We are totally after Google today for some reason. I guess this was a one time result and I was the “chosen one” 
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I get to talk to a lot of the top users over at Digg. This is important because the Digg algorithm is always in a constant state of tweak (a statement that can be construed properly several different ways). It changes as fast as, if not faster than, Google and other search engines. Two questions always pop up with either me asking top users or other users asking me:
“What does it take to get to the front page?”
The answer has two parts: time and tools. We can go into the time issue later, but for now, let’s assume that you have the time. The second question is:
“What are the right tools?”
There are dozens of lists of Digg tools out there. Most of them are nice and quaint, but do top users really use them. Normally, no. Here are the tools that they do use. Some are obviously loose interpretations of the word “tools” but anything that helps to achieve the goal of hitting the front page often should be listed. Read the rest of this entry
Religion and technology can be quite a good mix for people that are religious and tech savvy. iPhone of course is the “hip” gadget for tech savvy at the moment and now religious people can make use of it for religious purposes as well. An iphone application called iBreviary developed by Rev. Paolo Padrini and Dimitri Giani is the app that has been endorsed by Vatican which is available in US and Europe for 99 cents at the Apple store.
Seems like Pope is starting to get into technology and make his organization more tech savvy. I guess he is even “down” with using IM acronyms and such while sending text messages. This is what Monsignor Paul Tighe, secretary of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Social Communications told the AP,
The Catholic Church is learning to use the new technologies primarily as a tool or as a mean of evangelizing, as a way of being able to share its own message with the world.
[source : Crave]
Productivity for professionals was once centered on organizing the many papers, notebooks, files, documents, diagrams, and other physical items that encompassed our business lives. The truly productive professional was one who could quickly find and reference their files to retrieve crucial data.
The need hasn’t changed. Today, it’s all about the delivery and access. Paper is out. Digital is in.
“Paper is no longer the master copy; the digital version is,” says Brewster Kahle, the founder and director of the Internet Archive, a nonprofit digital library. “Paper has been dealt a complete deathblow. When was the last time you saw a telephone book?” Read the rest of this entry
**If you’re looking for an awesome flight simulation game, check out Flight Pro Sim! I love it…**
If you are a flight simulator fan and don’t mind using your iPhone for that purpose this game might just be in for a treat. Take a look at the video below, it looks pretty sweet.
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With the economy going downhill it only seems fair that we make use of money in other ways to make more money, literally. I am not sure how many of you have money to actually use it as an ingredient to make sculptures out of, but if you do this might be an interesting hobby to catch up on. Check out the images below which show some beautiful sculptures made out of money. Although we would like to adopt this hobby at this point in time we don’t think its in our interest. Enjoy!
For more images of money sculpture please visit the source link at the end of this post.
[source:Toxel]
There are currently 94 domains that are over 21-years-old. Sadly, many of them are either useless, redirected, or both. Of the 94 websites currently able to vote, drink, and visit adult entertainment venues, these are the 10 that are actually cool. Before we get to the list, we must pay homage to the oldest domain on the Internet, even though the website itself has very little use, interest, or personality:
symbolics.com – 15-March-1985
What a shame. Makes me wish that someone would come along, buy the domain, and put up an online museum of Internet oddities. It’s nothing against the company that has their website there, but PLEASE do something… cool. The sad part is that the website looks like it was built in 1985 and nothing has changed on it since.
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xerox.com – 09-January-1986
It’s fitting that one of the oldest modern technology companies would have one of the oldest websites on the Internet. It has definitely been modernized to go beyond the good ol’ days of black and white photocopies, 4 per minute.
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hp.com – 03-March-1986
Hewlett Packard actually owns two of the 10 oldest domains. DEC.com, dating back to September 30, 1985 (just before Marty McFly took his first jump back in time) is actually older than HP.com.
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ibm.com – 19-March-1986
Again, IBM, one of the original innovators that made the world as computerized as it is today, is a fitting addition to this list with a robust website that fits its namesake.
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sun.com – 19-March-1986
Sun was one of the companies that really started the second generation in the computer revolution. Their website is as detailed as one would expect from the company and offers the downloads associated with their products.
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stargate.com – 05-August-1986
Okay, so this made it to the list because we were expecting to see Richard Dean Anderson. It actually turns out that the website is pretty cool other than having an auto-play video on the homepage.
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If you’re like most people, you probably carry your laptop with you to many different places. Home, work, school, Starbucks — if there’s a place to sit and a place to charge, you’re laptop has a chance of getting pulled out there.
I found out the other day that laptops are not designed for travel. WHAT? Why have a laptop if they aren’t designed for travel? That’s the whole purpose, right? Well, as I chatted with tech support at an unnamed vendor who sold me my 4th laptop in 2 years, I was told that traditional laptops are not made to take with you everywhere, especially on trips. They are more stable internally than desktops, but are really only supposed to be transported on an occasional basis.
Then I was told about rugged laptops and notebooks.
In theory, they are built with the stability to handle travel. And washing. And gunfire.
Okay, not gunfire, but if they can make it through a convoy in the Iraqi desert, they may be able to handle my needs. Here’s hoping. FYI – found a gem of a retailer, Rugged Laptops, who pound for pound sell the same thing that everyone else sells but cheaper. Not sure what the angle is there, but it seems to be working.
Here is a picture that says everything I want to know about rugged laptops — out in a really cool place and still getting internet connectivity, then off to the backyard for a quick spray-down with the hose.
Productivity at its best.
Read more about rugged notebooks on this blog.
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One of the amazing parts about the Internet today is having options. Searching? If you don’t like Google, there’s Yahoo. If you don’t like Yahoo, there’s Live search. If you don’t like any of those, there are thousands of viable options and millions of smaller search engines available.
The same holds true for connecting to the Internet. Whether at home or office, there are always many connection options that have advantages and disadvantages. Here is a breakdown along with recommendations. Read the rest of this entry
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