What to call a |

- pipe
~ - tilde
& - ampersand
# - number sign, hash or pound
^ - caret
` - grave accent
! - In programming - "bang"
... - ellipsis
{ } - braces
< > - chevrons, angled brackets
( ) - parenthesis
[ ] - brackets

Tafiti: very sexy Silverlight search engine

This one you MUST see: http://www.tafiti.com/
It's a search engine front-end from Micrsoft, using some new Silverlight UI possibilities. Now the web is really going to look sexy!

Paint.NET v3.10 released

Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, and plugins.

So much for the sales talk. I use Paint.NET for all those small things Photoshop just takes too long to start up for.

Download Paint.NET v3.10

How cool is this: Google maps of Mars!

Google, in collaboration with NASA researchers at Arizona State University, have created some of the most detailed scientific maps of Mars ever made. And they are all available for everyone to enjoy!