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November 2007: Test your internet speed
The global broadband speed test
The slickest and coolest way to test your internet speed wherever you are on the planet, choose from ISP's close by you using an interactive map, then burn away.
Speedtest.net is a free broadband speed test with servers located all over the world. Compare your results with others and easily share them. Save your results for later comparison.
You will see average download and upload for your ISP, your country, who's current ranked highest in the world etc.
Let's go ... back to the past! with the INTERNET ARCHIVE
According to them they are: "(A) Nonprofit organisation established to preserve Web sites by taking regular "snapshots". The Wayback Machine provides links to older versions of a webpage."
According to us, they are cool! And we envy them that server rack they must have stashed up.
Basically they visit pretty much every web site on the net they come across reguarly and save the first page. "Regularly" might be a handful of times per year. Please note that the so called "snapshot" is not an image (unfortunately), but a working (! - not always) web page. The reason of course why the web page is not always working is if it depends on server side scripts it cannot be downloaded by any browser or spider . Still, this is an awesome tool and site.
September 2007: Command & Conquer - 12th Anniversary
The One That Started It All!
We usually do not write about games, we're business people, but then again - if anything is BIG business it's the gaming and entertainment industry! This month the legendary and pioneering computer game Command & Conquer, C&C, celebrates it's 12 year anniversary. This milestone of game series encompasses besides the original C&C others such as Red Alert 1 & 2, Tiberian Sun, Generals and Renegade. The first game was launched 31st of Aug 2005, 12 years later few other single game titles can claim to have thrilled, occupied and inspired so many gamers. As a strategy and action game with fast loading and a fast learning curve, combined with unlimited game scenarios and a multitude of add-ons C&C is in the no 1 spot. Oh, and it's very light on your system resources too. To celebrate the 12th anniversary the original C&C game from 1995 is now available for download for free!
Apple's highly acclaimed web browser Safari is now available for Windows users too, for free! Experience the web the Apple style, up to 2 times faster than Internet Explorer. So for all you Mac lovers stuck in a Windows world, or the Windows users just wanting something different, here it is. Some key features; Blazing Performance, elegant user interface, easy bookmarks, pop-up blocking, inline find, tabbed browsing, SnapBack, forms AutoFill, built-in RSS, resizable text fields, private browsing and top security. Visit Apple's Safari page for info and download
July 2007: A free software program every day
June 2007: Want to try a free Linux OS?
Ubuntu is a community developed operating system that is perfect for laptops, desktops and servers. Whether you use it at home, at school or at work Ubuntu contains all the applications you'll ever need, from word processing and email applications, to web server software and programming tools.
Ubuntu is and always will be free of charge. You do not pay any licensing fees. You can download, use and share Ubuntu with your friends, family, school or business for absolutely nothing. Visit the Ubuntu home page
May 2007: Windows Live Messenger - Make a difference
How would YOU like to make a difference? Would you like to give some money to a charitable cause of your choice?
Don't have too much money yourself?
Or think; why me, when so many others - e.g. Bill Gates* got tons of money.
Can I really make a difference?
YES, now you actually CAN SPEND BILL GATE'S* MONEY on charity!
(*Bill Gate's is synonymous with Microsoft for most computer literate people around the globe, hence the synonym.)
i’m is a new initiative from Windows Live™ Messenger. Every time you start a conversation using i’m, Microsoft shares a portion of the program's advertising revenue with some of the world's most effective organizations dedicated to social causes. We've set no cap on the amount we'll donate to each organization. The sky's the limit. There's no charge, so join now and put our money where your mouth is. You choose the cause you want to donate to, including poverty, child protection, disease, environmental degradation and animal protection. Read all about it at Live
April 2007: Google's new pay-per-action beta test program
A new advertising system that allows businesses to advertise on a cost per action basis.
Earlier Google has primarily sold pay-per-click (PPC) ads, so-called AdWords ads: advertisers pay when someone on Google or a Google partner site clicks on the ad. Pay-per-action advertising is a new pricing model that allows you to pay only for completed actions that you define, such as a lead, a sale, or a pageview, after a user has clicked on your ad on a publisher's site. You'll define an action, set up conversion tracking, and create ads that publishers in the Google content network can then choose to place in new ad units on their site. What Google says Apply for participacion here (currently only for US residences - unfortunatly)
March 2007: Search using ixquick
Ixquick is powerful, comprehensive, accurate and protects your privacy.
That's why we give it two thumbs up!
Ixquick is a metasearch engine: when you search Ixquick, you are searching many popular search engines at the same time. Combined, these engines cover more of the Internet than any one search engine covers.
Unlike most other search engines, including Google who's now in the spotlight for storing personal data regarding your searches for 2 years and making them available without your consent, ixquick deletes all traces after a maximum of 2 days. www.ixquick.com
Speedtest is a free broadband speed test with servers located all over the world. Compare your results with others and easily share them. Save your results for later comparison. And it has an impressive and cool interface.
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