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10 Search Engines to Explore the Invisible Web Not everything on the web will show up in a list of search results on Google or Bing; there are lots of places that their web crawlers cannot access. To explore the invisible web, you need to use specialist search engines. Here are our top 12 services to perform a deep internet search. What Is the Invisible Web? Before we begin, let's establish what does the term "invisible web" refer to? Simply, it's a catch-all term for online content that will not appear in search results or web directories. There are no official data available, but most experts agree that the invisible web is several times larger than the visible web. The content on the invisible web can be roughly divided into the deep web and the dark web. The Deep Web The deep web made up of content that typically needs some form of accreditation to access. If you have the correct details, you can access the content through a regular web browser. The Dark Web The dark web is a sub-section of the deep web. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

Welcome to Neopets! Afghan Scouts learn to 'be prepared!' By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Correspondent KABUL – In the United States, being a Boy Scout or a Girl Scout is just one of many diversions offered to kids. But here in Afghanistan, it's not simply a diversion – it's a matter of survival. The worldwide scout motto, "Be Prepared" ("Tayar Osay" in Pashto) takes on a larger, more urgent, importance in this war-torn country. We could see that clearly at the Alluhodin Orphanage in Kabul on a recent afternoon. A round of first aid demonstrations was being led by Zainab Ramin, a 16-year-old who came to the orphanage four years ago from Mazar-i-Sharif after her parents were killed in the war with the Taliban. At first, she and her younger sister went to live with their only relative, an uncle. "We go to school and study our lessons. Zainab especially enjoys being an Afghan Scout and admires its values. She realized it was her son's Boy Scout background that had taught him to be so well-prepared. A scout legacy Getting 'life skills'

Les meilleurs outils pour gérer vos favoris sur le Net Indispensables pour retrouver vos sites préférés, les favoris deviennent difficiles à gérer lorsqu’ils sont nombreux. Voici des outils pour organiser ce foisonnement. Un tiers du temps passé sur Internet est consacré à la recherche d’informations, selon l’institut Nielsen. D’où l’intérêt de mémoriser l’adresse de vos sites préférés en créant des favoris (également appelés «bookmarks», signets, marque-pages…). Et surtout de les classer de manière pertinente, avant de perdre pied devant leur nombre. Firefox : le plus simple La version 7.0.1 du célèbre navigateur (téléchargeable gratuitement sur www.mozilla-europe.org/fr ) propose un gestionnaire de marque-pages très intuitif. Pour retrouver un favori, il y a trois possibilités. Internet Explorer : le plus completInternet Explorer (téléchargeable sur www.microsoft.com/france/windows/internet-explorer/telecharger-ie9.aspx ) propose un outil puissant de gestion des favoris.

Cool Notepad Trick - Hirlpoo West This neat trick came across on an internal alias. I hadn't seen this before, but I'm guessing it isn't new. Pretty handy for notetaking (if you're a plain text sort of guy/gal). Open a blank Notepad file Write .LOG (in uppercase) in the first line of the file, followed by Enter. Save the file and close it. Double-click the file to open it and notice that Notepad appends the current date and time to the end of the file and places the cursor on the line after. [Update: Evidentally this is explained in KB260563 which makes it look like this feature has been around since Windows 98. I was in a presentation today with Jeff Sanquist and as he was scrolling through his blog on screen saw he picked up on this too.] Serene Harbor Domestic Violence Shelter Brevard County

Instapaper, ReaditLater, Readability, Klip.me, Evernote Clearly, etc. I’ve been experimenting with all of these for a little while (ok, Clearly the most recently since it’s new). For those who aren’t already familiar with these tools/services, they provide distraction-free reading when you’re browsing online. I’m not surprised that they’ve become so popular since webpages look increasingly like Times Square; these tools make reading so much more comfortable. As they get more popular, there’s more competition. Before I actually get to the reviews, let me clarify that I’m a researcher. browser integrated FAST clippingorganize them in some way via folders, tags, etc. PROS: Let me start with Instapaper. CONS: Despite all the good things about Instapaper, I found it somewhat cumbersome to move around the site. CONS: But I’ve grown increasingly dissatisfied with it and its shortcomings are fast making it a dealbreaker. PROS: In the search, I went back to something I had only flirted with. The Premium service costs $5/mth ($60/year).

7 Essential multimedia tools and their free alternatives :: 10,000 Words Why spend money on expensive multimedia tools when you can use comparable alternatives for free? They may not be an exact replacement, but how can you argue with the price? PHOTO EDITING: PhotoshopFree: Splashup Photoshop may be the industry leader when it comes to photo editing and graphic design, but Splashup, a free online tool, has many of the same capabilities at a much cheaper price. Splashup has lots of the tools you’d expect to find in Photoshop and has a similar layout, which is a bonus for those looking to get started right away. WEB DESIGN: DreamweaverFree: KompoZer Looking to create your next web site without paying big money for programs like Dreamweaver? VIDEO: Final Cut, Adobe PremiereFree: iMovie, JayCut Many video editors, both novice and professional, use iMovie to create professional-looking videos and an amateur price. AUDIO: ProTools, Adobe AuditionFree: Audacity, GarageBand SLIDESHOWS: SoundslidesFree: PhotoPeach INTERACTIVE MEDIA: FlashFree: Effect Generator

Interactive 3D model of Solar System Planets and Night Sky Clearly Distraction-free reading Create the perfect online reading experience by clearing away everything but the content. Make it your own Choose from several pre-set themes or build one to suit your needs. Save it for later If you don’t have time to finish reading, tap on the Evernote icon to finish reading later. Free TiVo: Build a Better DVR out of an Old PC by Ken Sharp April 25, 2005 Digital Video Recorders (DVRs) have become a necessary luxury over the last several years. Millions of people rely on these devices to pause and rewind live television, and to keep track of broadcast schedules and record programs for them. Several months ago, I finally became sufficiently jealous of the millions of DVR owners to motivate me to put a DVR in my own living room. I earn a living as a computer engineer, so I understand how long it can take to write custom software. Here's how I did it. You'll need: with at least 256MB of RAM (512MB is better), plenty of hard drive space, and a good video card. presumably from your existing home theater system). I used a Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-250 card, $149 at hauppauge.com . I used BeyondTV, which was bundled with the Hauppauge card, but is available from SnapStream separately for $70 at snapstream.com . I already had an old copy of this from my video card, but it's $50 from intervideo.com . The basic sequence of steps is:

Lamborghini Madura by Slavche Tanevski One Sharp Black Lambo From the darkest depths of the design mind of the one called Slavche Tanevski comes THIS! The Lamborghini *Ankonian. It’s black. It’s sharp. And I don’t mean flashy in any kind of bad way. It’s not quite “green,” but it’s does have that sort of environmental friendliness in mind with it’s downsisedness. + Does this car look familiar to anyone? *NOTE from Chris Burns: originally I’d had this car marked “Madura”, when in fact it is called the Ankonian. Designer: Slavche Tanevski your.flowingdata / Capture your life in data.

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