What's in my menubar? (OSX)

Seems like every time another Mac user looks over my shoulder, they freak out over the number of little icons I have up in my menubar. And — like all Mac geeks — we have to immediately start trading information, learning tricks, and sharing tips. I’m sure you know the drill by now.



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Apple Notifies Partners: DRM-free Music and DRM-free Music Videos Soon

Yesterday, Apple sent out short notices to their iTunes partners who provide the music content to the iTunes store. The notices let partners know that they would soon be able to offer DRM-free music and DRM-free music videos to customers through iTunes.



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Strawberries + Alcohol = A Healthier Happy Hour

According to new research, the antioxidant capacity of strawberries can be significantly enhanced when they are combined with ethanol, the type of alcohol found in rum, vodka, tequila and other spirits. Those antioxidants attack free-radicals that can cause cancer, arthritis and heart disease.



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The Experience of Getting High

The cannabis "marijuana" or hash high is different for each person, depending on the particular details of conditions, setting, timing, state of mind, and the variety of cannabis used. Although cannabis is generally pretty benign, nothing is always safe and fun for everyone in every situation.



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The Miracle Polymer for the New Millennium

ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene) is the building material of the future. This wonder polymer, a transparent plastic related to Teflon, is replacing glass and plastic in some of the most innovative buildings being designed and constructed today. It can be made into glass-like sheets or inflated in pillows. Here are some projects that use ETFE.



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30 Nicest Apple, MacOS and iPod Wallpapers

Here are some good 30 Apple related wallpapers (Apple logo, Mac OS, iPod) that are definitely worth a look.



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The Ultimate Guide to Handbrake

Handbrake is a great Mac tool for ripping DVDs to your iPod. A lot of people know what it does, but few people know everything it can do. Check out this guide to learn new tips and tricks!



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4:20 in vancouver B.C.

check out the smoke from 5000 people blazin



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How To: Build a pen dart gun

This one is different than any other videos and how to's I've seen, this one looks absolutely wicked! (gonna make me a few of these!) Warning: Do not aim and shoot at any living object!



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Turn Any Picture Into 3D Image

Fotowoosh, a new service from Maryland-based startup Freewebs, will turn any image into a 3D model. In a week or so, the company says, users will be able to upload a picture and have an animated 3D image returned to them in an embeddable Flash widget.



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40% Efficient Solar Cells: They Are Being Used Back On Earth!

A company called Spectrolab has achieved a new world record in solar cell efficiency. By using concentrated sunlight, Spectrolab demonstrated the ability of a photovoltaic cell to convert 40.7% of the sun
’s energy into electricity. By contrast, regular solar cells are 12 - 20% efficient.

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VIDEO: Uwe Boll recreates 9/11 plane crash to advertise his Postal movie

Dressing people up as Bin Laden and telling viewers to see his movie wasn't enough. Nor did he stop at Columbine reenactment video or uncut orgy scenes. And now, we get to see a World Trade Center window washer doing his job with a plane crashing into the building from behind him. Expect America news stations to freak out when they see this footage

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Japanese Beat Doll

There's something oddly hypnotic about this Japanese rhythmic dancing doll that bobs to the beat of any song you play.

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God & Albert Einstein

He was slow in learning how to talk. "My parents were so worried," he later recalled, "that they consulted a doctor." Even after he had begun using words, sometime after the age of 2, he developed a quirk that prompted the family maid to dub him "der Depperte," the dopey one. Whenever he had something to say, he would try it out on himself,

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holy crap, huge turtle!

that thing is HUGE!

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