-Gutted Ken out of Newport Barbie's house. Her ensemble includes low rise acid washed jeans, fake finger nails, and a see through halter top. Also available with a mobile home and 8-track tape player.

Peterborough Barbie

This doll is made of actual tofu. She has long straight brown hair, arch-less feet, hairy armpits, no makeup and Birkenstocks with white socks. She prefers that you call her "Willow". She does not want or need a Ken doll, but if you purchase two Montpelier Barbies and the optional Subaru wagon, you get a rainbow flag sticker for free.

Hanover Barbie

This Barbie comes with her own mountain bike. Available with SUV, complete with Kayak on the roof and dog in the back. Optional Ken doll also comes with his own mountain bike and dog.

Franklin Barbie

This Barbie is only 14 and comes with a stroller and infant doll. Optional accessories include a GED and bus pass. Gangsta Ken and his '79 Caddy were available, but are now very difficult to find since the addition of the infant.

Current Trends In Web Design

2006-09-14T09:56:00.000-04:00

The article explains current web design trends, shows distinctive elements with examples.

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Ubuntu Vs. Microsoft!!

2006-09-13T09:43:00.000-04:00

Shuttleworth's 'Ubuntu' family of software programs is based on the Linux open source operating system, which works on the principle that software is free and can be modified at no cost by anyone to suit local and specific needs -- unlike rival Microsoft's proprietary software.

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FOX Buys YouTube!

2006-09-13T09:37:00.000-04:00

Rumors have been confirmed from an inside source (to remain safely anonymous)!!

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DIY LED Mood Lamp

2006-09-06T12:07:00.000-04:00

I wanted the new mood lamp to be more powerful, so it could also be used in daylight conditions. I did this by using a z-power 3 watt RGB power led. This one led is far more powerful than the 12 ones combined i used before. The colors also mix better because of the wider opening angle and because the rgb chips lay very close together.

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Beast: An open source Rails forum in under 500 lines of code

2006-09-01T10:07:00.000-04:00

Rick Olson and Josh Goebel have teamed up to produce Beast, a lightweight but well styled forum. Rails has sorely been lacking a good, well styled, open source forum, but Beast is great.

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Grow a beard in 15 min!(Painting ultra-realistic hair & fur with Photoshop)

2006-08-29T10:47:00.000-04:00

Here's a great tutorial on using Photoshop's built-in advanced brush functions to paint dynamic, realistic-looking hair or fur onto any image.

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Ubuntu System Panel (USP)

2006-08-29T10:19:00.000-04:00

After the release of the SLED menu and seeing that it was so popular with Ubuntu users, I took it upon myself to do something of our own. So for the past few weeks I have been studying mockups for GNOME and trying to bring it alive and today, I offer it to you...

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Music Industry Now Targets Tablature Sites

2006-08-15T12:06:00.000-04:00

First it was services that provided music, then it was sites that offered lyrics. Now the music industry has trained its legal guns upon guitar tablature, and several of them have already been shuttered.

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New Hampshire Secession

2006-08-14T17:00:00.000-04:00

There's a New Hampshire secession movement. This Platform for NH Independence is one that speaks to both conservatives and liberals. Most of the principles are benefits that other states, if they seceded, could have too. No More UN. No More IRS. And Free Trade! How could a society free from massive the central planning of DC not be prosperous?

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78 Year Old videoblogger makes an impression on You Tube

2006-08-14T16:52:00.000-04:00

This 78 year old man has created his own video blog through trial and error, chronicling memorable moments from his life. He's become a very popular fellow. What's more impressive is is the #1 - Most Subscribed Channel (This Week), #6 - Most Subscribed Channel (This Month) and the #31 - Most Subscribed Channel (All Time).

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Meez : Create your 3D I-D on the Internet

2006-08-09T14:40:00.000-04:00

Meez is all about fun. Just enter the site, choose your gender and start creating your unique character. You'll see that you have so much cool stuff to choose from, for creating a your digital self.

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How to add a Google Map to any web page or blog in 30 seconds.

2006-08-07T15:52:00.000-04:00

Adding map to your page is so simple now: few clicks, copy and paste.

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bootable copy of windows on a USB flash drive

2006-07-27T16:11:00.000-04:00

ever have a problem with the windows registry, or a pesky virus? have no fear, fix it with a bootable copy of windows no further away than your pocket or key chain

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LAMP on Ubuntu 6.06 for Noobs

2006-07-27T15:25:00.000-04:00

"I am writing this as a partial documentation of my trials and tribulations with hopes of aiding all Linux noobs on the steps necessary to create a basic Linux, Apache2, MySQl5 and PhP5 system with FTP. Again, this document is tailored to complete Linux beginners and is in no way a complete guide to attacking such a setup"

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4 Blade Micro Helicopter

2006-07-26T14:42:00.000-04:00

"The Proxflyer Mosquito Twin-tail has 4 ch. control and is operated just as a normal helicopter, yaw, pitch and roll and it can fly sideways due to the two tail propellers. It is still absolutely stable and easy to fly."

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Interview with David Greschler co-founder of Softricity

2006-07-18T17:12:00.000-04:00

Linux Pre-installed on a AMD 64-bit Based System for $300

2006-07-14T11:08:00.000-04:00

Technalign has said that they have partnered with Britt Systems in Florida to provide a 64-bit AMD 2800+ computer for under $300.00.

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Josh Logan Rocks!

2006-07-12T16:56:00.000-04:00

If you haven't watched the new reality show on ABC called Rockstar Supernova, shame on you! A local musician by the name of Josh Logan is competing in the show and has a good chance of making it. I have seen Josh grow up into the scene (literally) from the age of 15 when he first started coming to "jam nights" and rapping freestyle lyrics over some jazz/soul. He was always a pleasure to watch and play with. I hope he becomes a great success.

For a taste of his music go to: www.joshlogan.com also listen to his album at www.cdbaby.com/cd/jlnb

New Web Based Operating System Built as a Science Experiment

2006-07-11T11:20:00.000-04:00

Experimental "Web operating system" that a small team at MIT created. YouOS is an online platform with a window-based, graphical user interface.

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The game is Great!

2006-07-07T10:47:00.000-04:00

Try out this flash based game called "Mr. Fancy Pants"... the game is pretty cool.

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Learn the Linux Command Line and Shell Scripting

2006-06-29T10:29:00.000-04:00

You have Linux installed and running. The GUI is working fine, but you are getting tired of changing your desktop themes. You keep seeing this "terminal" thing. Don't worry, we'll show you what to do.

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The Next Gen Of Cars

2006-06-28T14:16:00.000-04:00

This is a video about a new car developed by GM called the Hy-Wire...the cool part starts at 1:15 in the video

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UDATE: I also found this interesting article that goes in-depth into the inner workings of the Hy-Wire.

Gliffy, the Online Visio Killer

2006-06-28T13:59:00.000-04:00

Two guys with some time on their hands have created a tool that might just become a Visio-killer. Gliffy is a free diagramming tool that works entirely in your browser. Like other online apps, it has inherent advantages over traditional software. Collaboration is easier,and so is publishing diagrams you create to the web.

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Knit Theory

2006-06-23T15:17:00.000-04:00

Hyperbolic space is an unimaginable concept, unless you're a Latvian mathematician who's handy with needle and yarn. "People walked by, and they asked me, 'What are you doing?' And I answered, 'Oh, I'm crocheting the hyperbolic plane.' "

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iBox - Flexible Overlays (Images, Divs, AJAX)

2006-06-21T16:52:00.000-04:00

iBox is a compact and easy to use overlay script. Smaller than other scripts, it supports images, inner divs, and even external pages.

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New Real world 3D Desktop

2006-06-21T16:43:00.000-04:00

This video shows you a new way to display and organize your desktop. It's 3D, physics-ruled environment looks more like your actual desktop, which may force users to clean and organize it more often.

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50 ways to become a better designer

2006-06-19T22:07:00.000-04:00

How to become a better designer? Here's a list of 50 good tips to make your design work better, while making your life easier. Nothing earth-shattering, just good old advice.

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best guide to make Ubuntu look like Mac OS X

2006-06-19T16:42:00.000-04:00

"This guide tries to be as spesific as possible, so that even newbies can follow it easily!"

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Amazing photoshop work - all done with a mouse - plus tutorial

2006-06-14T15:39:00.000-04:00

This guy is amazing... he has created a photorealistic image using just Photoshop 6.0 and a mouse... no graphics tablets here. Pure talent. He has also created a nice step-by-step tutorial on how it was created. Final image: http://www.wade.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/images/FinalPic.png

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How To Get Full Multimedia Support in Ubuntu

2006-06-13T11:53:00.000-04:00

This gives Ubuntu desktop users the guidance to enable full multimedia support and playback of popular media codecs and technologies in just 3 steps. Covered: DVD (CSS) movie playback support, OGG / THEORA / AAC / MP3 / WMA / WMV/ DIVX / XVID / MPEG-1/2/4 / QuickTime support, Skype, Flash, RealPlayer, JAVA, and more.

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Animator vs Animation

2006-06-05T11:53:00.000-04:00

It's a struggle between a stick figure and his creator, using items on the Flash toolbar!

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Amazing Photoshop Replacement - It's not Gimp!

2006-06-05T11:51:00.000-04:00

For the past nine years Pavel Kanzelsberger of Slovakia has been quietly working on a graphics application that may shake the very foundations that Photoshop have been built on. The application called 'Pixel' nears its 1.0 release and can still be purchased for a mere $32. It runs on about any OS one can imagine!

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Ubuntu Dapper Review

2006-06-01T15:49:00.000-04:00

"To sum up my experience with Ubuntuâ��s Dapper I will say that it is easily the most impressive Linux distribution I have used to date. The combination of speed, stability, ease of use and the excellant apt-get package manager, makes it the Linux distro to beat."

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Atlantik. The online Monopoly-like game for Linux

2006-06-01T13:22:00.000-04:00

Last night while playing around with the new Dapper Drake version of Ubuntu, I found this piece of software created by Robert John Kaper. It is designed for KDE but seems to work just fine on GNOME. I had hours of fun playing last night. The cool thing is that you can create your own monopoly-like board games using this engine... one that I tried was a Lord of the Rings Monopoly game. Check it out.

Ubuntu Linux 6.06 LTS Released

2006-06-01T11:43:00.000-04:00

My favorite release of linux has just released the official Dapper Drake version 6.06)

Frogger in Flash

2006-05-26T10:40:00.000-04:00

Paul Neave has been working on a Flash version of Frogger for some months now. It has been up for some time, but is now finished, and now (like most of his games) has a worldwide high-score list.

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Repairing Windows XP in Eight Commands

2006-05-23T15:55:00.000-04:00

Article describing how to repair Windows XP when your PC is inaccessible from the standard boot procedures, and you have to use the recovery console as your last resort!

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How to pour iced tea while doing a barrel roll

2006-05-22T23:21:00.000-04:00

O.K. This is too good not to share with everyone. This guy does stuff with a commercial airplane that is just insane. You have to see the video.

Touchscreen Computer Display Floats in Mid-Air

2006-05-18T13:44:00.000-04:00

IO2 Technology has the coolest sounding display I have ever seen called the M2i. The device projects a 30" diagonal 4:3 aspect ratio display into the air. That's right, into the air like a hologram. The entire projection unit is designed to be hidden out of site so that only the display image shows.

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San Andreas Multiplayer (SA:MP) Released

2006-05-09T17:14:00.000-04:00

San Andreas Multiplayer is a mod for GTA:SA that turns it into.. multiplayer. It supports 100 players, and custom gamemodes through built-in scripting support. You can do virtually anything that is possible in single player (you're not limited to just vehicles).

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The Six Minute Project

2006-05-09T16:35:00.000-04:00

The six minute project is an interactive multimedia experiment, in which people take a picture of whatever they are doing, wherever they are, every six minutes for 24 waking hours. The result of each contributing gallery is 240 connecting snapshots that tell one story.

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$24,000 VooDoo PC!

2006-05-09T07:27:00.000-04:00

Everything you could imagine, and then some!, just too bad not many people can afford it.

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From XHTML/CSS to WordPress

2006-05-04T09:59:00.000-04:00

The ultimate guide to WordPress theming. As an addition to two previously posted articles about webdesign workflows, this shows the whole process of how to turn a (x)HTML site into a WordPress theme.

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Gun Engine Explodes Fuel Efficiency

2006-05-03T10:00:00.000-04:00

Bon Kulman interviews Kazimierz Holubowicz, inventor of the gun engine, which was designed with the objective of increasing engine efficiency from 20% to 92%.

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Wooden Computing (Awesome Pictures)

2006-05-02T10:14:00.000-04:00

A bunch of wooden desktop computing setups. Monitors, keyboards, mice, and some Amazing Wooden Case Mods. Made of everything from bamboo to mahogany.

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Ultimate Web Designers Resource

2006-05-01T13:32:00.000-04:00

Has XHTML, PHP, FLASH, AJAX and many more resources. Definitely worth a look at this site.

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ABC Launches Free Online Episode Streaming

2006-05-01T10:48:00.000-04:00

Starting today, you can stream episodes of ABC's LOST, Desperate Housewives, Commander in Chief, and Alias for free at ABC.com. The ad-supported episodes will be available for at least a two-month trial period.

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Convert any file to DVD with Linux and Open Source tools.

2006-04-28T10:43:00.000-04:00

You've just downloaded the new episode of your favorite video podcast, and you'd like to watch it on your big-screen TV. Unfortunately, the video is encoded in XviD or QuickTime format, which your DVD player doesn't support. Don't worry -- here's how you can convert any video file to DVD using dvdauthor and MPlayer.

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Live re-enactment of Super Mario Bros.!!

2006-04-27T14:10:00.000-04:00

These guys at Gordon College really put some time into making a real life version of everyone's favorite video game. You have to just see this one.

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StarCraft being ported to Linux (Early version available)

2006-04-26T13:53:00.000-04:00

This guy wants to play StarCraft on his Linux box without wine so he's doing a port using the Mono platform

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ThickBox - One box to rule them all.

2006-04-25T14:10:00.000-04:00

If you're a fan of LightBox, the javascript solution for displaying pics, then you're going to like how one developer has expanded on it to allow for showing html as well as images.

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New German Car gets 157mpg - Loremo LS

2006-04-24T14:42:00.000-04:00

Loremo LS is powered by a 20hp turbo diesel engine that will reach a speed of 100 mph and the GT model will reach up to 135 mph with a 0 to 60 mph acceleration of 9 seconds. www.loremo.de

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the Mysteriously Illustratrated 600 yr-old Cryptic Voynich Manuscript

2006-04-24T14:11:00.000-04:00

The 600 year old, one-of-a-kind book is known as the Voynich Manuscript. The textual content of this mysterious illustrated book is unknown because it is written in an unknown alphabet and unintelligible language, and despite the efforts of expert cryptographers over many decades, not a single word has been deciphered

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Web 2.0 Sudoku

2006-04-21T10:58:00.000-04:00

This site randomly generates a new sudoku challenge every day. The community rates the difficulty level and can also comment on the challenge once they have finished. Only 2 days old, but very fun!

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Digg Creates Boom for Documentary Film!

2006-04-20T12:08:00.000-04:00

"Digg.com drove significant traffic from animators who were amazed by Ankilewitz's ability to create 3D animation with the use of only one finger. Wow this guy weighs 39 pounds and he's overcome all odds, a doctor gave him until the age of 6 to live and now he's on a journey to speak with that doctor, commented one Digg blogger." http://www.39poundsoflove.com

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Dragon's Lair

2006-04-19T08:38:00.000-04:00

Remember this game? I could never figure out how the hell the game worked, but it was always fun to watch and was good at taking my quarters. Below is the entire game start to finish. Enjoy. UPDATE 4/24/06: The video has been removed. :(

Google - Da Vinci Code Website Now Active

2006-04-18T14:02:00.000-04:00

The Da Vinci Code involves a thrilling murder investigation that unearths a secret that could change the course of history. The film opens May 19th worldwide The quest, which began April 17th requires skill, intellect, and perseverance. Over a span of 24 days ending May 11th, you will encounter unique challenges.

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World's first Drug to reverse Gray Hair (Incredible)

2006-04-17T16:46:00.000-04:00

Researchers at the French company Loreal have made a breakthrough discovery that has lead to a new Drug that can turn Gray Hair back to its natural color. (Works in 2 to 4 Months)

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XP's Little-Known 'Rebuild' Command

2006-04-17T12:00:00.000-04:00

Have you ever run into a "Missing HAL.DLL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," or "Windows could not start..." message? That was when I learned about XP's built-in "Rebuild" command. It often can easily fix "missing HAL," "Invalid Boot.Ini," "Windows could not start..." and similar problems in just a minute or two.

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Lots of old Sierra and Lucasart games online FREE

2006-04-13T16:45:00.000-04:00

Games include Leisure Suit Larry, Kings Quest, Full Throttle, Sam & Max and more! My friend "Overmann" will love this one for sure.

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One Red Paper Clip guy now has a year in Phoenix

2006-04-13T11:01:00.000-04:00

Remember the guy who started out with a paper clip and has been trading his way up to a house? He is now one step closer to his goal.

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Larger Than Life Sculptures - Two-stories High and Hyper-Realistic

2006-04-11T17:16:00.000-04:00

Ron Mueck is an Australian hyper-realist sculptor who creates gargantuan-sized sculptures that capture details of the human body so well that they're hard to believe. Mueck is a master at capturing human expression and recreating the detail of muscles, skin, fat and bones that we are all made of. *Warning contains nudity*. Also - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Mueck

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Gravity-Powered Aircraft

2006-04-11T09:40:00.000-04:00

A concept which could minimize the need to burn fossil fuels for air travel.

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The Perfect Xen 3.0 Setup For Debian

2006-04-03T08:22:00.000-04:00

This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install Xen 3.0.1 on a Debian Sarge system. Xen lets you create guest operating systems, so called "virtual machines" or domUs, under a host operating system (dom0).

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ThinkGeek Does April Fools a Day Early

2006-03-31T09:48:00.000-05:00

ThinkGeek.com continues the tradition of coming up with some great fake gear for the tech crowd. I especially liked the iZilla digital media monster and the wireless extension cords (WEC).

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First version of the Diva Video Editor has been released

2006-03-30T10:18:00.000-05:00

Diva is a project to build an easy to use, scalable, open-source video editing software for the Gnome desktop. Our goal is to provide users with a complete and tightly integrated set of tools that can be used to import, edit, enhance and export digital video material.

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Retouching photos to the max!

2006-03-30T10:05:00.000-05:00

Greg Apodaca's web portfolio showcases some of the most EXTREME retouched photos that I have ever seen done. This is worth checking out to see who the real models are behind the magazine covers our society idolizes. His site shows the original scans followed by his retouching of each image. Check this out!

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Fun with Photoshop

2006-03-29T12:17:00.000-05:00

Got bored last night and was surfing "Hot or Not". Found this horrible picture and decided to see whether I could photoshop it or not. Turned out decent. Did a little roll over, and also a video clip of the pictures transitioning. Enjoy! (And remember, people in magazines don't actually look like their pictures!!)

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Lightbox JS 2.0 Released

2006-03-29T12:16:00.000-05:00

Lokesh from HuddleTogether.com has finally released Lightbox JS 2.0!!! Check out the site for more information! I have upgraded and am currently using it on this site.

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First Retail holographic Storage!

2006-03-28T17:09:00.000-05:00

That long wait for holographic 3-D storage is finally over. A company called in-phase is selling a 515Mbit per square inch drive.

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100 Year Exposure Photo

2006-03-23T15:41:00.000-05:00

Artist Jonathon Keats is taking one long photo. His project, a pinhole camera that is taking one continuous picture of a room in the Hotel des Arts in San Francisco, is a mixture of uber-low-tech and ultra-high concept geekiness.

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