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links for 2009-07-10

How to edit the hosts file in Mac OS X – Leopard « Decoding the Web
This has come up a few times for me when I am in a VPN connection. This is a good How-To.
(tags: mac dns file hosts leopard howto Networking tutorial)

Irradiated Software – SizeUp
(tags: mac osx Software tools windowmanager)

Tweak Your Way to a Better Finder – Leopard – Lifehacker
I love Lifehacker and this particular article has some handy tips for using finder.
(tags: mac tips finder)

qsb-mac – Google Code
This is totally cool. It kills spotlight!
(tags: Google mac…


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Keychain GPS finder

With a user interface consisting of two buttons and a three digit display, the GPS finder guides the user back to a saved location. Nine locations can be saved for navigation recall. Press a button to save location and press another button to recall. Each switch has a secondary function, for management purposes such as memory indexes and power features. An AarLogic GPS 3A module and AVR microcontroller make up the guts. With the popularity of Geocaching, this would make an impressive trinket; Leading the hunter to an undocumented treasure.



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Sport

Bike Finder – Size > Bike Finder Tips | BIKE FINDER Guide!

How to select the Right Bike Size ?
Bikes come in sizes just like clothes. The key to getting the right fit on your bike is to have your bike shop help you figure out
what general size you are. The size of the bicycle is critical for comfortable riding.
Back pain, knee pain, shoulder pain and neck pain are NOT a normal part of riding a bike, but rather a sign that the bike you are
riding doesn’t fit. Plus, a bike too large or too small can be difficult to control.[...]


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Bike Finder – Components > Bike Finder Tips | BIKE FINDER Guide

How to Select the Right Bike Components
FRAME MATERIALS
Better : STEEL – Good Value – Durable
Best : ALLUMINUM – Lightweight – Strong – Rustproof [...]


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BIKE FINDER > Bike Finder Tips | BIKE FINDER Guide!

How to select the right Bike type ?
…. Road
Once referred to as 10-speeds, road bikes are designed for use on hard surfaces and have skinny tires, lightweight frames and wide
gearing ranges. Road bikes are the most efficient bicycles..[...]


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Face.com Scans 13 Million Facebook Photos Every Day

There’s well over 10 billion photos on Facebook, making it the largest photo-sharing site on the web. Now that’s a lot of people tagging each other. Face.com’s Facebook app, called Photo Finder, has taken on the task of tagging every last one of these photos, and a month after launching its beta version, Photo Finder has scanned over 400 million photos, getting through 13 million photos in a single day.

The purpose of all this scanning? To tag your beautiful mug. We covered Photo Finder’s launch on the Facebook application platform a few weeks back, and I noted how well…


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GOLFNation Lets You Mange Your Golf Games On Facebook

A new app powered by Buddy Media is for the Sports Illustrated Golf Group. It’s called SI GOLFNation. The application is a way for golfers to track their own progress and connect with each other. SI GOLFNation is also designed as a way for the Sports Illustrated Gold Group, which includes Golf Magazine, GOLF.com and SI Golf Plus, to connect with golfers as well.

The application itself asks you to first enter your golf course of choice, as well as the number of rounds you play per year. From there, you’ll be redirected to a landing page, which displays your…


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Social Cash Launches Headliners Ad Platform

Social Cash, a D.C. based Facebook ad network, began testing out the Facebook platform in 2007. In 2008 the company launched publicly and quickly realized that there was stiff competition from networks that were using aggressive creatives. Social Cash decided that rather than trying to chase after competition that leveraged misleading creatives it would be better to develop a more robust platform for serving ads which produce more sustainable performance.
Today Social Cash is announcing the launch of a new ad engine called “Headliners”. The ads display socially relevant information (as displayed in the demo below) and according to the…


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