If a program or pop-up appears undesirably in Windows you may try this to stop it; click Start > Run, then type msconfig.exe, click OK. Select the Startup tab to deselect the application you wish to stop.
Encyclopedia of Life Provides Clues on Aging, Pests
An online encyclopedia aiming to describe every type of animal and plant on the planet has reached 170,000 entries and is helping research into aging, climate change and even the spread of insect pests. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2351906,00.asp
Your guide to social media etiquette v0.1
Humans have been engaged in social media, known in earlier times as socialising, since they started colluding to influence their surroundings. Well, here are the rules for the latest version of the game. http://www.itnews.com.au/News/153512,your-guide-to-social-media-etiquette-v01.aspx/0
Wow! Giant octopus – extreme animals – BBC wildlife
Up close and personal with a giant octopus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwAqhThd_EQ
Calls answered based on your worth
Are you worth the call? http://www.itnews.com.au/News/153160,calls-answered-based-on-your-worth.aspx
IBM Basing Experimental Chips on DNA
IBM is looking to the building blocks of our bodies–DNA–to be the structure of next-generation microchips http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2351632,00.asp
Diskeeper Tech to Prevent Fragmented Files Before They Happen
Diskeeper plans to introduce a file system filter driver later this year that will eliminate most file fragmentation before it actually occurs, company executives said Friday. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2351630,00.asp
Jill and Kevin are at it again…
This is a follow-up video to the great wedding one I posted recently… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbr2ao86ww0
Amazing Acquarium
The aquarium is a part of the Ocean Expo Commemorative National Government Park located in Motobu, Okinawa. The main tank called the ’Kuroshio Sea’ holds 7,500-cubic meters (1,981,290 gallons) of water and features the world’s second largest acrylic glass panel, measuring 8.2 meters by 22.5 meters with a thickness of 60 centimeters. Whale sharks and manta rays are kept amongst many other fish species in the main tank. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7deClndzQw
Swine Flu Update
The World Health Organization predicts that the H1N1 swine-flu virus could infect up to two billion people over the next two years. This is causing deep consternation in some people. Please read this article through to the end and spread the link far and wide. We need to stop needless panic spread by the merchants of chaos. The vaccination is most likely far, far worse than the flu. If we boost our immune system and our body’s ability to destroy pathogens we will be, on average, far better prepared for whatever happens.
(Updated 16 July 2024 Original link found no longer valid.)