7 Ways to Make Your Own Good Luck

When Napoleon was asked if he preferred courageous generals or brilliant generals, he replied neither. He preferred lucky generals. So, how do you get lucky?
7 Ways to Make Your Own Good Luck

2007 Australian Federal Election

A federal election is anticipated to be held before the end of the year. You can be sure as the Australian parties get out on the hustings, babies will be kissed, doors knocked and hands vigorously shook -- but this election campaign is already a lot different to others, with digital media playing a new and important role.
Australian voters can have an intimate look at the parties, candidates and election issues, all in one Google location. These services, spanning Search, Maps, News, video, Earth, Trends, and iGoogle, enable voters to organise, find and share Australian election information more easily than ever.
2007 Australian Federal Election

404 Error Pages: Reloaded

40 working examples of user-friendly, creative and outstanding 404 error pages - in a brief overview.
404 Error Pages: Reloaded

Weird & Wonderful Word of the Week

Weird & Wonderful Word of the Week, Slang Word of the Week and other nerdy wordy things!
Weird & Wonderful Word of the Week

Signs Stating the Obvious

Campaigners for the English language have attacked a growing tendency for "obvious" public information posters, such as a police sign urging people: "Don't Commit Crime."
Other examples highlighted by the Plain English Campaign, which fights for the effective use of English, include "Warning: Platform ends here" on the end of rail station platforms, and "May cause drowsiness" on sleeping pills.
Language defenders take aim at signs stating the obvious

Luna 2, first spacecraft to Moon’s surface, launched 48 years ago

On September 13, 1959 (September 12, Moscow time, at 06:39:42 UTC), the Soviet Union’s Luna 2 was launched to the Moon. Thirty-three-and-one-half hours later, it impacted the Moon, the first spacecraft to reach the lunar surface.
Luna 2, first spacecraft to Moon’s surface, launched 48 years ago

Fact or Fiction?: An Opera Singer's Piercing Voice Can Shatter Glass

Can the high C of a trained soprano quiver glass into dissolution?
Fact or Fiction?: An Opera Singer's Piercing Voice Can Shatter Glass

Roundup of Federal Election websites

The Australian's Media section had an interesting roundup of the websites which are springing up to cover (and cash in on) the upcoming federal election. It says that Google is going to launch its own election website tomorrow, replete with "video footage, user-generated content and customised information feeds."
Roundup of Federal Election websites

Rock the Podium

Wired's How to Wiki has some tips for public speaking by blogger, writer and Boing Boing editor Cory Doctorow.
Rock the Podium

Russian 'sex day' to boost Births

The governor of Ulyanovsk region in Russia is offering prizes to couples who have babies in exactly nine months - on Russia's national day on 12 June. Sergei Morozov wants couples to take the day off work to have sex. If a baby is born on national day, they will receive cars, TVs or other prizes.
Russian 'sex day' to boost births

GeoHive: Global Statistics

GeoHive is a site with geopolitical data, statistics on the human population, Earth and more. The main kind of data you can find here is population statistics of regions, countries, provinces and cities. Next to that there are some statistics on economic factors like wealth, infrastructure; statistics on natural phenomena.
GeoHive: Global Statistics

Oxford English Dictionary Adds New Words

Two categories:
1) Words in the fully revised range: proter-purposive
2) New words from across the alphabet
Oxford English Dictionary Adds New Words

Endangered Species List is more bad News

More than one in three species assessed by the World Conservation Union is threatened with extinction, according to the group's latest "Red List" of endangered species.
Endangered Species List is more bad News

Viva Las Vegas TV Documentary Promo Video

View the promo video for the' Viva Las Vegas' TV documentary to screen on ABC in the USA on September 18.
Viva Las Vegas TV documentary Promo Video

Terrorist Organization Logos

Terrorist groups, like any organization, need brand identities. With so many groups claiming credit for terrorist acts, and so many videotapes being put out featuring men in ski masks, it’s hard to keep track of which group committed what violent act. So terrorist organizations have logos.
Terrorist Organization Logos

Not a Word

It was an old tradition in encyclopedias to put in a fake entry to protect copyright. So when word leaked out that the second edition of the New Oxford American Dictionary contained a made-up word that starts with the letter “e,” an independent investigator set himself the task of sifting through NOAD’s thirty-one hundred and twenty-eight “e” entries in search of the phony.
Not a Word

Microsoft Office Tips Roundup

Helpful tips to do some of those tricky, pesky things.
Microsoft Office Tips Roundup

The World According to Americans

With all due apologies to my American friends...but is this one of the new maps Miss North Carolina(?) was talking about? This was posted by a kangaroo...

Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta Whitepaper

This white paper presents an overview of Windows Vista SP1 and the improvements it contains.
Windows Vista Service Pack 1 Beta Whitepaper

The World’s Most Shark-Infested Beaches

Planning a vacation?
The World’s Most Shark-Infested Beaches

14 Great Programs You Didn't Even Know You Needed

It's the little things that frustrate. No need to endure the same tiresome annoyances and petty, repetitious tasks because you don't know that something better lies just over the next download. Don't assume that what you have is as good as it gets.
14 Great Programs You Didn't Even Know You Needed

Coping with the Common Cold

These five suggestions are intended to help you cope with the common cold. They will provide some comfort, and they may reduce the lengthy time the common cold usually takes to run its course.
Coping with the Common Cold

Filter By File Type in Windows Explorer with QT ToolBar

Windows only: Freeware application QT ToolBar adds quite a few file manipulation and filtering techniques to Windows Explorer. With QT ToolBar you can enter a specific file extension and select all similar files in bulk.
Filter By File Type in Windows Explorer with QT ToolBar

Polar bears feel heat of climate change

The world's polar bear population could be reduced by two-thirds within 50 years if predictions of melting sea ice hold true, a new report says.
Polar bears feel heat of climate change

Australia impatiently awaits iPhone launch

Apple will not be selling its iPhone in Australia till early 2008 but an increasing number of hacks and cracks, which allow the phone to be used on local networks, have allowed the wealthy few to get their hands on a device that has already become a top seller in the US.
Australia impatiently awaits iPhone launch

Australia's Oldest Printed Document Returns Home

The Canadian Prime Minister has presented the National Library with the oldest surviving document printed in Australia.
Australia's oldest printed document returns home

Where the Grass is Greener

With low crime, little threat from instability or terrorism and a highly developed transport and communications infrastructure, Canada and Australia are home to the most liveable destinations in the world. Four of the ten most liveable cities surveyed by the Economist Intelligence Unit are in Australia, and two of the top five are Canadian. Vancouver is the most attractive destination, with a liveability index of just 1.3% and Melbourne is second at 1.8%.
Where the Grass is Greener

Tennis balls: Little. Yellow. Useful.

Many household items have earned a spot in the ultimate do-it-yourself toolbox: duct tape, vinegar, lemon juice, aluminum foil, wire hangers; but there's one multi-task tool that many people might overlook: the tennis ball.
Tennis balls: Little. Yellow. Useful.

Education News, Sep 2007

This newsletter from ABS Education Services highlights the latest curriculum related teaching resources, student activities and statistical tools that have been developed by ABS Education Services as well as other ABS resources that are useful for schools.
Education News, Sep 2007

Ecoregions prioritised for Conservation, in the Arctic

Ecoregions represent large areas with geographically characteristic fauna, flora and climate - both marine and terrestrial. This graphic presents the ecoregion definitions identified by the World Wildlife Fund and associated experts, and specifically those ecoregions that have been designated as priority areas (Global 200 database) for conservation. This means that these ecoregions represent unique biodiversity characteristics, and also that there is a threat from human activities.
Ecoregions prioritised for conservation, in the Arctic

10 Ways Your Resume Irks Hiring Managers

Job seekers do themselves a disservice when they send out resumes with more information than they need. Most employers don't have the time or patience to sift through the irrelevant details. Here are 10 things your resume could do without:
10 Ways Your Resume Irks Hiring Managers

13 Step Method For Buying A Car

It works only if you truly are willing to walk away...and then refuse to bend when they try to put you off or change the terms. Stay civil, do not let any emotion in.
13 Step Method For Buying A Car While Controlling The Sale And The Price

21 Ways to Add More Hours to the Day

A twenty five hour day isn’t coming any time soon. As long as your feet stay planted on the ground here, twenty four is all you’re going to get. However, with a bit of skill you can squeeze out a couple more hours to add to your day. Here’s how:
21 Ways to Add More Hours to the Day

How to Recover from a Fumble at Work

Let’s be honest: we all make the occasional mistake at work. Some of us, more than others.
Some people say things “fell through the cracks” or they “dropped the ball”. Whatever you call it, making a mistake at work is a stressful, frustrating experience. Yes, it happens to all of us from time to time. The important thing to remember is that mistakes can not simply be ignored. They must be dealt with.
How to Recover from a Fumble at Work

Secrets & Features of iTunes 7.4

Coinciding with yesterday’s major product announcement, Apple has now also released its latest version of iTunes. This new version provides the necessary device support for the new iPod nano, iPod classic, and iPod touch, as well as a number of other new features.
Secrets & Features of iTunes 7.4

12 Things to Do with Coca Cola

Coca Cola (the real one) is not only great to drink, it also has many uses around the home.
This list of uses was tested on ordinary, original Coca Cola, not the diet kind, or any of the variations there are available.
12 Things to Do with Coca Cola

Dumb Bank Robber

09-06-2007 Little Rock , Arkansas
Security cam shows a man walking into a bank and handing a note to the teller that said this is a robbery , give me the money. What the robber didn't notice was a Police officer "in uniform" to his left.
Dumb Bank Robber Video

So True...

The Hamburger Method of Constructive Criticism

When offering a critique, you begin with a constructive compliment on something the person does well (Otherwise known as the fluffy bun part). You then get to the meat of the matter, which of course is the constructive criticism part. Finally, you end with another constructive compliment (i.e. the other half of the fluffy bun).
Hamburger Method of Constructive Criticism … Works for Vegetarians Too!

Bush confuses Austria and Australia in latest gaffe

The US president thanked Australian premier John Howard for visiting 'Austrian troops' in Iraq.
Bush confuses Austria and Australia in latest gaffe

Funny typo on Greeting Card Catalog Cover

"Reliability ...always upholding the highest standards for every detal."
Funny typo on greeting card Catalog Cover

Eight Steps to Thriving on Information Overload

“So how do I keep on top of everything that’s happening?” In a world in which the pace of developments and amount of information available in any given domain is soaring out of sight, it’s a very valid question.
Eight steps to thriving on information overload

Power Your Gadgets From An Airplane Headphone Jack

The Inflight USB Power Unit connects directly to the headphone jack found in the armrests of most commercial airplane seats and passes power to your gadgets via a USB connection. It would be convenient as hell to have outlets at every seat instead of headphone jacks, but now you can get the best of both worlds.
Power Your Gadgets From An Airplane Headphone Jack

Aust Bees blamed for missing US Colonies

It has being suggested that Australian bee exports to the United States could have contributed to the disappearance of billions of bees.
Colonies have been vanishing en masse in the US, and a report published in the online edition of the Science magazine says the bees might have been struck by a virus unknowingly imported from Australia.
Aust Bees blamed for missing US Colonies

Dive Into the Wired How To Wiki

The Wired How To Wiki, a collaborative site dedicated to the burgeoning DIY culture. Here you'll find all kinds of projects, hacks, tricks and tips on how to live, work and play better.
Wired How To's

10 Big Lessons from Little Kids

Have you ever watched a child completely engrossed in a project? They have the unusual ability to be serious about what they’re doing without taking it too seriously. You can do the same with your life. You can live every day with more focus, and every week with more motivation.
10 Big Lessons from Little Kids

Science Elements

Science elements is a weekly podcast from the American Chemical Society which covers a wide range of topics such as cholesterol, bitterness in coffee, biofuels, drug delivery, fluorescent sensors and plastics recycling.
Science Elements

20 Tools to Get the Junk Off Your PC

All that crud on your system is slowing it down and, likely as not, producing mysterious problems. Here are some great tools you can use to take out the trash!
20 Tools to Get the Junk Off Your PC

Powerful Ads from Around the World

It appears that some of the most creative and inventive advertising is coming from nonprofits these days. Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign and work towards the international recognition and support of human rights. Take a look at some of their most creative and attention getting advertising campaigns.
Stopping Torture, Murder and Mayhem - Powerful Ads from Around the World

How Much Booze Is Good For You?

Light Drinking Helps Health, But A Little Too Much Is Far Worse Than None.
Light drinking helps heart health. But more than one drink a day for women and more than two daily drinks for men are harmful.
How Much Booze Is Good For You?

Early to Bed, early to Rise: That’s Bad!

According to a Japanese research study, people who regularly awaken before 5 a.m. had an increase in the chance of developing serious medical conditions such as heart attack, high blood pressure/hypertension, and stroke.
iTWire - Early to bed, early to rise: that’s bad!

Industrial Disputes, Australia

Statistics on the number of industrial disputes, workings days lost and employees involved in industrial disputes.
Industrial Disputes, Australia, June 2007

Science of Boomerangs - How to Throw - How to Make

Science of Boomerangs: How to Make & Throw the Aussie Magic. Throwing a boomerang is part science, part magic — and, as Eric Darnell knows, so is making one.
Science of Boomerangs - How to Throw - How to Make

How to Write Faster, Better, and Easier

If you are a writer, you’ve probably wished that you could write faster, better, and easier. This system is about being organized and prepared. This will allow your ideas to flow at their fastest rate.
How to Write Faster, Better, and Easier

Psychological "torture bible" published in 1961 Reappears

If you were to begin researching interrogation, interviewing, and brainwashing techniques, you would eventually notice that one particular interesting-sounding volume appears over and over again in the relevant bibliographies: something called The Manipulation of Human Behavior, published in 1961 [by John Wiley & Sons].
Psychological "torture bible" published in 1961 reappears online

The First Photograph

Long before the first public announcements of photographic processes in 1839, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, a scientifically-minded gentleman living on his country estate near Chalon-sur-Saône, France, began experimenting with photography. Fascinated with the craze for the newly-invented art of lithography which swept over France in 1813, he began his initial experiments by 1816.
The First Photograph

Smashing 1st Anniversary Giveaway

Smashing Magazine has contacted designers and developers and asked them to celebrate their anniversary with them — giving away some software packages, licenses, accounts and credits. What came out of it is 48 presents they are happy to give you for free.
How can I participate?"
Smashing 1st Anniversary Giveaway

The Critical 7 Rules To Understand People

Most people tend to make the same mistakes. These mistakes are frequent enough that they create conflicts later. Remembering these seven rules will help you avoid these mistakes.
The Critical 7 Rules To Understand People

How Fast Does Language Change?

Language changes through variation. Some people say sneaked, others say snuck. The two forms may coexist for a long time, almost forever, or one of them may be considered snobbish, and, once the snobs die out, the form will go to rest with them.
How Fast Does Language Change?

Snapped Before Impact

This is a shot of a yellow plane nose diving into the ground, it was snapped a few microseconds before the impact. Through the window you can see the pilot and co-pilot bracing themselves for the inevitable collision with the ground.
Snapped Before Impact

Google’s 10 Oddest Patents

Google has a number of patents listed at the USPTO that have little to do with search - things like a waterproof cellular telephone case, or a medical instrument that can be “introduced into an animal or human body.”
Google’s 10 Oddest Patents

10 Tech Skills you should develop during the next Five Years

If you want a job where you can train in a particular skill set and then never have to learn anything new, IT isn't the field for you. But if you like to be constantly learning new things and developing new skills, you're in the right business. In the late 80s, NetWare and IPX/SPX administration were the skills to have. Today, it's all about TCP/IP and the Internet.
10 Tech Skills you should develop during the next Five Years

Woman visits her own Heart

Transplant patient Jennifer Sutton paid a visit to an exhibition in London called The Heart today, mainly to check out a particular item on display - her own heart.
Woman visits her own Heart

Password Policies. Once again.

Recently in the newsgroups (news:microsoft.public.security, to be specific) the question of password polices and the out-of-box defaults came up. The poster lamented a number of things: that Microsoft doesn't enable account lockout by default, that they don't have a built-in mechanism for automatically disabling unused accounts, that the 42-day default expiration is troublesome.
Password Policies. Once again.

Traffic lights see into the Future

A traffic system that predicts whether two cars will collide could help motorists avoid crashes, especially at intersections that lack lights or signs.
Traffic lights see into the future

Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Jul 2007

In trend terms, short-term visitor arrivals to Australia during July 2007 (468,300 movements) decreased 0.5% compared with June 2007 (470,600 movements). Currently, short-term visitor arrivals are 3.0% higher than in July 2006.
Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia, Jul 2007

"Storm worm" adds millions of Computers to Botnet

The authors behind a specific strain of malware are trying every trick in the book to get users to succumb to their ill-meaning plans. You name it, they've used it: weather news, personal greetings, reports that Saddam Hussein is still alive, reports that Fidel Castro is dead, sexy women, YouTube, and even blogs. The group seems hellbent on creating the largest botnet to date, and they just might do it.
"Storm worm" adds millions of computers to botnet

How to Learn More and Study Less

Time spent studying does not equal learning.
More studying time won’t help if the way you are studying is flawed to begin with.
How to Learn More and Study Less

From Egg To Chicken… The Cycle of Life…

Two neat articles from Quedat.
From Egg To Chicken… The Cycle of Life…
and
25 of The World’s Most Interesting Animals

Air Show Collision

(Sept. 1) - Two small planes collided during an acrobatic display at an air show in Poland on Saturday, killing both pilots. Photos and Video follow.
Air Show Collision

Longest Word in the Dictionary

“What’s the longest word in the dictionary?”
“It depends on what counts as a ‘word,’ and it depends on the dictionary.” That answer doesn’t satisfy most people, since the follow-up question is typically something like, “No, really, is it antidisestablishmentarianism or supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?”
Longest Word in the Dictionary

Muslim Journeys in Australia

From the Afghan camel drivers who helped open the Australian continent's vast interior, to the Turkish families who answered a call for willing workers in the 1970s, Muslims have contributed much to Australian life. They journeyed to an unfamiliar land, bravely seeking opportunities in a culture inclined to view them with suspicion. Their surprising stories of adventure and adversity can be explored through the rich collections of the National Archives.
Muslim Journeys in Australia

Pussy in the Well?

Jennifer and Jim kept getting huge water bills. They knew beyond a doubt that the bills weren't representative of their actual usage. But no matter how they tried to conserve, the high bills continued. Although they could see nothing wrong, they had everything checked for leaks or problems: first the water meter, then outdoor pipes, indoor pipes, underground pipes, taps, toilets, washing machine and dishwasher - all to no avail.
Pussy in the Well ?

Dumbest Drivers in the World

Think of this like the Darwin Awards of driving!
Dumbest Drivers in the World

DIY: Whiten your Teeth with Strawberries

The secret to this inexpensive home whitening method is malic acid, which acts as an astringent to remove surface discoloration. Combined with baking soda, strawberries become a natural tooth-cleanser, buffing away stains from coffee, red wine, and dark sodas.
DIY: Whiten your Teeth with Strawberries

Digital Collections; Music Australia

Explore the Australian story through captivating pictures, rare historical maps, early Australian sheet music, manuscripts belonging to famous Australians, selected printed works from our Australian and overseas collections, and selected audio recordings of our oral history and folklore items.
National Library of Australia Digital Collections; Music Australia

24 Tips To Becoming An Early Riser

Getting up is crucial to success as an entrepreneur. And better yet: waking up early is really just a habit. You don't need any skill to do it. You just need to wake up consistently to condition your body to the routine. Here are some tips.
24 Tips To Becoming An Early Riser

The Way Of All Flesh

A small cosmetics case picked up at a flea market was found stuffed with photos almost all of which were of the same woman. The bulk of the photos were photobooths and portraits documenting her as she aged over the course of about 50 years or so. The dates where available are underneath each photo. Given the date of the first photo she was probably born in late 1937 or early 1938. The last photo dates from the early 90s so she's somewhere in her early-to-mid 50s there.
The Way Of All Flesh

16 Ways to Get Motivated When You’re in a Slump

Even the most motivated of us can feel unmotivated at times. In fact, sometimes we get into such a slump that even thinking about making positive changes seems too difficult.
But it’s not hopeless: with some small steps, baby ones in fact, you can get started down the road to positive change.
16 Ways to Get Motivated When You’re in a Slump

Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of all Time

A hoax is an attempt to trick an audience into believing that something false is real. We came up with a selection of the Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of all time.
Top 10 Greatest Hoaxes of all Time

Earn More Money by Demanding It

The hardest part of negotiating a work contract is the pay. This article is written from a female perspective, but it can apply to men, too.
Earn More Money by Demanding It

How To Ride Your Bike To Work

"If I told you that I was going to give you a magic device that would save you money, save the planet, and, oh yeah, firm up that flab you have been carrying around with you for the last couple of year (all for three easy payments of $19.95!), what would you say? Most people would be pretty stoked, but when I tell people that this magic device is a bicycle, the thrill dies down a little."
How To Ride Your Bike To Work

How to create a secured and locked folder in Windows XP

If you’ve come across this page looking for a way to create a password protected, secure, hidden or locked folder in Windows XP for free, you’ve come to the right place.
How to create a secured and locked folder in Windows XP

The First Virus

What began as a ninth-grade prank, a way to trick already-suspicious friends who had fallen for his earlier practical jokes, has earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal computer virus.
The First Virus

How To Beat Carnival Games

Tips to win a knock-off stuffed animal or dusty mirror next time you're counting mullets at the fair.
How To Beat Carnival Games

I Told You I Was Sick

William H. Hahn, JR. buried in his large family plot, is known for the epitaph on his flat headstone.
I Told You I Was Sick

6 Steps to Lose the Buddha (Belly)

The belly: it’s the first spot to get paunchy and the last place to look sleek. A tight core is the one thing we all want (possibly even more than another new online community).
6 Steps to Lose the Buddha (Belly)

The World's 100 Most Powerful Women

For the second year in a row Angela Merkel, the first woman to become chancellor of Germany, ranks No. 1 on our list of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. She continued to impress the world with her cool leadership.
The World's 100 Most Powerful Women

How to Address An Embarrassing Problem

Unless you're a total hermit, you will eventually be faced with a friend or co-worker who is suffering from an embarrassing problem. Depending on your relationship with the person, it may be difficult to broach the subject.
How to Address An Embarrassing Problem

Google Earth Flight Simulator

Some time last week, Google expanded Google Earth with Google Sky. As fascinating as Google Sky is, that's not the focus of this post. Along with the latest update comes a hidden which is not in the release notes and a search on Google produces no results. Seems Google have done one of their unpublicised updates they're becoming well-known for.
Google Earth Flight Simulator

Australian Economic Indicators, Sep 2007

A monthly compendium of economic statistics, presenting comprehensive tables, graphs, commentaries, feature articles and technical notes. Primarily a reference document, the publication provides a broad basis for analysis and research on the Australian economy.
Australian Economic Indicators, Sep 2007

Radar's Guide to shopping for Counterfeits

You know you want it: The high-performance sports car, the designer handbag, the Rolex. But the prices! So-called counterfeiters feel your pain, and they're doing everything they can—including putting themselves at tremendous personal risk—to make such items truly affordable, to take luxury out of the soft, deeply moisturized hands of the privileged few and bring it to the masses. Most of these so-called knockoffs come from China.
Radar's Guide to shopping for Counterfeits

Stonehenge: The Inner Circle

English Heritage does grant very limited access to the stones themselves to limited numbers of visitors, by advance arrangement—long advance arrangement, in the early mornings, before the site opens, or in the evenings, after it closes.
A slideshow of some snapshots follows.
Stonehenge: The Inner Circle

The Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time

One question you may be wondering: Why are these experiments listed here, on the Museum of Hoaxes? They're not hoaxes, are they? No, they're not.
The Top 20 Most Bizarre Experiments of All Time

Upload and Send Large Files for Free

File Sharing the Easy Way: Upload and send large files for free.
TransferBigFiles

Got The Current Time? Your Search Engine Does!

Typically, a search in the format of "time in [city] or [state] or [country]" returns the current time for the area you searched for at the top of the search results, for most major search engines.
Got The Current Time? Your Search Engine Does!

Archival Space

In honor of the recent announcement that the Internet Archive is partnering with NASA to archive and manage all of their photographs and audiovisual materials, this blog entry is devoted to space science.
Archival Space

Divorces, Australia, 2006

Information on divorces granted in Australia in 2006. Key indicators of national and state divorces are included in the analytical commentary.
Divorces, Australia, 2006

Update on Windows Releases: Vista SP1, XP SP3, Server 2008 Update

Overnight Microsoft announced availability dates for several key product updates including Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista, Service Pack 3 for Windows XP and the release to manufacturing of Windows Server 2008.
Update on Windows Releases: Vista SP1, XP SP3, Server 2008 Update

Tweak Vista and XP with Xdn Tweaker

Windows only: Tweak system settings in both Windows XP and Vista with lightweight freeware application Xdn Tweaker.
Tweak Vista and XP with Xdn Tweaker