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Top Anime List
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:05:50 -0600Vote for your favorite series here, add it to the top list yourself, or simply find good anime to watch. You can even grab the list as an RSS feed or a widget for your blog or lens. Most popular anime would probably be located at the top of the rankings list. However, that doesn't necessary mean that it's also the best, so check out some of our top recommendations below as well! Be sure to voice your opinion about Japanese animation in general, and also leave a comment on your way out. Is our Japanese anime list correct? If not, what do YOU think is the best anime of all time, and why?Fanfiction Site List
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 03:55:58 -0600Whether you enjoy reading fan fiction and want a good read, or wrote one of your own and are looking to publish it online, this list of fanfiction sites should help. Plus, you can even vote for your favorite! Posting your creation to a fanfiction archive is a much better option than keeping it on your own page or blog. First of all, it's free, and you won't have to worry about hosting costs or anything like that. Second, you'll get tons of people eagerly reading your story and posting reviews; and, you can direct them back to your own blog if you like. Finally, these sites are designed specifically to make readers' experience as good as possible, presenting the text in an easy-to-read way.Matte vs Glossy Screens
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:08:19 -0600There are two kinds of modern LCD screens: matte (anti-glare) and glossy. Both have their pros and cons and are a subject of many discussions. Matte screens don't get glare or reflections on them; however, the same rough surface (polarizer) that reduces the intensity of reflected light, results in less contrast and brightness as light from the LCD screen passes through it. Matte screens might be hard to read outside, especially in the sunlight; most laptops come with glossy screens nowadays. Glossy screens have vibrant colors, highest contrast and brightness because they have a smooth, high-gloss surface. As a result, outdoor visibility becomes much better. However, strong lighting causes glare on these screens, which is very annoying and may harm your eyes if you have to stare at it all the time. You can also see reflections on the screen; besides, some designers find the colors unrealistic. Which ones are better? We'd love to hear your opinion!Tea or Coffee?
Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:09:50 -0600There is a big rivalry between the Coffee and Tea industries. Coffee emphasizes it's ability to energize, while Tea boasts incredible health benefits. Sometimes the fight between the companies get dirty, and they start saying things like "coffee is a poison", or "tea is a drink for the infirmed", which we all realise aren't true! Do you know exactly what tea and coffee are? Tea is an infusion made by steeping leaves of the tea bush, Camellia sinensis, in hot water for a few minutes. It is rich in antioxidants, has a subtle scent and a relaxing effect. It is generally agreed that tea (especially green tea) is good for your health: it may prevent cancer, fight free radicals, and help with health diseases. Coffee is a stimulant beverage prepared from beans of the coffee plant. There are several species of this plant, such as Coffea arabica and Coffea benghalensis. Nothing like a cup of aromatic coffee to wake you up and start your day! As for coffee's effects on health, it's still disputed whether they are positive or negative. Now, you decide which one is better!WRT54GL Firmware Reviews
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:16:22 -0600With a router from this series, you can share a broadband internet connection using both wired and wireless links. WRT54G is a cool little device with low power consumption, a powerful 200 Mhz (overclockable!) processor and 16 MB of memory. WRT54G can run Linux and is the first cheap home router in history which firmware source code was released to the public. As a result, several third party firmware projects were started, which improve router's functionality greatly and brings it closer to capabilities of expensive commercial networking equipment. I have personally tested several of these firmwares on my WRT54GL router, and you can find their short reviews below. Be warned though that I'm relatively a newbie to home networking and the tasks I want my network device to do are mostly limited to "making my games not lag" and "making my skype voice chats smooth", and I make my choices for best router software based on these requirements.Pirates versus Ninjas
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:55:50 -0600Pirates vs Ninjas, sometimes known simply as PvN, is a debate that has been around for a long time. Many great minds tried to provide a definite and scientifically-proven answer to these questions, and failed. Who is stronger, better, more awesome, and who would win in a fight? Is it the ninjas - masters of stealth, silent, deadly, and trained in secret martial arts? Or maybe the pirates - fearless and greedy rulers of the seas? Voice your opinion below, or, if you're unsure yet, scroll down to the ninja vs pirate facts!Bandwidth Management for Home Networks
Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:28:06 -0600If you are sharing your internet connection, or plan to, you will probably run out into some problems. There's always this annoying roommate who uses up all bandwidth to download porn using p2p, or a neighbor who browses streaming video sites like Youtube, causing you to lag out in your favorite game or making you unable to chat properly in Skype. The best solution to this kind of problems is to use a router which is capable of QoS (Quality of Service). Basically, this kind of router controls your traffic (it's called "traffic shaping"), prioritizing certain types of it, and making sure everyone gets a "fair share" of bandwidth. Of course, if you are the administrator, you can make your share a bigger one ;) Now find out how you can set up a perfectly working home network without blowing your budget!Top Autosurf Exchanges
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:29:56 -0600Advertising in autosurf traffic exchanges might not be the most effective way, but it's easy and free. You can drive thousands of visitors to your sites with no effort. Unlike in manual traffic exchanges, you won't have to click - all sites will be viewed automatically. The following list of traffic exchanges is often checked and updated. You can be sure that they all will work and deliver traffic to your site. Only best, free and legal autosurf exchanges are listed. Please vote for your favorite traffic exchange as well!Azureus vs uTorrent
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:46:33 -0600There are two freeware BitTorrent clients that really stand out from the crowd: uTorrent and Azureus (Vuze). Since these are the most popular ones, it's only natural that a lot of people argue about which one is a better torrent downloader: Azureus or uTorrent? Both of them have their pros and cons, some of which are listed below. Both clients, however, are fully capable of creating, downloading and seeding .torrent files, as well as doing a lot of smart and advanced thingies like automatically downloading from RSS feeds, using multiple trackers, banning specific IP addresses, or setting download priorities for each file inside the torrent separately.List of Squidoo Blogs
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 13:48:11 -0600A lot of lensmasters use Squidoo to promote their own blogs, and they achieve great results. Same is also true for the opposite, however: if you blog about your lenses, you'll surely start seeing an increase in your visitors, comments, ratings and sales! Even officials agree that blogging about Squidoo is cool. Perhaps you are one of Squidoo bloggers? Go ahead, add your link to the list. See what others write about, and vote for your favorite blogs (all in good spirit!). If you are not blogging about your lenses yet, now is a good time to start. See how others do it and read the blogging tips below.Preorder Aion: Tower of Eternity
Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:19:49 -0600Aion: the Tower of Eternity is a highly anticipated MMORPG developed by NCSoft, and slated for May 26, 2009 release. It has all the things you have come to expect in Asian MMOs, such as creative weapon and armor designs, beautiful characters, distinct style, and a rich fantasy setting. At the same time Aion intends to adapt to western market, too (read: less "grind" and a more compelling storyline). If you like high fantasy worlds and powerful magic, Aion is the MMORPG for you! See a list of the best Aion preorder deals below.Eureka 7: the Best Anime Ever
Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:43:37 -0600The anime takes place 10, 000 years in the future, where humanity has left the Earth and found a new home. They are not the only sentient life form living there: Scub Coral, which makes up a large portion of the planet itself, is a mysterious, intelligent being. It causes a phenomenon called Trapar (Transparent Light Particle), strange energy, floating in the air, which people use to supply free power to flying vehicles, and even for surfing-like sport (lifting aka reffing). The main character of Eureka 7 is Renton Thurston, a 14 year old son of Adrock Thurston, who died saving the world. Renton lives with his mechanic grandfather, hating his boring hometown and his father's reputation that surrounds him. He dreams of joining a rebel group called Gekko state, which has some of the best "reffers" too. An opportunity to do so comes up when Eureka, a mysterious girl from Gekko state, visits his grandfather to get some emergency repairs for her robot, Nirvash typeZERO. Eureka 7 is a manifold anime that covers several different themes. It's a story of a boy growing up to become a man, and finding his path in life. It's a story of love between two beings from different worlds. It's a story about fighting to save the planet, and making great sacrifices in the progress. Eureka 7 is produced by Bones studio. It has 50 episodes, which are all named after a song. The genres of this anime are: Adventure, Mecha, and Romance. I usually don't like mecha anime much, but I absolutely loved E7!Types of Squidoo Lenses
Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:42:18 -0600If you are new to Squidoo, or have only been creating the "normal" lenses, you might not know yet that Squidoo actually has several breeds of them. These usually have a different layout and look, and choosing the right type should help you get more visitors. The greatest thing is that you will be able to edit all of those different kinds of lenses using the same dashboard! You can find out what sorts of lenses are there and read their short descriptions below, as well as vote for your favorite Squidoo sister site.Best Fantasy Book List
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:35:05 -0600If you came here looking for good fantasy books to read, you probably know all about the genre already. For those who don't, here's the definition. Fantasy is a genre that uses magic as it's primary setting. The technology in most fantasy works is at the level of European middle ages. What they have instead are the things we all love: dragons, magic spells, brave warriors, witty bards, graceful elves, and long evenings telling epic tales at the warm tavern. You might want to choose some excellent works to read from our list of best fantasy books; or, vote for your favorite fantasy series. If there's one you think absolutely has to be on the list, you can even add it yourself!Age Of Conan YouTube Videos
Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:48:15 -0600Have you heard about the brutal and realistic MMORPG called Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures? This is a collection of all videos related to Age of Conan, uploaded on YouTube so you can view them easily. We have the official trailers, developer diaries, various interviews, presentations at gaming conferences, Q&A sessions with the Funcom devs, fan-made videos, and more. If you want to stay up-to-date with AoC news, you can also read the Age of Conan blog.Top 10 Internet Memes
Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:30:36 -0600Also known as internet phenomenon, a meme is an image, video, phrase or simply an idea that spreads from one person to another, seemingly for no logical reason at all. When people see a meme, no matter how silly it usually is, they find it amusing for one reason or other, and forward it to their friends; soon millions of people know about it, thanks to how fast the information can spread online, and the viral effect. You can see the list of the best internet memes below, and even vote for your favorite ones!Noriaki Sugiyama
Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:24:51 -0600Noriaki Sugiyama is a professional Japanese voice artist, or seiyu. He has done leading roles in several popular animes, such as Naruto, where he did the voice of the cold hearted Uchiha Sasuke, or Bleach, where he voiced Ishida Uryu, the last remaining descendant of the Quincy clan. Noriaki Sugiyama is also a J-Rock and J-Pop singer; he has released a single called 'Fragment', a mini-album 'On the Way', and sang for his character, Ishida, in the 'Bleach Beat Collection'. Aside from his work in animes, Noriaki has voiced characters in Japanese video games, audio dramas, and has dubbed characters in American works.Rie Tanaka
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 21:55:43 -0600Rie Tanaka is a Japanese singer and voice artist (seiyu), who has played many important roles in anime, video games, and radio dramas. She has also done some opening and ending songs for various shows, and released a few CDs. If you enjoy watching anime, you probably heard Rie Tanaka's voice already: she had lead roles in popular animated series, like Chi from Chobits, Suigintou from Rozen Maiden, or Lacus Clyne from Gundam SEED. You can find her bio and a longer list of her roles in various anime shows below.Buy Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:13:44 -0600Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning is an awesome MMORPG based on the Warhammer Fantasy world. Like the name suggests, the game is all about constant, brutal war between the two factions: Order and Destruction, and the three Armies on each side. The game is being developed by EA Mythic and was released on September 18th, 2008. Find out more about the game and the best deals for buying Warhammer Online on this page!Top Manual Traffic Exchanges
Tue, 25 Nov 2008 01:27:57 -0600Advertising in traffic exchanges might not be the most effective way, but it's easy and free. You can drive thousands of visitors to your sites with little effort. Unlike in "autosurfs", visitors you get from manual traffic exchanges will actually look at your page. The following list of traffic exchanges is often checked and updated. You can be sure that they all will work and deliver traffic to your site. Some of these also have additional features, like geotargeting or banner exchanges. Please vote for your favorite traffic exchange; and if the one you're looking for isn't there yet, you can even add it to the list!
Hello! My name is Andrew and I'm an anime fan, MMORPG gamer, fantasy and science fiction geek, fanfiction reader & author, and affiliate marketer. I Squidoo because it allows me to write about things I like and make money in the process! Check out my lenses below as well as my Squidoography blog, where I post various ideas and track my payouts.
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