Footnote Millions of Historical Documents Online

Footnote is an impressive resource which launched last week that allows users to access millions of historical documents online for the first time. Interested in the Civil War or perhaps the Bureau of Investigation? Just look it up on Footnote & w/in secs view digitized copies of the orig. docs including photos, signed docs, letters, case studies..

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IE Project Manager says IE7 Can't Match Firefox & Opera

Last week, Internet Explorer Group Program Manager Chris Wilson wrote a blog post where he discussed Internet Explorer (IE) and its CSS compliance. In a nutshell, the report said that IE 6 and IE 7 can't match the level of standards support found in Opera and Firefox.

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New Google Maps photo explorer

Panoramio brings a great new photo explorer to Google Maps. This new interactive photo atlas makes it easy for you to browse the world and contribute your own photos to specific geographic regions.

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Copy DVDs to your iPod

So Apple wants you to pony up $14.99 for Pixar's Cars when you already own the DVD? Nuh-uh. Don't think so. Seems like you should be able to copy that DVD right to your iPod. You can, provided you have the right tools and some time to kill. With free software and this tutorial, you can copy almost any DVD in your library to your iPod

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Firefox 2.0 Available To Public!

The award-winning Web browser is better than ever. Browse the Web with confidence. Firefox protects you from viruses, spyware and pop-ups.

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Pagety: possibly the simplest CMS you'll ever use

We just launched our new web application. It's called Pagety and is a hosted CMS. Use coupon code 'launchfest' to get a 50% discount when you upgrade to a premium plan...

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Democracy Player changes name to Miro

In all our debates about whether you could call something ‘Democracy’ and how people would react to the name, we hadn’t realized that so many people would simply assume that the software was for politicians and videos about politics. We hear this response over and over, and it’s a real limitation to our user base. So we’re changing the name to Miro

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IE does what it does best.

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Google Calendar Launches New Features

Updates include weather forecasts, moon phases, and support for 17 new languages.

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Convert anything to anything

Convert pretty much any format of anything to any other format. Online. Free. Without downloading anything.

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Carry a PC Repair System on a USB Drive

The Daily Cup of Tech computer help site put together a USB-drive based collection of software that'll help you resuscitate any ailing PC. All wrapped up into one convenient, 14.2MB zip file, the USB PC Repair System contains 37 fix-it utilities (via Lifehacker)

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The Drupal Song - Remix Tracks

Show software some love and jangle the Drupal jingle. The tracks are available, what will people make?

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250 Free Office Templates and Documents

There are lots of good free Office Templates and Documents available for download.

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Convert Everything

WAV to MP3, OGG, AAC, AMR, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.MP3 to WAV, OGG, AAC, AMR, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.WMA to WAV, OGG, AAC, AMR, FLAC, MP3, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.OGG to WAV, MP3, AAC, AMR, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.AAC to WAV, MP3, OGG, AMR, FLAC, MPC, MMF, AU, AIFF, QCP.# MP4 (AAC) to WAV, MP3, OGG, AMR, FLAC, MPC

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Don't be misled by these 10 Windows Vista myths

The official consumer launch of Windows Vista has brought with it a great deal of confusion, misinformation, and some fairly ignorant assertions. Windows expert Deb Shinder debunks some of the misconceptions she's been hearing, from exaggerated cost and hardware requirements to feature limitations and compatibility issues.

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Slife - Mac App that Visualizes/Organizes Computer Activites

Slife is the new awareness browser for the Mac OS X that lets you visualize your computer activities like never before. Trying to be more productive? Wondering where all that time went? Now you can find out!

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Gregarious 2.0 Beta Released!! (Wordpress plugin for Digg)

The new version sees various incredible changes that are sure to cause a stir in the Wordpress community. This version now adds PostBadge, DiggDetect and many wonderful features that make it a pleasure to use - inc. Share This! The options page itself is so good looking. Definitely the number one choice for a social plugin.

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PSPIRC has been shut down!

After various abuses of the Freenode IRC network, PSPIRC has been shut down indefinitely.

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GIMPshop turns the GIMP into a Photoshop look alike

Turns the GIMP into a Photoshop look alike. Maybe this will convert Photoshop pirates into Gimp users.

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eBay Seller Taking Advantage of Open Source Software

A seller on eBay is offering well-known, easily (and freely) obtainable open source Windows applications. The applications are going for $10 per item to $15 for a "software power pack" which contains programs like The GIMP, Audacity, and even Mozilla Firefox. We should be educating people about open source, not charging them for it.

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Available Now - Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta Download

While playing around with Adobe Labs website download URL's and found this page to get the Photoshop CS3 beta before its officially released sometime tomorrow. Good luck, I already downloaded a copy of the Mac and Windows version.

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Ultimate List of over 150 (!) Free Windows Software from Microsoft

Microsoft has over 150 FREE Windows & Office Programs available for download -- finding them all is extremely difficult . . . until now. My favorites: FolderShare (a P2P application to synchronize folders with other users (or your devices)), Virtual Desktop Manager, Alt-Tab Replacement (however I think that TaskSwitch XP is better) and ISO recorder

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URL Fixer: Firefox extension automatically corrects common URL typos

URL Fixer is an extension for Mozilla-based Web browsers that corrects typos in URLs that you enter in the address bar. For example, if you type google.con, it will correct it to google.com -asking first, if you enable confirmation. (via DownloadSquad and LifeHacker)

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Making Labels with Openoffice.org Templates - Tech-Recipes.com

Templates make life easier when you use them for letters, documents, brochures, etc. but they really make life easier when you use them for labels. The spacing for your label documents has to be extraordinarily precise to make sure that the text is printed exactly where it needs to be. This Howto will help you use Openoffice.org templates...

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Slickr (Flickr Screen Saver)

Slickr is an OpenGL flickr screen saver that shows images by: user (favorites, set, tags, contacts), groups, or everyone (tags, recent). It can also display local images. For ideas on groups and tags, go to the flickr explore page at http://flickr.com/explore/

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What's New For You in Photoshop CS3

In each version of Photoshop, Adobe releases features that are of use to different types of users. Some features are tailor-made for photographers, for example, while others are better suited for designers. Let's take a look at who will benefit from some of the new features in Photoshop CS3.

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Have your own photo gallery in 5 minutes using free software

Do you like gallery tools such as Flickr, but want to control your photos, or get rid of any of their limits? Now you can have your own custom gallery using PHP, a script called Picy, and 5 minutes of your time!

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blummyWiki - personal wiki via bookmarklet

Blummy the bookmarklet management bookmarklet has received a major upgrade. The blummyWiki is a personal notebook that can be used to store notes or favorite URLs. The cool thing: as it's stored on a server it can be shared between browsers and computers.

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Host your own photo gallery with Gallery2

This week, I'll show you how to install Gallery2, a free, open source web application that lets you publish and manage your digital images for web consumption on your own web server, whether it's your home server or hosted account.

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