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Gizmo Project, Google Talk/Skype Killer?

Gizmo is a free VoIP client that uses the same Global IP Sound engine that is built into Google Talk. Except that this lets you do conference calls, record calls with s simple click of a button, view call locations on a map, "Call Quality Assitant" that lets you see bandwidth quality and much more. Works on PC/Mac and Linux coming soon.

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Flash Powered E-Mail - This really takes the cake!!!

This flash web-based e-mail is impressive! They just released the calendar thing in it. It has lots of stuff in there like built-in rss reader, games, contacts manager, skins, alerts, spell checker, pop3 access, etc. Try it out!

Joe:
Went to this and registered for an account.
Tried it out and this really rocks people!
You get 100 megs of space too.


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Mystery behind numbers in "Lost" solved?

Somebody just might have solved the mystery. It is sure to make you go "Why didn't I think of that?"

Joe:
OMG! This guy used the number as a global position. Points to a spot (island?) near Australia. Makes sense if you watch the show.

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Most addictive and challenging pong game

This game used to be available on addictivegames.com. It's a good idea to have a good mouse to play this one.

Joe:
Damn u addictivegames.com!
Stole 40 mins of my mornin...

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Huge List of Windows XP Tips

Tips on everything from networking to performance to the taskbar. A huge list of XP tips.

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Free T.G.I. Fridays appetizer!

T.G.I. Friday's® Worldwide

Joe:
Sign up for the newsletter and get a coupon for a free appetizer.

Nintendo Revolution specs... very plausible this time

Joe:
Got this from Gizmodo

Gizmodo Article:

According to Ars Technica, specs for the Nintendo Revolution have been outed by a Factor 5 employee going by the name (get this) Hans Solo. But if you can get past this guy’s being trapped in the past, he is also said to have leaked the Xbox 360 stats before they came out, so I’m prone to at least listen.
“The brains of the console are rumored to be a single dual-threaded IBM “custom” PowerPC 2.5 GHz CPU, with 256 KB L1 cache and 1 MB of L2 cache (L3 cache is rumored). The system will also sport a Physical Processing Chip (PPU) with 32MB of dedicated RAM, while the CPU itself will saddled up next to 512MB of system RAM. The custom ATI GPU solution is rumored to consist of a RN520 600MHz core, backed with 256MB of RAM and “32 parallel floating-point dynamically scheduled shader pipelines.” While the output will theoretically be capable of putting out 1080p resolution (higher even, at 2048x1268), Solo says that HD support has not yet been decided.”

Solo also mentioned that Revolution may even have an edge on the 360 and PS3 in the CPU/GPU area.

GmailThis! - Instant Emails!

Clicking GmailThis! creates a mini-interface to Gmail prepopulated with a link to the web page you are visiting, as well as any text you have highlighted on that page.

Joe:
I use firefox and this worked for me!
Nice for those who send links to friends.

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Nintendo WiFi Connection Official Site

Nintendo just opened their WiFi site today. Not much to it yet. Pretty cool logo, simple but nice. Nintendo WiFi Connection begins when Mario Kart DS is released this November. I found site myself(just typin in some urls (^_^) Gave link to N-next.com too

Joe:
Nintendo has finally realized that online is the future of games.

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The true story behind the Corrupted Blood plague in WoW

The true story behind the recent Corrupted Blood plague outbreak in World of Warcraft.

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What keeps you awake?

Tech Manifesto » What keeps you awake?

Joe:
This is so cool! Just the other day I was wanting this information. The link above will take you to a page that tells you the caffeine level of energy gaining related products (drinks, mints, etc.).

Here is some I found cool:

• Mountain Dew = 55mgs in each 12 ounce bottle (4.5mgs per oz.)
  
• Penguin Mints = 7mgs in each mint (7mgs per mint)
  
  3 mints = 1 Mountain Dew
  
• Starbucks Doubleshot = 120mgs in each 6.5 ounce can (18mgs per oz.)
  
• Starbucks Brewed Coffee = 210mgs in each 16 ounce cup (13.2mgs per oz.)
  
• Red Bull and Bawls = 80mgs in each 10 ounce can (8mgs per oz.)
  
• Joltgum = Two pieces of gum is the same as a cup of coffee
  

Master Yoda Oragami

Make Yoda out of oragami you can. Try not, do or do not. There is no try.

Joe:
Totally geek!
This is a link to the pdf file that you can print out and fold to make Yoda. Bout to show Carl this...he will luv it!

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Winamp plugin for the iPod - replace iTunes forever

"The winamp ipod plugin is a plugin for winamp. It allows you to manage your iPod from within the winamp media library. It supports all kinds of iPods, from the classic first generation iPods, to the iPod mini, photo, nano and shuffle and everything in between."

Joe:
WOW! Newest version supports and does a lot.
Even does podcasts using Shoutcast Wire.
Im gonna switch to winamp for everything now...


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Free Zip File with Tons of Good USB Drive Utilities

This is from the Mike Tech Show. Download the zip file and unzip it to your USB drive and have a "ready-to-go" USB utility drive. Includes Portable Firefox, a ton of anti-virus and anti-spyware apps, PDF reader, PuTTY, media players, and a CD or DVD burning software. I always wanted to put one of these together.

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PHP Tutorials

Next Designs - PHP Tutorials

Check out these cool PHP tutorials. Some are video tutorials.

Holy Crap! Family Guy gets 22 more episodes!

Family Guy silently gets a new 22-episode order, all but finalizing a fifth season.

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Add some life to your XP desktop

Sick of XP wallpaper? Ever wanted an animated desktop? Check out these atmospheric bad boys. Very cool, but not for old machines!

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Warner say they can cut off iTunes

Warner exec Michael Nash said today that the major record labels could easily cut off the iTunes Music Store if Apple CEO Steve Jobs doesn�t budge in the song pricing battle. He also said ''very few people people buy music from digital downloads''. He remians in my head, an idiot =}

Joe:
Ok...so Warner wants to raise song prices and since Jobs doesn't wanna do it...the threats start comming. How stupid is Warner? All they are gonna do by cutting off iTunes is piss off all the song buyers out there and justify them downloading Warners' songs for free. Again, I have to say... Dumb asses!

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Adult stem cells restore feeling in paraplegic

WorldNetDaily: Adult stem cells restore feeling in paraplegic

Joe:
Imagine what the US could do if stem cell research was legal...

Castlevania going next-gen

Castlevania going next-gen - DS News at GameSpot

Joe:
It is already a fact that Castlevanie: Curse of Darkness is shipping this year to both the PS2 and XBOX, but they have now stated that a Castlevania title is already in development for a unidentified next gen console. Could this be the 360?

Office Space - Exclusive Gift Set

Office Space - Exclusive Gift Set

Joe:
Super sweet!
Comes out 11/1/05.
Pre order it for $25 bucks.

Comes with:
Red stapler
Coffee mug
Mouse pad
Pen and pencil set
Notepad
Magnetic picture frame

Go buy it!
For me!
haha

Eight charged over Star Wars pirate release

IOL: Eight charged over Star Wars pirate release

Eight people have been charged in the US in connection with the illegal release of the final Star Wars film before it appeared in cinemas.

Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was released online the day before its worldwide release in May.

The piracy allegedly began when a screener copy of the film was stolen from a post-production facility where one of them worked.

The eight defendants, all from California, were charged with copyright infringement and face up to a year in prison.

This ROXs! Video games modded to make music videos on MTV2!

MTV2: Video Mods

About the show:
Yes, you can have your cake and eat it too: video games and music videos all in one morphed mix. MTV2's Video Mods transforms music videos by injecting a unique video game environment and featuring caracters from one or even a few video games.

Joe:
This rocks!
Looks like this show comes on MTV2 on Friday nights (10:30pm).
Go to the site and watch the videos they have been showing so far.
You will need to use IE though (sux)... I couldn't get Firefox to show the vids. Im totally gonna start PVRing the show.

Pixen: Good app for old school RPG game graphics...

Pixen is like Photoshop for pixel artists. It is clearly designed by people who know the needs of those working with sprites, icons and such. The tiny format of graphics demands a certain precision, and Pixen delivers that precision on tiny-format artwork.

Joe:
I can totally see this being a great app for creating graphics for an old school game (or new school). Haven't played with it yet, but from looking at the forums it seems it gets a lot of play.

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Wiretapping Broadband

It seems the FCC can now tap your broadband connection. Last Friday the FCC released it's CALEA First Report and Order, which allowed law enforcement to wiretap VoIP service. The original CALEA omitted broadband "information services" from such wiretaps, but now the FCC somehow was able to sneak this in.

Joe:
Guess it was just a matter of time before Big Brother did this. I don't mind too much because I don't care if they want to listen to my VoIP phone sex...lol. I just hate the fact that they are gaining ground every day to what we see in Sci-Fi movies and TV shows.

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How to tie a tie...

Neckties.com: Men's Silk Neckties and Bowties

Joe:
Hey! I will be the first to admit...
I suck at ties.

TechTv is NOT Coming Back. G4 turing into new SpikeTv.

More bad news for us techtv fans. G4 is now getting shows such as "The Man Show". Many thought a new person in charge would help, but its going more the other way as Leo said.

Joe:
*sob*

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Copy URL+

mozdev.org - copyurlplus: index

This Copy URL+ extension is useful when you want to send an interesting link and its explanation to your friend through IM or e-mail.

Joe:
Nice!

Snapfish Free Prints Deal

Snapfish Free Prints Deal - Best Price Cheap Sale Items Review Wholesale Sale Discount - Techbargains.com

Snapfish has 20 free prints for new users. 4x6 prints cost only $0.12

$10 off $50 Code: techbargains10 Exp 10/31/05

Lionhead interview: The Movies Online

Lionhead interview: The Movies Online - Joystiq - www.joystiq.com

Games Press, a free resource for game journos across the world, carried out a slightly ‘tongue-in-cheek’ interview with Lionhead Studios about the online community features of their upcoming game, The Movies. The interview covers topics ranging from how people will be able to share their creations with other players, through to how loud the servers required to host the movies are.

The online segment of the game brings another level to the game beyond the files sitting on the user’s hard drive. You can get feedback on your movies from other players, alter the movies to suit your audience and as a result earn more virtual bob for your virtual box office.

WORKING downgrader for psp 2.0

SonyxTeam.com

SonyXteaM and MPH are proud to present you their new WORKING downgrader for psp 2.0 !!

Yeah you heared it's finally out ! it's been developped by both Yoshihiro from SonyXteaM and MPH (the creator of the firmware launcher)

How To Build a Game In A Week From Scratch With No Budget

GameDev.net - How To Build a Game In A Week From Scratch With No Budget

There are many great resources available to small, budget-conscious independent game developers today. On a public forum, in a counter-rant, I expressed this fact by bragging that if you gave me a week, a fresh install of Windows, and a good Internet connection, I could build a halfway decent game with no budget whatsoever. No, it wouldn't be able to compete with Halo 2 or anything (if I could create that kind of game in a week, I'd quit my day job), but it would be reasonably amusing and playable.

Tom Bampton, who runs the monthly Game-In-A-Day 'competition' (www.gameinaday.com ), said "You're on!" He then added an extra contingency – I had to do it without the benefit of one of the (free) game engines out there. I could only use a basic library / API.

Kid gets in trouble playing WOW...

A WOW (World of Warcraft) player was bragging on a WOW forum about how he was playing past his bedtime. Problem with his bragging was his mother also plays WOW and is also active on that same forum.

Yep, you guessed it!

He got stone cold busted when his mother read the post.
What a dumb arse...

Golden go-go juice!

Some physicists in Singapore have created a new device that converts pee into electricity.

The pee-powered battery is smaller than a credit card and can produce 1.5 volts from just 0.2 milliliters of urine.

The current aim for the device is home-based health test kits.
Wonder if we will ever pee into our flashlights one day.

Pumped about PSP 2.0 hack? Don't forget about the Nintendo DS...

British Gaming Blog » Cracking the DS Wifi

With all the stuff going around with the PSP 2.0 firmware being cracked and Gizmondo now running unsigned code, it’s easy to forget about the other handheld that’s currently breaking blocks and opening new features to developers of homebrew. The DS.
You’ll find most of the homebrew development going on at the gbadev.org message boards where you can find projects such as a Speech Synthesizer with Keyboard input and the rather not-so-work-safe TickleGirl project.

Joe:
There is a bounty ($2000+) for the first person to crack the DS wifi. DS Wi-fi Bounty

Friend of mine got the PassMe in yesterday and will bring his modded DS over soon. The PassMe is a cable and connector that connects the GBA slot on the DS to its DS game slot. This will allow u to use various GBA flash roms to play DS games. Without the PassMe you can use the GBA flash roms to play GBA roms and homebrew stuff, but no DS games.

xai jian!

LED bulbs: a bright idea?

LED bulbs: a bright idea? - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com

Next time you screw in a cheap incandescent light bulb, ask yourself this: Do you ride a horse to work? Still churning your own butter?

Joe:
I am gonna buy a led bulb and try this out. A little on the expensive side ($25 to $50), but with these guys lasting 10 yrs and using up very, very little energy... I totally think they would be worth it.

Hacking Hotel PPV

I-Hacked.com Taking Advantage Of Technology - Hacking Hotel PPV

So, you are sitting in your hotel, there is NOTHING on the 13 free channels and you really want to catch that.. eh hum new movie out right now, but you dont want to pony up the $10 or whatever they charge for pay-per-view movies... Well you are in luck! It is VERY easy to get free PPV in **MOST** Hotels. The funny thing is, you can do it a couple different ways. In the following article I will present the two most popular -- other ways are up to you to figure out!

Joe:
Im going to try this next time I am at a hotel...
Hope the grrl im with doesn't mind me taking a little hack time before sex...lol.

How-To: Download music videos from iTunes or Yahoo

UNEASYsilence How-To: Download music videos from iTunes

UNEASYsilence How-To: Download music videos from Yahoo

Joe:
Tried this...and guess what?
If effin works!

Typing Test: Free On-line Typing Test by TypingMaster, Inc.

Typing Test: Free On-line Typing Test by TypingMaster, Inc.

Test Your Typing Skills for Free

With the TypingMaster Online Test you can assess your personal typing skills in minutes for free - within your web browser.

Based on the short text typing sample, this Java(TM) applet will estimate your typing skills including typing speed, accuracy and net speed. You can also receive test results directly to your email address.

Joe:
First time got 55 WPM (words per min) with 99 percent accuracy.
See if u can beat me!

Fitness myths

AskMen.com - Fitness myths

Joe:
Read this askmen.com article about some common fitness myths. It says part 2 so look for part 1 too. Got a co-worker who needs to read the myth of doing 1000 crunches gives u a six pack. Anyways, go read this if you are doing anything to get fit.

Elevator Hacking

I-Hacked.com Taking Advantage Of Technology - Elevator Hacking

Joe:
I can't wait to try this!
Let me know if and where you got this to work at:
kygeeks@gmail.com

A free 411 service... eliminates directory assistance charges!

1-800-Free411: Welcome

Joe:
Called this number and sure enough... its free!
Asked for Walmarts' number and got the right one... tian!

Xbox 360 controller up on eBay

Xbox 360 controller up on eBay

Joe:
Ok...so this guy now has a 360 controller...and no effin system to use it on. Dumb ass!

Check out these Gameboy Micro pics...

Unpacking the Game Boy Micro - Engadget - www.engadget.com

So we were able to get our greedy little mitts on Nintendo’s adorable little Game Boy Micro a few days in advance (no pun intended), and figured we’d share the joy of opening up a new toy with you in our grand tradition of gadget unpacking sessions.

Joe:
I can't help it... I want one of these damn things!
Now if I can just sell some shit to pay for one.
Also need to see if GBA cards and emulators work for it.

Check out this band.. The Aquabats

The Aquabats

Joe:
Not totally sure if I like them or not but check them out anyways. They even have their own web video series...haha.

Website lets you tell Stewie (Family Guy) what to do...

Family Guy presents Stewie Live

This site is tian (sweet)!
You enter what you want Stewie to do and he will do it... tell hime to dance... hehe.

Here are some of the things I found you can tell him to do:

dance
fart or music
jump
sex or pig
tap
shoot
time
nuke or naked
name or stewie
girl
love
crap or diaper
laugh
joke
sleep
eat or food
draw or write
tv or dvd
work
computer or hack
pee

Well, spent enough time on this site...lol...send any directions you find to me.

xai jian!