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dinosaur comics – September 28 2006

dinosaur comics – September 28 2006 – Read it, you know you must.

ViStart : Change Your XP Start Menu Like Windows Vista

ViStart : Change Your XP Start Menu Like Windows Vista. The one good thing I like about Vista and can’t live without, their improved start menu with quick search. Vistart add this functionality to XP, w00t! digg story

WoW Mining mechanics changed, one hit per node

The updated 3.0.8 patch notes released today have an interesting, yet significant, change to mining. Miners will now only hit the node once to get all the ore and associated loot. digg story

Sync Facebook and Outlook Contact Photos with OutSync

Sync Facebook and Outlook Contact Photos with OutSync - I started by saving Facebook profile photos and manually adding to Outlook contacts. Thinking there’s surely a application for this, I found it on Lifehacker. Outsync is simple, it matches Outlook contacts to Facebook friends and adds their photos to Outlook. Which for me means I now have most contacts on my Windows Mobile Phone with pcitures now!

Be kind to your Servers

Be kind to your Servers – Evidence that you should treat your servers well and whisper sweet nothings to them.

Lessons Learned From A Hacked Gmail Account

Lessons Learned From A Hacked Gmail Account – Lifehacker Australia A good read on the followup of a hacked Gmail account. Same goes for any webmail account.

R18+ Games Australia

R18+ Games Australia – Show your support for R18+ games in Australia, subscribe to the blog!

SlySoft Virtual CloneDrive

SlySoft Virtual CloneDrive. Free Virtual CD/DVD software. Quick and easy ISO mounting to save burning discs!

iSkoot for Skype WM client on Xseries!

iSkoot for Skype WM client on Xseries! maciekwolf from the Whirlpool.net.au forums has a great trick to get Skype working on Windows Mobile using 3 Skype minutes. Basically it involves registry hacking iSkoot to use 3’s Skype gateway, thus the 3 Skype minutes. Yay for free Skype on my HTC TyTn II!

Gencontrol – Auto Install VNC

Gencontrol A great little app that will auto install and connect VNC to any machine you sepcify, provided you have Admin rights to the machine. Great for the SysAdmin toolbox.