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  • Jul
  • 03
  • 2008

Finally!! Macensteins Mac Chick of the Month

Well, 2 days into July and we are now proud to present Miss June! Sorry for the delay folks, and thanks for your patience and threatening e-mails (and yes, there will be a Miss July as well? we hope)

Don’t let the term “model” fool you ? despite being beautiful, Erin Marie boasts some serious geek street cred for a girl her age. “Please don’t categorize me as another one of those…

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  • Jun
  • 23
  • 2008

Do you like new software? Get paid to try it and earn!

Did you know that online retailers will pay you to review new software, websites, services or even electronics you have at home. With some effort you can make hundreds of dollars doing so

Digital Journal is a frequently updated news site where all articles are submitted by users of the site, known as “citizen journalists”. Users also comment and vote on which articles make the front page. Digital Journal shares…

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  • Jun
  • 13
  • 2008

The power of root in Linux

Root is the default name for system administrator in a *NIX system ? a super user who can do anything and everything within the operating system.

Ideally, one should avoid logging on to the root account via the GUI. Working continuously as root isn’t recommended for the reasons cited above. It is advisable to switch to the super user using the sudo command before another command…

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  • Jun
  • 12
  • 2008

Mozilla Announces Release Date for Firefox 3 — June 17th

After more than 34 months of active development, and with the contributions of thousands, were proud to announce that were ready. It is our expectation to ship Firefox 3 this upcoming Tuesday, June 17th.

Whenever we’re asked “when is Firefox going to be released” we endeavor to answer to the best of our abilities, but the truth of the matter is that we’ll only ever ship “when it’s…

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  • Jun
  • 08
  • 2008

Which Linux distro is right for you?

With rich GUI enabled installation procedures and live-CDs, installing a popular Linux distro is very easy. Gone are those days when you needed to compile the kernel from the source. Here are some options and advice on chosing the right Linux distro.

If you’ve been using a Windows or a Mac for several years, you would take some time to adjust to the new interface and a completely different file organization schema which a *NIX based system has had over the past 35 years. But once you…

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  • Jun
  • 01
  • 2008

Rumor: Apples Mobile Me

Apples Mobile Me? ad spotted?

One Response to “Rumor: Apple’s “Mobile Me” ad spotted?”

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  • May
  • 29
  • 2008

Text to Binary translator « Geek Notes

don't know when it will come in handy. but it will…

01110111 01101000 01100001 01110100 01110011 00100000 01110101 01110000 00111111 00100000 01110100 01101000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01101001 01110011 00100000 01110010 01100101 01100001 01101100 01111001 00100000 01100110 01110101 01101110…

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  • May
  • 22
  • 2008

Help save the world - slay your local vampires today. [serious]

Actual quote from a recent, official press release from the White House. No, seriously.

$77 million in federal conservation grants, which, when joined with industry contributions, will total $108 million for new research to accelerate the development of fuel cells, advanced engines and hydrogen technology for tomorrow?s cars and…

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  • May
  • 15
  • 2008

Protect Any Hard Drive With This Drive Enclosure

“Maybe you're a spy or you've got schematics for the next hot gadget locked away on your hard drive, but either way you're going to want to lock your files down. ”

I've seen external cases like this before. Usually the case encrypts the data on the drive that can only be decrypted inside that case … which was one of the complaints I read about that original case … what happens when you loose the key?…

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  • May
  • 15
  • 2008

ITP show: Using a wheelchair (and Wiimote) to create art…

This year @ the ITP show the latest addition of devices used for projects included the Wiimote. Younghyun Chung’s digital wheelchair art project @ ITP…

In this project, I successfully provided alternate methods of self-expression for people with physical disabilities. Because I designed the system while considering a variety of disabilities and locations so that a wider range of users can…

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  • May
  • 14
  • 2008

Digg Townhall and Meet-up News

Check out the video from the first Digg Meet-up in San Francisco, and mark your calendars for future Digg Townhalls and Meet-ups!

Hey all! Thanks for tuning in to our Digg Townhall on Tuesday night. Keep the feedback coming! If you missed it, you can catch the past Townhalls at digg.com/townhall. Be sure to mark your calendar for a few upcoming events — Digg is…

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  • May
  • 02
  • 2008

NOVA 3D LED Display

25,000 lightballs, each containing 12 LEDs. It can display 16 million colors and 25 images per second.

yes, i really like the LED! I live in Zurich an see it every day. Sometimes there are very beauteful color-combinations, and sometimes it just looks terrible. =) i didn’t know that the take it off in sept. 09! thx for info!

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  • Apr
  • 26
  • 2008

Bringing sleek elegance back to air travel

Designer Alex Naboko of Minsk, Belarus is on the right track to bringing back the glory of air travel. It’s easy to imagine crisply uniformed attendants wandering the spacious aisles, serving better-than-expected trays of food on the large tables and all manner of conversation going on between occupants facing one another.

Check out more shots of Alex Naboko's airplane interiors in the gallery below.

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  • Apr
  • 26
  • 2008

Finally! A way for women to get men to grope their breasts.

Insprired by the iPhone……If youre a woman who has tried EVERYTHING to get men to stare at, touch, and grope your breasts without success, we have just the thing. Check out ThinkGeeks Slide to Unlock? Ladies T-Shirt.

We know how hard it is for women to draw men’s attention to their chests, so we applaud ThinkGeek for addressing this sensitive women’s issue. By cleverly disguising your breasts as an iPhone (something men REALLY want to…

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