Epica Awards: Evian commercial

Epica Awards

movie

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SQL Server 2005 Part 3 - High Availability and Scalability Enhancements - Failover Clustering

SQL Server 2005 Part 3 - High Availability and Scalability Enhancements - Failover Clustering:

In the previous article of this series, we started reviewing high availability and scalability enhancements in SQL Server 2005 (based on its recent Beta 2 release) by discussing database mirroring. In this article, we will continue exploring the same area of functionality, shifting our attention to failover clustering. We will also provide comparison of both features, which should help in recognizing the types of scenarios for which each of them is better suited.

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Ballerina Dad: My Crazy Diabetes Fundraiser

Ballerina Dad: My Crazy Diabetes Fundraiser:

If I get $500 in pledges for JDRF, I will run the Vancouver Sun Run dressed as a 500 pound ballerina! I'm raising money for the JUVENILE DIABETES RESEARCH FOUNDATION, to help my little 6-year-old ballerina. My daughter, Mikaela, has had diabetes since she was 2. She gets her blood tested 6-8 times every day, and she wears an insulin pump that is attached to her body all the time. And she really likes tiaras, tutus, and pink ballet outfits.

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Bike Direction LAMP with 8 tune Horn (LP3003)

Bike Direction LAMP with 8 tune Horn (LP3003)

Bicycle 7 LED Indication light +Brake light +A Pilot Light + Eight music Horn
It give you to ride bicycle more safe in the dark

-It has seven LED lights with eight pieces music horn
-It has seven very bight LED light including braking light , braking light + a pilot light & a yellow turning light .
-The horn sounds while turning
-it come with all the mounting kit
-use two AA batteries.

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LED Throwies

LED Throwies:

Intro LED Throwies Developed by the Graffiti Research Lab a division of the Eyebeam R&D OpenLab, LED Throwies are an inexpensive way to add color to any ferromagnetic surface in your neighborhood. A Throwie consists of a lithium battery, a 10mm diffused LED and a rare-earth magnet taped together. Throw it up high and in quantity to impress your friends and city officials.

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Personal Panic Button - Gizmodo

Personal Panic Button - Gizmodo

SKeeper™: Wearable Personal Communicator with Distress Alarm

A New Level of Personal Safety
SKeeper™ has taken PERS (Personal Emergency Response System) and social alarm systems, to the next level. Fitted with a "Safety Call" button and built-in cellular communicator, it can activate a warning signal when needed, enabling wearers to be immediately contacted from any caller or via a secure Web interface, PDA, smart-phone or through a remote monitoring center.

Here’s a great way to keep tabs on Gramps or that little one. It’s called the SKeeper by Tadiran LifeCare, and it’s a wearable personal communicator with distress alarm. With its easy-to-use controls, it lets its wearer immediately contact predefined telephone numbers, such as a relative or emergency services. When the alarm is triggered, the unit can also send text messages to designated e-mail addresses. It can also track location and sound an alarm if its wearer goes outside a designated neighborhood. Plus, it can be remotely programmed from the Web. No pricing yet, but the unit will start shipping in the second quarter of 2006.

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New Scientist Breaking News - US and Canadian skiers get smart armour

New Scientist Breaking News - US and Canadian skiers get smart armour

The resulting material exhibits a material property called "strain rate sensitivity". Under normal conditions the molecules within the material are weakly bound and can move past each with ease, making the material flexible. But the shock of sudden deformation causes the chemical bonds to strengthen and the moving molecules to lock, turning the material into a more solid, protective shield.

In laboratory testing, d3o-guards provided as much protection as most conventional protective materials, its makers claim. But Phil Green, research director at d3o Labs, says it is difficult to precisely measure the material's properties because the hardening effect only last as long as the impact itself.

However, Green believes it may be possible to alter the properties of d3o for new impact-protection and anti-trauma applications. "There are certainly opportunities to dabble with the chemistry and enhance the effect," he told New Scientist.

Another potential application may be sound-proofing. The propagation of sound waves should generate a similar strain to an impact, so it may be feasible to create a material that becomes more sound proof in response to increasing noise. "It could have some very interesting, unexplored properties," Green says.

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Telus V3c Customization Guide

Telus V3c Customization Guide

Seem editing on the v3c can allow you to change some of the programming of the phone. The currently discovered seems are listed below:

To enable the keylock on the phone, the ability to put clr and * to lock all the keys on the phone (including the outside buttons) you need to set seem 2742 offset 29 bit 1.

To enable to option to have no sound while taking pictures you need to set seem 2742 offset 005e bit 6.

You can edit the outside LCD while in use message (from Telus) by editing seem 2771 rec 1 length 30.

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JetBrains: ReSharper Early Access Program

Home - JetBrains.net:

JetBrains Resharper is a Visual Studio .NET add-in that brings intelligent C# code editing and coding assistance features to VS.NET. By intelligent features we mean usage search, powerful refactorings, smart type completion, using assistant and more. In brief, ReSharper truly understands C# code !

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I, Cringely: Stupid Net Tricks - Congress Thinks It Can Force Technical Changes on the Internet, but Congress Is Wrong

I, Cringely: Stupid Net Tricks - Congress Thinks It Can Force Technical Changes on the Internet, but Congress Is Wrong

When this column began in the spring of 1997, the Telecommunications Act of 1996 was a new law that had changed how communication services were provided in the United States, reflecting the new possibilities of what was then popularly called the Information Super Highway. Nine years later, Congress is now in the throes of rewriting that same law to reflect new realities and lessons learned, with the result that there is a lot of jostling for political position. Telephone and cable TV companies find themselves, this time, on the same side of the discussion, pushing Quality of Service arguments they say are necessary for their own survival. Companies like Google and Yahoo, Amazon and eBay -- companies that exist solely in cyberspace as corporate citizens of these same networks -- say that what the telcos and cable companies propose will hurt their businesses and business in general. Some techies worry that a counter-reformation of sorts is taking place that will literally destroy the Internet, taking with it some or all of the gains that people have made through broader and easier communication.

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EarThumps - Griffin Technology

EarThumps - Griffin Technology

Reviews:

http://www.atpm.com/12.01/earthumps.shtml

http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/01/11/review_griffin_earthumps/

http://www.akappleug.org/reviews/2006/01/22/earthumps/

EarThumps are earbuds that are designed to isolate your listening experience from outside sound by fitting comfortably inside the ears, to deliver rich, crystal clear audio.

Buying an iPod is an investment worth protecting! ...one that deserves to reach its full audio potential. Griffin EarThumps deliver clean transparent atmospheric highs, and deep bass.

EarThumps increase your iPod listening experience by an order of magnitude and come in either Status Symbol White or Undercover Black, to match the newer iPods.

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Urban Legends Reference Pages: Food (Luther Burger)

Urban Legends Reference Pages: Food (Luther Burger)

I don't think I could put that in my mouth...

Claim: The "Luther Burger," a bacon cheeseburger served on a Krispy Kreme doughnut bun, is a real food named after R&B singer Luther Vandross.

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Top 10 Things All Switchers Should Know at Plastic Bugs

Top 10 Things All Switchers Should Know at Plastic Bugs:

Those Intel-based MacBook Pros and iMacs will soon be in your hands. But before you open those boxes and fire them up, there’s a few things I think you should know.

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BREAKING NEWS!! Deftone brings lunch

deftone.com - a readiness of things

... 2nd time ever ...

MotoModders > Knowledge Base > Lord Farkward's somewhat 'detailed' n00b guide.

MotoModders > Knowledge Base > Lord Farkward's somewhat 'detailed' n00b guide.:

It has come to my attention that more and more people are trying to start to learn how they can mod their v3's. at the same time, i have also realised that my old n00b guide is becoming more and more outdated as it only answers 20% of the n00b questions. so now i've decided that it's time for me to make another one, a more updated one, one that would hopefully answer 90% of the n00b questions. this n00b guide will contain the following:

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Eight Earphones to Sweeten Your Listening Pleasure | DenGuru

Eight Earphones to Sweeten Your Listening Pleasure | DenGuru

The term "earphones" covers a range of products that vary widely in appearance and in technology, so we'll narrow the field down to models that can be used on the go. Even so, there's still a wide range of diversity in that category. There are many different ways of "injecting" sound into a pair of ears; each has its advantages and disadvantages, and is better suited to a particular type of user's tastes and listening habits.

• Introduction
• Acoustic Coupling - An Essential Factor
• Isolation: Good Or Bad?
• Noise Is The Enemy
• Testing And Evaluation Methods
• AKG K26P: Bass! But Too Much?
• Koss PortaPro: Gramps Kicks Up A Fuss
• Koss The Plug: Direct Injection
• Sennheiser PX200: Quality You Can Count On
• Sennheiser PXC250: Higher Quality, Lower Noise
• Sennheiser MX500: Earbuds That Don't Hurt
• Sennheiser MX550: More Of The Same?
• Sony MDR-EX71SL: Ow!
• In Conclusion...

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Blogger Help : Blogger Hacks

Blogger Help : Blogger Hacks Filed in: Blogger

Ken's Meme Deflector: XBlogThis!: An Extended BlogThis! Button

Ken's Meme Deflector: XBlogThis!: An Extended BlogThis! Button:

If you keep a with Blogger, you have probably come across the BlogThis! button. It is small bit of Javascript that you can add as a button to your bookmark toolbar that generates a post from the text that you have highlighted on a page. If you run a link blog, such as the Meme Deflector, the BlogThis! button can be a huge time saver. Instead of flipping between two browser windows — one with the page that your blogging, and another with the Blogger edit page — while you copy text and links from one to another, BlogThis! generates the post in a single button click.

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Amazon.com: LiteWire 20-Feet Red with Battery Pack: Kitchen & Housewares

Amazon.com: LiteWire 20-Feet Red with Battery Pack: Kitchen & Housewares

This holiday season; brighten your home, office, car, and anywhere else your imagination takes you using the latest innovation in design lighting ¿ LiteWire! LiteWire is infinitely flexible, completely portable, and very cool ¿ literally! Available in three lengths and colors, LiteWire can be used to outline windows and cabinets, spell out greetings and names, and line staircases and banisters. It can also be used to decorate indoor plants and trees. LiteWire is a remarkable product that will add a certain glow to your holiday spirit!

Amazon.com: Warmrails Kensington Towel Warmer and Drying Rack, Satin Nickel: Kitchen & Housewares

Amazon.com: Warmrails Kensington Towel Warmer and Drying Rack, Satin Nickel: Kitchen & Housewares

The Kensington is a large wall mount unit. Great for the entire family. Keeps your towels dry, warm and fresh all year long. This will help turn your ordinary bathroom into the ultimate luxury/spa experience. it is designed to run continuously 24 hours-a-day, 7 days-a-week. It's Filatherm dry element is reliable and energy efficient, using about the same power as your average lightbulb. Great for year-round use! Really helps draw moisture away during the hot and humid months. Keeps your towels from smelling musty. Also helps eliminate mold and mildew growth. Quicker heat up time, more effective drying and no worrying about oils/liquids leaking from the unit. Great for drying delicates, hand washables, swimsuits and warming baby blankets and bedding. Product reaches optimum temperature within 30-40 minutes, but you need a good 2-3 hours for the heat to build up in the fibers of the towels. Recommend leaving towels on rack overnight before initial use. Make sure to layer your towels (do not weave throughout the bars). Remember this is a low energy device; your towels will be warm, dry and fresh for each use (towels will not be hot like coming out of a tumble dryer). Plugs into a standard 110-120V outlet. Dimensions 24 1/2"W x 6"D x 39 1/4"H. UL Listed. Basic tools required for installation.

• For Warmrails Customer Service please dial Toll Free 1-877-927-6724.
• Large wall mount unit. Great for the entire family.
• Basic tools required for installation
• Keeps towels dry, warm, and fresh. Great for drying delicates, hand washables and swimwear. Save on unnecessary laundry loads. Great for year-round use!
• 24 1/2-by-6-by-39 1/4-Inches

16 things it's taken me over 40 years to learn

Some Friday humor...

1. Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
2. If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be "meetings."
3. There is a very fine line between "hobby" and "mental illness."
4. People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them.
5. You should not confuse your career with your life.
6. Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
7. Never lick a steak knife.
8. The most destructive force in the universe is gossip.
9. You will never find anybody who can give you a clear and compelling reason why we observe daylight savings time.
10. You should never say anything to a woman that even remotely suggests that you think she's pregnant unless you can see an actual baby emerging from her at that moment.
11. There comes a time when you should stop expecting other people to make a big deal about your birthday. That time is age eleven.
12. The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion, economic status or ethnic background, is that, deep down inside, we ALL believe that we are above average drivers.
13. A person, who is nice to you, but rude to a waiter, is not a nice person. (This is very important. Pay attention. It never fails.)
14. Your friends love you anyway.
15. Never be afraid to try something new. Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark. A large group of professionals built the Titanic.
16. Thought for the day: Men are like fine wine. They start out as grapes, and it's up to the women to stomp the crap out of them until they turn into something acceptable to have dinner with.

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FINAL THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: There is more money being spent on breast implants and Viagra than on Alzheimer's research. This means that by 2030, there should be a large elderly population with perky boobs and huge erections and absolutely no recollection of what to do with them

Shunjie's blog : Where is my GetCallbackEventReference

Shunjie's blog : Where is my GetCallbackEventReference:

I was trying out ASP.NET 2.0 Client Callback functionality when I simply cannot get it to work as I cannot find the GetCallbackEventReference method under the Page class. After some searching, I realise that the method is now under ClientScript class. So now instead of having this.GetCallbackEventReference, you will use this.ClientScript.GetCallbackEventReference.

Renu-it Battery Regenerator, Aa, Aaa at Cyberguys.com

Renu-it Battery Regenerator, Aa, Aaa at Cyberguys.com

I wonder if this thing really works. It would take a whole lot of batteries about 50+ to pay this thing off. There is also the matter that it's a seen on TV product and I have a real issue with that since I'm a snob.

The ReNu-IT charger safely and reliably regenerates "dead" alkaline, titanium and rechargeable batteries. With overcharge, overheat and short-circuit protection, the ReNu-IT charger safely brings alkaline batteries back to as much as 95% of their new condition. ReNu-IT also charges standard NiCad and NiMH rechargeable AA and AAA batteries.
CyberGuys

There has never been a viable or practical solution for recycling normal household batteries, until now! The Renu-It Battery Renewer will allow you to save the environment, time and money! RenuIt brings back the life to disposable batteries up to 100 times and enhances new batteries up to 15%! Works on Alkaline, Titanium, RAM, NiCad and NiMH “AA” and “AAA” size batteries. You can even mix sizes and types as you renew up to 4 batteries at once!
SeenOnTV.com

t should be stressed that this process does not recharge the battery. Recharging the battery would mean putting something into it; that “something” is what is used to then generate the power. Renu IT does not put anything of substance into the battery; we just release the potential that is already there.
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New, Delicious Species Discovered | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

New, Delicious Species Discovered | The Onion - America's Finest News Source: "MANAUS, BRAZIL—An international team of scientists conducting research in the Amazon River Basin announced the discovery of a formerly unknown primate species inhabiting a remote jungle area roughly 300 miles from Manaus Monday. According to scientists in Manaus, the new species, Ateles saporis, is 'an amazing biological find' and 'incredibly delectable.'"

Techie Diva's Guide to Gadgets ღ: USB Cufflinks

Techie Diva's Guide to Gadgets ღ: USB Cufflinks: "USB Fashion continues to amaze me. Maybe I was completely wrong when I dismissed USB fashion as a fading trend. German gizmonista Tonia Welter has committed the ultimate usb fashion statement with the USB cuff links concept. Very ala James Bond, these cuff links are made of sterling silver and can hold more information than your trusty memory. Next time you want to sneak some compromising information out of a black-tie party, make sure you inconspicuously transport it inside your functional usb cuff links."

15 Seconds : Reusable Components in ASP.NET 2.0, Object Binding and Precompilation

15 Seconds : Reusable Components in ASP.NET 2.0, Object Binding and Precompilation

Introduction
One of the excellent features of ASP.NET 2.0 is the ability to create reusable components without having to compile them even once. This is possible with the addition of the new pre-defined directory named Code. The Code directory is a special directory that is used as a placeholder for storing all the reusable components. Any reusable component placed in this directory will be automatically referenced and made available to all the pages in the Web site. ASP.NET 2.0 not only makes creating reusable components easier, but also allows us to easily consume them by providing a new data source control named ObjectDataSource. With this new control, it is possible to bind to an output of an object's method directly to data-bound controls such as dropdownlist, gridview and so on.

Creating Reusable Components in ASP.NET 2.0
A cool and useful new feature in ASP.NET Whidbey is the addition of the \Code directory. The \Code directory, like the \bin directory, is a special directory used by ASP.NET, but with a twist. While the \bin directory is designed for storing pre-compiled assemblies used by your application, the \Code directory is designed for storing class files to be compiled dynamically at runtime. This allows you to store classes for business logic components, data access components, and so on in a single location in your application and use them from any page. Because the classes are compiled dynamically at runtime and are automatically referenced by the application containing the \Code directory, you don't need to build the project before deploying it, nor do you need to explicitly add a reference to the class, and you can easily make changes to a component and deploy it with a simple XCOPY or with a drag-and-drop operation. In addition to simplifying the deployment and the referencing of components, the \Code directory also greatly simplifies the creation and accessing of resource files (.resx) used in localization, as well as automatically generating and compiling proxy classes for WSDL files (.wsdl).

ASP.NET.4GuysFromRolla.com: Using Strongly-Typed Data Access in Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0

ASP.NET.4GuysFromRolla.com: Using Strongly-Typed Data Access in Visual Studio 2005 and ASP.NET 2.0: "Introduction When we as developers are learning new techniques, examples can be our own worst enemies. Tutorials are designed to be easy to understand, but at the same time they often reinforce lazy, inefficient, and even dangerous coding practices. Nowhere is this more common than in ADO.NET samples. In this article we're going to take a look at what it means to strongly-type objects from your database, and why despite the lack of examples, you will almost always want to do so in your applications. Specifically, we will see how to create and use strongly-typed DataSets in Visual Studio 2005. As this article explores, strongly-typed DataSets offer a number of advantages over alternative, loosely-typed data access techniques and, with Visual Studio 2005, creating and using strongly-typed DataSets has never been easier. Read on to learn more!"

MSDN .NET Framework Developer Center: The LINQ Project

MSDN .NET Framework Developer Center: The LINQ Project: "The LINQ Project is a codename for a set of extensions to the .NET Framework that encompass language-integrated query, set, and transform operations. It extends C# and Visual Basic with native language syntax for queries and provides class libraries to take advantage of these capabilities."

real Carbon Fibre iPod Case

Carbon Fibre iPod Case

For iPod junkies, the C6 Manufacturing Carbon Fibre 5G iPod would be a nice addition to the stacks of covers already out on the market. Constructed of carbon fibre, aluminium, and stainless steel screws, the case comes with a clear screen protector, stainless steel belt clip and assembly tools. Available for the 30GB, 60GB and Nano models for $50. Via Gadget Review

Boing Boing: Songbird, the "open source iTunes killer," flies today

Boing Boing: Songbird, the "open source iTunes killer," flies today

looks very iTunes-ish, may be very cool if you can build your own custom media player with store integration

The Songbird site is overloaded right now, but here's a download mirror, and another. Some discussion on this digg thread.

A team led by ex-Winamp-er Rob Lord today released a preview edition of Songbird, a desktop media player that offers an open source alternative to services like Apple's iTunes and the Windows Media Player. Instead of connecting to one locked store full of DRMmed goods, it can connect to any and all available music (and video) on the internet.

BB: So why did you guys build this?
RL: People should have more choice about music and video formats, and where they get their music. Imagine what your experience of the web wold be like if IE connected only to microsoft.com. That's what digital networked media players are like today. Fairplay [Ed. Note: Apple's proprietary DRM] is the 8-track of our generation, and those formats may become obsolete a lot sooner than people using those services realize. Songbird can connect to any a la carte media store -- downloadable music, radio, video, P2P networks, and classes of services that haven't been created yet. Services like iTunes -- where everybody has to shop from the same store -- are like walled garden online services back in the early days. AOL, Prodigy. That's how we connected to the 'net then. Songbird is to iTunes what the Firefox browser is to those old, limiting online services. It opens up the whole internet to you as a music browsing experience.

BB: Apart from the ability to connect to lots of different sources, what will Songbird do differently?
RL: The opportunity to innovate is stymied by architecture. All of the popular media players out there have pretty much the same feature set on the desktop -- when you leave aside what's possible when you connect to the internet, they all do pretty much the same thing these days. Rip, mix, burn, play, organize playlists. But plug them in to the internet, and there's so much more they could be doing. The possibilities for networked services are totally untapped. For instance, [Winamp co-creator] Justin Frankel created a collaborative jamming service, and you can't do that inside any commercial media player now. You'll be able to do those kinds of things inside Songbird.

BB: What's in it for those providers?
RL: It's an open format, so they can do deep integration into our player, and reach new audiences. We built Songbird on the Mozilla Foundation's XULRunner platform, which is also used by Firefox and the Thunderbird email client. Firefox is very widely used now, there are 400 extensions, everybody knows it's as much of a movement as a piece of software. The difference between the Firefox and Internet Explorer browsers is substantial, but it's nothing like the difference between iTunes or Windows Music and Songbird.

BB: Songbird's logo is a cute, rotund, whistling birdie -- but what's up with that puff of gas coming out of his posterior? Is your mascot farting?
RL: Sorry, bad reception (SSSHHCSRRGRRR CRACKLE)

what were they thinking music group costumes

what were they thinking music group costumes

There's more goodness uhh...stuff where that came from. This is another link courtesy of mr. button.

Fix Backlink tags in Blogger (e.g. <\$BlogItemBacklinkCreate\$> )

Blogger Help : Backlink tags:

If you are having a problem with your blogger backlinks tags showing this <\$BlogItemBacklinkCreate\$> instead of "Create a Link" the problem is in your template code. If the code couldn't be added to your template automatically it displayed the code for you to add. The problem was the code showed the delimiters and that is messing things up. You need to delete the slashes before the dollar signs in the tags.

<\$BlogItemBacklinkCreate\$> ==> <$BlogItemBacklinkCreate$>

There are a eight of these to replace, so make sure you get them all.

There are two sections of template code that relate to backlinks. One section simply creates the links that readers see next to your posts. The other section displays the backlinks themselves. We'll look at these two parts separately.

Project Raptor - free replacement for TOAD

Project Raptor

Yay! Finally a decent interface for Oracle

Project Raptor is a new, free graphical tool that enhances productivity and simplifies database development tasks. With Project Raptor, you can browse database objects, run SQL statements and SQL scripts, and edit and debug PL/SQL statements. You can also run any number of provided reports, as well as create and save your own.

the cool hunter - SELK'BAG (a sleeping bag with arms and legs)

the cool hunter - SELK'BAG (a sleeping bag with arms and legs)

I know just the picklesickle that this would be perfect for.

The only thing worse than being trapped in a sleeping bag, is needing to go to the toilet in one. Well cast those fears aside as the new Selk'bag is here. This sleeping bag is more like a body bag ( not the corpse ones ). It's padded and shaped to the human form and allows free movement both in and out of sleep, where traditional sleeping bags don't. The various ties and adjustment belts allow for a very snug fir which keeps the warmth in and gives you further control when moving about. Selk'bag is padded with a number of layered inserts which provide maximum comfort when lying on even the hardest surfaces. Best of al , even the ugliest camper can look positively cute once wrapped in the Selk'bag. Snug, Smart, freeing! by Billy T via designspotter

Review: Qix, a new way to use your phone - MobileTracker

Review: Qix, a new way to use your phone - MobileTracker

This is really cool it allows you to access most applications and features by typing them in. Windows also has Colibri which does the same thing. It's too bad this app needs to be installed by your carrier.

We don't highlight many applications on MobileTracker, but we got to play around with one called Qix and had to share. It's only for Symbian phones and has to be installed by the carrier (you'll see why in the video), but it presents a whole new way to use a phone. It's like Quicksilver (Mac) or AppRocket (Windows) for a phone.

Gillette Introduces Fusion: The Future of Shaving; Gillette's Next Generation Men's Shaving Systems Start a Reaction

Gillette Introduces Fusion: The Future of Shaving; Gillette's Next Generation Men's Shaving Systems Start a Reaction

I've got the Mach 3, I'm going to wait for the Sensor Turbo Mach 882352.

BOSTON, Sep 14, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Gillette Company today announced the launch of Gillette Fusion(TM) and Gillette Fusion(TM) Power, revolutionary new wet shaving systems for men and the world's first razors to feature advanced technology on the front and on the back of the blade cartridge. Both shaving systems outperform the world's leading razors, MACH3Turbo and M3Power respectively, by incorporating breakthrough innovations that provide a dramatic increase in shaving closeness and comfort.

What to do with the empty Whisky/glass bottles; Whisky PC by MetkuMods - Because you love your hardware!

What to do with the empty Whisky/glass bottles; Whisky PC by MetkuMods - Because you love your hardware!

Who would have thought, modding a whisky bottle to hold a computer. Crazy!

I already had a powerful computer setup so I wanted something more quiet, small and low power consumptioning to function as a basic home server. I love to tinker with hardware etc. so I wanted to make something quite unique for a case. I have seen many nice and creative cases before but none of them were made out of a bottle. In November I bought an industrial 3.5' SBC board (with Socket370). For the project I selected a 1.5 litre Ballantine's bottle for case. That was the proper size and shape for the task at hand.

www.540i6.com - BMW Ultimate Cupholder Cup Holder

www.540i6.com - BMW Ultimate Cupholder Cup Holder

The stock cup holders in most BMWs are useless and I couldn't find an after-market cup holder that worked well and wasn't way over-priced, so finally I designed one myself. It's a nicer version of one that I made a long time ago. I've used it in all three of the BMWs that I've owned (E34, E36, and E39). It's the best approach for a practical cup holder that I've found yet for the 5 Series cars.

It's a simple, one-piece, all-metal design, made from 20 guage 304-grade stainless steel. It's large enough to actually be useful in the real world. Unlike the stock cupholders, it's basically indestructable - no moving parts or little plastic pieces to break. I tried a number of more complex approaches, but, as in the case of many things, the most simple seems to work best. (It's a cup holder - how complicated does it need to be?)

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I have these CNC cut by laser, and then form and finish them by hand. Even though you don't really see them much in use, I wanted something that looked nice enough to put into the cars. I think it came out pretty well. If interested, you can get one here: BMW cup holders at http://www.ultimatecupholders.com. They also work with Porsche, Mercedes, Audi, Acura NSX and other cars with a similar console arrangement.

Reuters.com: 159 mph? That's where we draw the line..

Reuters.com: 159 mph? That's where we draw the line..

LONDON (Reuters) - A British traffic officer caught driving at 159 mph but cleared by a court of speeding and dangerous driving faces a legal move at the High Court in London Wednesday to convict him.

The Attorney General will appeal against the acquittal of constable Mark Milton and seek a High Court order that the advanced police driver should be convicted over his high speed blast in the early hours of December 5, 2003.

Milton, a qualified advanced driver, was recorded by an onboard camera in his upgraded unmarked Vauxhall Vectra police car traveling at 91 mph in a 30 mph zone and hitting 159 mph on the M54 motorway. The legal limit in Britain is 70 mph.

Milton's defense, accepted by the local judge in May 2005, was that he had taken the car on a test run around Telford, Shropshire, where he was based.

The judge said the prosecution had failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he had driven dangerously and that the car was being 'used for police purposes' when the incident occurred.

The ruling prompted outrage in the media and condemnation from motoring groups.

Wednesday, lawyers for the Attorney General will argue the district judge erred in law when he made his judgment.

Reuters.com: Rails missing; it's hard to keep track...

Reuters.com: Rails missing; it's hard to keep track...

BERLIN (Reuters) - Thieves have dismantled and carted away some 5 kms (3 miles) of disused rail track close to the German town of Weimar, railway operator Deutsche Bahn said on Friday.

The railway operator said the thieves would probably sell the tracks as scrap metal with the damage amounting to at least 200,000 euros ($241,500).

Deutsche Bahn said it had noticed the missing track after the mayor of a town alongside the train line phoned in to check if the dismantling was planned.

'This was a major criminal operation, because you cannot simply take the tracks and carry them away,' said a spokesman for the rail operator.

VMware moves to free with Server product | The Register

VMware moves to free with Server product | The Register

This is great, now Microsoft VirtualServer will have to try even harder to comptete. Maybe Microsoft will have to give away a free version as well.

As anticipated, VMware has created a free version of its server partitioning software in the hopes of drawing new customers to its technology. In addition, the move counters open source rival XenSource, which gives away core server virtualization technology known as a hypervisor.

The free product will be called VMware Server and will join the Workstation, GSX Server and ESX Server products. VMware Server relates most closely to the midrange GSX Server product often used by VMware customers to test and and develop software packages. The high-end ESX Server is used for production applications and actually slots in below operating systems such as Windows and Linux, whereas GSX Server and the upcoming VMware Server run on top of the OS.

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The VMware Server, for example, has a feature not even present in GSX Server. It supports Intel's VT technology for improving virtualization performance. In addition, it supports 64-bit guest operating systems - including Solaris x86 - and has support for virtual SMPs. So, it's not just some crippled, low-end product.

Next week, a beta version of VMware Server will be available here. The product is expected to be fully baked in the first half of this year, and VMware expects to sell plenty of support contracts behind it. Over time, it will effectively replace GSX Server.

Super Spork

Super Spork

SUPER SPORK

Some people may consider a spork a object of ridicule, but to a man with a can and nothing else it's serious equipment.

We have seen Sporks before, but the Super Spork has a whole new twist. It is a knife, spoon and fork all in one with artistic flair. The serrated knife really cuts. These Sporks are perfect for your backpack, boat, picnic basket, lunchbox, purse or briefcase.

Manufactured from Heat resistant Poly Carbonate material (works great in boiling liquids and doesn't burn your fingers)
Teflon and Titanium friendly (Won't scratch your expensive cookware)
Dishwasher Safe, Extremely durable
Green Color
Weight: 6 grams
Length: About 6.5'

$2.60

Our in-house testers have found the 'Super Spork' to be superior to others tested particularly with noodles. 'The Spoon end plowed through severely frozen Ice Cream without making our hands cold'. 'The knife edge worked great for spreading jam on crackers in the middle of our day hike for that little extra energy'.'We also loved the price. It's affordable and if it's lost, I won't cry'

Welcome to Jetway Computer _ Buying Info

Welcome to Jetway Computer _ Buying Info

Sounds convenient to have two people able to use the same computer at the same time on different screens.

The MiniQ MagicTwin series barebone system is the world’s first multi-user enabled SFF solution available in the market. The special designed 2-user-system allows two users to share the computing power of a single PC system. With integrated circuitry onboard, the MagicTwin® barebone comes with innovative software, the MagicTwin, allowing 2 users to be connected to it and runs up to two (2) stations directly from it simultaneously. The unique and copyright-protected technology enables each of the 2 users to feel like having himself his own Windows-XP computer. Each user needs to have himself his own keyboard, mouse, sound device, and monitor. All remaining PC hardware are shared, even the IP.

Both users can operate on their own station concurrently, similar to the operation on a standard PC, the Windows applications to create and edit documents, to do web surfing, to access email, just to name a few. There is no obvious delay because of the Time-slicing/Multiplexing technology built-in. Each user gets an exact and extremely short defined moment to access to the PC system, devices, applications and Windows itself. Resources are only claimed for nanoseconds at a time. Both users get from Windows and the PC, what they really need when they need it! The MagicTwin solution turns the single PC into a cost-effective multi-user system.

The setup is intuitive and easy. In only a few minutes, users can install and start using their new workstation. No network administrator is needed as everything to network the workstations together is done automatically with the MagicTwin software. You can add immediately additional user station to the single system and turn one PC into two.