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Ipod on Google Maps

2007-03-17T19:24:00.000-07:00

Is India economy over heated

2007-02-05T07:11:00.000-08:00

India’s economy grew 9.2% in the past year, tantalizingly close to rival China
’s 10.4% pace. While the expansion is essential to lifting hundreds of millions of Indians out of poverty, the growth rate is some two percentage points higher than the country can sustain.
www.vcvijay.blogspot.com

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Ticks monitor Google docs new functions, Googthreat to Bloomberg ;) may be

2006-12-02T23:48:00.000-08:00

Googles new tick monitoring functions, Google has built some cool functions for the financial community.May be its time to say good bye to Dumb Terminals. Built something google.

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Google + Jotspot + Wiki from Wall Street Journal

2006-10-31T09:10:00.000-08:00

Article is syndicated from Wall Street Journal Subscription required otherwise

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Netvibes secures a $15million investment

2006-08-14T12:54:00.000-07:00

Netvibes will announce today that it's received 15 million dollars of investment from venture capitalists. Go Netvibes!

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India : Access blogs aka blogger/ blogspot in India(No one blocks blogs)

2006-07-19T08:47:00.000-07:00

This site explains how to access blog site / example blogger / blogspot in India in simple 2 steps. It worked for me..

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Google Press Day 2006 Announcements

2006-05-11T13:18:00.000-07:00

This page reviews every announcement made today in the press day. We have: (global) Google Trends, Google Desktop 4, Google Co-Op and Google Notebook.

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Drag and drop your Windows taskbar buttons!

2006-05-11T13:15:00.000-07:00

Free program that lets you drag and drop your Windows taskbar buttons to re-order them! No extra hotkey or lame extra steps, just drag 'n drop... sooo useful.

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Watch CNN Pipeline For Free !!!

2006-05-11T13:14:00.000-07:00

No joke, Come on and get it while it lasts...I found the URL for one of the Pipeline channel a while ago, but thought to share it with you guys. The programing is also good, so it's just like CNN (only for free and no commercials either). Maybe someone else could find the other channels ;)

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How To Get Yahoo Mail Beta

2006-04-26T13:13:00.000-07:00

Simple trick to try the new Yahoo Mail Beta before it's released to public.

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Can I drink the water in NYC? (Updated with correct URL)

2006-04-17T15:01:00.000-07:00

Can we drink the water in New York City? The answer is a resounding yes. How does it taste? Many New Yorkers say they drink bottled water because it tastes better, but ABC's 20/20 did a blind taste test.

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FULL List of Google Resources with Descriptions

2006-04-17T15:00:00.000-07:00

Ever wanted to use Google to the max? This Wikipedia article lists all of the services, tools, downloads, features, programs, and even hardware offered by Google. There are many little known services and tools of great value that I'd never even heard of before.

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AJAX Site Design using Prototype

2006-03-26T16:58:00.000-08:00

The internet is full of tutorials explaining those little tricks about AJAX, all that low level stuff, but nobody gives you the overview on how all these things should work together. We have libraries to abstract from the Browser dependant things, and we should concentrate on higher level design for good and usefull applications.

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CNN's New Layout

2006-03-26T16:56:00.000-08:00

This is really nice. It's a lot cleaner than their old design.

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Online test calculates brain speed

2006-03-25T05:59:00.001-08:00

Posit Science has a 10-minute online test that examines how fast your brain's response time is. Check it out.

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New York City Sues freeipods.com

2006-03-25T05:59:00.000-08:00

New York's attorney general sued an internet company Thursday over the selling of e-mail addresses in what authorities say may be the biggest deliberate breach of internet privacy ever.

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Forty million American employees trapped in cubicles. (Reading Digg)

2006-03-10T11:38:00.000-08:00

How cubicles escaped their original intention. If we didn't have cubicles, would we still have Dilbert?

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Debit card thieves get around PIN obstacle

2006-03-10T11:37:00.000-08:00

Wave of ATM fraud indicates criminals have upped the ante....time to go check the bank transactions...sigh.

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More Evidence That Google Is Buying Sun?

2006-03-10T11:32:00.000-08:00

A recent e-mail from a Sun exec states "Possibly True" over Google buyout of Sun.

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Real Google Calendar (aka CL2) Screenshots + Info.

2006-03-09T11:07:00.000-08:00

TechCrunch scored a bunch of exclusive screenshots of Google's upcoming calendar application. It's apparently a long way away from launch.

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Does Microsoft get a bad rap? Does Apple get too much credit? Good read

2006-03-09T11:04:00.000-08:00

In pretty in depth look at the differences between the two giants and how, perhaps Microsoft is attempting to gives computer users exactly what they want versus Apple who does everything they can to tell us what we want. Very interesting read.

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Google to acquire Writely

2006-03-09T11:03:00.000-08:00

Google is going headlong into Microsoft's backyard by potentially acquiring web-based productivity suite provided by Writely. Is the big G biting off more than it can chew?

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How to peel a potato in one step

2006-03-06T20:38:00.000-08:00

These japanese people are astonishing :p first they teach us how to fold a t-shirt and now how to peel a potato :p

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This Day in Apple History March 6, 1984: Gates Predicts Mac Dominance

2006-03-06T20:32:00.000-08:00

â��If Macintosh isnâ��t a success then the market is let to the PC. But weâ��re super enthusiastic. If Apple can meet its production goals, we expect half of Microsoftâ��s retail sales to be Macintosh related in 1984.â��
Bill Gatesâ��s super quote was published this month in Popular Science in 1984.

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AJAX Dictionary

2006-03-05T19:44:00.000-08:00

Very quick Ajax dictionary - just type in the word and it's meaning comes up in less than a second! Spacious back-end too.

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Yes, They're Real!

2006-03-05T19:34:00.001-08:00

Technically speaking, anyone can mine diamonds. But Apollo can GROW them. By the end of 2007, Apollo aims to be producing flawless 1-inch by 1-inch diamond cubes that could drive research into some very interesting areas!

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Digg makes Chicago Tribune's 50 best websites!

2006-03-05T19:34:00.000-08:00

Its on page 4, under the techno section, along with Engagadet, Wired, Cnet and The wayback machine.

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Top 10 Accidental Discoveries

2006-03-05T19:33:00.000-08:00

Check out the discoveries done accidently!

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Javascript in Ten Minutes

2006-03-03T20:05:00.000-08:00

If want to learn Javascript in 10 minutes, then here you go.

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Free Tools to Recover lost data

2006-03-03T19:56:00.000-08:00

5 free applications that will save you from a data loss disaster.

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20 great jobs that don't require a degree

2006-03-01T12:26:00.000-08:00

What do Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and entertainment mogul David Geffen have in common? Besides being exceedingly rich, none of them has a college degree. Four-year college not only path to well-paid work.

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Benjamin Franklinâ??s 13 Personal Goals

2006-03-01T12:25:00.000-08:00

He kept a daily chart of these 13 goals, and placed a dot next to the ones he failed to abide by each day for the rest of his life. (via lifehacker)

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HOWTO: Animated Live Search (Worpdress)

2006-02-18T08:01:00.000-08:00

How to set up live search for Wordpress.

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100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies

2006-02-18T08:00:00.000-08:00

A yearly ranking of businesses whose inventiveness and quick reflexes are helping them set the pace for the economy

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100 Fastest Growing Tech Companies

2006-02-18T01:51:00.000-08:00

A yearly ranking of businesses whose inventiveness and quick reflexes are helping them set the pace for the economy

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New Google Acquisition!

2006-02-15T06:56:00.000-08:00

Google has bought private beta Measuremap.com. Looks like a big step for Google Analytics...

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Make the Perfect Structure for a Site

2006-02-15T06:54:00.001-08:00

How to build a useful sitemap, determine an SEO friendly permanent link structure, and code the server-side of a site for an accessible and user-friendly site. Diagrams included.

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Anything you need to do with Web 2.0

2006-02-15T06:54:00.000-08:00

This useful site is full of links that help you do what you want to do in Web 2.0. Enjoy, you can get lost in there!

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Stop Paying for Ringtones ( A small newbie guide)

2006-02-14T07:15:00.000-08:00

Using audacity and an MP3, this guide teaches how to get a sample of a song you already have and transfer it to your phone.

Too bad i have a crappy polyphonic phone....

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Einstein's Theory 'Improved'?

2006-02-14T07:14:00.000-08:00

A Chinese astronomer has fine-tuned Einstein's groundbreaking theory of gravity, creating a 'simple' theory which could solve a dark mystery that has baffled astrophysicists for three-quarters of a century.

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Psychology of Color

2006-02-14T07:13:00.001-08:00

"Like death and taxes, there is no escaping color. It is ubiquitous. Yet what does it all mean? Why are people more relaxed in green rooms? Why do weightlifters do their best in blue gyms?"

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14+ money saving computer user ideas

2006-02-14T07:13:00.000-08:00

"Below are some money saving ideas focused on the internet and computing. All of these are ones weâ??ve tried ourselves or are in the process of trying." Some really good tips here, I just saved myself $30 per month.

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Apple's "Quietly" building the iPhone. Here's how we can tell...

2006-02-14T07:12:00.000-08:00

At Amphetameme, we've been trying to figure out what Apple's up to next. We think it's a full-screen, touchscreen iPod that also happens to connect to every damn thing under the sun. We think it's also likely this (the new one we think will show up in April) or the next generation to come is a phone.

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Top Ten List of Programming Advice to NOT Follow

2006-02-14T07:11:00.001-08:00

Addresses some of the most common things people are being told about programming with which the author disagrees.

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Apple's "Quietly" building the iPhone. Here's how we can tell...

2006-02-14T07:11:00.000-08:00

Web Design from Scratch

2006-02-08T14:39:00.000-08:00

This site is for everyone involved or interested in creating web sites - whether novice or expert. It will help you understand what makes web sites succeed or fail, and what can be done to increase the chance of success.

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GMail Code Hints at Coming Feature

2006-02-08T14:38:00.000-08:00

Looking at the GMail's javascript source gives a pretty good hint that Google is developing a service that will let you use GMail as a server rather than just a client, similar to what Yahoo provides. This article walks us through what he has found and imagines how a service like this would work.

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10 Realistic Steps to a Faster Web Site

2006-02-03T17:16:00.000-08:00

Not the usual guide suggesting to strip all white space. This guide speaks about generation time of sites and how to optimize it.

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Seven Secrets of Successful Programmers

2006-02-02T19:40:00.000-08:00

Nice quick list of seven good programming practices.

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Seven Secrets of Successful Programmers

2006-02-02T19:39:00.000-08:00

Nice quick list of seven good programming practices.

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Bill Gates too rich for tax computer to handle

2006-02-01T12:17:00.000-08:00

Microsoft founder Bill Gates, the world's richest man, said the tax office in the US has to store his financial data on a special computer because his fortune is so vast.

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15 million Japanese No Longer Use Paper Money EVER

2006-02-01T12:16:00.000-08:00

Today, however, for 15 million Japanese, paper money is a thing of the past, according to the Japan Research Institute. No longer solely used for online purchases, e-money, accessed via a smart card or mobile phone, has become a way of life for many consumers in Japan.

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15 million Japanese No Longer Use Paper Money EVER

2006-02-01T12:15:00.000-08:00

Google: Party Over

2006-02-01T12:08:00.000-08:00

After missing earning expectations the honeymoon for Google's stock appears to be over.

Some analysts have added that Google will soon face more significant competitive pressure from Yahoo! as well as Microsoft. Microsoft's MSN Internet unit is set to launch a new online search tool for advertisers soon called adCenter this year.

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Hack your Toyota Prius

2006-02-01T12:07:00.000-08:00

With a little do-it-yourself, you can unlock a whole new set of latent magic powers that Toyota never wanted you to know about.

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Do Programmers think like mathematicians?

2006-01-31T11:37:00.001-08:00

This is the start of a new series, â��Programming Like A Mathematicianâ��. The author will explain how a mathematician thinks about a particular problem, with hopes that programmers will be able to see things from a different perspective.

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It's Not Easy being Steve Jobs

2006-01-31T11:37:00.000-08:00

Steve Jobs is under a lot of pressure to outdo himself..."tâ��s practically a lose-lose situation. So Steve introduces the original Bondi Blue iMac. After a while he introduces the iBook. Then the Titanium PowerBook. Then a new form iMac. Then the ubiquitous iPod, then the G5 tower, and on and on"...

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Portable Cell Phone Jammer

2006-01-31T11:36:00.000-08:00

Gives you the covert ability to end someones annoying conversation

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MS Official:- Microsoft IE& Beta 2 Live Download

2006-01-31T11:32:00.000-08:00

Offical Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 Beta 2 public release download.

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Benford's Law (why so many numbers begin with 1)

2006-01-30T16:48:00.001-08:00

A growing number of statisticians, accountants and mathematicians are convinced that an astonishing mathematical theorem known as Benford's Law is a powerful and relatively simple tool for pointing suspicion at frauds, embezzlers, tax evaders, sloppy accountants and even computer bugs.

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Why and how gasoline will become obsolete.

2006-01-30T16:48:00.000-08:00

This is a great article from CNNMoney that talks about the benefits of ethanol and how it could become a major player in automobiles very soon.

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Amazing article on how Steve jobs does business

2006-01-30T16:45:00.000-08:00

The now biggest shareholder at Disney, Steve Jobs, is described by Business Week as redefining the job of being a CEO. -a must read

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The IRS' list of free e-filing services

2006-01-29T19:14:00.000-08:00

This is a great resources and is usually difficult to find. Makes filing much easier.

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How Good/Evil Is A Website?

2006-01-29T18:37:00.000-08:00

See how good/evil your favorite websites are, just type in their address and this site will tell you. Try Google.

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Double Phone Dipping: Free 411 and Free Skype calling.

2006-01-29T18:33:00.000-08:00

Don't pay for your Skype calls and don't pay for your 411 on your cell or home phone!

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Best 404 Page Ever

2006-01-29T18:11:00.000-08:00

Well, it seems that this 404 page is very creative. I stumbled across it while looking at another story on digg. Error + Game = Random Fun! =P

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25 Words That Hurt Your Resume

2006-01-29T12:21:00.000-08:00

Instead of... "Experience working in fast-paced environment"

Try... "Registered 120+ third-shift emergency patients per night"

Instead of... "Excellent written communication skills"

Try... "Wrote jargon-free User Guide for 11,000 users"

more.....

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Why Our Dreams Are Forgotten After Waking Up

2006-01-29T12:20:00.000-08:00

Warning..You might fall asleep reading this.

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Why Our Dreams Are Forgotten After Waking Up

2006-01-29T12:19:00.000-08:00

Warning..You might fall asleep reading this.

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Hacking The NTFS File System

2006-01-29T12:18:00.000-08:00

Very good ways to increase performance.

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Google might miss Quarter results .. With proofs

2006-01-26T13:25:00.000-08:00

Yeah even I was little bit suspected about this.. But the evidence is really strong and explained , Even reference to last quarter results....

Interesting read

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101 Dumbest Moments in Business

2006-01-26T09:53:00.000-08:00

2005's shenanigans, skulduggery and just plain stupidity. List includes: Sony BMG (of course), GTA's "adults only" cheat, Chair throwing incident at Microsoft, VOIP's lack of 911 access, and Wal-Mart's "Schindler's Shopping List" campaign.

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101 Dumbest Moments in Business

2006-01-26T09:47:00.000-08:00

How to Be Creative

2006-01-26T09:45:00.000-08:00

An excellent read detailing 30 ways to be more creative!

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Google: 'We made a big mistake with Google Video'

2006-01-26T09:43:00.001-08:00

"Google Inc., trying to extend its dominance of Internet search into the market for videos, said it made a mistake with the design of an online store," Bloomberg News reports.

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Google Cache is legal

2006-01-26T09:43:00.000-08:00

A court has ruled that Google's cacheing and displaying of millions of web-pages is legal.

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Complete Digg Tools Collection

2006-01-26T09:40:00.000-08:00

[Site is constantly updated - Last update 1/20/2006] Complete Digg Tools Collection.

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Tons of LIVE webcams

2006-01-26T09:39:00.000-08:00

Its kinda like sitting in hotels all around the world, with one window to look put of. Some places are very nice to watch.

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Apple Ranked Top Brand in U.S.

2006-01-24T22:27:00.000-08:00

Apple was ranked as the top brand in the United States for 2005 by brandchannel. The number two brand was Google...Apple earned its ranking thanks to a year of impressive innovations. Products like the Mac mini, Tiger, and three new iPods, the shuffle, nano and video capable iPod, all wowed consumers and analysts alike

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Advice to Google - Don't Record Our IP Addresses!

2006-01-24T22:21:00.000-08:00

This article is in favour of Google's resistance to supply the government with personal search data, but it's also realistic: we can't trust the government, and they'll probably win. So his call to Google is: stop recording our IP addresses!

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Yahoo has an offer on the table to buy Digg

2006-01-24T22:18:00.000-08:00

I donâ��t know how true it is, but the same guy DID tell me that Yahoo was buying Delicious, and sure enough, they made an announcement two days later.

If Iâ��m Kevin Rose, Iâ��d be selling, because they are never going to get the kind of market price thatâ��s being offered to them right now.

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Bill Gates tops Wealthiest Person for 2005

2006-01-23T21:05:00.000-08:00

Forbes has posted the list of Wealthiest people for 2005. Topping the list and worth $46.5 billion is Microsofts' William Gates. And nipping just 2.5 billion behind is Warren Buffett of Berkshire Hathaway at 44 billion.

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Find out who is copying your content from your website.

2006-01-23T19:36:00.001-08:00

Copyscape is dedicated to defending your rights online, helping you fight against online plagiarism and content theft. Copyscape finds sites that have copied your content without permission, as well as those that have quoted you.

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Disney Buys Pixar for US$7 Billion

2006-01-23T19:36:00.000-08:00

Pixar Animation Studios, whose films have garnered critical acclaim with both domestic and overseas audiences, is being bought tomorrow by Disney for $7 billion. Steve Jobs, as the CEO of Pixar, will become the largest shareholder in Disney.

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Hack Attack: Mouseless Firefox

2006-01-23T19:35:00.000-08:00

Lifehacker has a great article on how to use firefox without ever touching your mouse. Great for speeding up browsing

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The Best Time to Buy Everything

2006-01-23T18:52:00.000-08:00

CNNMoney reports on the Best Time to Buy Air Tickets, Televisions, Houses, Cars, Video Games, and Toys...

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The ultimate Google command list

2006-01-23T07:34:00.000-08:00

Did you know you can search for any phone number with just [phonebook: name here], or can find the weather in any city with just [weather: city name]? Try out the filetype: command with mp3 or avi and see what you get.

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Top 100 Lists of US cities.

2006-01-23T07:28:00.000-08:00

'Top 100' lists on highest income, least crime, newest houses, most females, shortest commute, best educated residents, and many more.

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330MPG Uber Hybrid Car?

2006-01-23T07:26:00.000-08:00

They plan to sell a revolutionary hybrid two-seater car that they say can get up to 330 miles per gallon, and will sell for under $20,000.

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Measure Your Intelligence...Scared???

2006-01-23T07:24:00.000-08:00

Are you a logical thinker? A numerical whiz? A verbal genius? Or are you visually inclined? Are you looking for intellectual stimulation? Find out how smart you are (and increase your IQ) with the Intelligence Test.

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Ticketmaster steals image(s) from Flickr

2006-01-23T07:23:00.000-08:00

Apparently, Ticketmaster has stolen an image from someone on Flickr and used it on their own site. This link has the details.

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Flying car captured on Google Earth

2006-01-23T07:20:00.000-08:00

Could it be real? Do flying cars actualy exsist? Is this one of them?

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(VIDEO) Steve Wozniak says $666.66 was easier to Type

2006-01-23T07:19:00.000-08:00

This 27 second Video from a few months back has Steve Wozniak explaining that the price of the Apple 1 had no Demonic meanings or Price Analysis Results; but he felt that it was easier to type the same number "6" numeral...

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Disney in talks to buy Pixar

2006-01-19T13:43:00.000-08:00

Steve Jobs would be largest individual shareholder in Disney.

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How To Beat A Speeding Ticket

2006-01-19T13:40:00.000-08:00

Using MS Mappoint, Google Maps and Google Earth, and other information commonly found on the web, a blogger beat his speeding ticket by asking them to prove he was the guilty party. Interesting read, even if it's skirting legality.

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The big game. Can you finish it?

2006-01-19T13:39:00.001-08:00

Here is a nice challenging game.
Try not to touch the walls with the cursor. Could you finish level 3?
good luck!

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How To Beat A Speeding Ticket

2006-01-19T13:39:00.000-08:00

Mathematical proof that 1=2 and all people in Canada are the same age.

2006-01-18T14:06:00.001-08:00

This site uses seemingly sound logic to prove absolutely absurd things. The first proof (that 1=2) is a classic and the error in logic is relatively easy to spot but for the rest of them trying to find fallacy could be frustrating ( luckily they also give the answer away if you get stuck ).

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Mastering Ajax, Part II

2006-01-18T14:06:00.000-08:00

Part II in the great series of AJAX articles by IBM Developerworks (originally dugg last month). This one follows up on AJAX introduction with a much more detailed look at Ajax implementation.

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Google: We Won't Pay Broadband Cyberextortion

2006-01-18T14:05:00.000-08:00

BellSouth and Verizon have been trying to force big Web sites to pay extortion-type fees if the sites want adequate bandwidth, with Google a prime target. But Google has news for them: It won't pay.

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