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[8 Jul 2008 | 8 Comments | ]

Do you want to test your internet connection speed fast? In case you want to you can try Speedtest.net.
SpeedTest.net is a broadband connection analysis tool with a huge selection of geographically dispersed testing servers.

Speedtest.net measures the performance of your broadband connection. At the end of each test, you are presented with the download (the speed of data from the server to your computer) and upload (the speed of sending data from your computer to the server) bandwidth speeds. The tests are performed completely within your web browser over HTTP (just like normal web browsing).… Continue reading here »»

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[30 Jun 2008 | 17 Comments | ]

Are you new to the blogosphere and do you need a good list which explains a lot of blogging terms?! Or do you need to refresh your memory? Anyway, it doesn’t matter which group you belong to, this is just a huge A to Z list made by DailyBlogTips and it really explains a lot of blogging terms including A-list, Adsense and many many more!

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[25 Jun 2008 | 19 Comments | ]

What is a domain name extension? A domain name extension is the last part of the domain, this is the part that comes after the . (dot).

Every domain name extension stands for something and has it’s own meaning. So in case you ever wondered what domain name extension like .com, .net, .org and other domain names extension stands for here is the answer.

The International domain name extension:

.aero
Travel

.biz
Business

.com
Global Domain, commercial

.coop
Cooperation

.edu
US College or University

.gov
US Federal Government

.info
Information

.int
International Treaties

.mil
US

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[22 Jun 2008 | 2 Comments | ]

In case you have never been to Paris this is your chance! I mean you can see Paris from the Eiffel tower and since I’m feeling a bit generous I pay the ticket!
So what do you have to do for it?  Almost nothing, click here and see it for your self!

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[4 Jun 2008 | 7 Comments | ]

I stumbled across TimeTicker which displays the exact time of the world in the different time zones. It’s great when you want to call someone who doesn’t live in the same country as you do. This way you’re sure that you don’t wake anybody up!

Anyway It works really simple. Click anywhere on the world map and TimeTicker will display the current time on that time zone OR you can use the right table below the world map where you can find a complete list of countries which you can select and view the current time… Continue reading here »»

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[15 May 2008 | 4 Comments | ]

This video was brought to my attention by my boss and you got to see this! This is really fascinating!
In 2003, the Hubble Space Telescope took the image of a millennium, an image that shows our place in the universe. Anyone who understands what this image represents, is forever changed by it.

So, what do you think now? Is our planet the ONLY planet that harbours life?? After seeing this video, I’m not that sure anymore!

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[15 May 2008 | 2 Comments | ]

EntreCard droppers, do you want 2000 ec’s?? If you do then head over Deliciousfingers and see how you can win 2000 ec’s!

Well, what are you waiting for??

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[26 Apr 2008 | No Comment | ]

With over 30 million dollars in the pockets of the ex-employees of Google and IBM, the founders of Cuill are going into battle with Google! So there might be a life after Google!
Anyway, I just heard about this today and I found it interesting and a Google search gave me the next results:

Cuill is a stealth search engine startup which claims that it can index web pages significantly faster and cheaper than Google. Cuill has told potential investors that their indexing costs will be 1/10th of Google’s, based on new search architectures and relevance methods.

Another rumour

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