Archives for November 21st, 2006

Our New Makeover Happens Tonight At 12:01AM CT

It is time for us to do some cleaning to our site later tonight, which is 24-hours ahead of schedule. Yep...get ready for a brand new look including a fresh new logo!

November 21st, 2006
Our New Makeover Happens Tonight At 12:01AM CT

nUbuntu 6.10 Released – For The "Security Aware"

nUbuntu was just updated today to be based on Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) that was released nearly a month ago. Many of you probably haven't even heard of nUbuntu and don't feel bad because I just learned about it a few weeks ago.

November 21st, 2006
nUbuntu 6.10 Released – For The "Security Aware"

Visually See The PageRank Of All Links On Your Site

The Google PageRank is a ranking of websites on a scale from 1 to 10 with only a few prestige sites able to earn the perfect 10. Google only updates a site's PageRank a few times a year and when they do people get excited to see if their sites are going to get ranked any higher.

November 21st, 2006
Visually See The PageRank Of All Links On Your Site

Microsoft Makes A Custom PC For The Vista Launch

There are all kinds of ways that you can celebrate the launch of a new product: a gathering, cake, or even banners. Microsoft is doing it in style though with a custom PC that they teamed up with Dell to build. I have to admit that it does look pretty sweet but what is even cooler than the graphics on the case are the mad specs that this thing has:

November 21st, 2006
Microsoft Makes A Custom PC For The Vista Launch

Google Checkout Offers Extra Savings On Monday

Google is planning on creating their own shopping fiasco except they aren't targeting this Friday (known as Black Friday). Instead, they are going to offer $10 off of a $30 purchase or $20 off of more than $50 on Monday of next week (called Cyber Monday) for those people who use the Google Checkout service.

November 21st, 2006
Google Checkout Offers Extra Savings On Monday

Popular Cameras On Flickr (Including Cameraphones)

Months ago I found a list of the top ten cameras that are used on Flickr but it looks like the stats have changed a little bit. This time the charts are coming directly from Flickr with the Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT at the top of the list by a mile. What is even more interesting is that they also break-down the stats to show the most popular of point & shoot cameras and cameraphones.

November 21st, 2006
Popular Cameras On Flickr (Including Cameraphones)

Phixr: Free Online Photo Editor

Tired of needing software to edit your photos? Phixr fixes (pun intended) that problem by offering an easy-to-use online photo editing service . It would be nice if it had some AJAX to it so that the page didn't refresh with each operation but that is something I can live with because of the other great features it has. Here are the things that you can do to a photo:

November 21st, 2006
Phixr: Free Online Photo Editor

Microsoft Confirms No ‘Kill Switch’ In Office 2007

The article that ZDNet wrote yesterday caused a huge stir on the web and led people to believe that Office Genuine Advantage (OGA) would have the ability to put the Office Suite in reduced functionality if the software couldn't be validated.

November 21st, 2006
Microsoft Confirms No ‘Kill Switch’ In Office 2007

CyberNotes: AutoHotkey To The Rescue!

AutoHotkey is a scripting language that is used by people all around the world. You can automate a ton of different tasks in no time at all and the software you need is completely free. What's even better is that you can compile your script into an executable file so that other people can use it without needing to download the software themselves.

November 21st, 2006
CyberNotes: AutoHotkey To The Rescue!