Archive for October, 2008

Get $50 off on the Kindle Wireless Reading Device

Have you been thinking about buying a Kindle? Amazon’s wireless reading device is gaining in popularity. Right now, you can get $50 off of the price by using a code from the Oprah Winfrey show. All you have to do is enter the promotional code OPRAHWINFREY during the checkout process at Amazon.com to receive the [...]

Bookmarks for October 28th 2008 through October 29th 2008

Sites that I found interesting for October 28th 2008 through October 29th 2008:

PATCH WINDOWS NOW! - Exploit published for Windows worm hole - Reliable exploit code for the remote code execution vulnerability patched with Microsoft's MS08-067 update has been posted to the Internet, prompting a new "patch immediately" advisory from the company.
If you aren't set [...]

Become a LinkedIn Power User

Do you use LinkedIn? In contrast to Twitter and Facebook, for me, LinkedIn is keeping track of people I really know or have worked with. Guy Kawasaki has put together this 10 slide deck to give you some power tips for LinkedIn. If you are looking for work or researching companies there are some great [...]

Stop being scammed - Sell Stuff at Work

So you are tired of tripping over that tread mill in your bedroom? You know, that thing holding your laundry or dry cleaning. Give it away? Yeah…but it was kind of expensive. Maybe you can make a couple bucks on it? What are your options? The venerable Craigslist has been around for a long time [...]

Bookmarks for October 23rd 2008 through October 24th 2008

Sites that I found interesting for October 23rd 2008 through October 24th 2008:

CSRF Protector - Firefox Add-ons - Very nice add-on, as recommended by Steve Gibson on Episode #166 of the Security Now podcast.
Videos from 3D Basecamp 2008 - SketchUp Basecamp was in June. Google has posted here all the videos of the event.
Google SketchUp [...]

Bookmarks for October 16th 2008 through October 22nd 2008

Sites that I found interesting for October 16th 2008 through October 22nd 2008:

A Robot Network Seeks to Enlist Your Computer - In a windowless room on Microsoft's campus here, T. J. Campana, a cybercrime investigator, connects an unprotected computer running an early version of Windows XP to the Internet. In about 30 seconds the [...]

Windows Software I Install - The TLW Blend

Whether you just bought a new Vista machine or rebuilt your current one, you need a list of the software you had installed. Everyone has their own unique blend of software they just have to have on a machine to make it truly their own. I have been carefully crafting Windows based machines for a [...]

Bookmarks for October 16th 2008

Sites that I found interesting for October 16th 2008

SanDisk Releases $20 slotMusic Player, Dozens of SD Card Albums - The tracks are 320Kbps, DRM-free MP3 files, the SD cards are reusable and the screenless slotMusic players costs next to nothing. Major label albums are priced at a competitive $15, and can be played without the [...]

Bookmarks for October 15th 2008

Sites that I found interesting for October 15th 2008

LG BD300: Blu-ray and Netflix in one box - The LG BD300 is "Netflix Internet Streaming Ready," which means it's capable of playing movies, TV shows, and other videos available via Netflix's Watch Now service.
Getting the Best from Your Loudspeakers - Because loudspeakers interact with the [...]

Bookmarks for October 10th 2008 through October 13th 2008

Sites that I found interesting for October 10th 2008 through October 13th 2008:

Test explores if robots can think - An experiment has been taking place in Berkshire to see if robots are capable of intelligent thought.
3rd Party Applications for Vista Media Center - Nice compilation of 3rd party apps for Vista Media Center
Memeorandum Colors: Visualizing [...]