The top 20 IT mistakes to avoid

InfoWorld's CTO tells tales from the trenches, flagging the most common IT mistakes that can ruin peace of mind and even careers

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Military exoskeleton prototype

Legs only at this point. The Bleex 1 carries 100 lbs yet feels like 5 lbs.

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Get an AJAX-based desktop

With all the AJAX related posts recently, I thought I'd submit EyeOS. With a PHP compatiable server, you can login to this virtual desktop system and upload files, write text documents, setup calendering and a load more stuff. Definitely one of the best uses of the technology I've seen.

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NanoArmour - 5x Stronger Than Steel

Can you say, 'Robocop'? According to IsraCast, an Israeli company has created materials made of inorganic fullerene-like nanostructures (IFs) which have amazing shock absorbing properties....

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Bush Authorized NSA Domestic Spying

A new report indicates President Bush may have authorized illegal activity by signing an order allowing the NSA to bypass all provisions of the Patriot Act and spy on US citizens without any authorization or oversight. Scary stuff!

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A Raptor is born - Most High-Tech Fighter Yet

"The futuristic F-22A "Raptor" fighter jet, designed to dominate the skies well into the 21st century, joined the U.S. combat fleet on Thursday, 20 years after it was conceived to fight Soviet MiGs over Europe."

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Own Steve Wozniak's home--only $8 Million

Steve Wozniak's home in Los Gatos California has been completely remodeled and is up for sale. Ever wanted a unique home? This could be your chance!

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Man gets $15000 Christmas present for leaving car unlocked.

Depressed and dejected, an anonymous donor left an engagement ring with a note reading: "Merry Christmas. Thank you for leaving your car door unlocked. Instead of stealing your car I gave you a present. Hopefully this will land in the hands of someone you love, for my love is gone now. Merry Christmas to you."

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Some Great CSS Tips from SimpleBits

An ongoing collection of various CSS tips, experiments and techniques.

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NBC President says 'many more NBC TV shows' coming 2 iTunes in couple weeks

"Over the next couple of weeks, in fact, we will have many more announcements about many more shows there. We see it as a brand-new business, and it will be run like any television network, with new material refreshed and replenished all the time. I don't think there's a limit as to how many shows we can have available."

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How to install open Source Digg code (Meneame)

Recently a site called Meneame (which emulated digg.com) opened it's source code up. The problem for Anglophones is that the code is written in Spanish and installation documentation is non-existant. Here's how you get it running.

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Stymie RIAA / MPAA spider bots

Beat the "Entertainment Mafia" at it's own game...

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DivX 6.1 codec released and up to 300% faster

The DivX codec has reached 6.1 and with the latest update comes some great speed improvements. DivX Labs: Single CPU will run anywhere from 14 to 80% faster than the 6.0 codec depending on the quality mode selected. At the same time, brand new support for HT, SMP, Dual Core, and Dual Core + HT CPUs allows for gains of up to 300%!

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NEW Firefox Extensions from Google [via GoogleBlog]

Google has just released two new extensions one called "Blogger Web Comments" and another called "Google Safe Browsing for Firefox."

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Gmail now has a vacation responce!

Going on vacation? No access to the Internet? No problem! Use Gmail's vacation responder to let people know you won't be able to get back to them right away.

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Google whistles a new tune

Google's getting into the music biz. A new feature launched today adds special info when people do music-related searches: "Items that can be purchased will have links to merchants for online ordering or downloading, she said. Initial merchant partners include Apple Computer's iTunes service, RealNetworks Rhapsody, eMusic, Amazon.com"

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The End of Internet Anonymity

Several computer hardware and software manufacturers, including AMD, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft and Sun, have gotten together and created a chip that will be built into computers that will, for all intents and purposes, broadcast a unique identifier that anyone will be able to read when you access the Internet.

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The Coolest Why-Didn't-I-Think-Of-That website around

If you have been surfing Digg frequently, you have probably stumbled upon stories about great products mentioned on this website. This amazing site reviews the newest inventions to make your life easier. It's great for people who have an extra dollar or twenty to spend. (Unfortunatly, I'm not that person)

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New antidepressant drug increases 'brain's own cannabis'

"Researchers have discovered a new drug that raises the level of endocannabinoids the 'brain's own cannabis'providing anti-depressant effects.The new research could represent a safer alternative to cannabis for the treatment of pain and depression..."

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Gartner sees RFID as $3 billion business by 2010

"RFID technology is on the upswing as businesses start to see ways it can augment bar coding, according to a new report."

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Top 10 Innovative Web 2.0 Applications of 2005

Who else is tired of the hoards of "me too" web2 applications out there. This article lists 10 great sites that chose to innovate. Seriously enough of the social bookmarking, startpage, to-do list nonsense.

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Top Twelve Dream Gifts of 2005

This list features the top twelve dream gifts for this holiday season, ranging from gigantic monitor displays to seven foot tall robots; all costing a pretty penny. Enjoy!

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Essential Free Wireless Hacking Tools

Anyone interested in wireless security and exploiting vulnerabilities will need a good set of base tools with which to work. Fortunately, there are an abundance of free tools available on the Internet. Brought to you by Dan Hoffman, CISSP, CWNA and regular columnist for the new online magazine, The Ethical Hacker Network.

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12 CSS Articles/Tricks of 2005

Collection of wonderful articles/tricks about CSS. Really useful.

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XBOX 360 file system decoded

The anti-owner technology in Microsoft's Xbox 360 has been compromised. A technology group called Pi has decoded the filesystem, which is an important step towards stripping out all of Microsoft's anti-customer technologies and turning the Xbox 360 into a general computing platform.

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Shots Without Needles

Needles hurt. Worse, they can spread disease. PowderMed's new vaccine gun, the PMED, requires no sharps. Part of "The Best of What's New."

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300,000 360s Coming This Week?

According to Reuters Microsoft should be shipping 300,000 more 360's this coming week in North America. This is almost the same amount of 360's that were available at Launch in North America. Gamers rejoice!

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HOW TO: Control iTunes Remotely from Any Web Browser

This article shows you how to set up a simple web server in XP so that you can control iTunes remotely. Great for your home media center!

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Are Migraines All in Your Heart?

Doctors treating patients with a congenital heart defect have found an unexpected side effect of their work -- repairing the heart condition apparently relieves migraines.

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New Da Vinci Code Trailer

Columbia Pictures has brought online the first full-length trailer for The Da Vinci Code, from director Ron Howard and writer Akiva Goldsman, who last teamed-up on Oscar-winner A Beautiful Mind. You can watch the trailer at Apple in High Definition QuickTime and regular QuickTime formats!

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A social network based around your Films collection

The writer of the social network reader2.com and myprogs.net has just launched myFilmz.net. Which is a place to share film collections data and build connections with people who like similar films.

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An introduction to theming Typo

Typo is the newest kid on the block when it comes to blogging tools. Powered by Ruby on Rails with lots of AJAX goodies it's definitely worth a look. The problem however: documentation is rather limited. This article provides some pointers on how to make your new Typo powered weblog look good.

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uTorrent 1.3 Released!

The title speaks for itself

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Xbox 360, Not Too Big In Japan

The Xbox 360 has landed in Japan. Today, Microsoft's next-gen gaming console has finally been released in Sony's and Nintendo's arena, and the Japanese gamers did nothing.

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What is accessing my hard drive when I'm not using my PC?

This is one of the things I hate most about Windows - my laptop is sitting on the table, unused, and the drive just starts thrashing like crazy. Nice article explaining what software is causing it.

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Illusionist on Japanese TV proves that Solid can indeed pass through Solid

Simply Amazing! I do magic as a hobby myself but I'm baffled by the second demonstration of Solid through Solid (2 demonstations on this video)

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Dating an Apple Developer

I date a geek and I thought I was the only one that had to face these sort of situations. If you're a geek and you have a girlfriend let her in on the read. That's what my bf did and after reading this, I was a lot more understandable about my bf and his need to be with the computer almost all waking hours that he isn't with me.

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Dating an Apple Developer

I date a geek and I thought I was the only one that had to face these sort of situations. If you're a geek and you have a girlfriend let her in on the read. That's what my bf did and after reading this, I was a lot more understandable about my bf and his need to be with the computer almost all waking hours that he isn't with me.

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Great Desktop Backgrounda of anything you want

One of the best desktop sites I have found in a long time, and all photos are HUGE.

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180 ° - Upcoming Digg Competitor

180 ° news is something Digg should keep their eyes on. It's a web-based RSS reader that pulls thousands of stories from the web daily, which can be marked as important (imp'd). It's cookie based, so no logins are required. Other topics like sports and entertainment are also covered.

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Securing your Pc with True Crypt

Tutorial that explains how to encrypt your hard drives with true crpyt (freeware) to prevent someone else accessing your files / personal data without your permission.

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Get a close up view of Bill Gate's house using his technology :)

Unless you have a yacht, you won't be able to get a nice look at his house. MSN's new virutal earth zooms in pretty well at his house. Check it out!

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Paramount Buys Dreamworks for $1.6 Billion

Paramount Pictures has struck a deal to acquire DreamWorks SKG in a pact worth $1.5-$1.6 billion beating out rival suitor NBC Universal. Paramount is putting up about half the purchase price with several financial partners shouldering the rest.

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Video: Conan O�Brien iPod Ad Parody

Wednesday's Conan O'Brien show had Conan talking a bit about the iPod Video, iTunes Video store..and his iPod ad parody..check it out on macTV! [8.5mb] [Running Time: 01:20]

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Design a Complete Web Page Plus Code In Photoshop

This is a Photoshop tutorial that will take you through the basic concepts behind designing a web page in Photoshop like a pro. It includes the original file for download, plus standards compliant code that you can substitute your own images into for a complete working web site.

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Alogrithms Dictionary Online

This is a dictionary of algorithms, algorithmic techniques, data structures, archetypical problems, and related definitions. Algorithms include common functions, such as Ackermann's function.

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6500 Free TrueType Fonts!

This site has 6500 free TrueType (TTF) fonts. These fonts are mostly fantastic. I'll be sure to use some of them!

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BitComet Banned From Growing Number of Private Trackers

An increasing number of private torrent trackers are banning Bitcomet because it is ignoring the private flag, and makes private torrents available through the DHT layer.

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The SMART Car!

This little vehicle is amazing, particularly when you see the Google video linked on this page of the car crashing head on into a 20-ton block of concrete at 70 MPH.

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See What it Looks Like to travel at Light Speed!

"Impossible in real life, but feasible in a computer simulation: A tour through the city centre of Tübingen illustrates what we should see when moving at such a high speed." -- This is absolutely amazing. A must see.

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Complete guide to CGI Programming

Looking to learn CGI Programming? Take a look at this open book at O'Reilly to get excellent tutorials.

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ThinkSecret.com: 13.3-inch iBook, Mac OS X 10.4.4, Plaxo for Mac

Apple appears on track to deliver an Intel-based iBook early next year, sources report, and in doing so will replace its long-standing 14.1-inch model with a widescreen 13.3-inch display. Meanwhile, the company releases a new build of Mac OS X 10.4.4 to developers while Plaxo readies the first release of its Mac client.

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