Wednesday, October 31, 2007
How to fix a dented ping pong ball
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This is a quick and easy fix for dented ping pong balls. For any school or club that has ping pong tables this will help cut down on the num...
Steve Riley on Security : More on Autorun
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Last month, in my post "Autorun: good for you?" I described why I believe you should disable Autorun on all computers in your orga...
10 Free Microsoft Apps That Don’t Suck
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Microsoft as a company is not usually associated with cool and free products. In that sense, Google is way ahead, it has Gmail, Google Reade...
The Most Curious Comestibles Found Online
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Mmm, mmm … gross? In celebration of strange sustenance chowed 'round the world, we've put together a list of freaky foodstuffs for t...
The Art of sharpening Pencils
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Welcome to the world of pencil sharpening - this may sound like a dull topic but there is actually a lot more to it than you think. There ar...
The Ultimate Consumerist Guide To Fighting Back (Revised Edition)
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We've posted recently about how to fight back when a business screws you over, and we've posted a lot of executive contact info over...
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
How To Set Up a Network Router
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This guide explains how to set up a router for home computer networks. The exact names of configuration settings on a network router vary de...
Monday, October 29, 2007
Births, Australia, 2006
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Australia's total fertility rate (TFR) in 2006 was 1.81 babies per woman, the highest since 1995 (1.82). The increase in the TFR between...
Birthrate hits 35-year high
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Australia is experiencing its biggest baby boom in more than three decades, as more couples are choosing to start a family later in life. Bi...
Airbus A380 - the complete guide
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For Stephen Bleach, being a part of the inaugural A380 flight on Thursday was revolutionary... but not for all the right reasons. Airbus A38...
10 Useful Secrets the Major Airlines Don’t Want You to Know
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Ironically, traveling by air is getting more and more inconvenient as overbooked flights, lost luggage, and pricey ticket sales become more ...
27 Very Strange & Funny Signs
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27 Very Strange & Funny Signs
Extending the History of Words: The Case of "Ms."
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Ms. is “used as a title preceding the surname of any woman regardless of her marital status, sometimes with her forename(s) intervening.” Th...
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Top 87 Bad Predictions about the Future
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Here's a fine collection of 87 bad futuristic predictions from years gone by -- many of them are risible because of their skepticism. To...
New UN environmental report paints a very bleak future for Humanity
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Everywhere you turn there's more bad news on the environment. According to a new report released by the UN, it's not just other spec...
Friday, October 26, 2007
Seven topics to avoid if you don't want to risk being a bore
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I hesitate to disagree with the immortal La Rochefoucauld, but I think he was wrong when he wrote, "We are always bored by those whom w...
What is your Word of the Century so far?
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Susie Dent, author of OUP’s annual Language Report, has told us that the word of the year for 2007 is “footprint”, but can any one word sum ...
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Password-cracking chip causes security concerns
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A technique for cracking computer passwords using inexpensive off-the-shelf computer graphics hardware is causing a stir in the computer sec...
Full Moon is really BIG and BRIGHT in October
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On Thursday night, October 25, and into Friday morning, October 26, 2007, the Moon will be visually much larger and brighter than usual. Ful...
Free Online File Storage
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Online file storage services allow you to save, browse and share files, photos, and documents from any computer or mobile device. Free Onlin...
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