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Listverse was built on the efforts of readers just like you. Readers who didn’t have any experience as writers but decided to put a list together and send it in. So here is the deal: We will pay you $100 for your efforts. You don’t need to be an expert—you just need to have English equal to that of a native speaker, a sense of humor, and a love for things unusual or interesting. Peter Selinger: Potrace. Hid.im. 67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications. Why spend thousands or even hundreds or thousands of dollars on a closed source application when you can get a comparable open source app for free?

67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications

Even if you need commercial support, many open source programs now offer paid support that costs much less than the alternatives. For this list, we looked for quality, open source alternatives to software that has a reputation for being expensive. Whenever possible, we included MSRPs for the expensive software, though in some cases, the pricing scheme is so complicated that it's nearly impossible to pin down. We published a similar list last year, and we've updated and expanded the list for 2011.

If you have suggestions for next year's list, feel free to note them in the comments section below. Hackety Hack! How to Win Friends & Influence People. 5 Ways Modern Men Are Trained to Hate Women. Photos.com I don't know what it's like to be a woman, so it's not easy for me to describe what it's like to be a man, because I don't know what you're using for context.

5 Ways Modern Men Are Trained to Hate Women

I'm going to do my best: Did you ever watch old cartoons where a character is starving on a desert island, and when another character approaches, he's so hungry that he imagines the other character as a talking piece of food? Via TV TropesThird panel omitted due to graphic content. It's like that for most men, most of the time. 13 Things You Must Do First with Your New PC. A new computer is like a blank state--there's a lot of potential there, but without some work on your part, it's useless.

13 Things You Must Do First with Your New PC

It's not hard to get started, but there are some essential first steps that everyone should follow when breaking in their new PC. In this guide, we've compiled a step-by-step list of essential tips, tricks and advice from many of our other features, to provide you with just the information you need to get off to a great start with any new PC. So if you got a new rig under the PC under the tree this year, or even if you're just thinking about getting one in the future, read on to find out more! Default Password List. BlaBlaMeter - Bullshit detection tool. Preserving OEM Pre-Activation when Re-installing Windows XP.

Updated: April 20, 2005 By Stephanie Ybarra Large PC Manufacturers known as Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) have the ability to pre-activate Microsoft® Windows XP software installed on new PCs.

Preserving OEM Pre-Activation when Re-installing Windows XP

As a result, end users are typically not required to activate the software during the set up process by typing in the product key found on the Certificate of Authenticity attached to the PC (COA Key). In order to reduce a significant source of piracy, Microsoft has disabled online activation for COA Keys that are attached to PCs that have been pre-activated by OEMs. Old PC Games - homepage. Steven Pinker: Language as a Window into Human Nature. Squidoo : Welcome to Squidoo. 50 Anime You Must See. What is anime?

50 Anime You Must See

Put simply it is Japan’s cartoon industry, and its range demonstrates how little Western animation has scratched the surface. Anime is not just for kids, but that doesn’t mean it’s brimming with sex and violence (although some undoubtedly has plenty of that). Anime is proof that any genre can be animated, from fantasy, to sci-fi, to crucially, everyday drama. Come on, it'll be funny. Steve Love - Drunk Impressions.

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