How Women Decode Men's Online Dating Profiles

"The likelihood of finding your soul mate on the Internet, according to recent studies, is greater than at a party or at work—as if you needed one more reason to toil away online. But while sorting through the seemingly endless profiles is daunting at best, the more adept you are at learning to read between the lines (he’s just trying to put his best face forward, right?), the greater success you’ll have in finding true romance."

[via elle]

Ways Google spits on Microsoft

"Even the headlines this week fed off that animus. Google Drops A Nuclear Bomb on Microsoft said one, Google Launching OS, Firing Torpedo Into Microsoft, went another. The 655-word blog post that announced Chrome OS started it all, of course. But almost lost in the hoopla over that manifesto were the shots Google took at its rival, five taunts that jabbed at Windows' most notable, and cliched, shortcomings."

[via computer world]

Chrome OS for the clueless: What it means for real people

"We won't know for sure what the operating system looks like until it comes out, which answers the second question handily: do not wait. If you need a new computer now, spend the money and get the use out of the machine while Google figures out how and when to get the Chrome OS out the door."

[via rafe's radar]

Essential Skills for Geeks

"As Geeks we are expected to have a certain set of skills that the majority of the population does not possess. This list is by no means complete, but I think it is a good sample of the skills required to be a true geek. I won’t pretend to have all the skills listed here. I even had to Google a few of them."

[via geek dad]

Beautiful Photography Websites

"Interest in photography has exploded over the last 10 years, largely thanks to the developments in digital photography. Cameras and computers have become cheaper and more powerful, software more sophistocated and printers can now print photos that are as good (if not better) than anything produced in a chemical darkroom. Now, once you’ve acquired a digital setup, the economic restrictions of film and development costs have been removed and the cost of photography is virtually nil."

[via smashing magazine]

Coding a Clean & Illustrative Web Design from Scratch

"In this comprehensive and step-by-step web development tutorial, you will learn how to convert a Photoshop mockup of a professional web layout design that features an illustrative landscape header into a standards-compliant XHTML/CSS template."

[via six revisions]

Open Courseware Collections for Digital Photographers

"Digital photographers are always looking to improve their skills behind the lens. Anyone can point and click, but what does it take to take a picture with real depth, meaning, and intrigue? What does it take to move from taking a vacation photo to capturing a moment in time? The following open courseware collections aim to help students move from just playing around with a digital camera to creating works of art."

[via digital photography school]

Steps for Successful Social Media Damage Control

"Our goal, of course, hasn’t changed – work to increase the number of positive comments written about your company, product, or service and take care of those who have negative experiences. But, how do you make that happen in the social media world? What steps to you take to keep negative social media damage to a minimum?"

[via mashable]

Introducing the Google Chrome OS

"Google Chrome OS is an open source, lightweight operating system that will initially be targeted at netbooks. Later this year we will open-source its code, and netbooks running Google Chrome OS will be available for consumers in the second half of 2010. Because we're already talking to partners about the project, and we'll soon be working with the open source community, we wanted to share our vision now so everyone understands what we are trying to achieve."

[via google blog]

Test Your iPhone App Knowledge, Discover the Imposters

"With the recent release of the iPhone 3GS, a new wave of users is getting acquainted with Apple's popular mobile device. Those new iPhone owners must also choose from hundreds of applications, many of which border on the absurd. Take the quiz below and see whether you can tell the real apps from the fake ones we made up."

[via sf weekly]

Most Expensive Photographs Ever

"You know the photo of Einstein with his tongue sticking out – we use it all of the time here at the _floss. One of the originals was sold at auction last month for a shocking sum of money, which made me wonder… what are some other insanely expensive photos that have sold at auction? And in the interest of full disclosure, Einstein’s doesn’t even rank in the top ten. But since he’s our mascot, I thought it was appropriate to throw him in the mix."

[via mental floss]

Embeddable Facebook Pages

"Facebook continues to extend outside the walls of its social network. The latest: Facebook Fan Boxes, which lets Facebook Page admins embed the latest activity from their Page on their own website.

[via mashable]

WEP Cracking Redux: Beyond the Command Line

"Last week we showed you how to crack a Wi-Fi network's WEP key using a live CD and some command line fu. Today we've got other cracking options—but more importantly, clarification on the point of all this."

[via lifehacker]

Perform Better With AdSense

"Google AdSense is the easiest and quickest way to make your website, of any size, profitable. Sign-up, generate your ads and copy & paste the code into your web page, and…well, that’s it really. You are earning money. It works by by reading keywords from your content, and then displays content related text and image ads, thus enabling ads specifically targeted to your site and readers."

[via smashing magazine]

Create a 3D Text Photo Manipulation

"In this intermediate-level graphic design tutorial, you’ll learn how to realistically superimpose a beautiful three-dimensional text object onto a living room scene with the help of Illustrator and Photoshop."

[via six revisions]

Web Apps To Build The Next Big Thing Without Writing Any Code

"Ever wished that someone would overlay some data that fascinates you on a Google Map? Ever have an idea for a new desktop widget to take the computing world by storm? Well, no matter what your skill level is, there are tools out there in the world that will help you realize your dreams just by dragging-and-dropping what you need and in the order you want it."

[via sitepoint]

Set Up "Push" Gmail on Your iPhone

"Despite iPhone 3.0's push notifications and previously mentioned Google Sync's contacts and calendars syncing chops, push Gmail still hasn't come to the iPhone. But with the Prowl iPhone application, you can now push Gmail notifications—and then some—to your iPhone."

[via lifehacker]

A Look At The Facebook Movie Script

'Facebook has been one of the hottest phenominons on the internet. It became so popular so quickly, it crushed MySpace within a year and is now the top social media network for professionals and regular folk alike. While I'm more of a Twitter fan myself, Facebook is a good way to keep in touch with relatives and challenge friends to see who can get a higher score on Bejeweled Blitz."

[via latino review]

Weapons That Changed the World

"History is filled with some great weapons, but generals like to say that wars are won with soldiers, not swords. What do they know? We like to keep abreast of our collective militant pasts, and can certainly think of a couple of devices of war that changed the course of world history. In honor of summer revolutionary holidays."

[via switched]

Top 10 Characters The New Star Wars TV Series Can Do Without

"Little else is known about the series, other than the fact that Lucas has compared it to "Deadwood meets The Sopranos in space". We also know that the series will focus on a variety of minor characters in the Star Wars mythos, though the possibility of guest appearances by many famous icons is not out of the questions. This thought both intrigues and worries us. As much as we'd enjoy seeing characters like Han Solo and Obi-Wan Kenobi in live action again, we're just not convinced the show would do them justice. "

[via ign]