bytehead's link blog
February 3, 2006
MSN Money - Life insurance needs estimator, life insurance calculator
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Interesting. My life insurance needs are pretty minimal actually. Due to The_Rose being the bread winner mostly. And having a decent job.
Interesting. My life insurance needs are pretty minimal actually. Due to The_Rose being the bread winner mostly. And having a decent job.
Ultimate VNC Setup at Damaged In Transit
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I really, really need to get VNC up and working on some machines around here. Remote desktop as well. PCAnywhere, I've got that down cold at this point. Sigh.
Go there…I really, really need to get VNC up and working on some machines around here. Remote desktop as well. PCAnywhere, I've got that down cold at this point. Sigh.
Welcome to MotoModders.net
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Pimp my V3 baby! Can't say I've done much yet, but I do have a new graphic for the external LCD.
Pimp my V3 baby! Can't say I've done much yet, but I do have a new graphic for the external LCD.
Ultimate VNC Setup at Damaged In Transit
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I really, really need to get VNC up and working on some machines around here. Remote desktop as well. PCAnywhere, I've got that down cold at this point. Sigh.
Go there… I really, really need to get VNC up and working on some machines around here. Remote desktop as well. PCAnywhere, I've got that down cold at this point. Sigh.
February 2, 2006
Tracing An Email
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How to get the headers (for Gmail) and track back where the email came from.
How to get the headers (for Gmail) and track back where the email came from.
Why Reboot
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Interesting little program that tells you why that program you just installed wants to be reboot your system. In the case of my WinAMP upgrade, it showed absolutely nothing that needed to be done, even though WinAMP wanted to reboot. WinAMP works quite well without the reboot. Go figure! It's now in my \bin32\.
Interesting little program that tells you why that program you just installed wants to be reboot your system. In the case of my WinAMP upgrade, it showed absolutely nothing that needed to be done, even though WinAMP wanted to reboot. WinAMP works quite well without the reboot. Go figure! It's now in my \bin32\.
Raw Like Sushi
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Paper models of sushi, including a turntable that you print, cut, fold, glue and there you have it. Japanese site, but there's enough English to work with.
Go there… Paper models of sushi, including a turntable that you print, cut, fold, glue and there you have it. Japanese site, but there's enough English to work with.
Paper models
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Paper models of rockets (real and imagnined) and jets that you download, print, cut, fold and glue. Saturn V, Apollo, all sorts of stuff.
Go there… Paper models of rockets (real and imagnined) and jets that you download, print, cut, fold and glue. Saturn V, Apollo, all sorts of stuff.
whonu Search - Creating geniuses, one visit at a time
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Search multiple search engines at once.
Search multiple search engines at once.
XenSource Xen Downloads
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Virtual machine software. Maybe I'll get this running under VMWare.
Virtual machine software. Maybe I'll get this running under VMWare.
VTunnel.com will protect your anonymity on the internet, helping you evade url and ip filters!
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Another proxy for the list
Go there… Another proxy for the list
Send large files quickly and easily without clogging up your email.
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Another file uploading site.
Another file uploading site.
Sharp Blue Relativity, FTL and causality
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An article about how FTL should be pretty much impossible.
An article about how FTL should be pretty much impossible.
Removing unused device drivers from Windows XP machines
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Set an environmental variable, and you get access to unused device drivers. Who knew? Now you can too!
Set an environmental variable, and you get access to unused device drivers. Who knew? Now you can too!
NASA - Science@NASA J-Track 3D
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Track satellites in real time with this java applet. Very cool.
Track satellites in real time with this java applet. Very cool.
StarForce Drivers Removal
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How to remove the StarForce drivers (some games install this for copy protection). Evidently the drivers cause problems with CD drives, causing them to slow down horribly.
How to remove the StarForce drivers (some games install this for copy protection). Evidently the drivers cause problems with CD drives, causing them to slow down horribly.
Search IMooU
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Do searches using email. Send a request using email, get responses back via email.
Go there… Do searches using email. Send a request using email, get responses back via email.
Link fader script by impenetrable.org
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Make your links fade into a different color. Or not, available on a per-link basis.
Go there… Make your links fade into a different color. Or not, available on a per-link basis.
GREYCSTORATION
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Photomanipulation. Add noise, subtract noise, remove text from a photo, remove subtitles from a movie frame, resize an image.
Photomanipulation. Add noise, subtract noise, remove text from a photo, remove subtitles from a movie frame, resize an image.
Copyscape - Website Plagiarism Search - Web Site Content Copyright Protection
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Interesting site. It caught quite a few of the quotes in my blog. At least I was caught quoting them, not plagiarizing them.
Interesting site. It caught quite a few of the quotes in my blog. At least I was caught quoting them, not plagiarizing them.
hiding email addresses - Sarven Capadisli
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Several different way to hide your email address from spam harvestors.
Several different way to hide your email address from spam harvestors.
Dune 7 Blog Index
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A blog from the authors about the continuing saga of Dune. I really with they had an RSS feed, but I guess I'll set this up on my Links to Monitor to keep up to date on this.
Go there… A blog from the authors about the continuing saga of Dune. I really with they had an RSS feed, but I guess I'll set this up on my Links to Monitor to keep up to date on this.
ChatFu Cartoonify Your IM Chats
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Copy/paste your IM chat and this site will create a cartoon that you can either link to or put a series of graphics up.
Copy/paste your IM chat and this site will create a cartoon that you can either link to or put a series of graphics up.
Blogcritics.org Open Source Configuring Apache - Don't Succumb To The Slashdot Effect
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If I ever get a host that allows me to manage .files, this is for further reading.
If I ever get a host that allows me to manage .files, this is for further reading.
Deer Park Portable Thunderbird Mozilla Stuff JohnHaller.com
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Put Thunderbird on your flash drive.
Go there… Put Thunderbird on your flash drive.
Free Online Graph Paper Grid Paper PDFs
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The_Rose are you looking at this? Create your own graph paper (to your own specs even!).
The_Rose are you looking at this? Create your own graph paper (to your own specs even!).
A List Apart Articles In Search of the Holy Grail
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3 columns via CSS only. I thought I was already doing this with my blog?
3 columns via CSS only. I thought I was already doing this with my blog?
fastandloud.com » Blog Archive » View blocked sites from school or work (IP address filter bypass for Myspace, Facebook, Fri
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A bunch of proxy links.
Go there… A bunch of proxy links.
AtariBoy » Viewing hidden comments on myspace
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Finding out comments and friends, even though the myspace user doesn't want you to know.
Go there… Finding out comments and friends, even though the myspace user doesn't want you to know.
Computer Associates Product Solutions
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Get your free one year trial of CA's EZ Antivirus. Installed on The_Rose's laptop since the McAfee I installed expired.
Go there… Get your free one year trial of CA's EZ Antivirus. Installed on The_Rose's laptop since the McAfee I installed expired.
Bruce Campbell Soundboard (swf)
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This is the Bruce Campbell Soundboard. Flash compiled it appears.
Go there… This is the Bruce Campbell Soundboard. Flash compiled it appears.
January 19, 2006
photo.sight.ru mammself
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The title is translated (I think) from фото.сайт | ню | mammself. This is one bizarre (and probably NSFW) picture.
The title is translated (I think) from фото.сайт | ню | mammself. This is one bizarre (and probably NSFW) picture.
Windows Xp2000 Commands & Tools - GovernmentSecurity.org
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Some XP (and W2k3) specific commands, which I've dutifully added to my makehelp.cmd.
Go there… Some XP (and W2k3) specific commands, which I've dutifully added to my makehelp.cmd.
Ruby on Rails Cheat Sheet - Ruby On Rails - ILoveJackDaniels.com
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Another ilovejackdaniels cheat sheet, for ruby on rails this time.
Another ilovejackdaniels cheat sheet, for ruby on rails this time.
MotoX.us Motorola Modding... all that RAZR & more™
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Good information about unlocking and modding your RAZR. I plan on looking at this much more.
Go there… Good information about unlocking and modding your RAZR. I plan on looking at this much more.
Listen to Manatee Sounds
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Living in Jacksonville, I had to blog this list of various sounds that manatee make.
Go there… Living in Jacksonville, I had to blog this list of various sounds that manatee make.
KDE 3.5 on SUSE Linux 10 for VMware Player
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A virtual machine for vmware's vmplayer using SUSE 10 and KDE 3.5.
A virtual machine for vmware's vmplayer using SUSE 10 and KDE 3.5.
HTML 4.0 Entities for Symbols and Greek Letters
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Good list I'll be adding to my linkstomonitor.
Good list I'll be adding to my linkstomonitor.
hanzoweb
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"A social webarchiving service". You register for 100mb of archive space per month for free. Pay $64/month for 1GB of archive space per month. Looks like it copies the entire web page, including graphics, objects and such.
Go there… "A social webarchiving service". You register for 100mb of archive space per month for free. Pay $64/month for 1GB of archive space per month. Looks like it copies the entire web page, including graphics, objects and such.
GUUUI - Visio - the interaction designer's nail gun (2nd edition)
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Using Visio to create web site designs. Need to read.
Using Visio to create web site designs. Need to read.
gtd-php Getting Things Done with PHP
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Getting Things Done implemented via PHP (and MySQL I think).
Go there… Getting Things Done implemented via PHP (and MySQL I think).
Graphics N Graphic Design Blog » Huge List of 200+ Freeware Font Sites n Font Types n Formats
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A bunch of free font sites.
Go there… A bunch of free font sites.
Free HTML Form Editor - formArchitect
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Create HTML forms without using the <table> that seems to be so hated among the HTML elite.
Create HTML forms without using the <table> that seems to be so hated among the HTML elite.
ComputerZen.com - Scott Hanselman - Scott Hanselman's 2005 Ultimate Developer and Power Users Tool List
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I may have blogged this before, but this is a larger list broken down by functionality.
I may have blogged this before, but this is a larger list broken down by functionality.
about kaos.theory
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Anonymous network usage using a live boot CD. Uses the TOR network for anonymization.
Go there… Anonymous network usage using a live boot CD. Uses the TOR network for anonymization.
January 15, 2006
wankr beta - collaborative masturbation network
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A (farce?) site about swapping pictures for masturbation. I think.
Go there… A (farce?) site about swapping pictures for masturbation. I think.
Spyware, Adware, Spam, Phishing, Viruses, Identity Theft Protection SiteAdvisor
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A blog on a site that downloads various packages and sees what kind of spyware gets installed.
A blog on a site that downloads various packages and sees what kind of spyware gets installed.
SpeedGuide.net TCP Optimizer Downloads
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Download for the TCP Optimizer program. Helps maximize your throughput.
Download for the TCP Optimizer program. Helps maximize your throughput.
Office Tips and Hints Blog
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Some interesting programs that aren't neccessarily documented well. osk for an onscreen keyboard? Good stuff!
Some interesting programs that aren't neccessarily documented well. osk for an onscreen keyboard? Good stuff!
MeetWithApproval.com — A great idea for meetings, parties, friends, reunions, weekends, corporate events
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Schedule a meeting or whatnot and watch as everybody settles it.
Schedule a meeting or whatnot and watch as everybody settles it.
mad2.jpg (JPEG Image, 419x1073 pixels)
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One of those Mad Magazine fold-overs. This image is after folding. Don't recall the date on this, but it's pretty damn accurate, which also makes it pretty damn funny!
Go there… One of those Mad Magazine fold-overs. This image is after folding. Don't recall the date on this, but it's pretty damn accurate, which also makes it pretty damn funny!
mad1.jpg (JPEG Image, 1246x1612 pixels)
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One of those Mad Magazine fold-overs. This image is before folding (print and fold yourself if you want)
Go there… One of those Mad Magazine fold-overs. This image is before folding (print and fold yourself if you want)
m-o-o-t
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From the web site: " m-o-o-t is a free open-source computer system that boots from a CD and contains all the cryptographic code needed to defeat GAK (Government Access to Keys) laws. We believe that people should and can have access to electronic privacy even from their Governments."
Go there… From the web site: " m-o-o-t is a free open-source computer system that boots from a CD and contains all the cryptographic code needed to defeat GAK (Government Access to Keys) laws. We believe that people should and can have access to electronic privacy even from their Governments."
HelpSpot - Help Desk Software Help Desk Portal
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Help desk software via the web. But not web hosted, according the via link.
Help desk software via the web. But not web hosted, according the via link.
Cross Stitch - Upload Image
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Upload an image, and get a cross stitch pattern PDF sent back to you. Untried. Possibly for The_Rose.
Upload an image, and get a cross stitch pattern PDF sent back to you. Untried. Possibly for The_Rose.
Change Text on XP Start Button
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Change the text on your XP start button. Evidently it does some funky things under SP2. YMMV.
Change the text on your XP start button. Evidently it does some funky things under SP2. YMMV.
January 12, 2006
News - The home of Spybot-S&D!
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Bitching between Symantec and Spybot-hunter destroyer. Pretty funny IMHO.
Bitching between Symantec and Spybot-hunter destroyer. Pretty funny IMHO.
More Ways To Speed Up Windows XP (Connected Internet News Broadband Mobile Gaming News)
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Yet even more ways to make XP speed up. Hopefully.
Go there… Yet even more ways to make XP speed up. Hopefully.
ItsAStart.com - Your Entry Point to the Internet!
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A new custom starting page place. Again. All I've done so far with it is set my location for weather.
Go there… A new custom starting page place. Again. All I've done so far with it is set my location for weather.
Internet is for porn - Google Video
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Funny video (completely safe for work) using the World of Warcraft universe. Very funny.
Funny video (completely safe for work) using the World of Warcraft universe. Very funny.
Hoopty Rides Is the Complete New Yorker Spyware
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How to take the New Yorker DVD set and use them successfully off of a hard drive instead of constantly swapping DVDs.
Go there… How to take the New Yorker DVD set and use them successfully off of a hard drive instead of constantly swapping DVDs.
Find Sites on an IP Address with MSN Search
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Way to find all the sites that are being hosted on a particular IP address. I'm surprised (or not) at the number of sites that www.bytehead.org share.
Way to find all the sites that are being hosted on a particular IP address. I'm surprised (or not) at the number of sites that www.bytehead.org share.
Earthcode.com JSLog - a Lightweight Ajax logger
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A logging utility for Ajax without using alerts (and causing all those pop-up boxes to happen).
Go there… A logging utility for Ajax without using alerts (and causing all those pop-up boxes to happen).
Chatsum
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Chat with other people visiting the same site/web page. Beta, invitation only, I've signed up, but haven't received any word yet.
Go there… Chat with other people visiting the same site/web page. Beta, invitation only, I've signed up, but haven't received any word yet.
[Geeks are Sexy] technology news Hard drive recovery utilities when you can't afford to lose that data
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This looks good for some mining.
Go there…This looks good for some mining.
XP Secrets
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Interesting "secrets" about Windows XP. Ways to win some of the various games and other interesting stuff.
Interesting "secrets" about Windows XP. Ways to win some of the various games and other interesting stuff.
WeatherSig Home Page - The world's first email weather signature.
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Latest thing from the makers of WeatherPulse. Generate a signature based on your weather. A bit geeky, even for me.
Latest thing from the makers of WeatherPulse. Generate a signature based on your weather. A bit geeky, even for me.
Wallpaper, Only New Cool Desktop Wallpapers
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Cool wallpapers. Wish they were broken down by category though.
Go there… Cool wallpapers. Wish they were broken down by category though.
ToDoList 4.5.12 - A simple and effective way to keep on top of your tasks - The Code Project - Free Tools
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Interesting ToDo app. Downloaded, but I haven't installed it yet.
Interesting ToDo app. Downloaded, but I haven't installed it yet.
SpeedGuide.net TCP Optimizer Downloads
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Optimize your TCP settings with a touch of a button. And a reboot. I put it in my \bin32\ toolbox.
Optimize your TCP settings with a touch of a button. And a reboot. I put it in my \bin32\ toolbox.
Sloan Digital Sky Survey
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Image of the week from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Needs to get into my links to monitor, as this doesn't offer a RSS feed.
Go there… Image of the week from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Needs to get into my links to monitor, as this doesn't offer a RSS feed.
phpFunctions
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Ajax in action. Start to type a PHP function, and it gives you the arguments. Handy.
Go there… Ajax in action. Start to type a PHP function, and it gives you the arguments. Handy.
PackageMapper.com
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Track your packages via Google map. Didn't check to see if it also had RSS.
Go there… Track your packages via Google map. Didn't check to see if it also had RSS.
Mr. Speaker » Blog Archive » Hacking Windows Pinball
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Get your game on with this easter egg. I got like 47 million before I got tired of playing with it. And had more free balls left than I think I had a right to.
Get your game on with this easter egg. I got like 47 million before I got tired of playing with it. And had more free balls left than I think I had a right to.
Contentious » 10 Cool Things to Do with Furl
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Reminder: Look at Furl account and think about using it. Again.
Go there… Reminder: Look at Furl account and think about using it. Again.
AJAX Login System using XMLHttpRequest evolt.org
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This looks cool. Maybe I'll look at this to get started on AJAX when I'm rewriting the linkblog stuff.
This looks cool. Maybe I'll look at this to get started on AJAX when I'm rewriting the linkblog stuff.
January 8, 2006
Drag And Drop Upload field
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A Firefox extension that allows you to drage and drop for upload forms.
Go there… A Firefox extension that allows you to drage and drop for upload forms.
BtGhost.com Hosting
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Free (anonymous?) BitTorrent hosting. Upload your file, get a link, and share it.
Go there… Free (anonymous?) BitTorrent hosting. Upload your file, get a link, and share it.
January 7, 2006
Agatra - Forget your passwords... - Secure online password storage that logs you in to most sites.
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TorrentBB.com Your Torrent Bulletin Board
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Interesting site that lists other torrent sites.
Go there… Interesting site that lists other torrent sites.
The Scifi World - science fiction resources
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Looks good. But it has no RSS feed! Come on! Get with the program!
Looks good. But it has no RSS feed! Come on! Get with the program!
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