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Creepy Jesus bust in Austin antiques store
I found this guy at Uncommon Objects, a popular secondhand store on South Congress.
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Lend Kindle books to friends and family
Today Amazon quietly rolled out a feature that lets Kindle owners share Kindle ebooks: Eligible Kindle books can be loaned once for a period of 14 days. The borrower does not need to own a Kindle — Kindle books can also be read using our free Kindle reading applications for PC, Mac, iOS, etc. Not…
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Four predictions for 2011
1. Smarter access to information. Open data and transparency are barely on the radar but will begin to boom in 2011. A new generation of users are viewing information as fluid and dynamic. Third-party developers are building apps that do amazing things with your data across a variety of platforms, including mapping and visualizing. Design…
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What Wikileaks really tells us about government and policy
If there was ever a question that information wants to be free, look no further than the Wikileaks story. Governments — and especially those of us who work within them — haven’t fully identified the intersection of social connectivity and electronic data management. The upper levels of government, foreign policy and national security keep secrets.…
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Apple releases iOS 4.2
iOS 4.2 has just been released for iPod and iPad, adding major support for features like AirPlay, Folders, Multitasking, and more. The update also provides free Find My iPhone/iPad functionality to all users, a service previously reserved for paid subscribers of MobileMe. Get it now by connecting your iOS device to iTunes.
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Enough with The Beatles – today’s real news is on the iPhone
Apple’s announcement today that it added The Beatles to the iTunes Store overshadows two news items of much greater importance to iPhone and iPod Touch users. The first is that Google Voice finally squeaked its way through the App Store’s approval process. U.S. users with a Google account now have better mailbox and voicemail functionality…
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OSX 10.6.5 and the Dell Mini 10v Hackintosh
Apple today pushed the latest OSX update, 10.6.5. I can happily report that the update does not break a Hackintosh install on the Dell Mini 10v. If you’re currently running a previous edition of 10.6.x or earlier, here’s how to safely upgrade to 10.6.5: Run the latest version of Netbook Installer [direct link to file]…
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Magazine editor plagiarizes blogger, claims Internet is public domain
Here’s how to further destroy your career as an editor of Cooks Source Magazine after you’ve been confronted for plagiarizing content. Judith Griggs, the editor of Cooks Source, sent the following e-mail to a blogger who confronted her for republishing a blog post in her magazine: “Yes Monica, I have been doing this for 3…
Michael Castellon 