[drj113]  posts his cool word clock. After seeing a similar clock on an industrial design website, he set out to make his own version. He made custom pcbs with the toner-etch method. The front is a solid piece of copper clad board and the light shines through the etched areas. It’s powered by a PIC microcontroller and uses approximately 120 ultra bright LEDs. [drj113] has all of the circuit board diagrams, silkscreens, etch negatives, and code on the intructable so you can build your own.

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Apple has approved the first two iPhone apps dedicated to the careers of popular (or, ahem, so we’re told) porn stars.Developed by GrindHouse Mobile and the stars, the two apps mark the first time that Apple has allowed the porn industry into the store in such an obvious way.(Credit: GrindHouse Mobile)While these apps may be more in-your-face than some of the apps showing bikini-clad women that are already on the App Store, the content of these apps is relatively tame. They appear to show no more than suggestive photos–the same as the apps that preceded them.In other words, there is…

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Google has acquired reCAPTCHA and plans to use the system for digitizing books. Wait… what? CAPTCHA is the method of requiring a user to type in a visually obscured word to prove they are human. How can this digitize books? The answer is a bit obscure and takes some time to discover, but you’ll have fun along the way.
The Google blog links to a Google TechTalk video on Human Computation as an example of how they plan to use their new acquisition. It’s embedded below but at 51 minutes we figure most won’t watch it all so we…

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Looking for free Windows software alternatives? Microsoft Windows bundles a number of software applications in order to provide a basic experience, such as Internet Explorer, Wordpad, and others. In this article, we wil be listing replacements for basic Windows software and utilities. If you have a suggestion, feel free to list it in the comments.Internet Explorer•Mozilla Firefox – a fast, open source, secure, and extendable browser from Mozilla. Offers a number of features over Internet Explorer, including Smart Location Bar, Places Manager, and a rich database of extensions.•Opera – Feature-rich browser. Includes email client, BitTorrent downloads, Speed Dial (page…

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Babylon 8 is the world 39 s leading dictionary and language translation software Babylon offers you the most intuitive tool for all your translation needs With Babylon you can quickly translate emails web pages documents instant messages and more All you have to do is click on the word or text that you want to translate and a small window instantly appears with the desired results from Babylon 39 s extensive database of language dictionaries glossaries and conversion tools Babylon offers its users a wide range of titles from the world 39 s premier publishing houses including Oxford University Press…

Can a Blog earn you a prison sentence? Ask Mojtaba Saminejad. Heis an Iranian whose Blog, published in the Farsi language,earned him a two-year prison sentence in June . The online community is fast waking up to the power of blogswhich have spread across the internet like wild fire. If you arestill grappling with the word BLOG, these are online websiteswhich are diary-like in approach and people are free to publishnews or their ideas and thoughts. Blogs are very popular as theyare simple to use and in most cases, free. However, professional bloggers people who have a decent no. ofhours…

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Last week I had the opportunity to speak with Sean Flannagan, the product manager at Etsy responsible for their recent Facebook Connect implementation. Numerous companies have been implementing the service and we’ve been keeping track of the experience for developers as well as marketers. Etsy recently launched their first integration with Facebook Connect and from the sounds of it, have a number of other exciting Facebook-enabled products on the way. Below is my interview with Sean Flannagan about the company’s experience with implementing Connect.

Nick O’Neill: Who are you and what do you do at Etsy?
Sean Flannagan: My name…

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One of the most crucial decisions that most online businesses have to make is choosing the best web hosting service. With a popular or well known and reliable Internet Service Provider (ISP) you won’t face many problems, however with a poor web hosting service provider it can be a nightmare.Choosing the right kind of web hosting service can be a very daunting task at times as there are some very important features that you need to make sure of. Here you can find below what exactly to look for when choosing the best web hosting service.Amount of web space: A…

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