Apple Release List of Software Compatible with .Mac

Apple has published a list of applications that offer support for .Mac in one way or another. The list is broken down into four categories, and offers a description of each app.

Got .Mac, read list, 'nough said!

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A new generation of more efficient solar cells is on the horizon.

Today's solar cells have an efficiency of 17%. Associate Professor Turid Worren is head of a project that will make a test model of 3rd generation solar cells by the end of the year. "Theoretically, we might reach efficiencies of 60 per cent or higher. In practice we hope for 40 per cent efficiency at the start.", Worren says.

That's the kind of thinking needed today!

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Test your popup blocker software.

PopupTest.com provides a simple and independent source for popup window testing. Whether you are developing a popup killer software or you are thinking about purchasing one, you can use our sample popups to test the effectiveness of the application.

Could be handy.

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Wicked Electric Car: Zero to 60 in 4 Seconds (In First Gear)

In a new approach to making the electric car a mass-market product, a California company will unveil on Wednesday a model that is very specialized, very expensive and very, very fast.

Again I say, why are we making the story about the speed, it's ALL ELECTRIC! Sheesh!

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Tesla EV Roadster pics leaked!

The unveiling of the Tesla EV Roadster is going on right now as we speak. But pics of the all-electric supercar have already been leaked. The Tesla EV Roadster achieves the equivalent of 135 mpg, has a 250-mile range, can go 0-60 in 4 seconds and runs on 6,831 lithium-ion (laptop) batteries.

Who cares about 0-60? It's all ELECTRIC you idiots!

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Free Tool Scans Sites For Threats

A security start-up on Thursday unveiled a free tool that scans Web sites for malicious code and other exploits, giving users a chance to steer clear of dangerous URLs before they click on links.

Unfortunatly, this is becoming a useful item.

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Revolutionary New MRAM Chip Arrives

A Motorola spin-off, Freescale, has announced the commercial availability of the 4-megabit magnetoresistive RAM chip, or MRAM, which features speed of standard RAM chips with the ability to keep data while power off like Flash memory.

Ahh, gotta love the future of tech, it's so dynamic!

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Blogger's quest ends with keys to house

One year ago, Kyle MacDonald, the 26-year-old blogger from Montreal set out to barter one red paper clip for something and that thing for something else, over and over again until he had a house. On Wednesday the quest is ending as envisioned.

OK, this one links to his blog.

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Because of Craigslist and a Paper clip, this guy owns a house

It started with a red paper clip and the will to own a home. He even got help from Corbin Bernsen.

This version has a video (though CNN.com will attempt to open a pop-up).

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Montreal man uses Internet to trade from paper clip to home

OTTAWA (AFP) - A guy with a dream of home ownership has turned a red paper clip into a three-bedroom house in western Canada through a series of shrewd Internet trades over the past year.

Another version of the story. I guess I just love this story!

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How a paper clip landed a house

Over the last year, the utility of a red paperclip has taken on a whole new meaning for a lot of Web denizens.

Impressive!

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Fuzzy Zoeller Amazing Hole In One

The most amazing hole in one ever! Yes folks, this really DID happen! >.<

Dumb Thief

A dumb thief goes to steal but he gets trapped. An apparent commercial for a european reality show? Maybe he learned his lesson? Probably not. ^.^

18 Tricks to Teach Your Body

You'll remeber these tricks that you can do with your body when the time is needed.

Well, maybe you will, maybe you won't, but interesting ideas, not sure I buy all of them, but hey, maybe...

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Insane Comedy Stunt on Television

Here's a man who catches a bowling ball laced with knives set on fire with his head on live television. I won't give it all away but there's more :)

Funny guy.

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OS X: Full-Screen Quicktime for free - no QT Pro upgrade needed.

A simple script hack from Macworld that you can do yourself in less than a minute. "Is there a way to have QuickTime 7 play in full screen without paying for the pro version? Sure. Launch Script Editor and enter this..." This works great on my Macbook Pro.

There you go, free and easy, and you get to learn to write an Apple Script too! What a deal!

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Cool iPhoto Trick

Go into edit mode of a picture, select the Red-Eye or Retouch tool, and then press Caps Lock+Control+9, release and press tab. You will enter a top secret editing mode. Details are included in the link.

For you iPhoto users.

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Every cool secret or great landmark you've ever missed in Google earth!

Check out this site its got a bunch of files that open up Google Earth and brings you directly to cool places on the globe.

Nice index of unique spots on Google Earth.

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Microsoft: Windows shortcut 'trick' is a feature

Microsoft has denied that a 'trick', which could allow an executable file to be launched when a user types a Web address into Internet Explorer, is a security vulnerability.

Oh, yeah, this is the company you want to trust to give you a secure OS. Oh Yeah.

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Rocketboom: Losing the Boom

Rocketboom, the most popular video blog covering internet news, has let go its charismatic star anchorwoman Amanda Congdon. She has posted her own video giving information on what happened on her own "Unboomed" website. I'm hoping she gets going with her own thing; her writing, performances, and personality were the best part of the show.

Hmm, will have to follow up on this when I get a moment.

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Busted for wearing a peace T-shirt; America has gone insane!

Mike Ferner served as a Navy corpsman during Vietnam War. He was aressted for wearing a t-shirt while sitting down by himself, drinking a cup of coffee. Some Americans have obviously totally lost the plot.

Or are too afraid that they might just be in the wrong?

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One Hosts file to rule them all

Looking for ad-less surfing? Check out this Hosts file, which should be good to suppress 99% of the popups and other annoying ad-engines.

An alternate idea for Windows users...

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