Beware of years that start on a Monday.

Worth the time to listen.

http://www.podtech.net/home/technology/1763/podtech-weekly-gartner-takes-a-look-ahead

PodTech Weekly: Gartner Takes a Look Ahead

Posted by Paul Lancour | December 30th, 2006 5:35 pm

SAN FRANCISCO, December 30, 2006 (PodTech News) — Do you think 2007 will be an even BIGGER year for blogs? Are you already thinking ahead to what lies beyond the release of Microsoft VISTA? Well, you may want to rethink whatever it is you think you're thinking. PodTech's Clark Boyd speaks with Gartner Research Analyst Daryl Plummer about the group's IT predictions for the years ahead.

Rio Pesino looks back over the past year, and ahead to what the current state of gaming — including Microsoft's Xbox 360, the Sony PS3 and Nintendo Wii, might mean for the year ahead.

And the second in a two-part conversation with Prosper.com CEO Chris Larsen. He speaks with Podtech's Michael Johnson.

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Worth looking for new sites...

http://www.bespacific.com/mt/archives/013422.html

December 31, 2006

UK Guardian's 100 most useful sites for 2006

The new 100 most useful sites

Geeky, but useful

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HowToForge: Linux tutorials for everyone!

Neat Linux tutorials allowing everyone to dive into the most advanced features of this operating system!

http://www.howtoforge.org/

Remember, half the world is below average.

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2006 Darwin Awards

Named in honor of Charles Darwin, the Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally remove themselves from it, thus ensuring that the next generation is one idiot smarter. Of necessity, the Awards are generally bestowed posthumously