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“The EFiX OS X dongle is promising an easy way to install Leopard on your PC: Cram it into a free USB port, pop the Leopard install disc into your drive, reboot your PC, and it’ll take care of all the messy patching and hacking. They claim it has taken them over six months of testing to get right […]”

The device is claimed to be limited to 200 units priced at USD 80.00, however, the developer forecasts a significantly lower price when mass production starts off.

Read the full article at Boing Boing or visit the EFiX website.

AskMen.com, a website for all men-related troubleshooting, knowledge exchange and other interesting discussions and information, issued an article about five little facts commonly unknown to us Google users. Here’s what they came up with:

1. Google spends $72 million a year on employee meals
2. Google was originally called BackRub
3. Google loses $110 million a year through “I’m Feeling Lucky”
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Prepare for Awesome! iGianMC discovered, that if you add &fmt=18 to any YouTube URL, the video plays in significantly higher quality. Here are before/after screenshots:

Porsche Cayenne GTS in Normal Quality:

Porsche Cayenne GTS in High Quality (adding &fmt=18 to URL):

The best and easiest way to tell the difference between standard and high quality is to make the videos play in full screen. The higher quality movies play at larger size and quality. Additionally, a link appears under the video allowing you to switch back to standard quality.

Thanks Florian [via smpfilms]