Tuesday, January 08, 2008
FaxBox: the latest in password scams
Looks like spammers have found yet another way to worm (ha ha) themselves into the computers of the unsuspecting.
FaxBox: the latest in password scams
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10 Things Your Personal Trainer Won't Tell You
1. "I'm a specialist — in marketing myself as a health expert."
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10 Things Your Personal Trainer Won't Tell You
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10 Things Your Fitness Club Won't Tell You
1. "If you're still here in April, it'll be a miracle."
etc
10 Things Your Fitness Club Won't Tell You
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The secret of two hidden messages in Google 2008 Logo
The secrete messages in Google's 2008 logo revealed. Google put silently two hidden messages in its 2008 logo. Google is celebrating 25 years of TCP/IP and the New Year.
The secret of two hidden messages in Google 2008 Logo
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Sunday, January 06, 2008
Netscape. Specifically, version 0.9b
Ah, memories! This is the first browser I can remember using back in either late 1994 or early 1995....I still remember the joy of the first screen appearing (the dawn of the age of Internet discovery!) and actually getting this and that Trumpet Winsock thing to work....
Netscape. Specifically, version 0.9b
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Saturday, January 05, 2008
American Dialect Society Word of the Year
In its 18th annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted “subprime” as the word of the year.
American Dialect Society Word of the Year
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Essential Free Online Video and Animation Tools
Whether you do some blogging, operate an e-commerce site, or simply have moving pictures in the back of your mind to work with, web-based video and animation should probably be on your radar. Many marketing departments are setting up their own video and animation studios for everything from product demonstrations to webinars, and an increasing number of companies such as Brightcove are helping to deliver and syndicate video on the web. The good news is there are also lots of free applications for video and animation on the web.
Essential Free Online Video and Animation Tools
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Friday, January 04, 2008
General Travel Advice to Australian Travellers
This advice has been reviewed and reissued. It contains new information in the Summary and under Safety and Security: Terrorism (update), Civil Unrest/Political Tension (update), Crime (update), Local Travel (new section), Airline Safety (update), Natural Disasters (update), Local Customs (update) and Health Issues (update).
General Travel Advice to Australian Travellers
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5 New Year's Resolutions You Owe Yourself
We questioned health professionals and plumbed the scientific literature in a quest for the most life-enhancing New Year's resolutions possible.
5 New Year's Resolutions You Owe Yourself
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World's Top 10 Most Polluted Places
Where toxic pollution and human habitation collide with devastating effects.
World's Top 10 Most Polluted Places
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Should "Decimate" be Annihilated?
For the past few decades, Lake Superior State University has issued an annual “List of Words Banished from the Queen’s English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness.” Candidates for “banished words” are nominated by the public at large, and then a committee decides on the final selection, which is released every year on New Year’s Day. The 2008 list is a typical mix of terms deemed by the committee to be clichéd, improperly used, or objectionable in some other way.
Should "Decimate" be Annihilated?
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Thursday, January 03, 2008
Top 15 Amazing Coincidences
Life is full of coincidences, some very minor, but occasionally - extraordinary. This is a list of 15 of the most incredible, unbelievable coincidences.
Top 15 Amazing Coincidences
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Australian Government Equates Freedom Of Speech To Liking Kiddie Porn
It will not only take all of two minutes to bypass the great firewall of Australia, and worse still it will actually provide a false sense of security to parents who will wrongly believe that the internet is now a safe place for their children, when it still isn’t. 'Nuff said...
Australian Government Equates Freedom Of Speech To Liking Kiddie Porn
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Twelve tips for keeping your resolutions
Twelve tips for keeping your resolutions after the zeal of 1/1/08 has worn off.
Twelve tips for keeping your resolutions
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Wednesday, January 02, 2008
Darwin Awards: 2007 Darwin Awards
Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the father of evolution, the Darwin Awards commemorate those who improve our gene pool by removing themselves from it.
Darwin Awards: 2007 Darwin Awards
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19 New Year’s Photo Resolutions
We’ve come up with 19 photo-related New Year’s resolutions that’ll have you learning more, practicing more, and taking more risks in two thousand and awesome. So here they are: 19 New Year’s Photo Resolutions. Pick even one, and you’re likely to leave 2008 with vastly improved photographic skills.
19 New Year’s Photo Resolutions
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100 things we didn't know last year
The most interesting and unexpected facts can emerge from the daily news stories and the Magazine documents some of them in its weekly feature, 10 things we didn't know last week. To kick off 2008, here are some of the best of last year.
100 things we didn't know last year
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Free Tools to Manage New Year's Resolutions
Lots of you are kicking off 2008 with New Year's resolutions, but they won't keep themselves. To reach the goals you've set out for yourself in '08, follow through each and every one of the next 365 days—several free tools can help you with just that. Track your progress and help motivate yourself to stick to your New Year's resolutions with our favorite goal tracking webapps and tools.
Free Tools to Manage New Year's Resolutions
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