Very Cool Web-Cam Effects

The new Logitech Quickcam Orbit MP allows you to add some very cool, live video effects to your Web-Cam output -- check out this great demonstration video.

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The NEXT 35 Sexiest Designed Websites You've Forgotten

After being frontpaged three times with the last one, I figured it was about time for an update. Design Inspiration, especially for the upcoming CSS Reboot.

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List of hacking applications that run on USB flash drive

Security applications such as namp and ethereal are appearing that run straight from a thumb drive and packet capture, detection and injection tools no longer require the installation of WinPCap or other third-party packet capture drivers.

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22Pixels Photoshop Flock, 7000 Resources For Photoshop, One File Download!

Photoshop Flock contains 153 Fonts, that self install, 158 brush packs for Photoshop 7 and up, self install, and over 50 additional packs , self install. Photoshop Flock contains over 7000 individual presets, in addition to the 150 fonts. All in one file, one download, one install, free.

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The Devil's Music

What's the link between the theme tune to the Simpsons, Black Sabbath, and West Side Story? They all use the Devil's Interval, a musical phenomenon suppressed by the Church in the Middle Ages.

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NASA Says Comet Will Not Hit Earth (Photo)!

The now broken comet that was rumored to be on a collision course with Earth on May 25th will miss. NASA says it will be a close encounter, but will miss Earth by about 20 times the distance from the Earth to the Moon. The comet should pass us within view of telescopes between May 12 - 28!

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DJ Scratch interface for iPod

This software created by art student lets you scratch & reverse tunes using your iPod dial interface.

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New Batteries at Long Last

The vertically aligned nanotubes in the LEES ultracapacitor have a regular shape, and a size that is only several atomic diameters in width. The result is a significantly more effective surface area, which equates to significantly increased storage capacity.

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CBS Healthwatch on Digg and Autism Screening Test

"A Web link to an autism screening test posted recently on Digg.com, a tech news site, generated hundreds of comments from users. Many self-described computer geeks took the online test, for which a score of 16 is considered average, and a score of 32 or higher suggests autism."

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Rat on your pirate boss, get $36,000!

Anti-software piracy group the Business Software Alliance is offering a $36,000 reward to anyone who informs on employers who use illegal or unlicensed software.

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Why Ugly Design Works... And Why Most Designers Miss the Point

Interesting blog entry (by a designer) supporting the "ugly design" theory. Contains some links to some other good discussions and articles on the subject.

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10 Places You Must Use Ajax

The following article takes a look at places that webdevs must implement ajax to stay ahead of the curve.. "It's been well over a year now since GMail changed the way everyone thought about web apps. It's now officially annoying to use web apps that haven't replaced clunky html functionality with peppy Ajax goodness."

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Amateur Hacks Into US Military Computers Looking for UFO and Aliens Truth

An amateur exposed security flaws in US governmental computers to unlock the truth about UFO's and aliens. Sure sounds like they exist. Know he's going to jail or worse.

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Workarounds to disable Non Genuine Windows Warning Messages

This copy of Microsoft Windows XP is not genuine. Windows XP Pirates have again found workaround methods to bypass the latest Microsoft Anti-Piracy effort - Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications that notifies you through annonying pop-up messages if your copy of Windows is not genuine.

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Apple is working on a media center - confirmed by Steve Jobs

At Apple's sharholder meeting, when asked about a Media Center, Jobs replied with "we hear you loud and clear". Interesting notes of what went down at the meeting.

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