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	<title>Elliott C. Back &#187; Beta</title>
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		<title>Facebook Adds Social Networking: Link Sharing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 01:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliott Back</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interface]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Facebook just added a new feature they&#8217;re calling &#8220;Link Sharing.&#8221;  Basically, after installing the following bookmarklet into your taskbar, you can share links on facebook with your friends:
javascript:
var d = document;
var f = 'http://www.facebook.com/share';
var l = d.location;
var e = encodeURIComponent;
var p = '.php?src=bm&#038;v=3&#038;u=' + e(l.href) + '&#038;t=' + e(d.title);
try {
    if(!/^(.*\.)?facebook\.[^.]*$/.test(l.host))
 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Facebook just added a new feature they&#8217;re calling &#8220;Link Sharing.&#8221;  Basically, after installing the following bookmarklet into your taskbar, you can share links on facebook with your friends:</p>
<blockquote><p><code>javascript:<br />
var d = document;<br />
var f = 'http://www.facebook.com/share';<br />
var l = d.location;<br />
var e = encodeURIComponent;<br />
var p = '.php?src=bm&#038;v=3&#038;u=' + e(l.href) + '&#038;t=' + e(d.title);<br />
try {<br />
    if(!/^(.*\.)?facebook\.[^.]*$/.test(l.host))<br />
       throw(0);<br />
    share_internal_bookmarklet()<br />
} catch(z){<br />
    a = function(){<br />
    if(!window.open(f+'r'+p,'sharer', 'toolbar=0, status=0, resizable=0, width=626, height=436'))<br />
        l.href=f+p;<br />
    };<br />
    if(/Firefox/.test(navigator.userAgent)) {<br />
        setTimeout(a,0);<br />
    } else {<br />
        a();<br />
    }<br />
}<br />
void(0);<br />
</code></p></blockquote>
<p>Clicking on this link will popup a Facebook &#8220;sharing&#8221; window which looks like this:</p>
<p><img id="image1847" src="http://elliottback.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/facebook-sharing-01.jpg" alt="facebook-sharing-01.jpg" /></p>
<p>Once you actually share the media, they appear on your wall, and the walls and link inboxes of the people you choose to share with:</p>
<p><img id="image1848" src="http://elliottback.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/facebook-sharing-02.jpg" alt="facebook-sharing-02.jpg" /></p>
<p>You can read more at the <a href="http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=2214737130">official facebook blog</a> or from TechCrunch&#8217;s <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2006/10/24/facebook-beta-testing-social-bookmarking/">Facebook Beta Testing Social Bookmarking</a>.</p>
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		<title>Warcraft 1.20d Patch Problems?</title>
		<link>http://elliottback.com/wp/warcraft-120d-patch-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2006 05:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliott Back</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Blizzard]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DOTA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[DoTa Allstars]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Warcraft III]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re looking for the 1.20e patch information, there&#8217;s a new post for that!
Blizzard just released the Warcraft III 1.20d patch for Battle.net, which means that everyone playing using no-cd versions of 1.20c has been scrambling to find the latest patch, crack, or nocd.  Fortunately for you, I&#8217;m going to mirror it here, along [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote style="color:red;"><p><em>If you&#8217;re looking for the <a href="http://elliottback.com/wp/archives/2006/06/30/warcraft-120e-patch-problems/">1.20e patch information</a>, there&#8217;s a new post for that!</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Blizzard just released the Warcraft III 1.20d patch for <a href="http://Battle.net" title="http://Battle.net" target="_blank">Battle.net</a>, which means that everyone playing using no-cd versions of 1.20c has been scrambling to find the latest patch, crack, or nocd.  Fortunately for you, I&#8217;m going to mirror it here, along with instructions on how to upgrade to the latest version:</p>
<ol>
<li>Find your Warcraft III directory, usually <em>C:\Program Files\Warcraft III</em></li>
<li>Rename the 1.20c cracked exe <em>war3.exe</em> to <em>war3-old.exe</em></li>
<li>Rename the old 1.20c non-cracked exe <em>war3.120</em> to <em>war3.exe</em></li>
<li>Download the <a href="http://www.blizzard.com/support/?id=mwr0744p">Blizzard 1.20d patch</a> and install it</li>
<li>Download the <a href="http://elliottback.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/TFT_1.20d_No-CD_Setup.exe">1.20d nocd</a> and install it</li>
</ol>
<p><img id="image1355" src="http://elliottback.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/war3%202006-04-16%2001-11-09-16.jpg" alt="war3 2006-04-16 01-11-09-16.jpg" /></p>
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<p>At this point, you should now be able to play Warcraft III on the <a href="http://Battle.net" title="http://Battle.net" target="_blank">Battle.net</a> servers without using a cd.  You&#8217;ll still need a valid serial number, though, which means you&#8217;ve already bought the game.  This is just a convenience for us lazy gamers who want to dota without sticking in the Frozen Throne cd every time.</p>
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		<title>Yahoo&#8217;s 1m Resolution</title>
		<link>http://elliottback.com/wp/yahoos-1m-resolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2006 20:42:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elliott Back</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Graphics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Interface]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Maps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[UI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web 2.0]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yahoo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yahoo announced recently that they have added global satellite imagery to their beta maps project.  The US is covered at 1m per pixel, the world at a minimum of 15m per pixel.  Now you can view Tibetan monestaries while at the same time cruising the streets of Phoenix.  Even more, their images [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yahoo <a href="http://www.ysearchblog.com/archives/000286.html">announced recently</a> that they have added global satellite imagery to their beta maps project.  The US is covered at 1m per pixel, the world at a minimum of 15m per pixel.  Now you can view Tibetan monestaries while at the same time cruising the streets of Phoenix.  Even more, their images are blended seamlessly and color-corrected to match each other.  This is a huge problem with Google and MSN Maps, which show seams and mismatched colors.</p>
<p>Now, let&#8217;s take a look at what Cornell University looks like in all three systems.  Comparing or benchmarking these various web 2.0 mapping applications is important.  First up is the gross-anatomy, a section of Ithaca at roughly the same zoom level:</p>
<p><img id="image1343" src="http://elliottback.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/maps-comparison-google.jpg" alt="maps-comparison-google.jpg" /></p>
<p>Google Maps is already pixelated, chunky, off-color, and generally unreadable.  I can tell there&#8217;s a lake and urban structure here, but little else.</p>
<p><img id="image1344" src="http://elliottback.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/maps-comparison-msn.jpg" alt="maps-comparison-msn.jpg" /></p>
<p>Windows Live Local shows much greater resolution, but the color is black-and white.  There&#8217;s also a noticeable contrast change across a stitched section.</p>
<p><img id="image1345" src="http://elliottback.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/maps-comparison-yahoo.jpg" alt="maps-comparison-yahoo.jpg" /></p>
<p>Yahoo Maps is beautiful.  There&#8217;s natural color, no stitching, and good resolution.  Let&#8217;s take a look at how the three big players handle maximal zoom:</p>
<p><img src="http://elliottback.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/maps-comparison-google-zoomed.jpg" alt="maps-comparison-google-zoomed.jpg" /></p>
<p>Google can&#8217;t get any closer.  Its database of images sucks.  No high res here!</p>
<p><img src="http://elliottback.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/maps-comparison-msn-zoomed.jpg" alt="maps-comparison-msn-zoomed.jpg" /></p>
<p>MSN is very, very clear, but black and white.  It&#8217;s probably a little better than the Yahoo offering, but the lack of color is quite irritating.</p>
<p><img src="http://elliottback.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/maps-comparison-yahoo-zoomed.jpg" alt="maps-comparison-yahoo-zoomed.jpg" /></p>
<p>Yahoo has decent resolution and very good color.  Although not quite as clear as MSN, here consistency matters more than patches of high-resolution.</p>
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