This week 7/9/09-7/16/09 we have 8 incredible and creative videos for your enjoyment.
To celebrate the launch of the Zixpk forum, we are giving away 500 business cards to three lucky winners!
Ready To Race: HD Wallpaper
Firey Fox HD Wallpaper by David Lanham
Happily never after: The Disney princesses get real
Colors HD Wallpaper by Tom Mosack
I just love this picture that I took of my 7 month old brother. Its just perfect! Both of his hands are on either side of the keyboard and he is looking at the monitor. It makes it seem as he was about to type something into Microsoft word. It just goes to show you the geek in all of us from birth. Click on the image for a lager view!
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Why does it seem that Junk food/ food that isn't good for you seems to outnumber the healthy food? Its because were lazy people! Most singles out there don't really have the time to cook everyday, or they just don't gave a damn about their health. As you can see from the left picture, in my household we have more junk food as compared to the right picture, of healthy foods. We do eat home cooked meals but thats usually only for dinner, so that leaves most of the morning and afternoon to eat junk food. I prefer home cooked meals over any junk food. According to my friends I eat very unhealthy foods. What can I say, they taste good. You would think that with all the junk food that I eat that I would be fat, but I'm not. I guess that I"m "lucky" to have a fast metabolism. Being skinny doesn't automatically mean that you are healthy. You can still have a lot of problems such as high cholesterol. I'm young and my cholesterol level is just perfect but if I keep on with this diet of junk food I'm going to be a really unhealthy person when I grow up. So what can I do to be on my way towards a healthy diet? Well I have put together a list that I think will help me and others to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
1. Don't let yourself get hungry: when you get hungry you let yourself eat any type of food.
2. Choose water over any other drink
3. slowly try to get rid of, and buy less junk food
4. Look at the nutrition facts: the image below shows the nutritional facts for a toaster strudel. Its not healthy for you!
5. Workout: This is one of the most important factors to live a healthy life. Get off your lazy ass and work out for 30 minutes a day.
If we fallow these five rules, we will live longer than those who don't. That means that we will be able to see more gadgets in our lifetime than them, which is always a good thing.
As of today, Apple has introduced the Ipod touch in 32 GB model and the Iphone to 16 GB model.
[Apple]
Todays wallpapers were created by the talented Photoshop artist Uribaani. All the images that you see in this preview have a resolution of 1920 x 1200 . The wallpapers come in a verity colors such as blue, green, red, and yellow. Visit Urinaani's site to see more of his artwork.
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Wow this one barely made it as post- it of the day, with a couple of minutes remaining. Well todays tip is to think things trough and to not make rush decisions. One such decision might be about your education. Why do some teens drop out of school to work? I mean you have the rest of your life to work. You don't want to be stupid now do you? It is proven that we humans learn the most when we are young, so thats why going to school at a young age is very crucial. There might be some teenagers out there who say that they aren't smart enough or that they don't have enough money to go to collage. Thats not true if you really want to achieve and make something of yourself you have to work hard. Life wont come at you easy. The more obstacles you have to face the stronger it will make you. Even if you are dirt poor you can always succeed in this world. If you are truly a person who wants to be someone in this world than you will be smart enough to stay in school, and you will find a way to go to collage. There are many ways to get help for collage, such as loans and scholarships. But to get these you must be prepared to work hard.
I came across this giant magnifying glass at my local antique shop. Its surface was so shiny that I just had to buy it. The price was decent, around $20. Well I guess that it ended up being a total waste of money because I never ended up really using it. Its too big to be practical. Maybe I should give it to my grandma because as you can see from the video it blows up the image/object a lot, or maybe I should make another video showing how it can be used to start a fire! Ill take the second choose.
Here are some pictures that I took of the glass.
Here are a couple of images on how I made this video. These pictures show a stand that I made for the camera so that it would be hanging while looking down. I love hangers because you can pretty much make anything out of them.
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I bet you think your cool with your shiny, fancy, small and concealed bluetooth headset huh? Well your not! Because your only cool if you have a retro corded telephone attachment from the 1950's. This inconvenient earpiece plugs right into your cell phone headset jack. So the next time you get a call on the go, you dont have to worry! cause you have the Retro 1950's telephone attachment for your cell phone.
[Retro]
Todays wallpaper of the day has a Halo 3 Ark type of feeling. This amazing wallpaper is called 2nd Coming and it was created by rjsmith2007 at DeviantArt. Click on the picture to download a 1600 x 1000 image.
I shouldn't even have to say this, but I have a couple of friends out there who don't like to watch the Superbowl or sports in general. The superbowl isn't just about sitting in front of your television screen and watching guys tackling the hell out of each other. Its about getting with your friends and family and enjoying something that everyone loves. Also if you don't watch it or even read about it than you really wont have anything to talk about with your friends and co-workers tomorrow. Do yourself a favor and watch the game!
Today's wallpaper of the day comes in a verity of colors, ranging all the way from blue to red. It also comes in widescreen (1920 x 1200) and fullscreen (1280 x 1200). The wallpapers were created by the very talented artist Vathanx. I chose it to be the wallpaper of the day because it reminded me of the internet and how we are all connected across the world.
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Imagine waking up to this beautiful scene everyday. Looking down underneath you and feeling like your on top of the world. Thats what makes Machu Picchu such a great wonder of the world.
"Machu Picchu (Quechua: Machu Pikchu, "Old Peak") is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,430 meters (7,970 ft) above sea level[1]. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 70 km (44 mi) northwest of Cusco. Often referred to as "The Lost City of the Incas", Machu Picchu is probably the most familiar symbol of the Inca Empire. It was built around the year 1450, but abandoned a hundred years later, at the time of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire. Forgotten for centuries, the site was brought to worldwide attention in 1911 by Hiram Bingham, an American historian. Since then, Machu Picchu has become an important tourist attraction. It was declared a Peruvian Historical Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. It is also one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Machu Picchu was built in the classical Inca style, with polished dry-stone walls. Its primary buildings are the Intihuatana, the Temple of the Sun, and the Room of the Three Windows. These are located in what is known by archaeologists as the Sacred District of Machu Picchu. In September of 2007, Peru and Yale University reached an agreement regarding the return of artifacts which Hiram Bingham had removed from Machu Picchu in the early 20th century. Currently, there are concerns about the impact of tourism on the site as it reached 400,000 visitors in 2003," (wikipedia).
If you are looking for something to spend your money on that will entertain you for a couple of minutes than you should pick up the USB Hamster wheel. This useless gadget will will probably take up space on your desk and eventually make you want to throw it against a wall. You simply connect the Hamster wheel to your computer and turn it on. Then, when you start typing, the wheel spins. Its simple! the faster you type, the faster the wheel turns making the Hamster want to roll right off your desk and onto the floor!. This truly is a useless gadget.
[Iwantoneofthose]
"COLUMBIA, S.C. - Keep an eye on the salsa this Super Bowl Sunday: A researcher inspired by a famous "Seinfeld" episode has concluded that double dipping is just plain gross.
"That's like putting your whole mouth right in the dip!" George Costanza was admonished on the show after he dipped a chip twice at a wake. That's not too far off, said Clemson University professor Paul L. Dawson.
Last year the food microbiologist's undergraduate students examined the effects of double dipping using volunteers, wheat crackers and several sample dips. They found that three to six double dips transferred about 10,000 bacteria from an eater's mouth to the remaining dip sample.
"I was very surprised by the results," Dawson said in a telephone interview Thursday. "I thought there would be very minimal transfer. I didn't think we would be able to detect it."
The professor said the students' research didn't get into the risk behind such a bacteria transfer, but they got the idea.
"I like to say it's like kissing everybody at the party — if you're double dipping, you're putting some of your bacteria in that dip," Dawson said.
The results of the research are scheduled to be published in the journal Food Safety within the next six months, he said," (news.yahoo.com)
"LONDON (Reuters) - A chain of retail stores in Britain has withdrawn the sale of beds named Lolita and designed for six-year-old girls after furious parents pointed out that the name was synonymous with sexually active pre-teens.
Woolworths said staff who administer the web site selling the beds were not aware of the connection.
In "Lolita," a 1955 novel by Vladimir Nabokov, the narrator becomes sexually involved with his 12-year-old stepdaughter -- but Woolworths staff had not heard of the classic novel or two subsequent films based on it.
Hence they saw nothing wrong with advertising the Lolita Midsleeper Combi, a whitewashed wooden bed with pull-out desk and cupboard intended for girls aged about six until a concerned mother raised the alarm on a parenting website.
"What seems to have happened is the staff who run the website had never heard of Lolita, and to be honest no one else here had either," a spokesman told British newspapers.
"We had to look it up on (online encyclopedia) Wikipedia. But we certainly know who she is now."
Woolworths said the product had now been dropped.
"Now this has been brought to our attention, the product has been removed from sale with immediate effect," the chain said.
"We will be talking to the supplier with regard to how the branding came about,"(reuters).
Here is a list of "Design Marvels" that sawse.com has compiled.
Click here to see the list...
Most people when they go into a store they just go in and buy their product without doing any research about it first. You should not do this! First off you don't know if your product it going to be compatible with some of the tings that you may have.
The most important reason for doing research before you buy is so that you wont get ripped off. I remember looking for my surround system at BestBuy.com and it said that it was at a $60 discount. It did not say online only. So I go to the store thinking that I'm going to get a pretty good deal on the 5.1 surround sound speakers. So I ask one of the employees at my local BestBuy store to help me get my speakers. He did and he was very helpful but when I went to go and pay it, I saw that it didn't have the discount.So I ask what was going on, and why it had said that there was a discount on there website. They brought me to one of their in store computers to show me that there was no discount. But how could this be? Just a couple minutes ago at my house I had seen that there was a $60 discount and now on their in store computer it shows no discount. The guy was like are you sure it said $60 discount? I was getting pissed but good thing I had read an article online on how BestBuy's in store website is different than the one that me and you see at our homes. So I told the guy this and he didn't believe me, than I wipe out the web page that I had printed out at my house just a couple of minutes before. He was in shock. I guess that he was clueless about the whole thing, so he sent me to customer desk. I showed it to them and they tried to talk me out of it, but I told them that I wanted to speak with the manger. In the end they gave me the discount because I bet that he knew about the price changes, and I bet that he didn't want to have a lawsuit on his hands.
So the main point of this story is that dong your research on a product that your going to buy is a must because companies will try to rip you off.
"It's made of "non-toxic lightweight modelling clay, covered with nylon and polyurethane blend fabric", and can be shaped, Play-Doh style, to fit any hand. Once molded, it keeps its shape until you're ready to play again. The Moldable Mouse is still in the concept stage, but it has already won a Red Dot design award. If it makes it to production, it'll be good news for lefties, carpal-tunnelers and Gadget Lab editors alike."
[wired]
Todays wallpaper of the day is actually many. These wallpapers were created by Petercui. I am a big fan of his work because I just love his abstract wallpapers. Each of the images that you see in this preview are 2560 X 1600. That means that it can fit screens up to 30 inches.
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Last night the three of us here at zixpk.com we playing some Halo 3. We were playing Team Slayer on snowbound. When the game ended the score was 51 to 31 (We Won :-) . But if you play halo you know that a normal game of Team Slayer is to 50. I guess the game glitched up when we were killing who ever we saw even after the game ended and somehow the score was not 50 but 51. If you would like to be our friends these are our Gamer tags.
Mike- Pucktoplay1
Hassan- FatDragon999
Ken- Zixpk
As you can see our very own Ken was MVP like always (what else is new?) and Hassan got a top medal as well.
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"Petra (from πέτρα "petra", rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, Al-Butrā) is an archaeological site in southwestern Jordan, lying on the slope of Mount Hor[1] in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank of Arabah (Wadi Araba), the large valley running from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. It is renowned for its rock-cut architecture.
explorer The site remained unknown to the Western world until 1812, when it was discovered by SwissJohann Ludwig Burckhardt. It was famously described as "a rose-red city half as old as time" in a Newdigate prize-winning sonnet by John William Burgon. UNESCO has described it as "one of the most precious cultural properties of man's cultural heritage."[2] In 1985, Petra was designated a World Heritage Site. It is one of the "New Seven Wonders of the World" as determined by the New Open World Corporation (not affiliated with UNESCO)." (wikipedia)
Call of Duty 4 M.W.
Hey everybody its Hassan A. from zixpk.com I would just like to adivse anyone who is looking for a great shooter. Call of Duty 4 has some great features to it that I really enjoy. The campign is fairly short a good 5 to 6 hours. So i wouldn't advise anyone to get this game purely for single player. The reason why this game is so very popular right now is the genius MP aspect of the game. It goes by trdational USA army ranking. You gain xp through various ways, such as kills completing challenges such as a certain number of kills with a weapon to tacking down a helicopter. there are also unlockable weapons and perks which are nice powers or equipment I would say to do various things such as extra damage, listening in on enemy's, dropping a live grenade when you die and much more. After you hit the rank of 55 you are able to start from scratch as a level 1 but you will gain a prestige, you may do this up to 10 times. This game has a very balanced weapons and maps. Over all I would give this game a 9.5 out of 10 great job Activision, no wonder this game has gotten best seller award for 2007.
OK so its been some time now since Halo 3 has come out, so this is the perfect time to ask yourself this question, have you played Halo 3 as much as you did halo or Halo 2?
I for one haven't really played Halo 3 as much as I did with Halo 2. I think that the main reason was that on the original Xbox the only good game aside from Fable was Halo and Halo 2. I thought that Halo 2 was the best game ever because it was the first time that I had played a game like it. Before Halo 2 I had a PlayStation 2. I really didn't like it and when I heard people talking about how Halo 2 was about to come out I got interested in getting an Xbox. I'm glad that I did because I had some really good times in Halo 2. I guess that I played Halo 2 so much that Halo 3 doesn't quite excite me as much because it basically the same game.
Here is my gamertag if you dare challenge me.
I quite literally stumbled upon this while looking for a decent Halo 3 image to go with my next post (more about that in my next post).
This custom Halo 3 Elite has been airbrushed over the entirety of its casing and is being described as a 360 with 360 degrees of customization, quite catchy.
The artist used high grade automotive urethane and clear coat, which was also used on both controllers to give the matching design. To bad that the eBay bidding ended a long time ago because this case mod is just awesome.
"It's gigantic. If you've ever wanted to the look of a portable rocket launcher without all the hassle at the airport, this is definitely the way to go. A feast for your eyes awaits in the gallery below."
How would someone be able to carry this thing? It looks like you would have to carry it in a giant suit case which might look like a rocket luncher case. You might look "fishy" while carrying this, so if you ever buy it be prepared to get questioned a lot by police.
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[engadget]
You would think that todays post-it tip is kind of obvious, but there are some stupid people out there. My question is, why would someone want to donate to someone else that only wants to make money instead of charities that help lots of needy people?
With that donation that you are giving that one person you could be instead helping lots of people who really need it.
I mean come on, if the person has enough time and a computer with internet connection that must mean that they must be pretty well off. Other people across the world aren't as lucky. Some people don't even have houses, or enough food to feed themselves and their children.
So I ask of you that before you donate to just one person, that you think of the people who really need the money.
Its so easy to donate, there are hundreds of charities and I bet that you can find one that you fully support. Donate to a charity that you support now...
This wallpaper today is called "Light Still Shines on the Fair" and it was taken by alecfeld. This picture reminds me of that globe in Superman. Click here to download at your resolution...
"Authorities in Slovenia are investigating after a piece of human tongue was served up in a hospital canteen.
A doctor at the town hospital in Izola in southern Slovenia complained about the strange looking piece of meat in his meal after he ordered a chicken risotto in the hospital canteen.
The doctor insisted it was not chicken, and after a row with staff the piece of meat was sent for tests - which later showed it was part of a human tongue.
Health inspectors have closed the restaurant and are reviewing hygiene standards.
Managers said the small piece of tongue could have been accidentally dropped into the food by a doctor who had come into the canteen straight after treating a patient.
They also said that it could have been added to the food supplies before they were delivered to the hospital.
The spokesman told the main Slovenian daily paper Delo: "I can say clearly that we have never used patients parts in any of our dishes,"(Ananova).
[Ananova]
"In an few hours from now The Pirate Bay team will probably be charged with aiding or facilitating copyright infringement. If they are found guilty, they could receive sentences of up to 2 years in prison, but the site will remain online, no matter what.
Last month, the Swedish authorities announced that they were planning to press charges against 5 people involved with The Pirate Bay, stating that the 5 individuals will be charged with “facilitating copyright infringement.”
Continue Reading...
[torrentfreak]
Heres an article about a computer store that removes Vista and installs Xp on your computer. I have to say that this just shows how unpopular Vista is, and that Microsoft better do something about it because people downgrading from an "advance" operating system that took 3 years to make is just sad. Read the article...
[seattlepi]
This picture is amazing, a giant fish surrounded by lots of small fish. I have to say its impressive. Get more info about the picture...
[ Michael Patrick O’Neill]
Read the the full review of the brave soul who tried this cheeseburger in a can. Continue reading...
[gizmodo]
I so want this desk. To bad that I don't have $12,885 laying around!
"The Jetsons-worthy Luna Desk ($12,885) features a crystal-thickness glass top that's supported by arched asymmetrical legs (obtained by a monolithic fusion), varnished aluminium, and a huge red leather inlay. With awesome futuristic looks, it'll have you bossin' better than Cosmo Spacely," (uncrate).
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[buy it now] [uncrate]
So if your into that whole save the environment so our kids will be able enjoy it also type of thing, this post-it tip is for you.
Yes I know that Bounty is expensive, but would you rather save your money or save your planet? There are cheaper paper towels out there but they aren't as good as Bounty. I know that using paper is not eco-friendly but lets admit it, we need it. So what makes Bounty better than the rest? Well first off you can keep on reusing one sheet of paper over and over again until you get the job done, by washing it. Bounty doesn't break/rip when you wash it like the cheaper alternatives. Its a strong paper that you can keep on reusing. If you want to go an extra step you can even wash your Bounty paper and than dry it and reuse it, like a new sheet of paper. Imagine how long one roll of paper would last you if you did this. Imagine if the whole world did this, we would save a lot of trees.
So in the end Bounty paper towels end up being cheaper than the rest because one roll/sheet can last you a long time.
[Bounty]
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This is a picture that I took. I call it Dirty Computer. The image is 1920 X 1200 so it should fit even big computer screens.
Hey guys, this is an instructional video on how to make a fireball that you can play around with. Please be careful if you try to make this. I have made it and it is perfectly safe as long as you take normal precautions when handling fire. Please make at your own risk. Kids ask your parents first!
[Disclaimer: Zixpk.com does not take any responsibility for any of your actions you may take while doing this. It is for instructional purposes only and you should proceed at your own risk.]
OMG, this lemur is so funny. You just have to click and play the video, because you wont stop laughing once you do.
Make sure to have your speakers on because it makes it even funnier.
A Spanish businessman withdrew a controversial lawsuit Wednesday against the family of a teenage boy he struck and killed while driving a luxury car.
Tomas Delgado had filed a suit asking the dead boy's parents to pay him €20,000 ($29,400) on the grounds that the collision that killed their teenage son also damaged his Audi A-8.
News of the case sparked outrage in Spain and generated deep sympathy for the parents of 17-year-old Enaitz Iriondo Trinidad. He was riding his bicycle home to a campground when Delgado's car hit and killed him in August 2004. Continue reading...
According to Gizmodo in their recent survey, More than half of the people who voted do not care if the product is "Green" or not. They just hope the gadget was exactly as planned with no modifications that lacked features just to stay "Green". Should we worry about this?
[Gizmodo]
"As Dell’s Global Consumer business continues to evolve, the company today announced that it will close its 140 kiosks in the United States.
The Dell Direct Store model, which began in 2002, enabled customers to touch and feel Dell products before purchasing systems direct from the company. In the past six months the company has adopted a retail strategy that enables Dell to connect with customers it has not necessarily reached in the past. Dell is applying the advantages of its direct business model into retail where customers can purchase laptop and desktop computers in more than 10,000 retail outlets worldwide.
“Moving into retail is a prime example of Dell listening to its customers,” said Tony Weiss, vice president for Dell’s Global Consumer business. “Ever since we began our journey into retail, we wanted to give customers the opportunity to call, click, or visit Dell and have access to our award-winning products. This move fits in with how our broad global retail strategy is evolving.”
In addition to its global retail business, Dell is committed to its direct business, where a majority of customers choose to shop on the phone and via the Internet to buy laptops, desktops and associated products. The kiosks outside the U.S. are not affected with the changes the company is making today."
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So this is my handwriting. I want you to get to know the way that I write, because I think that I might do this index card thing daily to spice things up on zixpk.com. If your ever confused my friend on what I am writing, just check back here.
The wallpaper of the day today is called 8-bit gaming and it was created by Carlos Eduardo.
>Click here to download the image for you resolution<
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.
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.
>Click here to download the picture for your resolution<
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]
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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.
Click here to download
"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]
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."
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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"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]
" 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."
"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.
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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]
"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]
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