Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Why Obama Should Address Online Gambling and UIGEA.

During Barrack Obamas campaign for the leadership, his major focus was on 3 major domestic issues : medical care, education and tax cuts for the middle class. Bare in mind this came with little U collaboration since the implementation of UIGEA ( otherwise called the Illegal Web Betting Enforcement Act ). Content spinner. Seven bn. figure did not take into consideration the ten states that now have laws on their books that particularly forbid online betting, though they permit some forms of betting ( Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Big Apple, Oregon, South Dakota, and Washington ). Nine bn. in taxes would be generated in the following ten years, according to the PWC study. * Pick the best title for your ebooks Selecting the right title is urgent to help achieve success in electronic book writing. Let me ask you this, are you able to sell something to other folks when you don't know what's their needs? Even if you require them to buy, they won't get it because they have no reason to get your product. Write an electronic book about it and sell it to them, I am sure they won't hesitate to spend their money to get your e-book. Once you're able to draft like you talk, your PDF will be spread like wild fire online as it is really pleasurable to read. For example, the U. S. ( USA ) and the ECU Union ( ECU ) are presently battling over the Illegal Net Betting Enforcement Act ( UIGEA ) and possible violations of the Earth Trade Organization ( WTO ) The ECU is accusing the US of violating terms established by the WTO per online betting firms operating inside Europe. The potential long term damage this will cause on the U.
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New Features Found in iPhone OS 3.1

A list of some of the new features found in the developer seed of iPhone OS 3.1 has been compiled by the iPhone Blog.

Currently known changes:
- Non-destructive video editing now gives you the option to trim your clip then “Save as copy…” rather then replacing the original clip.
- Voice Control now works over Bluetooth
- iPhone vibrates when moving icons
- Updated AT&T profile to 4.2
- Updated modem firmware to 5.08.01
- Improvements to OpenGL and Quartz.
- APIs to allow third party apps to access videos and edit them.

If you have found anymore changes or improvements please let us know in the comments so we can add to the list.

IMPORTANT: The baseband update to 5.08.01 likely means the ultrasn0w unlock has been blocked. Please do not immediately update when this firmware goes public

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The Honorable Elijah Muhammad on Master Fard etc.





He is known as The Lamb and is one of the most influential people in modern history. Through his organization the Nation of Islam, the spread of Islam in America became rapid. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad is known to most, as the man who taught and molded a young criminal named Malcolm Little into Malcolm X. However, Elijah Poole who later became Elijah Muhammad was responsible for much more than that. The Honorable Elijah Muhammad received his Islamic teaching from a man named W.D. Fard Muhammad, who he believed was God in person. Master Fard as he was called, would sit with Elijah and relate all of the mysteries of the Bible, Quran and how they related to the current state of man, on earth. Master Fard is shrouded in a Jesus like mystery. The details of his time on earth are blurry and without detail. To people outside of Minister Farrakhan or children of The Lamb, he is a mythical element within the Nation Of Islam.

In this clip The Honorable Elijah Muhammad goes into depth about his relationship with Master Fard and details some of the things he said directly to him about race, the second coming of Christ and a couple of other topics.
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Steve Jobs to Appear at August Special Event?


Reliable sources tell LoopRumors that Steve Jobs will make his first public appearance at an August Special Event.

The iPods are most likely to see refreshes around this time, with recent rumors indicating that Apple will add camera functionality to both the iPod touch and iPod nano lines. Additionally, recent news suggests the iMacs may see refreshes in time for the education buyers with price cuts.

Hopefully Apple will announce something more exciting for Job's return keynote. Perhaps the long rumored tablet?

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Mozilla Releases Firefox 3.5


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Mozilla today released Firefox 3.5, a major update to its popular, free and open source Web browser. Coming one year after the launch of the critically acclaimed Firefox 3, Firefox 3.5 introduces cutting-edge features, as well as new support for a wide variety of Web standards.

Firefox 3.5 is the best performing browser Mozilla has ever released and delivers radically improved JavaScript performance, a new Private Browsing mode, native support for open video and audio, and Location Aware Browsing. The newest version of Firefox is more than two times faster than Firefox 3 and ten times faster than Firefox 2 on complex websites. With extensive under-the-hood work to support new technologies, Firefox 3.5 is the most powerful and complete modern browser and helps upgrade the Web experience.

Firefox 3.5 was built through Mozilla’s global, open source development process. The Mozilla community comprises thousands of passionate contributors, including experienced developers, security experts, localization and support communities in more than 60 countries, and tens of thousands of active testers. With more than 300 million active users, Firefox is the only popular Web browser created by a non-profit organization.

“So much is happening on the Web right now, it’s a great time for browsers. Firefox 3.5 brings together the most innovative Web technologies and delivers them in the most complete and powerful modern browser,” said John Lilly, CEO, Mozilla.



What’s New in Firefox 3.5:
Firefox 3.5 makes surfing the Web easier and more enjoyable with exciting new features and platform updates that allow Web developers to create the next generation of Web content. Native support for open video and audio, private browsing, and support for the newest Web technologies will enable richer, more interactive online experiences.

- Performance. Firefox 3.5 includes the powerful new TraceMonkey JavaScript engine, which delivers unprecedented performance with today’s complex Web applications. Firefox 3.5 is more than two times faster than Firefox 3 and ten times faster than Firefox 2.

- Open Video and Audio. Enjoy video and audio content from within your browser, without the need for plugins. Video is a vital part of the modern Web, whether it’s used to communicate, educate, or entertain. Firefox 3.5 delivers the first native integration of audio and video directly into the browser. Now everyone can easily watch open format Ogg Theora videos.

Web developers can use these technologies to design pages that interact with video content in new and exciting ways, offering richer interactive experiences beyond controlling playback and volume.

- Privacy Controls. Firefox 3.5 includes features designed to protect your privacy online and provide greater control over your personal data.

While using the new Private Browsing mode in Firefox 3.5, nothing you encounter on the Web will be stored from that moment on during your browsing session. Unique to Firefox 3.5, the new Forget this Site feature can remove every trace of a site from your browser. If you want to remove all private data or activity from the past few hours, Clear Recent History, another Firefox-only feature, gives you full control over what stays and what goes.

- Location Aware Browsing. Location Aware Browsing saves you time by allowing websites to ask you where you are located. If you choose to share your location with a website, it can use that information to find nearby points of interest and return additional, useful data like maps of your area. It’s all optional – Firefox doesn’t share your location without your permission.
How to get Mozilla Firefox 3.5:

Mozilla Firefox 3.5 is available now for Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X operating systems as a free download from http://www.getfirefox.com. It is also available in more than 70 languages at: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all.html.



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Twelve grand Methods to enhance your Affiliate Commissions!

When I first joined an affiliate marketing program, I read as much info as practicable in the debate boards debt management affiliate . This is a great dialogue board to lurk in and understand the affiliate marketing program and how things work. By redirecting your affiliate number and making your address be a part of your site, you won't loose out on any associate commissions.

You need to attract the same kind of folks that's inquisitive about purchasing the product you are reselling. Each successful net marketer has an opt-in list. Collect a catalogue of ezine publishers and submit your articles to them. A great tool for this can be discovered at : network affiliate * Exchange links with other sites. Give this PDF to marketers with big opt in lists. Come get your free electronic book when you join at affiliate management .
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Better On The Other Side - Behind the scenes





Khalil has been working with Game for about a week and a half now on his new album The R.E.D. album. The King died during one of their sessions and The game put together a very moving dedication to the greatest entertainer of all time. Khalil and his production team produced the record and Game called in some of his A-List friends to make history. Can't believe he is really gone......
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The Pirate Bay Sold to Global Gaming Factory


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Global Gaming Factory X AB (publ) (GGF) acquires The Pirate Bay website, http://www.thepiratebay.org, one of the 100 most visited websites in the world and the technology company Peerialism, that has developed next generation file-sharing technology. Following the completion of the acquisitions, GGF intends to launch new business models that allow compensation to the content providers and copyright owners. The responsibility for, and operation of the site will be taken over by GGF in connection with closing of the transaction, which is scheduled for August 2009.

"We would like to introduce models which entail that content providers and copyright owners get paid for content that is downloaded via the site" said Hans Pandeya, CEO GGF.

"The Pirate Bay is a site that is among the top 100 most visited Internet sites in the world. However, in order to live on, The Pirate Bay requires a new business model, which satisfies the requirements and needs of all parties, content providers, broadband operators, end users, and the judiciary. Content creators and providers need to control their content and get paid for it. File sharers' need faster downloads and better quality" continues Hans Pandeya.

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Monday, June 29, 2009

Blogger Trick: Install Date Properties

Date is one of many important information that we can give to visitors. Visitors will more like your blog. Not too much intro for this trick. If you want to Install Date Properties on your blog, go to Free Blog Content right now. And follow these steps:

1. In the Free Blog Content, choose your style.

2. In the below style you choose, save that code.

3. Login to your Blogger Account.

4. Go to Layout tab.

5. In the Page Elements, click Add a Gadget.

6. Choose Add a Html/JavaScript.

7. Paste that code on this form.

8. Click SAVE.

9. See your result.

10. Good Luck and see you in the next post.


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Apple Says Steve Jobs is Back at Work


Apple has told news agencies that Steve Jobs is now back at work.

"Steve Jobs is back to work. He is at Apple a few days a week and working from home the other days," Apple spokesman Steve Dowling said. "We're glad to have him back."

It was recently confirmed that Steve Jobs underwent a liver transplant at the Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute. They say Mr. Jobs is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis.

“It should give investors confidence in Apple’s three-to- five year road map,” said Gene Munster, an analyst with Piper Jaffray & Co. “Having Steve Jobs back means they got the visionary back.”

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Hi, I am having this problem too. I have 10.4.11. ...

Hi,
I am having this problem too. I have 10.4.11. However every time I go to Network in system prefreneces I get a pop up that says the setting have been changed by another application and I cannot do anything.

Please help!

Elissa
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0n The Train



My Car is in Los Angeles fucked up. I lam living in NY, and the hours I don't spend at work are spent doing this....waiting on a train. This is the Jay Street station off the A line, where I transfer to the F to work. Funny 4 months ago the only train I knew was the 1-2 Uptown. gonna get a bike soon, I didn't understand how people could ride a bike everywhere befor, makes since now. Gotta love NY.
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iPhone Dev-Team Explains 3GS Jailbreak Delay and How to Prepare



The iPhone Dev-Team has posted some details on the iPhone 3GS jailbreak delay and what you must do to prepare for it


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We can jailbreak the 3GS right now. But making our jailbreak public at this point in time would benefit relatively few people. It would in fact be detrimental to many more people than it would help. So we feel it’s best to keep our version of the jailbreak out of Apple’s sights for the time being.

Details:

If you already have a 3GS phone and have already done a full USB dump or captured your img3’s signed with your ECID, then you’re in great shape. You will always be able to jailbreak. But many people who plan on getting a 3GS do not yet have one. For instance, many people are waiting for their existing contracts to mature to the point where they get a price break on the 3GS. Many people are trying to sell their 3G before they can buy the 3GS. There are parts of the globe where you can’t even buy a 3GS yet! The reasons are varied, but they are many.

Instructions on how to do this can be found here: Windows, Mac

The nature of the 3GS hardware allows Apple to stop IPSWs from being usable unless you’ve
already gotten the signed chunks they send to you based on your ECID (a unique chip ID). You cannot get these signed chunks without knowing your ECID, and you don’t know your ECID until you’ve bought your 3GS.

The jailbreak requires at least one signed iBoot-family img3 for your device. And that iBoot needs to have an exploitable bug. It’s an all-or-nothing deal…you either have your signed exploitable iBoot ready to use, for now and forever — always jailbreakable — or you have nothing.

Here’s the critical point, the reason why we’re delaying our version of the jailbreak: Once the jailbreak is out, Apple will fix the iBoot-family bug we use to accomplish it. They will simply stop signing the old iBoots and only sign the fixed ones. If you bought your phone after Apple has done this, there’s nothing you can do…the jailbreak isn’t going to work for you.

It is possible that Apple will find the bug we use without our handing it to them on a silver platter (via a public jailbreak). In that case, we will have delayed our jailbreak for “nothing”. But we’d rather be safe than sorry!

Apple is surely coming out with a 3.0.1 firmware release shortly. They need to fix ultrasn0w. They need to fix some UI issues. 3.0 is buggy and 3.0.1 is coming. We’re going to wait and see what 3.0.1 brings before figuring out the release date for our version of the jailbreak.

In the meantime, we have some remaining 3.0 jailbreak issues to investigate, including push notification. Thanks for being patient with us while we took a 3GS “timeout”!
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Hiding Your IP Address and Online Identity.

While many people do not consciously stress about shielding our online identity, the reality is that everything you do online can be traced back to you. Unfortunately, you haven't any control over what info is picked up and what's done with it.

Until just recently, I also didnt give too much thought into a number of these significant security loopholes. The affiliate internet marketing business is always being portrayed as a straightforward way to make tons of money on the internet. With having the correct approach you must train your self to effectively employ the diverse tools that have been developed for the point of helping affiliates succeed. One of the things that will help you build a successful affiliate internet marketing campaign is a private internet site. After all that you're making an attempt to get somebody to spend their money online thus you want some kind of a base where you can attract them. Nothing tops having your own site as this can help you to make more conversions. By putting up unique and educational content you can get an edge over your competitors. It is vital for an affiliate to maintain a contacts directory of the visitors that make their way onto his site. Another effective tool that will help you with your internet marketing is blogging. Affiliate marketing management. You need to have a domain design blog on which you can keep posting high spec content for your spectators to see.

Websites will not be in a position to trace who you are. They also have an affiliate marketing program that enables you to refer others and earn some cash online too.
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

Instant Submit Blog to Search Engine

Want to have a famous blog? Submit your blog to Search Engine! Have no time for submit one by one? Use Instant Submit Blog to Search Engine. You just need to fill your Blog URL and your Email. If you want to submit with instant, you can do this way. Here the list:

1. Free Web Submission

2. Submit Express

3. Coming Soon

Note: this list always update when I find another Instant Submit to Search Engine Service.


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Beware: Identity Thieves Harvest Social Networks


A third of social networkers have at least three pieces of information visible on their profiles that could make them vulnerable to ID theft, says the security firm Webroot.

Research by the U.K. security software firm revealed that 78 percent of Brits are concerned about the privacy of information on their social networks such as Facebook and MySpace.

However, despite these concerns 59 percent of social networkers are unsure of who can see their profile while 78 percent have profiles that are visible in a Google search.

A further 36 percent admitted that they didn't hide any of their personal information from people viewing their profile and 28 percent said they accepted 'friend requests' from strangers.

A third of social networkers also said they used the same passwords for all of their online accounts.

"The growth of social networks presents hackers with a huge target. The amount of time spent on communities like Facebook last year grew at three times the rate of overall Internet growth," said Mike Kronenberg, chief technology officer of Webroot's consumer business.

"Hackers lure users into taking actions they shouldn't by making it appear as if a friend within their social network has sent them a message - only the message is from a hacker who's hijacked the friend's account."

Kronberg said the first step to staying protected was for social networkers to make themselves aware of threats are and know how to help prevent them.


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It's 4AM, do you know where your jailbreak is?



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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Be Human on the web.

How tough is it truly to be human online? If you ran a bricks and mortar business, would not you be charming and friendly to everybody who visited your store? Why should you be any different with your e-store? It's so straightforward to cover behind the web store front and remain unnamed and faceless. Remember the green grocer sweeping his store steps? You need to do the same. It's so straightforward to not be human when doing e-business. And it costs you so much business not to be human. With, naturally, a link back to your website. What did you invest in the contact? A jiffy. We have shared successes, mess ups, ideas, and a superb fellowship. If you have a web business, irrespective of what it applies to, a way to market yourself and your business is by sharing your understanding.

One way of doing this is be preparing free instructions for folks to read and learn from. This works better than one complete mailing as it keeps your name and business in the mind of the possible shopper longer and he'll be much more likely to purchase your products.

You also need to make certain you've got a small many thanks note preceding the tutorial. This can help to grow a relationship with the client and to build your reputation also. Use your mind and see how many different methods you can come up with to get the word out about your help texts. You start helping your buddy make private contacts while they do the same for you. Affiliate websites. With the expansion of web communities, we are becoming more ok with the process. Remember, the Net is about community. Some folks take this all so literally and focus like hell on making the consultation forums on their site active.
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Guarantee affiliate marketing programmes pay up for each Sale.

Affiliate marketing program have exploded on the web.

Why do most associate have a tough time making $100 a month ? And some haven't receive a check ? It's likely because they are not useful in their promoting campaign or doing noting at all. They are the one with income of ( $100,000 and over each year ). There's also an enormous majority who still make a decent income ( around $10 000 to $75 000 a year ). Naturally the majority of affiliate will never make that much cash. Yes, it feels "unproductive" to prepare and set up a system. Guarantee affiliate marketing programmes pay up for each Sale When joining affiliate marketing programs there are numerous calls you've got to make. Sadly , few folk question what sort of tracking software the program uses. You need to ensure that they not only track online sales, but also sales by telephone, fax and mail order. It has got to be declared that many of the preferred affiliate corporations are guilty of this. Some corporations use tracking software that only pays if the client visits your link and buys right away.
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Online Success- Just $100,000 will get you started!

I cannot assume the amount of folks that say that they're 'entrepreneurs' with their own 'online business', but who treat it just like a 'hobby' or a 'game' to fit inbetween their other leisure activities.

Folk would concentrate on the idea of at least 3-5 years before they recovered what they'd paid out, and were earning a profit.

If only folks could put in the same commitment level, as they might if they spent thousands of greenbacks setting up an offline business, then much more folk would become successful. If only folk could stop thinking about their internet business like it were a lotto ticket. And if folk do say it is straightforward then they are lying. As you know, most of the people start off attempting to earn money online, by enrolling with an affiliate marketing program. An affiliate marketing programme permits any one at all to start up a business for almost nothing. Most people also think that because they've a great looking affiliate web site, then that's all they need. Yet 95% of folks fail with their associate sites. Why do you think that is? I say that the incontrovertible fact that it cost them nothing to start accounts for a large amount of it. At the 1st hurdle they come across, most folks give up. On the other hand, someone that had invested $100,000 in their business will fight tooth and nail to make their business work. They're going to find solutions to issues, they will approach things another way, do whatever is obligatory, till it does work, instead of giving up, because they have invested too much to lose the lot. For many of us, beginning their business whether or not it is online is actually up to them. You can experience many mess ups on the way. That is an example of the real reasons why folk never make it in business. Whatever the situation is, you want to keep your dreams right in front of you all the time so you never give up and so you will ultimately succeed. On the other hand, someone that had invested $100,000 in their business will fight tooth and nail to make their business work. They are going to find answers to issues, they will approach things an other way, do whatever is mandatory, till it does work, instead of giving up, because they have invested too much to lose the lot.
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Amazon Ends Affiliate Program In Some US States

Amazon Ends Affiliate Program In Some US States

With the recession, some states are trying to pull in more revenue, and they are now going online to get it. One company Amazon, is handling the proposed sales tax levy by North Carolina by closing their affiliate program from the state.

Per Fox Business, Amazon has closed their affiliate program to residents of North Carolina due to the proposed change in sales tax for affiliate sales. Amazon told their marketing affiliates in the state "that the move was a direct result of North Carolina's push to levy a tax on purchases made through Amazon affiliates."
(Fox Business)

Are there any other states where affiliates may be closed out by Amazon. Consideration is also on the board for California and Hawaii (Rumor or Fact: Hawaii is said to be closed by Amazon).

Will other states follow? Time will tell.
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Friday, June 26, 2009

"Write Some Articles!".

Affiliate commission. They are searching for independent content that maybe supports or refutes something that they read on another site. Here are four reasons why you need to write some of your own articles : one. She discussed that she had not truly made much money from it and she infrequently thought about it any more. She revealed that often she sees a small money, but not enough to change her angle. After all, no-one's checking on you, and you aren't' making a major investment, so why spend time for tiny change when you have got other stuff going on? This is a defeatist attitude. Sorting out your site and staying concerned is the secret to meaking a profit with your program, and it does not need to be work radical. I promise you that with a little work, say an hour a week, you can turn your affiliate site from lame duck to cash machine.

Stay in contact with your program chief by asking for promoting tips and new links. You might feature links to your affiliate marketing programmes on each page you have articles. If folk trust you, then they are more inclined to purchase from you.
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AFFILIATE PROGRAMS...WHO'S ACTUALLY MAKING THE MONEY?

You're taking on the costs of advertising, you're the one who sometimes misses out on customers if you have not first made them your customer before they purchase the item / service you're pushing. 10 proposals that may change your affiliate profits from a trickling creek that barely covers your hosting costs, to a roaring stream of additional disposable revenue. Infrequently they will type the affiliate domain immediately to the browser address bar while removing your affiliate ID from the URL. Make money. To short circuit this strange behavior, simply cloak the URL. But the most important benefit comes not only from writing those articles, but from having those articles released by other site owners and ezine publishers. Top affiliates concentrate on a market niche Filling an internet site with content reflecting a narrowly centered service niche is a well known methodology of gaining web traffic in your neighborhood of specialty.
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A novel partnership Twist : Make Great Profits Even If you haven't any Money , No Products, and No List.

My single regret now is that I did not start a lot earlier. Here are 7 tips for building your opt in list, in no special order.

In its simplest form, you partner with some other person : You either sell their product to your buyer base or they sell your product to theirs.

The true power of this lies in the incontrovertible fact that it's way easier to sell a product to an existing consumer, rather than going out and attempting to get another purchaser.

What if you might use partnership selling without having a product, tiny cash, and small customer list?

Shall we have a look at what one of the foremost authorities on partnerships has to point out about this unique use of the collaboration idea.

In an interview, he offered this straightforward formula to quickly profit from partnerships.

you might hook up the owner with other Web marketers who have an existing shopper base, and get a commission from the sales.

If the product has a two-tier affiliate marketing programme, you simply sign up as an affiliate .

If you are hooking the product owner up with marketers who have got a great buyer base, try and arrange a higher commission than the ordinary 2nd level commission.

Make positively certain you offer legit posts, with helpful info, or you may ruin your reputation in almost no time. I first learned of this list building strategy after reading an article from one of the top promoting gurus on the web. At their internet site you'll be ready to find out more about what co-registration lists are and how they work.
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Long Live The King

August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009


Words can't describe he influence Michael Jackson had on me in my youth. The world is indeed a bit dimmer after losing Mike's light. Despite the accusations and eccentric behavior, Michael Jackson was one of the biggest humanitarians and philanthropists ever. We will miss you , your legacy will never die. To us you are still lil Mike from Indiana. Rest In Power.
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Selecting the Right affiliate marketing program.

These are some things you must think about if you are considering entering the affiliate marketing arena. * How much is the commission rate being offered by the associate program? Ideally, you would wish to have a high commission rate.

An affiliate marketing programme that offers eighty percent commission per successful sale, as an example, might also ask you to pre-sell products that are not actually sellable. You could demand to see the sales chart for the past few months, so that you'd know that there are folks who are essentially ready to buy the product.

We will safely say that an affiliate marketing programmes offering high commission rates for terribly sellable products is a superb opportunity. Work out how long the program has been operating. If they've been in existence for ages with nary a complaint that may be seen, then they've got to be getting something right. Perform a search on Google or online forums to test out other affiliates views of your potential colleague. But the entire process seems a puzzle to them whether or not they have an affiliate promotion program, an estate course or they sell fitness and health products. In fact, if there are five in a 10 mile radius, you may want to consider a different location or how you would make your coffee bar unique enough to massacre the competition.

Remember that even the class 'health and fitness' can be broken down into further niches like weight reduction for ladies or top 20 health products for longevity. See what your competitors is doing and how you might do it different or better.

An alternate way to search for niches is to use Overture's key term tool. Ask the affiliate merchant if he could make some points to consider for your case. If the above concerns are all favorable for you, then grab the expounded opportunity as fast as you can. In the following article, we are going to debate the correct steps you need to take in beginning with this kind of home enterprise opportunity.
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Jackson's Death a Blow to the Internet

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Many people around the world yesterday were saddened over the news of the sudden death of pop star Michael Jackson.

But the King of Pop's passing also impacted the tech world as millions of fans flocked to Twitter, Facebook, and various news sites to soak up Jackson-related information.

The result was an impact on the Internet we haven't seen since the Great Google Lapse of 2009.

TMZ: Scoop or Fail?

TMZ was the first news service out of the gate with news about Michael Jackson's death just after 3 p.m. Pacific Time. Initally, TMZ quoted unnamed sources about the singer's death, but did it really have the scoop?

Maybe not, says technology writer Mike Elgan on his personal blog The Raw Feed. Although Elgan can't say for sure whether TMZ had solid information, the writer notes that someone had created a phony news story using an online tool that creates fake news items. The bogus story was from a nonexistent news service called Global Associated News. Before long, tweeters were linking back to GAN's phony report, with links growing at a rate of 10 per second for half an hour, Elgan says. The funny thing is, the tweets and the fake story all happened before TMZ broke the news using anonymous sources.

So did TMZ base its initial report on the phony news story or did it base its report on legitimate sources of information? I'm guessing TMZ's story was the real thing, but Elgan's theory is an interesting take on what can happen when news sources and social media collide.

Twitter Rumors

While some tweets were linking back to the fake Michael Jackson news story, other Twitter users were having their own fun with the Twitter-based rumor mill. Lost among the Michael Jackson tweets were claims that other celebrities had also died. including Jeff Goldblum and Harrison Ford. Those stories turned out to be bogus, but many people were taken in by the hoax, at least initially.

Twitter and AIM Fail

Twitter's infamous fail whale hasn't been seen very often in recent months, but yesterday it was on full display during the Jackson fallout. Twitter co-founder Biz stone told The Los Angeles Times the microblogging site "saw an instant doubling of tweets per second the moment the story broke." Twitter hadn't seen that kind of activity since last year's U.S. presidential election. The result was a slowing of the entire service, and the fail whale made frequent, albeit brief, appearances throughout the Jackson news wave. Twitter's search capabilities were also briefly affected.

It's interesting to note that the voracious appetite for Twitter updates about recent problems in Iran has not seriously impacted Twitter. After days of tweets about election rigging and street violence there was no noticeable impact on Twitter's service, but Jackson dies and the Twitosphere comes crashing down under the weight of the singer's popularity.

AOL Instant Messenger also had problems, largely due to bad timing on AIM's part. The instant messaging service was scheduled for maintenance right around the time the Jackson news broke. Responding to PC World's inquiries about AIM's blackout, AOL put out the following statement: "At AOL our AIM instant messaging service was undergoing a previously scheduled software update which should normally prove routine. It proved not to be. There was a significant increase in traffic due to today's news and AIM was down for approximately 40 minutes this afternoon." Obviously, the news AOL referred to is Jackson's death. The company said it has "never seen anything like it in terms of scope or depth. Historically, celebrity news prompts a worldwide outpouring with several key consumer behaviors -- searching, sharing and reacting to the news followed by online tributes has become the modern way to mourn."

WWW Fail

We've been hearing doomsday predictions about the end of the Internet for some time. The basic premise is that in the next few years, the Internet's infrastructure needs a drastic overhaul before it bursts apart at the seams.

While some would like to believe otherwise, the news of Jackson's death didn't kill the Internet. However, some segments of the World Wide Web definitely experienced overloads that caused some sites to go dark or at least slow down. The load times for major news sites slowed down from four seconds to nine seconds, according to Venture Beat. Impacted sites included ABC, AOL, LA Times, CNN Money, and CBS.

The Los Angeles Times, one of the first trusted news source to verify Jackson's death, reported nearly 2.3 million page views in just one hour -- the highest traffic the newspaper has experienced in such a short time. That page view record beats any hour during the Times' highest traffic day of all time -- November 5, 2008, the day after Barack Obama was elected President.

Akamai, a tech firm that tracks Internet usage, reported that North America's most popular news sites experienced a traffic influx 20 percent above average during the height of the Jackson story.

Final Impact

While some portions of the Internet were creaking under the pressure, Wikipedia users engaged in a brief editing war over Michael Jackson's entry. Unsurprisingly, Wikipedia editors eventually locked out changes to Jackson's page until hard news sites verified Jackson's death. By this morning, Michael Jackson had taken the top four spots on the iTunes 100 top albums sold.

It's interesting to note that despite the constant tweets and TMZ's early pronouncement, a lot of people were reluctant to believe Jackson was gone until a more credible news source -- so-called old media -- verified the entertainer's death. So Jackson's death didn't bring down the Internet, and it reminds us that new media like Twitter, Facebook, and The Huffington Post can only enhance our news experience, but these online resources are no substitute for traditional, hard-nosed reporting.


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Jailbreak for the iPhone 3GS Confirmed

GeoHot, chronic, posixninja, and pod2g have been able to verify that the 24kpwn exploit will work to jailbreak the iPhone 3GS.

This is great news for all of you. Basically, this means if someone makes a tethered jailbreak, it easily becomes untethered, because the boot chain is broken. Expect big things soon

The iPhone Dev-Team has also verified this!

About 5 hours ago, we were able to verify that the 24Kpwn exploit that the hybrid team used on the iPod Touch 2G is still present in the bootrom of the iPhone 3GS. That means we can apply the same sort of technique used by our current redsn0w tool to jailbreak and unlock the iPhone 3GS.

This is great news! It seems this bootrom was cut in about the August 2008 timeframe, so the unfortunate early reveal of 24Kpwn earlier this year didn’t affect the iPhone 3GS.


We should see the jailbreak tools updated for the iPhone 3GS very soon!

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Thursday, June 25, 2009

And so it shall be pwned for life

Earlier today, we got our hands on the bootrom. With the help of chronic, posixninja, and pod2g, I verified that it is still vulnerable to the 24kpwn exploit present in the iPod Touch 2G. This is great news for all of you. Basically, this means if someone makes a tethered jailbreak, it easily becomes untethered, because the boot chain is broken. Expect big things soon

On a personal note, I'm sad. Apple, it took me a week to break through your new defenses. And to let us reuse an exploit like that; 24kpwn was so 5 months ago. Although I imagine it must have been painful watching the devices roll by on the assembly line, knowing they all had a hole in them and you couldn't fix it.
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usbdump huh? how?

Apple has added a new layer of security to the iPhone 3GS. I mentioned it several posts earlier; it's the ECID field. When iTunes starts the restore process, they contact Apple servers to generate signatures just for your device. It's important you get these signatures for your phone before a new version of the software comes out. I had previously suggested doing this by dumping usb while the iPhone restores. But this is complicated.

Fortunately, the good folks at purplera1n are here for you, the end user who wants a jailbreak. Follow these instructions to generate a unique certificate for your phones iBSS. And don't delay, Apple may change their minds. To clarify, this is instead of a usb dump. Do this, and you are good!

1. Put your phone into recovery mode and connect it to your computer.
2. Using usbview on Windows(enable Config Descriptors), System Profiler on Mac, or lsusb on Linux, read your phones ECID. It's the 16 digit hex number after "ECID:"
3. Go to purplera1n, type it, and hit enter
4. Save the generated file for a purplera1nyday...
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Bill Nye Explains the iPhone 3GS Oleophobic Screen

Bill Nye the Science Guy explains the iPhone 3GS Oleophobic Screen in an article for Gizmodo...

The new 3GS iPhone has a coating that helps you leave no, well hardly any, prints–-fingerprints. The glass screen is coated with a polymer, a plastic that human skin oil doesn't adhere to very well. People in the chemical bonding business like to call the finished surface "oleophobic."

Such a lovely Greek cognate may sound like it means "afraid of oil." And, it does, but it also connotes (or carries with) "aversion" or "not-like-to-be-around-tivity," if I may. Instead of sticking to the bonded-plastic surface of your new phone, the oil from you fingers or cheekbone or tip of your nose stays more or less together as its own smooshed droplet.


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SecureROM for s5l8920xsi

522F448E276B09E7D3F90950BC1AC3B99602A3A9

Thanks planetbeing for help with the MIU. It was playing hard to get.

And Apple, you have bugs in "usb put". Want the patches?
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Spanish Translation.

Its also a fast way to make a profit in your business, with sales coming in inside hours of your posts.

Unlike social promoting, forums are all about the conversation rather than all the stunning applications and games. This is where lots in business fail, they select a topic they don't have any understanding of and then do not know what to point out.

You can brand yourself as a resource on a subject without making your own product. Products that are less than $10 are the ones that fall into this class. Spanish-speaking South American countries are one of the emergent powers of the future with big imports and exports to several countries. Again, Spanish is a leading language in tourism, art, literature and business. The Spanish- talking segment constitutes a massive community that shares products, services, culture offering companies and establishments a really unique expansion opportunity. The Spanish language spread widely everywhere and today folk talk Spanish in Europe, Pacific Rim, North and South America. These excellences explain why you have got to work with different translators in different parts of the planet to provide correct nuance of language. Having your own product is an example of the methods to brand yourself as an expert. However, as an affiliate , you will still create the understanding that you're a good resource.

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Submit Blog to Directory

I have already Posting, Search Engine List and Ping Service List. Now I will tell you Submit Blog to Directory. This is one of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for increase your blog traffic. Tips for you, submit 5~10 for a day. And this list will always update to adding more the list. So come back here later. Here the list:

http://www.freeweblinkdirectory.info
http://www.linkforfree.com.ar
http://www.starsdirectory.com.ar
http://www.mywebdirectory.com.ar
http://www.linkdirectory.com.ar
http://www.submitlink.com.ar
http://www.simpledirectory.com.ar
http://www.monsterdirectory.com.ar
http://www.vipdirectory.com.ar
http://www.fastdirectory.com.ar
http://www.alldirectory.com.ar
http://www.redlavadirectory.com.ar
http://www.gardendirectory.com.ar
http://www.seofriendly.com.ar
http://www.linkorama.com.ar
http://www.newfreedirectory.com.ar
http://www.sitiosmardelplata.com.ar
http://www.paginasenargentina.com.ar
http://www.argentodo.com.ar
http://www.mdpwebs.com.ar
http://www.websenargentina.com.ar
http://www.goldenlinks.com.ar
http://www.yourlinkhere.com.ar
http://www.000directory.com.ar
http://www.addnewlink.com.ar
http://www.addyourwebsite.com.ar
http://www.backlinkpower.com.ar
http://www.blpdirectory.info
http://www.linkshere.com.ar
http://www.linksheaven.com.ar
http://www.prdirectory.com.ar
http://www.freebacklink.com.ar
http://www.powerdirectory.com.ar
http://www.directorymaster.com.ar
http://www.monsterbacklink.com.ar
http://www.24directory.com.ar
http://www.thedirectory.com.ar
http://www.freecasinodirectory.info
http://www.zendirectory.com.ar
http://www.foreverlinks.info
http://www.seosubmissiondirectory.info
http://www.powerfulldirectory.info
http://www.welcomelinks.info
http://www.directorync.com.ar
http://www.beastdirectory.info
http://www.speedydirectory.info
http://www.addsitenow.info
http://www.subseo.info
http://www.sundirectory.info
http://www.linkdirectorysite.info
http://www.10directory.info
http://www.fastapprovals.info
http://www.thegeneraldirectory.info
http://www.forlinks.info
http://www.directorynow.info
http://www.directorysyndicate.info
http://www.websitelist.com.ar
http://www.submitsitenow.info
http://www.namedirectory.com.ar
http://www.directorylist.com.ar
http://www.noreciprocal.com.ar
http://www.morevisits.com.ar
http://www.power-backlink.com.ar
http://www.ncdirectory.com.ar
http://www.newconceptdir.com.ar
http://www.ukdirectory.com.ar
http://www.freewebdirectory.com.ar
http://www.seodirectory.com.ar
http://www.weblister.com.ar
http://www.megalinksdirectory.com.ar
http://www.linknow.com.ar
http://www.newconceptdirectory.com.ar
http://www.submityourlink.com.ar
http://www.reciprocaldirectory.com.ar

Hope this List can useful for you. But remember, this list will always update when I find more. Good Luck!


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How to benefit from your affiliate.

Affiliates are largely self employed folks who are selling the products and or services of another company. They are then paid by the company they represent for referring clients to the organization's web site. This hits a superb partnering between the company and the associate, offering a Win-Win situation for both parties. =An affiliate marketing programme is going to enable you to sign up a limiteless number of people to sell a service for you. The key to getting affiliates is to supply a pleasant commission for each sale.

You have to convince your visitors to join your affiliate marketing programme by packing your affiliate advertising letter with benefits. This is a educational link about affiliate commission. Tell them precisely what your affiliate program will do for them, how much commission they can receive and make the sign-up process easy. =To keep your affiliates galvanized, set up an opt-in list to enable them to subscribe and receive new promotional strategies, sales letters and articles to help them in making more sales.

This can not only increase their sales, but it will also permit you to keep in contact with your affiliates and introduce new releases. =Believe me you can truly profit well from your affiliate program if you can taking the right promoting on the web. I have made about $25,000 from just one associate last year. If you do not have an existing business, that is not an issue.
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Preview PSX4iPhone on Your iPhone 3GS Now!

ZodTTD has got psx4iphone a Sony Playstation Emulator running speedily on the iPhone 3GS and is distributing a limited amount of copies.

So how would you like to run psx4iphone on your 3GS right now, even without a jailbreak? Well you can! I can make a build for a limited number of people. In order to run this build you will need a tool like DiskAid for PC & Mac to place games & bios, that you must supply yourself, in a publicly writable directory. It’s simple drag & drop.

Zod has asked those interested to send $10 plus your 40 character device id to zodttd@zodttd.com.

Some videos of psx4iphone will be posted soon.

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Hospital Confirms Steve Jobs Liver Transplant

James D. Eason, M.D., program director at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute and chief of transplantation confirmed today, with the patient's permission, that Steve Jobs received a liver transplant at Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute in partnership with the University of Tennessee in Memphis.

Mr. Jobs underwent a complete transplant evaluation and was listed for transplantation for an approved indication in accordance with the Transplant Institute policies and United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) policies.

He received a liver transplant because he was the patient with the highest MELD score (Model for End-Stage Liver Disease) of his blood type and, therefore, the sickest patient on the waiting list at the time a donor organ became available. Mr. Jobs is now recovering well and has an excellent prognosis.

The Methodist University Hospital Transplant Institute performed 120 liver transplants in 2008 making it one of the ten largest liver transplant centers in the United States. We provide transplants to patients regardless of race, sex, age, financial status, or place of residence. Our one year patient and graft survival rates are among the best in the nation and were a dominant reason in Mr. Jobs’s choice of transplant centers. We respect and protect every patient's private health information and cannot reveal any further information on the specifics of Mr. Jobs's case.

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Ramdisk Key

IV: E345E23BB266FCC2BA23A2E0BE77A3BF
KEY: 44514633CE2AEAD62BCFA8836CDA4A3C
and a little more...
7BDE483F8B1E9F19D22F9D8FDF753E02

Props to whoever gets the vfdecrypt one
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How to Removing Post Image Border

For every new Blogger have border image in their post automatically set. I think that border make bad post image. So how’s that? Can we make the border disappear? Yes we can. Just change 1 code in your HTML code. For example you have image Post like this:

 

And when you removing post image border, the results to be like this:

Now I’ll tell you how to Removing Post Image Border. Please follow these steps:

1. Login to your Blogger Account

2. Go to Layout Tab

3. Click Edit Html

4. Download Full Template for back up data

5. Find code like this

.post img {

padding:4px;

border:1px solid $bordercolor;

}

Note: If you so hard to find, press Ctrl+F then type .post img

6. Change the border pixel number to be like this

.post img {

padding:4px;

border:0px solid $bordercolor;

}

7. Save Template

 

If this Blogger Trick is un useful for you, tell me. Good Luck Dude!


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You Can't Fall...Too Deep




I have been going through it on a personal level lately. Can't seem to get the girl thing right. I'm sure a lot of these emotions will come out in the new songs. Recently, I was listening to the old Self Scientific and probably our best piece of work The Self Science, which was released in 2001 and recorded between 97-2000. In fact, this song was the second to last song recorded for the disc. At the time I had just found out my girlfriend at the time had fucked a good friend of mine. Now, nothing like that is going on... but the point of this song rings true, and applies to my life in so many ways.

Self Scientific - You Can't Fall (off the album The Self Science)

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How to Unlock the iPhone 3G Using UltraSn0w

These are instructions on how to unlock the iPhone 3G for use with any GSM cellphone carrier using UltraSn0w.

Before you can follow these instructions you must have a jailbroken iPhone and you must be on the 04.26.08 baseband(modem firmware). This means that you must be running the 3.0 firmware and have used PwnageTool or RedSn0w to jailbreak.

To find your firmware and modem firmware(baseband) versions you can follow this tutorial. If you are not on baseband version 04.26.08 then you need to follow one of these tutorials before unlocking: Mac, Windows

If you are on T-Mobile remember to turn off 3G before starting...

Watch the Video!
For your convenience this unlock tutorial is available in video format also. Click the Watch It button to view the tutorial!









Step One
Press to launch Cydia Installer from your SpringBoard.


Step Two
Press to select the Manage tab at the bottom of the screen.


Step Three
Press to select the large Sources button


Step Four
Press the Edit button at the top right of the screen.


Step Five
Press the Add button at the top left of the screen.


Step Six
Enter http://repo666.ultrasn0w.com/ as the source url and press the Add Source button.


Step Seven
Once the source has been added press the large Return to Cydia button.


Step Eight
Press the Done button at the top right of the screen.


Step Nine
Press to select repo666.ultrasn0w.com from the list of user entered sources.


Step Ten
Press to select ultrasn0w from the list of packages


Step Eleven
Press the Install button at the top right of the screen.


Step Twelve
Press the Confirm button at the top right of the screen.


Step Thirteen
After installation completes successfully press the large Return to Cydia button.


Step Fourteen
Now press the Home button then power off and power on the iPhone. You do this by holding down the power button for 3 seconds then moving the power slider that appears to the right. Press the power button again to turn on the phone.


Step Fifteen
You should now be able to insert the SIM of your choice!




***THANKS: A big thank you to all the members of the iPhone Dev-Team for all their hard work! It is much appreciated by all.

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iPhone Dev-Team Releases UltraSn0w Unlock for iPhone 3G

The iPhone Dev-Team has released the UltraSn0w unlock for the iPhone 3G.


Ultrasn0w for iPhone 3G is ready!

1. Please add the repo repo666.ultrasn0w.com to cydia or icy
2. Search for ‘ultrasn0w’ in cydia or icy and install ultrasn0w
3. Reboot your iPhone 3G
4. T-Mobile USA users should disable 3G before using ultrasn0w
5. Enjoy


Before applying the UltraSn0w unlock you must be jailbroken on the iPhone 3.0 firmware. You can find instructions on how to do that here: Windows, Mac

We have posted a tutorial on how to perform the unlock step by step. You can find it here

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Super associate Strategies Part two.

A : affiliate marketing programmes can be a good way to start an ebusiness. An affiliate marketing programme essentially means that you sign on as an affiliate for some other person's product. Affiliate marketing programme commissions can range between as little as 2% for expensive items up to fifty percent for ebooks and educational type products. As an example, we could say you join up with Amazon. We market often ebooks and software, but we do have an Amazon page for business books. You can literally sign up as an associate and begin earning in seconds. Albeit, I'm really not an affiliate marketing program expert, so I sought out the person that many call the Final affiliate marketing program Authority, Rosalind Gardner.

Up to eighty percent of visitors that receive a mistake page will leave your internet site totally, a custom blunder page is neat way to keep your visitor on your site, by pointing the way for them. Having a custom mistake page is the ideal chance to present to your lost visitor an itemized list of your affiliate marketing programmes that you are marketing. Rather than having them leave your site all together, just point them in the direction, but towards the affiliate marketing programme you're pushing. She has since grown her affiliate business into a $400,000 a year business and is now considered the authority on the topic. The book is 270 pages and leaves no stone unturned. If it is not an enterprise that holds your interest, you will not be in business long. , a Net-based hiring management software company ; and Digital Graphiti Inc Tim is also the founding father of dropshipwholesale. Click now for more information about private label resell rights
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Success With notice boards.

Networking is a neat way to build your internet business, and bulletin boards are a selection of the best places for networking. Plenty of notice boards don't permit obvious advertising, but do permit sigtags. You shouldn't insult anyone because they don't agree with your viewpoint.

You can pay for somebody to do the method for you or you can do it yourself. If you do it yourself prepare to do distribute of reading and research.

This is your primary step in getting your goals. Always give others on the boards the same treatment and respect you would would like them to give you. Always remember, you started out without knowing much either.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

Mac OS X Snow Leopard Video Tour

MyAppleGuide has posted a series of videos demonstrating the new features in Mac OS X Snow Leopard.

The videos are of Build 10A380 a near-complete version of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard that Apple distributed at WWDC.

You can see watch the video clips below or hit the link for more info.

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Steve Jobs Is Back At Work



Steve Jobs did report to work today say Apple employees who have seen him on campus.

According to CNBC, Officials at Apple have yet to respond to multiple phone calls and emails seeking guidance about Jobs and his whereabouts, but employees are doing what Apple PR isn't, and that's confirming that he's here at work.

This comes after a recent report by the Wall Street Journal stating that, Steve Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple Inc. since January to treat an undisclosed medical condition, received a liver transplant in Tennessee about two months ago. The chief executive has been recovering well and is expected to return to work on schedule later this month, though he may work part-time initially.

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No sn0w in the summer...


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Hey guys i have this problem too, i am currently s...

Hey guys i have this problem too, i am currently staying hotel using their wireless (Azure) network and it regularly happens from gmail, facebook that i am redirected to Com.Com.au then automatically to Ebay, it is freakin agrovating. I am also worried that someone is trying to steal my login details etc from both accounts, can this ahppen??

I am running Mac OS X 10.5.7 and at home i am with Optus wireless broadband (UBS plugin thing, as you can tell i know nothing about computers) and have no problem.

Thanks heaps hissohathair i will try the fixes you have mentioned and revert back.
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Ping Service List for Search Engine Optimization

Using Ping Service is one simple way of Search Engine Optimization. This is for tell them about your weblog or website has update. So your visitors number will increase.

But remember, you must just pinging one time on a day with some update in your blog. And if you doing ping more than 1 of a day or without blog update, maybe you doing Spam (you called Spammer) and they will blocking your ping next time. So be careful for this Blogger Trick.
Here I have Ping Service List for you.


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iPhone 3G S: What's Missing

You might think that there couldn’t be much to add to a phone that even has an electronic compass. But we’ve put together a list of five things that Apple left out.



Now in its third generation, the iPhone handset has made improvements with each successive model. This year, though, the improvements are less about what you see and more about what's packed under the chassis--and what's available in the iPhone OS 3.0 software update (accessible to current iPhone owners and on new iPhone 3G S units).

That's not to say that the iPhone 3G S isn't good. In fact, this new model is among the best handsets on the market today. Still, the 3G S's combination of hardware and software continues to miss the mark in a few critical areas, and these deficiencies prevent the iPhone from leaping far ahead the competition.

1. Mass Storage Connectivity

Why can't I connect an iPhone to my PC and then drag and drop files onto it? Apple says that it has considered introducing a disk mode, of the type found on all iPods, but feels that the iPhone's audience doesn't require one. I disagree. Early adopters and the enterprise workers that Apple is targeting (now that iPhone 3G S has hardware encryption and other enterprise-friendly features) would greatly appreciate direct-to-device file transfers. Plus, the capability would simplify transferring photos and other relevant data files (such as Excel spreadsheets and PDF files) to the device. The latter feature is especially important as the iPhone grows ever closer to converging with netbooks (a couple of office productivity apps are already available for the iPhone). Right now, to read a Word or Excel file or a PDF, you'll need to e-mail it to yourself, and read it from within your e-mail. (Some files are supported over Google Docs, as well.)

I recognize that Apple hopes we'll all subscribe to its $99-a-year MobileMe service, and give its cloud iDisk storage a try. But that isn't going to happen across the iPhone's mainstream market, nor is it going to happen with the tech-savvy audience. The sooner Apple realizes this, the better.

With the iPhone 3G S available in capacities up to 32GB, it makes more sense than ever for Apple to allow users to transfer raw data to the device. In some cases, users may want to access the data from the device; in others, they may want to use the storage to move files from PC to PC (why carry a tiny, easily misplaced USB flash drive for your important work files, when you can store files on your phone, which is less likely to disappear--or go through the washer).

2. Broader Data Handling

Why is there no way to save text messages on an iPhone? (At least with the 3G S you can copy and paste a message into a note or e-mail message; but that's not the same as being able to archive an entire thread or to e-mail all or part of a thread to yourself.) And what's with the antiquated Notes app, which limits you to exporting a Note by e-mailing it to yourself? That restriction is ridiculous at this stage of the iPhone's development. A simple yet substantial improvement would be to make such notes appear as text files that users could open in Windows Explorer. Better still: Give iPhone users direct access to the files, and back up the files within iTunes (currently, you can sync Notes into Outlook and nothing else).

3. iTunes Reconstructed for Data Management

Apple's iTunes began life eight years ago as a music jukebox that interfaced with the first iPods and later with the iTunes Music Store. Fast-forward to 2009, when iTunes has gone far beyond its original purpose.

At this point, working with iTunes' tabbed data management interface is akin to using Windows 3.1's File Manager in a Mac OS X Snow Leopard environment. ITunes' cluttered interface contradicts Apple's minimalist design aesthetics, and the menus for syncing Info, Ringtones, Music, Photos, Podcasts, Video, and Applications are a text-and-check-box travesty.

ITunes is long overdue for an overhaul, given the multifaceted functionality of the iPhone (and of the iPod Touch, for that matter). Why can't I drag-and-drop into iTunes? Why can't I import specific photos into iTunes? Or view applications by their icons, instead of having to resort to a text name that I might not even recall? How about making it easier for me to import self-generated video--from within the tabbed syncing interface?

If Apple were to shake up and reshape iTunes with an eye toward simplicity, it could also make the service far more powerful and compelling. And that, in turn, would make the iPhone platform even more attractive than it is today.

4. Improved Integration With the Web

The iPhone's hooks into calendars feel fairly archaic. Calendar syncing is limited to Outlook and CalDAV; but if Palm's WebOS and its Pre smartphone can extend this process seamlessly across multiple calendars, why can't Apple and the iPhone do so in Gen 3? Granted, with an iPhone you can sync contacts with Outlook, Yahoo Address Book, Google Contacts, and Windows; but why can't you access those contact lists directly from the iPhone's Contacts app to begin with? Stronger ties with existing, established Web services would help make the iPhone a more Web-centric communications handset.

5. A Better Camera--Really

Yes, Apple has bumped the camera in the iPhone 3G S up to 3 megapixels and added tap response to focus/expose and macro functionality. But the camera needs more work to improve its standing in today's vigorous camera phone competition.

Let's start with the megapixel count. The iPhone 3G S's 3 megapixels feels almost entry-level in comparison to the offerings of today's high-flying phones. Such models as the Nokia N97 have already reached 5 megapixels, and higher megapixels are appearing with greater frequency on pricey camera phones. Bump up the megapixels and the image quality, Apple, and you bump up the device's functionality--and its ability to fill in for a point-and-shoot camera for casual snapshots.

Also high on my list: Allow one of the existing buttons (the volume control or the home button) to act as the shutter. I find I can't steady the camera adequately when I have to push on the screen to snap the shutter. A physical button would solve that problem--and make the phone's camera much easier to use one-handed. For example when you're snapping a picture of yourself and a friend at a party, with the phone's screen facing away from you, pushing a physical button is a lot easier than finding and pressing a virtual button on the display.

Software image stabilization would be another great feature, as would better light-sensitivity capabilities and an LED flash (another increasingly common feature on camera phones). Include the ability to shoot multiple frames rapid-fire, and suddenly the iPhone 3G S's camera could be a very powerful tool.


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