Google Reader offline access

Google Reader offline access

So I launched Google Reader this morning (it's been a couple of days) and saw this at the top:

I clicked the "Offline" link and got this pop-up window:

This just makes Google Reader all that much more useful.

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What is Bluetooth?

How Does Bluetooth Work?
Bluetooth enables two devices, usually within a short range, to connect to each other without cables or wires. The obvious advantage of Bluetooth technology is that it reduces the clutter of wires! But it also enables people to be in contact with each other and carry on with their work even when they are on the move. Bluetooth technology can be applied to a wide range of devices in areas like medicine, software, and mobile communications. Bluetooth is simple to install, easy to use, and can be used in number of devices such as digital cameras, mobile laptops, phones, printers, PCs, and video game consoles over a globally unlicensed, secure, short-range radio frequency.

Two Bluetooth enabled devices can communicate with each other using low power radio waves, and to eliminate interfering with other Bluetooth enabled devices, the frequency is kept extremely weak. When two Bluetooth enabled devices come within the range of each another, they automatically form a network between themselves and start communicating with each other. Usually, a Bluetooth device can connect to another Bluetooth device only when it comes within a 10 meter radius (about 30 feet) of that device. Within this range, a Bluetooth enabled device can simultaneously connect with up to 8 devices. But to avoid cluttering, Bluetooth uses a technology called spread-spectrum frequency hopping, which does not allow more than one device to transmit on the same frequency at the same time.

Where is Bluetooth Used?
In practical usage, bluetooth enables wireless communication between a headset and a mobile phone, or a mouse and the computer. Bluetooth-enabled PDAs can wirelessly sync up to a desktop, and in automobiles the technology can be used to enable a GPS or cell phone to "broadcast" audio to your car speakers. The technology is also being used in game controllers, digital cameras and medical monitoring devices.

The term "toothing" refers to the process of discovering other nearby Bluetooth enabled devices. A few years back, a hoax perpetrated the notion that toothing was being widely used to arrange random sexual encounters on trains and subways. And in a classic case of "Life imitates Art and then Art gets even" there are now bluetooth dating devices available -- and one was referenced in a "CSI Miami" television episode featuring a cop who gets his badge stolen in the midst of a bluetooth-enabled rendezvous.

Security in Bluetooth
While receiving or transferring data, security is a concern in any device that uses wireless connection. The automatic connection of Bluetooth devices enables people to send you data without your permission. To avoid this misuse, almost all the Bluetooth enabled devices carry an option that asks the users whether they wish to grant access to another Bluetooth enabled device that is trying to gain access to the user's device. The user can establish a list of trusted devices that can automatically gain access to his device. Other devices have to ask permission before they are granted access.

Bluetooth Health Concerns
Since Bluetooth uses the microwave radio frequency spectrum to establish communication with other devices, there are concerns about the effect of these frequencies on health. But studies have confirmed that the microwave frequency emitted by Bluetooth devices is within the permissible range and they do not cause any damage to the human tissues. Also, the microwave frequency emitted by Bluetooth devices is much lower than that of the mobile devices. All these factors make Bluetooth devices a safe and convenient device to use. (See Cell Phones Cause Cancer? for a related story.)

Bluetooth devices are becoming an integral part of our lifestyles and they will be used in many of the devices of the future.

Youtube Grabber

very simple just click grab...

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use VLC to play it.

Welcome to the SC.Net's very first online contest!

Prizes
Top 5 - Meet & Greet with Sam courtesy of Tito Raymund
Additional Prize - Highschool Musical Tickets for 2

Round One
At his young age, we believe that Sam is ready to conquer the entertainment industry. And we believe that he will be able to tackle many different and challenging roles. He proved that he can be everyone's superhero and even become the dramatic actor he was in "Walang Kapalit". Now here's the question that you have to answer:

Quote:

What is your dream role for Sam?

Describe it in your own way: in a story, a poem, lyrics to a song, a poster of him in his role, etc. As long as you describe your dream role for Sam, it's in!

Criteria
40% - Creativity
40% - Originality
20% - Judges' Votes

Round Two
Sam will read the TOP 5 pieces and will pick out the role that he likes the most.
He will announce the winner at the Meet & Greet.

Mechanics
Everyone is entitled to only ONE ENTRY. The entries will then be emailed to the judges. The judges will pick out the 5 best pieces from the bunch and will then be printed out. After printing, the representatives will give the TOP 5 pieces to Sam and he will decide who gets the additional prize afterwards.

The TOP 5 will be posted here.
And they will also be notified about the Meet & Greet details through email.

Who can join?
Everyone is eligible to join this contest as long as you are able to go to the meeting place and the Meralco Theatre on your own. Only the free tickets and the ability to meet Sam in person will be provided.

Add these information to your email:
These will be completely confidential.
Full Name:
Age:
Gender:
Exact Address:
(Attach your file)

Email your entries to contests@scnetmedia.com with the subject " SAMSTERS CONTEST ".
Entries without that subject WILL NOT be read.
Only ONE ENTRY per person.

Ending date: TBA

Any questions or concerns? Reply in this POST.

Microsoft Announces Surface Computer

A Surface computer is able to recognize physical objects from a paintbrush to a cell phone and allows hands-on, direct control of content such as photos, music and maps. Surface turns an ordinary tabletop into a dynamic surface that provides interaction with all forms of digital content through natural gestures, touch and physical objects.

The new product is aimed directly at hotels, retail establishments, restaurants and public entertainment venues and should be commercially available towards the end of the year.

It’s an interesting product in that it’s completely out of left field. Microsoft gives examples of ordering a beverage during a meal with just the tap of a finger and quickly browsing through music and dragging favorite songs onto a personal playlist by moving a finger across the screen. Build this into a bar and you’d get one-touch beer service although I’m not sure if they’ve found a way to work out when your beer glass is empty so replenishment becomes automatic, maybe in a later version.

The practical uses for Surface at the point of sale are broad. This is touch screen point of sale technology at a new level.

Lotto 6/49 jackpot reaches P108M

Total prize money of P108 million awaits the lucky winner of the Lotto 6/49 draw on Sunday, the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office said Friday.

PCSO General Manager Rosario Uriarte said the June 3 draw is only the sixth time that the lotto prize money exceeded P100 million.

Uriarte said the biggest Lotto 6/49 jackpot given by PCSO was in October 2002 when six winners shared the P202 million jackpot.

A meat vendor in Camarines Norte won the second biggest 6/49 jackpot prize worth P145 million in January 2006. Uriarte said the winner did not withdraw the money from the bank but instead used its P80,000 monthy interest for his family's needs.

The third biggest winner came from Bacolod City, a 51-year-old widow with eight children who worked as a house helper to a wealthy family. Uriarte said the widow wore worn-out slippers that did not even match when she came to collect the prize money.

A retired employee from Cebu took home the fourth biggest jackpot, which amounted to P135 million in January 2003. The employee was a father of three whose wife was working as a house helper in Hong Kong.

Two winners split the fifth biggest lotto jackpot of P104 million in September 2001. Uriarte said the two friends spent P8,000 in bets.


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Mariel Rodriguez