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Buy 1 Get 1 Free Coldstone Ice Cream

2007-02-27T09:35:00.000-08:00

Cold Stone Creamery is offering a buy 1 Cold Stone get 1 free. Expires 2/28.

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Google: Greed over a Rollback

2007-02-27T09:34:00.000-08:00

While Google is aware of the problem and is fixing it they refuse to rollback the code and are content to charge advertisers more until they fix it. So if you went to the store and the cashier said I know this item only costs you $1 but the register is broken and I have to charge you $2, but we’re working on it, would that be acceptable?

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YouTube founders split $650M payout

2007-02-27T09:33:00.000-08:00

Google details the payout from its $1.65 billion acquisition of the popular online video service. Chad Hurley, CEO of YouTube, received 694,087 shares of Google (Charts) worth around $326 million, and Steve Chen received Google common stock valued at a similar amount, including 625,366 shares directly owned and another 68,721 shares in a trust

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Google Docs & Spreadsheets vs Microsoft Office

2007-02-27T09:31:00.000-08:00

A lot of people like to compare Google Docs & Spreadsheets with Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, and other office suites, and to say that Google's product is less powerful and can't be a threat for Microsoft. But this comparison is plain wrong.

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TigerDirect: 2GB Flash Drive For $1.99 After Rebates, $171.98 After 30 Days

2007-02-27T09:30:00.000-08:00

TigerDirect.com sold Chudacek a 2GB flash drive for $1.99, without warning that after thirty days, the price would skyrocket to an astounding $171.38. Included with the drive "[for] a limited-time only [the] opportunity to try [CA] Internet Security Suite 2007." We have warned against rebates...

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45 Free Cutting-Edge Books ... Courtesy of Creative Commons

2007-01-30T18:32:00.001-08:00

Download legally and free good books by Cory Doctorow, Larry Lessig, and others.

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Circuit City renigs on $40 coupon offer after it gets dugg!

2007-01-30T18:32:00.000-08:00

Site now reads:ADVERTISEMENT CORRECTION NOTICE - Circuit City is no longer participating in the AllConnect "Getting You Plugged In" Coupon Offers. - Because an error in production regarding limitations occurred, we had no choice but to expire this offer. We apologize for any convenience or disappointment this may cause you, our valued customer.

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Man Pays $11 For 9 Months Of Vonage

2007-01-30T18:31:00.000-08:00

Justin paid only $11 for 9 months of Vonage. Sweet!

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22" LCD Multimedia Monitor - $279.99 No Rebates

2007-01-30T18:30:00.000-08:00

Killer deal. I know it's not like the $199 at best buy on black Friday or whatever, but this is still a good deal.
Port Connectors: VGA Analog 15-pin D-Sub
DVI/HDCP

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Cool Domain Name Search Engine

2007-01-30T18:29:00.000-08:00

DomainsBot was built to solve a couple of the most annoying problems facing anyone who wants to start a website on the Internet - finding decent domain names; figuring out who to register them with; and keeping track of them once you do.

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Floppy finally flops

2007-01-30T18:27:00.000-08:00

After 36 years and billions of sales, the floppy disk is to join the video player, cassette deck and film camera on technology's scrapheap. The 9cm piece of plastic will no longer be available from Britain's biggest computer retailer. PC World announced last night it would stop selling the disks when stocks ran out.

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Bill Gates on the Daily Show promoting Windows Vista

2007-01-30T00:12:00.000-08:00

In case you missed it, here is Bill Gates on the daily show. He talks about Windows Vista, jetpacks, IPTV, robots, and other topics. He's no Steve Jobs, but I know you want to see this.

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Another Woot off is Underway

2007-01-30T00:09:00.000-08:00

The site will occasionally deviate from the one-product-per-day model for a “Woot-Off,” where a succession of products are available for a period of unannounced length, usually 24-72 hours. This mode is indicated by rotating lights and a bar indicating the usually unknowable amount of product remaining.

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Worst Website Ever? Why? Cause this is my WEB DESIGN TEACHERS site.

2007-01-29T03:44:00.000-08:00

We have all had 'that teacher'. This guy didn't understand ANYTHING, and he is a DOCTOR. Now, personally, I am a really bad web designer. Why? Because this guy was my teacher! A favorite quote from this guy (in a South African accent): "Web designers work for peanut money." (What he meant: They work for peanuts)

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The Ulitimate Best Buy Extended Warranty Nightmare w/Pics & Video

2007-01-29T03:12:00.000-08:00

It's the real life encounters of PSP (Product Service Plan) at Best Buy. Only this time, this customer is not your average bear.

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DVD Players now cost less to buy than the DVD movies themselves

2007-01-29T03:06:00.000-08:00

Asda is to offer the player, which costs less than a DVD blockbuster film, as it steps up the pressure on traditional electrical stores. The arrival of the £9 DVD player demonstrates how supermarkets are shaking up the high street.

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Cingular: Raising the bar on suckage tries to charge 77 year old man $31k

2007-01-29T02:40:00.000-08:00

A 77-year-old retiree has won a two-month battle with a cell phone company over a $31,000 bill for calls he says he never made.

More than $21,420 in roaming charges appeared on Oliver DeSofi's Cingular Wireless bill in November for more than 4,000 calls from Nicaragua.

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Vim tips: Using tabs

2007-01-25T08:47:00.000-08:00

Before Vim 7.0 was released last May, I usually had six or seven xterms or Konsole windows open, each with a single Vim session in which I was editing a single file. With Vim 7.0, users now have the option of using tabs within Vim. With Vim's tab features you can consolidate all your sessions into one window and move between files more easily.

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Why Washington is tying its best to kill internet radio

2007-01-25T08:45:00.000-08:00

It’s unfathomable that lawmakers would spend time attempting to cripple a new industry that is still in its infancy. Worse yet, this isn’t the first time we’ve seen this bill. It was introduced last year and ultimately failed. The fact that it’s been reintroduced is a testament to the RIAA’s persistence as a lobbying group.

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Google Web Search Now Integrates Blog Results

2007-01-25T08:44:00.000-08:00

Type in a phrase into Google.com, add the word "blog" at the end of your query and not only will you get web results but more up-to-date results from Google Blog Search too.

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The Web Developers List of Resources.

2007-01-18T04:35:00.000-08:00

This page is huge. Everything you can imagine form FF plugins to Ruby. This page has it all.

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Anatomy of a Successful Social Network

2006-12-20T00:24:00.000-08:00

A pattern is emerging from the current stream of startups; new social networks are now aiming for the niche markets instead of the mainstream generic markets like that of MySpace or Facebook. Consequently, there are new oppotunities and hopes for the startups.

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This art is simply amazing, made by cutting a simple A4 piece of paper.

2006-12-19T22:25:00.000-08:00

I know it sound strange, but you've got to see it to really apreciate the true beauty of this artist's creations.

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A Reminder: Linux != Windows

2006-12-19T21:40:00.000-08:00

If you've been pointed at this page, then the chances are you're a relatively new Linux user who's having some problems making the switch from Windows to Linux. This causes many problems for many people, hence this article was written. Many individual issues arise from this single problem, so the page is broken down into multiple problem areas...

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How old can you go? Oldversion.com "because newer isn't always better!"

2006-12-19T21:36:00.000-08:00

A great site that archives older version of software. Maybe you're looking for a pre-bloatware favorite application, or maybe you having been able to get AIM to work right on granny's Pentium II. This is the place for you.

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