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They may have a database, but would they really use it? What personal profit could Google get from stalking its customers? I don't think Larry and Sergey really care where you live, but like Opaque says, they can use it to better tool Google for you, nothing else. The primary reason for those programs existing is so that you can use them for your own benefit. I have Google Earth installed on my computer and it's just fun to run around and look at things. Does that make me a spy?

Anything with double-letters seems to work nowadays. One, they work well with logos. Two, they just look cute and they're easy to pronounce. AskJeeves is a mouthful, but Google and Yahoo and so easy to say. Another example is Meebo - the browser version of AIM. Things you might want: alliteration something short and simple something that's easy to advertise (logo form) But yeah, I agree with the others. No need to be so secretive about your project. We can't help you unless we know what you're doing, but there's the best I can do right now

It's pretty nice, but I don't know if it will outdo PayPal. PP is already in use all across the e-commerce world and it's relatively easy to use as well. I mean, for most sites you can either put in your info, or just bill it to PayPal. What's easier? If anything, Google will just be a way of making PayPal easier. Other than that, there's really nothing to it. The people who pay attention to Google will have other options, but the majority of people don't like changing their computers like that.

I've heard Maxthon is pretty good, just because of its' sheer brawn, but Firefox is easily my favorite. Opera, however, could use more publicity. For people who don't want to be part of the FF IE battle, it's the perfect pick because it's been good for so long. Firefox made a very good move by following Opera's tabs, and I don't see how IE should get any credit for that since they're just going with what they know works.What's funny is that IE probably wouldn't have updated its browser if Firefox hadn't been gaining so much popularity, although it slumped recently. People who use the Internet are generally not interested in what they use, and it's sort of bad that they're technologically impaired, but what can you do? Install Windows and you're using a computer that's essentially in easy mode. So people are going to see one browser (since IE comes with Windows, which is both stupid and smart) and use it all the time. That's where the statistics come from. People who have a choice actually get to pick browsers, not use the default.Can you imagine a minor update to IE 6.1? What would it be? A search toolbar? A way to not lose bookmarks? A sign that says "IE IS NOT FAST ENOUGH TO PROCESS YOUR WEBPAGE?"Instead, they're taking the riskier route that has earned them their fair share of press and appeal. IE 7 could be great if the team just tries to understand that there's no way to make the world's best browser, but they need to take steps all the time. I'm still rooting for Firefox, regardless.

It's all right. Sounds a little cheesy though with the lines about "loyalty beyond recognition", but other than that, hey. Lot better than I could do. I like the general meaning but the wording could be different. Don't get me wrong - you do it very well in a few areas (particularly the shorter lines) but run through it a few more times to make sure it's unified throughout.Good job!

I really have no religious view of this. I think the only reason we're here is to decide our own fate. I don't think any spiritual being has the power to say what kind of car you're going to drive, or which college you're going to. Those are all dependent on money, opinion, or grades - nothing religious about them. It drives me insane that so many people think of predestination as something religious, which its not. It just means that humans have a specific path in the world that they follow - which we do, to a certain extent. Most humans have a childhood with elementary school and hobbies, middle school with building talents, and high school with showing them off - then college to fully develop them. After that, you go through the world with what you've learned and do what you want (not that you can't before, but parents normally don't like the idea of you joining the circus right after high school). Your life is always in your hands, you just don't notice it at first.

That reminds of Andariel from Diablo II. A lot. In fact, I'm prett sure it is her. I like the background, although you could have put more black and red in there, but I hate the font. You can find so many fonts that are better than Arial and other sans-serifs. For a render like this, I'd pick something Gothic. If you're going with the black, red, orange - everything Diablo's associated with, I'd pick a red gradient text. Aside from that, it's all right, if a little bland.6/10

The center pedal dampens the sound, and I remember playing at concerts, hitting the wrong pedal and having to switch in an instant. My feet don't know where they're going. I use the damper pedal by default because I'm so used to it. It sounds especially great when you're playing the Street Spirit riff and there's a lovely sustained effect for my brother to follow along with on his guitar. The only downside would be if you hit a wrong chord (The Long And Winding Road ><), everyone can hear it and you just have to make do with what you hit. For the most part, the pedals don't require much precision, just coordination. If you can move your feet and fingers at the same time, you're in business. Notice from jlhaslip: Deleted a duplication from this post.

They could probably spice up their site. I mean, they have so many new addons (including Checkout which came out not too long ago) and they're competing with everyone. Amazon actually switched back to Microsoft search a little while ago, but I don't think people will go back to AskJeeves and MSN after dealing with Google once. My brother found the site early in 2000 and I've used it ever since. Before then, I don't think I really stayed on the Internet for anything but Diablo II and the Warcraft series. Yeah, I know, geeky.Google's one of the world's premiere success stories but the thing that really makes them great is their eye on making things better, not making money. Working for Google gets you benefits, lovely meals, a lot of freedom, challenge, and fun. In addition, some of the world's greatest minds are just having a blast programming silly programs (remember their April Fool's joke a few years ago?). I read in Time that they could have made about 80 million from this one advertising company, but they refused because that wouldn't provide much for the end user.And it's kind of funny that they have a supervisor now - Eric Schmidt - because at heart, they're just two little kids who found something new to play with. I hope Google keeps going up. I expect only good things.

GMail gets my vote for simplicity and sheer power, yet everyone has my Hotmail e-mail address. I use GMail for file storage or attachments, largely, so if I know there's a huge load coming in, I send people to the e-mail address that can hold that. However, everything I've ever signed up for comes to my Hotmail. It's hard to switch when you know one is good but one has history. I wish MSN made their homepage a lot easier to navigate. The Hotmail interface is decently easy, but MSN? I have to look all over the place for the link that says "Hotmail".

Actually, the betas are coming out before Vista because the one with Vista won't be removable. Like, it's built into the OS - not good. What I'm really hoping they'll do is fix CSS errors so I won't have to hack my way to oblivion if there's the slightest error. So far, I've been lucky enough to only have to use the Tan Hack - apparently they're fixing that in the real IE 7. But by fixing, do they mean ACTUALLY fixing and removing the necessity for it or just making it not work? Because the last would just be plain pretentious. I also downloaded the Firefox Alpha test - so far, I'm getting used to it. I definitely love the RSS support (in both browsers) but there's so much more to do. For instance, why are the close tab buttons on the tabs? I was so used to clicking in the corner. This way, I might click on a tab and accidently close it. I could always use CTRL+W or Session Saver, but I'm clumsy My personal wish list: IE needs to have anti-aliased fonts! Firefox will not take up all my memory if I leave it open IE will have better tab support There's probably more, but at the moment, Bon Echo is distracting me with its spell check feature. No more bad forum posts for me!

I probably googled it, or looked in a freehosting directory. I must have tried five sites before Xisto, but I haven't tried anything after. Thank you Opaque and company!

Nice! I like how smooth it looks. You could probably add a few more dimensions. The text and the logo doesn't look very sleek, compared to the rest of the USB drive, and the prongs at the front could probably use some inner shadow. On a real USB drive, they're embedded a little more. And yeah, a blinky light would be cool.Otherwise, nice work

I've always heard a Mac is better for design. I only have a PC because well, they're everywhere, everything runs on them (like poo though), and they're generally cheap. Macs are a little more expensive, but when I get through college, and get a job, I'd like to buy one to test it out. For a webdesigner, especially, that means I'd have access to both PC and Mac Browsers. There are a lot of very nice programs I've wanted to download that are Mac only.Now, my qualms with PCs are all along the lines of Windows. I don't want to try Vista because I'm afraid it's going to be another XP - full of loops and holes where nasties can get in. Not only that, but I'm afraid it's going to be clunky. I've already tried the IE 7 Betas and I'm not exactly thrilled. The best I can hope for with that is someone at Microsoft will listen to demands and try to implement them. As far as browers, Firefox did it. If Microsoft stopped building off of their old programs, they might be able to get somewhere.

Definitely use a pixel or tech font when you're designing something that has a tech element. You always have to match the mood of the sig. I'm going to say the 1st and 3rd are your best. The middle one is a little large, and bland.1) Don't use just one color. Colors that are blended usually look better than just stark colors. People are generally more attracted to colorful sigs than monochrome or whatever. This is why your 3rd one both stands out more, and looks better. Just fix the font :)2) Your 2nd one doesn't have much of anything. The color used is a dull blue gray, you can hardly see the font, and the shape is sort of strange. Follow the same pattern as your third one and brush the background a little bit. I think on this one, I like the effect, but it doesn't really catch my eye unless I look at it closely.Overall, time isn't a factor of how good your sig is. Take an hour, take a day - make something that takes effort. When I look at your work, I want to see how good the picture is, not how long it took you. Any fool can make a sig in 5 minutes, but it is really a good sig? You have a lot of potential. Keep it up and don't try to out-race people. You're already on the track to success

http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ - try this. I'm not sure how good it is, but it might have what you're looking for. My search for .net only gave me VB.net, not ASP.net and the others all combined. I also found a few more: http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/ - goes for your other post as well. Hope those help out! Good luck

I read a lot, almost too much. I think I like Jodi Picoult, Dan Brown, Clive Barker, Tolkein, Raymond Fiest, and Katherine Patterson the most. Anything that's written well, pretty much. Although for Clive Barker's books, the illustrations are a plus!

It's very nice. I love the cartoony feel of it, although you could have probably anti-aliased the edges. They are a little jagged. However, I'm not sure if the sun has quite so many black areas. I mean, it's a glowing ball of light and hydrogen and all sorts of good stuff. I'm going to assume they're sunspots and move on. Idea: if you added flares, it would look cooler! Then, you might be able to cover up the edges. Not too many though

It's pretty and small! What's not to love? I think, however, there should be a little more emphasis on the text - a little more of the lightning? I dunno, but it's very good. Great job

All right, then let's break it down like this. Say you're baptized into a religion or some such ceremony. Make it easy for the child to get out of commitment. Don't impose your views on them. If they appreciate it, continue. A child is a living breathing being, not a clone of the parent. It's certainly harder in some cultures than others, but if someone wants to be agnostic, don't try to stop them. Just...don't force, is what I'm trying to say. So many religions are conversion based that it annoys me. People have minds of their own. They don't like meandering into things. Under the same pretense, neither do children. Children only do what their parents do because that's what they've learned. So be open-minded. Open them to different cultures, different habits. Show them a little of the world each day. What they learn will influence their decisions. As a parent, you're there to protect and care for your child, not influence their thoughts. Besides, enough nurturing at home will lead to a child's successful development. Religious orientation seldom has anything to do with it.

I recommend Dreamweaver for anyone who's learning but do NOT get carried away with it. It's very easy to. The template system makes it so easy to save pages and make pages, etc. I believe I first learned CSS through Dreamweaver, so that was pretty cool, but I had to wean myself off of it to learn the rest of the complicated things I've tried to learn. True, it's a bit harder going through my FTP editor or going through notepad, but it's a bit more accomplishing for me to make it myself than to worry about drag and drop creation

Eh, they're okay. You could do a little better on font selection for the navigation bars. Colors as well. Add a little more spark to the site! Also, I've never been a fan of slicing layouts. Mine are all seperate pieces chunked together, not one large piece broken apart. It's better for precision and because large images make pages load very slowly.

Personally, the old paint is sort of classic. If Microsoft tried to include any toned-down version of Photoshop, not only would I never use it, but I would try to go back to the old Paint. So many of my friends consider it the cute sort of...I suppose vintage program that signifies no time, effort, or anything was used.However, with skill, even MS Paint is pretty fun to play with. I crashed a harddisk using it. Long story.

Hey, I'm known around here as Biskie (the people at the forum like to keep me secret o_O), and if you need any CSS/silly artsy doodles/XHTML/etc, you know where to come to!Me...I mean. Come to me :)Anyways, when you're designing your video game site, I'd probably go ahead and pick a favorite. It's hard, I know, but you've gotta. Then, find an image of the game and pick colors from it. It's as easy as that. When making images, credit people if you have to!

It shouldn't matter. Make sure you park the domain in your cPanel. To do this, go to your main control panel page, hit Parked Domains, add your own, and tell it where to direct to. It's as easy as that