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DVD Rip Automates One-Click DVD Ripping [Exclusive Lifehacker Download]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on February 12, 2008
Windows only: Rip and back up any DVD to your hard drive with DVD Rip, a freeware Windows application that automates the entire DVD-to-hard-drive backup process. All you need to do is insert your DVD, run DVD Rip, and let it take care of the rest. Why? A while back I explained why I'd soured on optical media, the gist of which was the ease with with DVDs are damaged. Sick of scratched, skippy...
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Run Your Personal Wikipedia from a USB Stick [Feature]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on February 11, 2008
You don't have to lease server space or keep your home computer always on to access a personal web server—you can run a web, FTP, and database server straight from a USB drive. A slim web server package called XAMPP fits on a USB stick and can run database-driven webapps like the software that powers Wikipedia, MediaWiki. Almost two years ago you learned out to set up your "personal...
Shared by: Aranyx, Sean McBride, Lambert, webtuga, Ben, andrea, bziuum, Darkwookiee, Jarred Reynolds,
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NBC/Fox Video Site Hulu Open to Public [Streaming Video]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on March 12, 2008
It's been hyped, dissed, and privately tested for five months, but now you can check out Hulu, a streaming video site created by NBC Universal and News Corp., for yourself. The site features a few (generally financially under-performing) full-length movies, including The Big Lebowski, The Usual Suspects, and Sideways, and a good number of clips and full episodes of shows like Family Guy, The...
Shared by: GeekThug, Adduc, Mone, Dan Russell, Program Witch, BJ, Hasan, Marcel, cdogzilla,
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XBMC Turns Your Mac into the Ultimate Media Center [XBMC For Mac]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on May 12, 2008
You don't have to mod your classic Xbox to run the best free media center application around anymore: Dedicated developers have ported the Xbox Media Center (XBMC) software to the Mac, and its killer features will convince you to abandon Front Row forever. The latest XBMC on OS X beta dropped last week, and it's as stable and useful as ever. Dubbed the "throw out your Xbox" release, XBMC...
Shared by: HejGustav, KeVroN, Dave S, tekculture, zemote, R, Grant, Abhishek, jimmysessions,
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Firebug 1.1 and getfirebug.com
via Ajaxian by Dion Almaer on February 06, 2008
... debugging,executable lines marked with green line numbers,user-controlled naming of eval() buffers,Stack side panel on “Script” panel for callstack,Supports Firefox 3,“better” debugging icons,CSS errors report against source lines,bug fixes (incl. issues 8, 69, 218, 230, 239, 249, 269, 314, 321, 345)Internal firebug debug outputI raise a drink to John for keeping Firebug going strong!
Shared by: Rich, John, Jean, Aranyx, TaopaiC, Ioannus, Mathieu, dH,
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Ancient Roman computer was used to chart the skies
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on February 19, 2008
Some of the mystery surrounding the Antikythera Mechanism, a mechanical computer recovered from a 2100-year-old Roman shipwreck near BritainGreece has been unravelled. The device was an astronomical calculator -- and it employed a differential gear!Using modern computer x-ray tomography and high resolution surface scanning, a team led by Mike Edmunds and Tony Freeth at Cardiff University peered...
Shared by: Bruno, Paul, Kerray, Jamin, Alex, mario r, Rick, davidorban,
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Screencasting Recorder: Upload, Share, Publish, Embed - FreeScreencast.com Is Here
via Robin Good's Latest News by Robin Good on February 26, 2008
This is too good to be true!FreeScreencast is a new free web-based service that allows you to record anything taking place on your screen in a simple way. Not only. FreeScreencast takes care of uploading your recorded clip and provides you immediately with an embed code to post the screencast on your site. This is the first easy, and inexpensive screencasting tool that truly empowers online...
Shared by: SwissDev, Eddie Awad, Russ, Bwana, Brandon Henak, Andy C, Joost Plattel, Evgeni L.,
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Superior Alternatives to Crappy Windows Software [Crapware]
via Lifehacker by Gina Trapani on April 28, 2008
It may be the year 2008, but a whole lot of sucktacular software still rears its ugly head on PC's everywhere, even when better-behaved options are freely available. Whether it's molasses-slow bloatware, shameless adware, anemic default apps, or "Your trial period has expired!" nagware, it's time to replace stinky Windows software with its superior (but lesser-known) alternative. Last...
Shared by: arkiver, Grandje5ter, Antonio, Sean T.-S., jaime, Jonathan, Jerry@Xuite, Hervey,
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Indiana Jones IV Trailer Makes Us Wet Our Pants [Indy]
via Gizmodo by Jesus Diaz on February 14, 2008
Here's the trailer for the most anticipated movie of all time, at least for me: Indiana Jones IV. We knew there are going to be aliens and Soviet soldiers led by Kate Blanchett, but one thing is seeing those made of LEGO and the other is to actually see how all looks like. Which is, amazing. Let's hope it is as good as it feels now. And yes, there are no weird mechanical traps and gadgets...
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