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lifehacker.com - Decrypt your DVD’s

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dvd43.pngWindows only: Freeware application DVD43 decrypts DVDs and CDs, removing most copy protections schemes so you can interact with the media using whatever ripping or copying application you please (similar to the shareware alternative AnyDVD). DVD43 runs in your system tray, detects when you’ve inserted a new DVD, and automatically removes the encryption (the smiley face turns green when it succeeds). I’ve always had a lot of luck using DVD Shrink to rip and copy DVDs, but if you’ve ever run into problems working with encrypted DVDs on your PC, DVD43 is worth a try. DVD43 is freeware, Windows only.

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Best SEO tools from Technology Magazine

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SEO stands for search engine optimization.? It is the process of designing the web site in such a way that it would be able to attract search engine spiders and improve a site’s ranking. This article provides links to the best SEO Tools found on the Internet. It will help you to find out how to optimize your website, what you should use to improve the quality of backlinks, what keywords you should? use on your web-pages, and how to move up your position in search engines.

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How to stay connected with Gmail

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Gmail Logo I live in Gmail. In fact my entire life gets run by Gmail in every possible conceivable way (except for cooking my dinner which is the next Gmail feature that I am waiting for!). I am now running a little experiment to see how much information I can collate from inside Gmail without having to visit other sites. With a staggering 5GB of Gmail space, I think there’s no danger anytime soon of running out of space!

The key is to think of all the routine day-to-day things that you do online and then think “how can I do that from inside Gmail?”. Is there a RSS feed or other forwarding service that I can take advantage of? Are there any web services that can be accessed directly from an email ?

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Need help with choosing website keywords

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goodkeywordsinterface.png As any successful webmaster / blogger will tell you, the key to a successful website is to get the right keywords. The keywords are the words that search engine users will use to find websites that they are looking for. So it pays to get it right, whether you are optimizing your website meta-tags, post titles or working out which keywords to use in your next Google Adwords campaign. You can’t do a slapdash job otherwise you’ll find that your nice shiny new website doesn’t get any visitors.

I used to find it extremely tiring researching keywords. I’d be sitting in front of Google or Yahoo for ages typing in random phrases and seeing what popped up. I’d be looking at places such as Technorati or Google Blog Search and I would still be clueless as to what keywords I should be using to make my blog more accessible to the discerning web surfer. But then I discovered a neat free little program called “Good Keywords” which takes all the stress out of the process.

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Looking for low airfare this holiday?

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windowseat.pngIf you haven’t booked your ticket home for the holidays yet, the Productivity Portfolio weblog test drove some top travel search engines you may want to hit up. They tried out Lifehacker favorite Kayak, Yahoo Farechase, SideStep and Farecast for a flight in December and got back varying results for each. How did you get the best price for your flight home this holiday? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to check out Adam’s checklist for the power traveler. Photo by S. Baker.

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Online car maintenance scheduler tool

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servicebeacon.pngKeep track of your car’s maintenance schedule and history with web site ServiceBeacon. After you register, just provide the site with your vehicle information (make, model, mileage), and service station. At this point, creating a service schedule and maintaining your car’s service history is a breeze. ServiceBeacon will even alert you of any recalls for your make and model should any come up. Whether you have no idea when your oil was last changed or you already keep detailed records of all of your scheduled auto maintenance, ServiceBeacon intends to streamline the process.

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Hotspot for your ride

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airbox.jpgThe new Airbox CM3 mobile router allows devices like PDAs, laptops, and gaming consoles to be simultaneously connected to the internet in a moving vehicle via Wi-Fi or one of two Ethernet jacks —no additional software or PCMCIA cards required. When connected to a 3G digital cellular telephone network (generally EV-DO), speeds average out at 400-800 Kbps with bursts up to 2.4 Mbps. When no 3G signals are available, the Airbox will switch to 2G and average speeds of 120 Kbps. According to product tests, the wireless range extends up to 300 feet and the connection has proven reliable —even when traveling at 100 mph.

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Web domain tools

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Finding a relevant, memorable, and brand-worthy name that isn’t already registered is difficult these days. In this article you can find information you need on domain names. This overview of hand-picked domain-related tools, articles and resources will be helpful, time- and effort-saving.

Picky Domains unites 17 domain namers from United States, Canada, Russia, UK, Australia and New Zealand, all with extensive experience of picking great domain names. If you need a great, memorable, easy to pronounce domain name that exactly describes what your website is all about - you are in the right place. It finds available domain names that are descriptive, concise and are easily remembered.? PickyDomains.Com is completely risk free. PickyDomians will work for free with blog owners (as long as your blog is real and has traffic).

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The next image standard - JPEG XR format

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Microsoft HD Photo header infoImage compression technology has come a long way since the JPEG standard was set in the 90s. But JPEG is still the standard used by most digital cameras.

Microsoft has been lobbying hard to make its HD Photo format (also known as Windows Media Photo) the new standard. And it looks like the Joint Photographic Experts Group, the group behind the JPEG file format, have approved a plan to rename HD Photo “JPEG XR” and to make the format a new standard of sorts.

We don’t expect old fashioned JPG images to disappear overnight, but HD Photo files can show a higher range of colors, supports in-camera image processing, and offers more advanced compression techniques than today’s JPEG files.

[via Thomas Hawk]

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See what everyone else is looking at

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picurls

While we’re still waiting for Digg to roll out a dedicated image section, many of the top ’stories” submitted to social news sites like Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, and Del.icio.us are funny, interesting, or beautiful images. Picurls collects the all and makes it easy to find some of the most viewed pictures of the day from popular websites.

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