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Knowing full well that most of you will spend the next few days at the mall, I'll try to keep my comments brief. We had quite a feast at my cousin's restaurant today (he operates J. Benjamin's here in Des Moines). In the afternoon (elsewhere), I ate my first chitlin. It was so tasty, I decided not to ruin the experience by eating another. This evening, Jake and I hit Les Miserables at the Civic Center. He gave me an update on the GnomeSTORE: seems as though we ran into snags with the company we wanted to work with. But before you blow a gasket, David is working 'round the clock to get it up before the weekend. And yes, Friday's issue will be delivered regardless. I'm still (slightly) behind schedule, but at least I got the Honeymoon Pictures uploaded. Before you zone out, let me remind you that the Chris Pirillo Show is back at 2:00 PM (CST) starting this Saturday. We'll probably be taking tech support calls; try to tune in...

-- Chris Pirillo        

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TI v1.0 [1.9M] W9x/NT/2k FREE

http://www.jenkinsj33.freeserve.co.uk/soft/TI.zip
http://www.software-dungeon.co.uk/

{Make Desktop icons transparent} We all love Frosted Flakes, but a little variety is nice. What am I talking about? Well, this thing kinda reminds me of those multi-paks from Kellogg's. It's not just another nifty tool; it's a tool that'll revolutionize the way you view your Windows environment. Kinda. Sick of that little block of color sitting behind the icons on your Desktop? Wash it away with TI. Not enough? Fine. It also shows your CPU usage, available RAM, and system uptime. See -- it's like having five mints in one. Why download a bunch of utils when there's an all-in-one solution available? Hey, I like things to be econo-sized... what can I say?

WinSCP v1.0 [856k] W9x/NT/2k FREE

http://winscp.vse.cz/download.php?file=WinSCP100eng.exe
http://winscp.vse.cz/eng/

{Transfer data securely} Stop saying what I'm saying. 'Stop saying what I'm saying.' Please, quit mirroring me. 'Please, quit mirroring me.' Copying files to and from remote computers is a fairly straightforward process, but it's always nice to know that the activity remains secure. Here's a client that utilizes SSH (Secure SHell) to insure safe and secure file transfers. Manipulate both local and remote objects, create new folders, and change file access privileges as well. When FTP isn't good enough, give this puppy a spin. Okay, now you can start copying me again... but at least wait until I say 'Simon Says.' Go find a better way to complete the same task. Simon Says...

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NTRunner v1.2 [530k] NT/2k FREE

http://www.istare.com/software/downloads/ntrunner.exe
http://www.istare.com/OysterSoftware/products/ntrunner/ntrunner.htm

"[This] is a service... that allows you to register Win32 executables as other services. The service component will then execute these programs when NT starts -- before a user logs on locally to the system. When a user eventually logs on, the programs will be running on the machine's desktop. Subsequently, when a user logs off, the programs will not terminate; they will instead remain running in the background. Includes both NT Runner service and NT Runner service interface with easy installation and removal of the service. Also includes the ability to launch multiple programs from one service."

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((( RAM ))) Remember high school... how you'd study for weeks and weeks for a test? Well, more like minutes and minutes. How you "studied" isn't important, anyway. What's important is that all the answers to your history test were stored in short term memory long enough for you to ace it... or, at the very least, not fail. Chances are, once you left class and went on to Phys Ed, everything stored in that memory space disappeared into the ether. Well, RAM [Random Access Memory] works in much the same way. It's where 'loaded' (resident) applications can be quickly reached. RAM can be read from much faster than other system components, such as a hard drive, CD-ROM, or floppy disk. As when the bell rings and you leave class, when your PC is turned off (or rebooted), everything in RAM will be purposefully 'forgotten' permanently. The slate is wiped clean! When you turn the computer back on, your OS is (once more) loaded into memory. If only real life were like that, I would never forget birthdays and anniversaries.

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Yo Joe!
Unearthed by Joe VandeKieft

http://www.yojoe.com/

{Classic military heroes} "He'll fight for freedom wherever there's trouble!" No, he's not He-Man; I'm talking about G.I. Joe, a *REAL* American hero. If you watched the cartoon every weekday afternoon (like I did), or if you collected the action figures (with the Kung Fu grip), then this site will satisfy your nostalgic cravings. Read up on all your old friends: Shipwreck, Crankcase, Frostbite, Lady Jane, Sergeant Slaughter, Bullhorn, Cobra Commander... and hundreds of others I can't name offhand. Remember their file cards? Cardboard dossiers, if you will. Well, you'll find 'em here, too, along with commercial clips, comic books, games, and classified ads where you can buy, sell, and trade all your memorabilia. Now you'll know more about Joe than you ever did before... and knowing is half the battle.

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Every week, I'll post a new video clip here (in MPEG format); it will be taken with either the Sony Cybershot DSC-S70 or Mavica FD-95. This week, the GnomeSTORE will be launched. You remember seeing Gretchen showing off our stuff, but did you catch her little dance routine?

Gretchen Cuts a Rug

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dustBUST Fonts -- Fusion, Neustyle, Life in Space, etc.

Forgotz's Themes -- Nature, James Bond, Tanks, etc.

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