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Microsoft’s giant ice house in Toronto (pictures)

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

“Digg / Technology” writes:
Apparently 270,000 pounds of ice went into the construction of the 1,800 square foot structure, which includes a fully sculpted kitchen, dining room, study, living room, two bedrooms and bathroom all wired-up with televisions and computers (real, as opposed to of the ice variety) running demos of Vista and Office 2007.
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The Man Who Snuffed Out Pluto

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

“Wired News” writes:
A Cal Tech astronomer tells how and why Pluto was downgraded from planet status. Bodyhack reports from AAAS.
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Convert Physical Windows Systems Into Virtual Machines To Be Run On Linux

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

“Digg / Technology” writes:
This article shows how you can convert a physical Windows system into a VMware virtual machine with VMware Converter. The resulting virtual machine can be run in the free VMware Player and VMware Server. Vmware Converter comes in handy if you want to switch to a Linux desktop, but feel the need […]

The importance of checking your error messages

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

“Digg / Technology” writes:
“Since my first web site in 1995, error messages have always been a frustration for me. Working with hundreds of developers over the years, the error messages can really put egg on your face when you go live. Many times there are swear words in them, they are not properly formatted, the […]

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

“Digg / Technology” writes:
A visual tour of Google’s NYC HQ, complete with the requisite massage room, candy machine, and funky cafeteria.
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How to create a Slip streamed Windows XP CD from your original

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

“Digg / Technology” writes:
I’m sure most of you have ran into the hassle of reinstalling windows XP; installing xp, downloading all the drivers and windows updates etc. This guide takes you through steps detailing how to include your drivers and windows updates into your original windows XP cd (called slip-streaming), so your re-installation would be […]

Use YouTube to learn Photoshop

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

“Digg / Technology” writes:
Both YouTube and MetaCafe have a lot of photoshop video tutorials and while not all are the best quality video, the ability to see techniques in action with video is great for quick learning.Here are just a few of the video Photoshop tutorials unearthed in You Tube and a few from MetaCafe […]

Time Travelers: Lay Off Grandpas

Friday, February 16th, 2007

“Wired News” writes:
The trouble with time travelers is that so many go back in time to issue death threats to grandparents of future malefactors. Commentary by Lore Sjöberg.
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The 10 Best Firefox Add-Ons

Friday, February 16th, 2007

“Wired News” writes:
In honor of Mozilla’s new add-ons site, we pick the coolest Firefox mods around. By Michael Calore.
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Vista Gets First Critical Fix

Friday, February 16th, 2007

“Wired News” writes:
Microsoft’s weekly patch dispatch includes an update for Windows Defender, which ships with the new operating system. By the Associated Press.
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