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15 Killer Windows 7 Keyboard Shortcuts That Might Surprise You

One of my personal favorites among the new features that Windows 7 came with was the introduction of some awesome and long awaited keyboard shortcuts. I personally use them as much as I can to save time, and I recommend the practice of using keyboard shortcuts to others too. This article talks about 15 really cool keyboards shortcuts that are specific to Windows 7. http://www.guidingtech.com/4535/windows-7-keyboard-shortcut/
It’s rumoured that Bill Clinton is one of their descendents, but the gypsies of Yetholm on the Scottish and Northumberland border have more than an American president to their name. We look back on the lineage of one of Britain’s less known royal families. You may be an American searching for your roots, or just a local, enjoying the country air, but if, like many ramblers walking the Cheviots you stop off to have a pint at Town Yetholm’s only watering hole, you will notice a photo gallery of some of the Border town’s more colourful historic residents. These are the Gypsies of Yetholm. The Travellers, or Gypsies as they used to be called, have a long association with this region and once had a ‘royal family’ enthroned at Kirk Yetholm, just over the border from Wooler. There is some evidence to suggest that the former American President Bill Clinton is a descendent of the royal family of Yetholm.

The Last of the Gypsy Royals at Fiona Veitch Smith

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http://www.mankind.co.uk/razorpit-razor-blade-sharpener/10366474.html?switchcurrency=EUR&locover=true Mankind are proud to launch Razorpit; the revolution that will change your shaving experience and furthermore, decrease the expenses related to it. For men who want to ensure their razors shave better and last longer. This sharpener is a small silicone plate that within the a few seconds sharpens razor blades, making them as good as new.

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YoHDR! | Easily Create Great HDR Photos Online

HDR (High Dynamic Range) photography is a technique used to create photographs of scenes with both very bright and very dark sections without the result becoming either washed out or too dark. Done right the results can be quite spectacular. This is accomplished by taking multiple photos of the same scene with different exposure times. These separate photos are then combined in a smart way to create a result that has good exposure across the entire image. Wikipedia article about HDR Almost all cameras allow you to control the exposure - as long as you can take three photos of a scene with different exposures you can use YoHDR!

Omegle

» Omegle has a new, simpler mobile site. Check it out on your phone or tablet! « Omegle is a great way of meeting new friends. When you use Omegle, we pick another user at random and let you have a one-on-one chat with each other. Chats are completely anonymous, and you can disconnect whenever you like, although there is also nothing to stop you from revealing personal details if you choose to. http://omegle.com/
This is a list of notable and commonly used emoticons or textual portrayals of a writer's mood or facial expression in the form of icons . The Western use of emoticons is quite different from Eastern usage, and Internet forums , such as 2channel , typically, show expressions in their own ways. In recent times, graphic representations, both static and animated, have taken the place of traditional emoticons in the form of icons. Western The emoticon in Western style is written most often from left to right as though the head is rotated 90 degrees. Thus, most commonly, one will see the eyes on the left, followed by the nose (often not included) and mouth.

List of emoticons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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http://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help Freshly updated to include new topics, techniques and equipment. Packed with hundreds of photos and hundreds of procedures, the BBB-2 provides both the novice and veteran mechanic the information needed to perform nearly any repair from trailside repairs to complete overhauls. Learn bicycle repair from your local bike shop in this hands-on clinic. To find U.S. Park Tool School clinics and training near you, enter your zip code in the North American Dealer Locator below.

Bike Repair

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Button Beats Make Music online. Play the Virtual Piano With Your Keyboard.

Whats Going On 4/6/2012 I updated the icon nav below the piano and on all pages. Instead of the instruments opeing in the iframe they now open in the same window (_self) I added a player drum set, a player acoustic guitar, and the new freestyle tables with mic recording support. Everett and I worked on the new riff guitar. It looks pretty sweet.

Most Popular Photography Tips, Tricks, and Hacks of 2010

http://lifehacker.com/5711682/most-popular-photography-tips-tricks-and-hacks-of-2010 Whether it's before, during, or after you shoot, we've posted some awesome photography tips, tricks, and hacks this year. Here are the most popular for 2010. People are for portraits. When you want a good landscape they're just a nuisance. This clever trick shows you how to take a bunch of location photos, a tripod, and a copy of Photoshop to get rid of all those pesky people. Vaseline isn't just good for moisturizing your dry elbows and making your teeth glisten for your upcoming beauty pageant—it also gives your photos a great vintage feel.
The Virtual Piano is an online piano, so you can play piano online and learn piano online - and a perfect tool for songwriters or singers - or anyone who wants to accompany a singer. It allows you to immediately play chord progressions on it, while simultaneously showing you how to play the same chords on the piano. http://www.thevirtualpiano.com/

The Virtual Piano for Songwriters, Singers, Producers and aspiring musicians