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iPod vs Zune

Crossposted from Paradox Designs In the MP3/Music player market there are 2 distinct players. The iPod, which controls most of the market, and the Zune, which holds a measly portion. However, market share numbers do not match feature counts.

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Google Launches browser tomorrow

Google is planning to get in on the browser wars. Wonder how firefox will feel now that its biggest supporter has its own product.

Introducing Planet Paradox

Browsing through news can be tiring, even with the help of sites like newsvine. You have to switch around, and visit various pages, just to get information about stories you like. But then there are the planets and aggregators.

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You got your religion in my soup.

Intelligent design is making yet another attempt to gain support in the classroom. Listening to NPR this morning, I heard the end of a story in which they were commenting that I.D.

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How2: Stylish Apache Directory Listings

There comes a time in every web developers life when he or she needs to make a directory listing. There are many ways to do this, and some of the most common are to either just use apache for a barebones one, or use php for a styled one.

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Review:Digsby (Combined IM/Social Network tool)

I have tried a large number of social networking tools, and have remained unimpressed. Twitter's desktop tools fail to move me, and selections for other tools are even more sparse.

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How2: Set up a Forum (Message board)

If you have ever wanted to add a forum to your community, but found the task daunting, or didn't even know where to start, this is the guide for you. I will show you what software to use, where to get it, and how to set it up.

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How2: Set up a wiki

Wiki's are all the rage, and many people have asked about how to set them up. This is really quite simple, and can add to your community on many fronts.

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Hackers Crack Open iPhone 2.0

Well, it looks like bricking will be a thing of the past.

Hoping and believing don't prove God exists

We aren't so forgiving in other domains. Almost everyone would concede, for example, that a presidential candidate who wanted to outlaw interest on loans and revert to a barter system would be an absurd steward for our troubled economy.

IRC client review: xChat

Recently, i switched from Miranda to xChat, looking to try new things, and I must admit i am hooked on xChat. Frankly, i think xChat is better than mIRC in many ways. Read on for my full review

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Newsvine wikipedia article in need of cleanup

The newsvine wikipedia article is pretty spotty. It even has a template at the top pointing out that it needs cleanup. Here's hoping that someone from the community cleans it up.

Marketing campaign or just weird?

Not sure if this is a viral marketing campaign, or just something wierd, but i found it amusing.

Google code adds new ViewVC like tool

I was working on a project that i administer, and just noticed that Google Code has a ViewVC platform now. It looks really nice. Check it out. There is no official word on this yet, so I dont know if it is in beta or not.

MS, Google and Other Big Names Throw Their Weight Behind OpenID

Good, now i might be able to use my far easier to remember info instead of some obscure claimID thing. Thought about paradox460.google.com?

Why I don't consider WoW, Guitar Hero, DDR, or Rockband, true nerd candy (an analysis of why the mainstream is bad).

These are all fun games in their own respect, but they can become too long lived, and (shudder) too mainstream. [No pun intended about nerds and candy].

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Xbox360 Live Update Restrictions: Many gamers calling foul

In the recent XBL update, Microsoft added many new features to Xbox360 consoles. Apparently they added something more. A feature that prevents anyone who has an account younger than 18 or as a child account cannot download videos or demos rated above the us rating M.

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Pigs Fly, Hell Freezes Over and Verizon Opens Up Its Network -- No, Really

Good, now ill be able to carry that nice new prototype phone i bought.

Speakonia

Really useful little text to speech recorder tool, great for making goofy videos and stuff. Download a few voice packs and have fun.

New halloween playlist for halo 3 matchmaking?

Our multiplayer design teams are hard at work on a couple of things. One of them is a fun, seasonal addition to the matchmaking playlist which should keep you entertained for about 27 hours around Halloween.

Newsvine bungie.net group

Member of both sites? Then join up on bungie please!

The art of taking good Halo 3 Screenshots

One of Halo 3's greatest features is its ability to automatically save a replay of the last 25 games you played, to which you can go through from any angle, at virtually any speed. A sub-feature of this is the screenshots feature.

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Energy Sword vs Gravity Hammer

Who do you think would win? Halo 3

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Halo 3: A review

Halo 3 is arguably the biggest title this year. Launching Microsoft's stock up several points on release day, and having millions of gamers playing already, it is a huge success. But how big is it? Here is Newsvine's first Halo 3 review.

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Norton: In ur computerz, eatin ur ramz.

For the past few years, anyone who used windows and the Internet had a copy of Norton Antivirus. People also have started to complain about the slowness of their computers.

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