April 6, 2007

Where Company Names Come From

Adidas, Adobe, Amazon, Apache, Apple, Canon, eBay, IKEA, Kodak, LEGO, Nokia, Oracle, Six Apart, Starbucks, Virgin, Volvo, etc. "Notice that you don’t see too many origins like 'Developed during brainstorming session with $100k naming consultant.'”



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How did David Copperfield make the Statue of Liberty disappear?

Thanks to the magic of the Internet, you can watch the trick again. More than 20 years later, it's still pretty amazing.



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And Iraq's big oil contracts go to ...

Despite claims by some critics that the Bush administration invaded Iraq to take control of its oil, the first contracts with major oil firms from Iraq's new government are likely to go not to U.S. companies, but rather to companies from China, India, Vietnam, and Indonesia.



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10 Tools to help you Select a Web 2.0 Color Palette

"When it comes to designing any interface my biggest roadblock has to be deciding on a color scheme. Whether it be a standalone application or a new web layout, I could come up with the best interface design ever but no one would care if the color scheme is an assault on the senses. Lucky for me, there is plenty of help!"



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Your computer can learn your habbits to cut your electric bill

Via Treehugger.com: Interview with the maker of software that knows you write in spurts, knows that you leave for lunch between 11:30 and 12 every day, knows you never show up on the weekend. It learns your habits so that it can reduce its own power consumption accordingly, without inconveniencing you.



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How to punctuate a sentence?

Rules to be followed while punctuating a sentence. In which category shall I post this on Digg? :D



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Ever wondered what time you should leave for a long road trip?

Trippish is a free service that gives you driving directions with weather forecasts along the route. Trippish not only tells you what the weather is likely to be during your drive, but also allows you to determine the best time to leave based on current forecasts.



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Hackers Dissect Apple TV to Create the Cheapest Mac Ever

Apple TV is dead, long live the Mac Nano. Sort of.



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Google Launches Free 411 Service

Google threw a new product called Goog-411 into Google Labs today - a free telephone based information service that could replace toll 411 calls. About 2.6 billion 411 calls are made in the U.S. each year, and it is a $7 billion/year market.



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The BEST iPod Video Converter

You can convert all your videos to Ipod video format directly. Can process FLV (Flash Video Format), divx, xvid, mpg, mp4, dvd, vob, avi, wmv ,asf and many more formats. Plus, the best part about it is that it is 100% free! This is the only program I have ever seen that is able to convert internet video clips and your DVD rips.



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April 5, 2007

15 New Burnout 5 screenshots!

15 new Burnout 5 screen shots of which EA made other game sites take down



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Lewis Black to get his own talk show in Comedy Central

Following on the success of "The Colbert Report", another alumni of "The Daily Show" may get his own spin-off. Lewis Black's new pilot, "The Root of All Evil", will be taped this Thursday in Los Angeles. The show is described as a round-table discussion of current events between Black and other comedians. Can't wait to see it!



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LOST - Left Behind - Interesting Screencaps and Easter Eggs

Did you spot all these from last nights episode of Lost? Did you catch the Keypad sequence? John Locke's favourite game? Sawyer's Book?Also what did you think of the episode last night?



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30 Days as a Muslim

"Oscar-nominated documentary film maker Morgan Spurlock (SuperSize-Me) presents '30 days as a Muslim'. A Conservative Christian man spends 30 days living as a Muslim with a Muslim family."Clears up some pretty common stereotypes...



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How to draw Homer Simpson *Instructed by Homer Simpson*

Here's Homer telling you how to draw... well... himself.



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