September 2007
87 posts
Coupon codes for thousands of online stores -... →
Good resource for finding coupon and promo codes when shopping online.
Ten Timeless Persuasive Writing Techniques →
10 persuasive writing techniques that can make your job easier and your case more compelling. While this list is in no way comprehensive, these 10 strategies are used quite a bit because they work.
12 Investing Mistakes I’ve Made (and How You Can... →
I’ve been investing since 1996. In the process, I have learned a lot, mainly from trial and error. I’d like to share my experience with you. Here are some of the mistakes I’ve made
Apple developing OS X minitablet →
AppleInsider is reporting that Apple has a project underway to develop a minitablet computer based on the OS X operating system it has developed for the iPhone and the iPod Touch. The site is calling it “the return of the Newton,” referring to the much-maligned but cult-favorite PDA that Apple sold in the mid-1990s.
Simple Living Simplified: 10 Things You Can Do... →
Simplifying can sometimes be overwhelming. The amount of stuff you have in your life and the amount of things you have to do can be too big a mountain to tackle.
How peanut butter helps the planet |... →
Not only is peanut butter health for you (in moderation of course), but now you can help save the planet by eating PB&Js. What’s better than that?
10 Deep: Presentations by Lifehack.org -... →
Great list of presentation tips to help you out if you have a project or presentation coming up.
Latest Leopard Visual Tweaks and Intro Movie →
The latest Mac OS 10 Leopard seed that was released on Friday to developers has introduced a number of notable visual tweaks to the operating system. Notes and screenshots have been gathered from public forums which reveal the improvements found in the latest version of Mac OS X Leopard.
Homeland Security Data Collection More Extensive... →
The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel or plan to stay, the personal items they carry during their journeys, and even the books that travelers have carried, according to documents…
43Folders.com has been redesigned! →
Merlin Mann has relaunched his popular productivity and life hack website 43folders.com with a hot new design. I love the new typography, organisation and overall cleanliness.
The Pirate Bay finds proof of foul-play in... →
Thanks to the email-leakage from MediaDefender-Defenders we now have proof of the things we’ve been suspecting for a long time; the big record and movie labels are paying professional hackers, saboteurs and ddosers to destroy our trackers.
92 Square Miles of Solar Panels Could Power the... →
The stigma of solar only as one of many solutions needed to satisfy our energy needs may not be true. David Mills, chairman and chief scientific officer of solar company Ausra, presented a paper at the International Solar Energy Society conference saying that solar thermal plants could indeed solve all of our energy problems.
Why net neutrality is important [pic] →
why?
DIGG: New Digg Profiles Launch →
The Digg team is excited to launch new Digg user profiles later tonight, the first of many cool new features rolling out this year.
Mint: A Refreshing New Way To Manage Your Money
Lately, I have been trying to keep up with my finances and create better spending habits. One of the first steps I took was to research and learn all that I could about money management, investments, and financial basics. Much of what I learned came from reading blogs such as The Simple Dollar, Get Rich Slowly, and Wise Bread. They are stocked full of information; from frugal money tips to...
NBC who? FOX, CBS show iTunes support with Free... →
NBC may have decided it can launch its new Fall seasons without the help of the iTunes store, but it appears the other networks are lining up for some free publicity. This week no fewer than 3 high-profile shows are offering their season premieres on iTunes for free.
Mango Beta Launched! →
The first Free enterprise language learning course available on the Internet. Eleven courses are now available in the beta release.
10 Tips For the Greatest Grilled Cheese - EVER! →
It’s the childhood favorite you never outgrow, the most comforting comfort food of all time — the grilled cheese sandwich. American, cheddar, gouda … whatever your pleasure, follow these ten tips from Laura Werlin, author of Great Grilled Cheese, and have yourself a slice of melted heaven.
Youlicit - Website Recommendations →
Find new sites that are related to your favorite sites.
CSS Menu Generator →
Easy CSS menu creation.
Announced: Star Wars + Wii = lightsaber wiimote →
What every self respecting nerd dreamt of when they first saw the Wii demos: The “Star Wars: The Force Unleashed” game for Wii will let you use the wiimote as a lightsaber.
Secure your Mac: Crouching user, hidden folder -... →
Simple method for making hidden and secure folders in Mac OS X.
5 Nutritious Habits of the Planet's Healthiest... →
Making small changes in the way you eat can bring big health benefits — and more enjoyment — to your table.
Ah…Nothing like getting woken up in the middle of the night, right after you fall asleep, by some basterd that doesn’t know how to cook popcorn.
Well hopefully I can now get some sleep.
Valve promises access to Team Fortress 2 today,... →
Valve slaps their most ardent fans in the face
[Pic] There's NO WAY the Dubai Newspaper Printed... →
That’s just freakin rediculous!
HTML Beginner Tutorial →
A great beginner guide to learning HTML. This should help out in my web page design class.
Apple event tomorrow at 10:00AM BST / 5:00AM EDT,... →
Europeans have been waiting in constant anticipation since June 29th to hear when and in what form their version of the iPhone will take. The rumors pretty much revolve around which carriers in which regions will get the phone, with a hint of speculation about a 3G update in HSDPA and UMTS rife Europe.
SUPERGUIDE: How to replace Windows completely with... →
AMAZINGLY comprehensive guide to replacing Windows with Linux. Easy to read with lots of screenshots. Tackles the trickier topics like Windows Media playback, iPod connectivity, gaming, video editing, etc.
New Ipod Hash Cracked, Linux Supported Once Again →
iPod Classic Will Be Supported
The Free Mac Classroom (Over 200 apps!) →
Absolutely the biggest list of free educational applications for the Mac! Over 200 free apps listed and categorized.
Don't Do It! [PIC] →
You have so much to live for …
Digg's picture of the Year [PIC] →
With all the iPhone drama and unlocking drama. I felt this picture truly sums up the comedy in all this.
The Biggest Ever BitTorrent Leak: MediaDefender... →
When TorrentFreak reported that Media Defender (MD) was behind the video site MiiVi, they cast doubt on us. Now, in what is surely the biggest BitTorrent leak ever, nearly 700mb of MD’s emails have gone public. When MD’s Randy Saaf found out we rumbled MiiVi he said, “This is really fucked.” This is too, but much more so.
New iPods reengineered to block synching with... →
The latest iPods have a cryptographic “checksum” in their song databases that prevents third-party applications from synching with the portable music players. This means that iPods can no longer be used with operating systems where iTunes doesn’t exist — like Linux.
Kevin Rose's cracked iPhone [big ol' PIC] →
Oops. You broke it.
New Google Earth satellite to launch next week →
DigitalGlobe, provider of imagery for Google Inc.’s interactive mapping program Google Earth, said a new high-resolution satellite will boost the accuracy of its satellite images and flesh out its archive. The new spacecraft, dubbed WorldView I, is to be launched on Tuesday.
Why You Should Write Things Down →
Some interesting reasons we should write stuff down more often.
10 Tasty, Easy and Healthy Breakfast Ideas →
You get up in the morning, you rush to get ready for work, you rush out the door without a breakfast. Perhaps you grab a bagel and cream cheese, perhaps a muffin, perhaps an Egg McMuffin. If you’re lucky, you get a pastry, a hearty breakfast of pancakes and sausage and eggs, or an English fry-up.
Valve recruiting Senior Engineer port... →
Take a look at this job add on Valve’s website. Notice one of the bullets in the ‘Responsibilities’ section?- Port Windows-based games to the Linux platform.Looks like Valve may be listening to our demands.
MPAA: Pirate Party Politicians Are Illegitimate... →
Last year Pirate Parties were formed all over the world. Their main goal is to protect privacy, culture, and knowledge. The MPAA is not happy with politicians they can’t buy fund, and labels them as illegitimate thieves.
Spore Release Date Official →
The day has come my friends: a day we’ve long awaited. A real release date! Spore will be released on March 3, 2008
Putin DISSOLVES government →
President Vladimir Putin has dissolved the Russian government on the request of the prime minister, the Kremlin said Wednesday, a major political shake-up ahead of crucial parliamentary and presidential elections.
Welcome to my new Domain...
Thats right. No longer will you have to type in the long downloadtheinternet.tumblr.com. Now all you have to do is direct the browser of your choice to www.samcrockett.us. This is the first of many changes to come as I learn more in my web page design class; not that setting up a custom domain for tumblr has anything to do with web page design. But all the same. Hopefully I will be learning some...
6 Keys to Understanding Modern CSS-based Layouts -... →
Also may be helpful in web page design class.
77 Resources to Simplify Your Life as a Web... →
Good resource for my web page design class.
Fading superpower? - Los Angeles Times →
Like all empires before it, the U.S. will slip from the top of the heap. Excellent write up on the U.S.’s declining influence and how it relates to empires of the past.
Comcast Disconnecting Users Who Download More than... →
So much for so-called “unlimited” internet access.
Josh's iTunes Album Art Grabber →
Easy way to grab some album art for iTunes.