Archive for March, 2009
ZDNet posted an article indicating that, according to The NPD Group, the number of Internet users paying for digital music increased by just over 8 mln in 2008 to 36 mln Internet users. Purchases of online digital music downloads increased by 29% since 2007; they now account for 33% of all music tracks. There were nearly 17 mln fewer CD buyers in 2008 compared to 2007. The decline in music purchasing was led by a 19% drop in CD sales. Only 58% of Internet users reported purchasing CDs or digital music downloads 2007, versus 65% in 2007.
I have to confess that while I’ve converted all my CD’s to mp3′s, I only just recently made my first purchase of digital music. I wasn’t very pleased with the purchase; there were some portions of the songs that were garbled. That didn’t come as a complete surprise becaues I’ve experienced the same with music that I’ve converted. I guess in light of the fact that the digital download was only half of what the CD would have cost it’s still a good deal.
Read the entire article on ZDNet.
cnet reported that Sony announced a partnership with Google Wednesday night that will bring a half-million classic books to the Sony Reader Digital Book. Users will now be able to access the free book downloads through Sony’s eBook Store.
For years, Google has scanned books and converted them to digital format–at least in part–for its Google Book Search project. For now, Google is providing books to Sony whose copyrights have expired, which means most of the new additions to the Sony Reader will have been published before 1923.
Source: cnet
I ran across Eyercize.com in an article posted by makeuseof.com. Eyercize is an online speed reading tool that can help you become an “accomplished speed reader.”
There is no download or registration needed, just bookmark the site.
To start speed reading highlight the text on the page and click on the bookmarklet. Afterwards, you will be redirected to Eyercize online text player that will display the highlighted text at certain rate and only few words at a time. The rate and number of words shown can be easily customized.
Features:
- Online speed reading application.
- Read as much text as you like.
- Adjust the speed of and the number of shown words.
- Bookmarklet lets you highlight and speed read any text on the web.
- Keyboard shortcuts supported.
- No registration and free.
Test drive Eyercize.
The following pictures of Lenovo’s Pocket Yoga touchscreen netbook showed up on Flickr. It looks like a very handy gadget. It has an ultra-wide display and a leather-bound shell giving it an appearance much like a wallet or checkbook.
What seems ominously missing are any specs and I’d love to see some images actually showing it in use; it would seem in all the images below that it’s not even turned on. Check out more images on Flickr.
The How-To Geek posted the following which shows you how to send and receive mail from @hotmail.com, @msn.com or @live.com email addresses from within Gmail.
Enabling Hotmail from Gmail
First go into your Gmail account and select Settings then click on the Accounts tab, now click on “Add a mail account you own”.
In the next screen enter in the Hotmail or Live address into the Address field then click on Next Step.
In the next section we need to enter in the proper settings so the connections work. Enter in your username and password for your Windows Live account. Make sure the following settings are correct.
POP Server: pop3.live.com
Port: 995
Check Always use a secure connection (SSL) when retrieving mail
You can also select leaving a copy on the server and archive incoming messages, these settings are per your preference and will not affect the connection. When everything looks correct click on Add Account.
Next check “Yes, I want to be able to send mail as…” This will allow you to send email as your Hotmail or Live account then click Next Step.
Now you can verify or edit the name on the email or if you’d like replies to be delivered to another account enter in a different Reply-to address.
Finally Gmail will send a verification to your Hotmail or Live account.
Once you get the verification code enter it and click the Verify button and your done!
To send an email using your Hotmail account, just use the “From” drop-down when composing a new message.
Now you can Send and Receive your Hotmail in your Gmail Account!
Source: the How-To Geek
Did you like this? If so, please bookmark it,Have a file you don’t know how to open? Think you need an expensive piece of software to open it? Chances are there is a great free program that’s just as good as the expensive one, and you’ll find it here.
OpenWith.org provides detailed information about most file extensions and links to free programs that can open and create each type of file.
The folks at OpenWith.org say they have found themselves helping their parents and friends open obscure file types time and time again and decided that this information was best shared with everybody. There are plenty of great programs out there that will cost you hundreds of dollars to do what you need. What you probably don’t know is that there is usually free software that it just as good. You just don’t know about it.
Did you like this? If so, please bookmark it,Amazanian is a new site, similar to Jungle-Search, that is dedicated to searching Amazon provides an alternative and more efficient way to search and browse products on Amazon.com.
Did you like this? If so, please bookmark it,This video shows the Boeing factory determining the demonstrated crosswind landing limits on the 777 and the 747SP. The engineers make educated guesses, but then the test crews have to go actually prove the numbers.
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This collection of Chevy’s belongs to Dennis Albaugh in Ankeny, Iowa, which is just north of Des Moines.
The personal & private collection consists of 110 + Chevrolet convertibles all years from 1912 to 1975 & Corvette convertibles from 1953 to 1975.
That is a Chevy convertible from every year of manufacture EXCEPT 1939!
The reason for the missing 1939 convertible is that Chevy didn’t make a convertible in ’39 — and ended its convertible line in ’75!
