May 25, 2007

reCAPTCHA -- An New Way To Fight Spam!

You've probably seen a CAPTCHA before. It's those funky letters you have to enter before you sign up for an account on almost any website. I'm proud to announce a new type of CAPTCHA -- called reCAPTCHA



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20 WordPress Themes That Don't Disappoint

We’ve compiled a list of 20 WordPress themes you might have missed, or that deserve a second look. All the themes are free to download.



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Open Source Cola

While Coke and Pepsi guard their formulas, a compendium of beverage makers have released their formula under GNU free for consumer use and modifications.



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May 23, 2007

Rodriguez to Direct Barbarella

Universal Pictures has just sign Desperado/Spy Kids mastermind Robert Rodriguez to direct an upcoming remake of 1968's Barbarella.



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NINE INCH NAILS Frontman Says His Record Company Is Run By 'Thieves'

It's a very odd time to be a musician on a major label, because there's so much resentment towards the record industry that it's hard to position yourself in a place with the fans where you don't look like a greedy asshole. But at the same time, when our record came out I was disappointed at the number of people that actually bought it.



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94 Ways to Keep Kids Busy for the Work at Home Parent

GREAT resource list for work at home parents who need to keep up their productivity over the summer while the kids are not in school!



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The Top 4 Ways People Waste Gas When They Think They're Saving It

With the price of gas up 40% since January, many people are trying to find new ways to save money at the pump.While many of these ideas are useful and worth the extra effort - adjusting your commuting time, cleaning out your car’s trunk, turning off your car at long stop lights - many of these ideas will actually cause you to needlessly waste gas.



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NYC: 100% Hybrid Yellow Cabs in 5 Years

The current standard taxi, Crown Victoria, gets about 14 mpg in the city. It'll be replaced by a wide variety of new taxis, from Prius, to Ford Escape hybrid SUV. 13,000 Taxis is a lot to replace, but apparently a 20% per year churn is about what taxi companies deal with in New York, so, basically, every new cab they buy will have to be hybrid.



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Gmail Doubles Maximum Attachment Size to 20 MB

Gmail upgraded the maximum attachment size from 10 MB to 20 MB. Gmail was quite forgiving and you could send more than 10 MB in some cases, but now it's possible to send at least 20 MB in one message.



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Automatically upload a folder's photos to Flickr

I love Flickr, but I'm terrible at uploading pics to my Flickr account. I need a way to monitor my pictures folder to upload everything I dump in there. Luckily a cross-platform script called uploadr.py can watch a folder of your choice for new pictures, then automatically upload them to your Flickr account. Here's how to set up uploadr.py.



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Hack My Son's Computer, Please

Can an elderly father give police permission to search a password-protected computer kept in his adult son's bedroom, without probable cause or a warrant? In April, a three judge panel of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals said yes.



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7000 royalty free, high resolution stock photos

Browse and search their photo gallery of over 7.000 royalty free, high resolution stock photos, templates and logos to use in your personal and educational design projects



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34 Places to Get Design Inspiration - Online and Off

We've compiled a list, online and off to serve up everything from logos to icons to art to fashion to just inventive ideas to get your mind ticking. Kick back and let your senses run wild as we bring you 15 websites packed full of inspiration, 10 must-have books and 9 things to do to get inspired. Another goodie from FreelanceSwitch.



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Confirmed: Google paying $100mil for Feedburner

Rumors about Google acquiring RSS management company Feedburner from last week, started by ex-TechCrunch UK editor Sam Sethi, are accurate and are now confirmed according to a source close to the deal.



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First Look At New FiOS Media Guide

Coming to FiOSTV customers later this summer - The FiOS IMG is an innovative leap forward from ordinary onscreen TV program guides with powerful networked features intuitive navigation and vibrant graphics.



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