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New and Notable

March 30, 2009

Comodo BackUp – Comodo, the company that makes one of my favorite antivirus programs and PC firewall, has released a new FREE backup utility called Comodo BackUp. I haven’t tested this program personally but their site states that it supports backups to network folders, DVD, CD-RW, and FTP. It looks promising and Comodo has a [...]

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Introducing the Coolest Screensaver Ever – PolarClock

March 30, 2009

Seldom do screensavers warrant a blog post but this one is different. PolarClock is simply the most elegant screensaver I’ve ever encountered. I was introduced to PolarClock by a Wired Magazine article and it now runs on all of my computers.

At its core PolarClock is a functional clock but what really sets this screensaver [...]

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10 great software easter eggs

May 8, 2008

10 Software Easter Eggs that are just too cool.
A couple of my favorites
Minesweeper – type “xyzzy” then shift-enter, the top-left pixel will be black if you are on a bomb square
Picasa Teddy Bears – type Ctrl+Shift+Y

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America’s CryptoKids

May 7, 2008

Did you know there was a NSA site for kids? (yes that NSA).
America’s CyrptoKids
They have games, activities, cipher creation tools and some other cool stuff. Who knew?

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The coolest shopping page

May 1, 2008

This is some shopping site in the Netherlands and their homepage is just too cool.
Check them out at producten.hema.nl

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15 Stunning Cutting-Edge Gadgets and Technologies

March 14, 2008

15 Stunning Cutting-Edge Gadgets and Technologies by Smashing Magazine
A quick showcase of some enveloping pushing tech. This is too cool not to share.

Diesel’s Spring/Summer 08 catwalk show was nothing short of stunning. While regular human models paced up and down the runway, a host of polyp-like CGI characters appeared in mid-air to interact with them [...]

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