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September 26, 2007
20 Internet Acronyms Parents Should Know
What does “POS” mean? How about “SorG”? Don’t know? LOL. If you’re a parent, you might want to find out what kids are saying to each other online. Here’s a sideshow of 20 Internet Acronyms All Parents Should Know.
You also might want to check out this list of common chat room acronyms.
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September 14, 2007
Unresponsive iPod
Do you have an iPod that is unresponsive? Occasionally an iPod may freeze or fail to respond to your commands. There are a few things you can do to troubleshoot this.
Here’s an email from a MethodShop.com reader about an unresponsive iPod:
“I’m using a 40GB click-wheel iPod in Windows 2k. It is unable to fully boot up. When I turn it on, the Apple symbol comes up and the hard drive sounds like it begins to spin, and then it stops. Occasionally it gets to the folder w/exclamation point screen and then the hard drives stops and then starts again, going back to the apple screen. The iPod update application either doesn’t detect the iPod or it freezes my whole computer. I have tried resetting, and since Windows/iPod update don’t detect it, I can’t restore either (even in disk mode). I have been unable to get the disk scan working.” ~ dan
You most likely dropped your iPod or hit it pretty hard. This happened to a friend of mine (Bill) when he threw his backpack on the floor. His iPod was inside the backpack and the jolt from hitting the floor physically damaged the iPod’s hard drive.
Unfortunately, if your hard drive is physically damaged, there’s only one way to fix it – get it replaced. If your iPod is still under warranty or you purchased extended AppleCare for your iPod, then have Apple replace or repair your iPod. If your iPod is out of warranty, there are several third-party companies that can fix your iPod like these guys.
But before going through the hassle and cost of sending your iPod off to be repaired, try these free iPod troubleshooting tips first. Good luck!
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August 28, 2007
Download YouTube Videos for Your iPhone and iPod
UPDATE: YouTube has reworked their site in response to this article. If you get an error when trying to download a YouTube video, please try some of the plug-ins and scripts listed in step #3.
YouTube.com is a great resource. Not many sites allows users to freely upload, view, and share video clips like YouTube does. YouTube even lets users easily post videos on their blogs and personal web sites. But because anyone can upload a video clip on YouTube, copyright violations are rampant.
In an effort to prevent the widespread distribution of illegal copied video files, YouTube encodes its video files in the Macromedia Flash format, which prevents viewers from downloading files and making digital copies.
Here’s a step-by-step MethodShop.com tutorial on how to rip video files off YouTube and convert them for an iPod Video, Apple TV, iTunes or iPhone. This trick will work on Mac or PC using Firefox, Safari or Internet Explorer.
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August 23, 2007
Google Earth brings you the Virtual space telescope
Fans of Google Earth are in store for a treat today as they will now be able to look away from earth and into the stars thanks to a new Google Earth component called Sky.
Using the new component, users can on the moon, planets, stars, constellations and galaxies by reversing the image away from our own planet. Users can also advance in time to see where planets will be located on a given date or when a meteor shower will occur.
“(We’ve taken) terabytes of data and made it easily accessible to anyone,” said Andrew Connolly, an associate professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington and a visiting faculty member. “We are hoping astronomers around the world will share it (information) with everybody.”
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August 09, 2007
Hybrid Solar Lighting Video
Hybrid Solar Lighting Video
Clever idea!!
Hybrid Solar Lighting
Hybrid Solar Lighting – HSL technology uses rooftop, 4-ft-wide mirrored dishes that track the sun with the help of a GPS receiver. The collector focuses the sunlight onto 127 optical fibers. The fibers, which can be thought of as flexible light pipes, are connected to hybrid light fixtures that have special diffusion rods that spread out the light in all directions. One collector powers about eight hybrid light fixtures?¢‚Ǩ‚Äùwhich can illuminate about 1,000 square feet.
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July 12, 2007
iPhone – Will It Blend?
Everybody knows that the iPhone can make phone calls, play movies & music, surf the web, and a lot more. But, Will It Blend? That is the question
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July 06, 2007
The Iphone Song
The Iphone Song
OK, something a bit different – to finish of Iphone Week – it amused the staff of Gadget Lounge, we hope it does the same for you.
David Pogue of The New York Times ditches his old cellphone for the iPhone in this sing-a-long sequel.
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June 30, 2007
iPhone and Craig Ferguson – Funny
Craig Ferguson and the iPhone.
Ok, this video is a bit old now – but with all the hype this week for the iPhone we thought this one could do with an airing again.
Craig Ferguson also puts Microsoft through the fire in this tirade.
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DuPont Corian Z Kitchen Island
Have you ever thought that the time your living in should be more like the futuristic world that scientists were predicting decades ago? Well the Z Kitchen Island will bring a little it of the future into your kitchen today.
The Island?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s has a built in PC, sound actuators and LEDs which users can use to surf the internet, listen to music or create a particular ambiance by means of a centralized touch-control panel.
Its cool and stylish and very Star Trek like but its also going to be very expensive (think over 8 grand expensive).
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May 26, 2007
Sky News moves to Second Life
It seems everyone is jumping on the ?¢‚Ǩ?ìlets move to Second Life?¢‚Ǩ¬ù bandwagon. The latest to do so is Sky News who will be the first news channel to take up a permanent presence in the 3D virtual world when it launches on Sunday May 27 at the Hay festival.
A replica of the Sky News Centre will be built in the virtual world and users will be able to have an interactive look at its newsroom and be able to sit in presenter chairs, read the autocue and visit the gallery.
Sky News?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢ Sunday Live with Adam Boulton programme will come live from The Guardian Hay Festival on Sunday May 27, and segments will be simulcast on TV and on Second Life from 11am.
Reference for posting: http://www.digitalspy.co.uk
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May 15, 2007
Sex Offender Data Sought From MySpace
Top law enforcement officers from Connecticut and seven other US states on Monday asked MySpace.com to turn over the names of registered sex offenders who use the social networking Web site.
In a letter, the attorneys general asked MySpace to provide information on how many registered sex offenders are using the site, and where they live. North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper signed the letter, along with attorneys general from Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
In a statement, Cooper’s office said media outlets in 2006 “reported almost 100 criminal incidents across the country involving adults who used MySpace to prey or attempt to prey on children.”
[Via wnbc.com]
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May 11, 2007
Paris Hilton Says She Is Too Beautiful For Jail
Terrified that her 45-day prison sentence for drunk driving will plunge her into a world of daily beatings, group showers and a total absence of anything that’s even vaguely “hot,” Paris Hilton is doing all she can to get out of jail before she even goes in.
So what does Paris have up her sleeve? What is she doing to stay out of the Century Regional Detention Facility?
- Expensive legal advice from a team of the world’s most expensive lawyers? Nope.
- Displaying genuine remorse for her crime in order to show the appeals court that she’s learnt her lesson? Are you kidding?
- A half-baked MySpace petition? Bingo!
The ‘Save Paris Hilton from Jail MySpace Petition’, calls on California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to terminate her jail sentence because she “provides beauty and excitement” to everyone’s lives. This is what the petition says:
“Paris Whitney Hilton is an American celebrity and socialite. She is an heiress to a share of the Hilton Hotel fortune, as well as to the real estate fortune of her father Richard Hilton. She provides hope for young people all over the U.S. and the world. She provides beauty and excitement to (most of) our otherwise mundane lives?¢‚Ǩ¬¶ We, the American public who support Paris, are shocked, dismayed and appalled by how Paris has been the person to be used as an example that Drunk Driving is wrong?¢‚Ǩ¬¶ This petition is to ask Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to pardon Paris Hilton for her mistake. Please allow her to her return to her career and life.”
If you are interested, you can sign the ‘Save Paris Hilton from Jail MySpace Petition’ here.
[Via hecklerspray.com]
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Gmail Users are Younger, Richer, Good in Bed
Unsurprisingly, perhaps, the latest stats show that Gmail users skew younger and richer than those on Yahoo Mail and Hotmail.
Gmail opened up to all comers in February, with Gmail?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s market share of US visits climbing 17% from February 2007 to April 2007. However, Yahoo Mail and Hotmail are still much bigger by comparison, says Hitwise: Yahoo had 13x the market share, and Hotmail had 6x the marketshare of Gmail.
The good news, if you?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re a Gmail user, is that you may be part of the elite: while Yahoo and Hotmail users are decidedly average, Gmail users tend to be young, have a high income, and be early adopters of technology. 54% of users are between 18 and 34, while 18% have an average annual household income between $100,000 and $149,999 (compared to 15% for Hotmail and 13% for Yahoo Mail).
Another stat, probably related to the young age of GMail users: they?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢re more likely to be Facebook users than those on the other services.
As for performance in the bedroom – well, we kinda lied. In fact, the stats show that solitary Gmail users are far more likely to Google themselves.
[Via mashable.com]
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April 30, 2007
$100 laptop becomes $175 laptop
Oh dear the price of the $100 laptop has increased to $175. The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organization has announced that the laptop, which they hoped would be affordable enough for children in developing countries to use, has to be a bit more expensive.
They have put this down to the rising prices of raw materials, particularly nickel. However its not all bad news. The machine, which originally was to run its own open source operating system, will also be capable of running Windows.
The OLPC would originally start manufacturing when it had orders for between five million and 10 million laptops. Even though many nations have signed on, the cash to back the orders has not been forthcoming. The organization is still optimistic that production will begin this October.
Reference for posting: http://www.theregister.co.uk
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The Smart Mug
Mug attachments seem to be everywhere. Pc owners have had to put up with less than effective drink warmer USB attachments and now drivers can now try out the Smart Mug. However this time the Smart Mug seems to be pretty good.
The device attaches via a 12-volt car adapter and is capable of heating liquids up to 160 degrees. It will also tell you when the idea preset temperature has been reached. Its ideal for being stuck in early morning traffic.
The Smart Mug is available in blue and red colors and retails for $29.95.
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