Google Digitizing Newspaper Archives, Online Microfilm Searching Forthcoming [Google]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/387348067/google-digitizing-newspaper-archives-online-microfilm-searching-forthcoming

News junkies rejoice! Google has begun scanning microfilm from various newspapers' historic archives to make them searchable online, further pushing libraries towards obsolescence (just kidding, i think). The searches can be had first through Google News, and will eventually be available on every papers' own web site. Much like it's book project, Google will shoulder the cost of digitizing archives, though it'll avoid the embarrassing legal snafu's of yesteryear by actually asking permission to scan this time around. [NYTimes]

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New iPod Feature - Shake to Shuffle

Rock and roll over.

Thanks to the built-in accelerometer, you can rotate iPod nano to flip through album art with Cover Flow. Watch movies and TV shows in widescreen. And view photos in either portrait or landscape.

 

Shake to shuffle.

Just give iPod nano a shake and it shuffles to a different song in your music library.

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Docstoc Sync Automatically Syncs Documents to the Web [Featured Download]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/384390400/docstoc-sync-automatically-syncs-documents-to-the-web

Windows/Mac: Free application Docstoc Sync automatically synchronizes files between your desktop computer and previously mentioned document sharing web site Docstoc. Once installed, the application monitors your documents folders and automatically syncs any changes you make. Documents can be uploaded as either public or private (any file in your My Documents folder defaults to private), which means you can use the app to either share docs on the web or back them up privately. Docstop Sync is freeware, Windows and Mac only.

Docstoc Sync [via TechCrunch]

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Turn a Pringles Can into a Macro Photography Tube [DIY Creations]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/386031868/turn-a-pringles-can-into-a-macro-photography-tube

The Photocritic blog posts a cheap and clever DIY project for digital SLR camera owners who want to take seriously crisp shots of tremendously tiny surfaces, using a Pringles potato chip can as the main component. By hollowing out the can, wrapping a standard lens in dark fabric, and putting the lens in backward, you've got a makeshift bellows with adjustable focus. The proof is in the photos, so check out the seriously up-close-and-personal shots the author pulled off at the link below.

Extreme Macro Photography on a budget [via Hacks Blogs]

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JetBlue Auctions Off Flights Starting at Five Cents [Travel]

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Low-cost airline JetBlue is auctioning off more than 300 round-trip flights at their eBay store and, as of this posting, some still have opening bids of five or 10 cents. The flights mostly connect to and from major metro areas (NYC, Boston, Chicago) and vacation destinations (Northern/Southern California, Florida's vacation spots, Salt Lake City), with a total of 20 airports covered, while the six "mystery" vacation packages are already pulling higher bids. The flights initially present only a range of dates, but all the flights leave on Thursdays or Fridays and return on Sundays or Mondays, and specific times and flight numbers appear when a bid is placed. If you've got a spare day of vacation or personal time, it couldn't hurt to try and find a cheap use for it. If you place a bid or find a seriously good deal, share your find in the comments.

JetBlue eBay Store [via Yahoo News]

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