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The wallpaper of the day today is called 8-bit gaming and it was created by Carlos Eduardo.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
So some family members of mine just came back from a trip to Guatemala (located in Central America). They brought me some souvenirs that I want to share with you guys.
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Guatemala's Currency (Quetzal) 1 Us dollar = 7.673 Quetzales 
Wallet from Guatemala 
Key chain that doubles as a place to put your spare change/ coins
Guatemala's Soccer shirt 
Guatemala's green birdy
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Todays wallpaper was created by Ve1n, and it is titled AeroDrom. It has a Mac and Windows feel to it, so it should go great with Leopard, Vista or any other operating system. Click on the images, and then right click to set the wallpaper as your desktop background.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
For the average Windows Vista session, the "Needs your permission to continue" prompts are just momentary, occasional annoyances which can be disabled or by-passed. But if you're planning to do a lot of tweaking or installations, having a dedicated Administrator account—like the kind available in XP—can be mighty helpful. The How-To Geek blog shows how to enable (and disable) the account from the log-in screen:
First you'll need to open a command prompt in administrator mode by right-clicking and choosing "Run as administrator"
Now type the following command:
net user administrator /active:yes
Log out and you should see an "Administrator" account available. Un-doing the tweak requires running nearly the same command, but with /active:no at the end. Like the Geek, we'll note here that only experienced users who know exactly what they're doing should use this type of account, and that Microsoft obviously doesn't want you to do this as a normal thing. All the same, it could be a boon for easier troubleshooting.
[lifehacker]
So this is apples new laptop. It sure is mighty thin, but could being too thin be a bad thing? My number one concern with the Macbook Air would be having to be really, really careful when using it. It could tip over with just a tap or a slight bump and next thing you know its on the floor damaged and you have to take it to apple care. I have faith in apple though that they manufactured a product that wont break easily.
[apple]
The wallpaper of the day today is called "Don't Tread on Me." This picture was taken by David Stys.
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Monday, January 14, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
As of Tomorrow, Netflix will be offering their customers unlimited "Watch Instantly" hours. Last month this was only granted to a few select Netflix customers. However, this is now being granted to all Netflix customers. Unfortunately if you have the $4.99 plan, you are excluded from this offer.
[Gizmodo]
Friday, January 11, 2008
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"Windsor castle. A thousand year old fortress transformed to a royal palace. This well known silhouette of a seemingly medieval castle was not created, however, until the 1820s by Jeffry Wyatville
Aerial view of the castleWindsor Castle (51°29'02?N, 0°36'16?W), at Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited castle in the world and, dating back to the time of William the Conqueror, it is the oldest in continuous occupation.
Together with Buckingham Palace in London and Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, it is one of the principal official residences of the British monarch. Queen Elizabeth II spends many weekends of the year at the castle, using it for both state and private entertaining.
Most of the kings and queens of England have had a direct influence on the construction and evolution of the castle, which has been their garrison fortress, home, official palace, and sometimes their prison. The castle's history and that of the British monarchy are inextricably linked. Chronologically the history of the castle can be traced through the reigns of the monarchs who have occupied it. When the country has been at peace the castle has been expanded by the additions of large and grand apartments; when the country has been at war the castle has been more heavily fortified. This pattern has continued to the present day."
[essential-architecture]
This wallpaper is called Tranquility and it was created by lee25 on deviantart.
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"As of this moment, this upcoming summer (kicking off on May 2nd with Iron Man) looks quite promising. There aren't as many sequels as 2007, which is good (and also bad), but there are quite a few movies that look absolutely incredible - The Dark Knight, Indiana Jones 4, and Wall-E, to name a few. To kick off the new year and start some early buzz for the summer, we're publishing the Official Guide to the Summer of 2008 - in trailers."
Continue reading.
[firstshowing]
"If you use a computer (yes even a Mac) you get error messages. Some of these error messages can be more frustrating than helpful, but every once and awhile they are just damn funny."
See the error messages...
[iambetterthanu]
Thursday, January 10, 2008
I have yet to read this article, I just found it. I don't know much about it accept that it's a spoiler for the Cloverfield monster. I don't want to click on the article because I really want it to be a surprise when I go and see it, at the movies. If you are brave enough, go ahead and click on the link. If you post comments about this it will be deleted!
>>LINK<<
These bridges are amazing. They should definitely be on your list of things to see, before you die. >>Click here to see all 18 bridges<<
[frikoo]
Here is the mac chick of the month of Jan 2008. Her name is Elise Frappier and she is 24 years old. Click here to see more pictures and to learn more about her.
[macenstein]
"Contrary to unsubstantiated rumors from unnamed sources, Universal's current plan is to continue to support the HD DVD format," said Ken Graffeo, executive vice president of HD strategic marketing for Universal Studios Home Entertainment and also co-president of the HD DVD Promotional Group.
The response would have come sooner, but many HD DVD executives were on flights home from CES when the story from Variety broke."
[betanews]
Here are some nice tutorials presented by digital-photography-school.com. It shows you how to change the focus on you camera and how to change the shutter speeds, which means how fast the camera captures the picture. If you set the shutter speed to low you will be able to make light trails.
>>Click here to access the tutorial<<
[digital-photography-school][terragalleria]
This wallpaper is called "A Little Motivation." The creator is Spargett.
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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
"Apparently the North Carolina DMV is unfamiliar with the darker corners of the internet because they've let a whopper of a plate slip through the screening process. If you've ever seen what this plate is referring to, may God have mercy on your soul. There are just some things you can't unsee. We're sure the proud new owner of this plate will have a lot of splainin' to do when the first net savvy cop pulls him over for some form of public indecency."
[jalopnik]
Monday, January 7, 2008
" CompUSA will live on, thanks to a deal with electronics marketer Systemax. Systemax, which owns popular computer parts reseller (and CompUSA competitor) TigerDirect, announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the CompUSA brand, trademarks, and e-commerce business. It also plans to acquire select assets and retail stores from the company, and says that it expects to close various parts of the deal throughout the first quarter of the year."
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[arstechnica]
"When you live in the country you don't have time or money to be messin with the mail catchin box outside. As long as you can put mail in it then it's good enough. Here's a look at the finest mail catchin boxes a man can build."
[wallstreetfighter]
"As if the recent Xbox Live issues hadn’t caused enough problems, it now appears that you can actually lose an unlocked achievement as well. I’ve had a recent run-in with this disturbing occurrence, and as always, 1-800-4my-xbox’s Max was there to help me out — and of course by help me out, I mean annoy me while I try to connect to a real person. It all started with a 400-mile trip home for the holidays...."
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[ripten]
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I for one couldn't care less about this. I never used my diamond card, but there might be a few out there who are pissed off about this. If you are pissed you should complain to Microsoft because before it used to be free.
[xbox]
"Oh Dreamcast. You were so loved by people when you were around, but you still didn't sell well enough to keep Sega in the console game. But just because it's a dead console doesn't mean the games aren't fun anymore. Awesome classics like Jet Set Radio and Crazy Taxi are still a blast, no matter what anyone says.
That's why I love to see something like this Portable Dreamcast that one enterprising Sega superfan put together. The game disc goes directly on the back of the unit, spinning free in the air. Practical? Not really. Cool? Hell yes. I want one."
[dvice]
"Sony synergy FTW! Sony officially announced Blu-ray-to-PSP movie transfers at CES today. Pop a Blu-ray movie into your PS3, jack in your PSP and download to the portable or a Memory Stick for keeps. It's sorta like pre-ripped iPod rips on DVDs, but on Sony's ball field."
[gizmodo]
"British Telecom, the UK's largest telecommunications company, will be the first in the world to offer IPTV service through the Xbox 360.
The news came from Microsoft Entertainment and Devices head Robbie Bach during Bill Gates' CES keynote in Las Vegas today.
Bach said that consumers will be able to buy an Xbox 360 directly from BT, but did not give a specific date for the rollout.
Microsoft also announced today that its IPTV software, called Microsoft Mediaroom, has reached one million installations worldwide via 19 different providers including AT&T U-Verse.
In 2005, Microsoft struck a deal with BT that would see the telecom group use Microsoft software to power its IPTV service, which it launched at the end of 2006.
At his keynote last year, Gates announced that Xbox 360 would offer IPTV. The following August, British Telecom said that it had struck a deal with Microsoft to offer the service through Xbox."
[blog.wired.com]
"Windows Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover, aka FxVisor, allows you to either remove or enable the explorer shortcut overlay arrow that is added to all shortcuts. Currently there is no native way to remove the shortcut overlay arrow or to even customize it in Windows Vista, so we have written the Vista Shortcut Overlay Remover utility to enable you to do just that."
Here is a Shortcut Overlay Enabled Desktop (click on images to enlarge)
Let's get rid of the shortcut arrow, go ahead and launch FxVisor
Remove the Shortcut Overlay by choosing No Arrow
To complete the changes, you will have to Logoff
Now here is the Desktop with the Shortcut Overlay Remove
This is a original advertisement by 96.3 Rock Radio. If you don't get the joke/ point of it, you sir are stupid.
[Flickr]
This is not just one wallpaper but multiple. The creator of of the wallpapers that I am showing you today, is Peter Cui. Peter Cui is one of my all time favorite wallpaper makers. He has a talent my friend. He is one of my favorite artist because he likes to share how he makes his wallpapers. He has created an amazing tutorial that shows you step by step on how to create wallpapers like his. He has many more wallpapers that he has created to be sure to check them out.
Download this wallpaper!
With Objectdock, a product of Stardock, you can clear up your desktop in style. It is really easy to use and setup. You can download the trail, which includes the main functions of the program. If you want, you can always upgrade to the pro version but you really don't need to.
Here is a picture of my desktop before Objectdock: (click on the images to enlarge them)
Here are pictures while using Objectdock:
Click here to download and try it for yourself!
[Stardock]
Sunday, January 6, 2008
"Posted by Ina Fried
Microsoft now faces a lawsuit over recent problems with its Xbox Live online gaming service.
Three Texas residents filed a lawsuit Friday on behalf of themselves and others who have had trouble connecting to Xbox Live in recent weeks.
The suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Houston, claims Microsoft's outages represent a breach of contract and negligent misrepresentation for which the software maker is liable. The suit doesn't claim specific damages, but notes the amount is in excess of $5 million.
In the suit, the plaintiffs allege that Microsoft should have known strong holiday sales would tax its servers. "Microsoft knew the increase in subscriptions would increase game-play on its servers, yet failed to provide adequate access and service to Xbox Live and its subscribers."
Microsoft has apologized for the outage and said it would allow Xbox live subscribers to download a free game.
A Microsoft representative was not immediately available for comment."
[news.com][ripten.com]
I don't want to spoil the movie for you if you want to see it, but today I went to see this movie One Missed Call. It was a decent movie. I find it that nowadays the only thing that can scare people is when things pop out at you all of a sudden. This movie had a lot of that. I thought that it had a pretty stupid story line, especially at the end. You should watch it if you have kids or if you are not over 18, because there are a lot of better movies out there.
This movie gets a ... 3 out of 5
[horror-movies.ca]
Saturday, January 5, 2008
Hello kind readers. I would like to welcome you back to our website. In a couple of days our new web url will be zixpk.com. Its still being set up so give it some time. I know I haven't updated in a couple of months so ill explain to you what we are all about. We bring you the top headline, which include a wide variety of stuff like sports, tech, electronics, computers, video games, art, music, and everything else in between. So make sure to check us out on a daily basis because we will be constantly updating. The news never stops and neither do we!
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