Here’s a neat little trick I just learned. If you want to force Google search to return results for a particular country, just add on &hl=uk&gl=uk to the end of your search results URL, where the ‘uk’ is replaced by your desired country domain. Hit go again and you’ll get a set of results from the country. It’s not perfect, but it helps. Tags: domains, google, search
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Domain siezures by the US now moving into stormtrooper territory
Just read with astonishment that the US government is now stamping over the sovereignty of foreign governments – in this case Spain – by seizing domains which it deems to be unlawful, even if the country in question has ruled it lawful. The case in point concerns Rojadirecta.org, a Spanish site which legally streams sporting events across the web. The site has twice been ruled legal by Spanish courts, but apparently that doesn’t count when you’re the USA. So now…
Read MoreYellow Pages finally makes opting-out an easy task
The past couple of months have been filled with nothing but ice and snow where I live. Just this past week we’ve been hit with a severe ice storm. The entire city was shut down for a couple of days. But you’ll never guess what somehow made its way onto my front step. That’s right, a Yellow Pages book. How on earth it got there in its plastic wrapping in that terrible weather is beyond me. Well now I can…
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SoundBite takes a different approach to the hearing aid
Most of us are blessed to have good hearing in both of our ears. However, for those that aren’t so fortunate, there are obstacles to overcome. Thankfully in this day and age, we have a lot of different technologies to help accomplish this. One of the more interesting ones I’ve seen is this gadget called the SoundBite. This is for people who have issues hearing out of one of their ears. One part of the device is worn around the…
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Google Shopper comes to the iPhone
Android users have had access to a pretty useful tool for a while, called Google Shopper. This app takes shopping and price comparison to a whole new level. Not only can you scan barcodes to check prices, but you can even take a snapshot of the cover or speak the name of a product. Then you’ll be able to select the product and check prices, reviews and even local availability. Well Google has finally decided to bring this wonderful little…
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Mozy nixes unlimited storage plans
I’ve been a big fan of Mozy‘s cloud storage service, and have been using it for a couple of years now. It’s saved me a lot of hassle on more than one occasion. Granted, I just use their free service, because I back up most of my larger files on a small NAS. However, the day-to-day use files get backed up to the cloud. It’s quite wonderful, really. Unfortunately for the heavier users, you’ll find that the winds of change…
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Beatbots announces a home version of their Keepon dancing bot
When was the last time you thought to yourself, �I want a robot that dances�? So that might not be a thought that crosses your mind on a regular basis, but if you’ve seen this Keepon bot before, you understand what I mean. This little creature is cute and cuddly, and will bust a move when introduced to music. They’re actually some pretty good moves, for a blob. Of course it’s really not worth the $30,000 asking price (the bots…
Read MoreWireless Dominoes don’t need to touch to produce the domino effect
Dominoes. I’m sure that most of us had a set when we were children, but how many kids actually played the game associated with them? I recall that it was a long time before I ever learned how to play it. I was far more interested in setting up the little blocks and watching them fall down in succession. What was disappointing was when you finally got an elaborate setup, only to have one of them fall short, ruining the…
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EV Himiko – retro styling meets electric power delivers 550 km a charge
The EV Himiko is a retro styled coupe from Japanese auto maker Mitsuoka Motors, which takes a basic running chassis from a Mazda MX-5, mates it to a fancy pants top half and inserts a shed load (i.e. around 168) of Lithium batteries to get a retro roadster capable of running for 550 km between charges. There’s no word on price as yet, but rest assured it’s not going to be cheap, unless the developers have suddenly come up with a…
Read MoreLED Handwritten Menu Sign Boards
Anytime I go out, I see at least one neon menu sign sitting somewhere. These kinds of signs never seem to fully catch my attention because they�re not LEDs. As lame as that may sound, it�s true. I am like a mosquito a lamp for LED lights, and now that there are LED Flourescent Writing Boards, there�s a good chance you�ll see me standing bug-eyed in front of it. These writing boards will be whatever you want them to be….
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Valet iPad Seat Bolt Mount gives you an extra distraction on the road
There are tons of distractions on the road. You have to worry about reckless drivers, animals, random road debris and countless other things. There has to be a CEO sitting in a chair somewhere thinking, �How can I make this worse?� Then the Valet iPad Seat Bolt Mount was created. Holding your iPad in carbon fiber, 360-degree maneuverable claws, this is definitely a way for you to get yourself in a wreck. In style! There is some practical use to…
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Simplex Series locks aren�t safe
There are locks out there of every kind; ones that require keys, card keys, and a certain combination of buttons to be pushed. If you look at the picture, you�ve likely seen one of these very popular door locks. Made by Kaba-IIco, this Simplex Series lock was found to be extremely easy to break into. There is a pretty big lawsuit floating around because these locks can be opened with a very powerful magnet. All of the locks excluding the…
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Zumreed X2 Hybrid Headphones/Speakers
We�ve all used our headphones as speakers at least once by blasting the volume all the way up. Zumreed has created a new set of headphones that will now play both the role of headphones and speakers without making you destroy the listening quality. The X2 Hybrid headphones look like any other normal pair of headphones on the outside, but with the flip of a switch, they can become external speakers. This is an option I�ve wanted to have since…
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NetTraffic 1.1 – freeware delivers real time broadband speed gauge in the task bar
It’s a war out there, us against them. The user vs the Internet service providers. So we need weapons, and the free NetTraffic 1.1, an in your face net speed logger is exactly that. They promise you 20 Mbps and you’re getting 2 mbps? Welcome to the club, but now at least you can prove it, even if they ignore you as per usual. Pah! Utility to view download speed and upload speed in real time. NetTraffic allows you to view and to…
Read MoreEmbedPlus – YouTube videos get cool features like slow-mo, instant replay and zoom…
EmbedPlus is a very cool new YouTube video embedding tool which lets you add functionality like zoom and slow motion to embedded videos on a web page. The service is free, and works by layering a wrapper on top of the standard YouTube embed player, which adds in extra controls and buttons. Not only do you get extra features, but also a ‘more’ button which pushes the viewer over to a page full of related content, which is also neat. The…
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