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Power Protection and Backups http://www.networkclue.com/hardware/power/index.php Now that you have a hot machine, how do you protect it? One thing you do want to think about is making sure it isn't toasted by a power problem. A good primer on Power Protection and on how to pick the right UPS can be found at NetworkClue.com. The site gives some good comparisons between products. BHODemon 1.0 http://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm Browser Help Objects can be good or bad depending on whether you installed them or whether they were installed without your knowledge. Some of the really bad ones can contain malware designed to capture your personal information. If you'd like to police your browser and make sure you control what Browser Help Objects are allowed to run, you'll want to visit the above site and install BHODemon. Works nicely on all Windows desktop operating systems. Awesome Photos of Spaceship One SpaceShipOne 2004 This website has a photo collection capturing the flight of Spaceship One, the first non-government sponsored manned journey into space. Well worth a look. Iraqi sovereignty won't extend online CNN.com - Iraqi sovereignty won't extend online - Jun 25, 2004 CNN reports that the top level domain assigned to Iraq "IQ" is tied up in a bureaucratic limbo-limbo land because the company that was administering it was indicted in 2002. Future of the Web - Thoughts BBC NEWS | Technology | Net pioneer predicts web future The creator of the domain name system believes that the web is still in the bronze age and that much is yet to come. His vision of where we need to go with the web is wonderful reading and a worthy dream. Hot of the Press Well you've seen the news and probably have heard that this book is selling out fast enough that the publisher is going to do another run of 750,000 copies. If you haven't got your copy, click below and snag one from Amazon. Common Sense Tips to Avoid Identity Theft http://www.marketorial.com/info/news_idtheft.html Marketorial.com has a great set of tips that may help you avoid identity theft. ID theft is the fastest-growing white-collar crime and this site offers some solid suggestions on prevention. You may also want to visit http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/protect_againstidt.html#5. Windows XP SP2 Good or Bad? http://techrepublic.com.com/5100-6264_11-5222856.html?tag=sc TechRepublic reports that Windows XP Service Pack 2 will offer enhanced features that will do a lot to improve the default security configuration of Windows XP. However, there may also be some problems for applications. The ICF (Firewall) will be enabled by default and messenger service will be disabled by default. That could cause problems. Read more at TechRepublic. Europe's 'insult' to the Internet - News - ZDNet http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107_2-5241741.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed ZDNet has a great commentary article on the Council of Europe's cybercrime treaty. Among other things it would make it a crime to use a computer to insult someone based on national origin, race, religion, etc. Apparently notions of free speech take second place to European censorship in a lot of ways already. Birth of a Tornado http://www.livejournal.com . . . An incredible photo log of the birth of a tornado was recently posted to a blogger's site. The pictures are from Kansas and document the formation of two small twisters starting with the cloud wall and rotation through touching down. Pretty good photography. Would have been smarter to get in a storm cellar, but the pictures are pretty awesome. Wahoo! Finally a Way to Get Around Annoying Website Registrations http://bugmenot.com/ Tired of clicking on links to websites only to get a registration form where you have to complete twenty questions and then have a password. Well there is a way around this for most websites. Try out bugmenot.com. Airline Spoof Website http://www.skyhighairlines.com/ Now here's a really funny website that pokes fun at the airline industry. Of course there isn't an such thing as Skyhigh Airlines, but the website will still give you cause for a few chuckles. Make sure to listen to the "radio spot ads" and their complete vacation packages to the Waco outhouse and the shanty towns of the Blue Mountains. Don't miss the letters from the CEO Howard Barium. Wild Art Gallery - Amazing Drawings http://www.wildartln.com If you love pets, you'll fall in love with the art of Lois Napier at the Wild Art Gallery. She has an online exhibit of some of her work with some stunning drawings of pets and wildlife. She has a gift for capturing the personality of each critter. Do You Remember http://www.singingman.us/DYR.htm Now here's a page for the over 55 crowd. If you are old enough to remember, this will be a pleasant stroll down memory lane. Resources on Consumer Fraud - Don't Be the Sucker http://www.netscalped.com/consumerlinks.html NetScalped.com has a great short list of resources available on the Internet dealing with identity theft, hoaxes, spam, fraud, and other unseemly net activity. One of the links goes to the American Association of Retired Persons which has a lot of good reading on home loans, fraud, consumer tips, utilities, credit, and debt. There are also links to the FTC and FBI sites where you'll find info on the latest identity theft schemes and the most common fraud schemes. Hi-Tech Police Hit The Internet Beat CNN.com - Cyber-cops to patrol Internet chatrooms - Jun 9, 2004 The UK National Crime Squad, the US FBI, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, and the Australian Federal Police have joined together in a Virtual Global Task Force to combat the problem of pedophiles "grooming" children in chat rooms. Members of the task force will visit chat rooms and identify themselves to make sure that net users are aware that they are patrolling. The group will also be tackling other illegal activity on the Internet. Ronald Reagan - A Tribute http://www.ronaldreaganmemorial.com/a_tribute.asp Read tributes to Ronald Reagan from world leaders. Ronald Reagan - Condolence Book https://www.ronaldreaganmemorial.com/condolence_book.asp Share your condolences with the Reagan family. Funeral Events in Honor of President Reagan Monday, June 7, 2004
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Source: http://www.ronaldreaganmemorial.com/funeral.asp Escher's "Relativity" in LEGO ® http://www.lipsons.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/escher/relativity.html Way to much time on their hands, two British fellows, have recreated many of Escher's pictures with LEGO® components and have published the pictures on the above website. In the last month or so they've had about half a million visitors eyeball the results. And the results are pretty amazing. Apparently LEGO® was not too thrilled with this and asked the authors to make it clear that the project was not associated with the company. Additional Escher works rendered with LEGO® bricks:
If you are a real LEGO® fan, try out this nifty kit and build a replica of the Hogwarts Castle of Harry Potter fame, LEGO's Dragon Fortress, or even better yet the Mindstorm Robotic Inventions kit: Harry Potter Coming Soon - Get Your Beans The third movie in the Harry Potter series is due out this weekend. And if you are a fan, you'll need to have your own treasure trove of Bertie Bott's Beans. Get a case of 24 boxes via the Candy Depot and have some to share with friends. Military Music Videos GrouchyMedia.com - Military Music Videos This site boasts an amazing collection of military music videos sure to get your heart racing. Thundering music, fast action, and vivid imagery are all key elements of these vids. The site's intro states "Welcome to GrouchyMedia.com, the place to find those pump-you-up-to-kill-the-bad-guys videos everyone has been talking about. This entire site is focused on providing a morale boost to our U.S. and allied troops around the world. The videos you'll find here are about them, for them, and couldn't have been made without them!" Remembering Vietnam Veterans http://www.vietnamdogtags.com/ Stacey Hansen, the owner of the vietnamdogtags.com, has been obtaining Dog Tags left in Vietnam and attempting to return them to veterans or to the families of individuals who lost their lives in Vietnam. So far, she has returned 232 Dog Tags. Back to Work and Stressed? http://fun.sgh.waw.pl/2003-11-24/bubblewrap.swf Back to work and stressed already? Take a quick break with the link above to visit a virtual bubble-wrap page and start popping! Try the manic mode for real action. You can get a fresh sheet at anytime. Sound effects are good and visuals are tight. Go for it. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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