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The Coolest Roller Coasters From Around the Globe

petercaroee — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:30:54 +0000

Wired magazine has made this collection. 8 of the best roller coasters from Around the world.

This one Vild-Svinet (Wild Boar) is from Denmark at BonBon Land in Holme-Olstrup, has an initial 97-degree (beyond vertical) angle of descent.

Check all the coasters here: 8 of the best roller coasters

Tags: Roller+Coasters

Reinvent your desktop

petercaroee — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 11:19:41 +0000

BumpTop is a fun, 3D dektop that keeps you organized. Like a real desk, or maybe…

Organize your files into a piles… drop pictures direct into Facebook.

Get a free BumpTo here: www.bumptop.com or just see the video here: http://bumptop.com/features

Tags: bumptop

Dig into DeepZom

petercaroee — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:39:18 +0000

Try the DeepZoom technology on a tour at the Yosemite.

Find the place you wan’t Zoom into (1) -> Zoom (2) -> Zoom more (3) -> and more zoom (4)

Project website: Yosemite Extreme Panoramic Imaging Project
Take your own tour of Yosemite National Park:
http://www.xrez.com/yose_proj/yose_deepzoom/new/XRez%20Xtreme%20Pano/index.html
Deep Zoom: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc645050(VS.95).aspx

Tags: DeepZoom

Sweet Dreams tool

petercaroee — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 21:13:55 +0000

Sven Bader (German guy) has made a small nice little tool: Sweet Dreams. This tool will help fall into a deep sleep with good music, and NOT wake up in the middle of the night and the music/PC is running.

With Sweet Dreams you are able to control (reduce) the Volumen and Duration before the PC is Shutdown/StandBy/Hybernated.

The site is in German, but the application is in Engelish. And just press Download on the page.

Get your Sweet Dreams here: http://www.svenbader.de

Small funny Conficker test of your PC

petercaroee — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 07:20:51 +0000

Eye Chart can diagnose you PC with ease.

The site is simple but brilliant. Conficker blocks access to some 100 security web sites, and the eye chart displays images from several of those sites. If your browser loads with the right configuration of dead images, then there’s a very good chance you’re computer’s infected. But still it’s a good idea to test your PC with more tools.

Test you PC here: www.confickerworkinggroup.org

Tags: Conficker

Protect your Symbian S60 device with Phone Guardian 3.0

petercaroee — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 06:53:01 +0000

Symbian Guru released the new version of its security software which helps protecting the phone from theft and unauthorized access. Phone Guardian 3.0 bursts with new features, among which we highlight:

Added aGPS support, allowing users to trace their mobile phones more precisely
New SMS commands
Added an option to start Phone Guardian not only by clicking on the icon, but also using the previously set secret combination
SMS can now be sent to up to 3 numbers

Like with previous version, Phone Guardian locks the phone automatically, after SIM change and on receiving of the lock SMS. Phone unlock is possible only with the right application password.

More information is available on SymbianGuru’s website.

Tags: Symbian, Security

Todays COOL tool (and it’s free)

petercaroee — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:20:47 +0000

With Simple Webpage Capture is so easy to capture a hole webpage into one image. NO MORE “cut and paste” and “cut and paste” and lots extra tools just to capture one webpage. Just use the super cool Simple Webpage Capture from PCWinTech. And it FREE

Read more about Simple Webpage Capture here and download it too: PCWinTech

Tags: screen+capture, FREE

HD Video Playback on Android

petercaroee — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:18:54 +0000

ZiiLABS Demonstrates Android Platform with HD Video Playback support

At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona (16th-19th February, 2009), ZiiLABS demonstrated its Android Platform with HD video support.

Read more here at ZiiLABS or check out the cool video here on youtube

Tags: ZIILABS, Android, HD+Video

Tag with the mobile

petercaroee — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:33:21 +0000

Imagine watching a movie trailer from a poster or viewing a product’s web site from its packaging.

With Microsoft Tag, your phone’s camera can open web pages, view personalized messages, and more. Think of a tag as a bar code and your camera as a reader. Best of all, you can easily create your own tags for free! Place one on your business card or in your e-mail signature so your contact information can be stored automatically.

Watch a demo here: Microsoft TAG DEMO or get your own TAG here: Microsoft TAG

Tags: TAG

Britain From Above by BBC

petercaroee — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:39:43 +0000

Check out this cool website Britain From Above from BBC

An epic journey revealing the secrets, patterns and hidden rhythms of our lives from a striking new perspective.

Join host Andrew Marr as he discovers how each and every one of us is interconnecting making Britain what it is today.

Britain looks very different from the skies. From a bird’s eye view of the nation, its workings, cities, landscapes and peoples are revealed and re-discovered in new and extraordinary ways.

Cutting edge technology allows you to see through cloud cover, navigate the landscape and witness familiar sights as never seen before.

The story of mapping information is really Cool, to see the data lines plottet on a real map. Mapping information