The good news: CNET has sources saying the three largest music labels will allow Apple to offer music downloads free of copy-protection. And the bad news might not be that bad.
In exchange for the DRM-free tracks, Apple will reportedly allow labels to push three tiers of pricing. Older songs from the archives will likely get cheaper than 99 cents, songs that are newer and "midline" (i.e. not big hits) will inhabit the familiar 99 cent mark, and newer, bigger hits will fetch higher, unnamed dollar amounts.
If announced at the Macworld conference today—which our gadget-obsessed cousins at Gizmodo are, of course, covering live—there could also be over-the-air 3G downloads coming to iPhone owners, and DRM dropped from everything in the iTunes store on launch. As Greg Sandoval at CNET points out, though, that leaves a question mark on tracks already purchased through iTunes.
Will variable, DRM-free pricing make you a (new or returning) iTunes customer? Tell us your take in the comments.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Why Your Self-Handicapping Excuses Don't Work (And How to Fix Them)
The New York Times takes a revealing look at self-handicapping excuses—like "I barely slept the night before the test"—and why we create them, as well as the extremely unlikely chance that anyone else buys them.
The short version of the research and studies cited is that we all do it, in varying amounts, to protect our fragile egos. It's a two-way victory: If you ace a project, you did great despite your car having trouble, your cat dying, being sick, and not having hardly heard the initial presentation. If not, well, hey, you know why.
If you're a regular self-handicapper, though, you can grow too attached to whatever you use without knowing it, whether it's alcohol, rule-defying, sleep-deprivation, or whatever convenience you cling to. Those who study self-handicapping, though, offer a seemingly devious way to go at it another way and benefit—namely, get someone else to deliver your excuses:
In a recent study, James C. McElroy of Iowa State University and J. Michael Crant of Notre Dame had 246 adults evaluate the behavior of characters in several workplace anecdotes. The participants’ impressions of a character began to sour after the second time the person cited a handicap.
“What happens here is that if you do it often, observers attribute your performance to you, but begin to view it as part of your disposition, i.e., you’re a whiner,” Dr. McElroy wrote in an e-mail message. “But you can avoid this happening if someone else does the handicapping for you, and surprisingly enough, even if they do it often.”
Which cliched excuses and handicapping preambles do you wish you could banish, whether in yourself or co-workers? Let's hear your take on pre-emptive defeat in the comments. Photo by pattista.
The short version of the research and studies cited is that we all do it, in varying amounts, to protect our fragile egos. It's a two-way victory: If you ace a project, you did great despite your car having trouble, your cat dying, being sick, and not having hardly heard the initial presentation. If not, well, hey, you know why.
If you're a regular self-handicapper, though, you can grow too attached to whatever you use without knowing it, whether it's alcohol, rule-defying, sleep-deprivation, or whatever convenience you cling to. Those who study self-handicapping, though, offer a seemingly devious way to go at it another way and benefit—namely, get someone else to deliver your excuses:
In a recent study, James C. McElroy of Iowa State University and J. Michael Crant of Notre Dame had 246 adults evaluate the behavior of characters in several workplace anecdotes. The participants’ impressions of a character began to sour after the second time the person cited a handicap.
“What happens here is that if you do it often, observers attribute your performance to you, but begin to view it as part of your disposition, i.e., you’re a whiner,” Dr. McElroy wrote in an e-mail message. “But you can avoid this happening if someone else does the handicapping for you, and surprisingly enough, even if they do it often.”
Which cliched excuses and handicapping preambles do you wish you could banish, whether in yourself or co-workers? Let's hear your take on pre-emptive defeat in the comments. Photo by pattista.
10 Things To Do When You Are Losing RSS Subscribers
Today, the blog set a new RSS milestone and broke 44K readers for the first time. RSS going up is something we all like to see. However, what do you do when your RSS is going down? This guest post by Steven York of SEOpher has the answers. You can subscribe to Steven’s RSS feed here.
While it can be argued that watching your statistics is a mild form of madness (and counter productive as discussed at Problogger), if you care about making it as a blogger you have to care about your metrics. I strongly believe that your RSS feed is one of the biggest indications as to whether your blog is growing or not; visitors come and go like the tides but people subscribing to your feed indicates quality of content.
So what do you do if you see your RSS figures dropping? Well there are a few good ways to take a step back and work out where you’re going wrong. Here is my 10 step guide to rescuing your blog:
1. Is It Just a One Time Drop?
About a dozen times this year the number of subscribers to my feed has dropped by 500 or so overnight; for a super-sized blog with 25,000 subs that isn’t so much an issue, when I have 700 it’s rather noticeable. The first thing to do is not panic - you won’t have actually lost these subscribers it’s more likely to be a glitch with Feedburner or something, so just sit back and maybe write some killer content to ensure tomorrow is a new high.
2. Are You Actively Writing?
Sometimes taking a break from blogging is enough to see a small but steady decline in subscribers; fortunately this is the easiest one to resolve - just start writing again! Your readers will pick up again. If you’ve got a mailing list then it’s worth broadcasting that you’re writing again.
3. Is There Any Interactivity?
One of the biggest problems people face with their blogs is involving the reader. Posts that offer little more than a narrative on events/news within the niche don’t give the user any reason to hang around, whereas asking your readers questions or inviting feedback will help ensure your RSS feed doesn’t decrease.
4. Look at your latest content - can someone learn anything from it?
Have a look back over the past month of blog posts and ask yourself whether readers would learn anything from them? One of the biggest factors for ensuring readers return is offering them useful advice - whatever your niche, if you can ensure the reader goes away with something new then there’s every chance that they’ll come back.
5. This Point Could Literally Save Your Life
Not really, but it highlights one of the most crucial aspects of blogging and attracting an audience - writing sensationalist titles. You could be writing killer content but if you’re not selling it with the title then people aren’t interested in reading it. If people aren’t reading it, they’re certainly not subscribing to read more of it… See what I’m saying? Be descriptive and sexy in your titles and you’ll see an improvement in subscribers.
6. Run a Competition!
Ask people to subscribe via Email to your RSS feed - then using Feedburner you can get a spreadsheet of all confirmed Email subscribers; after a predetermined period of time you can randomly pick a winner. This will encourage feed subscriptions and if you follow rules 3, 4 and 5 you should be able to convert a few users. Remember, you don’t necessarily have to give away money - if you’ve got a skill you could market that as a prize. Hell, a day of my time as a consultant is comfortably $500 and that’s not a bad prize in itself. Be creative! Talk to friends, see if anyone has anything they want plugged…
7. Collaborate with Other Bloggers
Sharing readers can be a great way to increase your blog’s reach so if you’ve got friends within the niche talk to them, see if you can come to some arrangement about cross-promoting the blogs. Having guest authors raises the profile of your site and you get to share visitors - some of them might subscribe to your list too.
8. Be Honest, Be Personal and Challenge Yourself
One of the things I hate most about reading blogs is how impersonal some are; sometimes all you seem to read are loosely disguised promotions of affiliate campaigns and brags of success - to really connect to the average reader you need to be humble. Sure aspirational posts are good but I find it really hard to connect with some of the superstars because the amount of money they earn (John included) is just astronomical. These superstars can be bold about such things because they CAN earn that much. You’re probably not one of them, so be humble and honest and your readers will reward you with their attention.
9. Boast About The Things That You Do Well - But Be Constructive
If your subscribers are waining a little then it might be worth boasting about something you’ve done well (earned $1000 in one month blogging? Then explain how!). People want to read pieces of content with achievable goals, so explain exactly how you got there and you’ll attract readers. Reached #1 for a specific popular search term? Been front-paged on Digg? Mentioned in mainstream press? It’s a little like blowing your own trumpet but as bloggers we have to!
10. Last Resort, Speak To a Few of Your Readers
If all else fails and you’re still losing subscribers then it’s time to get back in touch; speak to a few subscribers you do have and ask what content they would like to see more of. It’s sometimes hard to put yourself directly in the shoes of your readers so speak to them - they’re just normal people like you! They won’t bite. Ask what content they like, what they don’t like etc. You might find the answers a little surprising. Canvas enough opinion (maybe even post a poll on your blog) and you should get an idea of what content works best for your readers - meaning you can cater to it a little closer to get your blog back to fighting weight.
While it can be argued that watching your statistics is a mild form of madness (and counter productive as discussed at Problogger), if you care about making it as a blogger you have to care about your metrics. I strongly believe that your RSS feed is one of the biggest indications as to whether your blog is growing or not; visitors come and go like the tides but people subscribing to your feed indicates quality of content.
So what do you do if you see your RSS figures dropping? Well there are a few good ways to take a step back and work out where you’re going wrong. Here is my 10 step guide to rescuing your blog:
1. Is It Just a One Time Drop?
About a dozen times this year the number of subscribers to my feed has dropped by 500 or so overnight; for a super-sized blog with 25,000 subs that isn’t so much an issue, when I have 700 it’s rather noticeable. The first thing to do is not panic - you won’t have actually lost these subscribers it’s more likely to be a glitch with Feedburner or something, so just sit back and maybe write some killer content to ensure tomorrow is a new high.
2. Are You Actively Writing?
Sometimes taking a break from blogging is enough to see a small but steady decline in subscribers; fortunately this is the easiest one to resolve - just start writing again! Your readers will pick up again. If you’ve got a mailing list then it’s worth broadcasting that you’re writing again.
3. Is There Any Interactivity?
One of the biggest problems people face with their blogs is involving the reader. Posts that offer little more than a narrative on events/news within the niche don’t give the user any reason to hang around, whereas asking your readers questions or inviting feedback will help ensure your RSS feed doesn’t decrease.
4. Look at your latest content - can someone learn anything from it?
Have a look back over the past month of blog posts and ask yourself whether readers would learn anything from them? One of the biggest factors for ensuring readers return is offering them useful advice - whatever your niche, if you can ensure the reader goes away with something new then there’s every chance that they’ll come back.
5. This Point Could Literally Save Your Life
Not really, but it highlights one of the most crucial aspects of blogging and attracting an audience - writing sensationalist titles. You could be writing killer content but if you’re not selling it with the title then people aren’t interested in reading it. If people aren’t reading it, they’re certainly not subscribing to read more of it… See what I’m saying? Be descriptive and sexy in your titles and you’ll see an improvement in subscribers.
6. Run a Competition!
Ask people to subscribe via Email to your RSS feed - then using Feedburner you can get a spreadsheet of all confirmed Email subscribers; after a predetermined period of time you can randomly pick a winner. This will encourage feed subscriptions and if you follow rules 3, 4 and 5 you should be able to convert a few users. Remember, you don’t necessarily have to give away money - if you’ve got a skill you could market that as a prize. Hell, a day of my time as a consultant is comfortably $500 and that’s not a bad prize in itself. Be creative! Talk to friends, see if anyone has anything they want plugged…
7. Collaborate with Other Bloggers
Sharing readers can be a great way to increase your blog’s reach so if you’ve got friends within the niche talk to them, see if you can come to some arrangement about cross-promoting the blogs. Having guest authors raises the profile of your site and you get to share visitors - some of them might subscribe to your list too.
8. Be Honest, Be Personal and Challenge Yourself
One of the things I hate most about reading blogs is how impersonal some are; sometimes all you seem to read are loosely disguised promotions of affiliate campaigns and brags of success - to really connect to the average reader you need to be humble. Sure aspirational posts are good but I find it really hard to connect with some of the superstars because the amount of money they earn (John included) is just astronomical. These superstars can be bold about such things because they CAN earn that much. You’re probably not one of them, so be humble and honest and your readers will reward you with their attention.
9. Boast About The Things That You Do Well - But Be Constructive
If your subscribers are waining a little then it might be worth boasting about something you’ve done well (earned $1000 in one month blogging? Then explain how!). People want to read pieces of content with achievable goals, so explain exactly how you got there and you’ll attract readers. Reached #1 for a specific popular search term? Been front-paged on Digg? Mentioned in mainstream press? It’s a little like blowing your own trumpet but as bloggers we have to!
10. Last Resort, Speak To a Few of Your Readers
If all else fails and you’re still losing subscribers then it’s time to get back in touch; speak to a few subscribers you do have and ask what content they would like to see more of. It’s sometimes hard to put yourself directly in the shoes of your readers so speak to them - they’re just normal people like you! They won’t bite. Ask what content they like, what they don’t like etc. You might find the answers a little surprising. Canvas enough opinion (maybe even post a poll on your blog) and you should get an idea of what content works best for your readers - meaning you can cater to it a little closer to get your blog back to fighting weight.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Tabhunter Adds Faster Tab Switching to Firefox
Firefox only (Windows/Mac/Linux): The Tabhunter Firefox extension adds quick keyboard-based tab switching to Firefox—sort of like Launchy for Firefox tabs. Just invoke Tabhunter, start typing, and Tabhunter searches for a match through all your tabs.
Tabhunter searches only the titles of your open pages, but the search is very fast and works as advertised. You can invoke Tabhunter from the keyboard (Ctrl+Alt+T by default), start typing, and find the tab you want more quickly than you can likely switch over to your mouse and back.
Granted, Tabhunter is decidedly for keyboard shortcut lovers, but if you fall in that group and you regularly have a browser full o' tabs, it's a great extension. Tabhunter is a free download, works wherever Firefox does. If you're not quite into the idea, I've always liked previously mentioned LastTab for boosting my tab-switching skills. Unfortunately it's been buggy for me ever since Firefox 3, so Tabhunter is a welcome entry. Either way, your mileage may vary. Let's hear what you prefer in the comments.
Tabhunter searches only the titles of your open pages, but the search is very fast and works as advertised. You can invoke Tabhunter from the keyboard (Ctrl+Alt+T by default), start typing, and find the tab you want more quickly than you can likely switch over to your mouse and back.
Granted, Tabhunter is decidedly for keyboard shortcut lovers, but if you fall in that group and you regularly have a browser full o' tabs, it's a great extension. Tabhunter is a free download, works wherever Firefox does. If you're not quite into the idea, I've always liked previously mentioned LastTab for boosting my tab-switching skills. Unfortunately it's been buggy for me ever since Firefox 3, so Tabhunter is a welcome entry. Either way, your mileage may vary. Let's hear what you prefer in the comments.
Stanza Turns Your iPhone into a Kindle
iPhone/iPod touch only: If recession budgeting meant choosing an iPhone/iPod touch over a Kindle when the dust cleared this holiday season, you're in luck: Stanza is a free and fantastic ebook reader for your iPhone.
The free application comes pre-loaded with several sources for downloading free or public domain books (including the entire Project Gutenberg library), so you can easily download books like The Art of War, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, or Walden in just a few seconds without spending a dime.
However, if you want to get new books, Stanza also comes with a bookstore with which you can purchase popular new titles as well. Prices range from $8 to $15 based on the books I browsed. The reader itself is fully customizable, so if you don't like the standard black text on white background look, you can just as easily pick something that suits you. Stanza is a free download for the iPhone or iPod touch.
If you can't imagine reading from your iPhone or iPod touch in public, consider turning your iPhone into a Moleskine book so it still appears to onlookers like you're reading dead-tree style.
The most vulnerable to hackers to crack the 500 network password
People just started using a password, not long, it was found that many people use the same password repeatedly, even misspelled also ran the same password. In fact, precisely because of people's passwords can be set up by speculation, most hackers will use the following form commonly used passwords. From the 500 most commonly used passwords, you can see the safety awareness of how weak the person is dangerous. If you see in the table their own commonly used passwords, quickly replaced it. We should know that every password listed below are at least hundreds of other people used.
some interesting password, they show people trying to express themselves smart, but people can also be small smart unpredictable ... ... to look at the following interesting Password:
ncc1701: Galaxia No. ships enterprises.
thx1138: George Lucas first film's name, it is a student work on the earlier re-production.
qazwsx: classic left-hand side of the keyboard letters.
666666:6 months 6
ou812: Van Halen album 1988 album's title.
8675309: Tommy Tutone band's 1982 song mentioned a figure.
It is said that there are about 1 / 9 of at least the following used a password, and there are 1 / 50 people who used the top 20 worst password.
Watch it, the password is not case-sensitive via:
NO
Top 1-100
Top 101-200
Top 201-300
Top 301-400
Top 401-500
1
123456
porsche
firebird
prince
Rosebud
2
password
guitar
butter
beach
jaguar
3
12345678
chelsea
united
amateur
great
4
1234
black
turtle
7777777
cool
5
pussy
diamond
steelers
muffin
cooper
6
12345
nascar
tiffany
redsox
1313
7
dragon
jackson
zxcvbn
star
Scorpio
8
qwerty
cameron
tomcat
testing
mountain
9
696969
654321
golf
shannon
madison
10
mustang
computer
bond007
murphy
987654
11
letmein
amanda
bear
frank
brazil
12
baseball
wizard
tiger
hannah
lauren
13
master
xxxxxxxx
doctor
dave
japan
14
michael
money
gateway
eagle1
naked
15
football
phoenix
gators
11111
squirt
16
shadow
mickey
angel
mother
stars
17
monkey
bailey
junior
nathan
apple
18
abc123
knight
thx1138
raiders
alexis
19
pass
iceman
porno
steve
aaaa
20
fuckme
tigers
badboy
forever
bonnie
21
6969
purple
debbie
angela
peaches
22
jordan
andrea
spider
viper
jasmine
23
harley
horny
melissa
ou812
kevin
24
ranger
dakota
booger
jake
matt
25
iwantu
aaaaaa
1212
lovers
qwertyui
26
jennifer
player
flyers
suckit
danielle
27
hunter
sunshine
fish
gregory
beaver
28
fuck
morgan
porn
buddy
4321
29
2000
starwars
matrix
whatever
4128
30
test
boomer
teens
young
runner
31
batman
cowboys
scooby
nicholas
swimming
32
trustno1
edward
jason
lucky
dolphin
33
thomas
charles
walter
helpme
gordon
34
tigger
girls
cumshot
jackie
casper
35
robert
booboo
boston
monica
stupid
36
access
coffee
Braves
midnight
shit
37
love
xxxxxx
yankee
college
saturn
38
buster
bulldog
lover
baby
gemini
39
1234567
ncc1701
barney
cunt
apples
40
soccer
rabbit
victor
brian
august
41
hockey
peanut
tucker
mark
3333
42
killer
john
princess
StarTrek
canada
43
george
johnny
mercedes
sierra
blazer
44
sexy
Gandalf
5150
leather
cumming
45
andrew
Spanky
doggie
232323
hunting
46
charlie
winter
ZZZZZZ
4444
kitty
47
superman
brandy
gunner
beavis
rainbow
48
asshole
compaq
horney
bigcock
112233
49
fuckyou
carlos
bubba
happy
arthur
50
dallas
tennis
2112
sophie
cream
51
jessica
james
fred
ladies
calvin
52
panties
mike
johnson
naughty
shaved
53
pepper
brandon
xxxxx
giants
surfer
54
1111
fender
tits
booty
Samson
55
austin
anthony
member
blonde
kelly
56
william
blowme
boobs
fucked
paul
57
daniel
ferrari
donald
golden
mine
58
golfer
cookie
bigdaddy
0
king
59
summer
chicken
Bronco
fire
racing
60
heather
maverick
penis
sandra
5555
61
hammer
chicago
voyager
Pookie
eagle
62
yankees
joseph
rangers
packers
hentai
63
joshua
diablo
birdie
einstein
newyork
64
maggie
sexsex
trouble
dolphins
little
65
biteme
hardcore
white
0
Redwings
66
enter
666666
TopGun
chevy
smith
67
ashley
willie
bigtits
winston
sticky
68
thunder
welcome
bitches
warrior
cocacola
69
cowboy
chris
green
sammy
animal
70
silver
panther
super
slut
Broncos
71
richard
yamaha
qazwsx
8675309
private
72
fucker
justin
magic
zxcvbnm
skippy
73
orange
banana
lakers
nipples
marvin
74
merlin
driver
rachel
power
blondes
75
michelle
marine
slayer
victoria
enjoy
76
corvette
angels
scott
asdfgh
girl
77
bigdog
fishing
2222
vagina
apollo
78
cheese
david
asdf
toyota
parker
79
matthew
maddog
video
travis
qwert
80
121212
hooters
london
hotdog
time
81
patrick
wilson
7777
paris
sydney
82
martin
butthead
Marlboro
rock
women
83
freedom
dennis
Srinivas
xxxx
voodoo
84
ginger
fucking
internet
extreme
magnum
85
blowjob
captain
action
redskins
juice
86
nicole
bigdick
carter
erotic
abgrtyu
87
sparky
chester
jasper
dirty
777777
88
yellow
smokey
monster
ford
dreams
89
camaro
xavier
teresa
freddy
maxwell
90
secret
steven
jeremy
arsenal
music
91
dick
viking
11111111
access14
rush2112
92
falcon
snoopy
bill
wolf
russia
93
taylor
blue
crystal
nipple
scorpion
94
111111
eagles
peter
ILOVEYOU
rebecca
95
131313
winner
pussies
alex
tester
96
123123
samantha
cock
florida
mistress
97
bitch
house
beer
eric
phantom
98
hello
miller
rocket
legend
billy
99
scooter
flower
theman
movie
6666
100
please
jack
oliver
success
albert
some interesting password, they show people trying to express themselves smart, but people can also be small smart unpredictable ... ... to look at the following interesting Password:
ncc1701: Galaxia No. ships enterprises.
thx1138: George Lucas first film's name, it is a student work on the earlier re-production.
qazwsx: classic left-hand side of the keyboard letters.
666666:6 months 6
ou812: Van Halen album 1988 album's title.
8675309: Tommy Tutone band's 1982 song mentioned a figure.
It is said that there are about 1 / 9 of at least the following used a password, and there are 1 / 50 people who used the top 20 worst password.
Watch it, the password is not case-sensitive via:
NO
Top 1-100
Top 101-200
Top 201-300
Top 301-400
Top 401-500
1
123456
porsche
firebird
prince
Rosebud
2
password
guitar
butter
beach
jaguar
3
12345678
chelsea
united
amateur
great
4
1234
black
turtle
7777777
cool
5
pussy
diamond
steelers
muffin
cooper
6
12345
nascar
tiffany
redsox
1313
7
dragon
jackson
zxcvbn
star
Scorpio
8
qwerty
cameron
tomcat
testing
mountain
9
696969
654321
golf
shannon
madison
10
mustang
computer
bond007
murphy
987654
11
letmein
amanda
bear
frank
brazil
12
baseball
wizard
tiger
hannah
lauren
13
master
xxxxxxxx
doctor
dave
japan
14
michael
money
gateway
eagle1
naked
15
football
phoenix
gators
11111
squirt
16
shadow
mickey
angel
mother
stars
17
monkey
bailey
junior
nathan
apple
18
abc123
knight
thx1138
raiders
alexis
19
pass
iceman
porno
steve
aaaa
20
fuckme
tigers
badboy
forever
bonnie
21
6969
purple
debbie
angela
peaches
22
jordan
andrea
spider
viper
jasmine
23
harley
horny
melissa
ou812
kevin
24
ranger
dakota
booger
jake
matt
25
iwantu
aaaaaa
1212
lovers
qwertyui
26
jennifer
player
flyers
suckit
danielle
27
hunter
sunshine
fish
gregory
beaver
28
fuck
morgan
porn
buddy
4321
29
2000
starwars
matrix
whatever
4128
30
test
boomer
teens
young
runner
31
batman
cowboys
scooby
nicholas
swimming
32
trustno1
edward
jason
lucky
dolphin
33
thomas
charles
walter
helpme
gordon
34
tigger
girls
cumshot
jackie
casper
35
robert
booboo
boston
monica
stupid
36
access
coffee
Braves
midnight
shit
37
love
xxxxxx
yankee
college
saturn
38
buster
bulldog
lover
baby
gemini
39
1234567
ncc1701
barney
cunt
apples
40
soccer
rabbit
victor
brian
august
41
hockey
peanut
tucker
mark
3333
42
killer
john
princess
StarTrek
canada
43
george
johnny
mercedes
sierra
blazer
44
sexy
Gandalf
5150
leather
cumming
45
andrew
Spanky
doggie
232323
hunting
46
charlie
winter
ZZZZZZ
4444
kitty
47
superman
brandy
gunner
beavis
rainbow
48
asshole
compaq
horney
bigcock
112233
49
fuckyou
carlos
bubba
happy
arthur
50
dallas
tennis
2112
sophie
cream
51
jessica
james
fred
ladies
calvin
52
panties
mike
johnson
naughty
shaved
53
pepper
brandon
xxxxx
giants
surfer
54
1111
fender
tits
booty
Samson
55
austin
anthony
member
blonde
kelly
56
william
blowme
boobs
fucked
paul
57
daniel
ferrari
donald
golden
mine
58
golfer
cookie
bigdaddy
0
king
59
summer
chicken
Bronco
fire
racing
60
heather
maverick
penis
sandra
5555
61
hammer
chicago
voyager
Pookie
eagle
62
yankees
joseph
rangers
packers
hentai
63
joshua
diablo
birdie
einstein
newyork
64
maggie
sexsex
trouble
dolphins
little
65
biteme
hardcore
white
0
Redwings
66
enter
666666
TopGun
chevy
smith
67
ashley
willie
bigtits
winston
sticky
68
thunder
welcome
bitches
warrior
cocacola
69
cowboy
chris
green
sammy
animal
70
silver
panther
super
slut
Broncos
71
richard
yamaha
qazwsx
8675309
private
72
fucker
justin
magic
zxcvbnm
skippy
73
orange
banana
lakers
nipples
marvin
74
merlin
driver
rachel
power
blondes
75
michelle
marine
slayer
victoria
enjoy
76
corvette
angels
scott
asdfgh
girl
77
bigdog
fishing
2222
vagina
apollo
78
cheese
david
asdf
toyota
parker
79
matthew
maddog
video
travis
qwert
80
121212
hooters
london
hotdog
time
81
patrick
wilson
7777
paris
sydney
82
martin
butthead
Marlboro
rock
women
83
freedom
dennis
Srinivas
xxxx
voodoo
84
ginger
fucking
internet
extreme
magnum
85
blowjob
captain
action
redskins
juice
86
nicole
bigdick
carter
erotic
abgrtyu
87
sparky
chester
jasper
dirty
777777
88
yellow
smokey
monster
ford
dreams
89
camaro
xavier
teresa
freddy
maxwell
90
secret
steven
jeremy
arsenal
music
91
dick
viking
11111111
access14
rush2112
92
falcon
snoopy
bill
wolf
russia
93
taylor
blue
crystal
nipple
scorpion
94
111111
eagles
peter
ILOVEYOU
rebecca
95
131313
winner
pussies
alex
tester
96
123123
samantha
cock
florida
mistress
97
bitch
house
beer
eric
phantom
98
hello
miller
rocket
legend
billy
99
scooter
flower
theman
movie
6666
100
please
jack
oliver
success
albert
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Make Your Own SAD Light Box
Boris wanted to build a light box for his sister, who suffers from Seasons Affective Disorder, a disorder brought on by lack of exposure to bright light in darker winter climates.
My sister suffers from seasonal affective disorder, also known as winter depression. A commonly prescribed therapy is light therapy - about thirty minutes of bright light in the morning. Bright in this context means more than 10 000 Lumens. You can of course buy commercial light-boxes, but I wanted to construct one by myself.
He neglects to point out that commercial light boxes can run $200+ and that building you own is a really economical choice. By repurposing a wooden filing box from Ikea, buying some compact fluorescent bulbs and some basic light sockets he was able to craft a very serviceable light box for his sister that exceeded the 10,000 Lumen requirement by nearly 6,000 Lumens.
My sister suffers from seasonal affective disorder, also known as winter depression. A commonly prescribed therapy is light therapy - about thirty minutes of bright light in the morning. Bright in this context means more than 10 000 Lumens. You can of course buy commercial light-boxes, but I wanted to construct one by myself.
He neglects to point out that commercial light boxes can run $200+ and that building you own is a really economical choice. By repurposing a wooden filing box from Ikea, buying some compact fluorescent bulbs and some basic light sockets he was able to craft a very serviceable light box for his sister that exceeded the 10,000 Lumen requirement by nearly 6,000 Lumens.
Stanza Turns Your iPhone into a Kindle
iPhone/iPod touch only: If recession budgeting meant choosing an iPhone/iPod touch over a Kindle when the dust cleared this holiday season, you're in luck: Stanza is a free and fantastic ebook reader for your iPhone.
The free application comes pre-loaded with several sources for downloading free or public domain books (including the entire Project Gutenberg library), so you can easily download books like The Art of War, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, or Walden in just a few seconds without spending a dime.
However, if you want to get new books, Stanza also comes with a bookstore with which you can purchase popular new titles as well. Prices range from $8 to $15 based on the books I browsed. The reader itself is fully customizable, so if you don't like the standard black text on white background look, you can just as easily pick something that suits you. Stanza is a free download for the iPhone or iPod touch.
If you can't imagine reading from your iPhone or iPod touch in public, consider turning your iPhone into a Moleskine book so it still appears to onlookers like you're reading dead-tree style.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Bookmarklet Add-on Stand-ins for Google Chrome
The ReadWriteWeb blog bemoans the lack of browser extension support in Google Chrome (so far), and offers a list of handy bookmarklets that can tide you over for now.
From Gmail This, to Dictionary, to Delicious 'marklets, this collection looks a lot like our top 10 useful bookmarklets. Of course, bookmarklets don't take up the memory or require installation like add-ons do, so these are worth dragging to your Firefox toolbar as well.
From Gmail This, to Dictionary, to Delicious 'marklets, this collection looks a lot like our top 10 useful bookmarklets. Of course, bookmarklets don't take up the memory or require installation like add-ons do, so these are worth dragging to your Firefox toolbar as well.
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Display Your Unread Message Count in the Gmail Favicon
Firefox with Greasemonkey: The Gmail Unread Message Count in Favicon Greasemonkey user script displays your unread message count on the Gmail site favicon.
If you're not familiar with the concept of the favicon, it's the small icon that appears next to the address bar or in the tab and helps identify which sites are open in which tab (like the little 'lh' that Lifehacker uses as its favicon). With this script installed, the favicon gets even more useful by showing your unread count in addition to identifying which tab holds your Gmail account. The unread number glows brighter with each new message you receive, and it maxes out at 10. The improved favicon is a perfect compliment to the previously mentioned FaviconizeTab extension, which strips all the text from tabs so all you're left with is the favicon, but I also wouldn't be surprised to see this incorporated in Better Gmail sometime in the future (it's very similar to the already included Show Inbox Count First script).
It's a simple little script, but it's a brilliant tweak. Gmail Unread Message Count in Favicon is a free download, requires Firefox and the Greasemonkey extension.
If you're not familiar with the concept of the favicon, it's the small icon that appears next to the address bar or in the tab and helps identify which sites are open in which tab (like the little 'lh' that Lifehacker uses as its favicon). With this script installed, the favicon gets even more useful by showing your unread count in addition to identifying which tab holds your Gmail account. The unread number glows brighter with each new message you receive, and it maxes out at 10. The improved favicon is a perfect compliment to the previously mentioned FaviconizeTab extension, which strips all the text from tabs so all you're left with is the favicon, but I also wouldn't be surprised to see this incorporated in Better Gmail sometime in the future (it's very similar to the already included Show Inbox Count First script).
It's a simple little script, but it's a brilliant tweak. Gmail Unread Message Count in Favicon is a free download, requires Firefox and the Greasemonkey extension.
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