Fred Shapiro, the editor of the Yale Book of Quotations and associate librarian and lecturer in legal research at Yale Law School, is out with his annual list of memorable quotes.
Yale Book of Quotations Annual List (2009) of Memorable Quotes
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Yale Book of Quotations Annual List (2009) of Memorable Quotes
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What You Watched and Searched for on YouTube in 2009
This year has been the biggest yet for online video, and for the first time we're sharing our official Most Watched lists and some of the fastest-rising search terms on YouTube. Some moments were big (President Obama's inauguration), some small (a Minnesota wedding party erupts into dance), some expected ("New Moon"), some surprising (Susan Boyle) — but all of them inspired, entertained and connected millions of people around the world via YouTube.
What You Watched and Searched for on YouTube in 2009
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Wednesday, December 16, 2009
10 iPhone Apps That Bring Holiday Cheer
In the spirit of the holiday season and an attempt to recover some of that holiday excitement, the following are 10 fun iPhone apps to help put a little more festivity into your lives.
10 iPhone Apps That Bring Holiday Cheer
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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Twitter reacts to Australia's internet filter
Senator Conroy's announcement has been controversial, sure, but the reaction from Twitter has been decisive, and loud.
Twitter reacts to Australia's internet filter
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Australia: Internet Censorship Plan Gets the Green Light
The Federal Government has announced it will proceed with controversial plans to censor the internet after Government-commissioned trials found filtering a blacklist of banned sites was accurate and would not slow down the internet.
Australia: Internet Censorship Plan Gets the Green Light
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How to Prevent Identity Theft
In 2008, there were almost 10 million cases of identity theft in the US alone, 22% more than the previous year.[1] While people are getting better at recognizing identity theft, and minimizing the damage, the best solution is to prevent it from happening in the first place by following these steps.
How to Prevent Identity Theft
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Google Year-End Countdown Easter Egg
Just found out about a neat little Google search box Easter Egg for the New Year: Click on the "I'm Feeling Lucky" button with nothing in the search box to see a live count down of seconds left in 2009. What they should have done is linked the seconds number to a "seconds in days" calculator search to let people know what it is. Time marches on….
Google Year-End Countdown Easter Egg
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Change DNS Servers With DNS Jumper
DNS and DNS servers have been pushed into the mainstream with Google’s announcement that they have released public DNS servers to speed up computer user access to the Internet. We have already given tips in the past how to benchmark DNS to find the fastest and most reliable one from all the public DNS that are offered by various organizations and companies.
Change DNS Servers With DNS Jumper
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Mathematics of slicing pizza
For almost twenty years, mathematicians Rick Mabry and Paul Deiermann have attempted to figure out the perfect way to slice a pizza for sharing. urns out, mathematicians have been pondering pizza slicing problems since at least the 1960s.
Mathematics of slicing pizza
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Monday, December 14, 2009
The Happiness Project Secrets of Adulthood
The Happiness Project: Each one changed my life, once I figured it out. Gretchen Rubin.
My Secrets of Adulthood
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Mystery Giveaway at 1saleaday.com.au Pay only $4.95 for delivery Aust wide. - OzBargain
At 1saleaday, they need to make space for new and exciting products so they’re giving all their old stock away. If they’ve sold it in the past, chances are it could be here in the mystery giveaway. All you have to do is pay the 4.95 postage. You could get anything from a memory card to iphone Case to HDMI cable.
Mystery Giveaway at 1saleaday.com.au Pay only $4.95 for delivery Aust wide
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Sunday, December 13, 2009
TeuxDeux: a simple online to-do list manager
TeuxDeux is an new online to-do list manager created by Tina Roth Eisenberg (AKA Swissmiss) and Fictive Kin. It’s not as full-featured as some other online to-do list applications, but if you’re looking for something that’s easy to use and has a strikingly elegant and minimal user-interface, then you should definitely take it for a test drive.
TeuxDeux: a simple online to-do list manager
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Most Popular Top 10s of 2009 - Lifehacker
Every weekend, we comb our memories and archives to compile 10 useful items addressing a specific topic you may have forgotten about, or just happen to be excellent. Here are the 20 list(icle) posts that proved the most popular in 2009.
Most Popular Top 10s of 2009
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Most Popular How-To Features of 2009 - Lifehacker
We cover a lot of tips every day on Lifehacker, but we get our greatest pleasure from putting together in-depth, step-by-step guides. From Windows 7 to Hackintoshes and beyond, here's a look back at our most popular how-to features of '09.
Most Popular How-To Features of 2009
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IPL 15 Things
From the Internet Public Library - Explore our first seven of 15 "Things," Blogs, Microblogging, Social Networking, Wikis, Virtual Worlds, Podcasting, and Videos, and take the 15 Things Challenge!
IPL 15 Things - IPL Wiki
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Thursday, December 10, 2009
Australian Social Trends, Dec 2009
The December issue reveals that over the last decade, the number of jobless families has fallen, while the number of people who live alone has been increasing. We also see that Australians are less likely to smoke than in the past, but more likely to be obese and that many workers work non-traditional hours.
Australian Social Trends, Dec 2009
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FAIL Blog’s Top Ten FAIL Lists for 2009 « FAIL Blog
Drum roll please! The votes have been tabulated and FAIL Blog has the official results for our first annual Top Ten Lists of the Biggest FAIL Moments, the Biggest FAIL People and the Most Epic FAIL Blog Videos and Pictures for 2009 as voted on by 100,000 FAILers. It was a year of many fails, but Kanye West won the grand prize of “King of Fail” for 2009.
FAIL Blog’s Top Ten FAIL Lists for 2009
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Mystery mountain range explained
Scientists have explained how a mysterious mountain range in central Australia was formed 550 million years ago.
Mystery mountain range explained
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The Louvre iPhone App's Like Being There Without the Plane Ticket
If you're not traveling to Paris anytime soon to visit The Louvre, then grab the art museum's free iPhone app. It's packed with enough info about its famous paintings to make you feel like you're there on a private tour.
The Louvre iPhone App's Like Being There Without the Plane Ticket
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Wednesday, December 09, 2009
WhoCrashed Explains Why Your Windows PC Crashed
Generally, when your computer crashes, your best hope of figuring out what went wrong (and thus preventing future crashes) usually hinges on sifting through complex log files. WhoCrashed aims to make this process easier by summarising what happened when your computer went down, including specific information on exactly what piece of hardware, software, or driver caused the crash.
WhoCrashed Explains Why Your Windows PC Crashed
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