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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Free Music On the Internet

Well here is another little goodie to come along and offer up free music to the masses. I don't think this one will last long if the RIAA has its way, so grab wat you can now kiddies :) The website is called Sideload. What is Sideload you ask??

Well Sideload.com is a website that aggregates popular free music tracks on the web that have been sideloaded into Oboe, the MP3tunes online Music Locker. Sideload.com is an easy way to find great MP3 files from bands all over the internet. You can quickly preview tracks and store them permanently in your Locker with one click!

Check it out here.

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Best Security Live CD Distros

Here is a list of the 10 best LiveCD distributions dealing with security. These distros can be run entirely off the CD without any install on the machine. They are great for penetration testing and offer portability. Best of all you get to choose which flavor you need at any given point just by switching a cd.

Some of them are:

1. BackTrack
BackTrack is the result of the merging of two Innovative Penetration Testing live Linux distributions Whax and Auditor.
check it out here.

2. Operator
Operator is a very fully featured LiveCD totally oriented around network security (with open source tools of course). Check it out here.

3. PHLAK
Mainly based around Penetration Testing, PHLAK is a must have for any pro hacker/pen-tester. Check it out here or at the mirror here.

4. Auditor
The Auditor security collection is a Live-System based on KNOPPIX. With no installation whatsoever, the analysis platform is started directly from the CD-Rom and is fully accessible within minutes. Chec kit out here.

5. L.A.S Linux
Local Area Security Linux is a ‘Live CD’ distribution with a strong emphasis on security tools and small footprint. Check it out here.

6. Knoppix-STD
STD is a Linux-based Security Tool. Actually, it is a collection of hundreds if not thousands of open source security tools. Check it out here.

7. Helix
Helix is more on the forensics and incident response side. Helix is a customized distribution of the Knoppix Live Linux CD. Check it out here.

8. F.I.R.E
FIRE is a portable bootable cdrom based distribution with the goal of providing an immediate environment to perform forensic analysis, incident response, data recovery, virus scanning and vulnerability assessment. check it out here.

9. nUbuntu
The main goal of nUbuntu is to create a distribution which is derived from the Ubuntu distribution. Check it out here.

10. INSERT Rescue Security Toolkit
INSERT is a complete, bootable linux system. It comes with a graphical user interface running the fluxbox window manager while still being sufficiently small to fit on a credit card-sized CD-ROM. Check it out here.

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101 Free Games

Being a hardcore gamer I play allot of new titles out there. From strategy based games to FPS to adventure style RPG's I love them all. Usually these games are between $30.00 and $50.00 bucks, leaving the budget conscious gamer to be very selective. Well for those who just want to pass the time and not pay anything for some worthwhile distraction, comes a listing of Free Gaming titles anyone can download off the net for free.

Some of the titles are pretty kewl and worth taking a look at:

Cave Story
URL: http://www.acid-play.com/download/cave-story
You get it all right here. Action. Adventure. RPG elements. Platforming. And it all comes in under 1MB.

Daikatana--Game Boy Color
URL: http://www.rome.ro/games_daikatana.htm
Straight from the homepage of John Romero comes his blessing to download the Game Boy Color version of Daikatana. Here's the crazy part: It's actually not bad for an adventure/RPG.

Dungeon Siege: Copperhead
URL: http://www.planetcopperhead.com/main.htm
Proof that some good things can come from Dungeon Siege, this sci-fi total conversion is a free game that's good enough to pay for. More interesting news: A Copperhead take on Far Cry is also in the works.

Dungeon Siege: Ultima V: Lazarus
URL: http://www.u5lazarus.com/
More good things from Dungeon Siege. These guys have re-created the classic Ultima V with this Dungeon Siege mod. We dug it so much that we gave it a review (check out page 88).

Eternal Daughter
URL: http://www.acid-play.com/download/eternal-daughter/
Addictive, fun, and in the vein of all those early '90s Nintendo RPGs, Eternal Daughter is a must-play bit of freeware, especially for Nintendo fanboys.

Flight of the Amazon Queen
URL: http://www.scummvm.org/
FOTAQ is a throwback to the simpler days of LucasArts-style adventure games. This classic has it all: crazy Nazi scientists, great dialogue, and lots of puns! If you want the whole experience, download the CD version.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
URL: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/game_nolan.shtml
The classic Infocom text adventure is back, it's an online Web game, and now, technically, it's a graphic adventure.

Mount & Blade
URL: http://www.taleworlds.com/mb_download.html
This isn't a typical RPG. Sure, it's got your standard stat building, but combat takes place with third-person action. It's a little primitive but certainly worth the free download.

To see a full list of freebies, head on over to 1up.com and get your gaming fix.

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