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Here’s some new interesting finds for you:
the usual eclectic mix – enjoy!

Find Images that Contain a Certain Color
Google Image Search has a new option that lets you restrict the results based on their color.


Julian Sanchez: “Sentencing commission ponders extra jail time for proxy users”
The US sentencing commission considers whether computer criminals who use proxy servers and anonymizing tools deserve stiffer sentences.


Chuck your business card and go SMS instead
Because business cards are so 2007…


The vtiger Open Source CRM Software
vtiger CRM is a free, full-featured, 100% Open Source Customer Relationship Management software ideal for small and medium businesses, with low-cost product support available to production users that need reliable support.


Version 1.5 of Medusa is now available for public download.
Medusa is a speedy, massively parallel, modular, login brute-forcer for network services created by the geeks at Foofus. It currently has modules for the following services: AFP, CVS, FTP, HTTP, IMAP, MS-SQL, MySQL, NCP (NetWare), NNTP, PcAnywhere, POP3, PostgreSQL, rexec, rlogin, rsh, SMB, SMTP (AUTH/VRFY), SNMP, SSHv2, SVN, Telnet, VmAuthd, VNC. It also includes a basic web form module and a generic wrapper module for external scripts.


Reddit in Real Time
A cool alternative to the Reddit standard interface.


limyh (SocialMediaToday): “8 Excellent Tools to Extract Insights from Twitter Streams”
Catering to an emerging demand to sieve signals from noises and harvest useful information from the torrential streams of Twitter updates.


Sarah Perez (ReadWriteWeb): “What Does that Hashtag Mean? New Service Tells You”
The problem for new Twitter users (and many old pros too) is that the use of hashtags has become so prevalent that it’s hard to keep track of what they all stand for.


Marko Saric (How To Make My Blog): “Top 5 Twitter plugins to incorporate into your blog”
As Twitter is becoming more popular and your blog’s target audience is increasingly found there, it is a good time for you to join and incorporate Twitter into your blog.


But let’s not forget about Twitter (in-)security -
Thomas Claburn (InformationWeek): “Twitter Vulnerability Exposed”


And as if that weren’t enough, here’s a nasty privacy killing Facebook bug -
Jason Kincaid (TechCrunch): “Facebook Bug Reveals Private Photos, Wall Posts”


Help destroy… erm, enrich the English language with Germanisms: Spread Germanisms
As you will have guessed, we’re only in it for the kraut control…


Cool low tech: “Getting/Staying Organized: my Moleskine PDA”
A Moleskine hack you won’t need an electric grid for.


Twinster (Minervity): “How To Create a Realistic Water Text Effect”
A very cool eye-catcher for your site.


10 Brilliant Multi Level Navigation Menu Techniques
Creating user-friendly horizontal or vertical navigation menus using CSS.


“35+ very Useful And Powerful CSS techniques”
Some very cool and actionable tips and tricks.


Jay Salvat (net tuts+): “How to Add Variables to Your CSS Files”
Involves Apache, mod_rewrite and PHP – certainly not for the faint of heart: very geeky, very cool.


Trevor Davis (net tuts+): “5 Ways to Instantly Write Better CSS”
Sure, anyone can write CSS. Even programs are doing it for you now. But is the CSS any good? Here are 5 tips to start improving yours.


“Social Notworking”
Not familiar with the phenomenon? Lucky you! Anyway, look up the term here.


And finally, a bit of philosophy for those so inclined -
Roger Scruton (The American Spectator): “The New Humanism”
So maybe modern humanism is merely (finally?) saying good-bye to its hidden religious roots? (Includes a comment by yours truly.)

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