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links for 2007-12-05
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Type in the word of phrase you want to hear in R2's distinctive chirps and whistles, and you're delivered the corresponding audio.
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Newton software resource. Will come in handy for my "new" eMate and my resurrected MessagePad 2100.
links for 2007-12-01
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Adobe's Dr. Ken Lunde has some great, high-resolution wallpapers of many different types of pistols. Really nice stuff if you're a firearms enthusiast.
links for 2007-11-30
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This is just awesome. (Thanks, Lee!)
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Lots of info specific to computer books, since Mr. Webb works for a computer book publisher, but also tons relevant to other non-fiction publishing.
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Yet I could read this entire thing to my grandmother, who's been smoking since before I was born (I'll be 37 on 12/03/07), and it wouldn't make any difference to her...
links for 2007-11-29
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As it says: an incredibly fast dictionary, though I think I still prefer Ninjawords, which has a permanent place in my browser's bookmark bar.
links for 2007-11-23
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Another URL shortening service (makes it easier to email/IM/twitter long links) you might want to consider, since TinyURL seems to be up and down of late.
links for 2007-11-22
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Online mileage tracker. You can also report to it via your mobile device, or Twitter.
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A case for the iPhone, hand carved from a single piece of wood. Cases for the second-generation iPod nano and fifth-generation iPod also available.
links for 2007-11-21
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Kindle is Amazon's new ebook reader. In addition to reading books on it, you can read newspapers, magazines, and blogs, all of which cost extra. I'm not overwhelmed.
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Web nerdery for future self-reference.
links for 2007-11-15
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For future self-reference: "BookSurge offers complete publishing, inventory-free fulfillment and online distribution services for independent publishing."
links for 2007-11-14
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Lucasfilm needs to pay this artist some moolah, throw Jake Lloyd and Alec Guinness in to the artwork, and sell a poster-size version on StarWarsShop.com.
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The two billionth--yes, that's billion with a B--photo has been uploaded to Flickr.
links for 2007-11-12
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The Always-On Wrap-Up is a camera case with attaches to your point-and-shoot's tripod mount, and wraps around the camera to protect it. (Though there is little to no protection on the sides.)
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"[P]rofessional grade shotgun mic" for "any Camcorder that has the standard camera-shoe fitting and utilizes a stereo mini jack for audio output."
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Backpack-toting road warriors may want to check out this exo-shell pack. There's a briefcase version, too.
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"This package contains a BBEdit codeless language module for the simple to-do list format used by TaskPaper. It is intended for Mac users who want to edit their TaskPaper lists in BBEdit from time to time..."
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If you carry a shoulder bag, you may want to look at Skooba's Superbungee Strap as a replacement for your bag's strap. It features a "high-density, floating bungee/shock cord ring which acts as a shock absorber, minimizing carrying shock..."
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"[L]ets users carry a single compact power adapter to charge iPod and many popular mobile phones at home or on the road."
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Affix a tag to your electronic gadget, register it on the zReturn web site, and should it be lost, and found by a honest member of society, they can log in to the zReturn web site and contact you for the device's return.
links for 2007-11-10
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"The best league in college football this season is not the Big 12, or the always overrated Big Ten. Nor is it the Pac-10, where its handful of good teams has been tested twice or thrice." And this comes from a guy in TEXAS, ladys and gents.
links for 2007-11-09
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Have a custom jigsaw puzzle made from the front page of The New York Times, or from a U.S. Geological Survey map, centered on whatever you prefer, like, your house, for instance, or a famous landmark.
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Duncan's promotion of Bitstream Vera Sans Mono over Monaco as his preferred monospaced font in Terminal generates a lively discussion of monospaced fonts in the comments.
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The Deja Vu fonts are based on the open source Bitstream Vera Sans family.
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"[A] TrueType version of Anonymous 9, a freeware Macintosh bitmap font developed in the mid-90s by Susan Lesch and David Lamkins. It was designed as a more legible alternative to Monaco, the mono-spaced Macintosh system font."
links for 2007-11-07
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$50-per-year kid-friendly search engine, supposed to help children avoid adult-oriented content while they search the web.
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Find a local FM frequency that's not being used so you can get the most out of the FM transmitter you're using with your iPod or iPhone to play tunes in your car or home stereo.
links for 2007-11-01
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New Trojan Horse malware. (Not a virus, but still really nasty.) Just keep your mind out of the gutter and stay away from any naughty Britney pics, and you should be okay. If you otherwise get, ahem, dirty, follow these instructions.
links for 2007-10-31
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Interesting read.
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Brian offers some good advice on dealing with tough times. Good stuff for introspection here.
links for 2007-10-30
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"The fastest Windows Vista notebook we've tested this year is a Mac. Try that again: The fastest Windows Vista notebook we've tested this year--or for that matter, ever--is a Mac. Not a Dell, not a Toshiba, not even an Alienware." And you get Mac OS X, too. Why, again, are you still buying that PC garbage?
links for 2007-10-29
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Phil Carrizzi's great photos from July 2007 of the new iPhone, along with a couple of its cousins in the Apple family.
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Home of the PED series of docks for the iPod, iPhone, and other gadgets.
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NASA has finally provided a RSS feed for its popular Astronomy Picture of the Day site (popularly known as APOD). Point your news readers to [antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod.rss](http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod.rss)
links for 2007-10-28
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Indian chili pepper scored a million on the Scoville heat unit scale, which measures the spiciness of peppers. A jalapeno pepper measures between 2,500 and 8,000 on the scale.