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Free Apps to Clone Your Hard Drive
Hard drive prices are so low now that it really makes sense to use an imaging program. That way you’ve got a perfectly cloned backup of your system exactly the way you have it configured in case of a crash, which is much more convenient than reinstalling Windows, activating, and loading all your applications all over again.
Here are four great apps to get the job done – without spending a dime!
Downloading photos from Facebook in a single zip or pdf file.
Despite being the largest image sharing service in the world, Facebook still has a depressingly short list of crippled features when it comes to photo albums. You can add a description, tag friends… and… that’s about it. When news broke yesterday about Flickr and Facebook teaming up I actually squealed with delight — this is it! — and then I realized it was just Flickr importing your new uploads to Facebook. Mega lame.
Now, Pick&Zip is by no means the only app that lets you backup Facebook photos, but it’s definitely the most lightweight and simple tool I’ve tried. All you do is sign in, browse albums or people, and download the photos. You can either download the photos as a ZIP or as a pre-compiled PDF. I’d recommend the ZIP option because the PDF seems to pointlessly up-scale your photos, exacerbating the poor JPEG quality of images on Facebook.
Seriously though, why doesn’t Facebook just offer a ‘backup my photos’ button? In a world where almost no one prints hard copy photos and scant few keep proper digital backups, it’s the least that Facebook could do!
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End of the road for ID cards
Any issued cards are now unusable with databases set to be destroyed within days
The much criticised ID cards scheme is finally dead and buried after the government revealed on Friday that any cards issued can no longer be used to prove identity or travel within Europe.
A brief statement on the Home Office web site explained that the final nail in the coffin would come "within days" when the National Identity Register, the database designed to hold the card details, will be destroyed.
Magic Mouse for PC by Sanwa
Sanwa announced the first Magic mouse for PC. The MA-Touch wireless mouse is capable of recognizing finger gestures and swipes like four-directional scrolling and two-finger swiping. The main difference lies in the supported OS, as Sanwa’s MA-TOUCH is designed for use exclusively in Windows. In contrast, the Apple Magic Mouse will work in Windows but with almost all its multitouch support stripped out, essentially reducing the device to nothing more than a simple mouse with an exorbitant price tag.
Watch YouTube videos with y-Tunes
y-Tunes: free online media player with interface like iTunes.
Apple app store hits 10 billion downloads
Apple says that its app store has hit the 10 billion downloads mark. The milestone, announced on Apple Inc.’s website Saturday, arrives as the company’s hugely popular smart phone is likely to become even more popular with the addition next month of Verizon Wireless as a carrier.
10 Science stunts for Christmas
Just be careful when you make this tricks to your friends. Have Fun!
Wearing Computer Keyboard
User Interface Design Framework – Illustrator File
• The GUI elements are based on common interface patterns (accordion, expandable panel, progress bar, tags, slide show…).
• They integrate usability good practices and are perfect for wireframes design.
• They are also a good start for interface application design : the appearance is consistent, they are easily customizable and all states of interaction are provided.
Download: GUI elements library for Illustrator