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Link Round-Up: January 2, 2009

2 Jan 2009  Links

The aXXo Files – The UK’s Independent actually ran a story on aXXo, calling him “a modern-day Robin Hood.” There’s no substantial information in the article. It’s just funny to see the media report on a globally-recognized personality as if no one had ever heard of.

Build a Net Gun – Instructables walks through step-by-step instructions for building your very own Net Gun. Having just read Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire series, I’m just dying to know if this has the power to shoot silver chainlink nets.

If you love Windows XP, you’ll hate Windows 7 – Blogger Ed Bott explains why Windows 7 will be easier to use and more configurable than the much-beloved XP.

Music sales for 2008 second to digital downloads – Sales of albums in all formats fell 14 percent, while digital music sales were a leading source of growth for the music business.

Top 10 Biggest Tech Stories of 2008 – Techmeme runs down the year’s top stories objectively, ranking stories based on linkage.

Top 10 Ways to Lock Down Your Data – Lifehacker runs down a variety of ways to secure private information of your hard drive. Good to know with the recent rise in identity theft.

The Year 2008 in Photographs – Boston.com shares a gallery of the best news photos of the year, documenting some the biggest stories and most obscure events around the globe.



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