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Two Great Sound Effects Sites

There are two sounds effects in this world that are absolute classics! The problem is when you need them you just can’t figure out where to find them. These two websites have solved that for you and given you exactly what you’ve needed.

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The first sound you always need in your arsenal is the sound you use when you somebody does something stupid or silly or makes the wrong choice. You’ll know it as soon as you hear it, and all you need to do is visit www.sadtrombone.com and just press the big, orange "play!" button.

The other website you need in your back pocket is going to be used when someone makes a funny comment or hits the nail on the head. It’s the classic rimshot sound on a drum set. It’s the sound you hear after a well timed and executed joke or witty remark.

Just send your browser over to www.instantrimshot.com and you’ll get what you need. Press the big, red button and you’ve got your sound effect.

Two great sounds. Two great websites dedicated to them. You can’t get much more specific than that!

Uncover www.sadtrombone.com and www.instantrimshot.com and you’re there!

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Looking for a New Web Browser

The title may be a bit misleading. I’m currently a happy user of Mozilla Firefox as my primary web browser. I also have Internet Explorer 8 and Google Chrome installed on my machine as well.

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The announcement of the next version of Internet Explorer, Internet Explorer 9 has caused me to also stumble upon an article that talks about what we should all be looking for in the next version of the Microsoft Internet browser.

I’m a happy user of Mozilla Firefox, which is mainly due to the ability to extend the functionality of the browser with the various plugins and add-ons I’ve found over the years to help me get more out of my Internet experience.

I’d say the big thing that Microsoft should be sure and add to their next browser is much more opportunities for extending the features of the browser.

As I think about those options, I begin to wonder why all of these add-ons couldn’t be developed in an open XML architecture that would allow the same plug-in to run on various browsers. That would take away some of the advantage of what Firefox has available to it compared to the other major browsers.

The other items that should always be addressed with a browser include a collection of "S" items. New browsers should achieve a goal of speed, security, standards and social media.

The standards could be covered with an open architecture. The popularity of a variety of social media tools should be easily integrated into your web experience as well. We should always expect security as an absolute bare minimum.

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Transfer Files from Your Old to New Computer

You may be thinking about upgrading to a new computer over the holidays. If you purchase a completely new PC, one of the problems you experience is getting everything from the old PC, onto the new PC.

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Windows PC’s have a Files and Settings Transfer wizard that you can use to transfer files. Usually the option to move files involves saving them to a CD-ROM or USB key. What if you have more files than will easily fit on those two items though? What would be nice is to plug a cable into the two computers to connect them directly.

The StarTech USB Data File Transfer Cable does exactly that.

Since the cable is USB 2.0, you’ll be able to transfer files between the two computers at 480Mbps.

The device works best when being used to transfer files from a Windows XP machine to another Vista machine. You can also use it to transfer from a Vista machine to a Vista machine, or Windows XP/Vista to Windows 7. From my own experience in testing out the device, it doesn’t work trying to transfer files between two Windows XP machines.

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Basically if you’re upgrading to a new computer from an old one? You’re good to go. Pick up the StarTech USB Data File Transfer Cable and start moving your files almost effortlessly.