January 2008
69 posts
The Kite Runner
I just finished reading a fantastic book, The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (actually I listened to its audio book read by the author). It’s a novel about friendship between two Afghan boys (a Pashtun and a Hazara). Through the story, you will learn about the terrible things that has happened to the Afghans, immigration, culture and tradition. I strongly suggest reading this magnificent...
2007's best selling game revealed
First-person-shooter Call of Duty 4 was last year’s biggest selling game, according to sales figures. It has sold more than seven million units since its launch in November, says its publisher Activision. Read the rest of the news at bbc
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Windows 7: screenshots and screencast →
Clipdiary →
Clipdiary is a free windows clipboard manager for keeping the clipboard history.
Top 10 Clipboard Tricks →
Things I can do in Linux that I can't do on... →
Update every single piece of software on my system with a single action. Update nearly everything on my computer without a reboot. Keep my system secure without software that consumes my system resources, requires my time, and frequently nags me. Run an entire operating system for free without pirating software, and without breaking the law. Take my settings with me where ever I go. Run...
Top 50 employers →
CNN surveyed nearly 100,000 employees from 406 different companies and asked them to evaluate their employers. These firms ranked the highest.
KDE goes cross-platform with Windows, Mac OS X... →
Running KDE on Windows. (Suggested by Mr. Naeim Paeideh)
The 70 Percent Solution →
The 70/20/10 Model is a business resource management model pioneered by Google CEO Eric E. Schmidt. This model dictates that, to cultivate innovation, employees of a company should utilize their time in the following ratio: 70% of time should be dedicated to core business tasks. 20% of time should be dedicated to projects related to the core business. 10% of time should be dedicated to...
gOS 2.0 Screenshots →
Old, antique, rare, obsolete computers →
One in three think Everest is in Europe as survey... →
Top 100 world universities in... →
Oscars 2008: The nominees →
Best picture Atonement Juno Michael Clayton No Country for Old Men There Will Be Blood Best director Julian Schnabel, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Jason Reitman, Juno Tony Gilroy, Michael Clayton Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, No Country for Old Men Paul Thomas Anderson, There Will Be Blood Best actor George Clooney, Michael Clayton Daniel Day-Lewis, There Will Be Blood Johnny...
The 20 Most Anticipated Films of 2008 →
Crunchies Winners Announced →
Crunchies awards are given to the best websites and services. The winners of this year’s Crunchies awards are: Best technology innovation/achievement: Earthmine Best bootstrapped startup: Techmeme Best new gadget/device: iPhone Best business model: Zazzle Best design: SmugMug Best enterprise startup: Zoho Best consumer startup: Meebo Best mobile startup: Twitter Best international startup:...
“- What do you call a psychic midget who just escaped from jail?
- A small...”
MTube, the Smallest PC in the World in Action... →
This Linux-based WiMax- and Wi-Fi-enabled UMPC is the smallest “full featured” computer in the world: Processor: VIA C7-M @ 1.0 GHz Storage: 8 GB Flash Display: 2.8” LCD Resolution: 640 x 480 Dimensions: 8.5 cm x 8.5 cm x 2 cm Weight: 150 g Battery Life: 4 hours Connectivity: WiMAX & WiFi Video Codecs: H.264, WMV, RMVB, MOV, FLV, DIVX
20 Super Brain Foods →
Wholegrain Foods Walnuts Cashews Almonds Pecans Blueberries Strawberries Blackberries Sunflower Seeds Pumpkin Seeds Green Tea Eggs Avocados Tomatoes Broccoli Red Cabbage Eggplant Spinach Yogurt Chocolate
50 Most Loathsome People in America, 2007 →
2008 Presidential Website Race →
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65th Golden Globe Award Winners
BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA: ATONEMENT BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA: JULIE CHRISTIE (Away From Her) BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA: DANIEL DAY-LEWIS (There Will Be Blood) BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL: MARION...
KDE 4 gives Linux some Mac, Windows flavor →
KDE programmers released a significantly revamped version of its Linux graphical interfaces software on Friday, incorporating several features that also appear in Windows Vista and Mac OS X.
The last Concept Sky Commuter aircraft in... →
Top 20 Internet Millionaires Under 30 →
Check out this list of young internet millionaires under 30. Mark Zuckerberg [ Facebook ] 23 years old | $700M Andrew Gower [ Runescape ] 28 years old | $650M Blake Ross and David Hyatt [ Mozilla ] 22 years old | $120M Chad Hurley [ Youtube ] 30 years old | $85M Angelo Sotira [ Deviant ART ] 26 years old | $75M John Vechey [ PopCap Games ] 28 years old | $60M Alexander Levin [ WordPress ] 23 years...
FLOSS Weekly →
FLOSS all about Free Libre Open Source Software. Hosts Chris DiBona and Leo Laporte every Friday talk with the most interesting and important people in the Open Source and Free Software community.
GeeXboX →
GeeXboX is a free embedded Linux distribution which aims at turning your computer into a so called HTPC (Home Theater PC) or Media Center. Being a standalone LiveCD-based distribution, it’s a ready to boot operating system than works on any Pentium-class x86 computer or PowerPC Macintosh, implying no software requirement. You can even use it on a...
