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Google Cheat Sheet (Version 1.06):

This two page Google Cheat Sheet lists all Google services and tools as well as background information. The Cheat Sheet offers a great reference to grasp of basic to advance Google query building concepts and ideas.

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YouTube has decided to implement some copyright filtering software this fall. This is all due to the number of legal actions that have been made against YouTube over the past number of months.

In my opinion, all of this comes down to who is responsible for the content that goes on YouTube. Really, there are three different people who could be shouldering the responsibility for the content, the video creator, the video poster, and YouTube.

I know who I think should be held responsible for this content but I want to know your opinion. So, vote on who you feel should be responsible for this content. If you want to say a bit more than just a vote, definitely at more in the comments.

Background Reading

• Copyright Filtering Coming To YouTube This Fall (Wired)
• YouTube Preps Video Fingerprinting (Washington Post)
• YouTube to Implement New Technology Against Copyright Infringement (FOX News)
• Google Plans YouTube Antipiracy Tool for September (PC World)
• For YouTube, a System to Halt Copyright-Infringing Videos (New York Times)
• Google plans YouTube antipiracy tool launch for September (TechSpot)

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Well, the results are in and the people have spoken. I have to say that I am a little surprised with the results because with some of the strong reactions that I got to the changes initially, I thought that I was committing blog suicide. As it turns out, it looks like people, in general, like the idea of the tumblog posts being available in the regular blog stream so I will keep them in. But, it is also apparent that people are looking for options and I think that by providing more than one RSS feed for people to subscribe to, I am providing those options.

So, just for easy access, here are the RSS feed options:

• Full Feed
• Feed without Tumblog
• Tumblog Feed

Thanks to everyone who voted. It is through such polls that I can best determine what people are interested in and how I can change the blog for the better.

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There used to be a time when people would say, “I can’t make a decision because I do not have enough information!” Now, you are more likely to hear something like, “I can’t make a decision because I have too much information!”

The Internet has allowed us to amass an extremely large amount of data. More than we have ever had access to previously. This has presented us with a unique problem. We have too much information and we need to find ways to filter out the data “noise” so that we can get to the good stuff.

I have discovered a very useful tool called Apatar that allows you to do just that.

Read the rest of the story…

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Laptop Alarm - Boost your laptop security!:

Did you ever hesitate to leave your laptop for a few minutes in a public space like a library? Afraid that someone will take your laptop? Now there is a simple and free solution to this problem! Laptop Alarm will emit a loud alarm whenever someone tries to steal your laptop!

Not the most secure thing in the world but better than leaving it out in the open with nothing!

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