Pidgin

Gaim is now Pidgin

We’ve got a new name, a new look, and a ton of new features, but we’re still the same old instant messaging client you know and love. We’ve changed our name as part of a trademark settlement with AOL, and have finally released our long-awaited version 2.0.0. Read all about it on the News page.

What is Pidgin?

Pidgin is a multi-protocol Instant Messaging client that allows you to use all of your IM accounts at once.

Pidgin can work with:

• AIM
• Bonjour
• Gadu-Gadu
• Google Talk
• Groupwise
• ICQ
• IRC
• MSN
• QQ
• SILC
• SIMPLE
• Sametime
• XMPP
• Yahoo!
• Zephyr

Source: Pidgin.im

WINDOWS VISTA AERO VS LINUX UBUNTU BERYL – Nice Video

You can watch it here or here is the link on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC5uEe5OzNQ&mode=related&search=  posted by tearbd2. Another thing, before pressing play, you might want to turn the sound off, nothing there but bad music!

Calories Burned for Carrying 25 To 49 Lb Load

Calories Burned for Activity: Carrying 25 To 49 Lb Load
Upstairs
560 calories per hour
Assuming a body weight of: 70 kg
This is equivalent to eating any of the lines of the following table.  

Quantity	Description	Cals
2.2	Grande Starbucks Caffe Latte – Made with whole milk	260
0.8	McDonald’s Big Mac – With cheese	704
2.7	Cans of Coca-Cola	207
18.7	Carrots	30

Source: Calories Burned for Carrying 25 To 49 Lb Load – calori-count.com

Nice Backgrounds

Source: http://www.blueradargun.com/Backgrounds/

The arrival of mind-reading machines_ Slate Magazine

With the aid of functional magnetic resonance imaging, neuroscientists have been hard at work on Allen’s fantasy. Under controlled conditions, they can tell from a brain scan which of two images you’re looking at. They can tell whether you’re thinking of a face, an animal, or a scene. They can even tell which finger you’re about to move.

Source: The arrival of mind-reading machines. – By William Saletan – Slate Magazine

Funny USB Flash Drive with micro pump_ Funniest Gadgets . com

 

These are probably the weirdest USB drives ever. The size of the device changes depending on the amount of data it holds. So when it’s about to blow up you can be pretty sure it’s full. When switched off the flashbag remains pumped up, so you can estimate how much more data it can store without plugging it into your computer.

Source: Flashbag – USB Flash Drive with micro pump » Funniest Gadgets . com – Weird and Funny Gadgets and Gizmos.