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Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer

Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prayer

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The Pac-Man Dossier It was 1977 when a self-taught, capable young man named Toru Iwatani came to work for Namco Limited, a Tokyo-based amusement manufacturer whose main product lines at the time were projection-based amusement rides and light gun shooting galleries. He was just 22 years old with no formal training in computers, visual arts, or graphic design, but his creativity and aptitude for game design were obvious to the Namco executives that met with Iwatani. They offered to hire him—with assurances they would find a place for him in the company—and he accepted. Iwatani eventually found his place designing titles for Namco's new video games division. Iwatani had initially wanted to work on pinball machines, but Namco had no interest in the pinball business. But the paddle games were losing ground fast to a new genre. He took inspiration from a children's story about a creature that protected children from monsters by eating them. “Well, it's half true. —Toru Iwatani

us: see the sites - viewing djqs From Del.icio.us to WordPress: How to automatically post daily links UPDATED: Click to enlarge screenshot of del.icio.us’ new layout with numbers to show where to click first Like most A-list bloggers, I like using this little trick to ensure I get get more daily posts on my blog. Instead of simply posting every cool link I find onto my blog (which would result in a ton of daily posts), I compile all my links using del.icio.us and through some dark magic, have my links automatically posted on my blog every night at 10.30pm (well, almost every night). Once you learn this tip, you’ll appear to blog frequently, which is a good thing if you’re lazy like me. Affirming this, Steve Rubel unleashed his Ten Blogging Hacks today and mentioned this as Hack #2. I personally believe that this is the most important hack of all and if you have time for only one, let it be to “Automatically Post Your Daily del.icio.us Links”. How to get del.icio.us links posted on your WordPress blog everyday: Hat tip to mspecht from the WordPress Support Forum.

10 Social Bookmarking Websites for Non-Stop Visual Inspiration Right after the Delicious craze, there was a niche bookmarking system that hit the visual junkies: Ffffound – the heaven of visual goodies! Two years and a billion images after – everybody is still craving for invites. But in the meantime the bookmarklet gained mainstream success so today we can make not a top 3 or top 5, but a TOP 10 visual bookmarking services for your non-stop inspiration. Please contribute with more ideas in the comments section. Nizmlab Nizmlab is a video sharing site managed by video editors. The thing that got this started and still the most popular visual bookmarking service. vi.sualise.us vi.sualize.us (read visualize us) allows you to remember your favorite images around the web, and share them with everyone. Typeish Typeish is showcasing a careful selection of inspirational, provocative, intoxicating, exquisite, design, and art images. We heart it Dropular Imgfave Condense A daily collection of visual goodies witch you can contribute to on the fly. We Love Typography

Icon uDAC-2 NuForce uDAC-2TM Headphone Amplifier and USB DAC Advanced NuForce technology delivers highest-resolution audio for superior sound. If you own a laptop and love music, you need a NuForce uDAC-2. The NuForce uDAC-2 is a high-performance, 24bit/96kHz USB Digital Audio Converter (DAC) that connects your personal computer's audio to your home stereo, desktop sound system, or headphones to deliver superior sound. Nuforce USB Audio devices are designed to work with x86 architecture. Powerful sound in a small, affordable package. Don't let its diminutive size fool you: the uDAC family packs a proverbial punch when it comes to improving the sound you get from your computer, meeting or exceeding the performance of audiophile-grade CD players. uDAC is also flexible: its outputs include analog RCA, digital coaxial, and high-performance headphone outputs to accommodate most computers and self-powering headphones. Why the little uDAC can make such a big difference. Features Analog channel imbalance note

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