Archive for June, 2007
Friday, June 29th, 2007
Friend of a Friend
One of my friends, has a friend that is a comedian. I watched and voted for his act on Famecast. Take a look and vote:
http://famecast.com/contest/centerstage.php?stage_id=6&round_id=58
He has some of his skits posted on his website:
http://www.naveedmahbub.com/
MySpace site:
www.myspace.com/naveedmahbub
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Thursday, June 28th, 2007
New project to help people learn Hindi
I’ve started a new project to help people learn Hindi. It is a daily podcast that covers various Hindi topics. It was inspired by the wonderful www.JapanesePod101.com podcast.
The new site is www.ISpeakHindi.com
I Speak Hindi will feature a podcast, learning materials that can be downloaded and printed, and online learning tools to help you learn Hindi. [...]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007
15-year-old performs surgery in India
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_on_re_as/india_underage_surgeon
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007
Need a graphics artist
I need a graphic artist to help with a project. Here are two ideas that have been recommended to me:
http://www.sitepoint.com/contests/
and
http://www.sitepoint.com/contests/
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
PodCasting plug in for word press
This looks like a perfect add in for the Hindi podcast that I hope to do:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/podpress/
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Wednesday, June 20th, 2007
Want to keep profits in the community? Create a currency!
Interesting Yahoo article about a community in Great Barrington, Massachusetts creating a local currency to keep profits in the community.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070619/lf_nm/usa_economy_berkshares_dc;_ylt=Ak0vyvE42B2veQVuLaanTkHMWM0F
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Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
Ancestry.com to Add DNA Test Results
“For less than $200 and a cheek-swiped cotton swab, you will soon be able to add DNA results to family tree Web sites.”
http://www.lawbean.com/2007/06/18/ancestrycom-to-add-dna-test-results/
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Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
DSL for the cost of Dial-up
http://www.att.com/gen/general?pid=6431
News article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070618/ap_on_hi_te/at_t_10_dsl;_ylt=Aijjnykni1zQLnDSyu.87YPMWM0F
Maybe we can reverse this trend:
“Recently a study of broadband penetration rates around the world was in the news, because the US has fallen to 24th place worldwide, at 53%. ”
http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,2102304,00.html
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
Internet Explorer (IE) for Linux
http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/page/Main_Page
I go the link from this story:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=475709
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Friday, June 15th, 2007
I love Continental Airlines!!!
I just had the most wonderful experience with Continental Airlines! I am going to fly continental even if I have to pay slightly higher for all my future bookings.
I was to take a business trip to Tokyo in July. So, I schedule a personal vacation in Tokyo around that trip. I would fly in the [...]
