Grameen Foundation and Microsoft Announce Initiative to Expand Value and Use of Technology for Microfinance

Monday, December 7th, 2009 by Dio

WASHINGTON, D.C., and SEATTLE, Wash. — Dec. 2, 2009 — Grameen Foundation and Microsoft Corp. today announced a joint initiative to help accelerate microfinance’s impact on poverty alleviation through the strategic use of technology. This initiative will kick off today at the inaugural Microfinance Leadership Summit in Manila, the Philippines, where Microsoft will also donate [...]

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They were ugly, misogynist, violent; they were also funny, vulnerable, and occasionally sensitive

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009 by Dio

At a time when pop was dominated by dance music and pop metal, Guns N’ Roses brought raw, ugly rock & roll crashing back into the charts. They were not nice boys; nice boys don’t play rock & roll. They were ugly, misogynist, violent; they were also funny, vulnerable, and occasionally sensitive, as their breakthrough [...]

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Download YouTube Videos in Google Chrome

Monday, August 3rd, 2009 by Dio

Download in FLV Format:
Create a new bookmark and call it “Download YouTube” or something you will remember, then for the address field paste:
javascript:window.location.href = ‘http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id=’ + swfArgs['video_id']+ “&l=” + swfArgs['l'] + “&sk=” + swfArgs['sk'] + ‘&fmt_map’ + swfArgs['fmt_map'] + ‘&t=’ + swfArgs['t'];
Then save your bookmark. Next go to the YouTube video you want to download, [...]

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Sharing hack in Vista/XP

Saturday, July 18th, 2009 by Dio

It’s been a long time I posted anytime technical in NSUers. Well here it is:
Everyone knows how awfully painful it is to share something between Vista and XP. But there is a easy way you can share anything without to go through the regular add user access steps.
In this scenario I will use 2 computers. [...]

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James Blunt - You’re Beautiful

Saturday, July 18th, 2009 by Dio

James Blunt - You’re Beautiful
My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I’m sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won’t lose no sleep on that,
‘Cause I’ve got a plan.
You’re beautiful.
You’re beautiful.
You’re beautiful, it’s true.
I saw you face in a crowded place,
And I don’t know what to [...]

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