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Best Free Ways to Protect Your Private Files [Privacy]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 18, 2008
When you're saving sensitive files on your computer meant for your eyes only, make sure you've got the right tools on hand to keep them private. Whether you want to shield your brilliant startup business plan from the Pointy Haired Boss, or hide your stash of Gillian Anderson photos from the kids, there are several free tools that can encrypt, password-protect, or obscure files and...
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Houston being overrun by electronics-killing ants
via Engadget by Nilay Patel on May 14, 2008
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe'll let you read the hed again -- nope, it's not a joke. Apparently millions of tiny swarming ants called "crazy raspberry ants" are causing quite a ruckus down in Houston after they accidentally arrived on board a cargo ship and started busily invading homes and offices, where they are attracted to electrical equipment. So far they've messed up sewage...
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Blogs surpass newspapers & magazines in popularity on Google
via Real Lawyers Have Blogs by kevin@lexblog.com (Kevin) on May 09, 2008
And your law firm's managing partner or CMO says no one in our target audience reads blogs?Google Trends, a service that lets you compare the world’s relative interest in particular topics, suggests that blogs’ popularity have surpassed that of newspapers or magazines, at least on Google.Source for post: Digital Inspiration
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Boycott Washington DC's Union Sation -- Photography is Not a Crime
via Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection by (author unknown) on May 14, 2008
Shared by blindsurf3r Shame on you Union Station officals..Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth: Almost Arrested for Taking Photos at Union StationI read with dismay this morning about yet another incident of photographer harassment here in the United States. In this most recent case Andy Carvin was demonstrating a new Gigapan panorama camera in Washington DC's historic Union...
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Timoria and Bob engagement session
via Ryan Brenizer's Amazon Blog by Ryan Brenizer on May 13, 2008
I knew that Timoria, a fantastic make-up artist, was going to come prepared for this engagement session, but I had no idea how prepared! Not only did they have multiple changes of clothing, but they had it planned out how they could safely shift from one to the other in public. We wanted to create a New York story for them, so we started at the Battery Gardens, where they will be getting married,...
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What Indian city is best conducive to entrepreneurship ?
via Startup Dunia by pranav on May 12, 2008
A distant friend asked me this question during a conversation yesterday:What Indian city is best conducive to entrepreneurship ? Based out of a tier - III city, his town lacks reliable broadband access, human capital is not appropriately skilled and there’s a lack of exchange of intellectual ideas amongst his peers. He’s contemplating moving to a bigger city, where he can get easy access to...
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The Ozzie Memo: Software is Dead, Long Live the Web
via TechCrunch by Erick Schonfeld on April 22, 2008
After a few years of trying to fill Bill Gates’ shoes as Microsoft’s chief software architect, Ray Ozzie is starting to hit his stride. In a remarkable strategy memo to employees (embedded below), Ozzie essentially shifts Microsoft’s mission from one of creating software for the PC and stand-alone servers to creating an interconnecting mesh between devices and people. He is not abandoning...
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How to find any email with Gmail search
via Official Gmail Blog by Gmail Blog on May 05, 2008
Posted by Arielle Reinstein, Product Marketing ManagerThe sight of someone scrolling through hundreds of email messages trying to find a specific one is like fingers on a chalkboard for me. With a few tricks, you can use Gmail to find the exact message you're looking for, without all the scrolling.If you don't get a ton of mail, just typing in the words you're looking for usually does...
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Turn Your Point-and-Shoot into a Super-Camera [Camera Hacks]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on May 05, 2008
If you're using a consumer grade point-and-shoot Canon digital camera, you've got hardware in hand that can support advanced features way beyond what shipped in the box. With the help of a free, open source project called CHDK, you can get features like RAW shooting mode, live RGB histograms, motion-detection, time-lapse, and even games on your existing camera. Let's transform your...
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CameraPorn: 60 Photography Links You Can’t Live Without
via Thomas Hawk's Digital Connection by Thomas Hawk on May 11, 2008
... like this because even though I'm frequently familiar with many of the sites, I almost always find new sites worth visiting and subscribing to as well.I've been meaning to do one of these lists myself now for a few months. Maybe I'll get around to that at some point... then again, I've got 400 shots from a recent trip to L.A. that are staring at me waiting to be processed. :)
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