Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Great Firefox Extension: Viamatic foXpose

This great little extension for Firefox 1.4.1 - 1.6 allows you to view all your open webpages a thumbnail view. Click on the icon in the status bar to view all the browser windows with a single click.

Check it out here.

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Google Maps with Your Locations!

Here is a great website that allows you to edit a google map with your own locations, such as store information, favorite hangouts, etc. It is for anyone who needs to an easy way to create a map and send to their friends or for web designers who want to add interactive maps to their client's websites. It is free to use and adds a nice interactive element to any website.

Check it out here.

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Free Music and Ebooks Using Google

Here is a nice little web application, that searches Google for Music or Ebooks. The app also includes a nice Proxy service for getting around those pesky Firewall and Websense blocks at School or work.

Check it out here.

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Free Long Distance Calls To Canada and the USA

We all like things that are free, so here is a new way of making Long Distance phone calls to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada for free within the U.S. using the free VOIP program called Skype. The makers of Skype are now offering their SkypeOut service to any phone number in Canada and the United States for unlimited calling for FREE till 2007! I used this other night and it worked flawlessly. The quality was awesome and it didn't skip a beat.

1.) Download the Latest version of Skype here.
2.) Use the SkypeOut service to make your call. Read more about it here.

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Xbox 360 DVD firmware hack

Well it looks like the Xbox360 has finally been hacked. It took Microsoft 2 + years to develop security for the 360, and it was cracked within months. Backups can now be booted on the Xbox 360 according to Xbox-scene. The firmware was released by Commodore4Eva who previously released a functional Xbox 1 firmware. This works for the Xbox 360's with the Samsung/Toshiba DVD drive.

Check it out here.

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