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GigaTribe: Share files with your friends safely (free+paid)

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GigaTribe is a secure, easy way to network and share information with your friends.

GigaTribe is software that allows you to exchange files with your friends on a private network. You create your private network by inviting your friends. No one can join your network unless invited. You can dismiss or banish your guests at any time. Your guests can't see each other on your network.


GigaTribe website: http://www.gigatribe...produit_p1.php?lg=us
See Also: HFS - Http File Server (Open Source)


Iconize Textlinks with CSS

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Here's a cool CSS trick to show icons next to each download link.

Iconize Textlinks with CSS - Where will this link take me?

Links are fun, but sometimes we don't know where they take us. With this little CSS technique a user can identify a link by it's icon. This whole thing was inspired by the "Showing Hyperlink Cues with CSS" article of Ask the CSS Guy.

The idea is pretty simple, if a link points to a .pdf file, we show the .pdf icon after the link.

http://www.pooliestu...om/projects/iconize/


Saving Electricity and Power Consumption

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Here is everything you've always wanted to know, but were afraid to ask about power use.

Later on we'll cover how to measure the exact amount of electricity something uses. But the shortcut is to just look at the label! Nearly everything you can plug into the wall has a label that says how much electricity it uses. (It may be printed directly into the plastic or metal.) You may have to hunt for the label. It's often located on the bottom or side of the device, or possibly where the power cord enters the unit. If the device is powered with an AC/DC adapter, the electrical rating is usually listed on the adapter itself.

If the label only gives the number of amps and not the number of watts, then just multiply the amps by 120 to get the number of watts. (Amps x Volts = Watts, and most U.S. electricity is 120 volts. So a hot plate that uses 6 amps uses 6 x 120 = 720 watts...

http://michaelblueja...tricity/howmuch.html


Yoono: A Firefox extension that suggests related sites

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Here's an interesting Firefox extension that suggests related sites as you search.

Yoono instantly suggests similar sites, blog notes and people sharing the same interests while you are surfing, for each page you open. Zero effort required - no more tagging, typing keywords or changing interface. Let Yoono bring you the best that others have discovered. Yoono is easy, fun, addictive and designed for everyone.

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/1833/


Yourmini.com - Flash-based widgets for your websites

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Here is an interesting site of flash-based widgets for your own sites.

Use the awesome power and flexibility of Flash to display content you gather from all over the web in tabs, then share those tabs with the world by publishing them to the yourminis.com community.

The tabs can represent your favorite sports team or be a way to keep track of the activity on your various social network accounts. You can create fan pages, promotional pages, art pieces, school projects, design mockups, or anything else you can dream up.

Give yourminis a whirl without signing up by adding a tab and dragging content from the left add content bar onto your page.  If you want to publish your tabs and view yourminis on multiple computers, create an account.

http://www.yourminis.com/

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Project Euler: Mathematical Challenges

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For those not having enough to do, here are some mental challenges for you to work at.

Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems.

The motivation for starting Project Euler, and its continuation, is to provide a platform for the inquiring mind to delve into unfamiliar areas and learn new concepts in a fun and recreational context.

http://projecteuler....ex.php?section=about


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