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Archive for March, 2006

Posted by Jamie 2 COMMENTS

Many people think that Google should resdesign their site, in order to stay in the competition between other better looking engines, such as live. Well, they did, and it’s looking great! The new interface is currently unavailable to the public, unless you enter this cool little hack.
To do this, go to the Google homepage. From [...]

Categories: General
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So it seems that the MPAA is trying to outlaw the .torrent file format, and TorrentSpy doesn’t like it. They’re taking them on in court. Trying to outlaw a file extension? TorrentSpy is most definitely in for the win. Now, if they were going to court over movie pirating in general, I’d have a different [...]

Categories: Uncategorized
Posted by Jamie 1 COMMENT

Over at Linux.com, Mayank and Sharma have written an article that will teach you how to set up multiple live CDs onto one DVD for use on your computer.
Currently, Knoppix, Kanotix, Kurumin, Livux, MEPIS, ProMEPIS, Slax, Aurox, BerryLinux, Basilisk, Adios, PCLinuxOS, MandrakeMove, Gnoppix, RiP, SystemRescueCD, Ultimate Boot CD, and INSERT distributions can be used [...]

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Box

Posted by Jamie 1 COMMENT

A few months ago, I got an email from the owner of Box.net requesting that I try out his new product and review it. I was skeptical at first, I must admit. But I got my demo account setup and I’ve had a few weeks to experiment with Box, and really test it out. I’ve [...]

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Microsoft has decided to open the public betas of Windows Vista, Office 12, and Exchange Server 12 up early by allowing people to sign up in advance for a spot and be notified when the beta is available. The TechNet email system will enable you to be one of the first to enjoy the public [...]

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Posted by Jamie 3 COMMENTS

Okay, lately I’ve been working on a top secret podcasting idea and I finally made it happen last night. After a few hours of extreme editing and talking, it seems that I have finished the first TTOCast (podcast). Please note that this is the very first episode and is very short, only about 3 minutes. [...]

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Posted by Jamie 4 COMMENTS

Microsoft is once again trying to promote anti-piracy by giving out free USB thumb drives pre loaded with all the information you will ever need about piracy and using genuine Windows. There has been no word of people getting them yet, as there is a 6-8 week shipping wait, and probably a lot longer now [...]

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Posted by Jamie 6 COMMENTS

I’m very sorry this post is a day late. I have been very busy lately packing and such and haven’t had much time to be on the computer in the past day.
Anyways, at the Apple event I mentioned in my previous post, Apple has released a few new products for us, although not quite what [...]

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