Homemade HP Commercial

Here's a guy that made his own HP commercial. VERY COOL!!

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Giant Coronal Mass Ejection to hit Earth Tonight!

If this incoming CME does hit Earth's magnetic field as hard as forecasters expect, auroras could appear in places where they are seldom seen: California, Arizona, Texas and elsewhere. Could spark a severe geomagnetic storm when it arrives.

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Half Life 2: Lost Coast - playtest, new screens, new tech info

Bit-Tech has been up to Valve's offices to play through Lost Coast, the super-duper add-on level for Half Life 2. The article talks about the technology behind the level as well as screenshots, a summary of the narrative, and has a couple of cool photos of Valve's office - including a golden crowbar and Counter-Strike Barbie dolls.

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Google University

A new portal from google just for college life. Very interesting to note the color ads they're using. Google Talk and Scholar are sure to be a big hit here.

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First Official Screens of Half Life 2 on the Xbox

The first official screens of Half Life 2 on the Xbox have emerged. We take a quick look at what appear to be the obvious differences from the PC version, as we gear up for a week of exclusive Half Life 2 new content!

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FREE Ajax.net library

For the .Net programmers, you also have an option to implement Ajax solutions.

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The REAL way to learn Linux

As I said this is the best way to learn Linux (this is the way I learned). Micheal J. Jordan (Not the ball player) is very funny and he wrote them (basic and advanced) so that they are very easy to follow and understand.

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AJAX:Getting Started

This article guides you through the AJAX basics and gives you two simple hands-on examples to get you started.

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Guides to convert to and from almost any type of Video

This site will help you to make your own VideoCDs, SVCDs or DVDs that can be played on your standalone DVD Player from video sources like DVD, Video, TV, DV, Cam or downloaded movie clips like DivX, MOV, RM, WMV and ASF.

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The 5 most outrageously overpaid CEOs

Here�s the pantheon of execs whose paychecks soar while their companies suffer. Also: 5 who produce stellar results for a comparative pittance. #3 Sun Microsystems's Scott McNealy. $13.1 million a year over the past four years, even as Sun's shareholders lost 76% of their money.

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Apple confirms iTunes 5 flaws - a fix by early next week

Apple has confirmed problems in iTunes 5 and promises a fix by early next week. Numerous reports have claimed problems exist within iTunes 5, including: computer crashes; problems with purchased tunes; deleted playlists and instability. The problems seem to affect Windows versions of the application.

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Want an alternative to DeviantArt? Check out subVariance

subVariance is an innovative art community where people of all ages and backgrounds can submit their art and discuss it with other artists. The mood of subVariance.com is relaxed and friendly. Growing the community and reaching out to promote artists is its primary goal.

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Light stopped for over a second.

From the article: Light has been stopped in its tracks for more than one second, setting a new record over a thousand times longer than the previous one.

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GTA 4: Rebuilt from the Ground Up

According to the latest issue of PSM who has been in talks with Rockstar North, the next GTA game is going to look really good, thanks to a all new game engine especially developed for the for PS3.......................... Source: PSM

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Nintendo Revolution Controller unveiled at TGS (with pics!)

After many long months of waiting, Nintendo has finally unveiled the controller for their next generation system, codenamed Revolution. Pics are coming, in less than 15 minutes!

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Cool FireFox Wallpapers

Very nice FireFox wallpapers. High Quality.

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Only 6% of Japanese consumers want an XBOX 360

On the flip side, 72% want the PlayStation 3.

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Mail Beta Images + Specs -- Hotmail will burn

Hotmail is going to get replaced with a thing called Mail currently in beta. The article includes images. Google seems a lot clunkier all of a sudden. Mail is inspired from Outlook.

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Ajax Powered Online Dictionary!

no need to go to dictionary.com. As you type a word in the textbox, a javascript event fires and a HTTP GET request to the ASPX page. The response from the ASPX page is simply displayed in a div tag under the textbox. The page is not refreshed/reloaded for every keystroke as everything is done by the javascript in the page.

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Apple project code name "Asteroid" exposed

A California appeals court has agreed with the Electronic Frontier Foundation's request to unseal documents relating to Apple's campaign to force reporters to reveal their sources for articles that disclosed details about Apple's "Asteroid" audio product.

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iPod nano hacking / modding HOW TO

A short HOW TO on modding the iPod nano to have a new font, different text strings and graphics. The nano is a little different than the other iPods, but most of the mods work...

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Xbox Live Gets an Emmy

And you thought all that time playing Halo 2 instead of watching Boston Public was a waste. Microsoft's Xbox Live game service is being given an Emmy.

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Creative ZEN Micro Photo kicks apple I-Pod Nanos ass

Creatives specs beat the nano. 8GB Flash, 262,144-color OLED Display, Slide Show and Photo Albums, Rechargeable 15-hour continuous play Battery with the ability to swap, USB 2.0, FM Radio and FM Radio Recorder, Voice Recorder, Syncs With Microsoft Outlook Contacts, Calendar & Tasks, and 8 Preset EQ Settings, and 10 different colors!

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Office 12 Screenshots

Microsoft Office 12 screenshots.

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Macromedia Studio 8 Trial Available Now

Title says it all.... flash 8, dreamweaver 8, fireworks 8, etc.

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Google adds special Katrina Search

Google has launched two new search features designed specifically for finding information about the hurricane's aftermath more quickly--Finding people and finding Katrina-related information.

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Rebuilt New Orleans could be cutting edge

Ugly as she was, Katrina may have given BellSouth a rare opportunity: the chance to turn one of the oldest cities in the USA into a showcase for 21st-century communications.

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iPod nano sales off to slow start

First week sales of Apple's new shockingly thin iPod nano have fallen short of expectations, with most Apple retail stores having sold only one-fourth of their initial inventory of the players, AppleInsider has learned A couple of Apple retail stores in California, which last week received over 1400 iPod nanos, said they sold only...

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Game Boy Micro US Packaging

Pics of the US packaging and what is included with the Micro.

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It's official, Apple is planning a video store.

Looks like the new iTunes 5 includes some hidden gems... note the "Gift video," "Buy video," and "Add video" buttons buried deep within the newest version.

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Google Earth threatens democracy

The recent news that South Korea is to take the US to task over Google Earth images which expose its military installations to close Commie scrutiny has provoked a mini stampede of other peace-loving nations eager to protect their assets from prying eyes.

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Call any phone number in the US/Canada and read your message to that phone

When web services attack! NotifyPhoneBasic will call any phone number in the US/Canada and read your message to that phone number. You can even set the caller id information.

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Best Free Utilities You Probably Don't Have

Most of us have downloaded Ad-aware and ZoneAlarm countless times. Here are some lesser known but still first rate freebies.

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Microsoft Rips Off Google Homepage!

Check this out, Microsoft has completely stolen Google Home Page (http://www.google.com/ig). Same color scheme, same features, same EVERYTHING. Has Microsoft labs just given up?

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Google Blog Search Launched!!!

Google's latest service "Blog Search" has been launched!

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Microsoft releases new photo sharing app

Microsoft Codename Max allows you to import photos, arrange them in a photo album, and share them with your friends. It's very cool, check it out!

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Photoshop - how to make people look Pretty

A great tutorial by Lunacore.com on "Beautify a Face".. very detailed with downloadable image so you can follow along... lots of other nice tuts over at www.lunacore.com.

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TiVo 7.2 OS starts implementing DRM

Tivo latest software can block transfers, auto-delete a recording, and add other copy-protections.

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How to assign a domain name to your home web server

From Lifehacker.

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Pictures of the XBox 360 User Interface

The interface looks well organized, kind of reminds me of the WindowsXP Media Edition. This link has 12 pictures of it.

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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes

For the 20th anniversary of Calvin and Hobbes, Bill Watterson is releasing a hardcover 3 book set. Predicted to be "the heaviest and most expensive book ever to hit the New York Times best seller list."

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Googles definition of failure

Go to Google and type in the word failure. This rules

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Microsoft program manager switches to Firefox

"It�s a sad day and a good day. For years I�ve held onto my IE install out of love. I worked on IE 1.0 thru 5.0, and was one of the people that designed much of its UI. But my love for the past has faded. Last week I switched to Firefox: and I�ve been happy."

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20 minutes video of the new Office 12

"Don�t make judgements on the new UI until you�ve watched about 20 minutes of the video. That�s about how long it took me to go from �this sucks� to �holy hell this is awesome!�. It�s a whole new way at looking at user interaction, and it�s a Good Thing, in my opinion."

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