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Its not often when Google gets beat by someone… … Hitwise has crunched the traffic data, and YouTube indeed overtook Google Video in market share, shooting up 83% in one week … Guess I Was Onto Something And if you haven’t seen the “Lazy Sunday” Saturday Night Live sketch you can view it below… its […]
Easy Ubuntu is cool, but this is just as useful: This is a graphical interface for installation of a lot of apps on UBUNTU BREEZY and for tweaking a few things to get your Ubuntu box up and working in full throttle in the quickest possible timespan. Automatix (Automated GUI installation script)
This is great – I’ve already used it four times in the past week: Unlocker overrides those annoying Error Deleting File or Folder messages. When you want to delete a file and Windows won’t let you, use Unlocker to free the file from system processes holding it hostage. Unlocker will delete stubborn files, free files […]
Yes, the rumors are right. I’m not longer at Rackspace. The reasons behind this are very complicated – so if you really want to hear about it all, just talk to me (like so many of you already have.) The flip side is that I’m looking forward to doing something new… so if you have […]
For all you physics geeks out there… 🙂 These pages explain quantum entanglement by way of colourful pictures, helpful analogies, and absolutely no math. Quantum Entanglement
Ok guys… the newest WRT54G v5.0 does not run linux… and you can’t run linux on it. So if you plan on getting one, you’d better go pick one up now and hope you can find a v3.0 or older on the store shelves. However, you can still pick up the WRT54GS units, which still […]
AT&T Inc. and Cingular Wireless introduced a trial initiative in Connecticut that will give family members the ability to make unlimited calls from their mobile phone to home phone. AT&T, Cingular unroll unlimited mobile-to-home phone calling plan
Here’s a crash course in your choices for Ethernet connectivity–what are hubs, routers and switches, and when should you use which? Ethernet Hubs vs. Switches
Intresting Reads: Study: Austin is Texas’ most literate city San Antonio rates poorly in national survey of literate U.S. cities Study: Houston places low in literate cities ranking
This is the best thing I’ve seen in a long time… Everyone knows that I have to reboot my Treo all the time becuase its a piece of shit. And its really annoying, since you have to take off the battery cover to get to the reset botton… but check this out — Seidio Battery […]
In an attempt to market goods with a high-end feel to both wealthy and not-so-rich consumers, retailers of all levels are redefining luxe Selling Luxury to the Masses
The other day, Froutan was asking me if Gtalk was encrypted… at the time, I didn’t know. So I fired up Gtalk, and Ethereal and after a couple of test IM’s it was obvious that it was indeed encrypted to some extent. So there ya go. 🙂
I guess it really didn’t matter much…. Austin’s new smoking ban improved air quality with little affect on patronage at local bars, according to a recent study. Smoking ban has little affect on bar business
It’s no secret that rebates are a great tool for a variety of retailers and manufacturers. Rebates generate buzz and sales, yet not all are redeemed adding to their bottom line. BusinessWeek (subscription required) describes the phenomenon and profiles TiVo, which appears typical in paying out only 50% to 60% of potential rebates. BW suggests […]
Tasha Henderson got tired of her 14-year-old daughter’s poor grades, her chronic lateness to class and her talking back to her teachers, so she decided to teach the girl a lesson. Mom Makes Teen Stand on Street With Sign
Banned Guy Richie Corvette Advertisement See it here
TENNIS players have their elbows, housemaids have their knees and athletes have their feet. Now users of the world’s most popular digital music player may have their own affliction – iPod thumb. Thumbs down for iPod ailment
Soothe a burn, cure a toothache, clear a stuffed nose… 18 Tricks to Teach Your Body
Company severance packages granting pay of two weeks or more per year of service declined between 2001 and this year, according to a recent study. Severance packages decreasing in U.S
Wow… BRRR… its 24 degrees right now… and icey all over the city in Austin. According to the TV News, there were 56 car accidents reported between 6pm-8pm tonight… and another 24 were reported between 8pm-10pm. Yikes!
Scotty doesn’t know… So don’t tell Scotty!
I dunno if this makes me special or not – but I got a call from the Neilson ratings people today and now i’m one of the households they call for surveys… they’ll even send me amazon gift certificates for my time. Cool! 🙂
GraffitiWriter is a tele-operated field programable robot which employs a custom built array of spray cans to write linear text messages on the ground at a rate of 15 kilometers per hour. The printing process is similar to that of a dot matrix printer. GraffitiWriter can be deployed in any highly controlled space or public […]
This is GREAT news… DECT is finally been approved for US use… this is far superior than trying to run VoIP over Wifi… exciting! Cordless phones in the US are about to get a major boost from DECT technology, just approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC has granted DECT-based wireless telephony permission […]
Matrox Graphics announced a breakout box capable of splitting a VGA output so that two monitors can be attached to a single VGA connection. Matrox Box Splits One Monitor Into Two
Its amazing how much this actually plays like the real thing: FLASH GAME: Online SONIC THE HEDGEHOG!
Decorating with LED is easy. After learning about many LED enabled home fixtures, we’ve understood that the most of them if not all can be installed by regular contractors or plumbers, with no special skills required. Really, all it takes is to plug in a LED powering connection via low voltage adapter that comes with […]
Sports betting is illegal throughout most of the United States, common throughout much of Europe, and an everyday part of the gambling industry in Nevada. It’s difficult to figure out how much money is bet on sports in the United States since the majority of it is done illegally, but experts estimate a “handle” of […]