1829

William Burt patented a forerunner of the typewriter.

1885

Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died at Mount McGregor, N.Y., at age 63.

1914

Austria and Hungary issued an ultimatum to Serbia after the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, precipitating World War I.

1945

Vichy government leader Marshal Henri Petain went on trial for treason.

1952

Revolution erupted in Egypt as the military took power in a bloodless coup. The following year the monarchy was abolished and, for the first time since the pharaohs, Egypt was again ruled by Egyptians.

1995

The Hale-Bopp comet was discovered by Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp.

1997

Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic was sworn in as president of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Know i know that most of you know what the Olympics are and where they took place last time (Athens :P). But did you know that they are taking place in Beijing this year? Preparations are already under way with the construction of many new buildings for the Olympics. The palce where the opening ceremony will be taking place is the Birds Nest (a picture of which can be seen below).

Among this the water cube, where the swimming/diving events will take place.

Hope you have a great time if you are visiting and a fun time if you are watching!

I’m sure a lot of you have heard of and even have Windows Media Player. But do you have the latest one? The latest version is Windows Medial Player 11 and it was released along with Windows Vista. However, many people still do not know and are still in WMP 10 mode. Its time to change! Get Media Player 11! Check out some of the cool features below. The description is directly from Microsoft.com so there are no worries.

Windows Media Player 11 for Windows XP offers great new ways to store and enjoy all your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV. Play it, view it, and sync it to a portable device for enjoying on the go or even share with devices around your home—all from one place.
	Bring a whole new look to your digital entertainment.
	Breathe new life into your digital music experience.
	Store and enjoy all of your music, video, pictures, and recorded TV.
	Stay connected with your music, video, and pictures no matter where you are. Check out the new Media Sharing feature.

I’ll admit. I’m a techy, gadgety kinda guy. So i buy a lot of electronics but out of the many laptops i have been through/seen, only one has amazed me. The HP Pavilion Series is becoming more and more common nowadays. Why? Because people are experiencing what a true laptop should be like in the HP Pavilions.

Well i’m asking. Do you have Java? (no not the juice if that’s what your thinking) Java simply lets you to play online games, quickly chat with people around the world, and view awesome or simple images in 3D, just to name a few. “It’s also integral to the intranet applications and other e-business solutions that are the foundation of corporate computing.”

To date, the Java platform has attracted more than 6.5 million software developers. It’s used in every major industry segment and has a presence in a wide range of devices, computers, and networks.

Java technology’s versatility, efficiency, platform portability, and security make it the ideal technology for network computing. From laptops to datacenters, game consoles to scientific supercomputers, cell phones to the Internet, Java is everywhere!

Java powers more than 4.5 billion devices including:

• 800+ million PCs
• 2.1 billion mobile phones and other handheld devices (source: Ovum)
• 3.5 billion smart cards
• Set-top boxes, printers, Web cams, games, car navigation systems, lottery terminals, medical devices, parking payment stations, and more

The process is so simple, that even a baby could do the clicking. Just download the software (for either Mac or Windows) and run it. Then just follow the instructions. I think the hardest part in the whole process was finding my USB ports on the back of my PC (which i use for media). Then bam, it does its thing and you my friends are on your way to iTouch and iPhone freedom. Now you have a wide range of possibilities to start exploring! What are you waiting for? Get to it!

Ever heard of it? Well you should have if you have ever heard of online PPC advertising (doubt it though). This is one of the leading Pay Per Click Advertising companies in the world! How awesome is that? Well if you are wondering what Pay Per Click (PPC) is, lets take a look shall we? The idea is simple. Companies will pay you for the number clicks you get on the Ads that they place on your site. This is very similar to Google Ads. Now im getting this directly from Bidvertiser.com so there are no discrepancies and we can follow official descriptions. There are different types of advertising services as you will see below:

Site-Targeted pay per click advertising
With BidVertiser, you decide where your ad will be displayed. Simply browse through or search our categorized directory of sites and choose the appropriate ones for your ad.

Pay only for the clicks you receive
We use a pay per click advertising (ppc) model which means that you only pay for the clicks you receive. You choose how much you are willing to pay for each click, in each of the sites you have chosen to display your ads on.

Set the max price you are willing to pay per click
We automatically adjust your cost-per-click to just $0.01 above the next closest competitor, so you get the best price available for your traffic.

Create your ads in minutes
Easily create and edit your ads and target URL. Simply choose a title, two lines of a description and you are set to go. Your ads will appear in the sites you have chosen within minutes.

Choose your geographic targeting
BidVertiser allows you to display your ads within a geographic range you determine. Simply choose your geographic targeting and we will show your ads only to users located anywhere in the country or countries you selected.

Monitor the performance of your ads
Use the Advertiser Center to monitor the performance of your ads by customizing dozens of online reports such as the number of page impressions, clicks, click-through rate and the total amount you’ve spent.