In August we announced the World Of Signage Photo Contest, in which we encouraged designers, artists and photographers to go out with their cameras, shoot attractive typography and public signage and send us the results. The more obvious subjects we received were street signs, building facades, highway markers and road signs, as well as wayfinding graphics (i.e. directional signage) in public venues, subway signs, hotel and office signs and signs in shops, too.
The Beauty Of Public Signage: Photo Contest Results
Saturday, September 18, 2010
The Beauty Of Public Signage: Photo Contest Results
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The Complete Android Guide Is a Front-to-Back Handbook for Android Phones
Just getting started with your Android phone, or know somebody who is? Want a better understanding of Android's features? Check out The Complete Android Guide, a comprehensive wiki-style site, ebook, and paperback guide to Google's smartphone system.
The Complete Android Guide
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Thursday, September 16, 2010
The Top 5 and Flop 3 Features Of Internet Explorer 9
In this guide, we look at the best and worst Internet Explorer 9 features. That’s basically all you need to know to decide whether you want to install the browser, or not. Promised. And we keep it reasonably short as well.
The Top 5 and Flop 3 Features Of Internet Explorer 9
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Chrome’s About:Labs Page Lists Experimental Features
It used to be that with Chrome, you could only enable experimental features (like moving tabs to the side) by manually adding flags to the shortcut. Now, dev build users can enable them from the new about:labs page.
Chrome’s About:Labs Page Lists Experimental Features
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Iron Stains Out of Your Carpet with a Vinegar Solution
If you're at a loss for how to get a stubborn stain out of carpet or upholstery, this clever trick will have you ironing stains out with little more than an iron, rags, and vinegar.
Iron Stains Out of Your Carpet with a Vinegar Solution
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Google Goes Mysterious for Agatha Christie's Birthday
Today’s Google logo (or Google Doodle, as the company calls its everchanging logo) is one of the most elaborate we’ve seen: It’s a murder scene with one of Google’s o’s depicting a lady lying dead in the middle of a room full of other characters.
Google Goes Mysterious for Agatha Christie's Birthday
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Internet Explorer 9 Beta 1 Walkthrough [VIDEO]
Check out this video that highlights some of the newest features and pits IE 9 against Firefox and Google Chrome.
Internet Explorer 9 Beta 1 Walkthrough [VIDEO]
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Internet Explorer 9 Screenshot Tour: It’s Got a Completely New Interface
Today Microsoft finally released the newest version of Internet Explorer, complete with hardware acceleration, web standards support, and a completely redesigned interface focused on using web sites as applications. Join us for a tour of the features in Internet Explorer 9.
Internet Explorer 9 Screenshot Tour: It’s Got a Completely New Interface
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How To Configure A New Hard Drive In Windows 7
It is necessary to configure a drive so that it becomes available in Windows. New hard drives usually do not come with a file system pre-installed, which means that it is up to the user to pick a file system so that the hard disk can be accessed in the operating system. In Windows 7 this is done with the Disk Management tool. The easiest way to load Disk Management is to press Windows-R, type diskmgmt.msc and hit enter.
How To Configure A New Hard Drive In Windows 7
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Internet Explorer 9 Beta Download Available
Microsoft has released the first public beta of the upcoming Internet Explorer 9 web browser a few minutes ago. This beta release is the first public version of IE9 with a user interface. And that user interface has changed a lot, compared to previous Internet Explorer versions.
Internet Explorer 9 Beta Download Available
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We yawn because we care
How contagious is yawning? Enough that I'm yawning right now just from writing about it. Admittedly, I'd never given it much thought, but I always kind of assumed that contagious yawning—that tendency to pick up a yawn from the people around you and pass it on like the evil videotape in The Ring—was something all humans were susceptible to.
We yawn because we care
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
How To Set Up A US iTunes Account
If your iTunes account is associated with an Australian address, then the options for what you can buy online will be different (and generally more limited) than those available to US iTunes users. Set up your own US iTunes account and you’ll have access to a much wider range of content to purchase.
How To Set Up A US iTunes Account
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Is life in Australia getting better?
The Australian Bureau of Statistics released a report today containing a range of information that should help Australians decide if life is getting better. “That’s a big question – is life better now than it was ten years ago?” said Mr Brian Pink, Australian Statistician.Is life in Australia getting better?
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Desktop Fun: Television Show Fonts
A lot of our favorite television show fonts have terrific fonts in the credits. If you are looking for nice ones then take a look through our collection of television show fonts.
Desktop Fun: Television Show Fonts
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Nine years later: some post-9/11 snapshots from NYC
Alex Smith recently re-discovered a box of photographs from September 11, 2001 that he'd put away in storage back in 2003. He scanned and published them over the weekend, along with some beautiful reflections on what that day meant to him.
Nine years later: some post-9/11 snapshots from NYC
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Prevent People from Forwarding or Replying All in Outlook
If you frequently send out mass email news letters and keep getting users replying to all recipients or need to disable the ability to forward an email, Microsoft Exchange and Outlook have you covered.
Prevent People from Forwarding or Replying All in Outlook
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Sunday, September 12, 2010
Top 10 Things to Do with a New Windows 7 System
Whether you've just bought a new PC, upgraded to Windows 7, or reinstalled your OS, a just-installed system is a great opportunity to make some helpful changes and fixes. Here are the things we recommend anyone tackle on a minty fresh Windows.
Top 10 Things to Do with a New Windows 7 System
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Saturday, September 11, 2010
9 Crazy Plane Landings
Pilot’s eye view videos.
9 Crazy Plane Landings
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Windows DLL Hijack Vulnerability Affects Exe Files As Well
The recently discovered DLL hijack vulnerability in Windows appears to be more critical than thought. Up until now it was confirmed that Windows would load dlls from the current working directory if they cannot be found in directories with a higher search priority. This in turn meant that attackers had to use a dll unknown on the system to exploit the vulnerability. Users who want a confirmed list of Windows programs that are affected by the DLL vulnerability can visit Secunia for that. At the time of writing, a total of 123 different applications by 47 vendors are affected.
Windows DLL Hijack Vulnerability Affects Exe Files As Well
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Internet Explorer 9 – What you Need To Know
The beta release of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 9 is just around the corner. The first version of the browser with the new interface included will be available publicly on September 15.
Internet Explorer 9 – What you Need To Know
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