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2009-08-27T14:16:00.005+03:00

7 Cars to Drive Before You Die

Different cars are remarkable for different reasons, and we've gathered a list of cars that all stand out in their own way. >>Why they are awe-inspiring

The flying hotel

2009-04-02T12:56:00.005+03:00

The Hotelicopter features 18 luxuriously-appointed rooms for adrenaline junkies seeking a truly unique and memorable travel experience. Each soundproofed room is equipped with a queen-sized bed, fine linens, a mini-bar, coffee machine, wireless internet access, and all the luxurious appointments you'd expect from a flying five star hotel. Read more...

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Take A Break Play A Game - Increase office productivity.

2009-03-17T10:11:00.009+03:00

By PressReleasePoint.com

Can taking a game-break during office hours improve your work performance? Well, some studies are suggesting that it does.

As Gamers grow up, get jobs and start a families, they find them self having no free time left to spend on computer games A number of these gamers turn to free flash games sites for a quick gaming fix instead. They choose to use their break time during the working day to play a 10 minute casual online game or browsing a social network site like facebook instead of having a cup of coffee.

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Put your own Photo in Barack Obama’s ‘Hope’ Poster

2009-01-21T10:28:00.009+03:00

By Jeff Artist Shepard Fairey is best known for creating the "Hope" poster for Barack Obama. This iconic portrait of Obama became such a phenomenon during the Presidential campaign that TIME Magazine even used it on the cover page for their Person of the Year 2008 edition.
If you are no Obama and can’t convince Shepard Fairey to do a custom portrait for you, just head over to Obamicon.me and create a similar poster using your own photograph and message.
You can either upload an existing photo or capture it live using the webcam, add a message, change the color balance using sliders and an Obama style image is ready like this one:

Become a Celebrity: Put Your Face on Magazine Covers and CNN

2009-01-19T11:51:00.004+03:00

By Jeff Want to see yourself on CNN news, BoingBoing or the front cover of all top magazines like TIME, Wired, Cosmopolitan, National Geographic, Sports Illustrated, etc.
Try these fake magazine cover creation tools:
1. MagMyPic - Just upload your picture and this service will instantly put that on the cover of TIME, Rolling Stone, Fortune, People, Maxim, Vogue and other popular magazines. The service is quick but you have no control over the text appearing on the magazine cover.

2.Condenet.com - This is an excellent service for creating a personalized Wired Magazine Cover - you can pick your own picture, tag lines and even control the placement of various elements using simple drag-n-drop. You also get a printable version of the Wired magazine cover.
3. U.R.Celeb - This is an excellent Windows software to create fake magazine cover image on the desktop. Unlike MagMyPic, this software offers you tons of control - you can change the magazine headlines, resize photos and the branding is non-obtrusive.
Supports CNN Breaking News, TIME, Vogue, PlayBoy and other popular magazines.
4. BoingBoing - It’s tough to get BoingBoing editors to link to your blog but with this post generator, you can create your own BoingBoing story. Stuff in a few words and your BoingBoing Story is ready.

Download Music from Internet Radio Stations

2008-09-11T08:55:00.009+03:00

By Jeff

Perhaps you have at times wondered how you could rip or save those great favorite songs you here from your web radio.

Today I present a simple internet radio recorder that will easily see you through to it.

Disclaimer: While the method described here can be used to save streaming audio from all internet radio stations like Capital fm, Live365, Last.fm, AOL Radio, Pandora music or even from iTunes and Yahoo! Music Launchcast, you should cross-check their terms of service.

Now, assuming that you have the necessary permissions, here's a step-by-step guide to help you create an MP3 album of your favorite songs from online radio:

Step 1: Download Audacity from Sourceforge.net here. Available for Mac, Windows and Linux platforms.

Step 2: Open Audacity and choose View -> Float Mixer Toolbar. In the drop-down menu on Audacity's mixer toolbar, choose "Wave Out" or "Stereo Mix" as the input source. Open the Audacity Preferences dialog and choose Mono channel in the Audio I/O tab. Select your sound card name in Recording Device [Sigma Tel C-Major Audio in my case]

Step 3: Open the radio station of choice using the web browser or Real player or Yahoo! Messenger. Hit the play button and switch to Audacity.

Step 4: As the song of your choice is about to play, hit the keyboard shortcut - R to begin recording of the song or press the Record button on the Audacity interface. When the song end, hit the Space Bar to stop recording.

Now when your next favorite song is playing on the radio station, hit the R button again. Now Audacity will record the song in a separate track. This is helpful as you will realize in a minute. Repart the R-space bar cycle until you record all the songs to your PC or Mac.

Step 5: The last step - Choose File -> Export Multiple - this will save the individual Audacity track as separate MP3 files or WAV files. Choose the export folder and select "Split files based on Tracks". Click export.

That's it. Burn this folder as an Audio CD or transfer them your iPod or mobile phone and enjoy the web music offline. [Make sure you download the free LAME MP3 encoder to export recording as MP3 files. Advanced users may consider Audacity effects to fine-tune their internet recordings.]

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Twitter

2008-07-29T11:42:00.013+03:00

By Jeff

Send free SMS messages to your friends and family while you keep track of what they are up to.

If you're not using Twitter yet, you may feel as if you've missed out. Twitter has not only tipped the tuna, but by some estimations, it has already jumped the shark. Twitter is such a buzz right now such that even US presidential hopeful for the 2008 elections Barrack Obama could not ignore it. Check out his profile here.

Twitter lets you easily send free SMS from your computer to any of your friends.
Twitter is an interesting and practical real-time messaging system for groups and friends. It's just not completely obvious how to get into the "club."
So, here's a guide to this new platform. I didn't cover every feature of Twitter, but this few easy steps should help you get started.

To enjoy this free SMS service, you’ll need to follow these few easy steps :
1. Create an account on Twitter, and then log in
2. Invite your friends, so that they’ll create an account as well. You’ll only be able to send free SMS messages to your Twitter-friends if they set up their cell phone in their Twitter account.
3. Have them configure their account so that direct messages sent to them will be delivered to their cell phone
-Look on the right hand sidebar, the “send notifications to” lets you do this
-Ensure that the cell phone configuration is ok too, that is “notifications” are on for the cell phone.
4. Start sending them direct messages; they’ll get them as SMS on their cell phones :
-You can do this either through the web interface
-or through IM (for example GTalk or AIM) if you configured it. Basically you’ll add a special buddy (twitter@twitter.com for GTalk for example), and when you’ll send him a message, it will interact with your twitter. This is a way to update your Twitter status, but there is a lingo which will let you send direct messages. If you want to send a message to a user whose twitter account is my_friend, then send the following message to the twitter buddy : d my_friend hello there !

Turning off TwitterTwitter
Messages may drive you insane. If you want to turn them off, here's how: send the command Off, Sleep, or Stop to Twitter. To turn it back on, send On, Wake, or Start.
Twitterers worth following
In addition to your friends, you might want to follow some of these famous (or useful) Twitterers. Many people are still experimenting with Twitter, so we can't vouch for the long-term quality or frequency of updates from these users:

Barrack Obama: Now USA President used it for the 2008 elections campaigns.

CNN: Newsfeed of high-profile CNN breaking stories.
John Edwards: Twitters from the campaign trail
Robert Scoble: Popular feed from ubergeek and Twitter fan Robert Scoble.
Evan Williams: Founder of the company that built Twitter.
Rafe Needleman: I wrote this, I must be interesting.
Caroline McCarthy: Another Webware writer and ardent Twitterer.

Mafans twitter address is http://twitter.com/mafansclub

Happy Twittering Guys!

How to Read Popular Magazines on your Desktop for Free

2008-07-15T10:00:00.020+03:00

By Jeff

Another Hot Stuff for you to try and share...

This is a very simple & non-geeky trick to help you read the latest issue of popular magazines. Titles include Reader’s Digest, Macworld, Lonely Planet, Popular Photography, PC Magazine, Play boy, Penthouse, etc without paying any subscription charges.
You will also get to read adult magazines like Playboy and Penthouse. Best of all, these digital magazines are exact replicas of print and served as high-resolution images that you can also download on to the computer for offline reading.

How to Read Online Magazines for Free

Step 1: If you are on a Windows PC, go to apple.com and download the Safari browser. Mac users already have Safari on their system.

Step 2: Once you install Safari, go to Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced and check the option that says "Show Develop menu in menu bar."

Step 3: Open the "Develop" option in the browser menu bar and choose Mobile Safari 1.1.3 - iPhone as the User Agent.

Step 4: You’re all set. Open zinio.com/iphone inside Safari browser and start reading your favorite magazines for free. Use the navigation arrows at the top to turn pages.
For guyz who are already subscribed to Zinio Digital Magazines, this hack is still useful because you get access to certain magazines which are otherwise not available for subscription via Zinio (e.g., Penthouse and Playboy).

Note: For the Geeks you may not need to download Safari.
In Firefox: enter “about:config” in the location bar, enter “useragent” in the filter and change the value for “general.useragent.extra.firefox” to “Mobile Safari 1.1.3″. After reading, set it back to “Firefox/2.0.0.14″. You may also want to write an AutoHotKey script or create a "scrolling capture" profile in SnagIt that will auto-flip magazine pages and save all the images locally. Thanks Jex and Scott.

Idea: The Nature Desk

2008-06-19T08:54:00.010+03:00

By Jeff

What do you get for the eccentric executive who has everything? How about the Ant Desk? It’s part desk, and part Ant Farm. How creepy is it to work at your desk while hundreds of ants scurry all around you? Is it distracting? Fascinating? Did some of them get out? Do you think you feel them crawling on your legs? It’s the ultimate desk for nature lovers, bug lovers, and, well, other people who want a weird desk.

How does it work? It begins with a thick layer of glass or clear plastic. This protects you from the ants, and protects the ants from you. Below the glass is an open space with a thick layer of dirt, allowing the ants to crawl in, out, and around their tunnels, caves, and hills. This all rests on top of a sturdy base layer, which doubles as the bottom of the desktop. Small holes around the sides of the desk provide air, while being too small for the ants to escape.

Hundreds of ants will live happily for months, with just a little food and water periodically inserted through the feeding portals. For cleaning, the base layer can be built to slide out on casters like a large drawer, or the glass top may be hinged to open. I haven’t worked that out yet.

And when you get home, you can cuddle up with your loved one in front of the TV and rest your wine glasses on your Ant Coffee Table. The perfect oddity for any living room.

The Tallest Woman in the World?

2008-05-14T14:29:00.002+03:00

Incredible isn't she?

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Paint on Body

2008-04-08T12:10:00.020+03:00

By Jeff

Finally on this last post of Most Creative Artist of our time edition, I feature once again another intriguing works of art this time not on feathers or hands but on the whole body.

Body painting as its generally known is considered to be the most ancient form of art. Unlike tattoo and other forms of body art, body painting is temporary, painted onto the human skin, and lasts for only several hours, or at most (in the case of "henna tattoo") a couple of weeks.

Body painting is not always full nude bodies. Body painting includes smaller designs on one area on the body.Body painting festivals happen annually across the world bringing together professional body painters as well as keen amateurs. Body paintings can also typically be seen at football matches, at rave parties, and at certain festivals. The World Body painting Festival in Seeboden in Austria is the biggest art event in the body painting theme and thousands of visitors admire the wonderful work of the participants.

All the paintings featured here other than the one above by Andrejj for Linux Advertisements are the works of a very talented body painter Mr. Pashur.

NOTE all the clothing and lingerie on all Models are all paint work.
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Paint on Feathers

2008-03-25T15:54:00.010+03:00

By Jeff

As I had promised on my previous post on most creative artist of our time, on this second post I feature the work of yet another very illustrious creative artist Julie Thompson from western Washington.
And as you will see all her art works has been done on birds broad sturdy wing feathers using acrylic paint.
I was really amazed by the enormous amount of detail, light and shadow, and the wealth of textures the artist could achieve on this rather fairly delicate material.

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Changing hands into animals

2008-03-16T12:28:00.012+03:00

By Jeff

On the past few weeks I have been out on a mission who’s purpose has been to try and establish who in my view would probably take the honours of the most creative artist of our time this year.

As an art enthusiast and a graphic artist myself I seriously had a big problem on deciding who’s work I should feature first on this edition of best creative artist of our time, but not until I stumbled upon this Italian artist Guido Daniele work. He was in recent past hired by an advertising agency to create body painting of animals and as he says, he really loved the idea. "I researched each animal in depth to see how I could transfer it to a hand, and then set about bringing it to life." The hardest part of his job though is watching his creations disappear down the drain after they're photographed. "I'm getting used to it," Daniele shrugs. "At least I get to start each day with a fresh canvas."

Of course Guido Daniele is not the final contestant in this category and therefore I will be presenting to you a few more illustrious artists and their works in the upcoming posts for you to make the ultimate judgement.

See Guido Daniele's Work and Bio...

Nissan Pivo 2

2008-03-03T11:52:00.013+03:00

Nissan Pivo 2: 360 Degrees, No Reverse!!!

Nissan presented an interesting concept at last year's Tokyo Motor Show - the Nissan Pivo 2.

Of course the Nissan Pivo 2 comes after the Nissan Pivo concept presented at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show.

The most important features of the Nissan Pivo 2 concept is -A robotic agent to share every trip (does anyone remember R2-D2?), a 360 degree turning cabin and 90 degrees turning wheels.

Nissan Pivo 2 builds on the popularity of the first Pivo, shown at the 2005 Tokyo Motor Show.
Powered by advanced Compact Lithium-ion Batteries and featuring a unique rotating cabin – meaning no reverse gear required – the first Pivo became a cult hit at shows from Beijing to Geneva.

Reasons to love Pivo 2:
-Electric power from Nissan’s advanced Lithium-ion batteries.

-A robotic agent to share every trip.

-‘Revolutionary’ technology with 360 degree turning cabin and 90 degree turning wheels.

Nissan Pivo 2 takes the idea of an environmentally friendly electric urban commuter vehicle and delivers fun, functionality and a unique relationship between the car and driver.
Nissan Pivo 2 is powered by advanced Compact Lithium-ion Batteries and employs ‘by-wire’ technologies for braking and steering.

The Nissan Pivo 2 takes that easy mobility concept to a new level.
Each of the four wheels are powered by Nissan’s advanced electric In-wheel 3D Motor and can turn through 90 degrees to allow Nissan Pivo 2 to drive sideways as well as forward.

Thanks to the highly innovative Robotic Agent, you are never alone in the Nissan Pivo 2. With conversations possible in Japanese and English, the Robotic Agent has been created to work with Nissan Pivo 2 to make every journey less stressful. It provides a unique interface through which to communicate with Nissan Pivo 2 on everything from basic vehicle functions through to the nearest available parking.

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Five Tips To Find Love On The Internet

2008-02-20T10:31:00.002+03:00

To find love on the Internet can be easy once you follow these great five tips. You don’t have to spend lonely weekends by yourself any longer! Read on to find out more.
If you are one of the countless people hoping to find love on the internet, than you are setting yourself up for the potential to find hundreds of singles available, within your area, with a variety of interests and characteristics. You want to make sure you narrow your choices down so you’re not missing anyone who could be a potential match for you, but at the same time, you don’t want such a broad base of people that you don’t know where to start. Follow some of these tips to help you out.

Tip #1 – Be yourself
You want to be with someone you love because of who they are. You don’t want someone who acts one way and ends up to be completely different several months down the road. The same is true for you. You can’t find your true match until you’ve shown that person who you really are. If you want to find love online, don’t represent yourself to be someone you’re not. You’ll be unhappy keeping that façade up and the other person is likely to see right through it eventually anyway.

Tip #2 – Pick and choose your topics
No matter who you end up with in life, it’s rare for you to both love absolutely all of the same things. Opposites attract, right? If you have found the two of you share some common interests, focus on those. Don’t bore the other person with detailed explanations about your hobby if they do not share an interest in that activity. It’s always good to have a separate life for just you in addition to your life together. To find love through the internet, you must be able to chat openly and honestly about topics that could be controversial or important.

Tip #3 – Show yourself off
Everyone has a few really great pictures of themselves. Everyone has a few not so great pictures of themselves. You want to be honest and candid in your search. You wouldn’t want to be surprised by someone who looks nothing like their picture. No one does. The ability to find love online starts with a pleasing picture. Use ones which are representative of the way you really look, pictures that you look at and say, “That’s a decent shot of me.” Show yourself smiling and happy. Try to put in photos of yourself that give viewers a little taste of your attitude.

Tip #4 – Share carefully
Don’t scare off a potential match by divulging every piece of information about yourself during your first chat. It may take a while to find someone you really match up with. You don’t want everyone and their grandmother knowing your last name, where you live, where you eat and where you hang out. Keep your personal life to yourself until you’ve had several conversations and think your quest to find love might be about to be fulfilled.

Tip #5 – Have fun!
If you really want to find love, then be yourself. Put a sense of humor into your dialogue. Be relaxed and easy going. If you find you’re not interested in someone or they’re not interested in you, don’t despair.

2008-02-02T14:12:00.000+03:00

Concept: Sony Ericsson phone with USB port

This is a Sony Ericsson concept designed by Vincent Palicki. The phone has a big screen and a standard SE key layout with stainless steel buttons. It has most of all common functions of Sony Ericsson phone and the special thing of this phone is that it comes with a full size USB port, allowing you to transfer song, video or pictures files to your phone from your thumb drive without the need of computer. One more shot after the jump.

Sultan of Brunei's Jet

2008-02-01T10:45:00.001+03:00

The Sultan of Brunei's Boeing 747-430
The head of state of the tiny, oil-rich nation of Brunei on the island of Borneo, the Sultan is reputedly the richest monarch in the world. The Sultan bought the aircraft brand-new for $100 million or more using Lufthansa as a conduit, hence the -30, which is Boeing's customer code for the German airline. Then he had it fitted with a special interior and features such as washbasins of solid-gold and Lalique crystal at an additional cost of some $120 million. The 747-400 is the Sultan of Brunei's largest aircraft, but His Majesty the Sultan's Flight also operates several other VVIP widebody jets, among them two Airbus A340s and a 767.

Special Feature: Valentines

2008-01-06T12:07:00.000+03:00

Valentine's Day Love Guide
Each year as our local stores, restaurants and clubs are busy stocking the shelves with pink and red, take a few moments to really remember why you and your partner celebrate this holiday. Do you use it as a way to reconnect? Is it a relationship New Year for you both? Or, is simply a way to remind your parter how much you do love and adore them? No matter your reason you're sure to find the perfect way to express your meaning with our special Valentine's day guides and Ideas submitted by mafans members.

See the Valentine's Day Love Guide Articles below

Valentines For Your Man
This year, show your man that Valentine's Day is not just for women. Use the tips and ideas in this article to shower him with your undying love and appreciation.
Men want to feel celebrated and adored on Valentine’s Day, too. They want to be loved and desired just as much as women do. Show your guy sweet sentiments in a way he will appreciate with one of these reader's ideas, and he will look forward to Valentine’s Day every year thereafter.
Click here for the article

Valentines For Her
Every woman has romantic fantasies in her head, and she’s just waiting for them to come true. When she is a teenager, a bunch of heart-shaped balloons and a box of chocolates will do the trick, but as she matures, so will her Valentine wishes. Your lady wants her Valentine’s Day memories to be special, whether they are big or small. She wants to brag to her friends about how great you are, and she wants to be swept off her feet again and again.
Click here for the article

Guinness Book of World Records

2007-12-18T16:39:00.000+03:00

WORLD'S BUSIEST AIRPORT

J.F.Kennedy International Airport,
New York, USA.

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Funny Logistics

2007-12-13T15:00:00.000+03:00

10 Pictures

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Ferrari Novitec Rosso Enzo

2007-11-29T13:22:00.000+03:00

Low Rider - Bike

2007-11-25T12:21:00.000+03:00

Dubai Projects

2007-11-19T10:25:00.000+03:00

Palm Island. Three artificial islands in the shape of palm trees will shelter nearly 500 apartments, 2 000 villas, 25 hotels and 200 shops of luxury. Palm Jumeirah, the most advanced, will be completed as of the end of 2005. Hundred twenty-five kilometers of coast additional will be thus created.

Palm IslandThe World. With broad of Dubaï, nearly 300 artificial islands, seen sky will form a planisphere. If you want to acquire one of these islands, it will cost some to you between 6,2 to 36,7 million dollars. Work of fill, already begun, should be completed at the end of 2005.

The WorldDubai Waterfront. Advancing on water of the Gulf, this whole of islands in the shape of crescent will extend on 81 square kilometres. Becoming the greatest sea front in the world, it détrône thus the island from Manhattan in New York.

Dubai WaterfrontOld Town. It is the final district of the building site located at the foot of the tower Burj Dubai. This great real complex will include the highest tower of the world, the greatest shopping centre of the world as well as a gigantic residential district

Old Town

Hydropolis. Entirely assembled in Germany, this underwater hotel will be immersed with broad of Dubai at the end of 2006. It will comprise 220 continuations whose panoramic windows will give on sea-beds. The price of a room for the night would rise with 500 dollars.

Hydropolis Burj Dubai. This phenomenal tower from which construction began last January and will end in 2008 should reach the 800 meters height. The building, built in three parts around a central column, finishes in spiral. It will count 160 stages.

Burj Dubai
Madinat Al Arab. Here the representation of the one of the districts of the future greater sea front in the world, Dubai Waterfront. This sight accounts for the architectural ambition and the spectacular development of real constructions with Dubaï.

Madinat Al Arab Dubai Marina. new city, of a total cost of 10 billion dollars, will be built on a way of artificial navigation of 4,5 km. It will be able to lodge 120 000 people. Three principal towers will be set up and will bear the name of Arab perfumes

Dubai Marina
Dubai Sports City. This immense sporting complex of 7.5 km² will accomodate sports such as the cricket, the golf, Rugby, football, the sports of ground, track, and interior (tennis shoe, handball, volley ball). Hotels, residences and villas are also envisaged.

Dubai Sports City Golden Dome. With its 455 m height and its 2,2 million m² of total surface, it will be one of bulkiest and higher buildings of the world. It will shelter 500 000 m² offices, commercial spaces like 3 000 residential apartments.

Golden Dome Dubailand Ski Dome. This ski resort indoor, will comprise inter alia a directional ski piste and tracks of snowboard (with 6 000 tons of true snow). "Pinguinarium", aquariums four seasons, spa cold and hot... are also envisaged with the program.

Dubailand Ski Dome Space Science World. Space is one of the subjects exploited in the immense park with topics of Dubailand which has the ambition to become the largest tourist park and of attractions in the world.

Space Science World

Lion or Tiger?

2007-11-13T15:39:00.000+03:00

~~~~ World's Largest Liger (Lion+Tiger) ~~~~Know what's a Liger? It's a cross breed of a Lion male and Tiger female... Read on......

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Renault Neptune: Car

2007-11-01T14:04:00.000+03:00