NASA awards supercomputing hours
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Blog: NASA said Friday that it has awarded 4.75 million hours of supercomputing time to U.S. scientists this year. As part of NASA’s…
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Computer-designed molecule v. evil flourocarbons
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Blog: Actually we really love our flourocarbons when they’re in a captive state. They help refrigeration systems keep our caviar chilled….
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Have we been kidding ourselves about car exhaust?
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
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Blog: Scientists at Carnegie Mellon warn we may underestimate the bad effects of exhaust from internal combustion engines. It’s not…
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Woman accuses Yahoo of stealing her image
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Ohio woman demands $20 million from Yahoo for allegedly embedding a photo of her in a welcome e-mail sent to new users.
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KDDI AND FUJITSU DEVELOP PRACTICAL-USE HIGH-EFFICIENCY AMPLIFIER … – Telephony World (press release)
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KDDI AND FUJITSU DEVELOP PRACTICAL-USE HIGH-EFFICIENCY AMPLIFIER …Telephony World (press release) - 53 minutes agoThe new amplifier is a result of joint development efforts which Fujitsu and KDDI started in May 2006 to develop a mobile WiMAX-applicable high-efficiency …KDDI and Fujitsu develop high-efficiency amp for mobile WiMAX Mobile Tech News (press release)all 5 news articles
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Request Line: The tipping point
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Meow, lifehackers! The request line is now open. Got any questions, tips, story ideas or demands of us editors? Hit us up in the comments of this post.
Note: We read every single comment in this thread, which will inform our post choices for next week. Of course, we can’t fulfill every request – but the ones that are relevant to software and productivity, would help out a lot of people, and haven’t been covered before are the ones we’re most likely to follow up on. Your fellow readers have quite a few tricks up their sleeves too, so this is your opportunity to pick their large, wandering brains. If you haven’t got a comment login, here’s how to get one. — Gina Trapani
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Hacking Vista by guessing a product key
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Blog: Fighting Vista’s piracy protection? Perhaps trying to guess a product activation key will solve the problem. A “brute force” key…
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Chunghwa Telecom, Alcatel-Lucent to Build WiMAX Net in Taiwan – TMCnet
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Chunghwa Telecom, Alcatel-Lucent to Build WiMAX Net in TaiwanTMCnet - 1 hour agoService provider Chunghwa Telecom selected Alcatel (News – Alert)-Lucent to deploy what the companies call Taiwan's first Universal WiMAX (802.16e-2005) …
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Best alcohol news since beer was invented
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Blog: One of the cleanest burning fuels we have is ethanol. But how to make it in large quantities? Currently most bio-fuel requires…
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Apple: Write down your passwords
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Blog: Apple advises Mac users to write down their passwords, just in case they have forgotten them when they are needed. On its Mac…
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Stand up to speed up meetings
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Weblog OrganizingLA suggests that the key to shorter meetings might be losing the chairs.
Instead of sitting at a traditional conference table, we took the chairs out of the room and ran meetings while standing on our feet. Well, the length of the meetings DRASTICALLY dropped, because people didn’t want to stand for long. Meetings went from 30-60 minutes to roughly 1/2 of that while still delivering meaty content.
So maybe you don’t want to stand up at every meeting you go to, but if your 15- and 30-minute meetings are more often turning into 1- and 2-hour affairs, instituting a few stand-up meetings here and there might be a smart solution. — Adam Pash
Stand Up Meetings – Lose the Chairs and Save Time [OrganizingLA]
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Precision security fighting at Cisco
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Cisco security maven John Stewart says never mind the OS–attackers are after the apps, from IM to Office.
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Bill Gates to address Senate panel
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Blog: Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is scheduled to descend on Capitol Hill next week to pepper a U.S. Senate committee with his suggestions…
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Download of the Day: Explorer Breadcrumbs (Windows)
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Windows only: Donationware program Explorer Breadcrumbs adds a breadcrumb toolbar to XP’s Explorer windows similar to what’s currently available in Vista.
The trail of breadcrumbs toolbar shows the directories you’ve navigated to get to the current folder, giving you an easy way to navigate back to one of the root folders or to another folder altogether through the drop-down next to each folder in the trail. To be perfectly honest, Explorer Breadcrumbs did not work for me – I installed it, but there was no toolbar to be found. However, one trusty reader has been using it forever without problems. So this is a very nifty little utility in theory, and if you’re luckier than I am, in practice. If it works for you, or if you know of a similar tool, let’s hear it in the comments. Explorer Breadcrumbs is donationware, Windows only. — Adam Pash
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SkyCross Announces Design Wins for Samsung WiMAX PC Cards – Broadband Wireless Exchange (press release)
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SkyCross Announces Design Wins for Samsung WiMAX PC CardsBroadband Wireless Exchange (press release), AZ - 47 minutes ago3/5/07 – SkyCross announced that it is supplying both the internal and the external WiMAX antennas for the Samsung SPH-H1100 and SPH-H100 PC cards. …SkyCross Provides WiMAX Antennas for Samsung PC Cards TMCnetSkyCross announces design wins for Samsung WiMAX PC cards Wireless Design & Development Asiaall 8 news articles
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Photos: Saturn taken from the top
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
The Cassini probe, which has been orbiting Saturn for the past year and a half, continues to amaze with a new set of photos of the ringed planet and its moons.
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Podcast: The hot, the cool and the very cold
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Tea time gets techie with robots, BBC will bring content to YouTube, and a scientific study of the polar regions kicks off.
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Ferrari’s $3,000 boombox
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Company has decided, thankfully, to make something for the living room too by partnering with Meridian to create its F80 entertainment system. From Crave, CNET’s gadgets blog.
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VCs plunk more money into algae for fuel
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Blog: Ah, algae. We’ve all swallowed a little bit on summer swimming expeditions, but it’s gaining prominence in the scientific and…
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VCs plunk more money into algae with fuel
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Blog: Ah, algae. We’ve all swallowed a little bit on summer swimming expeditions, but it’s gaining prominence in the scientific and…
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QTEL Global and Megacom announce agreement to build WiMAX Network … – UKPRwire (press release)
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QTEL Global and Megacom announce agreement to build WiMAX Network …UKPRwire (press release), UK - 29 minutes ago… the parent company of Compañía Telefónica Andina SA (Teleandina) of Peru to design and deploy a country-wide WiMax network across Peru. …
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Ask the Readers: What’s in your wallet?
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
In response to the ubiquitous credit card commercial, Trent from The Simple Dollar weblog discusses what he carries in his wallet.
There’s nothing I’d call groundbreaking inside his wallet, but he does make good points regarding what he carries, what he doesn’t, and why. For example, his only photo ID is a driver’s license (minimizing chances of identity theft), and he only carries one credit card at a time (again, in case of theft).
That’s all well and good, but what I’d really like to hear is what Lifehacker readers are carrying in their wallets. What clever gems of life hacking brilliance have you got tucked away in there? Maybe you’ve just consolidated your club cards? Let’s hear what’s in your wallet in the comments. — Adam Pash
What’s In Your Wallet? How I Organize The Finances In My Pocket [The Simple Dollar]
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Promotional video for Crave
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Video: Promotional video for Crave. For the latest on cool new gadgets and hardware, visit crave.cnet.com.
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Chunghwa Telecom Deploys Taiwan's First Broadband Wireless WiMAX … – Broadband Wireless Exchange (press release)
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Chunghwa Telecom Deploys Taiwan's First Broadband Wireless WiMAX …Broadband Wireless Exchange (press release), AZ - 1 hour agoIt is expected that the deployment of this WiMAX network will play a role in accelerating the realization of the Mobile Taiwan (M-Taiwan) project, …
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Wireless Internet Service Provider to Build a Broadband Wireless … – Broadband Wireless Exchange (press release)
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Wireless Internet Service Provider to Build a Broadband Wireless …Broadband Wireless Exchange (press release), AZ - 3 hours ago… the parent company of Company Telefonica Andina SA (Teleandina) of Peru to design and deploy a country-wide WiMax network across Peru. …
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Week in review: Got Real ID?
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Bush administration says states will have until 2013 to issue the ID cards, wants to create the equivalent of a national database.
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Brownsville Chooses Big Blue for WiMAX – Wireless Week
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Brownsville Chooses Big Blue for WiMAXWireless Week - 1 hour agoRioplex will use three towers to deliver WiMAX Internet coverage with a radius of several miles. As part of the agreement, IBM also will work with the city …Brownsville signs deal with IBM for WiMax Dallas Morning News (subscription)Brownsville Turns to IBM to Build Wireless Internet Service … Broadband Wireless Exchange (press release)Brownsville Goes Blue HULIQall 11 news articles
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Create your own text message distribution center with TextMarks
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
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Web site TextMarks lets you create a central place to distribute information to anyone via text message.
It works like this: You set up your own free account at TextMarks based on a unique keyword (for example, I used lifehack). Then you can assign a response for that keyword, from a static text response to a dynamic response from a web page. So, for example, if you were to send a text message to TextMark (41411) with lifehack (the TextMark I created) in the body of the message, TextMark will text you back with the top stories at Lifehacker.
You can edit the TextMark response at any time – whether you’re using a web page or you’re manually entering your message each time. TextMarks could be a great way to get messages out to a large group (Want to know when the next soccer practice is? Set up [...]
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KDDI and Fujitsu Develop Practical-Use High-Efficiency Amplifier … – Government Technology
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Government Technology
KDDI and Fujitsu Develop Practical-Use High-Efficiency Amplifier …Government Technology, CA - 32 minutes agoThe new amplifier is a result of joint development efforts which Fujitsu and KDDI started in May 2006 to develop a mobile WiMAX-applicable high-efficiency …
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Public safety bids stir spectrum spat
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
As 700MHz auction approaches, groups say some of that space should go to emergency responders. Mobile operators disagree.
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Europeans complete their hydrogen car engine
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Blog: BMW and several European partners said this week that they HylCE project, an effort to build an engine optimized for hydrogen…
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Microsoft wins in second Alcatel-Lucent patent suit
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Judge rules the Windows maker did not infringe on patent for speech coding technology; Alcatel-Lucent plans to appeal.
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Photos: Tea time with robots
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Humanoid machines team up to pour and serve tea–not terribly fast, but you don’t have to leave a tip.
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Japanese firms aim GaN amp at mobile WiMAX – Compound Semiconductor
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Japanese firms aim GaN amp at mobile WiMAXCompound Semiconductor, UK - 1 hour agoThe company has now produced a prototype GaN HEMT transmitter amplifier, which it says is suitable for deployment in mobile WiMAX network equipment. …KDDI and Fujitsu develop practical GaN HEMT-based high-efficiency … Semiconductor Todayall 2 news articles
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Researcher launches Month of PHP Bugs
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Initiative focuses on the widely used scripting language with the aim to improve security.
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Researcher launches Month of PHP Bugs project
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Initiative focuses on popular scripting language with the aim to improve security.
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Lifehacker Code: Texter (Windows)
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
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Windows only: Texter is a system tray application that saves you countless keystrokes by replacing user-defined snippets of text with your commonly used text phrases.
In addition to basic text replacement, Texter allows you to set return-to markers for your cursor and insert clipboard contents into your replacement text, in addition to more advanced keyboard macros. Hit the jump for a a quick video demonstration, a full feature rundown with screenshots, and the download link.
Since it’s always easier to show than tell, the following video demonstrates how to use Texter’s basic features:
Texter
Version: 0.1Last Updated: March 1, 2007Author: Adam PashLicense: GNU Public License
What it does: Lets you define text substitution hotstrings that, when triggered, will replace hotstring with a larger piece of text. By entering your most commonly-typed snippets of text into Texter, you can save countless keystrokes in the course of the day.
One common use example given for [...]
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Growing a set of horns
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
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Other than this blog growing horns I have been busy doing a few things.
1.) Pruning old posts – This place was starting to get cluttered with old outdated ideas. In the past, deleting posts would throw your rankings into a loop, let’s see how search engines handle it today.
2.) Removal of blogroll – Made a people page for those who take the time to comment that is linked in the sidebar. This actually has more value than a “sitewide” blogroll.
3.) Search Engines – Seeing how search engines deal with the appearance of archives in the sidebar, removal of posts and 301 redirects. Google gets an A+ for dealing with broken code and also for having a place for me to bitch about it.
4.) SEO Phraseology – SEOs create little imaginary worlds to appear like authorities to people who can not think for themselves, sad.
5.) Growing a set of horns – [...]
JPMorgan tilts bond index for climate change
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Blog: JPMorgan and Innovest earlier this week launched what they are calling a “green” bond index meant to put a number on the financial…
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KDDI and Fujitsu Develop Practical-Use High-Efficiency Amplifier … – Wireless Developer Network (press release)
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KDDI and Fujitsu Develop Practical-Use High-Efficiency Amplifier …Wireless Developer Network (press release) - 1 hour agoThe new amplifier is a result of joint development efforts which Fujitsu and KDDI started in May 2006 to develop a mobile WiMAX-applicable high-efficiency …KDDI and Fujitsu develop high-efficiency amp for mobile WiMAX Mobile Tech News (press release)all 4 news articles
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FCC: Local phone companies must connect Net calls
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
VoIP industry applauds ruling that says local providers can’t refuse to carry calls on wholesaler-owned broadband lines.
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Love and Money: Thanks to this week’s sponsors
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Thanks to this week’s sponsors for feverishly shoveling cash into the toasty warm oven of Lifehacker. That means you, 30 Second Software, Don Julio, EA Mobile, Intel, Playstation, Sprint, and Verizon! Don’t you want to advertise with Lifehacker, too?
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Create your own Web 2.0 logos
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
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Want to create a logo using that hard-to-define but easy-to-recognize Web 2.0 style? Tech blog Hongkiat.com shows you how.
You’ll need Photoshop and a downloadable “style” file provided by the author. This file includes the necessary elements to recreate six popular logos (including LinkedIn and Skype), though the idea here is not to copy, but rather to learn the basic techniques and “start your own creativity from there.”
Although the tutorial suffers from a bit of fractured English, it does show you how to recreate that distinct Web 2.0 style (annoying as it may be). Hmmm…wonder what the Lifehacker logo would look like after being “Web 2.0-ized.” — Rick Broida
How Web 2.0 logos are drawn (Photoshop) [Hongkiat.com]
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Forget DRM. It’s the music
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Studios remain shell-shocked by Napsterization, but CNET News.com’s Charles Cooper says the real solution isn’t attacking pirates.
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IMing to save the world
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Blog: Thanks to a new charity drive started by Microsoft, IM-obsessed teenagers can now tell their parents that by staying online, they’re…
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Save the world by IMing with Windows Live Messenger
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Blog: Thanks to a new charity drive started by Microsoft, IM-obsessed teenagers can now tell their parents that by staying online, they’re…
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Hotel virus misses Black Hat attendees
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Blog: VIENNA, Va.–A hotel only blocks from the venue of this week’s Black Hat DC conference closed Thursday night after guests fell…
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Virus misses Black Hat attendees
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Blog: VIENNA, Va.–A hotel only blocks from the venue of this week’s Black Hat DC conference closed Thursday night after guests fell…
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Use your phone to find the nearest Starbucks
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
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Jonesing for a Carmel Macchiato? Text your ZIP code to MYSBUX (697289) and in a minute you’ll receive a reply listing three of the nearest Starbucks locations–complete with addresses and phone numbers.
The only charge is what you normally pay your provider for text messages. Already over your monthly limit? Use your phone’s browser to hit the new mobile Starbucks site (mobile.starbucks.com) site instead, where you can enter a ZIP code or search by city. Of course, if you have access to a PC, you can always use FindbyClick’s Google map mashup.
I know, I know: It just isn’t that hard to find a Starbucks. But if you’re traveling through unfamiliar territory, this is a lot faster (and less embarrassing) than asking for directions. — Rick Broida
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SkyCross Provides WiMAX Antennas for Samsung PC Cards – TMCnet
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SkyCross Provides WiMAX Antennas for Samsung PC CardsTMCnet - 1 hour agoBoth the cards operate on the WiBro network, which is a WiMAX-compliant standard for last mile broadband connectivity in South Korea. …SkyCross announces design wins for Samsung WiMAX PC cards Wireless Design & Development Asiaall 6 news articles
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Digg probe hits a nerve
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Blog: The latest brouhaha to enrage bloggers involves a bit of investigative journalism.A reporter at Wired looking into accounts…
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Add a soundtrack to your YouTube videos with AudioSwap
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YouTube has rolled out a new feature called AudioSwap that allows users to add a music soundtrack to their videos after they’ve been uploaded to YouTube.
After you publish a video, click on the Replace Audio button on your My Videos page. From there it’s a simple 2-step process of picking the song you like from YouTube’s offerings (no worries about copyright infringement here), previewing it with your video, and publishing away. All of your previous audio will be lost (no huge problem if it’s a computer demonstration or a noisy clip with bad audio to begin with), replaced by the soundtrack. I tried it out with a video I’m publishing later today, and it seemed to work without a hitch. — Adam Pash
AudioSwap [YouTube via Mashable]
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Shoot interesting photos by looking down at your subjects
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
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Digital Photography School serves up six reasons to get high with your camera. By which they mean, of course, shooting from above your subject. One advantage is the elimination of potentially uninteresting horizons:
Photographing a scene below you eliminates horizons and skies. This means less big empty blue spaces in your shots and hopefully more points of interest.
I’ve used this method a few times when taking snapshots of the kids, and, sure enough, I always end up with more interesting photos. So get up on a chair or ladder and look down on the world. Photographically speaking, of course. Photo by rentoholic 17. — Rick Broida
Get a New Perspective By Getting High… with your Camera [Digital Photography School]
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Google defends tax-accounting practices
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In annual 10K filing, search giant says it believes it properly accounts for income taxes, aims to resolve dispute with SEC.
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Sony and Immersion Play Nice
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Suddenly, it is much more likely that the Playstation rumble pack will return.
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Scientists seek cold, hard facts on polar changes
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Major international effort to push multidisciplinary research at the North and South Poles as concern mounts over global warming.Images: A century of polar exploration
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Multicore move cuts Oracle database cost
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
Facing Microsoft pressure and new multicore chips, Oracle has quietly cut prices database prices for some lower-end servers, News.com has learned.
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Justice Department takes aim at image-sharing sites
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Feds try during a private meeting to convince sites that allow photos or videos to be uploaded to monitor users, News.com has learned.
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Scientists put cryosphere in the crosshairs
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Coordinated international effort will push forward multidisciplinary research at the Earth’s poles.Images: A century of polar exploration
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Images: A century of polar exploration
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For more than 125 years, scientists have ventured to the Earth’s poles to study climate change, animal life and the mysteries of the universe.
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KDDI and Fujitsu develop high-efficiency amp for mobile WiMAX – Mobile Tech News (press release)
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KDDI and Fujitsu develop high-efficiency amp for mobile WiMAXMobile Tech News (press release), TN - 1 hour ago[KDDI and Fujitsu announce joint development of a high-efficiency amplifier for mobile WiMAX expected to reduce the size and power requriements of outdoor …KDDI and Fujitsu Develop Practical-Use High-Efficiency Amplifier … Compound Semiconductors Online (press release)all 3 news articles
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WiMAX excites configurable processor firm – ElectronicsWeekly.com
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WiMAX excites configurable processor firmElectronicsWeekly.com, UK - 24 minutes ago“WiMAX is taking a strong hold in China, Seoul is 35 per cent covered by WiMAX networks and Sprint in North America is making a big bet on WiMAX. …
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KDDI and Fujitsu Jointly Develop Amplifier of Next Generation … – Compound Semiconductors Online (press release)
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KDDI and Fujitsu Jointly Develop Amplifier of Next Generation …Compound Semiconductors Online (press release), TX - 48 minutes agoKDDI reportedly had been exploring ways to make base stations smaller and more energy efficient to ultimately reduce costs required for a mobile WiMAX …
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Weird and Wonderful PCs: Your Stories Part 2
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
From Cheez-It boxes to heavy metal cases, here are more great stories about cool, strange and fantastic PCs and PC mods.
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KDDI and Fujitsu Develop Practical-Use High-Efficiency Amplifier … – Compound Semiconductors Online (press release)
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KDDI and Fujitsu Develop Practical-Use High-Efficiency Amplifier …Compound Semiconductors Online (press release), TX - 1 hour agoThe new amplifier is a result of joint development efforts which Fujitsu and KDDI started in May 2006 to develop a mobile WiMAX-applicable high-efficiency …
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Will WiMAX Lead the Way to "Universal Broadband"? – Emediawire (press release)
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Will WiMAX Lead the Way to "Universal Broadband"?Emediawire (press release), WA - 2 hours agoA new report issued by WTRS finds that mandates to develop global "universal broadband" offer an unexpected market driver for mobile WiMAX, and also create …
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'India can create 1000 companies in the WiMax space' – Moneycontrol.com
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'India can create 1000 companies in the WiMax space'Moneycontrol.com, India - 2 hours agoHe is a professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University and also CTO & co-founder of Beceem Communications, a leader in WiMax …
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Xchange Magazine Introduces New eBook on WiMAX – PR Web (press release)
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Xchange Magazine Introduces New eBook on WiMAXPR Web (press release), WA - 2 hours agoNetwork operators face some heavy lifting when considering WiMAX deployments. This eBook outlines such weighty issues as variable tower costs, the network's …
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Direct conversion I/Q demodulator eyes 3G, WiMAX basestations and … – RF Design
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Direct conversion I/Q demodulator eyes 3G, WiMAX basestations and …RF Design, NY - 6 hours agoConsequently, the LT5575's extended operating frequency range from 800 MHz to 2.7 GHz covers all of the cellular and 3G infrastructure, WiMAX and RFID bands …
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Retro Roundup: One year ago on Lifehacker
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Yaktrax shoe snow chains“Yaktrax are grippy rubber-bandy things that snap onto the bottom of your shoes for a slip-proof walk through snow and ice.”
Put Wikipedia on your iPod“Free, open source software Encyclopodia brings the vast knowledge-base of Wikipedia to your iPod.”
Hack Attack: Beta test your goals“My single most useful tool for productivity and success is a well-thought out, well-planned “beta” period for whatever I’m hoping to accomplish.”
Geek to Live: How to format your hard drive and install Windows XP from scratch“If you’ve scrubbed for spyware and viruses, defragged, chkdsked and done the requisite rain dance but things are STILL wonky on your computer, it may be time for extreme action.”
Seek and Ye Shall Find: Locate original documents on the Web“There are plenty of great sites out there that have made it easy for the average searcher to locate pretty much anything from the Bill of Rights to Civil War journals [...]
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Your Wi-Fi can tell people a lot about you
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
People sniffing wireless network traffic have many tools at their disposal to intercept sensitive data from PCs.
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Marketing chief departs Open-Xchange
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Blog: A year after joining , Dan Kusnetzky has left his job as executive vice president of marketing strategy of the company, a Microsoft…
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The art of the nagless email reminder
Posted by: st3ch on: March 2, 2007
The Email Overloaded blog has a simple “people hack” that will help you get back email responses you’re waiting for. When David promises he’ll get something back to you on Monday via email:
All you need to do is say, “Thanks!”However, it’s not what you say, it’s when you say it. Don’t reply to David’s message until the time arrives when he promised to work on it.
I use that “will get back to you about this on Wednesday” trick all the time to clear out my inbox; so a “thanks” on Wednesday would be just the nagless nudge to get me off my butt. Any other tips for getting others to get back to you? Post ‘em up in the comments. — Gina Trapani
Nagless Reminders — Get the Recipient to Respond On Time and Cut Through their Email Overload [Email Overloaded]
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Good news, bad news for security management
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Blog: First, the good news. Security management deals are expanding. What used to be a small, tactical security event management implementation…
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Ambient Clock displays what events are coming up
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The Ambient Clock Google Gadget ties into your Google Calendar and displays events coming up as well as how much time it will take to get there.
Enter an event and location (like Lunch at Nati’s at 12PM) and the Ambient Clock gadget will block out the lunch meeting on the clock, calculate the driving distance to Nati’s based on Google Maps and represent that time on the clock, and change color as the event gets nearer (yellow 10 minutes to the event, blue when no pending events are coming right up.) This isn’t yet-another-clock widget, folks. If the virtual clock’s a hit, they may manufacture real ones. — Gina Trapani
Ambient Clock online beta [via Micro Persuasion]
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‘Harry Potter’ author fights e-book fraud on eBay
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Has an injunction been issued against eBay? Each side sees court order in India case differently.
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Starving for Starbucks? Just use a text message
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Blog: Coffee behemoth Starbucks has launched a new cell phone-based service that lets you efficiently locate the nearest store and …
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Berners-Lee pushes Congress on ‘nondiscriminatory’ Web
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Web father says his invention should never be controlled by a single entity, but declines to endorse a specific Net neutrality bill.
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NASA: New Horizons spacecraft passes Jupiter
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Flyby of giant planet expected to yield exceptional photos of Jovian moon; craft is healthy and aimed for Pluto.
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Solar-powered LED streetlights trialed in China
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Blog: Solar-powered LED streetlights. Talk about a clean tech merger of concepts.North Carolina’s Cree is working with Multi-Cell Semiconductor…
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Solar powered LED streetlights trialed to China
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Blog: Solar-powered LED streetlights. Talk about a clean tech merger of concepts.North Carolina’s Cree is working with Multi-Cell Semiconductor…
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Slim down your wallet with Just One Club Card
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Web site Just One Club Card lets you condense up to 8 different discount club cards onto one front-and-back card, meaning your back-breaking wallet is about to go on a big diet.
Just enter the barcode numbers and choose the store for each card you want to get rid of and Just One Club Card will convert them to a printable, one-card format. Fold, laminate, and enjoy. I currently count about 100 stores in the drop-down, but if a store you need is missing, you can contact the site and ask for its inclusion or try your luck with the advanced page. We posted about a similar tool a year ago, but it appears to be dead, and Just One Club Card’s tool seems better developed anyway. If you’re not keen on getting rid of your cards, you might still consider a better method of organization. Thanks [...]
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Dell’s PC business drags down earnings
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The computer retailer’s financial disappointments continue in the fourth quarter with plunging desktop sales and flat notebook sales.
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Download of the Day: Linkification (Firefox)
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Windows/Mac/Unix (Firefox): The Linkification Firefox extension converts text URLs into clickable links.
When we posted about opening unlinked text URLs via drag-and-drop, a couple of reader suggested Linkification, and they were certainly right to do so. The Linkification extension turns any unlinked text URLs into clickable links so you don’t even have to know there was ever a time when the link wasn’t clickable. Add to that a robust set of preferences and this is a great little extension. Linkification is free, works wherever Firefox does. For opening wrapped links, don’t forget about AutoCopy. — Adam Pash
Linkification [Mozilla Add-ons]
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Podcast: After a rough year, Dell looks ahead
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Battery recalls for Lenovo, Dell looks forward, and Stephen Hawkings gets ready for a zero-gravity ride.
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HP’s boardroom drama
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Internal investigation into media leaks at tech giant blows up into full-fledged media event.
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HP execs: Spy scandal was ethical wake-up call
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The silver lining is tighter controls on future internal investigations, the company’s top ethics and privacy execs say.
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CNN parent hit by bot worm
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Blog: Breaking news: Slacking on security patches opens computers up to attack! Turner Broadcasting System, a division of Time Warner…
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WiMAX licence winners to be known soon – Business Times – Malaysia
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WiMAX licence winners to be known soonBusiness Times – Malaysia, Malaysia - 14 hours agoWINNERS of the sought-after WiMAX tender will be announced soon, Energy, Water and Communications Minister Datuk Seri Dr Lim Keng Yaik said. …MCMC completes WiMAX evaluation TeleGeographyMCMC Completes Wimax Evaluation BernamaGreen Packet, YTL, REDTone-linked firms front-runners for WiMAX 2.3GHz The Edge Dailyall 4 news articles
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New hacker trick may expose Oracle databases
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Technique lets intruders exploit flaws previously thought to be insignificant, says security researcher.
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Pick a color palette with ColorJack Sphere
Posted by: st3ch on: March 1, 2007
Previous mentioned design web site ColorJack has rolled out a new sphere tool that makes choosing a color palette of complimentary colors easy (and kind of fun).
Just select the kind of palette you’re looking for, then start moving the cursor around until you find a scheme you like. I know we’re not all designers, but you don’t have to be a designer to find a tool like this useful. In fact, all the better that you use something like ColorJack if design isn’t your forté, since it gives an even more helpful hand to the color deficient like myself. Once you find a scheme you like, you can export the palette to Photoshop, Illustrator, or just permalink the page. Handy. — Adam Pash
ColorJack Sphere
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Save hundreds on your next big electronics purchase
Posted by: st3ch on: March 1, 2007
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Web site StoryEvent posts an interesting method for getting large discounts on consumer electronics at chain electronics stores.
It boils down to being a good negotiator, though the tactics seem somewhat shady (but I’m a total wimp in the negotiation room, so you may feel otherwise). You indicate that you’re interested in buying a big fat warranty, then ask ask the sales assistant to lower the item’s price. Since big box electronics stores are often pushed to sell warranties, they’ll be willing to budge on the price of your item – especial if it’s got a big price tag. Then when checkout time comes, you have a change of heart on the warranty. Simple enough.
If the digg comments are any indication, this method (or similar methods) works for a lot of people. Either way, I’d love to hear our readers’ methods for lowering the cost of [...]
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Domain Names and Defensible Traffic
Posted by: st3ch on: March 1, 2007
Domain names may play a big roll not only in anchor text, but also in overall domain credibility, linkability, and defensibility. -Aaron Wall
I am not sure what the word defensible traffic actually means because I can not define it, but I do see that it was created by this guy and linked to by these guys.
As for domain names playing a big roll in anchor text I agree. (people tend to use the domain name unless you can promote the website “title” well)
As for domain names playing a part in credibility I agree.
As for domain names playing a roll in linkability I agree.
As for domain names being favored in algorithms I do not agree, look at the domain name used in my internet marketing guide that currently ranks #5 in Google with few incoming links and little content. I know, not a screaming example but it is true, search engines [...]
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Homeland Security offers details on Real ID
Posted by: st3ch on: March 1, 2007
States have until 2013 to federalize licenses; rules don’t require encryption on new IDs to protect drivers’ privacy.
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Two straight quarters of silence from Dell executives
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Blog: Dell will not hold a conference call for either reporters or financial analysts following the release of its fourth-quarter earnings…
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Control Last.fm from your Mac keyboard
Posted by: st3ch on: March 1, 2007
The 6V8 weblog loves Last.fm, Macs, and keyboard shortcuts – and so decided it would be nice to control the Last.fm player via the keyboard without switching applications.
The method involves installing a freeware application from Griffin called Proxi, which is designed to give you more control over a lot of Griffin peripherals as well as Mac applications. In this case, the author details how to set up Proxi to control your Last.fm player from either the keyboard or using a Griffin AirClick remote. The instructions could be clearer, but with a little effort it’s doable. Last.fm lovers should definitely give this a try. — Adam Pash
Proxi Last.fm control blueprint [6V8]
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