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Entries for February, 2011

Book Review: Inkscape 0.48 Essentials for Web Designers

JR0cket writes”Inkscape is an open source 2D drawing tool that helps you create graphic designs, from simple buttons and logos to full blown posters and web page designs. Inkscape is similar to Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw and gives you a vector based graphics tool that uses the W3C Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) format. Inkscape is [...]

T-Mobile to eliminate FlexPay plans

We don’t have too much information to share on this one, but here’s the meat of it: T-Mobile USA is going to be getting rid of its FlexPay plans. Our tipster said that T-Mobile should soon announce, or at least communicate internally what, if anything, will replace the FlexPay option for customers. Thanks, justfinethankyou! Original [...]

Why Being Late May Be Costing You More Money Than You Think [Personal Finance]

More » Original post by Adam Dachis

How to Give Your Photos a Gritty, High-Contrast Look [Video]

You’ve probably seen professional photos and advertisements (especially sports ads) with a gritty, high-contrast look. Assuming you’ve got a well-lit photo, this effect is very easy to achieve in just a few seconds by blending a color channel. Here’s how. More » Original post by Adam Dachis

Smash and grab at Vodafone UK facility leaves ‘several hundred thousand’ users without service

A late night burglary at a Vodafone technical facility in the UK has affected the service of “several hundred thousand” users. Via its forums, the company explained: We had a break in last night at one of our technical facilities which resulted in damage done to some of our equipment. This means that some customers [...]

Remind Me Later Turns a Sentence into an iCal Event in Two Clicks [Downloads]

More » Original post by Adam Dachis

T-Mobile laughs at iPhone 4′s lack of 4G

At this point, it’s looking like few people actually care about T-Mobile’s “4G” network, real or fake. The carrier continues to push its HSPA+ network online and in television commercials as the main selling point versus the competition. Despite its 4G ad campaign, however, T-Mobile shed 318,000 contract customers last quarter while iPhone sales were through [...]

Top 5 Everyday Items You Can Repurpose in a Survival Scenario

You may not be envious of MacGyver’s mullet, but having a talent for surviving the elements with only a wristwatch, socks and a soda can is pretty cool. Original post by samzenpus

10 Movies About Becoming a Grown-up

The transition from adolescence to adulthood is a difficult one for both children and parents. Fortunately, there are movies out there that compress the long and rocky road to adulthood into a 90-minute, family-friendly story that gives parents and teens something to talk about. Original post by samzenpus

Could a Black Hole Destroy the Earth?

Some black holes move from place to place, and one could destroy earth. Learn more about black holes in this HowStuffWorks video. Original post by samzenpus