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How Dangerous Is Kissing?
If you ever needed an excuse to get out of kissing your ancient aunt, this is it. Pay attention to Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Week 21-25th Sept and keep the wobbly jowls at bay.
Kissing can kill you. I'm not talking about that teenage slobbering when you think you might suffocate and Jesus Christ it's like a washing machine. I'm talking about neck and head cancer, which is a real threat.
Kissing Causes Cancer?
HPV is rife. It's overtaken smoking as the leading cause of mouth cancer. In the US last year it was responsible for 70% of new head and neck cancer cases. Any exchange of body fluid can be risky, saliva included. It's French kissing that causes the most exchange of fluids, so that's the risky kiss. Of course oral sex is also kissing, and if someone has HPV down there, then you're simply filling your mouth with it.
What Is HPV?
It's a group of viruses that infect your moist skin, such as the cervix, anus, throat and mouth. There are many different types. They can cause abnormal tissue growth and changes to your cells that can lead to cancer.
What Are The Symptoms?
Symptoms of head and neck cancer are:
- Sore tongue
- White patches
- Ulcers
- Pain in your throat
- Hoarseness
- Difficulty swallowing
- Blood from one side of the nose
- Lump in your neck
If you have any of these for three weeks or more then see your GP, no messing about. This can kill you.
What Can I do? Give Up Kissing?
But what if you meet Prince Harry/David Gandy/Trevor Macdonald at All Bar One? If you do, you have my permission to snog him blind.
Experts say the risk of contracting HPV increases with the amount of kissing and oral sex partners you get friendly with. That's a bit obvious isn't it? So to decrease your risk you may need to stop snogging so much and (cough) give less oral sex... OK maybe not less, but with fewer people.
What Else Causes Head and Neck Cancer?
Men are 2/3 times more likely to get it than women. Here are the other risk factors:
- Alcohol: men who drink more than 3 units a day, and women who drink more than 2, are at increased risk.
- Smoking: Smokers are more likely to develop cancer.
- Genetics: Pure bad luck can cause it too.
Head and neck cancer is on the rise. It's now the sixth most prevalent cancer in the EU. It's twice as common as cervical cancer, which all women of age are screened for in the UK. In 2012 150,000 new patients were diagnosed in Europe.
You know what to do if you have symptoms, don't leave it too late. If it's caught early enough there is an 80-90% survival rate. Unfortunately many don't realise the problem and leave it until the disease is advanced. But now you know there's no excuse is there? So tell your friends and family too, and let's make sure everyone is aware.


text: Goofy pupils aside, this new commercial for travel website Kayak—the latest in a series of absurd spots from ad agency Barton F. Graf 9000—has a bit of a blurred vision. Why did the guy think dilating his pupils would help him see better? That's not how it works. And I think the ad would have been funnier if he'd given his wife a weird compliment she didn't know what to do with, instead of just insulting her. That said, you won't shake the image of Mr. Pupils for a while—and he does reinforce the brand message. A good long vacation from this guy is just what the doctor ordered.

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Monday 26 August 1901
It was Monday, under the sign of Virgo. The US president was William McKinley (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Gen Maxwell D Taylor and Jan de Quay.
The 'Abbot' and 'Cresceus' Race, directed by , was one of the most viewed movies released in 1901
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- Namibia - Namibia Day or Heroes' Day
- Zanzibar - Sultan's Birthday
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- Gen Maxwell D Taylor: Former US Army Chief of Staff.
- Jan de Quay: Dutch Minister of war / Premier (KVP, 1959-63).
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- Maxwell Taylor: American military, a graduate from West Point Academy in 1922 and rising to the ranks of General.
- Jan Quay: Netherlands Scientist
- Eleanor Dark: Australian author and poet (d. 1985)
- Hans Kammler: German engineer and SS officer (disappeared in 1945)
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- Chen Yi: Chinese general and politician 2nd Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (d. 1972)
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text: Mexican Wedding Anniversary Ruined After Husband Fell Ill At Five Star Resort Specialist Lawyers Instructed To Investigate Conditions At Hotel 20.08.2015 Specialist travel lawyers at Irwin Mitchell have been instructed to investigate conditions at the Ocean Maya Royale hotel in Mexico after a couples' dream holiday turned into a disaster. Jason Clayton, and his wife Sonya, travelled to the luxury five-star Ocean Maya Royale in Riviera Maya, Mexico in May this year to celebrate their wedding anniversary but Jason suffered serious gastric illness which ruined their two-week break. The couple from St Helens, in Merseyside, encountered issues from the very first day they arrived at the hotel which they booked through tour operator TUI UK Limited. When the couple arrived at the hotel, they had to be moved two times due to a faulty shower and a flood in one of the hotel rooms. After being moved for the second time, their disappointment did not end as they experienced issues with the hotel's restaurant with birds sometimes pecking at food from their plates and they saw racoons sitting on dining tables, which the staff ignored. The couple also complained that some of the chicken which was served in the restaurant was undercooked and pink inside. Jason, 44, fell ill at the beginning of the second week, suffering from diarrhoea and vomiting and also developed a fever. Jason lost his appetite during his illness which resulted in weight loss. The warehouse manager has now instructed specialist International Personal Injury lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to investigate the cause of illness at the resort and the health and safety procedures after the couple told lawyers the levels of cleanliness at the hotel were 'appalling' and meat in the restaurant looked as though it has been reheated throughout the day. Expert Opinion"It is extremely concerning to have heard the details of Jason's trip and the long list of issues they had to contain with whilst staying at the resort. "We are now investigating the problems that Jason has described to us to try and understand how basic levels of health and safety were seemingly ignored. We need answers as to why Jason was so ill during his stay and the factors that contributed to his holiday being ruined. "We have worked with thousands of victims of holiday illness and we understand the impact such a negative experience can have on those affected. In Jason's case, not only was his trip spoiled, he arrived back in the UK unwell when he should be relaxed and refreshed after a fantastic break. "If anyone else has recently stayed at the Ocean Maya Royale in Mexico and experienced similar conditions then please come forward immediately to assist us with our investigations." Jatinder Paul, Associate Jason sought help from a doctor at the resort who prescribed him antibiotics to try and relieve his symptoms. He is still suffering from abdominal cramps and lethargy nearly a month after returning to the UK which affected his work life. Jason's bowel habit has also changed as a result and he tends to avoid certain types of food. Jason said: "This holiday was absolutely horrendous. We worked really hard to save for such a special occasion and it was completely ruined. Sonya and I got married in Mexico, so it was an extra special holiday for us to go back for our anniversary. "When I look back it is no real surprise I was so ill given the poor levels of hygiene and professionalism at the hotel. The food was sometimes undercooked and there were even birds and animals surrounding us as we ate, with the staff looking on and not doing anything about it. The swimming pool was disgusting, the mould was obvious around the tiles but we did not see anything being done about it. "For a five- star hotel it is disappointing to see such poor standards and something needs to be done about it as I know that there were other people at the hotel who also suffered with illness." Key contact Jatinder Paul Associate 0121 214 6585 Email Jatinder Tags Personal Injury Illness Abroad Hotel Illness Jatinder Paul Related articles 18.08.2017Settlement For Former Mill Worker Left With Noise-Induced Hearing Loss 18.08.2017Specialist Lawyers Instructed By Worried Mum After Council Seeks To Close Respite Care Centre 18.08.2017Family Calls For Lessons To Be Learned After Inquest Into Cyclist's Road Death 18.08.2017Lawyers Praise Decision To Fine Islington Council Following Personal Data Leak 17.08.2017Settlement For Family Of Elderly Man Who Died After Being Hit By Car As He Crossed The Road


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After going up on the Play Store a couple of weeks ago, the Stand Folio Case for the Nexus 6 is now in stock and available for purchase. It will set you back by a hefty $40, but that's justified given that it's coming from the ever reliable Case Mate. The Stand Folio Case comes with a series of sections for your credit card and other ID, so it serves multiple purposes.
It can be used with the Nexus 6 as a kickstand, which makes watching movies and other content a pleasurable experience. It is also a flip cover on its own, so it's clearly the best cover you can get right now if you own a Nexus 6. The Play Store listing mentions that the case will ship in 1-2 days, so it shouldn't take long to arrive on your doorsteps.
It's common for Google to wait a couple of weeks for the launch of Nexus accessories and it's no different this time around. Make sure you give you give the Stand Folio Case a try if you own the Nexus 6. Google also has a Naked Tough Case for the smartphone which should be available sometime soon.
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Alleanza Cattolica (in English Catholic Alliance) is an Italian Catholic association whose aim is "to study and spread the social doctrine" of the Catholic Church.
It strives to follow the teachings of the Popes, and so trains its members in the papal teachings. They also provide spiritual training, with a stress on traditional Catholic activities such as pilgrimages, adoration of the Eucharist, and the use of the rosary. They also follow the Ignatian spiritual exercises.
One of their points of emphasis is to provide formation in the face of the prevailing secularization in Europe. It runs the magazine Cristianità, translated as Christendom.
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You won't even need a tart pan for this double-fruit dessert. Simply fold the crust around the peaches and nectarines before baking.
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Slow-cooked sweetened apples combine with a shortbread base for an irresistible buttery tart. For a special adult treat, serve with a scoop of vanilla-bean ice cream drizzled with premium bourbon and sprinkled with fresh coffee grounds.
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Here's a great baker's secret: Adding a splash of vodka to dough will give you a super-flaky crust, and the alcohol burns off while baking. We prefer to make this dough by hand; you can use a food processor, but the final result will yield a more crumbly, cookie-like texture.
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Flaky piecrust envelops luscious plums for a crisp yet juicy dessert. If the plums are very ripe, their juices may ooze out of the tart and onto the parchment paper, but this adds to the dessert's charm.
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A sweet and gooey concoction of brown sugar fills this delicious tart. Almonds, pecans, and walnuts add great texture, while dried apricots add even more flavor.
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This tart recipe is about as easy as they come. Refrigerated piecrusts make assembly a snap, and honey-glazed apricots make for a tasty and impressive finish.
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The juice of muscadine grapes gives this tart its vibrant color and wonderful flavor. Top with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream and thinly sliced muscadines.


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12 Things you should know about Keyloggers
Keylogger is a software or hardware which records user activities – keystrokes, mouse movement and clicks, etc.
Thing 1
The keylogger's main idea and aim is to apply into two any links in the signal circuit from the key pressing to displaying it on the screen – this can be hardware "bugs" in the keyboard itself, in the cable or in computer system unit, video surveillance, input-output requests interception, substitution of system keyboard driver, driver-filters ion keyboard stack, kernel functions interception by any method (changing addresses in system tables, function code splicing, etc), DLL functions interception in user mode and, finally, keyboard inquiry using typical documented way.
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But practice shows that the more difficult method is used, the less likely its usage in widespread Trojan malware and more likely its usage in target Trojans to steal corporate, personal, financial and confidential information.
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Types of information that can be controlled
- keystrokes
- mouse movement and clicks
- date and time of pressing
Additionally, there can be periodic screenshots (sometimes – screen video) and data copying from the clipboard.
- 1 Classification
- 2 Purpose of use
- 3 Keylogger principles
- 4 Hardware keyloggers
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By type
Program keyloggers belong to the group of software products that control user activity on PC. Initially software products of this type were intended solely for recording information about keystrokes, including system ones, to special log-file that later was studied by a person who installed this program. Log-file could be sent to a network disc, FTP-server in the Internet, via email, etc.
Nowadays software products, retained this name, perform many additional functions – interception of windows data, mouse clicks, clipboard, making screenshots of the screen and active windows, keeping records of all received and sent emails, monitoring files activity and work with system registry, record tasks sent to the printer, interception of sound from the microphone and video from the web camera, connected to the PC, etc.
Hardware keyloggers are miniature devices that can be installed between a keyboard and a computer or inside the keyboard. They record all keystrokes from the keyboard. Recording process is absolutely invisible for an end user. Hardware keyloggers do not require installation an application on the computer to successfully intercept all keystrokes. When a hardware keylogger is mounted, it does not matter whether the computer is turned on or off.
Time of his work is not limited, as it does not require additional power source for its operation. Internal non-volatile memory capacity of such devices allows recording up to 20 million keystrokes with Unicode support.
These devices may be made in any form, so that even an expert sometimes is unable to determine their presence during the information audit.
Depending on the place of installation, keyloggers are divided into internal and external.
Acoustic keyloggers are hardware devices which first record sounds, created by the user while pressing keyboard keys and then analyze these sounds and convert them into the text format
Thing 5
By log-file storage location
- registry
- local network
- remote server
- cloud-based platform, the most popular program-keylogger is Spyrix keylogger, read more here
Thing 6
By log-file sending method
- FTP or HTTP (in the Internet or local network)
- Any variant of wireless connection (radio band, IrDA, Bluetooth, WiFI, and other variants for devices in immediate proximity or in advanced systems, to overcome the air gap and data leakage from physically isolated systems)
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By method of usage
Only the method of keylogger usage (including hardware or software products with a keylogger as a module) allows seeing the distinction between security control and security violation.
Unauthorized use – keylogger installation (including hardware or software products with a keylogger as a module) takes place without the knowledge of the automated system owner (security administrator) or the owner of a particular PC.
Unauthorized keyloggers (software or hardware) are called spyware or spy gadgets.
Unauthorized use is usually associated with illegal activities. Generally, illegally installed spyware have the ability of configuration and obtaining ready executable files that does not display any messages and does not create windows on the screen during installation, and also have built-in resources for delivery and remote installation of configured module on the user's computer, that is the installation process takes place without direct physical access to the user's PC and often does not require system administrator rights.
Authorized use – keylogger installation (including hardware or software products with a keylogger as a module) takes place with the knowledge of the automated system owner (security administrator) or the owner of a particular PC.
Generally, legally installed software requires physical access to the user PC and administrator rights for configuration and installation.
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By including signature bases
Signatures of known keyloggers are already included to the signature bases of famous antispyware and antivirus software developers
Unknown keyloggers, that do not have their signatures in bases, are often never included there for various reasons:
- keyloggers (modules), developed under the protection of various government agencies;
- keyloggers (modules) that can be created by the developers of various closed-source operating systems and be included in the system's kernel.
- keyloggers developed in limited edition (often in one or several copies) for a particular purpose related to the theft of critical information from the user's PC (e.g. software used by professional frauds). Such spyware may imply a bit changed open-source codes of keyloggers, taken from the Internet, and be compiled by a fraud himself, that allows changing a keylogger's signature;
- commercial, especially included as modules to corporate software that are very seldom added to the signature bases of famous antispyware and antivirus software developers. This leads to the situation when the fully functional version of the software published by a fraud in the Internet is converted to the spyware which is not detected by antispyware and antivirus software;
- keyloggers as modules included in virus applications for keystrokes interception on the user's computer. Before including signature data in virus database these modules remain unknown. As an example – well-known viruses caused much troubles recently, which had a module of keystrokes interception and sending received data in the Internet.
Purpose of use
Thing 9
Authorized use of keyloggers (including hardware or software products with a keylogger as a module) allows the automated system owner (security administrator) or the owner of a particular PC the following:
- identifying all cases of typing critical words and phrases whose transferring to third parties will result in property damage;
- a possibility of getting access to the information on the computer's hard drive in case of login and password loss for any reason (employee illness, intentional actions of staff, etc);
- identifying (locating) all attempts of passwords searching;
- controlling a possibility of using computers in free time and finding out what was typing on the keyboard during this period;
- investigating computer incidents;
- carrying out scientific researches related to the determination of staff response accuracy, efficiency and adequacy to external impacts;
- restoring critical information after computer systems failure.
Using modules with a keylogger allows developers of commercial software:
- creating systems of quick words search (electronic dictionaries, electronic translators);
- creating applications for quick search of names, organizations, addresses (electronic phone books).
Unauthorized use of keyloggers (including hardware or software products with a keylogger as a module) allows a fraud:
- intercepting information typed on the keyboard by the user;
- getting unauthorized access to login information for various systems including bank-client type systems;
- getting unauthorized access to the systems of user data cryptographic protection – password phrases;
- getting unauthorized access to credit cards information.
Keylogger principles
Thing 10
Standard keyboard trap
Generally, there are enormous variants of keylogger realization; however all of them have one common principle of the work – penetration in the signal chain from the key pressing to displaying it on the screen. The most common variant of realization is a keylogger with a keyboard trap. Keyboard hooks read information from a system queue of hardware input that is in csrss.exe system process.
This method gained particular popularity due to the fact that a filter trap allows intercepting absolutely all keystrokes because the hook controls all system flows. Also, such spyware creation does not require any special knowledge, except Visual C++ or Delphi and Win32API. However, such method requires creating DLL dynamic library.
Periodic keyboard status inquiry
A primitive method implying a cyclic keyboard status inquiry at a high speed. Such method does not require implementation of DLL in GUI-processes; as a result a spyware is less noticeable.
The disadvantage of this type of keyloggers is the need of periodical keyboard status inquiry at a high speed, at least 10-20 inquiries per second. This method is used by several commercial products.
Driver-based keylogger
This method is more effective in comparison with the above described. There are at least two realization variants of this method – creation and installation of the own keyboard driver instead of the standard driver or installation of a driver-filter. This method (as well as a trap) is a documented method of keystrokes tracking.
Thing 11
Can be realized both in UserMode and in a KernelMode. In UserMode keyboard input tracking can be realized in csrss.exe process interception by keyboard driver or using tracking of API-functions like GetMessage and PeekMessage. In many cases, even the on-screen keyboard, which is often considered a panacea from any keylogger, does not protect from rootkit-keylogger.
Hardware keyloggers
Thing 12
To search for keyloggers on your home computer it is enough to be sure in absence of keylogger applications. However, in a corporate environment, in particular on computers for bank transactions, electronic trading and for performing tasks associated with the processing of confidential documents, there is a risk of usage hardware for keystrokes interception.
Let's have a look at the main channels of information leakage in terms of the hardware use.
1. Hardware tab in the keyboard
In any keyboard there are usually lots of cavities with the size enough for placing a small board. Device power and data transferring can be done by direct connection to the printed circuit card of a keyboard controller. Hardware tab can be installed manually or by industrially
Solution: keyboard opening and checking for the presence of foreign electronic components with the further keyboard sealing using sticker.
2. Reading data from the keyboard cable by contactless method
This method supposes data reading by contactless sensor. Such device installation does not require keyboard opening and mounting any equipment in the cable gap. Contactless hardware keylogger should be self-powered and its construction supposed to be more complex than in case of direct connection. In appearance, such device may looks like a removable noise filter for the cable.
Solution: contactless reading is the most effective method when placing the sensor in the close proximity to the keyboard cable (or even better – around the cable), that is why, when inspecting work places, make sure that there are no foreign objects of unknown purpose near the keyboard cable or directly on it.
3. Device installation to the cable gap
Keyloggers of this type are the most common they are easy to be installed and detected. Hardware keylogger is performed as a small device, which is inserted in the PS / 2- or USB port of the computer and a keyboard is inserted in the socket on the keylogger body. To perform such an operation no skill is required, and besides, keylogger connection to the USB- keyboard can be done without shutting down the computer.
Hardware keylogger may looks like a noise filter or adapter. The device consists of the input circuits intended to filter noise and protect the device against over-voltage, a microcontroller with a low power consumption and Flash-memory for storing the collected information. Flash-memory volume varies from 32 KB to dozens of megabytes; the typical amount – from 128 KB to 2 MB.
Solution: periodic inspection of the workplace for the presence of unauthorized devices inserted in the keyboard cable gap. The keyboard plug is quite easy protected with the sticker, which breaks when removing the plug from the socket.
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4. Hardware tab inside the system unit
Refer to the principle of action, this spy does not differ from the devices of types 1 and 3, but is located inside the system unit. It can be installed only by a specialist, and it will require opening the unit case.
Solution: system unit sealing using the stickers. But before, it is necessary to inspect the system unit contents and make sure there are no foreign devices (typical connection place – the motherboard. Connection is parallel to the keyboard socket)
5. Information reading based on the analysis of acoustic and electromagnetic emitting
To catch keyboard electromagnetic emitting at a distance is difficult (although theoretically is possible), but to catch acoustic noise is much easier. Even when talking on the phone you can sometimes clearly hear your interlocutor typing on the keyboard. Studies in the security sphere show that each key, when pressed, produces a specific sound, which allows identifying the key. The most famous work in this area was made by UC Berkeley scientists, who came to the conclusion that in common audio recording from 60 to 96% of input characters can be recognized.
Without the use of specialized analysis software, you can simply detect the number of typed characters in a password and the presence of repeated characters.
Solution: the main way to protect against information leakage by acoustic signals analyzing is a continuous and systematic staff instructing.


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Released: January 22, 2015
Tiff is the new office manager and word is going around that Xander is banging all the women in the office. Tiff goes over to investigate and let Xander know that it isn't professional and he should. Xander can't stop because production is up and everyone is happy with what has been going on. It seems Tiff just needs an introduction to how things operate at her new job.


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The Land Act Dam is an arch concrete dam in the Los Santos River, featured in Grand Theft Auto V. It holds the Land Act Reservoir, the main source of water in the city of Los Santos, in the middle of the Tataviam Mountains. It is connected by pipe to what looks like a filtering plant beside the Los Santos Freeway. It is located in Los Santos County, east of the city. A dirt path runs through its crest, connecting it to West Vinewood, the Los Santos Freeway and the Palomino Freeway.
The dam is based on the real-life Morris Dam in Los Angeles, California.
- Body Armor - inside the dam building.
- Health pack - in a small lot beneath the road that passes over the dam.
- Spaceship Part - underwater, below a boardwalk at north of the dam.
Mission Appearances
- Leonora Johnson's corpse was found near the dam in 1975, following her murder.
- The dam was first seen in the Grand Theft Auto V Gameplay Trailer, with a Shamal flying over the dam, towards Los Santos.
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'I wish dad could see me now...he'd be so proud'
Stunning new Miss Ireland Niamh Kennedy said she was the happiest girl in Ireland yesterday as she dedicated her win to her beloved late father Liam.
The six-foot beauty from Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, said she felt her dad was with her on stage as she beat 33 other contestants to win the crown on Saturday night.
"My dad passed away five years ago and he would be so proud," said the emotional 20-year-old.
"He was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's at 42 years old and my aunt and uncle were diagnosed within three years after him as well.
"If he was here he would have been the first one on stage. I was really close to him.
"I know he was here with me on stage. He is always with me. He got sick when I was five and I did not have him for very long, but his presence is still very much here.
"This win really is for him as well. I really hope I made him proud tonight. I am delighted, so happy.
"We are very, very close as a family because of it. I am so strong because of it."
Niamh said she could not stop the tears when she was announced as the winner at a glitzy ball in Dublin's Crowne Plaza Hotel.
She was backed by a table of 10 friends and family including mum Catherine and older brother Colm.
"My family just shouted, I couldn't really hear them. I was bawling and my mum was bawling. She looked so proud. I think even my brother shed a few tears.
He is 23 and has loved meeting all the girls.
"It is absolutely amazing to win and I am so excited. I can't believe it was me. This is beyond words.
"I don't know how any other day could top this. It has been amazing.
"The numbers kept going down until there were just three of us. It was incredible.
"There were so many girls who I thought were so beautiful inside and out and we all really wanted it.
"Now I can't wait to go to Washington in November for Miss World. I've been to America before, to New York, Florida and L.A., and loved it."
Niamh just started college last week studying international finance and economics, after taking two years off to work as a model. She thinks she will now have to defer her studies.
The statuesque beauty said she had made friends for life in the competition and was particularly close to Miss RSVP Leanne Gray, who was also in the top three along with runner-up Miss Hairitage Aoife McGrane.
She said winning the title was even better than Tipp winning the hurling final against Kilkenny!
"We are a GAA family. It's a really great year for Tipp."
"Being in Miss Ireland was so much more than I expected. I did not realise I would come out of it with such great friends.
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Vantage Drilling Company Schedules First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call
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HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwired) - Vantage Drilling Company ("Vantage") (NYSE MKT: VTG) today announced that it will conduct a call at 11:00 AM Eastern Time on May 10, 2013 to discuss operating results for the first quarter 2013 and recent developments. Vantage will release earnings before the market opens on May 10, 2013. To access the conference call, U.S. callers may dial toll free888-349-9582 and international callers may dial 719-325-2201. The pass code will be 1277090. Please call ten minutes ahead of time to ensure proper connection. A replay of the conference call will be available for two weeks following the call and can be accessed by dialing 888-203-1112 for U.S. callers and 719-457-0820 for international callers. The access code for the replay is 1277090.
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The visibility of various colors underwater with artificial illumination has been measured in three different bodies of water chosen to sample a continuum from clear to turbid. Subjects were Scuba divers who observed the colors at night, using a mercury or an incandescent light source. The visibility results show numerous interactions among color, fluorescence, type of light source, and type of water; from them, it is possible to select the optimum combination to be used under a wide variety of conditions.
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The defense industry has, to some people's surprise, the broadest and most sustained set of ethics programs of any sector of American business today. Lockheed Martin, which specializes in a host of high-technology products and services for the federal government, has dramatically escalated its formal ethics and business conduct program since the mega-corporation was formed through a merger in 1995. The Ethics and Business Conduct Division employs 65 ethics officers in sites around the United States, and it requires the firm's 130,000-plus employees to devote at least one hour per year to consideration of the ethical issues of the business, at a cost of millions of dollars per year. Daniel Terris spent two years researching Lockheed Martin materials and interviewing its ethics officers and ordinary employees to develop this rich case study of the ethics program at this powerful global corporation. This study begins with a survey of American attitudes toward ethics in business over the past century, raising the question of whether ethics can be genuinely built into the modern mega-corporation. Terris then develops a portrait of Lockheed Martin--its history and the nature of its far-flung businesses--turning at last to its ethics program, which was created following a series of bribery, overcharging, and corruption scandals in the 1970s and 1980s. By 1996, Lockheed Martin had in place some dull, preachy ethics programs designed to provide basic information on telling right from wrong in business practice. But then-CEO Norm Augustine wanted to liven things up, so he turned to an unlikely source of inspiration: the irreverent Dilbert comic strip. The company came up with a boardgame that resembled Clue, but used Dilbert characters to explore ethical case studies drawn from real-life Lockheed Martin incidents. Terris examines the success of the board game, as well as subsequent efforts including special workshops, a film festival, and biennial ethics surveys to engage employees in broad-based discussions of ethics at work. Although Terris applauds Lockheed Martin's ethics program as gloriously democratic in its focus on the responsibility of every worker for the ethical dimensions of his or her actions, he is concerned that the broad-based focus tends to divert attention from the ethical responsibilities of senior management and the moral complexities of collective decision-making. While he admires the ambitious scope of the program, he notes that the corporation's definition of ethics focuses on individual behavior rather than on the impact of the corporation's broader policies on local, national, and global communities. The ultimate effect of such programs may be to create more ethical business practices--but, ironically, at the expense of the public good.
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This custom Transformers Prime Slipstream was a very request custom and people asked me to make her from the same Beast Hunters Starscream mold I made the updated Airachnid from. More of the spikes/fins were removed from the mold and sanded down to form a more normal seeker body. Slipstream's head is a new sculpt that features a mix of Arcee's and Starscream's featured including some new ears. She was painted with Testors and formula P3 Teal/Grey/Purples and sealed with a semigloss varnish to prevent wear. Her missiles came from an Avatar tread-bike of some sort and were modded with 5mm diameter hard plastic silly straws to fit her forearms.
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Optimus wanted to take her face for reenge shooting him down mistook him a Starscream clone
wow thats awesome
i saw someone selling that at the 2014 Denver Comic Con! and it was expensive
Wait, this exact custom? Or the actual subscription figure?
Are there anyways to loosen b h starscreams left elbow, the right one is fine.
suuper badass
dude I had the same thought about BH Starscream
can I ask you for some advice, the left foot on my B/H Starscream is really loos to the point were he can barely stand up, the other foot is only a little butter. do you know of any way I could titen up the feet ?
Put a tiny drop of superglue behind the foot on the joint and work it until the glue is cured and the joint stiffens up. Don't let it set up tho, move it every few seconds. I did this to all my BH Starscreams and Ripclaw's knees.
I was thinking of doing the same thing, after seeing this I might try it my self.
So cool! You did an amazing job! Love her face. So difficult to find good female Transformer figures.
thats fantastic!
Awesome custom as usual!
Just on question, if I may. Do you fully disassemble the toys to paint? Those pins are a pain to remove.
Just on question, if I may. Do you fully disassemble the toys to paint? Those pins are a pain to remove.
Nah, unless they have ball jointed limbs. I don't heat and pop them apart tho. Keeping the together during basecoating helps you see where the joint rub problems are.
Another great one (proving that Starscream is a sexy temptress )!
heres an idea... repaint the beast hunters smokescreen figure into G2 drench
WHaT WHOA.
That's pretty awesome.
That's pretty awesome.
I was waiting for someone to execute this since people were coming up with retool ideas for this mold. The modified Arcee head looks great on her!
Looks crazy-good, man!
well it beats MY Slipstream (which was meant to look as much as possible like the TFCC Slipstream.) Who would have thought that Starscream could be made to look MORE feminine after his Beast Hunters redeco?
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SPOKANE, Wash. - Gonzaga University's men's and women's tennis teams will be in the Bay Area this weekend competing in the West Coast Conference Championship.
Saint Mary's College will host the men at the Korth Tennis Complex, with the women competing at the Degheri Tennis Center on the Santa Clara University campus beginning Friday.
The tournament will again be a dual-match format with the team seedings and first-round pairings to be announced late Thursday evening following the coaches meeting.
The Bulldog men and women will both be looking to improve on last year's eighth-place finish.
Gonzaga's young women's team doesn't have anybody competing in the WCC Championship older than a sophomore with four sophomores, two true freshmen and a redshirt freshman expected to be in the lineup when play begins Friday.
Emily Anderson has gone 10-11 at No. 1 singles this season, 11-15 in singles play overall and went 3-1 in head-to-head competition against WCC squads this spring. Anderson has won three of her last five singles matches. She's also expected to team with redshirt freshman Carrie Schofield at No. 2 doubles, the duo going 5-14 overall while splitting time between No. 1 and No. 2 doubles this season.
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Also scheduled to compete for the Bulldogs are junior Brett Womach at No. 2 singles, sophomore Cooper Fratt at No. 3, sophomore Marco Pineda at No. 4 and sophomore Charles Adams at No. 5.
The men's doubles teams are expected to be Pineda-Womach at No. 1, Adams-Arthur at No. 2 and Fratt-Penney at No. 3.
The Pepperdine University men's team will be looking for its 16th straight WCC crown, having claimed each team title since 1991 and 36 WCC championships overall. On the women's side, the Waves will attempt to capture their fourth straight WCC title and their 18th conference crown in 19 years.
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Search, GPS Photo Tools, IE8 Beta — Interesting Windows Downloads and Updates this Weekend
June 7th, 2008
Microsoft's weekly downloads and updates are typically on the boring, mundane side. This week, however, several downloads peaked my interest:
Windows Search Version 4.0 has been released for XP, Vista, Server 2003, Server 2008, and WHS. This updates the desktop search system and the Microsoft search enabled in Office, Outlook, and OneNote. This updates a bunch of bugs and is faster when compared to the previous search engines. You read more about the updated search from the preview post from March.
Microsoft Pro Photo Tools version 1 has been released. Essentially this is a metadata tool to help in adding positioning information to photos. Integration with Live Earth and support for route files such as KML has been included. XP and Vista versions are available with validation.
IE 8 Beta 1 continues to be available for testing across all windows platforms too.
Dad's New Computer: XP, Vista, or OS X
May 24th, 2008
My father is wanting a new computer, and I am trying to help him decide what he really wants. To refresh your memories, my father is retired and currently is using an XP desktop. I have already discussed laptop versus desktop. Next, we need to decide what OS to use.
Ubuntu is not an option. Even though it is quickly progressing as a mainstream OS, Ubuntu still requires too much tinkering under the hood. It will continue to get more popular, but it is not ready for primetime yet.
XP seems to be the easy, logical choice. Dad is already comfortable with much of XP's interface. If he decides to use a laptop, he is going to be learning about networks, trackpads, and a whole bunch of other new stuff related to that. Adding a different operating system on top of it all might be too much. All of his old programs and hardware will still work fine. Plus, he can always decide to upgrade to Vista at a later date.
However, if my father is wanting a new computer, he is probably not really enjoying his current computing experience. He has already asked me about upgrading to Vista when it first came out. He certainly seems to be anxious for a change.
A switch to Vista would give most of the advantages of XP. (Vista Video Part 1 Here and Part 2 Here) For the most part the interace is very similar. In fact, you can even switch Vista back to an XP look. Most of his current software and hardware is likely to work too. On the down side, Vista only improves the user's experience on a few fronts. Some of the changes to the user interface are confusing. Vista contains a lot of annoying bugs. Plus, Vista is treated poorly in the community, and I wouldn't be surprised if Vista fades quickly much like Windows Millennium did.
Changing to an Apple system with OS X would be a big leap. (OS X Movie Tour here.) OS X is a much better, much easier (but also very different) interface than windows. Most day to day activities are more simple on OS X, but learning a completely new operating system is tough. Spyware, viruses, and bugs are much less of a worry on the Apple system. However, much of his current hardware and sofware are unlikely to work. Many of the day to day activities such as editing and printing pictures would need to be retaught and relearned. Most of the games and software that he uses now, he would have to give up. (Parallels or Boot Camp would be way over his head.) The lack of a nearby Apple store for training keeps things tough. If dad can get over the hump and learn OS X, his overall experience is likely to be better than with a Microsoft system. That hump just seems to be large.
If dad was not already comfortable with an operating system, I would suggest starting with OS X. However, now that he knows XP, should I reinvent the wheel?
Any suggestions?
New HandBrake is Much Faster
February 28th, 2008
I downloaded the new HandBrake for both XP and OS X today. I have been exceptionally impressed. I am currently ripping some of my DVD library on both systems and thought I would give my initial impressions.
This version of handbrake is dramatically faster. I have not seen benchmarks between the two version but the upgrade is not subtle. Within OS X on my MBP I am seeing my fps increase from the mid twenties to the mid thirties using my typical encoding settings. On my underpowered Vista box, I am seeing increases going from the low teens to mid twenties. There is no doubt in my mind that this version of handbrake is much faster.
Installation on OS X was a snap. Drop the app file into the applications folder and allow it to overwrite. HandBrake on the mac will gladly rip many DVDs even with copy protection.
Installation within Vista was a double click away. My first attempt at coding within vista failed however. As usual, running HandBrake in administrative mode fixed that. HandBrake for windows does not rip copy protected media.
The Vista version of the graphical interface still does not have the picture preview function. I find this essential in trying to pick deinterlacing settings for my old home videos and DVDs that are interlaced.
Vista SP1 Only Really Has One New Feature
February 27th, 2008
Besides the normal amount of bug fixing and security patching, Windows service packs often contain new features. For most users Vista SP1 contains one, fat new feature…
Hotpatching is the ability to patch actively running software without a reboot. Only Windows components are supported at this time. If it works as billed, this should save users from those repeated annoying reboots after performing a system update. Even more so, it should save Vista network administrators from the seizure-inducing number of reboots required when updating a new installation.
Although hotpatching is the main new feature related to updates, several bug fixes and tweaks have been included in Vista SP1 to improve the updating process. These include improved failure recovery, quicker update query, and more robust uninstallation procedures.
Other New Vista Features–
Most of the other "new features" will only appeal to a narrow audience or are really glorifed bug fixes.
- exFat is the successor to the infamous FAT32 file system. More and more users are experiencing limitations of FAT32 such as the 4 GB limit on the size of a file. Most power users switched to NTFS long ago; therefore, this is unlikely to help a huge number of people. exFat has smaller footprint so its main use may be limited toward portable devices and storage.
- Data Execution Prevention is buffer-overflow protection that is built into the OS. The problem is that it breaks a bunch of existing programs. In fact, turning off DEP in XP is one of our most frequented tech-recipes. The new DEP API allows programmers to set how the program interacts with DEP to reduce conflicts. If this opens up a new area for buffer-exploits is unclear.
- x64′s Kernal Patch Protection feature now has an API as well. Most anti-virus packages place code within the kernel and this new feature to Vista has shut them out. This new API allows for external programs to patch the kernel. Once again it is unknown if this will be a new target for security problems.
- Certain AMD video cards will be the first to use Direct3D 10.1 support. Currently only MAD's HD3000 series cards have this ability. It is unclear if programmers will even use the new 10.1 features; therefore, the consequence of this inclusion is minimal.
- Vista now natively supports the 802.11n Draft 2.0 wireless specifications without additional drivers and applications.
- UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is now supported on x64 Vista installs. This means little for existing hardware (except for Apple devices) but will likely open up new boot and configuration options for the future supporting hardware.
- HD-DVD and Blu-ray drives receive additional support including new icons and labels.
- The hated vista file copying mechanism has been improved 25% to 50%. It will be enough to see the difference but still not reaching XP speeds.
One last note–
SP1 will temporarily slow down your experience. The optimizing performance aspect of the OS such as caching and prefetching is reset when SP1 is initially installed. Depending on your usage, speed will gradually increase again.
Upgrade Battle: Vista versus Leopard
November 5th, 2007
Let's get ready to rumble in this upgrade battle. XP to Vista versus Tiger to Leopard.
The weekend that Leopard was released I decided to upgrade both my systems at once. I upgraded my MBP from Tiger to Leopard at the same time that I upgraded my windows desktop from XP to Vista.
My wife wants to upgrade to Leopard. My father wants to upgrade to Vista. The purpose of this experiment was to see if I should recommend these upgrades to my family and the tech-recipes audience.
In the OS X corner, I have my Apple laptop that is used for most of my day to day work–browsing, photo editing, blogging, programming, and such. It already has Vista installed on it in Parallels. It was running tight without obvious problems prior to the upgrade. In the XP corner, I have my trusty desktop system that is used mainly for audio/video editing, gaming, and Office. It too was running well prior to the upgrade. The XP box did contain an elderly ds2416 audio mixing card that can be flakey. I removed it completely prior to the upgrade because I have not researched drivers for it yet.
Both systems received adequate back-up before the upgrade. Despite my personal preference for wipes and fresh installs, I purposefully decided to do straight upgrades on both systems for this battle.
I enjoy using both windows and OS X systems and frequently write tutorials regarding both. (I got no agenda/prejudice.)
Leopard Install–
I started the installation disk, answered a few questions, and let it fly. Like in Tiger, .Mac is thrown in your face. I did not time the process but it seemed to be about an hour. The system requested an update of the OS over the internet soon after the install completed. The update process took just a few minutes. No error messages or difficulties during the install.
The transparent menu bar, 3-D dock, and the new folder styles are immediately noticeable. However, clicking around yields no real surprises. For the most part, the basic functionality is consistent from Tiger.
Vista Install–
I started the installation disk and was asked to pick the flavor of Vista that I had purchased. I used the traditional x86 version (as everybody probably should be doing.) The deferral of the serial number and activation process was a nice change from XP's installation. The install process updates itself over the internet prior to the actual act of installation which is really smart. Unfortunately it did not prevent a IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL Stop BSOD error. I tried to do a repair install as suggested by the installation wizard without success. Eventually, google helped me find the issue, and the installation proceeded successfully after I pulled out a couple of sticks of memory to get below the 3 gig limit.
After installation, the new windows eye-candy interface Aero was not enabled for some reason. Aero was manually enabled without difficulty. Trying to go to the control panel caused explorer to die probably from an incompatible .cpl file. I updated Vista through Windows update. The downloading and installing of those updates actually look longer than the entire Leopard install did. Some of the updates did not install correctly. My Microsoft bluetooth mouse and keyboard would not work.
Most programs worked as expected; however, explorer and other windows processes would die unexpectedly. Here is my favorite error message out of several: Microsoft Windows Operating System has stopped working. Nice.
Many core aspects of navigation within Vista has changed from XP. Aero is certainly a beautiful and striking change from XP. The Start Menu changes are powerful but will be confusing to the average upgrading user. Navigation through Explorer with breadcrumbs is more radical than Leopard's Breadcrumb navigation option.
Post-Installation Problems–
My Leopard install does not browse my network. I cannot see shares. iTunes does not see my AppleTV. My wife's Tiger box browses it without difficulty, and I can directly connect without problems. Firefox, Cyberduck, and Adium are less stable or have annoying superficial changes after the upgrade. The fact that the Documents and Download folder icons are indistinguishable is annoying to me; however, that's a OS X style issue more than a problem.
I feel no speed difference between Tiger and Leopard. I am currently using the Leopard upgraded box as my main laptop and see no reason to do a clean or archive type of upgrade at this time.
My Vista box continued to be very unstable with random crashes. I made a rough estimation that it would take me longer to debug the crashes than to restore my data from a clean installation. My clean installation of Vista worked much better. Even after the clean installation, the new Aero interface caused a slight, but detectable, drag on my system. A moderate upgrade of the video card helped make the system more brisk but not quite to XP levels. Copying and moving files is obviously slower. Running some programs required 'Run as Administrator' type of work-arounds.
My Leopard installation went smoothly. Having never done an OS X upgrade before, I was expecting absolute perfection. Q always tells me that "OS X just works." Things were not perfect, but the issues were minor.
My Vista upgrade was a disaster. Even if you ignore the show-stopping BSOD during installation, the upgraded product was ultimately unusable. The complete fresh install of Vista is not perfect either, but most of the eye candy and advancements are impressive. The Vista to XP jump is a much more ambitious step for Microsoft than the safer Tiger to Leopard jump for Apple.
My goal for this project was not to recommend one OS over the other. I use them both regularly, and the zealot fanboy arguments between the camps are silly. I wanted to contrast the upgrade experience between Leopard and Vista. This little experiment certainly answers many questions for me.
Once a patch is released to fix Leopard's network issues, I will recommend that my wife upgrades her MBP. I will plead that my father not upgrade to Vista. The installation issues and the change in the user interface would challenge his (and thus my) sanity. As a lifelong windows user, I was appalled at the disaster that was the Vista upgrade process. For people purchasing top class windows hardware, I would be willing to recommend a Vista clean install. I do not believe that a clean install on older hardware is probably worth it.
My Personal Leopard Grades:
- Installation Process: A. Perfect.
- New Features: B. Time Machine, Stacks. (Techrx Tutorials)
- New Bugs: C. Network browsing.
- Consistent/Familiar User Interface: B.
- Eye-Candy Improvements: C. Changes can not be easily enabled/disabled.
My Personal Vista Grades:
- Installation Process: F. BSOD. Unusable upgraded product.
- New Features: B. Sidebar. DirectX10. Better security. (Techrx Tutorials)
- New Bugs: C. Slower copying.
- Consistent/Familiar User Interface: C.
- Eye-Candy Improvements: B. Up to OS X quality but customizable. Slows system.
Small Cheer to Microsoft for Vista
February 7th, 2007
One thing that has impressed me with Vista is Microsoft's lack of pushing of their own IM client. With XP, one of the first things people did was to figure out how to uninstall MSN Messenger.
Now in Vista, users have option to download the new Live messenger client, but it does not come preinstalled and in your face.
Hat tip to Microsoft.
Can I Upgrade to Vista an XP box that Fails WGA Validation?
January 29th, 2007
If your XP box does not pass Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) validation, you can still convert to Vista without having to reformat your system.
However, you cannot use an Upgrade copy of Vista. You must purchase the full retail version of Vista.
When installing with a full edition product key, Vista Setup does not need to verify Windows Genuine Advantage Validation.
Yes, it will cost you some extra coin. However, the Vista upgrade only will work from within XP now. Therefore, if you ever want to do a completely clean reinstall, you cannot do it with purchasing the upgrade option. For these reason, I am suggesting that everybody spends the extra dollars and gets the full retail version.
Installing over an old OS is always messy. If you buy the Vista upgrade option, you'll have no other option.
Solve Your Vista Dual Boot Issues
January 29th, 2007
I typically love the manual way of fixing things; however, this software is priceless when dealing with the vista boot loader.
VistaBootPRO simplifies the confusing editing of the Boot Configuration Data store. In another words, it will help you config all your dual boot settings.
Want your dual boot setup to default to XP? This is your software. Want to remove an old boot entry, yep, this will help you.
Excellent stuff.
Screencast: Vista Essential Keyboard Shortcuts
January 29th, 2007
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Many of vista's new features are just a keyboard shortcut away. In this screencast I give a demonstration of some of these new vista features and shortcuts.
The youtube version of this screencast is lower quality but available as well.
Top 12 Vista Hints and Tips from Tech-Recipes
January 28th, 2007
With Vista rolling out soon, I though I would give my list of the top 15 Vista tutorials and tips from our experts here at tech-recipes.
1. Should you install the 64-bit or the 32-bit version of Vista?
64-bit versus 32-bit — This is the most important question a user will need to figure out before making the jump to vista. This article discusses the risk and benefits of each version.
2. Shrink icons in Start Menu to increase Efficiency
The new, large icons in vista are pretty; however, they take up too much screen real estate. Shrink these icons down to size so you can more programs appear in your start menu.
The Run command is gone from the vista start menu by default. You can get to it by hitting winkey-R or you can use this tutorial to re-add it to the start menu xp-style.
4. How to Disable Vista's Digital Driver Signing Enforcement
By default Vista will not allow the installation of any drivers that are not digitally signed. This will prevent a lot of old hardware from working correctly with vista. Here is a work-around for those issues.
Hit winkey-X and vista will launch the Mobility Center to allow you to control mobile-specific issues such as power management, sync settings, screen rotation, and such.
6. Change Vista's WEP Settings and Key
Vista's network settings are in a much different place than in XP. This walk-through will show you how to change your wireless settings.
7. Remove Vista's Bootloader after a Dual Install
Many people will dual boot Vista with XP in order to try the new OS. After uninstalling Vista, they are left with Vista's new bootloader. Here is how to remove it.
8. Eye-Candy: Use win-tab instead of alt-tab
More pretty than useful the new task switcher is one of the slick visual features added into the new OS.
NoExecute Protection is a wonderful new feature in Vista. However, some older software/hardware will trigger DEP crashes. To help you debug your system you can temporaily disable DEP. This will prevent the crashes until you can remove the culprit.
10. Benchmark Your Vista System
Vista contains a sweet benchmarking and monitoring system. What is the bottleneck in your vista box?
11. Add Links to the Favorite Links Sidebar in Vista's Explorer
The new explorer interface contains a favorites sidebar that will hold links to areas within your system that you may frequently visit. This explains how to add links to this new feature.
12. Keyboard shortcuts for Quick Launch
Every shortcut that is placed within Vista's quick launch toolbar is assigned a keyboard shortcut. Winkey+1 will automatically launch the first one, winkey+2 will automatically launch the second one, etc.
Bonus and Disclaimer: Prepare for the Worst
Upgrading into a new operating system can cause hours of pain. Every user should backup their system before taking the plunge. Using an offical upgrade walkthrough as directed by Microsoft is very helpful. If you have problems or experience new bugs, ask for help on the official Microsoft Vista forums or on the tech-recipes forums.
Please feel free to share your best vista hints or tips either through the official tech-recipes submission form or in the comments below. The best will be elgible for an amazon gift certificate or cool tech-recipes swag.