Amazon Window Shop - Find best-seller books, movies, music, and games
Posted on November 5, 2008 at 5:24 am
If you shop at Amazon a lot (I do), then you will be happy to know that they recently created a new website so that you can quickly browse the bestsellers in multiple categories like Music, Movies, TV Shows, Books, and and Video Games.
It’s called Amazon Window Shop and it’s way cooler browsing for stuff here than it is on Amazon. At least for me it is because half the time I go to Amazon, I know what I want, but the other half I usually just want to see what are the most popular books or hottest music titles right now.
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How to remove or reset a BIOS password
Posted on November 4, 2008 at 5:45 am
It could be a big hassle if someone forgets his/her BIOS password. It means you can’t change anything on the BIOS like enabling a specific hardware, CPU time or changing the order of boot sequence.
There are many tips posted on the Net on how to solve this topic but let me summarize some of the best of these tips for you here.
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Chat via instant message in 15 different languages using MeGlobe
Posted on November 4, 2008 at 5:23 am
Here’s a cool new service that I just run across today: MeGlobe. It’s a free online instant messaging service with instant multilingual translation between 14 different languages. So if you want to chat with someone who only speaks French, you can type in English and the instant message will be translated in close to real-time to French and sent!
Now that’s pretty cool! Actually, this is something Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk, AIM, and all the other major players should already have! The ability to have your text translated from one language to another instantly greatly increases the number of people you can communicate with.
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11 best iPhone app rating and review sites
Posted on November 3, 2008 at 5:45 am
Even though the iTunes App store has a review and ratings system, it’s still best to get several opinions before spending money on an app you might never use. It would be nice if you could download trial versions of apps from the iTunes store, but it does not look like this will happen anytime soon.
So if you want to find out which iPhone apps are cool, which iPhone apps are popular and which iPhone apps to stay away from, then check out these iPhone app review sites!
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How to make your computer talk/speak what you type
Posted on November 3, 2008 at 5:25 am
Here’s a cool little feature of Windows that can be abused so that you can make your computer talk or speak whatever you tell it! This method takes advantage of a built-in API installed on most Windows XP machines called SAPI (Speech Application Programming Interface).
The Microsoft Speech API is what is used for the Narrative accessibility feature built into Windows. You can also write programs that call the API, which would allow you to let your applications speak.
But making your computer say what you want is pretty easy actually! Here’s how you do it:
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PalBee - Free online video conferencing
Posted on November 2, 2008 at 5:52 am
Working and playing on the Internet has become a popular hobby. With a fast Internet connection, your options are almost limitless. There are so many services and applications that allow you to make personal or business calls across the web.
To take it to a further extreme, add a high quality video camera and you can see virtually anyone you’re talking to. This helps to add a more personal touch to an Internet conversation. Most of the time, you won’t have to pay very much to take full advantage of these applications. Earlier I wrote about Dimdim, a free online video conferencing service and today I found anothe one!
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