Life & Tech

Desktop Tower Defense is a simple flash-based game - you build a set of defense to prevent the little critters from breaking through. Very basic graphics yet it goes to show you don’t need fancy graphics to have excellent (and very addictive) game play.

Don’t start if you don’t have an hour to spare!! Consider this a fair warning.

First collection of useful web tools that I use everyday. Ranging from Gmail to FreeConferenceCall. These are great productivities tool for small business.

A good and free web statistic counter site (to see how many people visited your site) is www.statcounter.com. You can create ‘invisible’ (or visible) counter code that embedded into your html. Get start by going to the site and sign in for a free account. Then create a project and follow the instruction to create the html codes. (Pretty much select all of the default values but pick the look-and-feel of the counter you want.)
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There are several sites on-line for photo sharing (www.flckr.com, www.yahoo.com, etc.) But for a quick set up, www.bubbleshare.com is probably one of the easiest to set up. You don’t even have to create an account.
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Fast synchronization of photos (for now…will allow synchronization of calendar and address book contacts). http://www.sharpcast.com (PC)

Google announces new service today: Google Romance. “Dating is a search problem. Solve it with Goggle Romance”. :-).
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ptech.wsj.com

Excellent weekly column in the Wall Street Journal about computers, software, and other personal technology. You don’t need to be a WSJ subscriber to read the column and the archives. Here are some samples:

• How to Protect Yourself From Vandals, Viruses If You Use Windows
• What PC to Buy If You Are Planning On a Vista Upgrade
• MacBook Pro Offers Promising Start to Era of Intel-Powered Apple

This is an oldie by goody site with articles on how stuff works: www.howstuffworks.com. It covers wide-ranging topics such as: automobile, science, health, computer, electronics, etc. Check out a beta of the Mobile Travel Guide section for a quick overview on travel destinations (what to see and do).

Some popular articles:

• How Lock Picking Works
• How Car Engines Work
• How Hybrid Cars Work

www.lifehack.org - various insights, how-to, tips
www.43folders.com - GTD - getting things done

www.kayak.com

This is the ultimate mapping site. Though late to the game, Google’s map (http://maps.google.com) is so much better than other, and check out the satellite view, it’s just amazing.

On-line Gallup Management Journal researched by the famous Gallup organization. Check out
12 dimensions that consistenly describe great workgroups (they polled 1 million workers) or identify and develop your strenghts at The 34 Strengths Finder
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WSJ’s Consumer Search is the ultimate “Reviews of reviews” of consumer electronics products. It looks at various reviews and compiles together a condensed list. Products covered: PC, DVD player, software, camera, video games, etc. For a broader range of products, checked out the parent site: www.consumersearch.com.