18 November 2013

The Italian City Of Venice Is Now On Google Street-View



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There’s something unique about Venice – it has a lot of water in and around it, which means that it is impossible for a car to get anywhere near it. So you would think that this would prevent Google Street-View from getting anywhere near it, right? Well wrong. If Venice thought they were safe from Google by virtue of water, they were badly mistaken, because Google found a unique way around the situation – with their Trekker technology. From the looks of things, the Trekker technology consists of a round green camera which is mounted on a person’s back and...


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What The Windows XPocalypse Means For You



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If there is one thing that Microsoft has an aptitude for, it’s pomp. Windows 95 launched to a soundtrack scored by none other than The Rolling Stones and Weezer. For Vista, Redmond made sure that those who turned up to the launch party were given enough worthless tat to fill a landfill. However, nothing quite topped the vainglorious fanfare of the launch of XP, which saw New York turned into a literal, honest-to-god fairground, which was scored with a performance by Geordie crooner, Sting. Few technology products are quite as well loved as Windows XP was. In the first three...


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What The Windows XPocalypse Means For You



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If there is one thing that Microsoft has an aptitude for, it’s pomp. Windows 95 launched to a soundtrack scored by none other than The Rolling Stones and Weezer. For Vista, Redmond made sure that those who turned up to the launch party were given enough worthless tat to fill a landfill. However, nothing quite topped the vainglorious fanfare of the launch of XP, which saw New York turned into a literal, honest-to-god fairground, which was scored with a performance by Geordie crooner, Sting. Few technology products are quite as well loved as Windows XP was. In the first three...


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Windows 8.1 Boot Screen Logo Changer



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We already know it’s possible to change the Windows 8.1 boot screen logo that appears just before the lock screen when you turn on the PC. The method, slightly complicated though, involves editing or replacing the original system files, and require you download a couple of tools to extract system files. Even though there are […]

Defective PS4 Debuts, Apple Accuses Samsung, Batkid Wins Internet [Tech News Digest]




Today in Tech News Digest, Sony sells lots of games consoles (including some defective ones), Apple ratchets up its selling techniques, Steve Ballmer reveals the truth about his exit from Microsoft, Netflix gets a fancy new makeover, Apple’s Phil Schiller accuses Samsung of copying, Amazon and Facebook team up together, and Batkid goes viral on social media. PS4 Sells Well, Some Consoles Defective The PlayStation was released on Friday (Nov. 15) and proved to be an immediate hit. Despite some less-than-stellar reviews of the games console (mostly down to the lack of standout launch titles) Sony claims to have shifted...


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Reboot To: Quickly Reboot From Windows 8.1 Into Windows 7



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By now, you’ve either upgraded your Windows 7 installation to Windows 8/8.1 or you have installed Windows 8/8.1 in dual-boot with Windows 7. If you have upgraded your Windows 7 installation to Windows 8/8.1, you might not find this guide helpful! If you have installed Windows 8/8.1 in dual-boot with Windows 7 and have set […]

YouTube Tests Channel Cards



After adding music cards and testing cards for shows, YouTube experiments with cards for channels. They're displayed in the right sidebar of the search results page and show the latest videos from the channel and some of its playlists.



Here's an example for Google Chrome. The channel is still included in the list of search results.






Here's how you can enable the experimental feature. If you use Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari or Internet Explorer 8+:



1. open youtube.com in a new tab



2. load your browser's developer console:



* Chrome or Opera 15+ - press Ctrl+Shift+J for Windows/Linux/ChromeOS or Command-Option-J for Mac



* Firefox - press Ctrl+Shift+K for Windows/Linux or Command-Option-K for Mac



* Internet Explorer 8+ - press F12 and select the "Console" tab



* Safari 6 - if you haven't enabled the Develop menu, open Preferences from the Safari menu, go to the Advanced tab and check "Show Develop menu in menu bar". Close Preferences and then press Command-Option-C to show the console.



* Opera 12 - press Ctrl+Shift+I for Windows/Linux or Command-Option-I for Mac, then click "Console".



3. paste the following code which changes a YouTube cookie:



document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=2IS0PWox26Q; path=/; domain=.youtube.com";window.location.reload();



4. press Enter and close the console.



Some examples of searches: [google], [apple], [comedy central].



To go back to the regular interface, use the same instructions, but replace the code from step 3 with this one:



document.cookie="VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE=; path=/; domain=.youtube.com";window.location.reload();



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