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OPEN SOURCE GOD: 480+ Open Source Applications

Open source software is booming: here we round up over 480 open source applications for you to use or build upon.


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How to Build a Web App in 48 Hours

Do you have an idea for a web app? Looking to get it ramped up with a quickness? Here are some steps that will help you fly through a 48 hour development blitz.

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Chat Rooms Are Dead! Long Live the Chat Room!

Columnist John C. Dvorak's showing his age in his latest column, going way back to CompuServe's CB simulator from 1979 to make a point about today's dying chat rooms. The point of this column, which I kind of agree with, is that people still want to chat, but the current systems are a mess

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12 Lessons from Top Business Masters

Warren Buffet, Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey and many more share their wisdom with you.

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Ars Technica: Who should Apple buy? Nintendo? Adobe? TiVo?

To put these spectacular numbers in a larger, more spectacular perspective, six months ago Apple was valued at some $100 billion. Today, it is over $170 billion, and will almost certainly break $200 billion by Macworld Expo next month.

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Extreme Home Engineering: How To Build Your Own TiVo

Building your own TiVo—or FreeVo, as some call it—is more than a dream. It’s more than a trend. It’s the new cool way to stick it to The (TiVo) Man while impressing your friends.

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Three Communication Tips that Will Take You to the Top

A handful of core assets that are consistently sought out and rewarded.

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Career Matches by Personality Type

Do the test then see what career is your type..

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Vodafone AUS data plans 3 dec 2007

looks like we will see 5gb for $39.95 from voda this year... looks good

How to take a course at MIT free -- at home

"You may not have the grades, the money or even the means to get to a physics class with one of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's best lecturers."

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20+ Public Domain E-Book Sources

"...list of 20+ sources for e-books for your use."

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Top 4 Most Compelling Theories of Everything

There have been numerous theories of everything proposed by theoretical physicists over the last century, but as yet none has been able to stand up to experimental scrutiny, there being tremendous difficulty in getting the theories to produce experimentally testable results. So here are the top 5 most important Theories of Everything nowdays

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49 Open Source Projects in the Spotlight

Open source projects that deserve a round of applause, from the desktop to multimedia to games. Even one called "Gramps." Who names a GPL project Gramps?

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An early look at Google's Android (photo slideshow)

Here's what you, the consumer, would really want to know: An Android phone will most likely support a webkit-compatible browser, Wi-Fi, GSM technology (like EDGE and HSDPA), 3G, threaded text messaging, a photo gallery (with a filmstrip plus grid album view), plus a touch screen.

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What Web Writers Can Learn from the Writer’s Strike

The point for you is this. If you’re freelancing for online producers or blogging for hire, you’re setting yourself up to be exploited. No wait… you are being exploited

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Why I don't go to the movies

This says it all! Too much to comment here... check out the post!

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Top 10 Mistakes of Rookie Filmmakers

Nobody can can cover everything you need to know in a short article, but I can point out the ten most common mistakes I see over and over. Make sure the time you invest into videography is time well spent and not time wasted.

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Picture: Yahoo vs. Google 1996 to 2005

The power of simplicity versus the portal mistake.

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gOS: Where Computers Are Headed

We reported Thursday on the gPC going on sale at Wal-Mart, a $199 bare bones PC that runs a Linux package by the name of gOS. Unlike some initial reports suggested, this isn’t the long fabled Google Operating System, but the folks behind it most definitely had Google on their mind.

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60 Advanced Adobe Photoshop Tutorials

The techniques shown are advanced level and require more than just technical knowledge of Photoshop, they actually require talent and knowledge of design, layout, balance, color theory, subtlety, etc. If you are an advanced user, I hope you find these techniques inspiring and helpful.

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6 ways to create lightning fast php scripts

a great must read for any php developer!

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Once Upon a Time, There Was a Slingbox

The Slingbox (not as famous as the TiVo) has a new version that is cheaper, takes up less space and is more flexible than the original.

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10 Effective Ways to Increase Your Energy Levels

Here are 10 simple (and unique) exercises you can use to increase productivity and energy levels. If you are in search of a boost, consider implementing a few of these recommendations over the next few weeks, and see how you feel:

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12 Beautiful Javascript Image Galleries

A nice round-up of Javascript and Ajax based image galleries, complete with screenshots for each one. Worth a look for anyone looking for an image gallery solution.

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Visuwords: a very cool graphic way to explore words

Enter words into the search box to look them up or double-click a node to expand the tree. Click and drag the background to pan around and use the mouse wheel to zoom. Hover over nodes to see the definition and click and drag individual nodes to move them around to help clarify connections.

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How to Organize the Web

Microsoft proposes a simple solution to the problem of information overload: lists.

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Blockbuster Essentially Admits Defeat to Netflix

"The company will no longer be narrowly focused on its online subscriber count but instead will concentrate on the growth of, and report on, its total membership." In other words, Blockbuster Total Access=fail.

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Hulu Review: What It Is and What It Should Be (Good, and Better)

We've been playing around with News Corp. and NBC's answer to internet video, Hulu, for a couple of days, letting the low-traffic, buttery smooth launch day stretch out more into real time and real traffic conditions before we let loose with our judgment. Let's get this out of the way: YouTube killer it ain't. Same genus, different species.

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Format Your PC less then 10 Minutes

Usually format PC need 40min to 1 hour, this method take you less then 10 min, is another easy way from ghost. It is easy and not require much IT knowledge to make it.

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Pulse web-based cash flow management

Pulse is a web-based cash flow management tool that allows you to easily monitor the heartbeat of your small business – your cash. Say goodbye to unmanageable spreadsheets, and hello to an intuitive interface with the power to quickly manage and evaluate your income and expenses. Pulse makes tracking the health of your business simple, accurate and efficient. Have a look.


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Hulu Launches! Should YouTube Be Worried?

While it may not live up to its billing as a “YouTube killer,” Hulu is as different as a web video service could possibly be from the market leader.

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The 10 Biggest Web Annoyances

The new, improved Web won't deserve that name until sites make clear what they do with your private data. And online tech support gets a lot better. And...

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How a BlackBerry Works

When the BlackBerry debuted in 1999, carrying one was a hallmark of powerful executives and savvy technophiles. People who purchased one either needed or wanted constant access to e-mail, a calendar and a phone. The BlackBerry's manufacturer, Research in Motion (RIM), reported only 25,000 subscribers in that first year.

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Know latest versions of apps YOU use!

Have you ever want to know about latest versions of all the softwares installed on your computer but don't have time to waste on searching in every software official website then get relief of this because updatestar is out there for you!


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What If Apple TV Were a Web App?

A web based application that allows users to have the same experience as they would when purchasing a Apple TV device. Features such as a History and Favories list have been implemented plus utilizes RSS feeds from the top web sharing sites such as YouTube,Google,MySpace,Digg,BlipTV,MetaCafe,iFilm,Pornotube,DailyMotion,Break,Grouper,Heavy and Guba.

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8 Little-Known Ways to Think More Effectively

Whether you’re having trouble concentrating at work or you just need an extra mental kick to make it through your finals, there are some easy tricks that can improve your memory, concentration and focus.

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Five Fixes for Apple’s iTunes Video Woes

There’s no point in tucking in your turtleneck and waiting for the networks and studios to come around to a better way of being. Here are five ways Apple should make their video catalog bigger and their service better, right now.

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How to turn a php script to an exe..for free

Turn your php scripts into windows apps!

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Small plans: NVIDIA and the future of smartphones

The latest battleground for the powerhouses of the PC and embedded spaces may be your pocket. Ars looks at NVIDIA's plans for smartphones and more.

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A List of Some Killer Amazon S3 Backup Tools

To have backup a server with Amazon's S3, here is a list of Amazon S3 compatible backup tools to look at.

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4G technology with 3.6 GBPS speed - Download 2000 songs in 10 seconds

The newly developed mobile communications technology by Korea can transmit a file big enough to hold the entire Encyclopedia Britannica (4.7GB DVD) in less than 10.5 seconds. The new technology would reduce the time it takes to download a movie to just two seconds.

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Top 100 .edu sites every Entrepreneur should Know about

Why not learn from the people who do learning best? Check out these .edu blogs and other informative sites for strategies, theory, and concrete resources for building and growing your business.

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Pownce Lessons Learned from Leah Culver

Pownce Lessons Learned - Leah Culver's presentation at the Future of Web Apps conference in London.

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How do you learn

Have a look at the type of student you are, it may help you to learn more.

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TV-Links.co.uk Was Earning $80,000 a Month

Before TV-Links.co.uk was shut down for linking to pirate TV shows last week it was making at least $80,000 a month from advertising revenue and was the 182nd biggest site in the World! If left to its own devices TV-Links.co.uk could have become a very big company (maybe as big as digg).

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i-mate's Ultimate 8502 and 9502: Kaiser who? [PICS]

Almost identically-spec'ed to what is now the AT&T Tilt (save for the, um, tilt), the quad-band GSM / tri-band HSUPA Windows Mobile 6 handset manages to step up the game by featuring a VGA display along with video out, LED "flash," and standard 2.5-millimeter audio jack

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A Hacker's Holiday Shopping List

Bad guys looking for shiny new botnets, Trojans, rootkits, and spyware this holiday season have plenty to choose from.

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20 Tools for Web Application Development

So you want to know what your web development arsenal would consist of if you want to build an application from scratch in one month or less? Well here it is.

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Google, Apple and the future of personal computing

At this very moment, in a building somewhere in Silicon Valley, I guarantee you that a team of engineers from Google and Apple are designing a set of devices that, hooked up as terminals to Google's "supercomputer," will define how we use computers in the future.

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So, One Week Later, Is The Album Dead Yet?

A week later, the “sales” numbers for In Rainbows are starting to leak. By my calculations, Radiohead made out with a ton of money. In Rainbows has “sold” approximately 1.2 million copies as of October 12th. In comparison, that’s more albums sold in the first week than Radioheads’ last three releases combined!

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What the Google Phone Needs to Beat the iPhone

Although rumors of a Google Phone have been making the rounds really hard lately, any such phone will have to be amazing to steal both end-user and media attention away from Apple's iPhone—the current champ. Expectations are high, but we're dreaming. Here's our wishlist for the Google Phone, and what we think it needs to beat the iPhone.

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22 Natural Ways to Prevent Colds and the Flu

Now I can’t promise you’ll never get hit with another cold or endure another bout of the flu, but you can increase your odds of staying well with these natural strategies. If you do get sick, I’ve also included some great tips for getting better faster.

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Record Companies vs iTunes: A Fight Of Deeply Flawed Logic

I’ve heard continuously over the past few months of growing friction between Apple, its iTunes marketplace, and the major record companies. Yes, the one’s that have been selling their content through iTunes. And at quite a fast pace, as of late. (What is the count of tracks sold now? 3 billion? 3.5? 4? Somewhere in that area, I presume.)

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Nokia's S60 Touch Interface demonstrated

Nokia is showing off their new S60 Touch Interface at the Symbian Smartphone Show today. Unlike their last attempt, this effort was demonstrated on a more Nokia-like concept device. The touch-interface supports haptic feedback and accepts both finger and stylus inputs depending upon the display technology used.

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Nokia's N810 makes first appearance, drops jaws

Sexy..And as engadget says.."Sexy is an understatement"

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How To Use VMWare To Survive A Computer Crash

I love the idea of a virtual back up. Sounds like something that can't be broken by dropping your laptop on the floor!

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Get Answers to All Your Questions with These Very Helpful Websites

Here are a bunch of websites to help you find answers to all your questions!

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How to Influence Powerful Social Media Users for Traffic and Attention

Social news/voting sites are community sites which allow the audience to determine the value of the content through the use of up or down votes. Within these communities, there are several active individuals which are well connected with other users and in tune with the preferences of the community in question.

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The Memory Toolbox: 75 Tips and Resources to Go from Amnesic to Elephantic

Many people expect increasing memory loss as they age, but this memory loss can be reduced or stalled with some simple memorization techniques, physical exercise, and a reduction of stress.

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The Top 10 dirty little secrets you should know about working in IT

Most of these secrets are aimed at network administrators, IT managers, and desktop support professionals. This list is not aimed at developers and programmers — they have their own set of additional dirty little secrets — but some of these will apply to them as well.

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NYT Bestselling Author Says YouTube Better Than Books

In another blog to the book, Seth Godin says most concepts could be communicated better by short videos.

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Sniping Security Cameras

"The project: How to remotely disable security cameras nondestructively from quite a distance. Another thing that got me to write this article is the abundant usage of surveillance cameras everywhere which makes me want to burst the bubble about security of surveillance cameras by exposing their weakness."

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Water-powered phones by 2010?

New development on the liquid-powered battery front. Samsung’s apparently "developed a micro-fuel cell and hydrogen generator that runs on H20.".

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10 Terrific Troubleshooting Tricks and Tools

When bad tech stuff happens, fight back with one of these PC life-savers.

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Sanity check: Will WiMAX be a 3G killer, or is it vice versa?

Fierce competition can bring out the best and the worst in businesses, and it also makes for great theater. In the technology world over the past three decades, we have watched commercial empires rise and fall with amazing swiftness and drama. New competitors have arisen out of nowhere and trumped...

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Scientists Invent 30 Year Continuous Power Laptop Battery

Your next laptop could have a continuous power battery that lasts for (30 years without a single recharge)

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OpenOffice vs. Lotus Symphony

The new open source office suite by IBM offers competition for OpenOffice

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The AudioFile: Understanding MP3 compression

It's one of the most popular and controversial file types in the world, but most explanations of its workings are either blindingly simplistic or overwhelmingly technical. Learn about the workings of MP3 without a second Ph.D. in this guide.

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The Future of Web Startups

There's something interesting happening right now. Startups are undergoing the same transformation that technology does when it becomes cheaper. It's so cheap to start web startups that orders of magnitudes more will be started. And if the pattern holds true, that should cause dramatic changes... and have a look at this video http://www.scribemedia.org/2007/10/04/startups/

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The Future of Web Startups

There's something interesting happening right now. Startups are undergoing the same transformation that technology does when it becomes cheaper. It's so cheap to start web startups that orders of magnitudes more will be started. And if the pattern holds true, that should cause dramatic changes... and have a look at this video http://www.scribemedia.org/2007/10/04/startups/

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Web 3.0 will be a mobile web revolution

Everyone has an opinion on Web 3.0 lately. I agree..Web 3.0 will be a mobile web revolution

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Digital Tutor: 55 Most Popular Reference Websites

Its around that time of year that some of our first research papers are coming due and everyone can use a little help testing to insure that their theories and sources will stand up to academic scrutiny. With that in mind we present 50+ resources that will allow you to double, and triple check your work to your hearts content.

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Microsoft Announces Internet TV Service And Extenders Allowing HDTV Access

Microsoft has announced the forthcoming release of Internet TV, a feature which will allow people to enjoy a range of television and video content on their PCs and TV sets without a TV tuner in their PC.

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how the brain works

• Watch the following three interesting and in-depth video links, each about an hour long, from the Numenta site and Google:
  How HTM maps to the brain — Quoting the Numenta site: "This is an hour long talk describing how HTM technology maps to the anatomy and physiology or the brain. Engineers who are familiar with HTM have found this talk helpful so we decided to record it and make it available."
  Prospects and Problems of Cortical Theory
  How the Cortex Works

Open id PIP

Personal Identity Provider allows you to manage your personal information online by providing a single sign on to multiple websites. PIP also provides the flexibility to share only the information you choose with each website.

When you create a PIP account, you will receive a personal identifier in the form of a URL that you can use to sign in or register at any site that supports OpenID


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Sysinternals

Some cool windows apps

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Which defrag should you use

Here is a blog about the to 40 defrag utilities some are free.

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jQuery User Interface Library

"Draggables, droppables, resizables, shadows, sliders, sortables, tabs, accordions, selectables, trees, and modals. All completely documented, demoed, themed, and 100% Free Open Source Software."

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Digg's picture of the Year [PIC]

With all the iPhone drama and unlocking drama. This picture truly sums up the comedy in all this.

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10 Ajax Start Pages to Consider

Ajax start pages are easy-to-use, customizable webpages, allowing you to keep up with the latest news and add interactive content. You can add new RSS feeds and widgets, and move your content around the page.

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Turn Your Windows PC into a Media Center Powerhouse On the Cheap

After installing a $70 capture card in your computer and a bit of freeware third-party software, you've got all the tools you need to record television shows on your PC's built-in Media Center, extend that Media Center to your Xbox 360, schedule recordings and stream TV over the internet.

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IBM Adds Lotus Notes Code To OpenOffice Project

IBM's participation could make OpenOffice.org a more serious threat to Microsoft's stranglehold on the productivity software market.

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French Prints Show the Year 2000 (1910)

The National Library of France (BnF) has an amazing collection of prints from 1910 which depict life in the year 2000. They are credited to Villemard. There's speculation that they were included with "foodstuffs" of the era, much like the German postcards we looked at back in April.

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Bottle makes dirty water drinkable in seconds

Military chiefs are excited because the bottles, which can distill either 4,000 litres or 6,000 litres without changing the filter. The bottle can clean up any water - including fecal matter - using a filter that cuts out anything longer than 15 nanometres, which means that viruses can be filtered out without the use of chemicals.

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Amazing Steampunk Theme'd Site

I know, it looks like a web developer site. But it is so cool.

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Swedish Mobile

Company promises free calls. Using P2P on your mobile.

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Similicio.us - Find Similar Sites

Similicio.us is an application that finds websites that appeal to similar tastes, using Delicio.us bookmarks.

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40+ Free Windows Apps For You

Cool apps to try

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Fgpyyih804423 in 160 seconds. How Safe is Your Windows Password?

The multi-platform password cracker Ophcrack is incredibly fast. How fast? It can crack the password "Fgpyyih804423" in 160 seconds. Most people would consider that password fairly secure...

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Watch Any Youtube Video On Your Phone

Simple tool that converts any youtube video for immediate viewing on your mobile phone.

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Rumor: Google Phone Confirmed By HTC Insider

JB over at Crunchgear has the exclusive on the "upcoming" Google Phone, supposedly set to launch in Q1 2008. His source is someone inside HTC, the company that Google's working with to pick one of 20 models to finalize their design.

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Full WEB 2.0 API List

A comprehensive list of hundreds of Web 2.0 APIs.

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Filmmaker's Tool Kit: Creating a Movie with Web 2.0

I n this post I will show you the tools you need to go from idea to finished film using as many web 2.0 products as possible. The tool kit below will help you take your idea from start to finish and fulfill your dream of winning an Oscar (okay, maybe not, but you have to start somewhere). This is film making on a budget...

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Geek To Live: Partition and Image Your Hard Drive with the System Rescue CD

You've reinstalled Windows from scratch again but this time you want to preserve your sparkling clean setup for instant restoration down the road. Instead of dropping cash on Norton Ghost or Acronis True Image, burn yourself a free, bootable Linux-based System Rescue CD. The System Rescue CD includes open source tools GParted

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Google is preparing its own distribution of Linux

Google has confirmed it is working on a desktop linux project called Goobuntu, in a possible bid to take on Microsoft in its core business - desktop software.

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Hacker accesses a Nuclear plant as easy as opening a can of beans

The first time Scott Lunsford offered to hack into a nuclear power station, he was told it would be impossible. There was no way, the plant's owners claimed, that their critical components could be accessed from the Internet. Lunsford, a researcher for IBM's Internet Security Systems, found otherwise.

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12 Great Do-It-Yourself PC Projects

With a few hours of time and a little D.I.Y. (do-it-yourself) spirit, you can make some major improvements to the PCs and networks you use at home or for your small business. We picked out twelve such projects, and asked some of our experts to step you through them. Turn a PC Into an HD Media Server

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Sony to Sell TV Downloading Device

TOKYO -- Sony Corp. said it plans to sell a device in Europe that lets users record television programs onto their PlayStation 3 videogame console and then transfer them to the PlayStation Portable, as it aims to boost lagging sales of both devices.

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Dear Palm: It's time for an intervention

We know things haven't really been going your way lately, but we want you to know that we haven't given up on you, even though it might seem like the only smartphone anyone wants to talk about these days is the iPhone.

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Mobile Minute goes back to school - using Windows Mobile on Campus

Windows Mobile devices include some great tools for students, including a basic calculator, calendar, and mobile versions of Word and Excel. But if you want to get the most out of your PDA on campus, you'll probably want to check out some more advanced tools for text entry, note taking, and organization

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5 ways to speedup javascript

a great article on ways to make your javascript apps faster.

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Just for laughs: 8 comedy video sites

If comedy is your thing, the Web can be a funny place. Finding the laughs, however, is no laughing matter.

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EasyCropper Launched: Crop images for the web

EasyCropper is a dead–simple way for you to crop any image for use on the web. It has a ton of javascript goodness and even looks pretty too! EasyCropper was built with Merb (Ruby framework similar to Rails), ImageMagick, and MooTools.

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Want to learn Php? Easy!

This website has some of the most helpful tutorials on php I have ever read. Reading all these tutorials will make you learn more about php than you have ever known, and humor is also included.

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27 Great Tips to Keep Your Life Organized

"It’s a rare person among us who doesn’t feel the need to get more organized. I consider myself fairly organized, for example, but there are times when I get a little lax about my organizational rules, and there’s always room for improvement."

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Microsoft's Biggest Purchase Ever

Microsoft has completed the largest purchase in its history, sealing its $6 billion takeover of Internet advertising firm Aquantive. "Today we take a significant step forward in our ability to capture share of the $40 billion online-ad opportunity and the larger $600 billion ad market, which is rapidly shifting to the world of online"

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Cool Tool: Find Out What Technologies a Site is Built With

Ever wonder about the technologies that power your favorite websites? BuiltWith’s goal is to help developers, researchers and designers find out what technologies pages are using which may help them to decide what technologies to implement themselves.

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PingMe: What *should* you be doing?

PingMe is a free interactive reminder service for e-mail accounts and mobile devices that provides facilities to create new reminders and reschedule pending ones from your mobile device. It's cool because there's no need for additional software or syncing, you interact with the service via text message (aside from initial setup on the website).

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Nokia: Woops! 46 Million Batteries May Overheat

Nokia Corp. is offering to replace 46 million batteries manufactured by another company for use in its mobile phones because of a risk of overheating, Nokia said on Tuesday.

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What makes a great movie?

A film that wins critical acclaim is likely to be an R-rated drama, adapted from a prize-winning play or book and based on a true story, with the original author or director involved in writing the screenplay.

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8 Foods That You Should Eat Every Day

Eat these eight foods every day to cover all your nutritional bases. Our all-star panel of doctors, scientists, nutritionists, and chefs will tell you why and show you how.

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11 Steps to a Better Brain

It doesn't matter how brainy you are or how much education you've had - you can still improve and expand your mind. Boosting your mental faculties doesn't have to mean studying hard or becoming a reclusive book worm. There are lots of tricks, techniques and habits, as well as changes to your lifestyle, diet and behaviour that can help you.

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Hardening your systems with Bastille Linux

System administrators need to secure their systems while avoiding locking them down so strictly that they become useless. Bastille is a software tool that eases the process of hardening a Linux system.

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IBM readies Lotus Notes 8

IBM is preparing to ship a new version of its Lotus Notes and Domino applications on 17 August, according to a company website that was published on Tuesday.

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Kazacos acquires Sensis' Invizage - www.crn.com.au

Peter Kazacos, the man that left Kaz to Telstra has returned to buy up an arm of Sensis.

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Xandros celebrates Microsoft union with patents

The open source specialist will implement Microsoft's ActiveSync and Outlook-Exchange Transport protocols, enabling over-the-air synchronization of email and calendaring between mobile devices and servers, and improved communication between email on Windows clients and Xandros's Scalix sever

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Researchers Create Paper-Like Battery

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a paper-sized device that functions as a high-energy battery and a supercapacitor that can use human blood and sweat to recharge.

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How to "Fail Proof" Your Day and Your Life

Are you constantly forgetting things when you leave the house, missing appointments, searching for your keys, and more? If so, you're not alone. Modern life is very hectic. We've all got a lot going on and consequently our minds are scattered. You'll be happy to know that there is an easy solution.

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The 11 Best Movie-Effect Photoshop Tutorials

11 of the best tutorials that make your photos look like the movies. From Scarface to Pirates of the Carribean to '300' to A Scanner Darkly. It's all here.

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Power replacements for built-in Windows utilities

Power users need power utilities, and Windows' default system programs barely get the job done. Over time third-party developers have stepped and build superior replacements to programs like Notepad, Paint, Windows Explorer and the Command Prompt. Get the simple jobs done smarter, faster and more efficiently with these free utitlites

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Green Basics: Hybrid Cars

One of the most symbolic and popular symbols of the "green" movement is the hybrid-electric car, known better as simply the hybrid car. These vehicles extend the functionality of traditional internal combustion engines by combining them with a battery-powered electric motor, which takes some of the work off the combustion engine's hands.

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No More Hard Drive: 100 Free Apps to Go Online-Only

Why is it that despite the fact that you can do virtually anything from anywhere through the Net, most of us are still tethered to our computer because of the need for access to basic desktop software? In this article, we highlight 100 free webware apps which will help you cut the cord from your computer and its traditional desktop software.

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The New Psychology of Leadership Discovered

Recent research in psychology points to secrets of effective leadership that radically challenge conventional wisdom

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Leaked Vista Hotfix Packs Now Official

You may now download two Windows Vista updates that had leaked to the Internet at the end of July. No word on when they reach Windows Update.

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Google Rolls Out Storage Services

Web search and Internet services company Google Inc. on Friday began selling expanded online storage, targeted for users with large picture, music or video file collections.

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An Entire Bookshelf, in Your Hands (on your mobile)

A variety of digital tools, from cell phones to dedicated readers, are now available for cracking open electronic books. This is why I use the nokia 9300.

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How to Work Like the Masters

When I need work done on my car, I consult with a mechanic. When it's time to build a deck in the backyard, I will search for an expert and listen to what he says. So when it comes to life itself, why wouldn't you at least consider what experts think? Trust me, I completely understand that the term 'expert' is often self-proclaimed.

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A Guide to Hiring Programmers: The High Cost of Low Quality

An article on why hiring average, or even below average, programmers costs your company more money than it saves. Tips for hiring experts.

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10 Things You Should Know About Microsoft's Silverlight

With the public release of Silverlight imminent, now is the right time to become familiar with the software and how it might affect your Web application strategy. Find out what is important and what is hype.

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Awesome List of Office 2.0 Web Applications

I don't think there is a better list.

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350 TV like channels you can watch in your browser

Index of around 350 TV like channels you can watch in your browser. Some are really cool.

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Official iPhone Tool

Only apple can supply this

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Google Video gets it wrong 3 times

Description: Google now dominates the internet video owning more than 50% or the market. But Google messed up 3 times before it got there.

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5 Ways to Send Mail on the Go

Sooner or later, you’ll hit some combination where the network and the outgoing email refuse to speak to each other. Perhaps your ISP blocks access to your SMTP server when you’re not logging in directly through their network. Perhaps the standard port 25 is blocked at your location. Here's what you gotta do.

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Six things you need to know about developing mobile applications

There's a revolution underway in which intelligent mobile devices are becoming intelligent front-ends for enterprise applications

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Amazon Launches Payments Service to Rival PayPal

Amazon’s Jeff Barr is announcing tonight the launch of another web service that should appeal to developers. The previously rumored Flexible Payments Service provides everything developers need to set up payments on their sites, far more so than the Paypal API

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Your mobile will tell where you can find your alternative fuel of choice

One of the biggest barriers to switching over to new, cleaner fuels is that they're harder to find than good ol' unleaded. It's great if you have a truck that runs on E-85,

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Sorry Guy It's Not So Easy: The Flip Side of Entrepreneurship

Great guest post by Glenn Kelman, who offers a counterpoint to Guy Kawasaki's posting about how easy it is to make millions of dollars with "user-generated, long-tail, Web 2.0, social-networking, open-source content." Glenn brings things back to reality and shows how hard, not how easy, it is to build a new company.

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YouLicense, The Music Licensing Marketplace Is Out of Closed Beta

YouLicense, the site that offers artists the chance to license their music online is now open to the public.

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100 Tips to Improve your Life

A group of high profile 'personal productivity' bloggers collected a list of the 100 best “tips to improve your life.” Leo Babauta, author of Zen Habits compiled the list. While not specific to creative professionals, the list includes tips that are likely to boost overall effectiveness and the impact we are able to make with our ideas.

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10 Tips for Razor Sharp Concentration

Writing to-do lists and keeping a schedule may keep you organized, but does it really help you get more done? I believe that organization is important, but what you really need is focus.

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How To: Bulletproof Server Backups with Amazon S3

"We all know that it is important to keep recent backups of anything you value at all, so why not automate the process?"

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150 Resources to Help You Write Better, Faster, and More Persuasively

"As a student, writer, author, journalist, poet, or screenwriter, you know that you probably spend more time on research, editing, and proofreading than you do on the actual writing... our list comes to your rescue, as the following links focus on taking the "monkey work" out of writing."

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Cell phones light up operating room during blackout

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The light from the cell phone screens allowed surgeons to complete an emergency appendix operation during a blackout in a city in central Argentina, reports said on Saturday.

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Predict the Weather Without a Forecast

Some nice tips on ways to possibly predict the weather

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Design Better with CRAP

Probably not what you were thinking :) CRAP = Contrast / Repetition / Alignment / Proximity and all design starts from these four basic principles.

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467 + Ajax/Javascript/Dhtml examples and demos to download

A great and useful collection.

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Lessons from J.K. Rowlings: Protecting Intellectual Property

How J.K. Rowling protects her "Harry Potter" intellectual property rights is a lesson that IT professionals should learn.

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384-Page Book Written by a Commuter on His Mobile Phone

IT professional Robert Bernocco took advantage of his long commute by writing a book on his Nokia using T9 predictive text.

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Who's Minding the Mind?

The subconscious brain is more active, independent and purposeful than once thought. Sometimes it takes charge.

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How To Know When Being Given A New Title Means You Just Got Fired

There are lots of ways to be shown the door as an executive. Being given a meaningless, bad title is the weapon of choice for acquiring companies.

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Writing Tips and Techniques from an Expert Copywriter

9 steps to writing successful, proof perfect copy. A diggers must read.

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135 Completely Free Distance Education Courses

Apparently, this list took a team of individuals several weeks to compile, but these courses are all completely free -- from universities such as MIT, Tufts, Stanford, and UC Berkeley -- without strings attached.

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Scaling Websites On the Cheap

"...what I like is they have a strategy, a point-of-view for building websites and were gracious enough to share very detailed instructions on how to go about building a website. They even delve into actual installation details of the various software packages they use. Anyone can benefit by taking a look at their work."

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10 Steps Toward Better Writing

"Writing well is easily one of the most sought-after and useful skills in the business world. Ironically, it is one of the rarest and most undervalued skills among students, and few professors have the time, resources, or skills to teach writing skills effectively..."

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[Howto] Manage your life via SMS (LifeHacker)

The command line's making a comeback, but the terminal window, keyword launcher and search box aren't the only textual command interfaces- your cell phone has joined the party. More and more modern webapps let you interact with your data via SMS, updating and retrieving your information in the cloud on the go. You don't need a fancy mobile phone

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15 Largest Social Bookmarking Sites

Here are the 15 Largest Social Bookmarking Sites ranked simply by Alexa Rank.Other things that i taken into account were Inbound Links, Google Page Rank and U.S. traffic data from Compete and Quantcast. Although no traffic metrics are completely accurate so you can call them my favorites if you like. All data collected within last 7 seven days

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What If Joost Were a Web App?

An independent developer has built a Flash version of Joost that runs in any browser. ANother programmer started OnTheToob, a directory of Joost programs. Should Joost just buy them?

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Nokia Buys Media Sharing Site Twango for $96.8 million

When Twango started in 2004, they set out to create a media sharing service that would embrace and build connections between people. They wanted to make it easy for people to share the media they choose (photos, videos, audio, documents, and more) in whatever way they choose.Twango´s traffic has been rising recently...

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ONLINE MEDIA GOD: 400+ Tools for Podcasters, Videobloggers, & Photographers

Online media is exploding…and with it, a new class of creative people producing their own music, podcasts, professional-level photography and video shows. We’ve compiled the largest list so far of useful tools for self-made photographers, videobloggers, podcasters and videobloggers.

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9 Ways to Build Your Own Social Network

"The news may overflow with stories about the social networking giants, such as Facebook and MySpace, but a horde of companies are doing their best to reduce the fundamental features of these websites to mere commodities."

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Five Things Nokia Needs To Address To Beat The iPhone

What can they do about the iPhone, then? Well, quite honestly, they most likely can’t beat the hype surrounding it. But they can improve what they have to a good degree, and maybe even (just maybe) come out in front again.

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45 Best Freeware Design Programs

This is a huge list from the best Freeware Design programs the web has to offer, sorted in Image editing,Illustration,Authoring Tools,Animation,3D Modeling & CAD,Flash Tools and Useful Tools.

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Lotus Notes Goes Web 2.0

Notes 8 will sport a revamped interface and support RSS, blogs, and wikis, says exec

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Get started with the Eclipse Platform

Find out about the Eclipse Platform, including its origin and architecture. Starting with a brief discussion about the open source nature of Eclipse and its support for multiple programming languages, we demonstrate the Java™ development environment with a simple programming example.

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Jing Project: Visual Communication

The concept of Jing is the always-ready program that instantly captures and shares images and video…from your computer to anywhere. (PC & Mac)

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Miro Launched - Formerly ‘Democracy Player’

Formerly known as ‘Democracy Player’, this new name, logo, and updated version of the software represents the next evolution of the project. We are hoping to reach even more people and build the open video movement. The software is more polished and stable than ever.

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Don't sleep

Well you can sleep 2 hrs a day

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10 virtually instant ways to improve your life

Many of our problems come from within our own minds. They aren’t caused by events, bad luck, or other people. We cause them through our own poor mental habits. Here are 10 habits you should set aside right away to free yourself from the many problems each one will be causing you

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101 Ways To Know Your Software Project Is Doomed

Read often your project may be changing.

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10 hot tips to being a better IT manager

It's easy for IT managers, especially those new to management, to get bogged down in day-to-day activities and lose sight of the bigger picture of leading staff. Whether you're a seasoned pro, or new to the game, the following tips from ZDNet Australia points you in the right direction to effectively manage your team.

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Windows Home Server 1.0 finished, code goes RTM

Windows Home Server has been christened 1.0, and the code has been released to manufacturing. System Builder versions as well as initial products from several ISVs are expected this September.

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7 Online Video Aggregators Reviewed

Nice review of video aggregators


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1500 HDTV Channels simultaneously - Possible with new broadband technology

40 Gigabits per second, 1500 HDTV streams simultaneously, download a DVD in about 2 seconds --- It's probably a few years before we can get this but I like those speeds! Remember the days of 14k connections? We've come so far.

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This is what the web looked like in 1994

Time travel back to 1994, see the video digital used to sell the net.

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Microsoft on your telly: a history of the company's Internet TV strategy

From Web TV, MSN, Windows Media Center, Media Room, to Xbox Live Video Marketplace. Microsoft has it covered pretty well.

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Streamy -- The Digg Killer?

Streamy is one part Pageflakes + one part Digg. Users get their home page which is divided into topical sections but then via the wisdom of the Streamy crowds you get personalized recommendations on other stories and publications.

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10 Most Beautiful Social Networks

If you asked most MySpace-haters what's their problem with the service, they'd probably say: it's ugly. Meanwhile, people tell us they are switching from Twitter to Pownce because it's prettier and easier to use. For those who prize beauty above all else, we brought together 10 of the prettiest social networks.

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All Hotkeys for software

We're here to help you to increase work speed, a collection of all the shortcuts you need on your computer software

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17 Things You Didn't Know About Your Brain

But soon your brain will know...

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10 Essential Habits for Freelance Workers

The key, I’ve found, is to develop certain habits that will keep you not only disciplined but successful. Simple habits, to be sure, but ones that can go a long way towards taking you from a broke freelancer to a happy and productive one. Here are 10 essential habits for freelance workers...

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Google vs Everyone: 10 Markets Where Google Wants to Win

Google is the 600-pound gorilla: the company that no one wants to see build a competing product. Google dominates many of the markets it enters, whether by building a superior product or acquiring one. But Google isn't perfect: in some areas, they come out behind. Today, Mashable takes an in-depth look at 10 markets where Google wants to win.

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Ever Wondered Who Really Owns the Media?

Check out these resources to learn how big Big Media really is.

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Linux developers considering move to Eclipse

When you're talking Linux development tools, chances are you're talking about decades-old programming editors like vi and EMACS. These are fine for an older generation of programmers, but today's developers, weaned on Microsoft Visual Studio want integrated development environments.

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iPhone shatters AT&T record, dwarfs RAZR

Apple over the weekend sold more than 700,000 iPhones to rocket past analyst predictions and shatter AT&T's record by selling more iPhones in three days than Motorola's RAZR did in its first month. Apple's supply of iPhones depleted at more than half of its retail stores less than a week after the cellular handset hit store

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In Italy, CIA Agents Were Undone By Their Cell Phones

James Bond's gadget guru surely would have warned the agency about how easy it is to track calls made via cell phone. Now 25 of its agents are facing trial in absentia in Milan, Italy, this summer — undone by their pathetic ignorance of technology

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Links for creating a video web site

FFmpeg (http://ffmpeg.mplayerhq.hu)
Mplayer + Mencoder (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/design7/dload.html)
flv2tool (http://inlet-media.de/flvtool2)
Libogg + Libvorbis (http://www.xiph.org/downloads)
LAME MP3 Encoder (http://lame.sourceforge.net)

5 Social Media Millionaire Milestones - youtube, digg, craigslist, myspace

Youtube, digg, craigslist, flickr, myspace and facebook: what do their creators have in common? The Kings of social media who created them successfully navigated through the 5 milestones to be crowned Web 2.0 millionaires. Ignore them and your brilliant brainwave won't boost your bank balance.

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500,000 iPhones Sold This Weekend

With one of the most anticipated product launches of the year over, how did the iPhone do ?According to analyst, Blackfriars, which has been monitoring stores, claimed that sales should top 500,000 for the first weekend.

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How-to-Unleash Your Strategic Business Potential : Making Decisions

Whether you are a CEO, a owner, a director, a manager or a team leader, this set of effective decision making tools is for you and will be very useful to anybody who has an interest in designing, reviewing or re-engineering business processes. Meet the 'Decision Maker'.

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The Technology that Powers Digg

A slideshow all about the technology (PHP, MySQL, Apache, etc.) behind Digg.



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The Definitive Guide to Joost: Channels, Features, Hacks, and More

If you haven't yet heard about Joost, it's the Internet on-demand video program that's bound to change the way we watch TV. Here's how to do anything and everything possible with Joost.



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Who Will Be The YouTube Of Live Video?

The growth of Youtube and it’s subsequent $1.65 billion buyout left behind a bevy of competing video sites. Since then competitors have been seeking to differentiate themselves by focusing on longer videos, higher (bitrate) quality videos, professional content, and paying their users.



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Browser based Joost competitor coming soon (Apple TV compatible)

Just found out of a new Joost competitor from Italy appearing on the scene. But unlike Joost it will work on within a browser on a website, work on Mac, Windows, and Linux, and export content to Windows Media Center, Apple TV and Xbox 360.



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Swap my mobile phone for a million pounds? "No way" say 1 in 3

This might seem hard to believe, but according to research carried out by the Carphone Warehouse and the London School of Economics, one in three people aged 16 to 24 would not give up their mobile phone for a million pounds.



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Nokia Mobile Server for Nokia S60

Nokia Mobile Server allows you to access the following type of content from your mobile device via HTTP from a PC/Mobile web browser: Create,Share,Use & Access Contacts, Calendar, SMS, Emails, Phone Log & Gallery



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Verizon offers shop with your phone

Verizon Wireless customers will soon have another option when they shop other than just cash or credit – they will be able to pay using their wireless phones



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Fring for windows moble phones

fring announced that it has further expanded its mVoIP (mobile VoIP) community by adding all Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 series devices to its list of compatible handsets



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Domino Best Practices

The following link is a checklist for Domino Best Practices designed to provide Notes/Domino administrators, application developers, and IT managers with information needed to ensure a successful Notes/Domino environment.

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Microsoft's IPTV platform to challenge AppleTV

Now called Mediaroom, the company has added a number of new features to its IPTV platform including PC to TV media sharing (photos and music), third party development support, and over-the-air DTT functionality.



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Starting Ruby on Rails

Ruby on Rails is an elegant, compact and fun way to build web applications. Read this before you start.



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Are you Lazy? How to Make Laziness Work for You!

You’re feeling lazy right now, and reading blogs instead of doing what you’re supposed to be doing. That’s OK — we all do that. But let’s look at how to make that laziness work for us, and how to turn lazy into productive.



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10 Weaknesses that Cripple Web Developers from Turning Entrepreneurs

Also check out the 7 things you should do



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Introduction to Abject-Oriented Programming

Abject-oriented programming is a set of practices for encouraging code reuse and making sure programmers are producing code that can be used in production for a long time.abject: utterly hopeless, miserable, humiliating, or wretched: abject poverty.



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If you know nothing about HTML, this is where you start

These tutorials are set up so you can move through them over a week's time. One tutorial per day. However, if you can go faster, do it!



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Youtube Mobile, now live to the public.

Previously limited to 1-2 specific mobile networks... as of today YouTube Mobile is live to the public. MMS uploads from your phone have been possible for almost a year, but now we can waste awesome amounts of time watching the tube from anywhere!



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16 Steps to Creating a Bulletproof Startup

Got a great idea? There's never been a better time to turn it into a great company. Here's a 16-step guide to help you do it right.



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Ruby on Rails Rake Tutorial (aka. How Rake turned me into an alchoholic)

In this article we're going to discover why Rake was created, and how it can help our Rails applications. By the end you should be able to write your own tasks, using rake in no less then three steps.



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How to make Windows Mobile more like Windows

One of the biggest reasons PalmOS and Windows Mobile are designed to look the way they are is because you need to fit the most vital information on a tiny screen. Good, now that we've got that out of the way, let's take a look at some ways you can make your Windows Mobile PDA look more like a full desktop operating system



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The Ultimate RSS Toolbox - 120+ RSS Resources

A comprehensive list of all the RSS readers, tools, browser plugins, tips, hacks and directories available on the web.



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Prove Your Knowledge at Windows Mobile Training Website

Do you think you have what it takes to be a true knowledge master in the world of Windows Mobile? Well now you can prove it. WindowsMobileTraining.com has a series of courses and exams that you can take for free and prove your knowledge.



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How to Check RSS Feeds on Your Phone

Several Web-based RSS services can help. Most of them require that you simple create an account (for free, of course), add some RSS feeds and then fire up your mobile browser. Check out my picks:

• Bloglines (http://www.bloglines.com/mobile)
  
• Feedalot (http://www.feedalot.com)
  
• Litefeeds (http://www.litefeeds.com)
  
• RSSHome (http://www.rsshome.com)

Coke promoting a MySpace for cellphones

Will it last?? Why reinvent the wheel maybe the they should have gone to MySpace and worked with them.



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New Streaming Application - Radio365

If you like streaming radio, then you may want to check this app out. It's still in Alpha testing, but can be downloaded for free here.It currently works on Windows Mobile 5/6 (PPC & SM) via your data network or WiFi. Note: an unlimited data plan is recommended for streaming any type of media. It has a 2mb footprint.



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Mail For Exchange 1.6 Available

The new version, Mail For Exchange 1.6 includes support for Nokia E90, adds a few new features and fixes a number of bugs.



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Google promises mobile software platform to challenge Windows

The most critical battle in the wireless world is to take the reins of the mobile internet as it evolves, and that means all the majors are trying to create a software platform that will make the web even more usable on a small device than it is on a PC, and so drive new applications and revenue streams.



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Asus Eee PC 701 to take on the Foleo and NanoBook

The Asus Eee PC 701 (can you really stack three e’s together to make a name?) is a 1.9 -pound ultraportable/UMPC hybrid with a 7-inch screen and a full keyboard. It will see 512MB of RAM and a SSD drive ranging from 4-16GB. Other niceties include built-in wireless, mic and webcam



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A New Display Lengthens Gadget Life By Up To 50 Percent Longer

"Cell-phone and laptop batteries could last up to 50 percent longer, thanks to a new type of display technology. It could allow cell-phone, digital-camera, and laptop makers to develop power-saving displays that could dynamically adjust their backlight and color intensity based on the color and brightness of the content."



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Google PageRank: What Do We Know About It?

Google PageRank is probably one of the most important algorithms ever developed for the Web. Everybody is using it, but (almost) nobody really knows, how it works. Find more from here ...



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Everything you ever wanted to know about video codecs.

Puts the nuts and bolts of the most popular video codecs under the microscope; then pits the codecs against eachother.



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MIT Cracks The Code of Déjà Vu

MIT researchers report the identification of a mechanism in the brain that's tied to the experience of déjà vu, French for "seen already." The neuroscientists studied how subregions of the hippocampus--a part of the brain responsible for creating memories--contribute to our ability to differentiate between distinct places that are very similar.



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HTC launches smartphone to challenge the Apple iPhone

The HTC Touch offers a new and unique way of controlling touch screen-based devices by recognising and responding to the sweep of a finger across the screen. It is intelligent enough to distinguish between finger and stylus input and then respond accordingly. It just needs to come in white.



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Democracy Player 0.9.6 Released!

Tons of new features. Democracy is free and open source with a beautiful interface. It downloads video RSS feeds, including torrent feeds, and plays / organizes videos all in one. It can play almost any type of video. New features include the ability to watch any local folder to see if there are new videos ready to watch.



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A Grant from Mozilla to Democracy Player

More on Democracy Player…it is soon to be named Miro and it is a cool desktop application that’s sort of a mashup of a video player, an RSS reader, an FTP & torrent client, and a channel guide — the experience is that video is regularly delivered to your desktop. They also make a server and have built a ton of great docs to help you



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View Your Google Calendar on Your Mobile Device

Google Calendar is an excellent online application for those that want a way to create and share public calendars. Now you can view (and only view) your calendar on your mobile device if you go to google.com/calendar

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Mobile phone rays paralyse cars

"Cellphones kept near Nissan's I-Keys -- wireless devices designed to allow drivers to enter and start their cars at the push of a button -- can erase the electronic code on the keys, rendering them unable to unlock or start the cars"

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Mahalo - We're here to help

"Mahalo is the world's first human-powered search engine powered by an enthusiastic and energetic group of Guides." Jason Calacanis (of weblogs inc/engadget fame) latest venture launched today - check it out.



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Mahalo - We're here to help

"Mahalo is the world's first human-powered search engine powered by an enthusiastic and energetic group of Guides." Jason Calacanis (of weblogs inc/engadget fame) latest venture launched today - check it out.



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Palm Foleo

I posted before that palm was doing a new OS, it was for the Foleo. A new toy from palm tat offers a laptop experience to the mobile user.

" With its 10-inch screen and full-size keyboard, the Palm Foleo mobile companion connects wirelessly with your smartphone to help you do more on the go. Unfold it, press a button, and it's on instantly—while just one touch brings your email to the big screen.¹ Use your Foleo to view attachments, type longer emails, or to get a bigger look at web pages and photos you'd normally view on your smartphone. And with up to five hours of battery life packed into such a compact design, you'll do big things wherever you go."

The top 10 presentations on scaling websites

Ten resources for making sure youur web service doesn't crumble under the strain of your millions of users.



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26 Reasons Why What You Think is Right is Wrong

A cognitive bias is something that our minds commonly do to distort our own view of reality. Here are the 26 most studied and widely accepted cognitive biases.



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A Search Engine, Better Than Google

Google is keeping a close eye on a small, suburban Melbourne start-up that claims to be developing a search engine that improves on the world leader. MyLiveSearch is fundamentally different in the way that it works. Read more...



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9 Driving Secrets from Police Officers

"With feedback from officers in the field, law enforcement driving instructors have compiled numerous tips to help their students avoid becoming a statistic."



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How Big is AppExchange? The Salesforce.com Guessing Game

If, as Benioff claims, AppExchange is to challenge the ecosystems of IBM, Oracle, SAP, and Microsoft, it needs to show that partners are actually making money selling add-ons to the larger Salesforce. what are the total revenues??



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10 Tips for Mastering E-mail Overload

E-mail provides a window into your workplace status, work habits, stress levels. Has trying to keep up with your inbox got you feeling like a hamster on a wheel, running faster and getting nowhere? Here's a great guide from the people over at Fortune magazine.



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The Market Function of Piracy

In marketing the most effective way to introduce new products is the free sample. In 1978 Lever Brothers spent $15 million ($47.55 million in today's currency) delivering a free sample of Signal Mouthwash to two-thirds of all US households. The strategy was a success and the product remained on the market well into the 1990s.



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PC World's Best Products of 2007

(1) Google Apps Premier Edition, (2) Intel Core 2 Duo, (3) Nintendo Wii (4) Verizon FiOS (5) RIM Blackberry 8800 (6) Parallels Desktop (7) Pioneer Elite 1080p PRO-FHD1 (8) Infrant Technologies ReadyNAS NV (9) Apple Mac OS X (10) Adobe Premiere Elements 3... (58) Digg.com



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Nokia Beta Labs releases GizmoProject S60 Voip/IM mobile client

Nokia Beta Labs has released a Beta version of the Gizmo Voip and Instant messaging client for Nokia N80 Internet Edition and Nokia N95. This version supports free call’s to any Gizmo Project, Yahoo! Messenger, Google Talk, or Windows Live user.

With a WLAN connection you are able to use all the features, and IM and presence are available even when you are connected over 2G or 3G.

You will first need to install the Nokia Internet Services Support Package available on the download page before installing the Gizmo for S60 client. Also note that the client needs to be installed on the main memory.

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Gates predicts death of the office phone

So do I with VOIP take your phone every where..



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HTC takes a gamble with new brand and OS strategy

Despite making gains in the enterprise and becoming a fairly robust and well recognized, if relatively minor, smartphone platform, Windows Mobile will clearly be just an element in the mobile picture, and probably a small one compared to Linux and the growing family of Java-oriented OSs like Symbian/Series 60 or Sun's new developments.



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Mobile TV will reach 244 million by 2011, says report

TV enabled handsets will reach a staggering 244 million devices by 2011, according to a new report.

This is almost double the number previously forecast, and was reached by a detailed look into the likely mobile TV launch dates and the uptake rate expected in 55 countries.

The report was published in the US by Multimedia Research Group, but was written by Rethink Research Associates in the UK. It shows the rapid increase anticipated in handsets annually, with huge leaps during 2009 especially (see graph below), when 53 million broadcast TV enabled handsets are expected to ship.

"There are over 80 mobile TV trials all over the world and already there are a handful of services launched. The bulk of those trials are already committed to turn into genuine services, in some cases with a nationwide footprint, in other countries in limited regions," said report author Peter White, principal analyst at Rethink.

"This forecast is not including video services which are streamed over a cellular network, because that has largely been a slow burn business, due to its low screen resolution and the careful management it needs so that it doesn't interfere with voice. Most of these new handsets will deliver QVGA quality screens, where voices and lips are synchronised, where there is no shadowing on the screen, and where the resolution is good enough to watch for 30 minutes at a time and beyond," White said.

Initiatives in Japan and South Korea have been launched for some time using technologies which are largely unfavoured in the rest of the world, but last year Italy launched two DVB-H based services and now Qualcomm's MediaFLO is aggressively going after the US market with deals that take in Verizon Wireless and AT&T as resellers.

Around 80 pilots have been carried out globally and the trickle of current services will reach a torrent of some 50 to 60 services during 2009, led by developments in China and Asia Pacific, where the report says 105 million handsets will ship. It says this will be followed by strong showings in Western Europe and the US, which will ship 73 million and 40 million mobile TV capable handsets by 2011 respectively.

According to the report, service revenues from the global mobile TV market will exceed $24bn annually by 2011, with Western Europe likely to lead in revenue terms at over $10bn, followed by the USA and Canada at $7.7bn, and China and the Far East lagging at $5bn, despite higher usage levels