Archive for February, 2011
Week in Geek: Google Asks for Kids’ Social Security Numbers Edition
This week we learned how to make hundreds of complex photo edits in seconds with Photoshop actions, use an Android Phone as a modem with no rooting required, install a wireless card in Linux using Windows drivers, change Ubuntu’s window borders with Emerald, how noise reducing headphones work, and more. Photo by Julian Fong. Latest [...]
27Feb2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Preliminary List of Keyboard Shortcuts for Unity Now Available
Have you been searching for a list of keyboard shortcuts for Ubuntu’s new Unity UI? Then sit back, relax, and get your favorite printer ready to go. We have just what you have been looking for fresh from the Ask Ubuntu forums. Photo by okubax. Note: Keep in mind that some of these keyboard shortcuts [...]
27Feb2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Desktop Fun: Wolves Wallpaper Collection
Wolves represent aspects of nature that refuse to be tamed, seeking to remain forever free. If you feel a special kinship with these spirited creatures, then you will definitely want to bring this beautiful pack home to your desktop. Note: Click on the picture to see the full-size image—these wallpapers vary in size so you [...]
27Feb2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Bring a Touch of the Wild West to Your Desktop with the Rango Theme for Windows 7
Rango the chameleon has his hands full when he becomes the new sheriff in an Old West town called Dirt. Now you can bring his adventures to your desktop with this new theme from Microsoft. The theme comes with seven wallpapers featuring Rango, his new friends, and others he meets along the way. Download the [...]
26Feb2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Manage Your Favorite Social Accounts in Chrome and Iron with Seesmic
Are you looking for a way to manage your Twitter, Facebook, Google Buzz, LinkedIn, and Foursquare accounts all in one place? Using the Seesmic Web App for Chrome and Iron you can access your favorite accounts and manage them in a single, simple-to-use interface. A feature that we loved from the start was the ability [...]
26Feb2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
E.T. II – Extinction [Fake Movie Sequel Video]
It has been years since E.T. returned home and Elliot is all grown up now. But things are about to get a lot more interesting when E.T. returns to help save the Earth. The only problem is that the invaders are the people from E.T.’s own planet. Forget cute and cuddly…extinction is the name of [...]
26Feb2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Remastered King’s Quest Games Offer Classic Gaming on Modern Machines
If you were a fan of the King’s Quest series of adventure games from the 1980s and 1990s, you’ll be thrilled to see them remastered with enhanced graphics, polished voice acting, and more. Gaming studio AGD Interactive has been engaged in a multi-year project to remaster and freely release the classic King’s Quest games. They [...]
26Feb2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Compare Your Internet Cost and Speed to Global Averages [Infographic]
Internet pricing and speed varies wildly across the world. The US, for instance, currently ranks 15th in speed but enjoys reasonably priced internet access. How reasonably priced? If you’re a US citizen you likely have an average internet access speed of 4.8 mbps and you pay a little over $3 per mbps. If you’re in [...]
26Feb2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Enhance GIMP’s Image Editing Power with Gimp Paint Studio
Does your GIMP installation need a little super-charging? Using Gimp Paint Studio you can add a wonderful set of brushes, tools, and more to GIMP and take your work up to the next level. For our example we chose to install the beta version of Gimp Paint Studio on Ubuntu 10.10. Once you download the [...]
24Feb2011 | Admin | 0 comments | Continued
Reclaim Vertical UI Space by Moving Your Tabs to the Side in Firefox
Are you looking for a way to move your tabs to the side in Firefox and gain access to more vertical UI space? The Vertical Tabs extension for Firefox lets you accomplish both in a matter of moments. As soon as you install the extension and restart Firefox the Tab Bar will be automatically converted [...]
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