First of all a big apology because this method of exporting your Facebook contacts is very cumbersome and has several "odd" requirements.


Nonetheless it is presented here as one (desperate) option to export your Facebook contacts and their contact details such as email address and phone number.


This method can be improved upon and made more automatic but Facebook has a tendency to shut down...

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We had travelled many a times with one child but this was the first time travelling with two little ones and I was a bit apprehensive.


On our departure London was as rainy as ever and we were in heavy Friday evening traffic on route to the airport. Oh boy was I looking forward to the Summer in Brazil.


It took all of 6 large suitcases, 4 carry-ons, one car seat and one foldable buggy to fit...

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A friend and his wife are travelling in the North East of Brazil and it was a too good of an opportunity to miss out on... especially since we barely see each other while both living in London.


A rough itinerary had been decided on as meeting up in Fortaleza, taking a bus to Canoa Quebrada, stay there for a few days, continue with overnight bus to Natal and finally by local bus to Praia da...

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The latest critical Windows update from Microsoft (KB941644) is a fix to TCP/IP to prevent possible remote code execution.


The Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-001 explains that there are two reported vulnerabilities in TCP/IP and that an attacker could take complete control of an affected system and install programs and view data.


The bad news is that the critical update will replace your...

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Today I thought that I would check out the state of SMTP and IMAP services of my favourite email service provider Gmail.


I wanted to use Gmail on my mobile phone and I was pleasantly surprised.


Because Gmail supports the IMAP standard, items that are read and or deleted on the mobile phone are correctly marked as read/deleted on the Gmail account as well.


This is very convenient if you are...

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There is no question that there is a need for change in Washington D.C. but the need is for a fundamental change; a change at the core.


"A change in the power of money or corruption in how Washington DC runs... Edwards/Obama have [clearly demonstrated] their support for this strong version of change... their target is a fundamental reform of the system."


Professor Lawrence Lessig has some...

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Virgin Media will cooperate with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) in a pilot to track down users downloading illegally:

"The BPI has teams of technicians to trace illegal music downloading to individual accounts. It will hand these account numbers over to Virgin Media, which will match them to names and addresses."


You might think that there will be an exodus of users from Virgin Media...

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There is discussion currently going on regarding who owns photos uploaded to Facebook.


One would assume that the user who uploaded the photos to Facebook would retain all rights associated with the photographs but the Facebook Terms of Use suggest otherwise.


A relevant quote from the Facebook Terms of Use:

By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you...

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Do you love animals and are you thinking about a different way to make a difference?


Do you feel disgusted, angry and heartbroken to see a suffering animal?


Would you rather want to make a difference and truly help out?


This is a remarkable story of an ordinary working mother that all by herself changed the fate of over 150 dogs left to die. This during 16 years of love, dedication and hard...

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There is discussion currently going on regarding who owns photos uploaded to Facebook.


One would assume that the user who uploaded the photos to Facebook would retain all rights associated with the photographs but the Facebook Terms of Use suggest otherwise.


A relevant quote from the Facebook Terms of Use:

By posting User Content to any part of the Site, you automatically grant, and you...

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