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Significant Russian Attack On US Military Networks

killmofasta notes an LA Times story on a severe and widespread attack on US military computers that may have originated in Russia. Turns out the military's recent ban on flash drives was a precursor to this attack, which was significant enough that the President and the Defense Secretary were briefed on it.
The 'malware' strike, thought to be from inside Russia, hit combat zone computers and the US Central Command overseeing Iraq and Afghanistan. The attack underscores concerns about computer warfare. 'This one was significant; this one got our attention,' said one defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity when discussing internal assessments. Although officials are withholding many details, the attack underscores the increasing danger and potential significance of computer warfare, which defense experts say could one day be used by combatants to undermine even a militarily superior adversary. ... [A defense official said] 'We have taken a number of corrective measures, but I would be overstating it if I said we were through this.

Labels: Computer, Hacking, USA

Linux On the iPhone

Planetbeing, one of the iPhone devteam members, has been working on porting Linux to the iPhone (along with a custom bootloader called OpeniBoot)

iPhone Linux Demonstration Video from planetbeing on Vimeo.

Labels: iPhone, iPod

Most Popular Top 10's of 2008

Top 10 Obscure Google Search Tricks
"Dozens of Google search guides detail the tips you already know, but today we're skipping the obvious and highlighting our favorite obscure Google web search tricks."
Top 10 Harmless Geek Pranks
"Since the dawn of time, geeks have been playing harmless pranks on their beloved (but unsuspecting) associates, and it's up to all of us to carry the torch forward."
Top 10 Ways to Stay Energized
"You can overcome a late night of net surfing, a rough morning, or just the post-lunch stupor without becoming an over-wired mess."
Top 10 Software Easter Eggs
"The best easter eggs aren't painted pink and stuffed with jelly beans—they're the undocumented and unexpected fun features hidden deep inside various software apps."
Top 10 BitTorrent Tools and Tricks
"BitTorrent is the go-to resource for downloading everything from music and movies to software and operating systems, but as its popularity continues to grow, so do the number of tools available for making the most of it."
Top 10 Firefox 3 Features
"The newest version of our favorite open source web browser, Mozilla Firefox 3, offers dozens of new features and fixes, but only a handful will make the most dramatic difference in your everyday browsing."
Top 10 How To Videos
"Your crafty older relatives used to have to mail-order their video tutorials or wait for "This Old House" reruns to get their DIY on, but the age of streaming video has been good to those who like to tinker and try out neat tricks."
Top 10 Things You Forgot Your Mac Can Do
"From pure eye candy to outright productivity-boosters, read on to get reminded of some of the more obscure things you can do with your Mac, fresh out of the box."
Top 10 Telephone Tricks
"When getting things done involves making phone calls, you want to spend the least amount of time and money on the horn as possible—and several tricks and services can help you do just that."
Top 10 Computer Annoyances and How to Fix Them
"Computers are supposed to make our lives easier, but too much of the time they can be frustrating, time-wasting, stubborn machines."
Top 10 Ways to Get Cables Under Control
"When you finally decide it's time to do something about that rat's nest of cables that's spreading like kudzu, you don't have to spend a lot of time and money to get it under control."
Top 10 Modern Life Survival Skills
"Avoid everyday problems and modern mini-calamities by arming yourself with the right know-how before you head out into the world."
Top 10 Ways to Trick Out Your Desktop
"For something that you look at every day of your working life, your computer desktop doesn't get as much attention as it deserves."
Top 10 Conversation Hacks
"A whole lot more than just words passes between people who are talking, so a few simple conversational skills can help you recognize what's really being said and help you lead the discussion your way."
Top 10 YouTube Hacks
"Summer's ending, and with it goes a certain sense of taking it easier, relaxing a bit at the office—you know, caching up on all that YouTube browsing you skip when there's real work to be done."
Top 10 Office Supply Hacks
"Given some spare time and a few neglected items in the office supply closet, anyone can make their workspace more functional, create a cool tools for their home and office, and even rescue seemingly ruined stuff."
Top 10 Easy Ways to Look Sharp
"In a perfect world, it wouldn't matter what a genius JavaScript programmer or top-flight professional looked like. In this world, though, coming across as an unkempt schlub won't do anything good for your career, your social life, or your luck with that cute guy or gal from marketing."
Top 10 Apps Worth Installing Adobe AIR For
"While many of them are simply desktop translations of web interfaces that were easy to use already, a handful of AIR apps truly make work and play easier, or just more interesting."
Top 10 Underhyped Webapps
"Even in this golden age of Big Internet Companies Acquiring Everything In Sight, there are still a few independent, small webapps out there that don't get the attention they should for their useful functionality."
Top 10 Things to Look Forward to in Windows 7
"While the next iteration of the ubiquitous Microsoft desktop operating system, Windows 7, isn't a dramatic overhaul of its predecessor Windows Vista, it does fix several sore spots and add a few welcome features."

Thanks to LifeHacker

Labels: Audio, Free Softwares, Photoshop, Pictures, Top 10, Video, Web Apps, Web Browser, Web Service

The 46 Free Desktop Software Applications, Webapps, and Projects We're Most Thankful For

Firefox (see also: The Power User's Guide to Firefox 3)
VLC Media Player (see also: Master Your Digital Media with VLC)
Ubuntu (see also: Hardy Heron Makes Linux Worth Another Look)
Open Office (see also: A First Look at OpenOffice.org 3.0)
Pidgin (see also: Ten Must-Have Plug-ins to Power Up Pidgin)
Launchy (see also: Take Launchy beyond application launching)
Digsby (see also: Digsby Improves Performance, Supports LinkedIn)
Gmail (see also: Our full Gmail coverage)
Adium (see also: Adium Chat Improves Menu Bar Item, Corrects Your IM Grammar )
CCleaner (see also: CCleaner 2.0 Decrapifies Your PC)
Picasa (see also: Organize your digital photos with Picasa)
AutoHotKey (see also: Turn Any Action into a Keyboard Shortcut)
Google
Quicksilver (see also: A beginner's guide to Quicksilver)
GIMP
Foobar 2000 (see also: Roll your own killer audio player with foobar2000)
Thunderbird (see also: Eight killer Thunderbird extensions)
7-Zip (see also: Top 10 Windows Downloads, #10: 7-Zip (file archive manager) )
DropBox (see also: Dropbox Syncs and Backs Up Files Between Computers Instantaneously)
uTorrent (see also: Our complete uTorrent coverage )
Winamp (see also: Our complete Winamp coverage)
Google Apps
AVG Antivirus (see also: AVG Free Anti-Virus 2008 Released, Much Improved)
Evernote (see also: Expand Your Brain with Evernote)
IrfanView (see also: Download of the Day: IrfanView (Windows) )
Opera (see also: Opera Updates to Version 9.6, Gets Faster, Adds Features)
Chrome (see also: The Power User's Guide to Google Chrome)
Google Calendar (see also: Black-belt scheduling with Google Calendar)
HandBrake (see also: HandBrake Media Converter Gets Even Better)
Skype (see also: Our complete Skype coverage)
Linux (see also: Our complete Linux coverage)
Paint.NET (see also: Top 10 Windows Downloads, #3: Paint.NET )
Ad-Aware (see also: Cleanse thy PC with Ad-Aware)
Avast Antivirus (see also: Download of the Day: Avast anti-virus)
Google Docs (see also: Our complete Google Docs coverage)
LogMeIn (see also: Use LogMeIn for remote tech support)
Transmission (see also: Manage Your BitTorrent Downloads with Transmission)
TrueCrypt (see also: Secure your data with TrueCrypt)
Amarok (see also: An Early Look at Amarok 2)
FileZilla (see also: FTP File Transfer Across Platforms with Filezilla 3.0)
Notepad++ (see also: Top 10 Windows Downloads, #6: Notepad++)
PortableApps.com (see also: Download of the Day: PortableApps Suite 1.0 (Windows))
Rocket Dock (see also: Download of the Day: RocketDock (Windows))
Spybot Search & Destroy (see also: Spybot Search and Destroy crushes evil)
UltraVNC (see also: Tech support with UltraVNC SingleClick)
VirtualBox (see also: VirtualBox 2.0 Adds 64-bit Support, Updated Interface)

Thanks to LifeHacker

Labels: Free Softwares, Web Apps, Web Service

Fujitsu Offers Free Laptop Upgrades For Life

Fujitsu Siemens is offering its customers free laptop upgrades for life with its Lifebook4Life scheme. Customers buying a Fujitsu Siemens Lifebook will be offered a free upgrade three years after their original purchase, and every subsequent three years for the rest of their life — as long as they purchase an extended three-year warranty. Customers will have to hope inflation stays low, though: the value of each new notebook cannot exceed the value of the previous one, adjusted 10% for inflation. Fujitsu says the scheme is profitable, and a raft of small print ensures plenty of people will find they've excluded themselves from the scheme for all sorts of reasons.

Labels: Hardware, Laptop

How To Generate DataBase Online

Ever needed custom formatted sample / test data, like, bad? Well, that's the idea of the Data Generator. It's a free, open source script written in JavaScript, PHP and MySQL that lets you quickly generate large volumes of custom data in a variety of formats for use in testing software, populating databases, and scoring with girls.

This site offers an online demo where you're welcome to tinker around to get a sense of what the script does, what features it offers and how it works. Then, once you've whet your appetite, there's a free, fully functional, GNU-licensed version available for download. Alternatively, if you want to avoid the hassle of setting it up on your own server, you might want to consider donating $20 or more to help support the project. Any donation over $20 will get you a user account on this site, letting you generate up to 5,000 records at a time through the generator (instead of the maximum 200), and let you save your data settings for up to a year.

Labels: DataBase, Generate, Online, Online Editing

How To Read GoogleReader Offline

Scoop is an RSS Feed Reader Adobe® AIR™ Application with offline/online Google Reader synchronization built in. It keeps track of multiple Google Reader accounts simultaneously. Read, tag and star your scoops/posts on the train or wherever you like and Scoop will synchronize your changes with Google when you’re back online.

Labels: Google, Google Reader

How To Read PDF Documents In WebBrowser

As a small and fast PDF viewer, Foxit Reader currently has over 50 million users all around the world. After keeping users waiting for almost two months, Foxit Reader 3.0 has been released and introduces many fascinating new features such as multimedia design and Foxit OnDemand Content Management.

Labels: Free Softwares, PDF, Web Apps

3 Browsers In 1 Seul Browser

Do you use multiple web browsers? Juggling multiple web browsers is not so uncommon to overcome incompatibity and inefficiency of web sites or browsers that are not well optimized to web standards. But it's not that power users who know how to install and use multiple browsers actually love the hassle at the cost of their precious time.

Lunascape is here for you! For the first time ever, there is a web browser that has integrated the three main browser rendering engines with the ability to switch to the optimal engine automatically.

Labels: Search Engine, Web Browser

New Search Engine: Keyboardr

keyboardr.com from Julius Eckert on Vimeo.

Labels: Search Engine

Nap Without Guilt: It Boosts Sophisticated Memory

Just in time for the holidays, some medical advice most people will like: Take a nap. Interrupting sleep seriously disrupts memory-making, compelling new research suggests. But on the flip side, taking a nap may boost a sophisticated kind of memory that helps us see the big picture and get creative.[more]

Labels: News, Sleep, Study, Survey

YouTube Videos In WideScreen

YouTube's Google Video-ization continues by using more space for the player and less space for the sidebar. YouTube changed the aspect ratio from 4:3 to 16:9, generally used for high-definition TV. Since the videos aren't yet converted to a widescreen format, you'll see an annoying pillar box effect.

"The pillar box effect occurs in widescreen video displays when black bars (mattes or masking) are placed on the sides of the image. It becomes necessary when film or video that was not originally designed for widescreen is shown on a widescreen display, or a narrower widescreen image is displayed within a wider aspect ratio."

Labels: Google, Youtube

Create Your Own SearchEngine: Yahoo

Yahoo announced an expansion to the BOSS technology named “vertical lens” technology. In short, this allows developers build their own vertical search engines using Yahoo’s search technology, through BOSS. This new technology is replacing Yahoo’s old Search Builder tool.

TechCrunch is one of the first to deploy a “vertical lens” on their site. TechCrunch’s solution searches technology-focused articles on both TechCrunch.com and across Yahoo’s web index. So this helps improve TechCrunch’s internal site search, and also give searchers other relevant search results that are not found on TechCrunch’s domain. Here is a picture that shows how TechCrunch implemented this BOSS technology:

Labels: Search Engine, Yahoo

Google Maps Updated Street View Interface

Labels: Google, Google Maps

Gmail Is Much Secured

We've seen some speculation recently about a purported security vulnerability in Gmail and the theft of several website owners' domains by unauthorized third parties. At Google we're committed to providing secure products, and we mounted an immediate investigation. Our results indicate no evidence of a Gmail vulnerability.

With help from affected users, we determined that the cause was a phishing scheme, a common method used by malicious actors to trick people into sharing their sensitive information. Attackers sent customized e-mails encouraging web domain owners to visit fraudulent websites such as "google-hosts.com" that they set up purely to harvest usernames and passwords. These fake sites had no affiliation with Google, and the ones we've seen are now offline. Once attackers gained the user credentials, they were free to modify the affected accounts as they desired. In this case, the attacker set up mail filters specifically designed to forward messages from web domain providers.[more]

Labels: Gmail, Google, News

How To Automatically Delete Memories

This program can automagically delete files in a specific folder that are older than the specified time. It checks the file dates by modification time. You can have it run on every Windows startup to delete old temp files, backups, webcam snapshots history, temporary internet files, etc.. [download]

Labels: Automatically, Format, Free Softwares

28 Powerful Photoshop Lighting Effects

Amazing Photoshop Light Effect In 10 Steps

Fire Lines Tutorial

Luminescent Lines

Iron Man View Interface Effect In Photoshop

Luminescent Lines

Advanced Glow Effects

A Cool Lighting Effect In Photoshop

End of the World Photo Manipulation

Creating Smoke

Design a Coldplay/Apple Inspired Portrait in Photoshop

Magic Lighting Effect In Photoshop

Make your image look awesome with a few light effects

Flying Girl In Photoshop

Creating light motion trails & glowing sparks

Awesome Digital Bokeh Effect In Photoshop

Create An Amazing Ad In Photoshop

Beijing 2008 Logo Light Painting in Photoshop

Mysterious Lighting Effect Tutorial for Photoshop

Space Lighting Effects in 10 Steps - Photoshop Tutorial

Design a Vista Styled Wallpaper

Expressive lighting effects

Really cool Eclipse Effect in Photoshop

True Flames

Super Fast - Speed Lighting Effect

Add A Sparkle Trail To A Photo

Lighting effects in Photoshop

How to Create Brilliant Light Streaks in Photoshop

Adding Light Streaks To A Photo

Labels: Photoshop, Tips, Tricks

10 Things You Need To Know About In Flight Wi-Fi

Your last bastion of Internet Free peace is gone. Forever. You'll be forced to work on flights instead of valium napping or reading comic books, and your boss will expect you to be checking email. Time to plan a camping trip.
2. Total bandwidth is not as fast as Cable Modem, but it seems faster than slow DSL. (We were sharing 3.6Mbps down and 1.8Mbps up, which isn't bad at all, on this Virgin America test flight, and it felt this fast when benching.)
3. But bandwidth is shared between customers. Aircell's GoGo a 3GHz EVDO-Rev A related tech modded for ground to air, started crawling as soon as other passengers signed on. (I got a test result measuring 66kbps down at one point, but Ryan showed about a mbit down. )
4. You have to pay. Virgin America charges, for example $9.95 for flights under 3 hours, and $12.95 on flights over 3 hours.
5. You will still need to close your laptops and shut off your devices until you reach cruising altitude.
6. Most airlines, even those that are not blocking ports, are blocking known VOIP ports. For our sanity. Although I WAS able to initiate a really solid iChat video session, but they may filter this on real flights. (See Below, courtesy of Nick Bilton from the NYTimes.)
7. Although plenty of airlines will have Wi-Fi by the end of next year, I prefer Virgin America because they've got 110v AC power plugs in coach.
8. WiFi porn won't be blocked by Virgin America (or American Airlines according to a test we performed earlier this week). But blocking porn is silly — people can easily play porn on DVDs or predownloaded files, but people generally have refrained so there's no reason to think they'll do otherwise now.
9. Flights using Go Go service will be able to connect to a VPN.
10. You can file share with other computers on the 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi network. That's good for gaming, but also, make sure your firewall is up.

Labels: Survey, Wifi

Google Sorts 1 Petabyte In 6 Hours

Google has announced that they were able to sort one petabyte of data in 6 hours and 2 minutes across 4,000 computers. According to the Google Blog, '... to put this amount in perspective, it is 12 times the amount of archived web data in the US Library of Congress as of May 2008. In comparison, consider that the aggregate size of data processed by all instances of MapReduce at Google was on average 20PB per day in January 2008.' The technology making this possible is MapReduce 'a programming model and an associated implementation for processing and generating large data sets.' We discussed it a few months ago. Google has also posted a video from their Technology RoundTable discussing MapReduce.

Labels: Google, News

How To Summarize A Long Text

GreatSummary can summarize text from web pages or text pasted from another document.

Labels: Free Softwares, Summary, Text, Web Apps

How To Stop Google SearchWiki

Google SearchWiki lets you customize the search results by promoting, demoting and adding new pages. You can also annotate the results. Some people think that the new feature clutters Google's clean search results, without bringing too much functionality. This script hides SearchWiki's clutter.[download]

Labels: Google, Search Engine

Unlimited Real Simple File Sharing: Zapr

What is Zapr?

Create your own websites & channels
Broadcast your own content
Share your folders online

How does Zapr work?

Zapr lets you create URL links to any files or folders on your PC. You can then send these links to others (via email or IM or YOURNAME.zapr.com) and they can get the files or see the folders directly from your PC via any browser. They do not need to register or install software.

Labels: Free Softwares, Remote Acces, Sharing Files, Web Apps, Web Browser, Web Service

Ex-Googlers Created Etherpad

A team of ex-Googlers, with backing from Y Combinator, the Friendfeed founders and others, have created what might be both the ugliest and most useful group productivity app we’ve seen. Etherpad, a new product from Appjet, launches this morning, and you must try it out.

It’s comparable to Google Docs or a wiki, but it’s far more useful. You start off by creating a new workspace. You type basic text on numbered lines at will. Then invite someone else in and have them type as well. Each user’s edits are highlighted a different color. Changes are made in absolute real time, something even Google hasn’t been able to do (Google docs update every fifteen seconds).

Labels: Multiple Text Editing, Text, Text Editor

Google's New Search Engine: Let Me Google That For You

If you're a power searcher, or other people think you are, and you're getting tired of constant requests for answers to questions that a quick Google search would provide, try Let me google that for you. Enter a search term, click the Google Search button, and a link appears that you can copy, paste and send to your friend.

Labels: Google, Search Engine

Happy People Watch Less Tv Than UnHappy People

Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers — but they don’t spend a lot of time watching television, a new study finds.

That’s what unhappy people do.

Although people who describe themselves as happy enjoy watching television, it turns out to be the single activity they engage in less often than unhappy people, said John Robinson, a professor of sociology at the University of Maryland and the author of the study, which appeared in the journal Social Indicators Research.[more]

Labels: News, Tv

Chinese Hacking of American Military Networks On the Rise

China is stealing sensitive information from American computer networks and stepping up its online espionage, according to a US congressional panel. Beijing's investment in rocket technology is also accelerating the militarization of outer space and lifting it into the 'commanding heights' of modern warfare, the advisory group claims. ... A summary of the study, released in advance, alleges that networks and databases used by the US government and American defense contractors are regularly targeted by Chinese hackers. 'China is stealing vast amounts of sensitive information from US computer networks,' says Larry Wortzel, chairman of the commission set up by Congress in 2000 to investigate US-China issues.

Labels: Hacking, News

Holiday Art Using Google Docs

Four Googlers show off their artistic skills as well as Google Docs' collaboration capabilities in the time-lapse video above of a spreadsheet holiday art project. Hit the play button to watch them fill in an 100 row by 186 column spreadsheet with 18 colors to make a detailed holiday snowflake pattern. (The eagle-eyed will notice that at least one of the authors was not using Google's own browser, Chrome—it looks like Firefox on the Mac.) Hit the link below to grab the template and make your own.

Labels: Google, Google Docs

How To Completely Format USB

Eraser Portable is a secure data removal tool that runs directly from your iPod, USB thumbdrive, portable hard drive or any other portable media. You can plug it right into any Windows computer and use it just like you would on your own. It is a repackaged version of the popular Eraser utility designed with portability in mind, so it has all the same great features of Eraser, but there's nothing to install.[download]

Labels: Erase, Format, Free Softwares, USB

Google's New Search Features

Google has always used people's clicks to improve the quality of search results, so the new options could influence the ranking algorithms in different ways. "At this time we aren't using SearchWiki to influence ranking but it is easy to see how that could happen in the future," said Marissa Mayer. "Search is adapting to the Internet as it becomes a more participatory medium. Now you have people telling us specific things about how they'd like to see their search results. You could imagine if we do see a particular site (about which) people have a unanimous opinion, that might trigger external things. Like maybe we should check out our spam control," suggested Cedric Dupont, product manager for SearchWiki and Google Knol.

Labels: Google, Search Engine

Obama's Mobile Phone Records Compromised, Shared

Verizon has confirmed that some of its employees have accessed and perhaps shared calling records of President Elect Barack Obama (coverage at CNN, Reuters, AP). Verizon says the people involved have all been put on leave with pay as the investigation proceeds. Some of the employees may have accessed the information for legitimate purposes, but others may have been curiosity seekers and may have even shared the information around. The account was 'only' a phone, not a BlackBerry or similar device, and Verizon believes it was just calling records, not voicemail or email that was compromised. The articles do not mention the similarity to the warrantless wiretapping or hospital records compromises of recent months. But that immediately sprang to mind for me.

Labels: News, Obama

High Definition Channel On YouTube

For 3 years you YouTubers have been ripping us off, taking tens of thousands of our videos and putting them on YouTube. Now the tables are turned. It's time for us to take matters into our own hands.

Labels: Video, Youtube

Convert Any Document Into MP3

Give your text content a voice by embedding one snippet of code. Let your readers take your blog on the go as an iPod podcast or MP3 download. Higher traffic blogs earn money. A talking blog increases visitor retention time and your overall return on investment. By speaking your text content aloud, iSpeech gives your readers an alternative to reading traditionally. If their eyes wander off the page, iSpeech keeps their attention on your blog.

Labels: Audio, Convertor, Documents, Text

Free 25GB Online Storage On MSN

The Windows Live SkyDrive Team announces that the online storage service will jump "soon" to 25GB, with lots of photo-friendly tools like slideshows, people and place tagging, and Live Photo Gallery integration (so, why not just make Photo Gallery 25GB?).

Labels: Live, Msn, Windows Live

How To Update My Status Simultaneously On Different Sites

Its very easy now just view this video and you will be able to update your status.

Labels: Msn, Status, Windows Live

How To Merge MP3 Songs: Merge MP3

It is often necessary to merge multiple sound files into one recording. This need may arise for various reasons: merge ripped CD tracks into one, combine multiple chapters of an audiobook, etc. There are many great programs to achieve this, but very few of them are actually free. I've discovered that while all of these programs perform the task well, they also contain lots of other features, making them too complicated for the tasks. This is why when I needed the plain vanilla merging utility, I could not find one that was free - and decided to write one myself. The added benefit of writing one myself, of course, is that it has exactly the features I need - and none that I don't. When it was done - I decided to give it away for free - to alleviate some of the pains I had.

Firefox 3.1:New Tab Feature

Tear tab feature in Firefox 3.1 Beta 2 from Percy Cabello on Vimeo.

Labels: Firefox

Network Analysis: The Future Is Now, And It’s FREE

Labels: Network

How To Make Windows Live CD/DVD

Just follow this tutorial.

Labels: Windows, Windows Live

Best Video Chat Application: Skype

Popular cross-platform VoIP application Skype took home the top honors. Skype is the best video chat application.

Labels: Skype, Survey

What Is Google Life Photo Archive

Search millions of photographs from the LIFE photo archive, stretching from the 1750s to today. Most were never published and are now available for the first time through the joint work of LIFE and Google.

Labels: Google, Pictures

How Google Mobile App For iPhone Works

After a small delay, Google released their new and improved Google Mobile for iPhone app yesterday. We gave you our one-word review, but now it's time for a closer look at Google's impressive new voice recognition search app—the one that's going to make typing to search on your phone a thing of the past.

Labels: Google, Google Apps, Google Mobile, iPhone, iPod

How To Mount ISO More Than One

ISODisk is a FREE and powerful ISO disk image file tool, allows you to create virtual CD/DVD driver up to 20 drivers, mount an .ISO disk image and access the files on it as if it were burned to CD or DVD. This free program can quickly create ISO image file from CD/DVD-ROM, with ISODisk, you don't need install any other virtual drive software. Once you map the archive to a virtual drive, you can be able to view the contents in Windows Explorer.
ISODisk's Features

Mount ISO image files to as a internal virtual CD/DVD device.
Can mount ISO image on Local Area Network.
Can create virtual CD/DVD driver up to 20 drivers.
Quickly create ISO file from CD/DVD-ROM.
Very easy to use.

System Requirement:

Windows2000/XP/2003/Vista operating system or above.
Intel Pentium 166MHz or above.
64MB memory.
At least 10MB hard disk space.

Labels: CD, Drivers, Free Softwares, ISO

How To Convert Big Text Into Small Text: TinyPaste

Just type the text on TinyPaste as long as you wish it will give a tinyUrl of that text and voilà here you go.

Labels: Free Softwares, Text, TinyThing, Web Browser, Web Service

How To Convert Any File In PDF

PrimoPDF is the web’s #1 free software for creating 100% industry-standard PDF files. Simple to use and free of annoying ads, converting files to PDF has never been easier!

Nitro PDF Professional adds one-click PDF conversion for common office documents like Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Publisher, and offers a full suite of PDF editing capabilities.

Labels: Convertor, Free Softwares, PDF

No Second Chance For Marriage After Second Life "Adultery"

For most people, catching your spouse in the act with another person is reason enough to get divorced. But for many, catching your spouse flirting with someone else online can be a gray area—at the very least, it usually results in a fight. But what if you caught your spouse's virtual character having sex—virtual sex, that is—with someone else's virtual character in a virtual bedroom? For two Brits, that was enough to result in divorce, and not the virtual sort.[more]

Labels: News, Social Networks, Virtual

Free Office 2006 For Windows

Click on download a complete office suite containing the following programs for free.

The Microsoft Word-compatible word processor that is so easy to use that you will wonder why you bothered with Microsoft Word or OpenOffice.org for so long.

•	Fast, powerful, reliable.
•	Reads and writes your Word documents seamlessly (Microsoft Word .doc 6.0 to 2007)
•	Comes with all features that you expect from a high-end word processor
•	Many useful helpers – for example, SmartText: just type "lax", and "Los Angeles" appears in your document
•	Built-in database, mailmerge that's as easy as pie – and much, much more

Labels: Excel, Office, Word

Jaguar, World's Most Powerful Supercomputer

The National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS), located at Oak Ridge National Labs (ORNL) in Tennessee, has upgraded the Jaguar supercomputer to 1.64-petaflops for use by scientists and engineers working in areas such as climate modeling, renewable energy, materials science, fusion and combustion. The current upgrade is the result of an addition of 200 cabinets of the Cray XT5 to the existing 84 cabinets of the XT4 Jaguar system. Jaguar is now the world's most powerful supercomputer available for open scientific research

Labels: Computer, News

How To ShutDown And Restart Automatically Your Pc

Just download this program the rest it will do automatically

Shutdown, restart, standby, hibernate, Log Off, and Lock Workstation at any specified Date or after specified period of time.
Power-On from Standby( S3 ) or Hibernation ( S4 ) at any specified Date or after specified period of time.
Customizable Wake-Up Alarm clock functionality, with the ability to change the Tone and the Alarm duration.
Delete your private data with just a few clicks.
Make your life more comfortable by turning the Display( Monitor ) Off/On at any specified Date or after specified period of time.
Launch media files, scripts, macros, internet shortcuts and Dialup shortcuts at any specified Date or after specified period of time.
Different Tray Icons depending on program state.

Labels: Free Softwares, Restart, ShutDown, Time, Tricks, Windows

What Is The Basic Programming EveryOne Should Know

Small Basic is a project that's aimed at bringing "fun" back to programming. By providing a small and easy to learn programming language in a friendly and inviting development environment, Small Basic makes programming a breeze. Ideal for kids and adults alike, Small Basic helps beginners take the first step into the wonderful world of programming.

Small Basic derives its inspiration from the original BASIC programming language, and is based on the Microsoft .Net platform. It is really small with just 15 keywords and uses minimal concepts to keep the barrier to entry as low as possible.
The Small Basic development environment is simple, yet provides powerful modern environment features like Intellisense™ and instant context sensitive help.
Small Basic allows third-party libraries to be plugged in with ease, making it possible for the community to extend the experience in fun and interesting ways.

Labels: Basic, Programming

How To Speed Up Web Browsing

10. Use Google to read HTML copies of huge documents

9. Use TraceMonkey in Firefox 3.1

8. Use Safari or Opera

7. Make Faster, Fool-Proof Downloads with Down Them All

6. Bump up your cache size (and make other configuration tweaks)

5. Throttle your home wireless network

4. Swap heavy sites for RSS feeds and mobile versions

3. Block Flash and/or JavaScript

2. Set up OpenDNS on your browser or router

1. Use Secure, Automatic Passwords

Labels: Survey, Tips, Tricks, Web Browser, Web Service

How To Monitor The Temp Of CPU

Core Temp is a compact, no fuss, small footprint program to monitor CPU temperature.The uniqueness of it is that it shows the temperature of each individual core in a each processor in your system! You can see in real time how the CPU temperature varies when you load your CPU.Intel and AMD recently published detailed, public information about the "DTS" (Digital Thermal Sensor... [read more >>][download]

Labels: Computer, CPU, Free Softwares, Tips, Tricks

If You like Traveling Then Don't Step Out Without OffBeatGuides

Building your own personalized travel guide couldn’t be easier. In five simple steps you tell us where you’re going, where you’re coming from, your name, and when you’ll be there. That’s it!

Of course, if you want more control over what goes into your travel guide, you can customize it by removing chapters not relevant to you and by adding information that is relevant to you

Labels: Free Softwares, Travel, Web Service

Transfer 25GB In 70 Seconds: UBS 3.0

While not formally unveiled, the SuperSpeed USB logo was shown at WinHEC 2008 last week where Redmond engineers held discussions on which OS will support the new USB. Windows 7 RTM unfortunately won't ship with native USB 3.0 support; that is, if the next Windows doesn't encounter delays. Hopefully, USB 3.0 (with its new SuperSpeed USB mode) is worth the wait with speed boost to 4.8Gbps, the use of optical cabling, and new power management. WinHEC 2008 has a a brief performance comparison sample for data transfer of 25GB HD movie:

USB 1.0: 9.3 hours

USB 2.0: 13.9 minutes

USB 3.0: 70 seconds

Labels: News, Technology, USB

Free Call To Europe From Pc-To-Landline: FreeRinger

FreeRinger is a calling service which allows you to make FREE calls to telephone numbers (in more than 30 countries throughout the world) right from your web browser.

Labels: Free Softwares, Telephone, Voice, VOIP

Cell Phone Boarding Passes Coming To An Airline Near You

The next time you head over to the security line at the airport, you may not have to fish around for your boarding pass in order to get past the TSA agents. Instead, you'll be able to flash your phone or PDA—if you're flying American Airlines out of certain airports, anyway. The airline announced today that it was introducing mobile boarding passes for passengers taking domestic flights, which it hopes will not only cut down on paper waste, but also make things a little more speedy and convenient for travelers.[more]

Labels: iPhone, News, PDA, Windows Mobile

Google Adds Searching by Voice to iPhone Software

SAN FRANCISCO — Pushing ahead in the decades-long effort to get computers to understand human speech, Google researchers have added sophisticated voice recognition technology to the company’s search software for the Apple iPhone.[more]

Labels: Google, iPhone, News

How To Convert PDF To Word/Html/Txt/Image

Here are some converters
Some PDF to Word Converter 1.5
Some PDF to Html Converter 1.5
Some PDF to Txt Converter 1.5
Some Text to PDF Converter 1.5
Some PDF Image Extract 1.5

Labels: Convertor, Free Softwares, Online

Want To BackUp Your E-mails

Ever wished you backup your email easily? Now you can. Use StashMyMail to quickly copy all of your email into an easy-to-download, easy-to-view archive.

StashMyMail is useful if you:
1) Want to make sure you have a backup of your emails
2) Need easy offline access
3) Want to quickly download all your attachments
4) Your email account is getting full
5) You are closing an account

~~Only 99 cents (1 AppToken) per backup or $1.98 (2 AppTokens) per month.~~ Currently free

Get started below or learn more.

Labels: Email, Free Softwares, Web Apps

Roman History Come To Life In Google Earth

Well, today we introduced a new approach to learning about ancient history: the ability to go back in time and explore Rome as it existed in 320 AD -- in 3D!

All of this is possible through the new Ancient Rome 3D layer in Google Earth. To activate the layer, simply open the "Gallery" folder in the "Layers" panel and select "Ancient Rome 3D."

The new layer, produced by the University of Virginia's Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities (IATH) and based on its Rome Reborn model, contains over 6,700 3D buildings and 250 Google Earth placemarks that allow Google Earth users to explore and learn about this fascinating period of history.

Labels: Google Earth

Collaborative Text Editing:

Cooperative multi-user text editing over the internet.
Every co-author can edit the shared document at any time, from any place, and at the same time! There's no need to send files via FTP or to compare documents when multiple users need to make changes to it independently.
Multiple text cursors visible on the screen.
Every user has their own color. Every cursor movement and text changes are simultaneously visible on the screen by all users.
Remote text editing without latency.
"ME" uses local prediction code - the same technology used in modern video games! You can use a dedicated standalone server to share a whole directory of text files. Remote users can then edit these files using the "me" client - at the same time. This functionality can be useful for creating websites directly on the www server - which is more efficient than editing files privately and then uploading them via FTP. You could even use "ME" to run a real-time text forum :)
Users can view the history of changes from a multi-user edit session.
This is especially useful if you want to check out what other users have changed since you were away.
Keyboard typing sound simulation.
With this, you don't need to move your eyes to know when someone else is making changes to the document.

Built-in calculator and music sequencer.
To solve complex mathematical expression, just type it as normal text and press Ctrl+Enter. You can also enjoy most unique ME feature: collaborative multi-track music edit. Enter music score using simple text format, and play it using your own or built-in samples.

Labels: Collaboration, Text Editor

Boot Windows Vista In 4 Seconds

Asus' budget motherboard wing, ASRock, claims that it's found a way to load a clean boot of Windows from a full shut down in just four seconds, using its new Instant Boot technology. The technology takes advantage of the S3 and S4 features of ACPI, which normally enable the Sleep/Standby and Hibernation modes in Windows respectively. However, by calling them at different times in the boot-up and shutdown process, Instant Boot enables you to boot up to your Windows desktop in three to four seconds, even after a proper shut down. Two modes are available; Fast mode, which uses S3 and boots up in around four seconds, and Regular Mode, which uses S4 and apparently takes between 20 and 22 seconds to boot. The advantage of Instant Boot when compared with normal Sleep and Hibernation modes is that you get the advantage of a clean boot of Windows, without what ASRock calls 'accumulated garbage data,' and you also get the security of knowing that you won't lose any data if there's a power cut and you lose AC power. There's also a video of it in action at the link above

Labels: Microsoft, Windows

Want Some Sound Effects For Your Projects

Soundsnap is the best platform to find and share free sound effects and loops- legally. It is a collection of original sounds made or recorded by its users, and not songs or sound FX found on commercial libraries or sample CD's.

It was originally started by a small group of sound people from all over the world. Our common belief is that sounds and samples should be free for everyone to use in their projects, commercial or not.

Our users are a diverse mix of sound designers, sound artists, web game developers, filmmakers and music producers. Hobbyists and home video makers are welcome too.

Labels: Effects, Productivity, Projects, Sound

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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Significant Russian Attack On US Military Networks

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Linux On the iPhone

Most Popular Top 10's of 2008

Friday, November 28, 2008

The 46 Free Desktop Software Applications, Webapps, and Projects We're Most Thankful For

Fujitsu Offers Free Laptop Upgrades For Life

Thursday, November 27, 2008

How To Generate DataBase Online

How To Read GoogleReader Offline

How To Read PDF Documents In WebBrowser

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

3 Browsers In 1 Seul Browser

New Search Engine: Keyboardr

Nap Without Guilt: It Boosts Sophisticated Memory

YouTube Videos In WideScreen

Create Your Own SearchEngine: Yahoo

Google Maps Updated Street View Interface

Gmail Is Much Secured

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

How To Automatically Delete Memories

28 Powerful Photoshop Lighting Effects

10 Things You Need To Know About In Flight Wi-Fi

Monday, November 24, 2008

Google Sorts 1 Petabyte In 6 Hours

How To Summarize A Long Text

How To Stop Google SearchWiki

Sunday, November 23, 2008

Unlimited Real Simple File Sharing: Zapr

Ex-Googlers Created Etherpad

Google's New Search Engine: Let Me Google That For You

Saturday, November 22, 2008

Happy People Watch Less Tv Than UnHappy People

Chinese Hacking of American Military Networks On the Rise

Holiday Art Using Google Docs

How To Completely Format USB

Google's New Search Features

Obama's Mobile Phone Records Compromised, Shared

Thursday, November 20, 2008

High Definition Channel On YouTube

Convert Any Document Into MP3

Free 25GB Online Storage On MSN

How To Update My Status Simultaneously On Different Sites

How To Merge MP3 Songs: Merge MP3

Firefox 3.1:New Tab Feature

Network Analysis: The Future Is Now, And It’s FREE

How To Make Windows Live CD/DVD

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Best Video Chat Application: Skype

What Is Google Life Photo Archive

How Google Mobile App For iPhone Works

Monday, November 17, 2008

How To Mount ISO More Than One

Sunday, November 16, 2008

How To Convert Big Text Into Small Text: TinyPaste

How To Convert Any File In PDF

No Second Chance For Marriage After Second Life "Adultery"

Free Office 2006 For Windows

Jaguar, World's Most Powerful Supercomputer

How To ShutDown And Restart Automatically Your Pc

What Is The Basic Programming EveryOne Should Know

How To Speed Up Web Browsing

10. Use Google to read HTML copies of huge documents

8. Use Safari or Opera

6. Bump up your cache size (and make other configuration tweaks)

4. Swap heavy sites for RSS feeds and mobile versions

2. Set up OpenDNS on your browser or router

Saturday, November 15, 2008

How To Monitor The Temp Of CPU

If You like Traveling Then Don't Step Out Without OffBeatGuides

Transfer 25GB In 70 Seconds: UBS 3.0

Free Call To Europe From Pc-To-Landline: FreeRinger

Friday, November 14, 2008

Cell Phone Boarding Passes Coming To An Airline Near You

Google Adds Searching by Voice to iPhone Software

Thursday, November 13, 2008

How To Convert PDF To Word/Html/Txt/Image

Want To BackUp Your E-mails