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Goodbye File menu, hello throbbing Orb
via On Product Management by saeed on February 12, 2008
We recently upgraded from Microsoft Office 2003 to Microsoft Office 2007 at work. Clearly Microsoft has put a lot of effort into upgrading the UI in the various components of Office 2007. For those who have not seen Office 2007, this is a snippet from MS Word 2007.So, gone are the various formatting, editing etc. toolbars that have been a mainstay in the UI since Day 1. They have been replaced...
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Give the Planet the Finger with the Alton F-650 XUV
via The UberReview by C. S. Magor on February 10, 2008
All those whiny environmentalists and their green cars get on my nerves every once in a while too. So what if the emissions from our motor vehicles are forming a gaseous blanket over the earth and making our planet warmer than it has any business being? Who cares if some people in low-lying countries will be left homeless or worse yet landless as the sea levels rise? Why would it bother me...
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Watch out Craigslist, Sister Site Kijiji Is Taking Off.
via TechCrunch by Erick Schonfeld on February 13, 2008
It’s not yet a Craigslist killer, but eBay’s free classifieds site Kijiji is taking off in the U.S. eBay, of course, is also an investor in Craigslist, but its 25 percent stake doesn’t give it a controlling interest and the other 75 percent is not for sale. So in March, 2005, eBay launched Kijiji as its own competing free classifieds site overseas. Then last summer, it launched a U.S....
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Last.fm Viz
via Data Mining: Text Mining, Visualization and Social Media by Matthew Hurst on February 14, 2008
Anonymous Prof posts some viz work representing the relationships between users of Last.fm.
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Rumor: Netflix set to bring rental service to the 360
via Xbox 360 Fanboy by Dustin Burg on February 14, 2008
Filed under: News, Rumors, Video MarketplaceOur current Video Marketplace setup is decent enough allowing Xbox 360 owners to rent movies or purchase television shows a la carte. But think how much better the XBVM service could be if an already popular unlimited movie rental service like, say Netflix, were to be incorporated? Well, that may just happen.According to Seanbajuice, a random Netflix...
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To the Point: The Transverse 7-speed DSG
via Fourtitude.com by (author unknown) on February 13, 2008
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P-Per Mobile Phone Could Challenge iPhone
via Yanko Design by Long Tran on January 24, 2008
Those sweet lads over at the Chocolate Agency have come up with yet another delectable concept dubbed P-Per; a concept mobile phone that would satisfy both environmentalists and tech nerds. The design consists of just 4 layers, a printed circuit board, extruded polycarbonate, recycled titanium, and a wrap around flexible haptic LED touchscreen. By minimizing materials, the design is highly...
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Portal 2 Confirmed by Valve
via News dugg by sugarsmax by (author unknown) on February 21, 2008
Valve's acclaimed puzzle-action hybrid Portal will be given a sequel, according to the game's lead designer Kimberly Swift.
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When good toys go bad X: Elmo makes death threats to toddler
via Engadget by Joshua Topolsky on February 21, 2008
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsSure, it seemed like after the years of hard drinking, petty crime, and run-ins with the law, Elmo had cleaned up his act -- but a shocking report out of Tampa Bay, Florida, says otherwise. A two-year-old's life has been turned upside down by vicious talk coming from his favorite toy, Elmo Knows Your Name. It seems that after a recent battery change, the...
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Get Signatures that Look Handwritten at MyLiveSignature [Handwriting]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on February 21, 2008
Adding a handwritten signature to letters or even email can add a distinguising, memorable mark to your messages—and in cases like mine, that distinct memory is, "Boy, his handwriting is awful." MyLiveSignature, a free web app that produces stylized signatures for use in emails, blog posts, or other writing, is a fitting solution to that problem. After typing in your name, you get your choice...
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