Archive for March, 2006
Friday, March 31st, 2006
Maybe I'm out of touch with kids today. Maybe I'm just not an idiot. Or maybe I am an idiot for not thinking of this first!! Skyler Bartels decided he would spend his spring break inside of a Wal-Mart. This definitely falls under the "What the ?" category because it's ...
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
The creator/owners of FaceBook.com have turned down an offer of $750 million dollars after putting their site up for sale. They are apparently holding out for a cool $2 billion. Either figure is pretty damn good considering Facebook was just started 2 years ago. (yes, 2 years ago.)
It's ...
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Monday, March 27th, 2006
Here is a cool utility that is great for keeping files secure. Truecrypt allows you to encrypt partitions as well as allowing you to create an encrypted file which you can then mount as a drive letter (or mount point). This is especially useful for portable computers which ...
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Sunday, March 26th, 2006
Say it ain't so! But yes it is true. With MAC now sporting Intel hardware the smart folks at onmac.net have figured out how to boot up Windows XP on MAC hardware. If your a computer savvy person you can find detailed instructions on how to install it yourself. I ...
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Saturday, March 25th, 2006
I think we all can agree there isn't enough time in the day to do half of what we'd like to do. This article gives some tips on how to squeeze an extra 12 hours into your 24 hour day! Ultimately, I wish we could freeze time to ...
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Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
This post is a very good read. It's full of companies that make you go.. "Hey! why didn't I think of that?!"
You aren't looking to build a service that solves world hunger, or manages the schedules of entire companies, or does anything really that complicated sounding. You want something simple, ...
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Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
People are already skeptical of ditching their land lines and moving to VOIP because of 911. And this certainly doesn't help. Vonage Puts VoIP 911 Caller on Hold, House Burns Down
"I called 911 using Vonage broadband and they put us on hold," Veltkamp said when he was interviewed ...
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Thursday, March 23rd, 2006
Sun annouced today a new service.. Grid Computing. It's not a new idea, but I do believe they are the first to offer it publically. For $1 per CPU per day, you can crunch your numbers or whatever with massive speed. I found this quote to be pretty ...
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
I thought this story was pretty interesting. This guy made just made a couple posts about the Tammy NYP scandal and ended up with a ton a traffic from Asia where he generated over $100 with a few weeks. I don't think he will be retiring anytime soon, ...
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Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006
I like Tivo for many reasons, but the top reason is because I can watch TV more efficiently. Not only can I cut 25% by blowing through the commercials, but I can stop a show completely if something more important comes up. It also frees me from having to be ...
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