• From Twitter – via @scottcate These are so great. http://microsoftpdc.com/Videos – if you couldn't make it to #PDC09 – all the sessions are online (most in HD)
• Roadmap Slide Pegs Windows 8 for 2012 –
• Woman Declared "Not Depressed," Loses Benefits over Facebook Photo –
• From Twitter – RT @zzweek RT @cc_chapman Be Human – My #140conf presentation – http://bit.ly/4BedqN
• From Twitter – RT @acomputerpro Seesmic for Android and Blackberry. http://bit.ly/6pZPoh I'm gonna get mine now.
• SSDs with TRIM Support –
• Trillian Now Available for iPhone, iPod Touch –
• The Pomodoro Technique to Manage Time – The Pomodoro Technique is a way to get the most out of time management. Turn time into a valuable ally to accomplish what we want to do and chart continuous improvement in the way we do it.
• From Twitter – RT @newsycombinator How to try out Google Chrome OS for yourself http://bit.ly/yNH21
• Web App of the Week: ScreenToaster –

Web curation for November 19th 2009 through November 20th 2009

• From Twitter – RT @TheNextWeb Official Skype Sells Ebay. Receives $1.9 billion Cash as part of the deal. http://bit.ly/47myoG
• From Twitter – RT @thurrott Just in WHS PP3 will hit November 24.
• Podcast: The Media Center Show #231 – Tagging your photos –
• Scientists Say Jupiter’s Moon Europa Might Be Teeming With Fish – New evidence has come to light that the vast, ice-encrusted oceans of Europa may be harboring Earth-like life that lives on the oxygen-rich waters.
• How to Build Your Own 3D Camera Rig for Under $20 –
• From Twitter – RT @SanDiego6 California will ban TVs from store shelves that consume high amounts of electricity. http://bit.ly/u2xeu
• From Twitter – RT @thurrott Office 2010 Public Beta, Part 2 A Tour of the New User Experiences http://bit.ly/dtAnc
• From Twitter – RT @amhistorymuseum 81 years ago today Disney released Steamboat Willie – considered to be Mickey's birthday http://ow.ly/Dmoa
• From Twitter – If tweeting on a phone via web client you should check out @dabrhttp://dabr.co.uk/ Change settings based on phone type.
• From Twitter – RT @Scobleizer My Favorite Twitter client? @tweetieon iPhone (app) @dabr(web) and @seesmicon Web.

Web curation for November 17th 2009 through November 19th 2009

• Want to Build Your Own Super Accurate GPS? – Tomoji Takasu and Akio Yasuda of Tokyo University developed an inexpensive, open source RTK GPS that runs on a beagle board, and better yet, they've posted instructions so you can do the same.
• Google to Give "Complete Overview" of Chrome OS on Thursday – Apparently Google will be giving some technical background, as well as showing some demos of the OS in action.
• Google to Give "Complete Overview" of Chrome OS on Thursday –
• From Twitter – via @missrogueChris Brogan – Keynote – Web 2.0 Expo New York '09 – http://tinyurl.com/yhm4ss8 (via @vascellari) #w2e
• From Twitter – via @cltom very cool RT @google Introducing new Labs feature Google Image Swirl which clusters together similar images into groups http://bit.ly/HOtG8
• Adobe Flash Player for Windows 10.1 Pre-Release – Still pre-release but you might want to check it out
• From Twitter – Adobe Flash 10.1 is out and is supposed to introduce hardware acceleration of h.264. This is good news.
• Introducing MadeforMediaCenter – The app store for Windows Media Center – Made for Media Center is an app store for Windows Media Center which aims to brings together the fantastic selection 3rd party Windows Media Center applications and make them available directly in the 10 foot UI.
• From Twitter – via @IBMResearch What can you with with a microscopically small drop of blood? Check out this video to see what IBM scientists can do – http://bit.ly/3J8d4n
• "Unfriend" is Oxford’s Word of the Year – Unfriend, a verb that means “to remove someone as a ‘friend’ on a social networking site such as Facebook” is the New Oxford American Dictionary’s word of the year for 2009.
• From Twitter – via @tomguarriello When Harvard Business School starts touting social media, you know something's up. http //bit.ly/1LGCwm
• From Twitter – Not surprised RT @geektonic USPS announces $3.8B loss, plans to end Sat. delivery. Blames move to electronic media http //j.mp/kZ7Wt
• From Twitter – RT @thurrott PDC tidbit Thanks to hyperthreading improvements in Win7, Windows Media Encoder 9 is 23 % faster vs. Vista with SP1

Web curation for November 16th 2009 through November 17th 2009

• From Twitter – Creative! RT @jeffisageek Wow that is pretty sweet! RT @geektrooper Probably the Greatest Tauntaun Costume EVER! http //bit.ly/2rQTHZ
• Freeware Files: Five Mozilla Jetpack Add-ons to Fuel Your Firefox – Jetpack add-ons use a combination of HTML, CSS, and Javascript to deliver new features and functionality directly through the browser.
• From Twitter – RT @SarahPrevette Great Start-Up Tool Kit – includes a term sheet creator http //bit.ly/kTVrj (via @AngelSoft)
• The History of the Internet in a Nutshell –
• From Twitter – via @davidcohen RT @tferriss Perhaps the most incredible sunset photo I've ever seen http //su.pr/1fbvdv via @gmc
• 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.9 – By and large, this release is a plugin developers release with lots of new APIs and abstraction. However, there are significant additions for theme designers and users as well. via @Technosailor
• From Twitter – via @trishussey Wow-RT @shelisrael Broadcast Pioneer NBC being bought by cable finalist Comcast. An important era is ending. http //bit.ly/48590E
• From Twitter – Hands-On: Chumby Classic vs Chumby One
• Hands-On: Chumby Classic vs Chumby One – Anyone have a Chumby? I need one. For no real reason, just do.
• From Twitter – via:@Scobleizer: Lists are metadata about YOU that you don't control. They show what other people think of you. Check out yours here: http://bit.ly/4zgxOq

Web curation for November 14th 2009 through November 16th 2009

• Microsoft probing Windows 7 zero-day hole – Microsoft said on Wednesday it is looking into a report of a vulnerability in Windows 7 and Server 2008 Release 2 that could be used by an attacker to remotely crash the computer.
• Hands-on: Netflix streaming on the PS3 – While Netflix streaming is nearly identical on most devices that support it, there are some significant differences with the PS3 that make it worth testing.
• Programmer 101: Teach Yourself How to Code – You've always wanted to learn how to build software yourself—or just whip up an occasional script—but never knew where to start. Luckily, the web is full of free resources that can turn you into a programmer in no time.

Web curation for November 11th 2009 through November 12th 2009

• Computer Security Company Takes Out Enormous Botnet – Security firm FireEye has reportedly struck a massive blow against spam. The so called “Mega-D” or “Ozdok” spam botnet was effectively dismantled by these intrepid security researchers. After studying the beast, FireEye launched an attack by notifying ISPs, having command and control (CnC) domains removed, and then registering unused CnC domains.
• Kindle Gets Windows App – Mac Version Coming Soon – Amazon released it’s Kindle for PC app this morning. It’s available for download at Amazon.com now and allows you to read Kindle eBooks on your computer
• Ninite Easy PC Setup and Multiple App Installer – Great For Win7 Upgrades – 1. Pick the apps you want. 2. Start your customized installer. 3. You're done! Heard about this on Windows Weekly last week.
• Study Says Pirates Buy Plenty of Legitimate Digital Music – A United Kingdom research group, Demos, discovered that those people who confessed to pirating music were also those who spent the most on music. Pirates spend, on average, $126 per year on CDs, MP3s, and vinyl. Non-pirates (landlubbers?), on the other hand, only spend, on average, $72 per year.

Bookmarks for November 3rd 2009 through November 10th 2009

• Recovering from Twitter Phishing – Nice little how-to. via @chelpixie on Twitter.
• Enough, Microsoft. No One Is Endorsing Piracy. Obviously. – Hey, Microsoft. Duh.
• DIY Windows Home Server Build – JukeBox MkII – Nice article from Automated Home. via @isdixon on Twitter

Bookmarks for October 29th 2009 through November 2nd 2009

• Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 – Help & How-to – Upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7? Use this guide from Microsoft.
• How to automatically skip commercials in Windows 7 Media Center – Ben Drawbaugh has a great guide on commercials skipping in Windows Media Center and as we all hate commercials its well worth looking at. via @isdixon on Twitter.
• Clean Install Windows 7 with Upgrade Media – While you can't simply use Upgrade media to do a clean install of Windows 7 on an unused PC with a blank hard drive, the workaround this time is easier than ever. Assuming you know the trick.

Bookmarks for October 23rd 2009 through October 25th 2009

• How to Use Digital Cable Tuners with CableCARD in Windows 7 Media Center – Last month at the CEDIA EXPO trade show in Atlanta, Microsoft made a major announcement regarding CableCARDs: the company announced that consumers would now be able to install digital cable tuners with CableCARD into their Windows 7 PCs…all by themselves.
• Thymer – Super easy Planning, Task and Project Management – Project management and task planning for people who hate project management and task planning.
• For the Sysadmins: Software Compliance Tool – Software Compliance Tool is a small application designed to reduce the overhead in managing unwanted applications in a business environment. via @sintaxasn on Twitter.

Bookmarks for October 20th 2009 through October 22nd 2009

• DIY Tennis Ball Photography Stabilization Unit – DIY web site Instructables details how to make an image stabilizing unit to supplement your steady hand using a tennis ball and a few nuts and bolts.
• PowerPlaylist 2 for Windows Media Center in Windows 7 Now Available – Highly customizable by the consumer resulting in a highly personalized Windows Media Center experience.
• Google Voice Extends Invitations – Those testing Google Voice will be allowed to invite friends to use the service.

Bookmarks for October 15th 2009 through October 18th 2009