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2008-07-11

One Google Help Center to Rule Them All

"To find some information about a Google service directly from the source, you no longer have to locate the help center for that service. The unified help center available at http://www.google.com/support lets you search across all the help information provided by Google. This could also be useful if you want to find something related to more than one service."

http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2008/06/one-google-help-center-to-rule-them-all.html

Electric Car Charging Launched in UK Shopping Centers

"Electric Vehicle Charging Points Continue Spread
We’ve reported before on plans by EDF energy to roll out 250 electric vehicle charging points across the UK - now we hear via our friends at GoinGreen (whose fancy new designer G-Wiz from Ella Doran we posted on last week) that the charging points are actually beginning to appear. "

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/electric-car-uk-shopping.php

Self Cleaning Textiles Becoming More of a Possibility

"Several options are emerging in the category of textile protection. One is Schoeller Nanosphere technology, which said to be so efficient that the usual staining suspects "simply run off the nano-surface,” like the right hand image. Schoeller Textiles, a high tech Swiss materials company even has mini movies of honey, balsamic vinegar, wine, and coffee being repelled. Schoeller suggest that their finish, developed with Clariant, while taking inspiration from the famed lotus leaf is also eco-sensitive."

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/self-cleaning-textiles-use-nanotechnology.php

Mind : Past, Present & Future

"Subhuti, it is impossible to retain past mind, impossible to hold on to present mind, and impossible to grasp future mind for in none of its activities does the mind have substance or existence. - Diamond Sutra"

http://www.moonpointer.com/?itemid=2288

New Zealand Drivers Use Blow-Up Dolls to Avoid Transit Fines

"We know that New Zealand want to becomes the world’s first carbon neutral country, that they are imbibing organic beer , and planning to fly biofuel aircraft. But there are some who want a free ride on the coat tails of green initiatives.

Take, for example, the bizarre methods employed by some Kiwis to benefit from carpooling transit lanes. Blow-up dolls, shop mannequins and dogs have been used to masquerade as the two passengers travelling with the driver in the transit lane, which is otherwise set aside for buses, taxis and bicycles. "

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/new-zealand-drivers-use-blow-up-dolls.php

Welsh billionaire gives £25m to Oxford college

"Christ Church, Oxford, announced it had received a donation worth over £25 million from Michael Moritz and Harriet Heyman

Cardiff-born billionaire Mr Moritz, a partner at California-based venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, read modern history at Christ Church in the 1970s."

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/06/18/welsh-billionaire-gives-25m-to-oxford-college-91466-21096491/

dotfiles.org

"dotfiles.org is a place to upload, download, and share your dotfiles."

http://www.dotfiles.org/

Experts unveil 'cloak of silence'

"Being woken in the dead of night by noisy neighbours blasting out music could soon be a thing of the past.

Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an "acoustic cloak", which could make objects impervious to sound waves. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7450321.stm

Support grows for universal power adapter

"A technology that could help the environment by eliminating the need to ship a power adapter with every electronics device got a vote of confidence Friday from consumer electronics maker Westinghouse Digital Electronics."

http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/16/Support_grows_for_universal_power_adapter_1.html

Bacteria make major evolutionary shift in the lab

"A major evolutionary innovation has unfurled right in front of researchers' eyes. It's the first time evolution has been caught in the act of making such a rare and complex new trait.

And because the species in question is a bacterium, scientists have been able to replay history to show how this evolutionary novelty grew from the accumulation of unpredictable, chance events."

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/life/dn14094-bacteria-make-major-evolutionary-shift-in-the-lab.html

Linux on the Psion netBook HOWTO

"This document contains information on how to get a Psion netBook to boot up the Linux operating system, how to subsequently configure the system, and how to obtain, install and use applications suitable for the netBook's limited resources. "

http://linux-7110.sourceforge.net/howtos/netbook_new/t1.htm

50 Things Everyone Should Know How To Do

"Self-reliance is a vital key to living a healthy, productive life. To be self-reliant one must master a basic set of skills, more or less making them a jack of all trades. Contrary to what you may have learned in school, a jack of all trades is far more equipped to deal with life than a specialized master of only one.

While not totally comprehensive, here is a list of 50 things everyone should know how to do."

http://www.marcandangel.com/2008/06/02/50-things-everyone-should-know-how-to-do/

Eurostar Is Cheaper If You Shop Around

"Booking the journey directly through the Eurostar website would have cost an absolute minimum of UK£433 ($866) for two passengers. However, on further investigation we discovered that, if booked far enough in advance and limited to specific train times, the Bristol to London segment of the journey was a mere UK£54 (US$108), the London to Brussels segment was £148 (US$296), and the Brussels to Amsterdam segment was €66 (UK£52/US$104) – making a grand total of £254 (US$508)."

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/eurostar-affordable.php

Getting Started With Subversion

"Source control is one of those things that one rarely notices they need until it's far too late, usually when you accidentally delete part of your source tree instead of simply moving it to a different location, or when you make a set of complex changes that leave you worse off than were you started (but you can't go back). A source control system solves these problems by keeping copies of each revision of a set of files on a server, while giving you access to a local copy of those files to make changes on. Good source control systems allow multiple people to modify a single file at once, and will try to automatically merge changes between differing sets of modifications. A good source control system will also let you browse the history of a file or set of files (allowing you to "go back in time") and allow you to have acccess to your code from as many systems as you like. Subversion is one of those good source control systems."

http://dojo.jot.com/Getting%20Started%20With%20Subversion

Zaurus How-To Docs

"General tips: what a Z is, where to buy one, how to take care of it"

http://www.oesf.org/index.php?title=Zaurus_How-To_Docs

New Prison Photographs - Prison vs Work

"According to this email forward, attached photographs of an attractive modern building show a new prison located in the United Kingdom (UK). The email includes shots of the building's exterior as well as photographs showing the high quality accommodation and sporting facilities inside.

Although the building might look like a contemporary office block or accommodation facility, it really is a new prison. However, the prison is located in Austria, not the UK as claimed in the message."

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/new-prison.shtml

Dipity

Make a timeline

http://www.dipity.com/

Zaurus Software Index

http://www.killefiz.de/zaurus/showdetail.php?app=1427

Vote For the Shed of the Year

"Garden sheds are becoming all the rage in America and TreeHugger has shown lots of them, but in the UK it is a highly developed art. They even have websites devoted to them like Shedworking and Weheartsheds, and a competition to pick the best. We have hyped this before, but now the entries are in and you get to vote for your favourite shed."

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2008/06/vote-for-shed-of-the-year.php

Availability Digest reviews OpenVMS Clusters

"the 'Gold Standard' of clusters"

http://www.openvms.org/stories.php?story=08/06/16/3139809

Using variables in Windows batch files

"Regardless of the scripting language, the use of variables can greatly enhance the functionality of a script. This recipe demonstrated basic use of variables in MS-DOS or Windows batch files."

http://www.tech-recipes.com/batch_file_programming_tips630.html

Wordle

"Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear more frequently in the source text. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends."

http://wordle.net/

Realize the flexibility of OpenSSH

"OpenSSH is one of the most useful tools available. With it, you can access systems remotely and securely, transfer files securely (using scp, sftp, or even rsync over ssh), execute single commands on remote systems, secure normally insecure services, and much more.

Most people make use of OpenSSH without realizing how much flexibility and power it has. This makes revisiting configurations a worthwhile exercise when new versions are made available."

http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=221&tag=nl.e011