Archive for May, 2006

10hr Laptop Battery Life is Almost Here - Fuel cells to launch next year

Positive statements from laptop manufacturers like NEC, IBM, and Toshiba routinely suggest that fuel cell tech will be available within 12 months, but such predictions have generally been (to put it politely) optimistic. The dream of a ten hour laptop has been a dream deferred. Until Now…

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Winamp Tweak Guide

When it comes to media players there is no doubting on the popularity of Winamp. Its ease to use and extensive customisation via plug-ins have made it quite a legendary piece of software, being one of the most downloaded programs ever

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Be Sure to Cancel Your Credit Cards Before You Die

A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and then added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00, now is somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to Citibank. Here’s the call…

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Times New Roman - THE END?

Earlier this year, Microsoft released betas of Office 2007, and the first thing reviewers noticed, besides the new interface, was that Times New Roman had been deposed as the default font with something called . . . Calibri? But what will happen to Times New Roman?

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Bill Gates with Napoleon Dynamite..lolz

Did you know that Heder from Napoleon Dynamite has recently appeared in a skit shown at a conference where Bill Gates was presenting Windows Vista. The skit is just 5 minutes of Napoleon Dynamite if he was going to become head of Microsoft. Bill Gates plays himself but it seems that he’s the “Kip” of the skit. Bill has great sense of humour.. watch out the video
http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2679657?htv=12

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Teenager repellent \”Mosquito\” turned into ringtone

Techno-savvy UK pupils have recorded the ultra-high sound - audible only to under-20-year-olds - from the ultrasonic device Mosquito onto their cell phones - and are now receiving calls and text messages in class without teachers having the faintest idea of what is going on.

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New domain launched for mobile phones

Web browsing on portable phones still has some way to go before it is as useful and convenient as browsing from a PC, but a new industry consortium wants to change all that. Their plan? Introduce another top level domain called \”.mobi\”, which will feature content formatted for mobile devices.

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How much sleep do we really need? the 8 hour myth

The eight-hours mantra has no more scientific basis than the tooth fairy, says Neil Stanley, head of sleep research at the Human Psychopharmacology Research Unit at the University of Surrey in Britain. He believes that everyone has their own individual â??sleep needâ?? which can be anywhere between three and 11 hours.

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No Engines! A Barrel Roll while Pouring Iced Tea

I\’ve heard rumors about a pilot who demonstrated that you can pour a drink in the cockpit while doing a barrel roll and not spill a drop. Thanks to the magic of YouTube and an email tip, I have finally seen the video.

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Rush at Apple 32 Foot Flass Store

Hour by hour time lapse of the line infront of the Apple Store Fifth Avenue. A 32-foot glass cube entrance leads down to the underground store, the first Apple shop that will be open 24 hours, seven days a week.

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