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  • Your Own Personal QR Code

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    This is mostly just information from the wonderful Gina Trapani and her article on How to Make Your Personal QR Code read it for a more thorough take on the entire subject and great comments.  I am mostly just saving the links to the generators so I can find them in a hurry. I see…

  • The Google Map Buddy

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    This tool, from Augmented Reality Software, allows you to do the following: Capture your Google Maps offline and store them as images on your hard drive Print out maps of entire cities at zoom levels that would take hours to put together with the current Google facility Best of all, this tool is completely FREE!…

  • Reviews: Commands in Demand

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    This week in utilities I am trying and find to be useful I have Commands in Demand from Vasilios Freeware.  This is available here on Download.com.  While I notice the Quick Start key sequence is the same as AutoHotKey, resetting it to something useful is fairly easy.  I am to lazy and Launchy finds it…

  • Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google

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    Introducing Google Public DNS: A new DNS resolver from Google Thursday, December 03, 2009 Today, as part of our efforts to make the web faster, we are announcing Google Public DNS, a new experimental public DNS resolver. The DNS protocol is an important part of the web’s infrastructure, serving as the Internet’s “phone book”. Every…

  • Computer Hardware Chart

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    From Technibble.com Images: You can also get these graphics printed as a poster to hang in your workshop over at DeviantArt via this link. Low Resolution Web Version (2mb) Ultra High Resolution Version (24mb)

  • Blogging for Mobile Devices

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    I just added the WordPress Mobile Edition as a result of my recent road trip across the country.  Think of this as a must have for your platform in today’s world.  Visit http://mobile.nytimes.com using your phone.  Incredibly useful and lightning fast, even when compared to the NYTimes iPhone Application which pales by comparison.

  • 64 Things Every Geek Should Know

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    From LaptopLogic – read the full article http://laptoplogic.com/resources/64-things-every-geek-should-know. If you consider yourself a geek, or aspire to the honor of geekhood, here’s an essential checklist of must-have geek skills. The term ‘geek’, once used to label a circus freak, has morphed in meaning over the years. What was once an unusual profession transferred into a…