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Why Reboot?: This is a tiny Windows app that displays a list of operations that will occur after rebooting your computer. This is useful in working out why an installer has notified you that a reboot is needed - and in a lot of cases it probably isn't!

Full Screen Video In MSN Messenger: I just discovered this was possible, because I usually start the webcam on its own, then start a voice chat, instead of starting a Video Conversation straight away. By starting a Video Conversation, you get a Switch To Full Screen button next to your friend's webcam.

Icons For USB Thumb Drives: A set of 8 colourful icons that you can put on your thumb drive along with an autorun.inf so that Windows will use your icon instead of a boring one that looks like a hard drive and not at all like your thumb drive.

Failed Ad Campaigns: A "Photoshop" contest on Worth 1000 to find some of the best possible adverts that would've failed miserably.

Bush's Presidency As If He Was Playing Zork: How has he survived for so long without being eaten by a Grue?

Become Your Own Web Host In 75 Steps: Using FreeBSD, Apache, PHP and MySQL.

Speed Up Windows XP: A few good tips on how to speed up XP's boot times, some only work on Professional not Home.

Free Stock Photography: A large list of free stock photos. Most of them are royalty free, but a photographer credit is probably a good idea.

Handy Firefox Tip #1: To delete items from your autocomplete lists, select the item you want to remove with the up/down arrows then hold shift and press delete. So simple when you know how!

The Definitive BIOS Optimization Guide: Ever wondered what a particular setting in the BIOS does? Hopefully this site will help you out, unlike your motherboard's manual. Why is it that the help in the BIOS isn't helpful at all?

Times Square New Years 2006: Rather nifty panorama of Times Square at New Years. Shame about that Carey woman being in shot though.