Best Websites to Learn

You could learn to code with codecademy.com or tutsplus.com.
You could learn excel with excelexposure.com or other computer skills with thinktutorial.com.
You can improve your typing skills with typeracer.com, 10fastfingers.com, or ratatype.com.
You can learn a new language with duolingo.com or memrise.com.
You can learn the very basic of typography with practicaltypography.com.
You can learn the basics about circuits with allaboutcircuits.com.
You could learn to draw with drawspace.com
You could learn photography with exposureguide.com or cambridgeincolour.com.
Fuckinghomepage.com usually has more links to this kind of stuff.

Free Songs for Video Makers

  www.jamendo.com

Found this site with lots of  unlicensed free music.  Many are great instrumental tracks great for background music.

WebGL is fucking awesome

http://helloracer.com/webgl/
http://alteredqualia.com/three/examples/webgl_terrain_dynamic.html
http://alteredqualia.com/three/examples/webgl_cars.html
http://www.everyday3d.com/j3d/demo/008_Lightmap.html
http://idflood.github.com/ThreeNodes.js/public/index.html

Android Apps and Games Pack

(click to enlarge)

~500mb of apps, ranging from games to ui customization. 4 part .rar, no password required.

http://www.mediafire.com/?1lmi7ipavgjwvab
http://www.mediafire.com/?zd712dgzg8br4h2
http://www.mediafire.com/?zii27b5hcoj2bog
http://www.mediafire.com/?6vm5d5omd1g2966

The Best Kinect Hacks to date

 12 popular but primitive demonstrations:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho8KVOe_y08

Interior mapping:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu5Ywwb4RaU

Aviation control:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWmVrfjDCyw

Complete motion capture:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gu5Ywwb4RaU

and the one so good even Microsoft says no..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhlvkXLiaCQ

Our Lovely Little Planets

Photos made by the sorcery called Stereo Graphic Panoramas. 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gadl/sets/72157594279945875/
http://stereographicpanoramas.com/
http://www.flexijourney.com/blog/the-stereographic-projected-panoramas/

They're very easy to make!
http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/create-your-own-panorama-planets

Need a new Computer?

here's a rig i put together for work today off newegg.com  - if anyone's thinking about building a work station, hopefully this can prompt you some ideas and save you some time!

(written as of 11/19/2010, only for reference purposes)

$610 including 24" LED lcd monitor, more than adequate power, capable to unlock 4 cores and the best general purpose keyboard - before 50$ rebate, you cannot find a better build for less price.

1 x ($64.99) KEYBOARD LOGITECH | ILLUMINATED R

$64.99

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1 x ($69.99) HD 1T|SAMSUNG HD103SJ 32M 7K % - OEM

$69.99

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1 x ($169.99) MNTR VWSNC|LED 23.6" VX2450WM-LED R

$169.99

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1 x ($69.99) VGA XFX| HD-555X-ZNF2 HD5550 1G R

$69.99

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1 x ($56.99) MEM 4G|GSKILL F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL R

$56.99

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1 x ($91.99) CPU AMD|PH II X2 555 3.2G AM3 RT

$91.99

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1 x ($19.99) DVD BURN HP | 1260I-H06 % - OEM

$19.99

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1 x ($39.99) CASE APEX|PC-373-C RTL

$39.99

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1 x ($34.99) MB BIOSTAR A770E3 770/SB710 R

$34.99

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1 x ($44.99) PSU APEX|AL-D500EXP 500W RT

$44.99

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1 x ($-44.99) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #558481

$-44.99

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1 x ($-10.00) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #541913

$-10.00

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1 x ($-7.00) DISCOUNT FOR PROMOTION CODE

$-7.00

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Extended Warranty: $0.00
Subtotal: $601.91
Tax: $0.00
Shipping and Handling: $8.80
Total Amount: $610.71


walmart this blackfriday has no good deals at all.. same thing with a lot of other big retailers. le sigh~

Windows God Mode Hack

windows 7 users, make a new folder somewhere.
rename it to:

GodMode.{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

wait a few seconds, icon changes, folder now contains a sort of master control panel with every change you can make to windows.  this apparently works fine in vista x32, and 7 x32 and x64.  google the folder name if you want to make sure before trying.

warning: do not use in vista x64, will cause explorer to crash repeatedly.  instead, for vista x64 create a new shortcut and put this:

explorer.exe shell:::{ED7BA470-8E54-465E-825C-99712043E01C}

as the destination. same effect.

Windows7 Intel CPU Compatibility Reference Table

check to see if the CPU supports XP compatibility mode/virtualization under windows 7 below.  all AMD processors seem to fine.  [detailed explanation]

Desktop CPUS

Core 2 Duo
E4300/4400/4500/4600/4700	NO
E6300/6320/6400/6420/6540/6550	YES
E6600/6700/6750/6850	YES
E7200/7300/7400/7500	NO
E8190	NO
E8200/8300/8400/8500/8600	YES
Core 2 Extreme
QX6700/6800/6850	YES
QX9650/9770/9775	YES
X6800	YES
Core 2 Quad
Q6600/6700	YES
Q8200/8200S/8300/8400/8400S	NO
Q9300/9400/9400S	YES
Q9450/9550/9550S/9650	YES
Core i7/Core i7 Extreme
I7-920/940	YES
I7-965	YES
Pentium D/Pentium EE
805/820/830/840	NO
915/925/935/945	NO
920/930/940/950/960	YES
955/965	YES
Pentium for Desktop
E2140/2160/2180/2200/2220	NO
E5200/5300/5400	NO

Mobile CPU products

Core 2 Duo Mobile
L7200/7300/7400/7500	YES
P7350/7450	NO
P7370	YES
P8400/8600/8700/9500/9600	YES
SL9300/9400/9600	YES
SP9300/9400/9600	YES
SU9300/9400/9600	YES
T5200/5250/5270/5300/5450/5470	NO
T5500/5600	YES
T5550/5670/5750/5800/5850/5870/5900	NO
T6400/6570	NO
T7100/7200/7250/7300/7400	YES
T7500/7600/7700/7800	YES
T8100/8300	YES
T9300/9400/9500/9550/9600/9800	YES
U7500/U7600	YES
Core 2 Extreme Mobile
QX9300	YES
X7800/7900	YES
X9000/9100	YES
Core 2 Quad Mobile
Q9000	YES
Q9100	NO
Core 2 Solo
SU3300/3500	YES
U2100/2200	YES
Core Duo
L2300/2400/2500	YES
T2050/2250	NO
T2300/2400/2500/2600/2700	YES
T2300E/2350/2450	NO
U2400/2500	YES
Core Solo
T1300/1400	YES
T1350	NO
U1300/1400/1500	YES

Benchmarking Mice

Nowadays most people probably spends more time with their mouse than with their cloths on ... no? that's just me?  Ok, well, need to find a good mouse with more than just 'feeling'?  Here's a good write up comparing the top brands.

http://www.esreality.com/?a=post&id=1265679

Nothing's real anymore nowadays