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Amazing, interactive, 360-degree panoramic view of the entire night sky
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The first of three images of ESO's GigaGalaxy Zoom project — a new magnificent 800-million-pixel panorama of the entire sky as seen from ESO’s observing sites in Chile — has just been released online. The project allows stargazers to explore and experience the Universe as it is seen with the unaided eye from the darkest and best viewing locations in the world.
Check it out LINK
Read the press release here
Half-Life 2 mod extrodinaire
Fakefactory's Cinematic Mod 10 will bring new life to the outdated graphics of HL2. Check out this screenshot.
It's totally free, but i would recommend donating. It's totally worth it.
It's currently in Beta 3, but the RC is very close now.
There will be an update from beta to RC, so if you can't wait, just get started with beta 3.
Check it out LINK
Tired of Adobe Reader ?
Then try Adobe Reader Lite 9.1.0.6
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This is a bloat-free version of the popular PDF viewer, Adobe Reader, brought to you originally by Shark007, the creator of Vista Codec Package.
Lite version characteristics:
* No autorun and desktop shortcuts
* Start menu shortcut converted to non-advertised
* Removed several features and plugins that the average user has no need for
* Removed Beyond Adobe and Lic. Agreement popups
* Removed all (auto)update® features
* Removed AcroRd32Info.exe with no errors in the event log
* Form filling allowed
* No dialog asking to help make Adobe Reader better
Max Payne... the movie
I must have been living under a rock, cause i totally missed this one.
Max Payne as a movie, starring Mark Wahlberg as Max.
I can totally see Mark as Max so i think this is gonna be a great movie, although it will probably not be as great as the game.
Check it out LINK
Blackshine scans
It seems scanners are a dying race. The quality is no match for the digital images released nowaday.
So this is a tribute to one of the best; Blackshine
Blackshine may not be the best scanner, but imho he always finds the best material, with the best photographers and best models.
Check it out: LINK
Tilt/shift panorama
A guy name Erik Rasmussen liked one of my panoramas so much that he decided to make an animated tilt/shift panorama.
I didn't even know about animated tilt/shift panoramas, till i saw he's work...
I loved it. Supercool effect.
You can see more of Erik's work on his Flickr page LINK
Zididada - Take It All
Danish indie band Zididada's "Take It All" have been chosen to be the official theme song for WWE Judgment Day 2008. This is without a doubt the best music i've heard from Zididada. More rock, less pop.... Keep it up, guys.
This is an totally unofficial video made by a fan.
Zididada official homepage. Check it out LINK
Best Online Documentaries
If you like good documentaries, you will love this website.
Videos are hosted on Google Video, so it's not HDTV, but it's an acceptable quality. There's links to 634 videos.
Check it out LINK
On Mirror's Edge - First Person (non)Shooter
Upcoming DICE game with a lot of promise.
Considering the potential of On Mirror's Edge, i'm surprised there's so little attention on it ???
Look like it could be just as fun and innovative a game as Portal.
Stop running, start thinking !
Check it out this interview with senior producer Owen O?Brien LINK
Battlefield Heroes
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Battlefield Heroes? is a fun cartoon-style shooter which caters to players of all skill levels ? easy to pick up and play, but with deep character development
It will be released for the PC as a free download in Summer 2008
Reminds me of Team Fortress 2. Can't wait to try it out...
Check it out LINK
DVD library in Vista Media Center
If you want a cool DVD jukebox for your ripped DVD's, there's a neat little hack to make a DVD gallery in your Vista MCE.
Go to channel8.msdn.com for the guide.
If you need covers for the collection cdcovers.cc is a good source.
If you want to add extra information about the movies there's also a solution for that. Go to avsforum.com and download DVD Library Manager. Personally i prefer the information from IMDB.
Good luck
CrossLoop - VNC for dummies
Screen Sharing made easy. Connect any two PC's on Earth, without changing any firewall or router settings. It's so easy that even i could make it work. 
You download 2 MB, install, run, host and give the "Access Code" to the person that's supposed to help you. Doesn't get easier than that.
Check it out LINK
VectorMagic
This is one of the most useful online conversion sites i've come across so far, and it's free.
It can convert a bitmap image to a vector image, and it does it better than Adobe Live Trace and Corel PowerTRACE.
Check it out LINK
Bonus link: 80+ File Conversion Services And Tools
Depth of Field with Flash
Very cool flash work. Move around with mouse.
Check it out Mr.Doob droplets
This one is also pretty cool Roxix
Reminds me of the good old Fly in the blue sky(click sky)
Half-Life 2: Episode Two
It's finally here... Well almost, it wil be realesed tomorrow.
But at a price at 29.95$ it's kind of a rip-off.
New customers can buy HL2, HL2:EP1, HL2:EP2, Portal and TT2 for just 44.95$.
Check it out LINK
