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Another great post by CB. Not just another list of Twitter apps or Web 2.0 startups-- this list is a trove of things that make you think. Sometimes it's good to review your tools and ask yourself how you use them and why.

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Twitter Answers.

Mosio + Twitter = potentially useful and equally potential absurdly annoying.

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Downloads: Dad's Around Hides Your Goofing Off

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» New mobile malware silently transfers account credit | Zero Day | ZDNet.com

Note to self: Don't buy a mobile phone in Indonesia...

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Linux.com :: Synchronizing your Palm PDA with Linux

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Photosynth Comes of Age in CNN’s Inauguration Coverage

Okay, I have to admit that Microsoft got something right with this one. This is pretty amazing! Pan, zoom, scroll, etc. around "the moment" Obama was inaugurated today through user-contributed photos pieced together to create a seamless 3D image.

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Free Internet TV and Video Player- Miro

Could this be the One Media Player to Rule Them All? I haven't messed around with Miro at all yet, but I've still got another eight or so hours before work and nothing to put off but sleeping...

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Lavasoft releases 10th anniversary edition of AdAware - Download Squad

I feel like I'm seeing TrialPay EVERYWHERE lately! Anyhow, I highly recommend AdAware. The free version should suit most users.

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Literature-Map: J.R.R. Tolkien

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AyeNotes: Take online notes, take notes online

This looks like it could be really useful. Response time is quick, too, which is good because this would be FAIL if you had to sit and wait for your notes to catch during a meeting.

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gridr buildrrr

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Hiking Backpacks for successful hiking adventures

A link from a reader-- a timely article on selecting a hiking pack, which I'm in the process of doing in preparation for a trip to Peru this spring.

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Your mp3s could use a little more cowbell - Download Squad

I love it-- MORE COWBELL!!

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Vaya Adventures

Machu Picchu and the Galapagos. Because this would rock...

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Peru and Bolivia | Ask Metafilter

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recommend checking out the 'thorn tree' posts on the Lonely Planet site, under 'South America'
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  posted by telecommatt on 2009-01-17
Avoid Puno like the plague.
When you're in Cusco, take a day trip out to Chinchero--you can catch a bus there easily, or take a cab. It's a weaving village, and wonderfully non-touristy.
Lima was easily my most favorite city--go out to Pachacama (I think that's what it's called), which is a huge archaeological site of a city of temples. Stay in the Miraflores and Barranco districts, though--anything else is too dangerous. Visit everything that remotely interests you in the city--there's a great museum, the Plaza de Armas, etc.
Take cabs everywhere, they're cheap and fast
lots of street kids in Peru, mostly in Lima and Cusco
drink coca tea, or chew the leaves; it helps *immensely*.
if you want to avoid the crowds, take the first bus up at 6:30 am, or take the train out to the first stop before Aguas Calientes, and hike the Inca trail up to the Sun Gate.
Puno sucks absolutely.

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Hiking the Inca Trail | Ask Metafilter

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pretty much every hotel I researched in Cusco would store bags
We are both 23 and I'm in really excellent shape, so the hike wasn't difficult for me, but I was EXHAUSTED at the end of each day
To get an idea of what the hike is going to be like, you should take a daytrip from Cuzco to the Pisac ruins, and hike up and down them, that's pretty much what you have to look forward to for the 4 day hike. Also Pisac was one of the best ruins we saw
You should definitely make a point to get everybody to really shell out for the tips.
Peru changed the regulations several years ago to require that you go with some sort of outfitter. In other words, you can't just walk the trail by yourself.
If you do get sick, mate de coca (coca leaf herbal tea) is an excellent remedy.
July is winter in Peru, so it'll be cold and rainy in the mountains. Make sure you wear lots of layers and buy yourself a plastic poncho.
I was 25 at the time and in OK shape (thin, but not athletic) and it was extremely difficult.
We stored our bags at a small (and lovely) hotel in Cusco for for several days even though we were not staying there on the way back - it was not a problem.
If you are out of shape (like we were) you will look upon inclines with revulsion for about a year afterward.
cheaper the tour operator the more they will press you to hurry, and have extra sympathy for the porters because they have to pack out all human waste now.
don't believe your tour company when they tell you you'll be overlooking Machu Piccu for sunrise the last day. Your group will be assigned campsites along the trail by the Peruvian park service. You may get a site close to Machu Piccu the night before, but you may end up (like we did) with many hours of hiking left to go.
The trail is also all 'paved' with stones from Inca days, so it can be a lot harder on knees than normal dirt trails.
Stay away from using Q'ente as your guide company though. Also, watch your wallet in Cuzco
be sure not to miss the ruins at Sayacmarca the day before you get to Machu Piccu. For my money they were cooler than MP by half.
We used Peru Treks and Adventure for our guides, www.perutreks.com They were excellent, and I would definitely recommend them. They are recommended by andeantravelweb.com, all the equipment they brought for us was EXCELLENT, the tents seemed to be brand new, and pretty expensive. The cook was also amazing, we had pizza, pie, tea twice a day, as well as delicious breakfests, lunches, and dinners. Our guide said that he was retiring from the Inca Trail, but maybe he hasn't yet, so if you book through perutreks.com, request Washington as a guide.
from observing the different camps, you get what you pay for.
altitude
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- Altitude sickness is mentioned over and over. 3-4 days in Cuzco seems to be the general recommendation.
  posted by telecommatt on 2009-01-17

Matthew Murphy's Bookmarks

Lifehacker - Know Your Stuff Inventories Your Home - Downloads

A new way to pay: Noca's credit card alternative | Webware - CNET

Cell Phones: Google Sync Keeps Contacts and Calendars in Sync on Your Mobile Phone

How Harvard Law threw down the gauntlet to the RIAA - Ars Technica

57 Internet Possibilities to Investigate | chrisbrogan.com

Twitter Answers.

Downloads: Dad's Around Hides Your Goofing Off

» New mobile malware silently transfers account credit | Zero Day | ZDNet.com

Linux.com :: Synchronizing your Palm PDA with Linux

Photosynth Comes of Age in CNN’s Inauguration Coverage

Free Internet TV and Video Player- Miro

Lavasoft releases 10th anniversary edition of AdAware - Download Squad

Literature-Map: J.R.R. Tolkien

AyeNotes: Take online notes, take notes online

gridr buildrrr

Hiking Backpacks for successful hiking adventures

Your mp3s could use a little more cowbell - Download Squad

Vaya Adventures

Peru and Bolivia | Ask Metafilter

Hiking the Inca Trail | Ask Metafilter

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