This is really off topic/not a normal post for flashladybug…but really, I just have to get this off of me.
You know those sites that claim they have found the secret to making thousands off of adsense? Their always in this particular format, long page, signature, personalized by the person who sold it, etc. I dont know about you, but, I used to think those were 1) all made by like the same person in some bot craze and 2) makes no money at all.
Well…surprisingly, I’m here to tell you that, atleast, ONE is legit 
*gasp
let me clarify. By legit I mean that I, or rather a friend of mine personally knows the person making the claims, has worked with him for several years, and heres the kicker…actually makes money!
Really, its quite surprising. And who knows, it could just work 
And so…this guy deserves a page on flashladybug, in addition to this post. Really…I just posted this because to actually know someone who does this for a living, and IS living, is quite amazing to me and who knows, he probably has some tricks up his sleeve.
Check out the description for his ebook: Adwords Profits 2
So, today’s post is about managing your desktop space. You know how it is, sometimes you’ll open up a screen and want it as big as you can….BUT without covering some other window…like, maybe your aim window on the right side. Heh, you press the max button and its gone!
You can use DesktopCoral to reserve a portion of the desktop that allows certain programs to exist, and others aren’t allowed to maximize into.
At the same time, you can use AllSnap to align your windows perfectly.
I know..alot of us have to have those windows line up exactly! Well…allsnap will let you snap em together You can even designate lines on your desktop to snap to. Its pretty interesting, and i’m sure someone who really has to have everything line up will love both of these apps.
“The striking young man - never without his
red-and-white-striped top, bobble hat, walking stick and glasses - had
a habit of turning up in the most unlikely and crowded of places, from
ancient Aztec kingdoms to medieval battlefields.
 |
| Melanie Coles, the artist, has released this photo of the figure taken from a helicopter |
But
now a Canadian artist has brought the game into the 21st Century, by
painting an enormous Wally that can be seen by Google Earth satellites.
The
55ft figure was installed on an undisclosed rooftop in Vancouver last
month, sparking a flurry of interest among internet users keen to be
the first to spot this Web 2.0 Wally.”
. . .
“Coles, an art student who publicised the project on her blog www.whereonearthiswaldo.com, is encouraging others to follow her lead and create a network of Google Earth Wallys across the world.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/04/10/wwaldo110.xml
“Acton’s
plans call for his biggest and most detailed model yet as he constructs
a model of the tremendously ancient city that
Tolkien says “appears hewn from the rock of Mount
Mindolluin” in the White Mountains. 
Acton’s matchstick version of the seven-level city was started in February
of 2007. The Minas Tirith model will contain hundreds
of city buildings and will be topped with the Tree of Gondor
and the White Tower of Etchelion. “
From his website, “Iowa artist
Patrick Acton turns ordinary wooden matchsticks into incredible works
of art. The Matchstick Marvels display is wood art at its best,
showing creativity and detail work unmatched by other skilled woodworkers.
Millions of matchsticks have been painstakingly glued together to
represent scaled models of life-like sculptures, intricate machines,
and world renown architecture.”
View more pix here
http://www.matchstickmarvels.com/Comingin2009.htm
I’m just going to let this speak for itself.
Okay, i can’t keep my mouth shut.
I reccomend the following from PCWorlds list as particularly interesting and worthy of exploration.
#3 : The three AM one looks pretty cool. I haven’t been up till 3 to test it out, but it looks neat.
#4 : I remember reading about Gmail Paper. There may even be a FLB post on it.
#7. The Google Earth flight simulator. The first time I heard of it, i didn’t believe it. Surprisingly, Brian or Joe hadn’t heard of it either. So off to Google Earth I went . . . and there it was. No lie.
#8. Google calculator. One of the things i love about Google.
#12. The Picasa Bear. Just how many it will show is a mystery. . . but its a lot.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/142620-1/googles_top_17_easter_eggs_gags_and_hoaxes.html
This is a REALLY useless utility. This isn’t even like there’s a possible use for it, this program honestly, was made because it COULD be made.
IE Retitler does exactly what it says. It lets you retitle the screens of IE to whatever you want.
Funny…there aren’t any preferences, plugins, or help files. Really…all you can do with it is leave cute messages to yourself when you glance down at your taskbar or the IE bar. Have fun with it
Check it out: Brenton Fletcher’s Portfolio
To be frank though, there are some pretty nice little apps in this portfolio. Have fun flipping through it and downloading a few
It was almost 207 years ago that the first battery was developed by Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. For the first time, electricity could be gathered and stored, instead of just being handled as a static shock. So the next time you open your laptop, listen to your mp3 player, or pick up the TV remote controll, remember that the battery started with Volta.
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/03/dayintech_0320
And. here’s a list of some common things we use all the time that depend on batteries :
Bluetooth devices
Cars
Cell Phones
Cordless power tools
Digital watches
Digital cameras
Flashlights
Laptops
MP3 players
Pacemakers
PDAs
Telephones - non-cell (Early phones used batteries to keep the phone line voltage up.)
TV Remotes
Okay, so its not the best list ever, and without batteries in general, we wouldn’t have made nearly as many advances in electrical technology as we have today.
As usual, if anyone has any other good ideas/strange places that we find batteries, feel free to leave your ideas in the comments so I can add em to the list.
Watch this short video to find out.
It’s quite amazing how with only 20 cars driving around a circle, all supposed to be doing 30kph, a wave of backup slowly flows around the ring of cars. Quite quickly the spacing between cars starts to change. As some cars speed up, they create gaps. Is the cars behind them speed up, other drivers speed up too. Soon, a bunch of faster-moving cars catch up to slower moving cars. Only when all the cars before the driver ahead of the slow pack move up does the driver leading the slow pack speed up. Still confused? Just watch the video. Its only 30 seconds long, and shows what happens really clearly.
Still not an excuse for being late to work though. . . . .
http://www.maniacworld.com/shockwave-traffic-jam-test.html
