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  • Google Maps Terrain Button

    Terrain Maps for Google Maps. They replaced the Hybrid Button with a new Terrain Button at Google Maps. The Terrain Maps shows relief maps with Mountains, Valleys, Rivers and Vegetation but also Buildings and Landmarks. Nice addition for Google Maps, gives a detailed look at geographical elements. T …

    on Nov 28, 07 0 comments
  • The Sputnik Legacy

    The Sputnik Legacy: Timeline of 50 years of Space exploration and a look inside the Sputnik 1, worlds first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957. Nice visualization by Xaquin G.V. and Kevin Hand.

    on Nov 20, 07 0 comments
  • Google Earth Weather Layers

    Weather data added to Google Earth Layers. The Weather folder contains 3 sub-layers: Clouds, Doppler Radar and Conditions and Forecasts, as also one Information link with background information. Radar and Conditions and Forecasts are provided by Weather.com. Clouds come from the Naval Research Labor …

    on Nov 10, 07 0 comments
  • World Bank Mapped

    The World Bank, Mapped: World Bank Data combined with Google Maps. Nice mashup. World Bank Projects, News, Statistics and Public Information Center by Country are available. Related Links: - World Bank, mapped

    on Nov 07, 07 0 comments
  • WikipediaVision Anonymous Edits

    WikipediaVision: nice Google Maps Mashup with anonymous edits to the English Wikipedia based on the Wikipedia Recent Changes Page. Not all edits are displayed. IP Adresses of registered users are protected by Wikipedia. Inspired by Flickervision and Twittervision. Almost real time, just a few minute …

    on Nov 05, 07 0 comments
  • TwitterPoster

    TwitterPoster: Mosaic with the images of Twitter Users based on amount of followers in Twitter. Nice done. Available are an international version and a few other countries versions (US, Japan, Brasil, UK, Spain, Germany, Australia, Italy, Mexico, Canada, France and Taiwan). More countries will be ad …

    on Nov 04, 07 0 comments
  • Gracenote Music Map

    Gracenote Music Maps: Popularity Map by Location with Current Top Artists and Album Charts. Data comes from the Gracenote Media Database. Related Links: - Gracenotes Music Map

    on Nov 04, 07 0 comments
  • WordPress 2.3.1

    WordPress 2.3.1 available for download. Bug fix and security release with over twenty solved bugs. Important Fixes: - Tagging support for Windows Live Writer - Fixes for a login bug that affected those with a Blog Address different than their WordPress Address - Faster taxonomy database queries - Li …

    on Oct 29, 07 0 comments
  • 30 Days Of Night Game

    30 Days Of Night Game: Keep your team alive for 30 days of Gameplay. Nice game to promote the movie 30 Days Of Night. Created by Big Spaceship. The movie 30 Days Of Night is based on the Graphic Novel by Steve Niles and Ben Templesmith: The isolated town of Barrow is into a state of complete darknes …

    on Oct 25, 07 0 comments
  • Google Earth Updated Imagery, Terrain

    Google updated their Imagery for Google Earth. The Google LatLong Blog provides a complete list with new high resolution, Updated Imagery and Terrain: Where in the world is (bonus edition Answers).

    on Oct 25, 07 0 comments
  • GlamGuns Guns for Girls

    Nice paradoy site at GlamGuns, Guns for Girls and Glamorous Weaponry! Watch their Hello Kitty AK-47: A perfect gift for the young lady of the house. Related Links: - Hello Kitty AK-47

    on Oct 19, 07 0 comments
  • XnView 1.91.6

    XnView 1.91.6: View and convert all sorts of graphic files. XnView supports more than 400 graphics formats. XnView lets you modify, convert almost anything (gif, bmp, jpeg, png, targa, multipage tiff, camera RAW, jpeg 2000, mpeg, Avi, Quicktime). EXIF IPTC metadata are also supported. Fast and easy …

    on Oct 19, 07 0 comments
  • Mozilla Firefox 2.0.0.8

    Firefox 2.0.0.8 available for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Stability and security update. People still running Firefox 1.5.0.x are encouraged to upgrade to the Firefox 2 series. Simply choose Check for Updates. Changelog: Firefox 2.0.0.8 Release Notes Download Firefox Related Links: - Firefox 2.0.0.8 se …

    on Oct 19, 07 0 comments
  • Rxbbx Start Blog

    Nice to see someone using our name. Just want to say that the Rxbbx Start Blog is not owned, endorsed by or affiliated with Rxbbx (speak out as Rixbix).

    on Oct 19, 07 0 comments
  • Outbrain Rating Widget

    Nice Rating Widget brought by Outbrain to embed in your site or blog. Their Rating Widget supports Blogger.com, TypePad, WordPress and ofcourse normal sites. Nice thing about the Widget is the fact that it does not ruin your Sites design. It inherits as much of your sites design as possible. Related …

    on Oct 19, 07 0 comments
  • Google Maps Profiles

    Google Maps Users can now create their own Google Maps profile. Simply sign in to Google Maps and click on My Profile. Your profile will then be available in all Public Maps you have created. You also can write a short bio and add random stuff like an avatar, location and Site Url. Related Links: - …

    on Oct 19, 07 0 comments
  • MTV’s NextOrNot

    Sure some people will like it: MTVs NextOrNot. Like HotOrNot you are able to upload your best photo and browse other users photos and profiles to rate them. The most viewed Hottie of the Day gets a spot on the frontpage and will appear on MTV.

    on Oct 19, 07 0 comments
  • Opera 9.24

    New version of Opera released: 9.24. Opera is A full-featured Internet Browser. It includes pop-up blocking, tabbed browsing, integrated searches, and advanced functions like Opera???s groundbreaking E-mail program, RSS Feeds and IRC chat. You can customize the look and content of your Opera browser …

    on Oct 19, 07 0 comments
  • Digg Labs Screensavers

    Nice screensavers from Digg Labs. All their Applications. You can download them from the individual Labs pages: - Arc - Swarm - BigSpy (Pic) - Stack Related Links: - Digg Labs now available as Screensavers! - Digg Labs - Digg Arc New in Labs

    on Oct 18, 07 0 comments
  • IrfanView 4.10

    IrfanView 4.10 released. IrfanView is a fast, compact and small graphic viewer for Windows 9x/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista. It supports all major graphic formats (Supported file formats IrfanView), including BMP, DIB, JPEG, GIF, animated GIF, PNG, PCX, multipage TIFF, TGA, and more. It features drag-and …

    on Oct 16, 07 0 comments