New free spam-zone launched.

A new spam-zone is launched a couple of days ago. Just like www.freeadvertisingforum.com it is a splendid opportunity for the insects on earth to leave their messages.

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Mom Fights Downloading Suit on Her Own - Yahoo! News

Law says being ignorant of law or doing errors without knowing consequences cannot make you innocent. But common sense says forgive the wrong doer. These are classic debates. There are so many laws prevailing about the use of software, media and other things which common man rarely could understand the implications. Only when the rod about strike we feel the pain. This could be a classic case about peer to peer networks. My sympathy is with the woman.

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First library system using palm vein authentication

Fujitsu is to construct a system utilizing its biometric palm vein authentication technology for Naka city's new public library, in Japan. The contactless palm vein authentication technology will eliminate the use of library identification cards to check out books.

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Vertical Farming

At humankind's current rate of growth, it is estimated that by the year 2050, the planet will be host to three billion more people than it is today. Yet at present, over 80% of the planet's arable land is already in use, which leaves one to wonder how such a large number of people will be fed.

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BMW Revives the Steam Engine Concept

Damn Interesting

More than ever before, automakers have been putting some serious creative thought into improving the efficiency of automobiles. Some are improving the combustion reaction with ideas like hydrogen injection, and others are attempting to recapture energy that is otherwise wasted, such as the idea of regenerative braking. BMW is working on a variation of the latter, but rather than trying to utilize "waste" momentum, they are aiming to put a conventional gasoline engine's excess heat to good use. And they're using some good-old-fashioned technology to accomplish it: steam power.

Four-wheeled cartographers make digital roads match reality

In a white Ford Escape fitted with a video camera, a GPS receiver and a laptop, Arcari and partner Rob Ditkho work to maintain the freshness and accuracy of mapping databases on which millions rely

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New Greasemonkey scripts for Gmail.

For Christmas - two new useful Gmail Greasemonkey scripts: Gmail Macros and Gmail Label Colors.

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Google plans to standardize multimedia IM

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IM users may soon finally be able to communicate unimpeded, opening the door for a whole new level of IM innovation.

New battery puts power plant in your pocket

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Japanese electronics maker Toshiba launched two MP3 players in October that run on DMFC fuel cells, using methanol as fuel. The smaller device is no larger than a pack of gum, offers Flash storage, and holds 3.5 millilitres of fuel - good for 35 hours of musical enjoyment.

iTunes creates unique sonic signature of person�s musical tastes

A java-based application that anyone with a web browser and iTunes can make a signature of their music collection. They can make it their cell phone ring tone or use it for their blog or their web page. They can email it to people. They can post it on the web page if they want.

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World's Largest Prime Number Found and Verified.

It's huge! 9,152,052 digits long. Discovered on Dec. 16 and verified on Dec. 24 to be the 43rd Mersenne Prime.

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Digging into the Digg System

Alex Bosworth has a great post investigating the dynamics of the digg.com system. He discovered that the system is "very simple" and made up of five groups of people:

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Frappr! Locate yourself online with mapping.

Now it is very easy to map yourself online with Flappr! a customized Google Maps. Create your profile, add friends, make friends, do a lot. Go ahead. I myself am bit crazy about mapping, and it is very easy to create flag for yourself at yourself at your place. Let's think about the moon travel later :))

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Gmail Manager 0.4 - Firefox extension for checking multiple Gmail accounts!

Gmail Manager 0.4 extension for Firefox 1.0 to 1.5. Allows you to manage multiple Gmail accounts and receive new mail notifications. Displays your account details including unread messages, saved drafts, spam messages, labels with new mail, space used, and new mail snippets. Works for both @gmail.com and @googlemail.com email addresses.

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Project Vyas

Experimenting with Blogger Comments. I dont know what happened to the other comments I already posted !!!!

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Picaboo-Your Scrap Book Online

It is as easy as 1-2-3 to create Digital Scrap Books. Extensive backgrounds and layouts from community available. You can earn money too if you have flair to create some good designs. It's free software and the download is resumable and installation is easy.

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How to Make a Complete Map of Every Thought you Think

This page contains the download link to a wonderful resource on note making technique.

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Power outlets do a 360

It seem that at the end of every electrical cord, there is an intimidating looking, odd shaped block that inevitibly covers up the second plug in your wall outlets. 360 Electrical has solved the problem with their super cool 360° rotating outlets.

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The Best Web 2.0 Software of 2005 (web2.wsj2.com)

Good collection of Web 2.0 softwares and sites with ranks. Must read and start page.

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stan, founder of getoutfoxed.com

Stan, the founder of website getoutfoxed.com is doing excellent work. The site is still under beta now. I am monitoring its progress. How it is going to outdo Stumble, Delicious, Blink, Shadows and thousand others. Go to this site and check it yourself. Takes time to get acquainted though. Infact I myself is groping my way through. :))

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GoodTree - The homepage that supports charities

Make Goodtree as your homepage. Search and each time you search one cent is sent to organization of your choice. This site is powered by Askjeeves.com and sister company of Tickle,lovehappens,Ringo sites.Read more at www.goodtree.com/

Read any book with google

So you always wanted to read a book but never found it... No more.. here is a hack that will let you read any book via google...

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Bubble Gum for Health! How Big? Think Bigger!

Found through Dvorak's Blog

Good One Ltd. claims that when chewed three or four times a day, B2UP bubble gum can improve circulation, reduce stress and fight aging. The product
contains a root extract which mimic the effects of the female sex hormone Oestrogen. So naturally one of the added effects would be...

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Head-over-heels in love? You'll get over it.

Giddy and in love (with another person)? Enjoy it while it lasts, scientists say that "that lovin feeling" is due to higher levels of a particular hormone, and that the amount of hormone steadily dwindles as time goes on as long as you stay with the same person.

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Science faces "Dangerous Times"

Someone is finally saying something that has need to be said for a long time. Lord May is now a personal hero.

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Don't paint your car, skin it.

Developed by the aptly named promotional company Decently Exposed, the AutoSkin is a digitally coloured skin for automobiles. You can have high resolution artwork emblazoned on the skin which is then bonded to the car and indestinguishable from normal paint other than its at photographic reproduction quality.

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Don't paint your car, skin it.

Developed by the aptly named promotional company Decently Exposed, the AutoSkin is a digitally coloured skin for automobiles. You can have high resolution artwork emblazoned on the skin which is then bonded to the car and indestinguishable from normal paint other than its at photographic reproduction quality.

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I Like You.. I really like you

The title says it all! Just send this link to somebody you like and tell them to press the little red button. It's cute and it was made using flash animation. Pretty sharp. I like it :)

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Firefox 1.5 to be released TODAY

After a host of test releases and one false start, a new version of the Firefox browser will be ready on Tuesday, according to a media alert issued by the Mozilla Foundation. Firefox 1.5 will be available for download at http://www.getfirefox.com and http://www.mozilla.com on Tuesday afternoon (PST).

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300GB disc set to challenge DVD

A computer disc about the size of a DVD that can hold 60 times more data will go on sale in 2006, according to its American developer InPhase Technologies, a Lucent spin off.

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Cool Google Maps

This blog is dedicated to interesting and cool google maps/mashups! *Google Earth may be needed to see a few maps*

Cool Google Maps - Who knew maps could be fun?

The End of Copyright

When enough people feel that it’s OK to do a thing, that thing ceases to be wrong in their own cultural context. You can complain about moral relativism all you like, but the facts are inescapable: that’s how people behave. When the photocopier came along, people simply didn’t think it was wrong to copy a few pages out of a book, even though it was against the law and the authors would have preferred that they buy the whole book. So eventually, the Fair Use doctrine evolved with respect to copyright materials. The law changed. It’s now OK to photocopy parts of books for educational, non-commercial use. In effect, the authors and book publishers had to give some ground in the face of the overwhelming tide of public opinion.

Gamasutra - Designer's Notebook - "The End Of Copyright"

About List Apart- For people who make websites

"For people who make websites”A List Apart Magazine (ISSN: 1534-0295) explores the design, development, and meaning of web content, with a special focus on techniques and benefits of designing with web standards.

About A List Apart

Easy synchronize bookmarks between FireFox, IE, Safari & website!

BookKit.com is a FREE online tool, which provides an easy and elegant way to manage, synchronize and use your bookmarks on any system at any place!
With full support for the popular FireFox 'Bookmark Synchronizer' Plug-In, IE Bookmark Synchronizer tool, No popup ads, ... FREE!

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AJAX-based Information Management System

This looks very cool. Imagine something like iPhoto, but for all your document types, make it web-based, make it AJAX, and you have something like what Fluxiom promises to deliver. Hope there will be a public beta soon, can't wait to test this out!

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Mininova.org TV Torrents organized for you!

Basically a frontend for mininova.org. It organizes all the TV show torrents into different series with links to that episode database listings, newest show and much more. Check it out!

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Dueling Memos

Microsoft has many core competencies, but one that doesn't get much notice is memo writing. In fact, they have some damned effective memo writers. They also have effective memo leakers. So, it turns out, does one of the software giant's pesky rivals, Salesforce.com.

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Word of Mouth Publicity

This is the way it has always been, the centuries old method of marketing products. Now it has taken new Avatar based on net. This site is built on good intentions. Get into to know further.

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Stealing Legos for fun and profit?

Mad_Rain writes "Every nerd I know had (or still has) a fairly extensive Lego collection. But I don't think most would go so far as to steal $200,000 worth of Legos."

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Stealing Legos for fun and profit?

Mad_Rain writes "Every nerd I know had (or still has) a fairly extensive Lego collection. But I don't think most would go so far as to steal $200,000 worth of Legos."

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1TB !!! USB/Firewire Drive

The LaCie Bigger Disk allows users to store nearly two years of continuous music and up to one month of non-stop MPEG-2 video. Simply Amazing..... It would be lots of time to fill.... Yeah Right... :)

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Top ten reasons you know when you are a geek

These are my top ten reasons.
10. The first thing you do when you get home is get on the computer.
9. you realise your computer has feelings and a name!
8. you check your website logs more than 10 times a day.
7. You Play better role playing games on the computer than in bed.
5. you wonder how big everyones hard drive is?.........

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AJAX Wikipedia Browser - A browser inside a browser?

Gollum is a neat "browser within a browser" app specialised for wikipedia reading. Multiple languages available.

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Azureus 2.3.0.6 is out

The long awaited 2.3.0.6 is out, grab it from the dowload page or use the auto updater to grab it from a torrent in azureus.

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Word of Mouth Publicity

This is the way it has always been, the centuries old method of marketing products. Now it has taken new Avatar based on net. This site is built on good intentions. Get into to know further.

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Goowy - your entire desktop in AJAX

Instead of using the old-fashioned Windows desktop try using this AJAX-ified desktop that works with Firefox and remains just as you left it, regardless of the computer you're logging from. Includes mail client, RSS feeds, Flickr badge and online calendar.

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TheOpenCD 3.1 released

TheOpenCD is a collection of high quality Free and Open Source Software. The programs run in Windows and cover the most common tasks such as word processing, presentations, e-mail, web browsing, web design, and image manipulation.

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Invisible Browser

Another way to screw off at work and loose your job!

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How To Change Your Firefox Throbber

You know that cool little icon in the upper right-hand corner of your Firefox browser? That is your Firefox throbber - yeah, I don't like the name either. However, its job is to let you know when there is still data being transferred from a site's server and the process of making your own throbber is really simple.

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Azureus 2.3.0.6 is out

The long awaited 2.3.0.6 is out, grab it from the dowload page or use the auto updater to grab it from a torrent in azureus.

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idleTunes: Libary Management tool for iTunes

idleTunes is a libary management tool for iTunes for Windows. While iTunes is a fantastic application, there are a couple of extras features that can make managing your library easier. idleTunes aims to provide those extra features!

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100$ Laptop

The $100 laptop designed by the MIT and the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) association, previewed at the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) conference in Tunisia last week, will be using a Redhat Linux variant as its operating system.

MIT's $100 laptop to run Redhat

Great 1920 x 1200 Wallpaper Images

It's tough to find high quality wallpaper images at 1920 x 1200 resolution, but these are some fantastic macro photographs.

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Squirrel-Speak Decoded!

We've began to decipher the language of the little critters!

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Google Base OFFICIALLY Launched

Google just OFFICIALLY launched a new service that crawls services such as Google SiteMaps, Google Print, and Google Video.

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Who's Connected To Your PC

A Little app that gives you information about whats using your Internet connection. Works well for finding out whats using up all your bandwidth or just finding the location of a bandwidth using process. I use this tool alot and though other people could find use for it.

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Who's Connected To Your PC

A Little app that gives you information about whats using your Internet connection. Works well for finding out whats using up all your bandwidth or just finding the location of a bandwidth using process. I use this tool alot and though other people could find use for it.

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Windows Live Messenger Screenshots - Formally MSN Messenger 8.0

As the title says.... 4 of them!

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Welcome

The idea of project Vyas started in 1988 when I was in advanced Yoga camp in Visakhapatnam. There are lots of ideas floating in my head about the Bhagavadgita and it's commentaries. Why Bhagavadgita so reputed book of Hindus never got a scientific approach like those science journals published or the Bible with lots of references and organized way of retrieving the contents by a key word. At that time I know little about automatic classification and database structures. But I do know a little bit about The Roget's Thesaurus, my favourite reference book. I wanted to pubilsh one day a very valuable reference book on Bhagavadgita with cross references like a experienced master lecturer. This is my effort to publish all valuable books of Indian literature and valuable books on net for everybody's perusal.