[Cool , Product]
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Sep 30, 2009 3:35:29 PM
by ram
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Google Docs API tests a new feature that lets you perform OCR (optical character recognition) on an image. There's a live demo that illustrates this feature: you can upload a high-resolution JPG, GIF, or PNG image that has less than 10 MB and Google Docs extracts the text and converts it into a new document. Google mentions that "the operation can currently take up to 40 seconds" and a small ...
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[Cool]
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Sep 10, 2009 11:19:57 AM
by ram
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Good way to embed PDF files to your site....
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[Cool , Helpful]
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Jun 17, 2007 7:11:53 PM
by techm
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I got this via an email. So I'm not sure about the original source, however this cartoon explains Software Development Life Cycle better than anything you will ever see. Pic after the jump...
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[Cool , Video]
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May 5, 2007 6:35:42 PM
by techm
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Microsoft showed a new way to work using a DigiDesk. The desk incorporates a touch panel surface and a heads up display with the usual hand gestures for moving files and controlling applications along with a built in scanner. Check out the video after the jump to get a better idea...
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[Video , Cool]
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Mar 20, 2007 6:42:16 PM
by techm
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Remember Tom Cruise in Minority Report? He was moving windows and stuff on the screen by waving his hands. Somebody has just created that setup in real life. Video after the jump....
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[Video , Cool]
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Dec 11, 2006 12:45:13 PM
by techm
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This video is about an ex code monkey. Probably the best line is "Code Monkey think 'maybe manager want to write god-damn login page himself.' " Video after the jump. ...
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[News , Cool]
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Oct 11, 2006 3:35:23 PM
by techm
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Google has jumped into the code searching business. Its got some pretty powerful search features including regexp search, license search and package level search to name a few.
Thanks to google code search i now know programmers fancy bill clinton over george bush by a factor of ...
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[Video , Cool]
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Oct 11, 2006 3:21:17 PM
by techm
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From what I can gather Beryl is a Desktop extension to the popular ubuntu operating system. Its just fun to watch all the nice effects that are possible. Enjoy the v...
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[Cool , Video]
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Sep 23, 2006 6:19:41 PM
by techm
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This video demonstrates a new way to drag and drop from your laptop to your taple top. Seems like the video is a bit old but nonetheless its a good example of out of the box thinking. Video be...
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[Video , Cool]
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Sep 4, 2006 6:35:12 PM
by techm
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Luis Von Ahn, a professor at Carnegie Mellon, gave a very entertaining presentation at google tech talk on july 26, 2006. His topic was human computation. One example of human computation is the google image labeler.
The basic premise is that computers are good but for some tasks humans are the clear winner. So we need to devise ways to make use of the humans ala matrix style. E.g. if you want ...
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[AJAX , Cool]
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Mar 19, 2006 5:44:33 PM
by techm
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This has to be one of the most useful Web 2.0 applications around. Its still in private beta. Dabble db allows you to import data from an excel sheet into a webbased form and play around with your data in various formats. Rather than trying to put in words watch this quick time video to see what you can do ...
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[Java , Cool]
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Mar 9, 2006 3:47:50 PM
by gypsy
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The latest cell phone Java games are surprisingly interesting. For those of us who only want a couple of minutes of play and are too cheap to invest in a real portable system like the PSP or Game Boy, its really good. Using T-Mobile service and the popular Motorola V3 (RAZR), The Associated Press tested five current action, sports and puzzle titles. Have a look at the results .......
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[Photoshop , Cool]
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Feb 27, 2006 2:16:27 PM
by Admin
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Ever wonder how they make people look beautiful using photoshop? Well wonder no more. Check out the before and after images and read the tutorial....
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[News , Cool]
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Feb 7, 2006 8:37:26 PM
by Admin
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Krugle is going live on March 8 2006. Its a search engine for source code. Its getting some good reviews on techcrunch.
Some other existing search engines:
1) code snippets
2) Koders with eclipse plugin
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[Cool]
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Jan 31, 2006 2:00:48 PM
by Admin
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By carefully choosing the right 1s and 0s to burn to a CD, it is possible to burn visible images on normal CD-Rs. These images rely on the fact that the 1s and 0s created by pits in the CDs surface reflect light differently....
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[Product , Cool]
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Jan 19, 2006 3:57:48 PM
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Group shot creates a composite image from a series of photos. The photos must be of the same scene, taken from the same point of view within a short period of time. The application uses regions that you indicate to build a composite image automatically.
Whats the point? You can remove unwanted elements and exchange them with regions of other photos. So e.g. get rid off closed eyes or other people ...
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[Cool , Helpful]
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Oct 31, 2005 10:12:51 AM
by Admin
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Create your own email signatures from major Email Servers like GMail, Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL using this website. Select your email service provider and then just enter you email username and within you have your own custom email signature....
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[Javascript , Cool]
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Aug 4, 2005 4:46:51 PM
by ram
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Check this out some real cool java script stuff....
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[Javascript , Cool]
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Jul 26, 2005 10:45:11 AM
by Admin
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Check out Konfabulator. Yahoo has acquired it and has made it free. It is developed in Javascript. You can use various widgets ranging from system utilities, calendars, news feeds, weather watch, traffic conditions, mlb scores etc. Also you can create your own widgets. It has a vast user/developer community. The look and feel is also like Mac applications. It is available for both Mac and windows. ...
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