"We previously believed that new nanos and the widescreen video iPod could ship in Q3 and Q4, respectively," he tells clients in a research note, "however, we now believe that both could be delayed by a quarter or two."
Short, sweet and to the point. You don't need to argue with Apple support any more.
Ted Brewer violin leaves one in no doubt whether he is a maker of traditional musical instruments. He freely acknowledges that with a world of changing possibilities, it is his duty to explore applying new materials, technology, design and his passion for crafting beautiful instruments to explore the future of the violin.
Step by step instructions to make a flaming vortex.
A comprehensive list of Operating Systems, broken down into categories. It is Wikipedia, but the list seems trustable to me, you'll be amazed at how many OSes there are! Most have links to their respective pages. Fictional OSes included!
Remember that super cool new browser that was previewed and dugg a few days ago? Well, you can now try it out! With a cool visual tab bar, tab expose, full screen mode and more, better act quick before this early beta build link is taken down!
Here's a little novelty exclusively for users of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. User buttons! This is a fun little way to declare your Ubuntu patronage wherever you want!
The Croatian government has decided to adopt a free software policy and move entirely to Open Source. Proprietary software leads to too much dependence on suppliers, which can damage the market competition..OSS makes the government's business more transparent, it will save tax payers huge amounts of cash and strengthen domestic industry.
It is great that another country is using open source sofware to lower expenses, and hopefully this trend will continue, especially in smaller countries, where they don't have the money to keep up a microsoft infanstructure. Another thing that is great is that I'm part Croatian, so Yay to Croatia for going open source :).
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free online goal tracking. exactly what it says. very easy to use. i love it. =)
Apple is currently offering a selection of refurbished iPods that come with a free bonus accessory, such as armbands and headphones, as an added incentive.
Getting organized, focused and productive doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. Here is Top 10 free and cheap productivity tools
Hong Kong government will be using some 200,000 youths to scour the internet for piracy. Members of the Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, and nine other youth organizations will be drawn from with the first 1,600 being "sworn in" this Wednesday.
Online blogger and Ubuntu fan Chromakode shoots us well ahead of the technology curve with an Xgl and Compiz installation running on Dapper Drake. This one's not for the faint-hearted.
Here is a look at the default set of services that come with a fresh installation of Windows XP. "We'll tell you the ones that you don't need and try to tell you why, so you can disable them without any problems."
If you've ever wondered how Internet radio stations work and/or wanted to create your own, this tutorial will show you how. It is actually very easy, and you can set up your own radio station and begin broadcasting songs in about 10 minutes.
A nice, simple guide into setting up your own Internet Radio Station. Though, I would like to point out that some ISP's do not like people running servers like this, 24/7, so I would advise not trying to do that for long periods of time. This can also be done using a shoutcast client also, though the author of this article prefrers ogg vorbis for smaller size it uses in the transfer.
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Find out how AOL trains its customer service reps to NEVER let you unsubscribe...
Now that is creepy, but makes sense, from the fact that one such person was trying to cancel a dead friends AOL subscription, and the customer service rep kept pushing him to not cancel it, even though the person who paid for it was dead, pretty sad that they are resorting to it.
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If you're in the military, YOU should be able to fly!
Microsoft attempts to crush the software piracy "pandemic".
Well in the realest sense, what Microsoft is doing is just, becuase these are computer stores giving away full version programs with there computers, that cost alot more than they are charging for them. This has nothing to do with open source, its that they are resorting to piracy to be able to sell there machines for more of a profit, because of microsofts high costs for os licenses. It is wrong, and it should be stopped, but what has been exposed here, is an example of what small time stores are doing to try to cope with the high prices of microsoft windows and office licenses.
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Dealspl.us was co-founded by Ben Chui, founder and president of BensBargains.net, which is one of the most popular bargain shopping destinations on the internet. Members not only submit the deals, but they decide what the best deals are to make the front page headlines. An AJAX interface allows users to rate deals and comments in real-time.
10 unknown Windows freeware applications any geek should at least know about.
There are dozens of well known freeware applications out there. From web browsers to word processors to anti-viruses, there is freeware everywhere. Take a look at these 10 great Windows freeware applications you have probably either never heard of or never fully looked into.Most of the freeware apps listed are for Windows. Linux users have no need to worry because a list for Linux will be published soon.
1. Circumventor
This freeware will turn any Windows XP or 2000 PC with an Internet connection into a CGI proxy you can use at work to bypass web filters. Sure, regular web proxies will do the same thing, but isn't it cooler to have your own personal proxy that is ad free?
This handy tool will search a computer for installed software and license keys and generate results as a HTML file. It's handy for recovering lost software licenses and Windows license keys.
3. Xpize
Windows XP GUI enhancer. It changes Window's normal, boring icons into something worth looking at.
4. ISO Recorder
ISO Recorder is a light weight power toy for Windows XP, Server 2003, and Vista that let lets you easily mount ISO images to CDs and DVDs. With ISO recorder, mounting an ISO file is as easy as right clicking and choosing "Copy image to CD." A 64-bit version of this program is available.
Compact and fast image viewer and basic editor that works with most versions of Windows. It offers features that will please both novice users and geeks, including support for just about any file format out there, mutli language support, playing multimedia files, cutting and cropping, basic photo enhancement options, and more.
6. Windows Unattended EditionThis Windows modification makes an admin's job easier. With the program, you can create a customized Windows CD that already has many updates, optimizations, and useful software on it. Though it's in Spanish, it's easy enough to figure out how it works.
7.HamachiHamachi lets you create your own virtual network of computers without actually having to network them together. It basically creates a LAN with other computers over the Internet. Hamachi is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac.
8. BeamFile
With this freeware application, you can easily send files up to 5 GB in size to friends and family.
9. CamStudio
CamStudio is a feature-full program that lets you record videos of applications on your computer. It's great for making demonstration videos and even lets you add screen captions, include yourself in the video, and convert the AVI files it generates into smaller SWF (flash) files!
10. Abiword
Many people know about this tiny little word processor, but its other open source brother, Open Office, takes the spotlight too often. Abiword is very small and light, making it perfect for systems that can't handle the bloatedness of Open Office. Abiword is available for many operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Mac.
Junction
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Junction.html
Lets you create what Microsoft calls junctions, and what the *nix world calls symbolic links.
Unlocker
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
When you try to delete a file, and Windows so rudely tells you it's being used by another program, this little app jumps in and frees the file from any resources that are using it.
Placebar Editor
http://www.maddogsw.com/placesbar/
Lets you edit the "placebar" in the open/save dialog window. Great for adding commonly used folders and drives right on the left hand side of the open/save window
Media Player Classic.
Hands down the best lightweight player for Windows. Plays everything
http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/
WinDirStat:
A bizzare little app at first that visually breaks down the contents of your hard drive into coloured blocks, with sizes relative the file sizes. But it's the perfect app to figure out what is taking up all that space on your new 200GB+ hard drive.
http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/
CDisplay:
Normally for comic books, it makes a great slideshow viewer for pictures.
http://www.geocities.com/davidayton/CDisplay
1) MPUI or rulesPlayer
2) XnView
3) Ant Renamer
4) XMPlay
5) Foxit Reader
6) AutoRuns and other SysInterals apps.
7) ExplorerXP
8) nLite + XPize for uA XP
9) TrueCrypt
10) Portable Gaim / Portable Skype
11) DM2
12) 7zip
13) µTorrent
14) KeePass
15) Portable DeepBurner
+) Firefox or Opera duh ;)
