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Category: News | Posted by castiel1977 1556 days ago
Q would have been proud - 30 years after James Bond disappeared under the waves in a specially adapted Lotus, car designers have done it for real. read more »

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Category: Science/Tech | Posted by laraib 1536 days ago
diffuser_scaled.jpgStill have the remnants of your pre-digital photo-taking taking up space in closets (or perhaps put to other uses)? Photo blog Photojojo details the steps one Flickr user took to turn an old white plastic film container into a snug-fitting diffuser for a pop-up flash, using only a ruler and a utility knife. It's a bit more rugged and adaptable than that other DIY diffuser, a coffee filter, and gets you the same reduction in pasty-looking portraits and over-exposure. Hit the link for step-by-step instructions and photos.
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Category: Web gurus stuff | Posted by castiel1977 1521 days ago
Hell hath no fury like an Instant Messenger user scorn, a famous line from William Congreve could be adapted to suit present reality. Among a slew of successful features being added to Yahoo!Â’s Messenger with the various versions, there are a number of infamous ones that have taken the blunt of the wrath. Usually, itÂ’s the little things that matter, and deservedly so: what is with the message format and why has it been changed, countless messages to the Sunnyvale-based company read during the we... read more »

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Category: Science/Tech | Posted by laraib 1483 days ago
Linux only: Any Linux user clutching a mouse with more than the standard two buttons and a scroll wheel doesn't have it easy trying to match the same kind of configuration options given by the manufacturer's setup software, which is almost always Windows or Mac-only. The Flow of Consciousness blog walks through installing btnx, a program that can assign nearly any mouse click to a huge variety of actions. Got a Logitech with left and right buttons? Feel free to set them to switch workspaces or even rotate a four-sided desktop cube. The tutorial requires a fair bit of command line work, as the package isn't available in most respositories, but the Ubuntu-related instructions can be adapted to most any distribution. btnx is a free download for Linux systems only.
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Category: Science/Tech | Posted by laraib 1384 days ago
futureweb.png What will browsing the web be like a decade from now? Leading design and UI company Adaptive Path offers one possible answer in a new concept video series called Aurora. Jesse James Garrett (the guy who coined the term AJAX) designed and narrated part one of a video series demonstrating what the future of the web might look like. There's some gorgeous, imaginative, and high-tech stuff going on here—hit the play button below to watch. Note: To watch this clip in HD, play it on its source page on Vimeo. read more »

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Category: General Tags: ac power adapter dell inspiron 4150 | Posted by udtekadapter1 845 days ago

My daughter-in-law has a HP laptop computer. The AC power adapter plug
where it plugs into the computer (the little round male plug) has come
loose from the wires. I took it to MicroCenter and asked if they could
put a new plug on it for me. They told me no and said I would need to
buy a whole new AC adapter which is $79.99. so expensive.

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