Friday, December 7, 2007

Footnote Millions of Historical Documents Online

Footnote is an impressive resource which launched last week that allows users to access millions of historical documents online for the first time.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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IE does what it does best.

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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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