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Photoshop Tutorial. -- from Soffia Gisladóttir - (?)

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After a while, I dug-in to the mighty Firefox's about:config. Now Here are some tips to make life easier. I use Backspace a lot! But seems, in Ubuntu, when I press Backspace what it does is go to the page's top! Hmmm. Open Firefox and type about:config search for browser.backspace.action . Double click it and change the value to 0. Refresh and its done. Session restore Typed a long webmail and Firefox crashed? Worry not. There is a way to get that session back! Yippeee. Look for browser.startup.page key to 3 to restore your browsing session, with form entries intact! Note: By default, Firefox 2 automatically restores your session if your browser crashes - but this does it every time you restart your browser normally Tab close buttons Now I hate it when I do not see the Tab Close button! hmm. Normally it is visibile only on the active tab. Lets fix it. Look for and change browser.tabs.closeButtons value to 3 Fetch only what you click This is handy! and a bandwidth sav...

Dang! iPhone is a beauty! Upgraded from the old firmware to the latest, 1.1.2 and heck, it did not work. haha. err. I managed to jailbreak it and unlock it successfully. Here is how I did it. You will need these iPhone firmware 1.1.1 iPhone firmware 1.1.2 anySIM1.2.1u Get these from their respective links I'd suggest. A detailed howto is here This step is necessary is done, already if you have upgraded it to firmware 1.1.2! Phase 1 :: Upgrade 1.1.1 to 1.1.2 Restore the iPhone to 1.1.2 firmware by putting the iPhone into DFU mode. Do this by pressing and holding the Home button, and the Sleep/Wake button. As soon as the screen goes black, let go of the Sleep/Wake button. Continue holding the home button. Connect the iPhone to iTunes and you will get this pop up. The iPhone will display this graphic. Click the SHIFT + Restore button or on a Mac (your keyboard key) and point it towards the 1.1.2 firmware you downloaded. Various messages will appear while the process continues. The ...

Gmail's Best New Keyboard Shortcut We already mentioned that the recent Gmail revamp includes new keyboard shortcuts, but this one deserves an individual shout: when you're viewing a Gmail message, you can archive it AND move to the next or previous message in one keystroke. Use the square brackets: to archive and go to the previous message to archive and go to the next message Alternately, you can press y , then o to archive a message and go to the next one. You must have the keyboard shortcuts enabled in your account (visit Settings to do so) for this to work. Keyboard Shortcuts [Gmail Help] more » From Lifehacker.com

I am fan of his music. Soothing! Easy to listen. Lifting you. Telling you a thousand stories. The adrenaline....that is powerful music and that is Yanni's Very much happy to hear he is back in the studio! Here is the update Anticipating! Thank you.

Prism By: LabRats On: October 25th, 2007 Posted In: Mozilla Labs Personal computing is currently in a state of transition. While traditionally users have interacted mostly with desktop applications, more and more of them are using web applications. But the latter often fit awkwardly into the document-centric interface of web browsers. And they are surrounded with controls–like back and forward buttons and a location bar–that have nothing to do with interacting with the application itself. Mozilla Labs is launching a series of experiments to bridge the divide in the user experience between web applications and desktop apps and to explore new usability models as the line between traditional desktop and new web applications continues to blur. Unlike Adobe AIR and Microsoft Silverlight, we’re not building a proprietary platform to replace the web. We think the web is a powerful and open platform for this sort of innovation, so our goal is to id...

This is what I have been waiting for, like the other Ubuntu lovers! Way to go! Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon Don't you just love the name?! Introduction The Ubuntu team is excited to bring you the absolute latest and greatest software that the open source and free software communities have to offer. This is Ubuntu 7.10, which brings a host of excellent new features. You may also like to view the Ubuntu desktop screenshot tour . Upgrading from Ubuntu 7.04 If you are upgrading from Ubuntu 7.04, we have special easy to follow upgrade instructions . New features since Ubuntu 7.04 GNOME 2.20 The Gutsy Gibbon release candidate brings you the latest and greatest GNOME 2.20 with lots of new features and improvements. Desktop 3D effects Compiz Fusion is enabled by default and will bring 3D desktop visual effects that improve the usability and visual appeal of the system. Ubuntu 7.10 automatically detects whether the hardware is capable of running compiz; if not, it falls back to normal desk...

Dangit. This is, in our place, it must not happen and should not happen. When these happens, don't just stand there and talk about our image. These are brutal, these are merciless people. Give them the punishment they deserve. Or else another one among us is a victim. I weep for my country, for what has it become. THIS IS VERY GRAPHIC! DO NOT GO HERE IF YOU HAVE A WEAK HEART

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Taken from Zen Habits. Every Wednesday is Financial Tips Day at Zen Habits. Recently I got some amazing responses from all of you in Ask the Readers: What are your financial tools? and I wanted to share some of the best tools I’ve found from that thread. And the thing I like most about them: unlike Quicken and Microsoft Money, they’re free! Excel or Google Spreadsheets . Perhaps the simplest tool of all. Create your own (I did) or find an excellent one already created: Pear Budget , Of Zen and Computing’s simple spreadsheet, Get Rich Slowly’s spreadsheet . The appeal of this is that it’s extremely flexible, it’s simple, it’s fast and easy, it’s free and, if you keep it really simple, you can put it online with Google Spreadsheets. Gnu Cash . Now available for Windows for the first time, Gnu Cash was designed for Linux and is available for OSX and other operating systems. It’s totally free (under the GNU GPL), easy to use, even if it isn’t as pretty as more expensive software. Ver...

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http://www.police.gov.mv/downloads/recruitement.jpg Posing for a lie? He thinks he is smart, cool. Imagine my utter lack of shock! Why? because I am so used to hearing, seeing these type of BS everyday from them. To protect and serve they say! (duh) What about this one? Shamelessly, it says "this is his server room" Then what is this here ? They are a webhosting company called 1&1 InternetInc . More photos: here B elow is the original photo and you can be successfull. Follow my step by step guide... install photoshop. (weapon of mass deception?) download the bellow photo. click here http://press.1and1.com/uploads/press/images/Server_room_2.jpg 3. download guy with black-suit. 4. modify his face with yours. 5. cut it out real nicely. 6. do a little photoshopping... see the successfull you... err well i included the two hot babes, one is lana (kristy), so that i'll feel more successfull inside the server room (i won't feel alone). You can get t...

Microsoft has built into Vista a function that allows anyone to extend the operating system's activation deadline not just three times, but many times. The same one-line command that postpones Vista's activation deadline to 120 days can be used an indefinite number of times by first changing a Registry key from 0 to 1. This isn't a hacker exploit. It doesn't require any tools or utilities whatsoever. Microsoft even documented the Registry key, although obtusely, on its Technet site . The following describes the Registry key that's involved. Step 1. While running a copy of Windows Vista that hasn't yet been activated, click the Start button, type regedit into the Search box, then press Enter to launch the Registry Editor. Step 2. Explore down to the following Registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SOFTWARE \ Microsoft \ Windows NT \ CurrentVersion \ SL Step 3. Right-click the Registry key named SkipRearm and click Edit. The default is a Dword (a double word o...

One of the annoying things about Windows Vista, is that it prompts you to "Permit" virtually every program to run! It doesn't ask you to login - its just a simple dialog box which virtually asks "Do you want to run [app]? Yes or No?". This "feature" - which does have some advantages is called User Account Protection - or UAP. To turn off UAP Open an elevated Command Prompt type "secpol" (Vista version of gpedit.msc) Browse under " Local Settings -> Security Settings " and scroll down to the " User Account Protection " options and change " Run all users, including Administrators, as standard users ." to Disabled. (Or leave this enabled, but just change the " Behavior of the elevation prompt for Administrators" to "No Prompt ".)

It happened! My WindBlows Vista got locked. Asking me to register, no other option. There is a way to get around this, simply using Internet Explorer. type C: into the address bar and hit enter and give this permission in any security prompts. Or else browse to C:\Windows\System32\ - now right click cmd.exe and run it as administrator. type slmgr.vbs -rearm Now you'll see Windows Activation window. Click Ask Me Later.

If you are using Windows Vista, you probably have seen it, used it as your wallpaper (like myself). ;-) A photo taken by Angelo Cavalli which indeed is a shot of White Sands Resort and Spa, Maldives, a gem "collected" by Naiade Resort (Mauritius) "A dock at sunset on White Sands Island in the Maldives" White Sands Resort and Spa - Maldives