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If you are tired of the default screensavers brought to you by your OS you might start searching for the fresh ones in the Web. And you’ll quickly find out: the choice is enormous; freeware is usually supplied with adware, and there are literally thousands of commercial solutions.

Twingly
Twingly screensaver is visualizing the global blog activity in real time. Forget RSS readers where you see only what you’re interested in. With Twingly screensaver you get a 24/7 stream of all (viewer discretion advised) blog activity, straight to your screen. Windows. Unfortunately testing didn’t work properly.

Worldclock
World Clock Screen Saver shows your local time on its big central clock and adds five major time zones (Los Angeles, New York, London, Dubai and Tokyo) on smaller clocks placed around it.

Seti@Home
Yes, the project still exists. SETI@home is a scientific experiment that uses Internet-connected computers in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI). You can participate by running a screensaver that downloads and analyzes radio telescope data. SETI@Home is currently the largest distributed computing effort with over 3 million users.

System 47
A Star Trek LCARS Screen Saver. Windows/Mac. LCARS is an acronym for “Library Computer Access and Retrieval System”, which is the primary computer system in the universe of Star Trek’s Starfleet and Federation. The Saver runs on Dual-Systems with a different view on each monitor. And there is also Sound.

Fenêtre volantes
Fenêtre volantes puts your windows in flight. After some idle time the windows take off the screen and flutter in the void. On a mouse move, the windows immediately come back and stuck to their original position. Freeware, for Mac OS X only.

Holding Pattern Coach Class
Looking out from a window on the plane. There is also a first class saver with 57 aerial views, but you have to pay $17.50 for your luxury viewing experience. Windows and Mac.

More screensavers from the interesting post @ Smashing magazine >>>

Factory Balls is a new puzzle game created by Bart Bonte and one of the numerous entries to the 4h Casual Gameplay Design Competition run by Jayisgames. Is a series of 14 mini puzzles in which you need to drag and drop a ball over the tools to produce the required ball.

Play the game >>>

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Defraggler differs from other defrag tools on the market, by enabling you to quickly and simply defrag the files you want to, without having to process the whole drive. It gives you the power to select individual files and folders to defrag. So you can get the job done in seconds, rather than waiting for the whole drive to complete. Of course if you want to defrag the whole drive Defraggler will let you do that too.
Defraggler is completely free for both corporate and individual use.

Download Defraggler >>>

This is a quick and easy way to get more range with no cost at all. The video shows how a little tinfoil fashioned into a “Windsurfer” parabola can increase your signal strength several decibels.

The parabola diagram and instructions are available at http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/index.html

Just in case the link is no available, here is the diagram (click for bigger version, or right-click and save image).

The instructions are very simple:
1. Download Template
2. Open in a image editor application and resize as desired. Ensure that you keep the square on the diagram square.
3. Print image on business card stock or acetate (document protector).
4. Cut it out and open the six slots with scissors or an X-Acto knife.
5. Glue tin foil to the back side of the reflector surface
6. Assemble by placing the six tabs in the six slots.

If printed at the download size you will see about 9 dBi of gain. If you double the size of the image before you print it you will see about 12 dBi of gain. If you place two reflectors on an AP with two antennas you will see an additional increase in performance.

South Korea: Boys cheering for their soccer teams. The most amazing thing is that they do this with their clothes (not holding up cards). they have a jacket that is one color on the back, one on the front, and that they can open or close to show a third color shirt on the inside. One school has also figured out how to use their pants to make shading.