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Qik stream video from your phone

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If you have a compatible Nokia and a data plan, then Qik is the next big thing you have been waiting for. It will allow you to stream video live from your phone to the web or any device. This is wicked stuff! Qik is currently in an invitation only alpha mode. See Review

Qikker n. A streamer of Qiks!

Qik founders: Bhaskar Roy and Ramu Sunkara

Invariably, a new user doing their first live stream will get a live text message from a viewer and be astonished. It’s just such an amazing thing to interact in realtime with someone who is watching what you’re shooting right then.

But the first thing that many of them then ask is “how do I reply?!”. It always brings a smile to my face as I type “you already are — just talk! we can hear you :)”.
- Michael

Ferrari Magic India Discovery

Photos from Ferrari Magic India Discovery adventure. This adventure features two 540 hp V12 Ferrari 612 Scagliettis‘ which will travel across India covering 11,000 km. The tour started in Mumbai on Feb 28th and will end back in Mumbai on May 8th.

The modifications involve the fitting of an underbody protector made from 4 mm duraluminium rather than plastic and a slightly higher suspension setting to deal with the tougher road surfaces. Otherwise, however, they will be entirely straightforward production cars
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in Kochi | Not sure where this is

Route and Dates

960 Grid System

A 12 column and 16 column grid system for the commonly used 960px width web page layout. See Demo

The 960 Grid System is an effort to streamline web development workflow by providing commonly used dimensions, based on a width of 960 pixels. There are two variants: 12 and 16 columns, which can be used separately or in tandem.

Windows Vista SP1 Released

Without much fanfare, Microsoft releases Windows Vista Service Pack1, with 23 security updates and 550 bug fixes. In true Microsoft fashion this update is not going to be an easy one to install. If you are not able to update it via Windows Update, you can download the service pack here.

Hannity’s chickens are coming home to roost

Sean Hannity of Fox News is confronted, on his own show, about his past relationship with white supremacist Hal Turner by Malik Shabazz from the New Black Panther Party.

Daim Gallery

Amazing and popping 3D Graffitti from Daim Gallery. See more on Flickr

Effective use of Javascript Animation

DzineBlog lists 10 websites which make minimal and effective use of Javascript animation.

Free Obama Posters and Badges

Beautiful posters and badges contributed to the Obama campaign by artist and designer Christopher Cox. The files are available in Adobe Illustrator, EPS and PDF formats and are completely free for downloading and distribution, as long as they are used for promoting Obama and his message.

Edit Google Maps

Users in U.S., Australia, and New Zealand can now edit Google maps to correct location and information about places they know. Other than editing, users can now add new places to Google Maps as well. Even though these new features could lead to more accurate information on the maps, it has potential for abuse, and it will be interesting to see how Google tackles and controls misinformation on the maps.

Anderson Cooper Tries to Goalie A Beckham Penalty Kick

A clip from Anderson Cooper’s “60-minutes” interview with David Beckham which will air this coming Sunday on CBS.

Vintage Logos

A Flickr set of vintage logos from a mid-70’s edition of the book World of Logotypes.

WordPress 2.5 Sneak Peak

WordPress 2.5 release is near, and they have released a sneak peak of all the new features packed in to 2.5. I have played with the new admin a little, and it looks and feels fantastic.

A customizable dashboard, multi-file upload, built-in galleries, one-click plugin upgrades, tag management, built-in Gravatars, full text feeds, and faster load

Behind the Obama Caricature

Artist John Kascht describes his inspiration behind the caricatures of Obama.

Related:
- Drawing the candidates

Principles for good web design

PSDTuts provides 9 essential principles for good web design along with example of good web designs and links to various web design resources.

Web design can be deceptively difficult. Getting a design that is both usable and pleasing, delivers information and builds brand, is technically sound and visually coherent…

The Fall Of Bear Stearns

Bear Stearns, the fifth biggest US investment bank, with close to $400 billion in assets, crashes and burns, selling off to JPMorgan Chase for a shocking $235 million. How bad was it? Well, with a 52 week high of 159.36 and valuing at $19 billion, the 85 year old company was sold to JPMorgan Chase for $2 per share. When big banks start to crash, there is probably something bigger coming around the corner.

The question is how much longer before the US Government and other big US financial institutions can no longer sustain the downward trend, and add to the mix the declining dollar, and you have all the ingredients for a major economic disaster in the making.

UPDATE: Lehman Brothers could be the next to fall