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Join.me – Free Screen Sharing and Online Meetings. Cloud Computing for dummies. Sony Brings Real Life Matrix A Step Closer. Sony is preparing to unveil a simulated reality world in which Playstation gamers can create a new life for themselves, complete with their own apartment, friends, movies, shopping and entertainment, bringing the reality of an actual matrix a step closer.

"Sony has unveiled plans for its own virtual universe for the PlayStation 3 where users will be able to socialise, shop and even go to the movies -- all without setting foot outside in the real world. The service -- a kind of MySpace meets Linden Lab's Second Life meets the video-sharing site YouTube -- will become available for PS3 users worldwide in late 2007, Sony announced in a statement available here Thursday," reports AFP. The concept of simulated reality is understood to mean a computer generated world that is almost indistinguishable from reality. All this paves the way for a potential Matrix-like scenario where people are literally plugged in to a falsely constructed reality. Philip K. How to Build a Blog With WordPress - PCWorld.

If blogging is all about self-expression, why do so many blogs look so blah? Most beginner "blahgs," it seems, are generated using free services whose customization options are meager at best. But you can break the monotony and supercharge your Weblog by installing your own blogging software and customizing it as you like. You'll control how your site looks and functions--and when you're finished, you'll have a distinctive-looking blog that you can easily update to keep it fresh and functional. Dozens of great blogging tools are available, and PC World has rated several of them.

Among the most popular and versatile of these is WordPress. You can easily scale it to your needs, so it can handle a basic family blog or a professional blog or news site with equal aplomb. The latest version, WordPress 2.5, offers photo gallery support, powerful media management options, multiple file uploading, a new look, and more. What You'll Need. Hands on: 12 quick hacks for Firefox 3. Computerworld - Firefox 3 has been out for two weeks now, so get with the program: It's time to hack it. The newest version of Mozilla's browser has plenty of new features, including the site identification button, the Bookmarks Library and what has become known as the "Awesome Bar" -- and I'll show you how to hack them all.

You can also force the browser to use Gmail for mailto: links, discover a hidden "Easter egg" and more. So fire up your browser and get ready to teach it some new tricks. A note before we begin: One of the best ways to hack Firefox 3 is via about:config, which lets you change a wide variety of Firefox settings and preferences. Many of the hacks in this story make use of this nifty and practical utility.

To use about:config, you'll always repeat a few basic steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. You may not know it, but Firefox has a mascot -- a robot that you can find in a hidden Easter egg in Firefox 3. 2. With Firefox 3, that changes. 1. 2. 3. Convert text to audio. Technology.

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