Blogburst, Topix and Newsgator launched ways to promote your content to top publishers. Now ScooptWords is a paid service launched by Scoopt in association with Creative Commons to sell your blog content to newpapers and magazines.

Scoopt has been selling photographic content for some time now, and they were aiming to find out whether there is also a market for the numerous extremely good blogs.

It allows a publisher to use your content one time only in one print publication. They cannot then sell your content to another publication or use it elsewhere without further agreement and payment. If another magazine or newspaper wants to use the same content they will also have to pay for it.

Once you signup and place a Scoopt-Words button on your blog, editors click to buy your content. Scoopt negotiate the price on your behalf and take commission 50% for the first sale and 25% for subsequent sales. And you get paid by paypal.


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Here are 20 Windows XP secret Tips for you to digest.

1. It boasts how long it can stay up. Whereas previous versions of Windows were coy about how long they went between boots, XP is positively proud of its stamina. Go to the Command Prompt in the Accessories menu from the All Programs start button option, and then type 'systeminfo'. The computer will produce a lot of useful info, including the uptime. If you want to keep these, type 'systeminfo > info.txt'. This creates a file called info.txt you can look at later with Notepad. (Professional Edition only).

2. You can delete files immediately, without having them move to the Recycle Bin first. Go to the Start menu, select Run... and type 'gpedit.msc'; then select User Configuration, Administrative Templates, Windows Components, Windows Explorer and find the Do not move deleted files to the Recycle Bin setting. Set it. Poking around in gpedit will reveal a great many interface and system options, but take care -- some may stop your computer behaving as you wish. (Professional Edition only).

3. You can lock your XP workstation with two clicks of the mouse. Create a new shortcut on your desktop using a right mouse click, and enter 'rundll32.exe user32.dll,LockWorkStation' in the location field. Give the shortcut a name you like. That's it -- just double click on it and your computer will be locked. And if that's not easy enough, Windows key + L will do the same.

4. XP hides some system software you might want to remove, such as Windows Messenger, but you can tickle it and make it disgorge everything. Using Notepad or Edit, edit the text file /windows/inf/sysoc.inf, search for the word 'hide' and remove it. You can then go to the Add or Remove Programs in the Control Panel, select Add/Remove Windows Components and there will be your prey, exposed and vulnerable.

5. For those skilled in the art of DOS batch files, XP has a number of interesting new commands. These include 'eventcreate' and 'eventtriggers' for creating and watching system events, 'typeperf' for monitoring performance of various subsystems, and 'schtasks' for handling scheduled tasks. As usual, typing the command name followed by /? will give a list of options -- they're all far too baroque to go into here.

6. XP has IP version 6 support -- the next generation of IP. Unfortunately this is more than your ISP has, so you can only experiment with this on your LAN. Type 'ipv6 install' into Run... (it's OK, it won't ruin your existing network setup) and then 'ipv6 /?' at the command line to find out more. If you don't know what IPv6 is, don't worry and don't bother.

7. You can at last get rid of tasks on the computer from the command line by using 'taskkill /pid' and the task number, or just 'tskill' and the process number. Find that out by typing 'tasklist', which will also tell you a lot about what's going on in your system.

8. XP will treat Zip files like folders, which is nice if you've got a fast machine. On slower machines, you can make XP leave zip files well alone by typing 'regsvr32 /u zipfldr.dll' at the command line. If you change your mind later, you can put things back as they were by typing 'regsvr32 zipfldr.dll'.

9. XP has ClearType -- Microsoft's anti-aliasing font display technology -- but doesn't have it enabled by default. It's well worth trying, especially if you were there for DOS and all those years of staring at a screen have given you the eyes of an astigmatic bat. To enable ClearType, right click on the desktop, select Properties, Appearance, Effects, select ClearType from the second drop-down menu and enable the selection. Expect best results on laptop displays. If you want to use ClearType on the Welcome login screen as well, set the registry entry HKEY_USERS/.DEFAULT/Control Panel/Desktop/FontSmoothingType to 2.

10. You can use Remote Assistance to help a friend who's using network address translation (NAT) on a home network, but not automatically. Get your pal to email you a Remote Assistance invitation and edit the file. Under the RCTICKET attribute will be a NAT IP address, like 192.168.1.10. Replace this with your chum's real IP address -- they can find this out by going to www.whatismyip.com -- and get them to make sure that they've got port 3389 open on their firewall and forwarded to the errant computer.

11. You can run a program as a different user without logging out and back in again. Right click the icon, select Run As... and enter the user name and password you want to use. This only applies for that run. The trick is particularly useful if you need to have administrative permissions to install a program, which many require. Note that you can have some fun by running programs multiple times on the same system as different users, but this can have unforeseen effects.

12. Windows XP can be very insistent about you checking for auto updates, registering a Passport, using Windows Messenger and so on. After a while, the nagging goes away, but if you feel you might slip the bonds of sanity before that point, run Regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Microsoft/Windows/Current Version/Explorer/Advanced and create a DWORD value called EnableBalloonTips with a value of 0.

13. You can start up without needing to enter a user name or password. Select Run... from the start menu and type 'control userpasswords2', which will open the user accounts application. On the Users tab, clear the box for Users Must Enter A User Name And Password To Use This Computer, and click on OK. An Automatically Log On dialog box will appear; enter the user name and password for the account you want to use.

14. Internet Explorer 6 will automatically delete temporary files, but only if you tell it to. Start the browser, select Tools / Internet Options... and Advanced, go down to the Security area and check the box to Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.

15. XP comes with a free Network Activity Light, just in case you can't see the LEDs twinkle on your network card. Right click on My Network Places on the desktop, then select Properties. Right click on the description for your LAN or dial-up connection, select Properties, then check the Show icon in notification area when connected box. You'll now see a tiny network icon on the right of your task bar that glimmers nicely during network traffic.

16. The Start Menu can be leisurely when it decides to appear, but you can speed things along by changing the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Control Panel/Desktop/MenuShowDelay from the default 400 to something a little snappier. Like 0.

17. You can rename loads of files at once in Windows Explorer. Highlight a set of files in a window, then right click on one and rename it. All the other files will be renamed to that name, with individual numbers in brackets to distinguish them. Also, in a folder you can arrange icons in alphabetised groups by View, Arrange Icon By... Show In Groups.

18. Windows Media Player will display the cover art for albums as it plays the tracks -- if it found the picture on the Internet when you copied the tracks from the CD. If it didn't, or if you have lots of pre-WMP music files, you can put your own copy of the cover art in the same directory as the tracks. Just call it folder.jpg and Windows Media Player will pick it up and display it.

19. Windows key + Break brings up the System Properties dialogue box; Windows key + D brings up the desktop; Windows key + Tab moves through the taskbar buttons.

20. Windows key + M takes you desktop.
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Here is how you can setup a folder as Private in Windows XP

* Select My Computer
* DoubleClick the drive where Windows is installed (usually drive[C:], unless you have more than one drive on your computer).
* If the contents of the drive are hidden, under System Tasks, click Show the contents of this drive.
* DoubleClick the Documents and Settings folder.
* DoubleClick your user folder(folder name Same as logged on user name).
* RightClick any folder in your user profile, and then click Properties.
* Select Sharing tab, then select the Make this folder private so that only I have access to it check box as shown in the screenshot below.



Note:
* To open My Computer, click Start, and then click My Computer.
* This option is only available for folders included in your user profile. Folders in your user profile include My Documents and its subfolders, Desktop, Start Menu, Cookies, and Favorites. If you do not make these folders private, they are available to everyone who uses your computer.
* When you make a folder private, all of its subfolders are private as well. For example, when you make My Documents private, you also make My Music and My Pictures private. When you share a folder, you also share all of its subfolders unless you make them private.
* You cannot make your folders private if your drive is not formatted as NTFS

Related:
Microsoft Windows XP 20 Secret Tips



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Children should not use mobile phones as recent study indicates that children at age who used mobile phones were prone to Repetitive Strain Injury or known as RSI.

RSI, the symptoms of which include pain and immobility in the joints, nerves and muscles from the fingers to the neck, is caused by repetitive movements and fatigue resulting from natural stresses and strains on the body.

Isabelle's mother Jane Taylor, 40, said her daughter was "constantly" texting on her mobile but that it wasn't until she was diagnosed with RSI that the extent of her texting became apparent.She got the phone when she was six and she's constantly on it.

British RSI Association Quotes:- "We're talking about people making hundreds of tiny repeated movements as they use the mobile keypad". "Because the movements are small they do not cause the blood to circulate, and that means the fingers are acting like an engine without oil." he added. The effects include the painful swelling and inflammation of the fingers and thumb.

Mobile phones RSI risk to young children | RSI danger from excessive texting
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Google Video has just rolled out some new features. The new stuff includes a Movers and Shakers list, which allows to explore most popular videos by country. The home page has also been reorganized and there is a new feature "recently uploaded" section and featured videos appear at the bottom of the page.

Now Google video service has added the ability to track your searches. Google now records your video search history and keeps it in the same location as Google search history.


Google Video Movers Shakers


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When you need to transfer or backup files between computers, Apple IPod can be an excellent alternative to a USB thumb drive or any other alternative. Not only just pictures or audio files but you can also use iPod to copy Word documents, Excel documents, PDF files, or any other file format including exe or a zip files.

How to setup IPod as a portable hard disk(Disk Mode)

* Connect IPod to your computer and open iTunes.
* Select iPod in the iTunes source list.
* Select the iPod options button in the lower-right corner of the iTunes window.
* Check "Enable disk use" checkbox, and then click OK.
* Close iTunes window and you notice that your iPod appears on your Mac desktop or in the Windows Explorer on your PC.
* Drag and Drop files or folders into the iPod Drive.

Check to see you have enough room on my iPod disk?
When you attach an Apple iPod to the USB port, the computer will recognize the iPod as a Removable Disk just like regular External drives. Start Windows Explorer and you will see an iPod drive, right click the iPod icon and select "Properties" - this will tell you the amount of storage space available/left on your iPod hard disk.

Another option to check the free space on the iPod, go to the iPods main menu, choose Settings, and then choose About. You can also view the available space in iPod. Select the iPod, in the source list, and look at the bottom of the songs list. You will see Disk space used and also space available.

Important Tips:
Before disconnecting the iPod from your computer Uncheck the Enable disk use button if you do not want to use the iPod as a disk. If you leave this option checked you need to eject your iPod.

Apple Video Tutorial | Putting iPod into Disk Mode | Using Your iPod nano
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Google have introduced Suggest Technology based on AJAX into Google Finance search that in turn makes users lot easier to search for stocks quotes as seen in the screenshot.

When you type a few letters into Google Finance search box, it generates a dropdown list of companies that starts with those letters in its name or stock symbol. When clicked on the selected name or stock symbol in the dropdown it takes to the relavent page.

One disadvantage of Yahoo Finance is that it allows to search stocks only by stock symbols. But this google search technology lists the search if the search keyword exists in its stock symbol or its name as a part and this gives an edge over Yahoo Finance.


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Firefox users who are having multiple computers would love this new Firefox extension released from Google. Suppose Say you are working with many different Firefox tabs on your home computer and want to restore the same at your workspace computer Or you may want to transfer your Firefox browsers: saved passwords and cookies from your desktop to your laptop.

Google Browser Sync can easily do these by keeping all your Firefox browsers in sync with each other. It is a Firefox extension that continuously synchronizes your bookmarks, web history, persistent cookies and saved passwords across computers.

Google Sync can also be used to backup browser settings and to restore open tabs and windows across Firefox browser sessions.

The current Sync version synchronize all the bookmarklets, but the future releases will allow you to choose a specific bookmarklets.

Related: FEBE Extension to backup Firefox Extensions


Download Firefox Google Browser Sync | Google Browser FAQ


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FBI arrested a man in Miami in connection with what they said was a hacking scheme involving the resale of Internet telephone service. The suspects were said to have illegally tapped into the lines of legitimate Internet phone companies, saddling them with the expense of extra traffic, while collecting more than $1 million in connection fees.
The suspect Instead of buying access to other networks to connect his clients' calls, he payed about $20,000 to other man who was also arrested in Spokane, to create "what amounted to 'free' routes by surreptitiously hacking into the computer networks" of unwitting Internet phone providers, and then routing his customers' calls over those providers'.
To evade detection, they hacked into computers run by an unsuspecting investment company in Rye Brook, commandeering its unprotected servers to re-route phone traffic through them. These steps made it appear as if this company was sending calls to more than 15 Internet phone companies.
In all, more than 15 Internet phone companies, including the one in Newark, were left having to pay as much as $300,000 each in connection fees for routing the phone traffic to other carriers, without receiving any revenue for the calls, prosecutors said.
The suspect however, appears to have used the money he received from his customers to go on a spending spree, buying real estate in south Florida, a 40-foot Sea Ray Mercruiser motor boat, and luxury cars including a BMW and a Cadillac Escalade. Source: here
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Symantec noted that the exploit requires "substantial typing from targeted users," so keyboard-based games, blogs, or other similar Web pages are likely to be created by attackers to entice users to enter the required text input to exploit the flaw.

Symantec and several other security firms have issued advisories for a new vulnerability discovered in Internet Explorer, Firefox, and other Web browsers running on Windows, Linux, and Mac systems.
The security companies are warning that the flaw, related to the way browsers handle JavaScript, could allow a specially crafted Web site to steal personal information, such as credit-card and bank-account numbers, from unsuspecting Internet users.

According to Symantec, the flaw affects all versions of Internet Explorer and Firefox.

"This issue is triggered by utilizing JavaScript 'OnKeyDown' events to capture and duplicate keystrokes from users," Symantec warned.

In its advisory, Symantec noted that the exploit requires "substantial typing from targeted users," so keyboard-based games, blogs, or other similar Web pages are likely to be created by attackers to entice users to enter the required text input to exploit the flaw.


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Swedish police were investigating a suspected hacker attack Sunday that crashed the government's Web site, amid speculation it was revenge for the closure of a popular file-sharing site.

"The government has filed a police report over a possible attack against the government's Web site," the government said in a statement.

"The system was overloaded because an external Web site redirected many internet users to a specific file on (the government Web site) www.regeringen.se," it said.

The site was never entirely out of service but was difficult to access for nine hours overnight Saturday, the government said..

Media in sweden are speculating that the attack was the work of hackers angered over Swedish authorities over closure of The Pirate Bay, one of the worlds most popular Web sites for the illegal downloading of movies and music.


Related: police close major bittorrent site


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Google software will offer a free alternative to Microsoft Excel

Google introduce a spreadsheet program today, continuing the Internet search leaders expansion into territory long dominated by Microsoft Corp.

Googles online spreadsheet will offer consumers a free alternative to Microsofts Excel application whichh was typically sold as part of the Office software suite that has been a steady moneymaker for years.

Googles spreadsheet isnt as sophisticated as Excel. For instance, the Google spreadsheet wont create charts or provide a menu of controls that can be summoned by clicking on a computer mouses right hand button.

Rochelle said the program's main goal is to make it easier for family, friends or co-workers to gain access to the same spreadsheet from different computers at different times, enabling a group of authorized users to add and edit data without having to e-mail attachments back and forth.


Google introduced spreadsheet program


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Alienware has come out with a series of limited-edition Superman PCs to coincide with the big-screen release of Superman returns. The individually numbered Area-51 desktop and notebook systems capture the Man of Steel mystique through case artwork, as well as desktop themes that incorporate touches from the Superman universe. Think green Kryptonite and Clark Kent's glasses. The laptop sports dual-core Intel Pentium D processors and high-definition audio and start at $1,899. Meanwhile, the 17-inch Core Duo notebook, which starts at $2,500, comes in bright Superman-cape blue and is adorned with the iconic S-Shield logo on the front panel. There are only 350 laptops and 250 desktops available, these systems will most likely be snapped before the release of Picture on June 28.


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Eric Schmidt runs Google about as much as much as the Dalai Lama runs the worlds spiritual life.

Here is what Corcoran from fobes has to say about Employee Supervision at google. Managing people who are told from the minute they pick up their ID card that they're probably smarter than their boss is like supervising the wind. Ever think your boss was wrong? Well, if you're smarter than he is, then clearly you must be right. The logical conclusion: Just ignore him.

Eric Schmidt's role at google include, placating the investment community, soothing nervous regulators and policymakers and doing whatever it takes to create a magical force field protecting Googleteers, so they can follow their instincts and invent new stuff.

Here are some Google Office Pictures and Videos.



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Just happended to stumble accross this website known as Ink Blogging. Ink Blogging means you blog your entries as a handwritten image.

The concept behind this is that all blog entries are handwritten on a TabletPC and posted as images on the blog. The main requirement for blogging is a TabletPC, although other options are available such as scanning the handwritten paper and then uploading to the blog. Software requirement includes having Windows Journal which is a Inking software that lets you write and draw with digital ink directly on to a computer, and an image editing software like Paint to edit the image.

Here is a simple guide to ink-blogging if you like to give a try
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