MC 2: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

MC2 Post 1067 Google Gets a Black Eye. How to Change Google’s Black Navbar Back To White

Google knew This Change was a BoneHead Idea,

but they tried it anyway.

How to Change Google’s Black Navbar

Back To White

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The userscript works in the Firefox web browser, Google Chrome and Opera. Chrome users can simply install the script right away on the script project page.

Firefox users need to install Greasemonkey or Scriptish first before they can do so. Both are add-ons for the web browser that add userscript support to it.

The install button becomes active after one of the add-ons has been installed in the Internet browser.
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The userscript, named as Google Light Navbar, reverts to the old navigation bar color persevering all links, and working as it used to. Below you can see the change in interface after installing the script. (Wingman, I put it at the Top..)

Link: http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/105735

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Link: http://www.ghacks.net/2011/06/29/change-googles-black-navbar-back-to-white/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3cnsnrd

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The Internet sadly is Full of Fixes for this "problem"

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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

MC2 Post 1066 Why I Hate Seeing Michio Kaku on the News

Michio on ABC News

Michio Kaku, is one of my favorite science book writers

(on Audible: Parallel Worlds and Physics of the Impossible)

and he's on News Again...

This Is Not Good...

Physicist Speaks On Concerns With Material At Los Alamos Lab

This Usually Means We Have Some Nuclear Spokesmen

Telling Us:

"We Have Nothing To Worry About".

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Kaku said no one has ever fully tested the lab under real fire conditions.

“What happens if the fire spreads to the very heart of the laboratory? At that point, we have to cross our fingers hoping that ‘secure sites remain secure,’” Kaku said.

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Link: http://www.koat.com/r/28386019/detail.html

TinyURL: http://www.koat.com/r/28386019/detail.html

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Toyota recalls 82,200 hybrid Highlander and Lexus SUVs

Haven't we heard This Scenario Before Too?

Link: http://news.consumerreports.org/safety/2011/06/toyota-recalls-82200-hybrid-highlander-and-lexus-suvs.html

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/44fbyux

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Pope Tweets for First Time, Uses iPad

Unfortunately, No Clever Hashtags were Deployed

Link: http://www.webpronews.com/pope-tweets-for-first-time-uses-ipad-2011-06

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3hg8fbr

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Pope's First Tweet marks Vatican Social Media Revolution

Link: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5il-8tQRqzLYVdfAP0cwgRQs7AMjg?docId=CNG.0646603d1f721ec7758a18f679bed26d.31

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3bebtch

Romereports.com

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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

MC2 Post 1065 Just Some Clock-Watching Time Pieces

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1- Focus Clock
Available in black, red and silver, this contempory clock rocks from side to side independent of its hands.
It's a quirky twist on the traditional pendulum.
Cost: $27

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2- Pantone Guide

Cost: Approx $95

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3- o'Coque Parete

Cost: Approx: $390

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4- Mondaine Wall Clock

Cost: Approx: $395

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Link: http://mashable.com/2011/06/26/best-office-wall-clocks/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+mashable%2Ftech+%28Mashable+%C2%BB+Tech%29&utm_content=Yahoo!+Mail

Coll181 Characters of Madness.....

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3gdsptf

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Celebrity Rock Star Guitars

Link: http://www.celebrityrockstarguitars.com/rock/clapton.htm

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Monday, June 27, 2011

MC2 Post 1064 Wildfire Closes Los Alamos National Laboratory

Los Alamos National Laboratory will be closed for all nonessential personnel on Monday in the wake of a raging blaze called the Las Conchas fire that sparked about 12 miles southwest of the town of Los Alamos and quickly swelled to more than 3,500 acres, or more than 5.4 square miles.

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Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-20074572-93/wildfire-closes-los-alamos-national-laboratory/?part=pulse&subj=news&tag=link&utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cnet%2FWSAE+%28CNET+News+-+Pulse%29&utm_content=Yahoo!+MailCrap! 244 Characters to Link???

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3noscgn

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In Response to the Dubious Twinkie and Baby Food Diet

I suggest the Glazed Buttermilk Donut.

Wingman.

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

MC2 Post 1063 The TV Stream Widens in Many Directions

HBO Goes For the Throat

Take that Netflix, HBO Go App Sees Big Growth Too

Link: http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20074484-261/take-that-netflix-hbo-go-app-sees-big-growth-too/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3s8u7vm

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Saturday, June 25, 2011

MC2 Post 1062 How a 3G iPod Touch Could Be A Game Changer

The iPod Touch has the potential to be the blueprint for the post-phone pocket device that's always on us and always connected.

Link: http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-20073126-233/how-a-3g-ipod-touch-could-change-the-game/?tag=mncol;txt

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/66j2kft

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Only Apple Can Shift the Tide of OverPriced

Smart Phone Service.

Will it Roll the Dice To A NEW Direction?

Wingman.

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Thursday, June 23, 2011

MC 2 Post 1061 Direct From Paris, and Archos, Two New Android Tablets

Archos intros 80 G9 and 101 G9 Android 3.1 tablets: 1.5GHz CPU, 250GB HDD, 3G-ready

Link: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/23/archos-intros-80-gb-and-101-g9-android-3-1-tablets-1-5ghz-cpu/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/6eknr43

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Could the Nokia N9 and the Windows 7 Nokia Phone be Closer than

Kissing Cousins?

Link N9: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/22/nokia-n9-to-ship-in-sweden-on-september-23rd-saith-awkwardly-tr/

Nokia's first Windows Phone: images and video, codenamed 'Sea Ray'

Could the Mango have a layer of "Gingerbread" ?

Link Nokia Windows 7: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/23/nokias-first-windows-phone-images-and-video/

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MC 2 Post 1060 Some Good Picks Tonight on TV

Burn Notice Returns USAHD 6:00-7:00 "Company Man"
Channel 760

CNBC Titans "Steve Jobs" 9:00-10:00 Channel 750

The Killing 'Orpheus Descending' (repeat of season Finale) 8:00-9:02 Channel 757

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The ‘Killing’ Finale: Clearer Than You Thought

Link: http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/20/the-killing-finale-clearer-than-you-thought/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/6z7chpc

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Questions, Surprises Just Won't Die in 'The Killing'

Link: http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2011-06-20-the-killing-finale_n.htm

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3c6vama

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

MC2 Post 1059 But Why Is The Game Up and the Web Down on Mobile Devices

A Flurry of Data gives us Question Marks without a Real Answer, Yet.

Living in a Walled Garden still has it's demerits,

and "competitors" only see

copy-cat functionality as The Entry Point.

From: http://gigaom.com

Mobile apps are used More than the Web

Link: http://gigaom.com/mobile/sorry-html-5-mobile-apps-are-used-more-than-the-web/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3lvet9m

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Tuesday, June 21, 2011

MC2 Post 1058 Okay Intel is Now Talking Over-the-Top

From: http://arstechnica.com

Intel Takes Wraps off 50-core Supercomputing Coprocessor Plans

Taking Aim at Nvidia's Math Co-Processor Business

Link: http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2011/06/intel-takes-wraps-off-of-50-core-supercomputing-coprocessor-plans.ars?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+Featured+Content%29

Another Assine Link with 232 Characters.

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3sx4x4q

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Monday, June 20, 2011

MC2 Post 1057 So Art-Sumi If You've Seen This Before

ArtRage: Quality Digital Painting on the Cheap

Link: http://arstechnica.com/software/reviews/2011/06/artrage-studio-pro-3-review-not-just-the-poor-mans-painter.ars?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+arstechnica%2Findex+%28Ars+Technica+-+Featured+Content%29

Hells-Bells That's Bad... 227 characters....

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3sg7oa6

Don't Forget Inkscape

Draw Freely with Inkscape:

Link: http://inkscape.org/

And

The GIMP 2.6

Link: http://www.gimp.org/

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Two or Three Late Breaking Topics:
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Ten Reasons Why BlackBerry Is Screwed

Link: http://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1005688-ten-reasons-why-blackberry-is-screwed/page__pid__594078426#entry594078426

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3tmcxtv

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Hyper-V 3.0 coming to Windows 8

Link: http://www.neowin.net/news/hyper-v-30-coming-to-windows-8

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Ubuntu Crackin' Heads

LightDM

(Oneiric Updates) Drag and Drop Support in oneiric, Linux Kernel 3.0, Hybrid ISOs and More

Ubuntu 11.10 has received many new updates in last few days. Here is a quick summary of recent changes.

Link: http://www.ubuntuvibes.com/2011/06/oneiric-updates-drag-and-drop-support.html

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

MC2 Post 1056 The 100 Greatest non-fiction Books

British Museum of Reading

Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jun/14/100-greatest-non-fiction-books?cat=books&type=article

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3z4tfk5

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

MC2 Post 1055 Why The Outlook For RIM is Grim.

From: http://www.thinq.co.uk

Research In Motion, the Canadian company which gained worldwide recognition for its innovative business-centric smartphones about a decade ago, is struggling to keep up with a digital world which has left it behind.

Link: http://www.thinq.co.uk/2011/6/17/outlook-grim-blackberry-maker-rim/

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/3eoecn4

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The "iMessage" is Loud and Clear:

RIM's Sixth-Biggest Investor Dumping Entire Stake, Says "They Are Resting On Their Laurels"

Link: http://www.businessinsider.com/rims-sixth-biggest-investor-dumps-stake-2011-6

TinyURL: http://tinyurl.com/66m7ckl

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