Online auto-tracing tool (converts bitmaps to vector art)

Stanford University research project on converting bitmap images to vector art, aka "auto tracing" or "automatic vectorization". Similar to Adobe Illustrator's Live Trace and CorelDRAW's PowerTRACE but works better in many cases. Upload image and get a converted result (EPS/SVG) in a few moments.

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Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy Torrent RELEASED

Direct link to the torrent. Enjoy

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250+ Tools and Resources For Coding the Web

We’re all living on the web, and we all seem to be starting our own websites, so it’s time we all learned the languages that make it run. Here are over 250 resources to help you get going.

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iPod Toilet Roll Holder

From bimbambanana.com

Or could just use headphones.

I guess this gadget would be good to drown out your groans and shit farts. Maybe it is a good idea...

Lifehacker Code: Better Gmail (Firefox extension)

We've featured several Greasemonkey scripts that enhance Gmail in lots of different ways, but not everyone wants to install Greasemonkey and hunt down all those scripts. To save you the time, I've compiled the best Greasemonkey scripts for Gmail into one handy Firefox extension, called Better Gmail.

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Flash-Based Galleries For Your Images

In many situations web designers should avoid Flash and prefer usual text-based presentation. In this post we present some of the free, attractive and flexible Flash-based galleries you can use to present your images more effectively.

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Get Organized with Remember the Milk

Chances are you work across several computers and need a single, always-accessible place to consolidate your work, personal, school and family to-do's. Remember the Milk is a great way to do just that. Let's take a closer look Remember the Milk's basic and more advanced features

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Official Beer Pong Tables

A must for any Man Cave is some sort of gaming table: a poker table, ping pong table, pool table, foosball table. But if you're looking to relive your college days (or if you're still living your college days), a beer pong table is the perfect addition.

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Power replacements for built-in Windows utilities

Power users need power utilities, and Windows' default system programs barely get the job done. Over time third-party developers have stepped and build superior replacements to programs like Notepad, Paint, Windows Explorer and the Command Prompt. Get the simple jobs done smarter, faster and more efficiently with these free utitlites

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10 Best Beers with Balls of 2007

Finally, Fall is upon us, and that can mean only one thing: Beer! Well, that shouldn't be your only concern, but with football season in full swing and the commencement of Oktoberfest, a lot of us out there have beer on the brain. With that in mind, we here at Inventor Spot bring you 10 of the ballsiest beers we could find.

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Some good screensavers

Here is some screensaver eye-candy for your coffee break. Particularly complex and colourful 3D-screensavers are extremely nice to look at. Selected for you are the most beautiful, interesting and unusual screensavers. Among them Flickr-, RSS- and time-screensavers.

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Securely Delete Files with DeleteOnClick - Windoze Only

Freeware shell extension DeleteOnClick adds a Securely Delete entry to your Windows Explorer right-click menu so you can securely wipe files from your hard drive. How securely, you ask? Apparently it's U.S. Department of Defense secure (uses the U.S. DOD 5220.22-M secure file deletion standard)

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How to solve a Rubik's Cube

This guys is kind of annoying with his, "HI WORLD!", but he does a pretty good job explaining how to solve the Rubik's Cube.
Part 1

Part 2


More details on how to solve here, here, and here.

Vote for the Best Computer Rig (PICS) - Gizmodo

73 computer rig submissions later —some absolutely amazing some completely cheaptasic— Gizmodo is running now the final vote for their Readers' Best Computer Rig. They have made a short list, but you can vote for whatever you want, including a guy who has an anti-aircraft gun and a bazooka next to its multi-screen rig.

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Old people + Wii Bowling championship = serious business

We all knew that older people love Wii Bowling... but THIS much? This video is the first in a series of three episodes chronicling the Wii Sports bowling championship among residents at Erickson living communities. With nicknames such as 8 Ball and Gimpy, and trash talk rivaling Apollo Creed, this video is sure to awaken the sports-crazed...

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Bizarre McDonald's Video Game

Paolo Pedercini is a mad bastard, and the McDonald's game is his sharp, procedural satire of how fast food is a corrupt industry by necessity.The game is drawn with a crazy flair, the blood splattered happy meal at the title screen should be some indication.The game is set up so that you cannot win without compromising. Try it, you'll see.

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How to run WinXP on Linux

While running a virtual machine is nothing new, this is a pretty good video tut that shows how to make it work.

EVOKING THE DEVIL: How to run WindozeXP on Linux

Digg user underdog5004 advises not to forget to temporarily disable the hotkey F8 for Compiz Fusion (if you are using it), as you need to hit F8 when installing XP.

Digg user Martalli shares that this example is out of date and thinks Virtualbox is in the Gutsy repos. That will make the installation a bit easier.