Archive for February 2, 2007

Feisty Fawn Codec Update! Now Autosuggests codec pack when clicking on file

6 PICS –> Easy as pie now! Just double click a wmv, avi, divx, mp3, etc. and Ubuntu autosuggests the proper package for you to install. Makes it damn easy for new users to watch their media files! See comments for more details.

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A Better Way to Burn With Macintosh

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55% Of People Regularly or Always Fake Their Web Identity

After 511 votes so far, an astonishing 55% of respondents say they regularly or always use fake Web identities. Just 12% of people said they always use their real identity.

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Lifehack for Learning Foreign Languages

Get podcasts that teach you foreign languages.

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Hands on with the new God of War Demo

The Colossus Battle Demo review

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This Guy is Making a Commerical Game by Himself

Title says it all.

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Want a Vista CableCARD Media Center? Not So Fast

If you were a Media Center 2005 user like us, you were eagerly awaiting Windows Vista’s arrival for its CableCARD HDTV compatibility and recording. But January 30 has come and gone, but where are the cheap Vista DVRs? Nowhere, that’s where. Microsoft’s told us that there are no Vista Media Centers shipping as of right now with CableCARD support.

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Beginner’s Guide to Running Linux in Windows

Step by Step guide on how to run a version of Linux within Windows using VMWare and setting up file sharing between them.

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640×480 Skype vid-chat on Mac

To enable high-quality video calls with Skype for Mac, follow instructions in article.

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Lotus and Zap! Team Up to Create Super Electric Car

Electric car dealer/maker Zap! has partnered with Lotus Engineering to create a fast-charging and long range EV based on Lotus’ APX concept design. With four in-hub electric motors, Zap claims this car will get a top speed of 155 mph, have a 355 mile range, and a 10 minute charge time!

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A new flying car!

“You sit in a traffic jam, and everyone gets this urge: I want to get up now, and over this,” he said. “You need a certain kind of machine. I think X-Hawk can do it.” Configured to carry two wounded people, will carry an estimated $1.5 million price tag. A civilian, 10-passenger version of X-Hawk..

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Courtney Love does the math, or Why you needn’t shed any tears for the RIAA

Per Courtney “I want to start with a story about rock bands and record companies, and do some recording-contract math…”

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