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Get ReadyBoost Speed on XP with eBoostr [Featured Windows Download]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on February 05, 2008
Windows only: Speed up your computer with a spare USB thumb drive with eBoostr, an XP-only application that brings the benefits of Windows Vista's ReadyBoost feature to XP. The app can work with up to four devices, up to 4GB on each, and its smart-cache feature gives speed boosts to your more frequently used apps and data. eBoostr could be perfect for XP users who want a little extra memory...
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Fedora 9 Puts Your Desktop on a USB Drive [Linux On A Stick]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 15, 2008
This week's release of Fedora 9 makes carrying a full-fledged Linux desktop around on a USB drive a three-click affair. Even better, you don't need Linux installed to create it, you can leave the data on your thumb drive untouched, and any files you create or settings you tweak remain in place the next time you boot up. After the jump, let's create a fully-functional desktop-to-go...
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Why We Forget To Spell
via Geek And Poke by Oliver Widder on May 19, 2008
Do we unlearn spelling (see Christopher Dawson)?
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The Empire Strikes Back: Our Analysis Of Microsoft Live Search Cashback
via TechCrunch by Michael Arrington on May 21, 2008
Everyone has an opinion on today’s move by Microsoft to shake things up in the search space with their new Live Search Cashback product that shifts search advertising from cost-per-click (CPC) to cost-per-action (CPA) and give a lot of the revenue back to users. Most are negative. Some excessively so. After hearing Bill Gates give the pitch and trying the service myself to make a couple of...
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Enable Netflix Watch Now on Unlimited Computers [How To]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 26, 2008
If you've got more than three computers you want to watch streaming video on with video rental service Netflix's "Watch Now" service, or you've just finished a re-format, you normally need to make a call to Netflix tech support to obtain a new key. The Tech-Recipes site offers a relatively simple work-around by exporting a registry key and importing it to whatever system you want to...
Shared by: Art, Program Witch, Dan Russell, Aranyx, Grant, zemote, Hasan, Dan,
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VideoSpin: Free video editor gives Windows Movie Maker a run for its money
via Download Squad by Brad Linder on February 08, 2008
Filed under: Video, Windows, FreewareWindows Movie Maker is probably the most widely used free video editor for Windows. And there's a good reason for that. It comes free with Windows XP and Vista. But Windows Movie Maker might not always be the best tool for the job. VideoSpin is a free video editing application that has all the features of Windows Movie Maker and a few more for good...
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How to setup a live real-time polls using Google Docs
via RB | Recent by (author unknown) on May 01, 2008
... of the responses as people fill out the form.Basically, you have to create a Spreadsheet and then setup a form on the spreadsheet. I’ll go through the steps to do this as it’s pretty easy to do and very cool!How to create a real-time survey/pollFirst step is that you need to log into your Google Docs account and create a new spreadsheet.Now click on the Share tab at the far right of the sc...
Shared by: Chris Jackson, lizunlong, Robert Scoble, Tomo, blindsurf3r, ndench, ckaroli,
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The Importance Of A Competitive Search Market
via TechCrunch by (author unknown) on May 24, 2008
Shared by Robert Scoble Search isn't over, but maybe the monetization of search is over. Is there another way for anyone to make money on search? And can anyone really compete with Google? I don't see how. Of course this has happened before. Remember Alta Vista?Are Microsoft’s attempts to compete in search and reinvent itself as an advertising company nothing more attempts to get back...
Shared by: Robert Scoble, louisgray, Bruce Boughton, Jim, Gautam, Tomo, Eunice,
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Free Open Source Counterparts of Windows Software
via MakeUseOf.com by (author unknown) on May 28, 2008
Shared by Michael Great list!Why would you want to have Open Source software on your computer? Let’s consider a few reasons:First reason that every one thinks of is that Open Source software is free of cost, well it certainly is about 95% of the time but it can be paid too although the license will be less restrictive. Nevertheless it can save you hundreds of dollarsAnother often overlooked...
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Create a Custom Windows Vista Installation Disc [How To]
via Lifehacker by Adam Pash on June 03, 2008
The SimpleHelp weblog posts a thorough walk-through of how to create a custom Windows Vista installation disc with previously mentioned vLite. We already highlighted how to slipstream Vista Service Pack 1 with vLite, but SimpleHelp's post focuses on stripping out all the Vista features you don't need to lighten up your installation, similar to how we trimmed down Windows XP to the bare...
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