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Create Avatar Like Characters With Photoshop Tutorial

If you have become a huge fan of the Avatar movie and in love with the new world Pandora, you are going to love this tip. You can create your own Avatar looking poster with this Photoshop tutorial. Ingredients A picture you want to transform into Avatar like character Adobe Photoshop (you should be able […]

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Reserve Your Netflix Streaming Disc for Wii Today

If you are a Netflix user with a Nintendo Wii Game console and feeling left out as XBox 360 and recently Sony Playstation 3 getting Netflix instant movie streaming support, I have some good news for you. Netflix’s instant movie streaming lets you watch streaming movies from the Internet right on your TV. But, you […]

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Share Your Flickr Photos on Facebook

Do you use Facebook and Flickr? They have both been walled gardens even though they are both such a powerful social networking tool. With my renewed interest in photography after purchasing my Canon Rebel T1i, I post a lot of my pictures on Flickr. But, the only way I have been sharing my Flickr pictures […]

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Jaw-dropping Photorealistic CG Animation

If the title led you to think, huh another Avatar movie post, it’s not. No offense to Avatar fans, I am as much a fan of that movie as anyone out there. But, I just started thinking how far computer-generated animations have come when I looked at these next set of videos I have linked […]

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Download Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate

It’s another exciting release for Firefox fans. Mozilla Firefox 3.6 Release Candidate is available for download. Firefox 3.6 introduces several cool features including Users can change the browser’s appearance with a single click using Personas. Firefox 3.6 alerts users about out of date plugins to keep them safe. Changes to how third-party software integrates with […]

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MagicJack To Help Eliminate Cell Phone Overage Fees

MagicJack is the cheap internet phone gadget  that lets you make long distance phone calls in the US for $20/month! Magicjack is smaller than a deck of cards and plugins in to your computer and once you plugin your phone to the Magicjack dongle, you can make phone calls for cheap from your home phone. […]

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Pre-Order The New Amazon Kindle DX Now

Amazon just announced the new Kindle DX – the Wireless Reading device! What’s new in Kindle DX? Kindle DX sports a large 9.7-inch beautiful e-ink display Very slim at just over 1/3 of an inch Global Wireless content delivery in over 100 countries Longer Battery life Holds up to 3,500 books, periodicals and documents Built-in […]

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What Tablet? Turn Any Flat Surface Into a Touchscreen

What Tablet? Turn Any Flat Surface Into a Touchscreen

Consumer Electronics Show 2010 is well underway and this is the most exciting time to hear news about what the future holds for consumer electronics. This is that magical time when those geeky concepts and prototypes get introduced as actual products or soon to be available models. Apple has been getting a lot of press […]

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Skype 4.2 Supports 1280 x 720 HD Video Calls

Skype 4.2 Supports 1280 x 720 HD Video Calls

Skype is the most popular video conferencing software used around the world. I use it to chat with my family in India all the time and have consistently found the video quality to be better than any other options. Skype has just announced in the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it’s latest […]

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PicPick – Portable Free Screen Capture Utility

PicPick – Portable Free Screen Capture Utility

Make no mistake, I have been a big fan of FastStone Capture – the awesome screenshot capture tool that is available as both a free version (until a certain old version) and a paid version ($19.95). I have reviewed FastStone Capture here before and you can check it out there. It is not just a […]

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iPhone Killer: Is Google’s Nexus One The One?

iPhone Killer: Is Google’s Nexus One The One?

Engadget, the popular gadget blog, has gotten its hand on their own Nexus One and they have put it to the test. Let’s see what they found. Nexus One is Google’s next big Android phone highly rumored to be announced at a Google event tomorrow. Nexus One was introduced and made available to their employees […]

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LogMeIn Express Free Screen Sharing App

LogMeIn Express Free Screen Sharing App

LogMeIn is an excellent PC remote control solution. It has both a free and paid PRO version that lets you remote control your computer from anywhere with just a browser and Internet connection. LogMeIn even lets you remote control your desktop from your iPhone with the LogMeIn Ignition iPhone app. Now, a lesser known free […]

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120 Years of National Geographic in a 160GB hard drive

120 Years of National Geographic in a 160GB hard drive

I have been a huge fan of the National Geographic magazine for as long as I can remember and subscribe to it. National Geographic has released an wickedly cool collection of their magazines since 1888 in a 160GB hard drive. In their own words, Explore 120 years of amazing discoveries, fascinating maps, and the world’s […]

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Dropbox Hacks: Upload Files To Dropbox By Email

Dropbox Hacks: Upload Files To Dropbox By Email

If you read my blog regularly, you probably know that I am in love with Dropbox and recommend it to everyone to try it. Dropbox is a multi-OS, file sync freeware that you can use to sync files between various computers you have. You can also get to your files and folders from anywhere as […]

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Some Good Photography Podcasts I Like

Some Good Photography Podcasts I Like

Ok. I have moved from taking pictures casually with a point and shoot camera to a bridge camera like the Canon SX10 IS superzoom digital camera. Now, I learnt enough basics to move on to the next level of photography and bought my first entry-level DSLR Canon Rebel T1i or EOS 500D in some places. […]

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