These two videos show you how to convert your records to MP3 format using a free program called audacity.
How to Convert Vinyl to MP3
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
How to Convert Vinyl to MP3
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6 Ways to Convert a PDF to a JPG
PDF files can be a pain. You need a special program to view them which could mean long loading times.
6 Ways to Convert a PDF to a JPG
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Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2008
Here's the full run-down of the 12 most popular Windows downloads of 2008.
Most Popular Free Windows Downloads of 2008
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Cool Tools: Gift Guides 2008
The holiday shopping season is in full swing. By now, you're either finished (congrats) or catching up. Here's a few gift guides we recommend, because unlike a lot of year-end round-ups, they don't simply list what's new or flashy, but in most cases make a compelling case for why the stuff's interesting, fun and worth considering.
Cool Tools: Gift Guides 2008
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Australian court rules that Facebook "Wall" scribbles are legal notice
An Australian court has ruled that a posting on someone's Facebook page can serve as legal notice.
Australian court rules that Facebook "Wall" scribbles are legal notice
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The 10 Most Popular Slide Shows of 2008: Scientific American
Here we present Scientific American.com's most-viewed slide shows of 2008.
The 10 Most Popular Slide Shows of 2008
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Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer security flaw
Users of the world's most common web browser have been advised to switch to another browser until a serious security flaw has been fixed.
Microsoft warns of Internet Explorer security flaw
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories
From the ABS. In the 12 months to 30 June 2008, the Australian population increased by 359,000 people, reaching 21,374,000. The annual growth rate for the year ended 30 June 2008 (1.7%) was higher than that recorded for the year ended 30 June 2007 (1.5%).
Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories
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How to Compromise with Your Spouse
Always feeling like the doormat when it comes to making decisions with your spouse? Or perhaps it's you who always calls the shots and your spouse meekly obliges, to the point where you feel they no longer contribute enthusiastically to the relationship. Either way, compromise between spouses is a key skill essential to a lifetime of cooperation, ever-growing love and continued respect for one another.
How to Compromise with Your Spouse
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18 Top Tips for Buying Used Clothes
If the national media is any indication, more people are embracing the notion of buying used clothing from thrift stores and consignment shops. Last week, USA Today ran a story describing how secondhand stores are reaping the benefits of recession.
18 Top Tips for Buying Used Clothes
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Is This the Thinnest House in the World?
May be the thinnest, smallest house in any city in the world.The house is located in Amsterdam.
Is This the Thinnest House in the World?
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Sunday, December 14, 2008
How to Avoid Spiked Drinks
There are many stories about spiked drinks and some of them unfortunately are true.[1][2] Spiking drinks with drugs is done with the aim of taking advantage of a person while their sense of reality is distorted, and sometimes this leads to assaults such as date rape, making people ill so that they cannot perform in sport etc., and robbery.[3] The type of drugs used in drinks to create drowsiness or even unconsciousness include Rohypnol, GHB and Ketamine.[4] If you have any concerns because you are alone or you don't feel that the situation is quite right, it pays to keep alert and pull back on your drinking. Here are some suggestions to help you avoid spiked drinks when out partying.
How to Avoid Spiked Drinks
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Top 10 DIY Photography Tools
As productivity thinker Merlin Mann recently wrote, getting better at photography can be a long-haul test of willpower and humility. It doesn't have to be expensive, though.
Top 10 DIY Photography Tools
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
Most Popular How-To Features of 2008
From classic topics like Windows tweaking and iPod how-tos to more recent favorites like the iPhone or Wii, our most popular how-to features of 2008 souped up your hardware and squeezed more from your PC.
Most Popular How-To Features of 2008
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Friday, December 12, 2008
Scientists extract images directly from brain
Researchers from Japan’s ATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories have developed new brain analysis technology that can reconstruct the images inside a person’s mind and display them on a computer monitor, it was announced on December 11. According to the researchers, further development of the technology may soon make it possible to view other people’s dreams while they sleep.
Scientists extract images directly from brain
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Blackstump Australia Issue 46 - December 14, 2008
This weeks latest new family friendly sites from The Black Stump...
Blackstump Australia Issue 46 - December 14, 2008
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Giz Explains: Everything You Need to Know About Hard Drives
Some say that the end of the trusty hard drive is near, killed by SSD. But let's not be so quick to give up on a technology that stores a whole terabyte for $100.
Giz Explains: Everything You Need to Know About Hard Drives
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Quick Media Converter
Quick Media Converter is free software that can be used to convert video formats easily. It comes with an easy and expert mode to suite experienced and inexperienced users. The easy mode is basically a one-screen media converter. Users begin by picking the desired output format from a list of available ones.
Quick Media Converter
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New migraine drug shows promise
If you've never had a migraine, you might think of one as no worse than a bad headache. But the reality is that migraines can cause severe pain that lasts for several days, often accompanied by nausea and unpleasant sensitivity to light and sound. According to the World Health Organization, migraines are one of the most disabling long-term conditions.
New migraine drug shows promise
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First images of the damage that shut the LHC
In September, in a circular 27-kilometre tunnel beneath the Swiss-French border, the most complex machine ever built was switched onMovie Camera. Riding on the Large Hadron Collider were the hopes of hundreds of excited physicists, who hoped that by colliding proton beams at near light speed it would reveal new particles and solve old mysteries. Yet after just nine days of operation, an accident closed the LHC down. See images showing the damage caused, and learn more about what happened.
First images of the damage that shut the LHC
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