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From the New York Times: “You’re going to listen to me.” This was the taunting command of an AOL customer service representative who sounded like a jailer twirling his keychain. The customer on the phone wanted to complete his business, but the person on the other end of the phone did not share a sense …
Light is the foundation for all great photos. Great photographers can both read the light and manipulate it to meet their needs. Even if light manipulation is out of the realm of most photographers, knowing a little about the quality of light can still help you in your photography. The quality of light is one …
From Reuters: Computers have become more reliable in recent years as manufacturers have improved designs, but one in every six new notebooks still needs to be repaired within a year after purchase, a survey found on Tuesday. Failure rates of both desktop and portable notebook computers have improved in the 2005-2006 period compared with 2003-2004, …
From the BBC: Consumers are willing to pay up to an extra £108 ($197) for a PC containing fewer chemicals, a survey has found. People also feel manufacturers should take responsibility for the disposal of old machines, the research shows. So-called e-waste is a growing global problem, with 30 million PCs being dumped each year …
I think I’ve mentioned something similar to this before, yet I couldn’t find it, so here it is. The site has 3 images to choose from. You enter what your username is, and it puts it in the image for you. This displays your email address, but hides it from email harvestors (or spambots). Make …
From TechRepublic: A raised eyebrow, quizzical look or a nod of the head are just a few of the facial expressions computers could soon be using to read people’s minds. An “emotionally aware” computer being developed by British and American scientists will be able to read an individual’s thoughts by analyzing a combination of facial …
User Bars:These are the so called User bars 🙂 , you can use them as your email or forum signature, it also helps in hiding ID’s from spambots. Have you been on a blog or bulletin board web site and noticed users who have nice graphics as part of their “signature”? Well, GFXedit.com has a …
I found this at FreeAfterRebate.info… If you have small children or work with small children, then you should check out FreePrintableColoringPages.net. They claim to have over 1,800 pages to download and print. The pages are in categories and all seem to be in PNG format. Even if you have children that are a little older, …
From TechWeb: An overwhelming majority of Microsoft employees use rival Google to search the Internet, bloggers and a Web metrics company claimed Tuesday. Andrew Hitchcock, a 20-year-old student at the University of Washington, got the ball rolling by posting Google Analytics statistics on visitors to his Web site. Of the users originating from Microsoft’s domain …
From Google Blogoscoped: The full PDF of my book, 55 Ways to Have Fun With Google, is now available on 55fun.com. As the book is Creative Commons licensed, you are encouraged to copy, read, share, remix, convert, quote, browse, and print the PDF to your liking. If you do create conversions, e.g. an HTML version, …