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OWC 500GB portable HDD
This is no ordinary portable HDD. OWC recently released this 5,400 RPM which packs a whooping 500GB. Access time is not the issue here, the only problem is the contents of the hard drive. You need a lot of movies to full up this sucker. You can use FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB 2 [...]
Photoshop tutorial roundup
I’m treating you with only the best photoshop tutorials out there. PSDTuts has been providing us with very good tricks but this time they outdone themselves.
Create a Powerful Mental Wave Explosion Effect
Enhance Your Ad Designs with 3D Splashes
Create a High Gloss Graduation Hat Icon Design
PirateBay blogging platform
Recently the guys behind The Pirate Bay conjured up a blogging platform on Wordpress 2.5 Mu. The main hook is free speech, the creators being known as the guys behind warez. If you can afford to buy islands and transform them into pro-warez countries, you can definitely guarantee free speech for bloggers. After numerous trials [...]
Web presence
Internet presence has began to be one of the most important factors in marketing and public relations. If you have a company you can dialog with your clients, let them know what services you provide and attract them to your business. If you represent just yourself, having a blog is the way to go. Blogs [...]
Firefox 3 is unstable
My favorite web-browser turned to another beta version. The fifth version is the closest one to the final product which should be the best browser out there but in close competition with Microsoft’s IE.
If you are a beta fan, you must know that they are highly unstable and can cause severe problems with other software. [...]
HD Wallpapers
Everybody likes a nice hi-res wallpaper but there aren’t so many good ones out there. I scoured the net and made a pack of 60 HD wallpapers with the following themes: nature, landscapes, 3D, games, movies, cars, technology and much more. Check them out here.
Test if your Antivirus is working
Don’t let yourself fooled by Antivirus slogans like “100% virus proof”. The best way to convince yourself is to test it out. No need to download viruses or malware for the job. EICAR has developed a virus test file that simulates malware activity.
How to test:
Open Notepad and paste the following string in a empty file:
X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*
When [...]
Online vectorizing
If you are an eye-candy type of person you surely know the advantages of a vector image in comparison with raster. Raster images are pixel-based and they don’t scale very well. Loss of quality during scaling has illuminated the need for vector graphics. Vector images are not based on pixel units, they sum up only [...]
16 cool Wordpress plugins
I’ve managed to round up some of my favorite Wordpress plugins in one single post. I use many of them on several blogs and they have proven me great use.
Akismet
The best plugin available when it comes to stopping spam comments. You can get a free API key from wordpress.com. [get it]
All in one SEO pack
If [...]
Windows and Dell shake RED hands
Windows and Dell have joined (RED) to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. When you buy a Dell (PRODUCT) RED PC with Windows Vista Ultimate (PRODUCT) RED, Windows and Dell will jointly contribute $50 to $80, depending on the product, to The Global Fund. With Windows Vista Ultimate (PRODUCT) RED, these aren’t just the ultimate PCs, [...]
