Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Geoengineering Away Global Warming
Labels: Technology
Sunday, May 06, 2012
An Amazing Collection of Free Photo Sites for Your Blog
Just having text in your blog posts can be a bit dry. Photos help to liven things up, giving visitors something colorful to look at, but it's often difficult to track down a photo that matches your post. It's even more difficult sometimes to tell if you're even allowed to use the photo once you've tracked down one that you like. A good rule of thumb to follow is that images found in government sources like NASA Images are likely in the public domain since they can't copyright their work.
Luckily, Lorelle on Wordpress has done a lot of hard work and assembled a very comprehensive list of photo sites that are likely to be freely usable by anyone. Gimme sites like Flickr are listed, but there are dozens of more obscure sources as well.
Warning: Restrictions may apply in some cases so look for information about usage rights. Sometimes, you'll have to give a link back to the source where you got the image or register at the site.
Labels: Technology
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Clear Private Information from Firefox
1. Go to C:->Documents and Settings->Your User Name
->Application Data
2. Delete the Mozilla folder.
That will wipe everything, and when you restart Firefox, it'll create a new Mozilla folder.
If you aren't able to find the Application Data folder, it is probably because it is hidden. To make it visible, open up a folder and go to Tools->Folder Options->View.
Click on Show hidden files and folders and click OK. Then go back to step 1 and complete the process.
This method is only effective against casual privacy intrusions by nosey friends or parents. The data can still be retrieved through more sophisticated methods.
If you only want to delete the cache, cookies, and web history and not your custom browser settings, go to Firefox and go to Tools-> Clear Private Data. You can tweak the settings for this tool by going to Tools-> Options-> Privacy-> Settings.
Labels: Technology
Monday, April 30, 2012
Zamzar: Free Online File Converter
You can also convert multiple files at once although then you can only do one kind of file conversion.
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Labels: Technology
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Billster Helps You Track Your Spending
Under the Bills tab, you can add personal expenses, group expenses, what's owed you, and what you owe. You can also tag your bills. A weakness is that, unlike Wesabe, you can't import your data directly from your bank. Manually entering your transactions data will probably get tiring although you can mark recurring payments as such, which reduces the burden slightly. The interface is similar to the one you use when doing e-banking (making single/recurring payments, etc.).The most helpful screen is the Dashboard where you can visualize the flow of cash in and out of your account. If you use tags carefully, you can also get a sense of the relative proportions of your spending. Do you spend a lot on haircuts? How much of your income goes to rent? There's also a half-baked six degrees-ish graphic that shows how many connections you have, how many your friends have, and so on. Maybe more social features will be added soon, and this feature will have added significance.
Once financially oriented sites start appearing, it's usually a sign that the market is maturing. I suspect we'll see several more popping up soon. Certainly, there have been a fair number of social stock-picking sites launching recently along with impressive rallies in the market.
Labels: Technology
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Rihanna Good Morning America Interview (Video)
Rihanna was interviewed on "Good Morning America" today. The 21-year-old singer spoke with Diane Sawyer about her relationship with Chris Brown, her former boyfriend who assaulted her just before the Grammy Awards in February. In the video excerpt, Rihanna explains her decision to forgive Brown, and her subsequent decision to end the relationship:
When I realized that my selfish decision for love could result into some young girl getting killed, I could not be easy with that part. I couldn't be held responsible for telling them, 'Go back.' Even if Chris never hit me again, who's to say that their boyfriend won't? Who's to say they won't kill these girls?
Explaining her decision to vacation with Brown only weeks after the beating, Rihanna said, "But I'm a human being, and people put me on a very unrealistic pedestal. All these expectations - I'm not perfect." The full interview with Rihanna will air on "20/20" this Friday.
For his part, Chris Brown has expressed confusion at the incident, asking himself, "What was I thinking? What is wrong with you?"
Rihanna's next album, titled "Rated R", will be released on November 23.
Rihanna Good Morning America Interview Video
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Raquel Houghton: Dane Cook's Former Girlfriend (Photos)
Raquel Houghton is Dane Cook's former girlfriend and a contestant on season eight of "American Idol." The 28-year-old singer is part of the band, The Valli Girls. Their MySpace says, "Raquel Houghton is our fearless lead singer who always brings the funk when we're jamming. Plus she has the best reflexes of anyone in the Valley. Not sure what that means but its gotta be good."
Dane Cook and Raquel Houghton were first seen together at the premiere of the 37-year-old comedian's 2006 movie "Employee of the Month." Cook at the time called her "my baby" and "independent and funny - two things I like in a woman."
Houghton's appearance on "Idol" was controversial since she already had a studio contract with Sony Columbia through her band, The Valli Girls.
Raquel Houghton Video Interview
Raquel Houghton Photos
The Valli Girls
The Valli Girls with Raquel Houghton
More Shots of the Valli Girls