Startup Delayer Staggers Your Startup Apps for Smoother Loading [Featured Windows Download] 
Adam Pash via Lifehacker on Thu, 28 Aug. 2008
Windows only: Free application Startup Delayer staggers the applications that launch when you login to Windows by user-defined increments. The reason: To mitigate the common startup bottleneck caused by all of your startup appli
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Slowmousion Slows Your Mouse for Precision with a Hotkey [Featured Windows Download]
Kevin Purdy via Lifehacker on Thu, 28 Aug. 2008
Windows only: Free mouse utility Slowmousion is a small, memory-resident app that can be seriously helpful for Photoshop/GIMP aficionados and anyone else who has to draw or select objects with precision. The app sits in your desktop tray (taking up about
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Install Linux Without CD
Martin via gHacks technology news on Thu, 28 Aug. 2008
Universal Netboot Installer (UNetbootin) is a portable tool for Windows and Linux that can download and install various Linux distributions to a system partition or USB drive without needing to burn the distribution first. It supports dual-boot installs or single installs that replace the master boot record (MBR) completely.
The process it
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UNetbootin Creates USB-Bootable Linux the Easy Way [Featured Download]
Kevin Purdy via Lifehacker on Wed, 27 Aug. 2008
Windows and Linux only: Free bootable image creator UNetbootin automates the downloading, imaging, and installing of Linux distributions onto USB thumb drives, creating a persistent, boot-anywhere desktop. We've
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Space Cube - The World's Smallest Linux PC
(unknown author) via Digg / Technology on Wed, 27 Aug. 2008
Shared by Daniel
I want this for my new torrent box
Meet the Space Cube — the world's smallest fully functional PC. Primarily designed for use in space, it somehow manages to cram a working PC with USB ports, card readers, audio outputs and proprietary interfaces into a tiny cube chassis measuring just two inches square. It runs a basic Linux front-end.
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Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 Now Available
ieblog via IEBlog on Wed, 27 Aug. 2008
We’re excited to release IE8 Beta 2 today for public download. You can find it at http://www.microsoft.com/ie8. Please try it out!
You’ll find versions for 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2008. In addition to English, IE8 Beta 2 is available in Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), and
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Hacked! USB Drive Will Befuddle Onlookers!
(unknown author) via Geekologie - Gadgets, Gizmos, on Wed, 27 Aug. 2008
The Hacked! USB Drive is actually a 2GB flash drive that just looks like a frayed USB cable. ZOMG, people will look at that and be so confused! The only t
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Microsoft re-launches Toll-free Vista support
Charlie Anzman via SEO and Tech Daily on Wed, 27 Aug. 2008
Microsoft has been sending out e-mails the past few days pointing to this page which provides an easy to read guide for those still pondering the Vista switch and also has a Toll-Free number with free Vista Q & A support for small business customers.
I phoned the number this morning and apparently this is a yet anot
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"We’re living in the “anyone can play guitar” era of software entrepreneurship. Because of the..."
(unknown author) via carpeaqua on Wed, 27 Aug. 2008
“We’re living in the “anyone can play guitar” era of software entrepreneurship. Because of the confluence of increasingly accessible developer tools and the Internet, it’s now reasonable to think that one or two talented people, with little to no investment, can make anything from a good living to a fortune by bringing their idea to life. What kills me about the outmoded Silicon Valley
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Speed Up Your Vista Installation with vLite on a Flash Drive [Step By Step]
The How-To Geek via Lifehacker on Wed, 27 Aug. 2008
Sometimes the most effective way to clean up Windows is to just wipe your hard drive and start over with a fresh re-installation, and that process can be so long and tedious—unless you know the shortcuts. Pow
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Teddy Bear USB drive is a headless horror
Cory Doctorow via Boing Boing on Wed, 27 Aug. 2008
The Teddy Bear USB drive does a really nice job of switching from sickly sweet to just sickening -- just rip its head off and plug its neck into your computer and it looks like you've crushed a little anthropomorphic bear's noggin and forced it into a tiny, little USB port.
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BurnAware Free Burns CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray [Featured Windows Download]
Adam Pash via Lifehacker on Tue, 26 Aug. 2008
Windows only: BurnAware Free burns data, audio, and video CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs. Since we last mentioned BurnAware, it was
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Windows XP WGA To Mimic That Of Windows Vista
Martin via gHacks technology news on Tue, 26 Aug. 2008
Windows XP users who update their system through automatic updates or the Windows update service might be in for a surprise. Microsoft has upgraded their Windows Genuine Advantage software for Windows XP and started its deployment since the beginning of this week.
The new WGA for Windows XP mimics the annoyances that Windows Vista user
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Update to WGA Notifications for Windows XP Professional
alexkoc via MSDN Blogs on Tue, 26 Aug. 2008
Starting this week, we will begin deployment of the latest version of WGA Notifications for Windows XP. In addition to the usual updates to validation that improve WGA's ability to detect the latest stolen or fake product keys and other attempts to circumvent product activation, this release will also include a couple of other significant updates.
Simplifying the installation and maki
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Under the Sea, Google Expands Even More
Om Malik via GigaOM on Tue, 26 Aug. 2008
Google is working with a consortium of carriers to become part of an intra-Asian submarine cable system, tentatively called the Southeast Asian Japan Cable (SJC). The cable would be Google’s second play in the sub-sea category. The new cable links various different cities
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A Transparent Vista [Featured Desktop]
(unknown author) via Lifehacker on Tue, 26 Aug. 2008
The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser. Reader y0himba shows off his Windows Vista desktop, which is sporting a transparent taskbar, Start menu, and instant messenger client. He details the fu
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Cartoon: Something is wrong with your software design
(unknown author) via [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology Ne on Tue, 26 Aug. 2008
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Well folks, starting today, renowned cartoonist Jerry King will be drawing a series of cartoon specifically for us. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. Here is the first one, titled “Something is wrong with your software design.”
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Terminal Tips: Make your Screensaver a desktop background
Cory Bohon via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (T on Mon, 25 Aug. 2008
Filed under: Terminal Tips
Have you ever wanted your screen saver to appear as a background imag
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How software bugs can lead to national catastrophic disasters?
Amit Ranjan via Webyantra on Sun, 24 Aug. 2008
This is a slide deck that that every software developer reading this blog should pay special attention to. It gives a visually appealing account of how software bugs have been the root cause behind many of the technology/scientific disasters (the context is US space exploration & other telecom
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