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Homemade Flamethrower

Jan 8, 2010 In inspiring

Moskitofänger (Mosquito catcher) – Pretty cool even though the title isn’t correct.

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Interesting new search engine, WolfRam|Alpha

May 19, 2009 In news, tool chest

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Well, its not really a search engine, it is a “computational knowledge engine,” but I will just say search engine since you are searching the knowledge base for things. WolfRam|Alpha officially launched yesterday and it is really quite amazing. Type in a word or query and WolfRam|Alpha spits out what it knows about it. My first name for instance came back with information on rank, fraction of people with that name, years it was popular, the age of others with that name, etc.

But, the real power comes when you begin combining queries to do things like math equations, stock comparisons, or sports comparisons. I think the real value of something like this would be if they offer an API for programmers to call for real time information. Oh, wait, I just looked and they are doing that too!

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Free DNS Report Replacement = intoDNS

Mar 16, 2009 In tool chest

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I used to love DNSreport.com when it was free and then they changed to a pay model. I understand they probably need to make money but,

I don’t use these tools enough to feel like I need to buy them
I also know the price is nominal, but if I were to purchase every tool that I rarely use I would be broke

So, I was very happy to find intoDNS. intoDNS offers that same functionality that I used to get out of DNSreport.com when it was free. I have tried several other free DNS tools, but I do not feel any of the others are really worth mentioning.

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IE Now Behaves Properly: IE7-js

Feb 12, 2009 In freebies, tool chest

So here is a little gem that I wish I had found before now, called IE7-js. IE7-js is a JavaScript library has been written to make Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE5, IE6, IE7 and IE8) behave like a standards compliant browser.

It fixes many HTML and CSS issues and makes transparent PNG work correctly under IE5 and IE6.

I am just getting my feet wet with this and currently working with it on a new project. I will post an update on how the experience goes. Thanks to Craig Quillen for showing this to me.

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10 Photoshop Brushes I am Downloading

Feb 6, 2009 In freebies, tool chest

So I have been seeing many Photoshop Brush lists lately and have picked out a few that will be downloading and trying out. So, I guess this is my top 10 picks from the Photoshop brush lists that I have seen recently, in no particular order.

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