It’s time again for our weekly recap of the latest Facebook news stories! While Facebook didn’t acquire any companies, or surpass any significant milestones this week, there was still plenty of news for the fast growing social platform. We also have the second volume of the This Week In Facebook video series being produced by my sister. The video is jam packed with YoVillians, burglars, and a game of Risk so check it out!

Protests In YoVille
This week was a volatile one for the world of YoVille, as the much beloved widgets factory was transformed into a Sweets Factory.…

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The experience of cinema is just going to get bigger with the launch of Philips Cinema 21:9. Movies are displayed in the 21:9 aspect ratio — exactly as the director intended — on its 56-inch Full-HD screen. Cinema 21:9 is the world’s first TV to deliver a true cinematic viewing experience in the comfort of the home, informs Mahesh krishnan, vice president, consumer lifestyle, Philips, to Tech Gadgets. Traditional LCD televisions compromise on the cinematic viewing experience either by changing the aspect ratio to fill the screen – losing the full scope of the original shot – or by inserting…

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If you want books, but don’t want to pay for them, there is a better way than walking into your local book store and pocketing them. Try grabbing them online, from Google!
Everyone must be aware of the Google Books Library project by now. If you’re not, it’s basically a way for Google to ensure all of the world’s book content is accessible and searchable. Through the Book Project, Google works with libraries to scan and archive their older and out of print materials. Up until recently, viewers of books in the Google Library Project web space were limited…

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[Laurent Gaffié] has discovered an exploit that effects Windows Vista, Windows 7, and possibly Windows Server 2008 (unconfirmed). This method attacks via the NEGOTIATE PROTOCOL REQUEST which is the first SMB query sent. The vulnerability is present only on Windows versions that include Server Message Block 2.0 and have the protocol enabled. A successful attack requires no local access to the machine and results in a Blue Screen of Death.
[Laurent] has a proof of concept available with her writeup in the form of a python script (please, white hat use only). There is no patch for this vulnerability but…

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K Lite Codec Pack is a collection of codecs and related tools Codec is short for Compressor Decompressor Codecs are needed for encoding and decoding playing audio and video This Codec Pack is designed as a user friendly solution for playing all your movie files You should be able to play all the popular movie formats and even some rare formats The K Lite Codec Pack has a couple of major advantages compared to other codec packs It it always very up to date with the latest versions of the codecs It is very user friendly and the installation is…

Full Spectrum Engineering has offered up a tutorial for their inkjet direct PCB kits that repurpose direct-to-CD capable inkjet printers (such as the Epson R280) to print etch-resistant ink straight onto copper clad board. This is easier and less error prone than some iron-on methods, especially for two-sided boards. Just print (no need to reverse the design), dry on a hot plate or in a toaster oven for a couple minutes, and your board’s ready for etching!
Homebrew methods exist for all of this, but for those who would rather move ahead with their design than spend time scrounging for the required bits, the…

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Foobar2000 is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform Some of the basic features include ReplayGain support low memory footprint and native support for several popular audio formats Features Open component architecture allowing third party developers to extend functionality of the player Audio formats supported quot out of the box quot WAV AIFF VOC AU SND Ogg Vorbis MPC MP2 MP3 MPEG 4 AAC Audio formats supported through official addons FLAC OggFLAC Monkey 39 s Audio WavPack Speex CDDA TFMX SPC various MOD types extraction on the fly from RAR 7 ZIP amp ZIP archives Full Unicode support on…

Being a leader is to be wise: – Ability to become role models members – Have the soul Leadership – Honest in lead – The opinion Portrait – Respect the enemy or friend – Full of Wisdom In Selecting a useful decision
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