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Browse census data with Google Earth

Posted on March 19, 2007 by admin

The GCensus web utility lets you download and overlay census information on top of Google Earth maps. Just choose your data source (GCensus only maps population characteristics like race and age, but more info like income are likely to come), … Continue reading →

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Dilbert – March 17, 2007

Posted on March 16, 2007 by admin

From Dilbert

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Mencken Quote

Posted on March 9, 2007 by admin

"The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated." – H. L. Mencken From Quoatations Page

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Create your own Web 2.0 logos

Posted on March 3, 2007 by admin

Want to create a logo using that hard-to-define but easy-to-recognize Web 2.0 style? Tech blog Hongkiat.com shows you how. You’ll need Photoshop and a downloadable "style" file provided by the author. This file includes the necessary elements to recreate six … Continue reading →

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Slim down your wallet with Just One Club Card

Posted on March 2, 2007 by admin

Not a bad idea – although I like a nice, fat wallet… Web site Just One Club Card lets you condense up to 8 different discount club cards onto one front-and-back card, meaning your back-breaking wallet is about to go … Continue reading →

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DIY under-desk gadget mount

Posted on February 28, 2007 by admin

Organized gadget owner Van Mardian cleared his desktop by mounting all his peripherals – external hard drives, USB hubs, network router – under his desk with pegboard and wire. For under 35 bucks, Mardian hung pegboard under his Ikea desk … Continue reading →

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Pelagic recalls dive watches due to decompression hazard

Posted on February 28, 2007 by admin

Its never good when your dive watch is giving you bad info! Pelagic Pressure Systems is recalling some 2,800 of its Oceanic and AERIS digital dive computer watches, citing a possible decompression hazard for divers relying on them (the exact … Continue reading →

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F-22 Raptors' systems crash mid-flight over Pacific

Posted on February 28, 2007 by admin

Lockheed’s shiny new F-22 Raptor stealth fighters may have owned a few war games, but crossing the International Date Line left them as helpless as a carrot in a rabbit trap, with multiple system crashes causing an emergency detour en … Continue reading →

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Dilbert – February 24, 2007

Posted on February 23, 2007 by admin

From GeeK.nL (Dilbert Archive)

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Free fonts at UrbanFonts

Posted on February 14, 2007 by admin

If you’re looking for a few new fonts to spice up your presentation or document, head over to UrbanFonts, a site with pay-for and freebie fonts. I’m no designer but lots of these look fun and interesting. The free offerings … Continue reading →

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