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Archive for June 27th, 2006

Reinstall Windows XP and keep your files without moving them off your drive

Posted by bennop on June 27, 2006

This howto will demonstrate how to keep all of your data while reinstalling Windows without copying it off of your hard drive. This will only work if you have a Windows XP CD or a real source to install it from, NOT a manufactures “Restore CD” which reloads all the junk it came with.

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Infrared Sauna burns 1000 calories in 30 minutes

Posted by bennop on June 27, 2006

New sauna technology heats a body directly , without heating the air in between, using infrared radiation. Apparantly “to be used by Nasa and the US Airforce, Healthmate claims that you can lose up to 1000 calaries in 30 minutes. I’d trade a lie down in a sauna over the treadmill any day!

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Want to watch telly on the webby? 200 channels and nothin on…

Posted by bennop on June 27, 2006

http://www.streamick.com/index.php

and

http://www.channelchooser.com/

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Wikipedia 3.0: The End of Google?

Posted by bennop on June 27, 2006

Semantic Web + Wikipedia’s Ontoworld = Ultimate Answer Machine

Where would that leave Google?

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Are you a bad customer? Being kept on hold is a sign

Posted by bennop on June 27, 2006

Many companies today are deciding some of their customers simply aren
�t worth the trouble. That�s why many corporations, aided by massive computer databases of customers� shopping habits, try to separate their profitable from their unprofitable customers. here are some examples of how they treat �bad� customers differently.

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The Top Ten List Of Top Ten Lists

Posted by bennop on June 27, 2006

Geek bloggers have gone nuts lately with the “Top Ten” lists, although some of them are really good. So here’s the Top Ten List Of Top Ten Lists.

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Ever want to say this to a Telemerketer?

Posted by bennop on June 27, 2006

I almost…no i DO feel sorry for this british telemarketer here. Just say NO!

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Addicted to the Internet? It’s possible

Posted by bennop on June 27, 2006

” Ever open up your Web browser to check on a news item, and suddenly an hour has gone by and you’re still online?” ” Internet addiction? Cyber shakes? I was dubious. Alcoholism is an addiction. Drugs are addictions. Food can be one too. But the Internet?” I’m going to have to enter rehab.

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Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal” 45-degree lean explained

Posted by bennop on June 27, 2006

For those who’ve always wondered how it was done….
“Discover the secret behind the 45 degree lean in the Smooth Criminal video and in the live performance. Michael Jackson and two of his costume designers obtained a US patent (US5255452) in 1993 on “Methods and Means for Creating Anti Gravity Illusion”.

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