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Remember when the X men, Superman, and Eragon movie came out? Well, some movie theater placed the posters in a very peculiar way. I couldn’t believe this, how many times does this ever happen? What am I talking about? Well take a look at the picture below. See anything unusual? If you can’t see what it’s so peculiar, leave a comment and i’ll get back at you!

Hilarious isn’t it!

Google has reached a trillion page index, since of last year and you can already imagine how many more it has amassed as of now. Why are web surfers so attracted to Google? Why can’t we use other search engines when we need a speedy answer or search? I don’t know but have been conducting research on this matter.

Well, if you didn’t know there are other search out there! I am just saying this because i thought Google was the only search engine in existence! true story. If you are not satisfied with the search giant why not try another? True there are a few that suck, it’s mainly due to the fact that they can’t compete with Google, or are just starting. I have noticed the name of the site is also a huge factor on determining if the engine or site will proper. Here are some engines you may want to try-

1.Mahalo.com- This site is very refreshing well compared to Google but quite similar to Yahoo. I like that they have Blog posts you can view easily. They review websites and provide more places to search for what you want.

2.Pipl.com- This search engine is made to find people. You type in their name and get better results than Google. It’s great i wasted a few hours searching for a friend on Google and when i used this site i found him in the first search, it was the first result.

3.Snooth.com- I don’t know if this should be classified as a search engine, it more of a fine wine site, full of things on wine like where to buy wine, taste wine, love wine… Yet it has a notable database.

4.Seamlessweb.com- I don;’t like this search engine very much as it requires you to sign up. The info is used to improve the engine but it’s annoying. Although, it’s based on food, like snooth.com it specializes in a certain subject but still good.

5. Dogpile.com- I like this site in the future it might compete with Google. I have to say it does need a bigger database but it’s working on it. It’s very professional, if you have not realize already it’s mascot is Arffie a white spotted Dog.

Technology is developing at a great pace. Every day or so we see a company come out with a new gadget. The best examples are cell phones. There were days when people used to have huge phone which were called as mobile phones at that time but now things have changed, mobile phones are compact and uber cool. They have all sorts of features in them which make them something more than mobile phones. Nowadays with a mobile you can make calls, listen to music, watch movies, take photos, etc. But now it looks like the buttons generation of mobile phones is coming to an end, touchscreens are slowly crawling in. Touch screens have huge screen sizes and are pretty user friendly as well. Well, touch screens have their own pros and cons but for that we need to know the different touchscreens. Different touch screens? Yeah! There are basically three types of touch screens used in mobile phones these days. Lets discuss them briefly:

1. Resistive Touchscreen:
Resistive touchscreens are the most widely used touch screens in mobile phones. They are cheap and resistant to water and dust, but they get easily scratched and cannot be used with sharp objects. You can use any object to touch it, for instance finger, stylus, etc. You need to apply a bit of pressure in order to press the touchscreen. They have a good lifespan of about 35 million clicks.

The screen is basically of two layers and there’s a small plastic dots layer between the two layers. Electricity is supplied through each one of the layers and in the event of contact, a chain is formed. The amount of the electricity, passing between the layers is then measured, in order to determine the point of touch. The biggest con of these type of touchscreens is that it can’t recognize two touches at the same moment. In addition to this they are more prone to damages and the sensitivity reduces when it gets scratched. Moreover only 85% of the light emitted by the screen is let out.

Examples of Resistive touchscreens: HTC diamond, LG Viewty

2. Capacitive touchscreen:
Capacitive touchscreens are basically of two types- one that can recognize multiple touches simultaneously and the other which cannot. These type of touchscreens are costlier than the resistive types. They are scratch, moisture and dust-proof.

This type of touchscreen employs just one layer known as grid. It’s covered with an electroconductive material which provides continuous current with a certain frequency. When screen is touched with an object emitting a constant electric flow, for example a human finger (the human body generates electricity), a change in the current occurs and that’s how the contact point is determined.

It has an extremely long life of about 225 million clicks. In addition to this it lets through about 92% of the light emitted by the screen. There’s one serious disadvantage- it can’t be touched with just any object that you may like.

Examples of Capacitive touchscreens: Apple iPhone, LG Prada, Samsung F480

3. Infrared touchscreens:
Infrared touchscreens are the most expensive of the all the three mentioned here. It doesn’t require physical force, just a gentle touch is enough. In addition to this it is not influenced by dust, moisture or scratches. Moreover it’s the most durable compared to the other ones. They are basically of two types: optical and heat-sensitive.

This optical type uses infrared beams, which are not visible to the human eye. It works, using a number of sensors, arranged above and around the screen, forming a grid of invisible beams. If an object (finger or a stylus) touches the display, it interrupts the rays in a certain area and thus the touch point is determined. It has a lifespan of about 7 years. It suffers from a serious disadvantage- a strong ambient light can have a negative impact on its productivity.

The heat-sensitive type is the widely used one, but it is rarely used in screens. It is applied in other components of mobile devices like buttons. The best examples are Samsung SGH-E900 and Samsung U600, which can only be touched with warm objects. It suffers from one serious drawback- If your finger is frozen in winter and you touch this phone it won’t respond to your finger as its cold.

Google recently got a new icon, i noticed it a few days ago. At first i thought it was an icon from some other site, i finally saw that there was a small “g” in the icon. I hope Google sticks with this one, they had two in the past on was a plain white “G” and another one was the word “google”. I like this one except you have to look at it very carefully to finally determine what it is. I know i posted this a few weeks late but i never got around to finish this. You may have already noticed that they changed the logo.

If you want some updates for any Microsoft OS visit, Microsoft.com. You can get all kinds of tools, like the Malicious malware removal tool and trial software. You can also try out Windows 7 and other sneak peek software. I prefer Apple’s software but i sometimes use Windows, with this site i get up to date on what’s happening with anything to do with Microsoft.

Do you want to remove all your cookies from your computer? But don’t know how or what this is all about?
Well to begin here is an explanation of what a computer cookie is, a cookie is a text-only string that gets entered into the memory of your browser. This value of a variable that a website sets. If the lifetime of this value is set to be longer than the time you spend at that site, then this string is saved to file for future reference. So you see, a cookie is just memory your browser stores for faster surfing. So why would anyone want to remove them? Well many cookies also store spyware, which slow down our computers and send our personal info to anyone on the web. Also, many internet users have skeletons hiding in this stored memory. Deleting cookies regularly can make some browsers run faster as well. This is the case of Apple’s Safari. To delete your cookies you have two options. One is to simply go to your start menu, click on the control panel and then go to Network and internet. There you will see internet options. Once there you will find “delete browsing history and cookies”. The other option is to download ccleaner, this tool is awesome, it works as a registry cleaner and as a file cleaner. The best thing about it it’s totally free! To download it go to www.ccleaner.com

Many of us got new phones this Holiday. The only problem is we have to start all over again! There are many ways to download your contacts into your new one. you can do it the basic way, which is basically, manually transferring your content into the new. This will take you sometime and chances are you might not have the exact copy of what you had before. Another option is changing the SIM card, all you have to do is take out the new and old card from both phones. Then just swap them. The difficulties with this is that you might have incompatible phones. Usually because it’s either from two different telecommunications service provider or the phones are just different brands. The last solution i have to this conundrum is using Dashwire. I was saving the best for last! visit (www.dashwire.com)

This is how this works” Once you sign-up for your FREE account, you’ll be prompted to install a small application on your phone that will keep your phone constantly connected and in-sync with your private, web-based Dashwire account. You heard right FREE!!
What you do on the phone will instantly update on the web, what you do on the web will update on your phone.
No cables or effort required. Easy.

Dashwire brings all this online!

Contacts
Text Messages (SMS)
Photos
Videos
Call logs
Voicemail
Phone settings - Ringtones, Web Bookmarks, Speed Dials
You control which items sync and when it happens. Dashwire connects across wireless data, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB.

All you have to do is add Dashwire to your new phone and add the contents from your old one! Make sure you uploaded and backed up the old phone’s contact’s! So cool!

To all Bloggers reading this, i want to give you more traffic to your blog. If you want i can review your blog on my blog. I believe this will promote your blog’s content. I know how hard it is to get others to visit your blog or website, if that’s the case. If you are interested leave me a comment with your blog’s link. I know there are great blog’s out there that have very interesting and useful content. The only thing is there is no good way for others to find you, Google does not always show your site or blog because of it’s massive content. Have you ever visited page 10 on any Google search? Thank you for reading and don’t hesitate to leave your URL!

I know many of us want to put some cash into that almost empty bank account. You can’t seem to find a job due to either your age, your circumstances or just want easy money? Well your in luck! Try Associated Content (www.associatedcontent.com) They pay very well for articles, you can wrtie about anything you like! They pay depending on the demand or the quality of your article. They do however, have rules as they are very professional. First of all, you have to be above 18 to be paid upfront payment. If you are not ,pretend you are The other thing is they don’t always pay upfront for anything you submit. If it’s opinions or reviewing things like websites you only get paid for each time someone views your content and they pay 1.50 dollars per 1,000 views. Things like how to do things and stuff like that may get you 4 to 5 bucks. One last thing, if you live outside of the U.S you only get paid for Views not upfront. To sign up click on th link below!

Do you have a blog? If you do and you want to earn money from it use Widgetbucks. It’s almost the same as google adsense but the ads are way cooler. They are widgets you placed directly to your blog. It’s really easy and fast specially if you have a blog on blogger.com. You can add as many ads as you want and the pay is higher than adsense’s. I believe the reason they pay more is because they have ads from all the popular retailers. They also have travel ads and local ads. The ads do not have to be specialized to the topic on your blog. The ads look very modern, as well. Not like the antiques google has, they are very dull. The only catch is you have to get your blog approved first, but as long as you have a few posts or is older than a month you will get approved. If you want to give it a try just click on the box below.