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Submission + - No-blood method for adding magnetic sense

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Bill Bumgarner

on Tuesday April 03, 2007 @02:21PM

Bill Bumgarner writes: "You can feel magnetic fields and the like without taking a knife to a finger.

Just rip apart a hard drive and grab the head park magnet (if there is one — might have to rip apart more than one drive! Fun!). Tape it to your finger. Very faint, but works. You can also use a "magnetic wedding band", which some companies sell, to detect fields off of transformers quite easily.

Write up with pictures here: http://www.friday.com/bbum/2007/03/27/magnetic-fin ger-a-sixth-sense/"

Submission + - Maximum PC's Best Software Awards

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notthatwillsmith

on Tuesday April 03, 2007 @01:48PM

notthatwillsmith writes: "Every year, the Maximum PC editors pick the best software applications and utilities to laud in the annual Softy awards. Instead of focusing on high-profile commercial products, the Softys heap praise on lesser known apps that make a big impact on users. This year, we awarded Softys to several open source favorites, including Gaim and Thunderbird."

Submission + - Speed Up Vista

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mikemuch

on Tuesday April 03, 2007 @01:10PM

mikemuch writes: "Joel Durham, Jr., has come up with a slew of optimizations for Windows Vista. It goes beyond the obvious "update your hardware drivers" with recommendations on what processes, services, and background programs, to allow. There are also sections on using ReadyBoost flash keys, turning down unnecessary interface candy, and other miscellaneous hacks."

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