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- Latest Hilarious Picks [MakeUseOf Geeky Fun]
- Cool Websites and Tools [March 31st]
- 7 Great Cross-Platform Emulators For 5 Classic Computer Platforms
- The Top 10 Funniest ChatRoulette Screenshots & Videos
- How To Get Ambient Twitter Updates [Mac]
- Hot Tech Deals [Mar 31st]
- Mozilla’s “Web O’(pen) Wonder” Shows Off Modern Browsers & HTML5
- Search YouTube Videos Without A Browser With Desktube TV
- Network Your Computers & Devices Step by Step Giveaway Winners
- How To Back Up & Restore Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird [Windows]
- How To Set Up Jetpack To Supercharge Your Self Hosted WordPress Blog
- 6 Cool Google Chrome Extensions For Gmail Users
| Latest Hilarious Picks [MakeUseOf Geeky Fun] Posted: 01 Apr 2011 02:59 AM PDT
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| Cool Websites and Tools [March 31st] Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:31 PM PDT
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| 7 Great Cross-Platform Emulators For 5 Classic Computer Platforms Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:31 PM PDT
Whilst gaming took off with the mainstream crowds in the arcades, and eventually via consoles in living rooms; early computers played their part too with often entirely different playable creations. Whether you want to relive some classic gaming moments or experience the thrill (!) of your first word processing program, these emulators can help. All bases are covered, be it Windows, Linux or Mac. In addition to an emulator, you’re going to need some games or programs (ROMs, disk images) and in some cases a BIOS file. Commodore – 64 [Frodo]
The Commodore 64 has gone down in history as the best-selling personal computer model ever, with somewhere between 12 and 17 million units sold over its 12 year lifespan. Initially introduced in early 1982, the Commodore 64 had a staggering 64Kb of RAM and came in a self-contained unit, incorporating a keyboard. The machine sold well initially as it exceeded the abilities of similar IBM machines, with improved sound and graphical abilities over its rivals. It has even been compared to Henry Ford’s iconic Model-T for its part in bringing modern, affordable technology to the masses. Frodo is a cross-platform emulator that will enable you to sample many of the 10,000 or so commercially produced titles for the platform. The homepage is packed with extra software downloads, manuals and guides for writing your own C64 programs. Sinclair – ZX Spectrum [Speccy] [ZXSP]
Also released in 1982, the ZX Spectrum was an 8bit personal computer incorporating the keyboard-and-computer design that was so popular at the time. There were a variety of models made over the system’s lifespan, each with differing, improved innards. The software library features more than 20,000 titles and incredibly people are still writing for the ZX Spectrum, with more than 90 releases last year. This is more down to the popularity of emulators, and the original ZX units are highly sought after by collectors. Speccy is an emulator which supports a range of ZX Spectrum models. It runs on Windows and Linux. Mac users might want to try ZXSP. Commodore – Amiga [UAE] [WinUAE]
A personal computer platform that’s very dear to my heart, the Amiga range was home to some unique and important developments for both software and games. The first Amiga system, the A1000 was described as "years ahead of its time" and hailed as the "world’s first multimedia, multitasking personal computer" by PC World in 2006, and listed as the seventh most important computer of all time in the same magazine. It was the budget Amiga models that really shone though – the A500, A600 and A1200 came through as real gaming machines, giving birth to still-playable and celebrated titles like Sensible Soccer and Cannon Fodder. UAE is an Amiga emulator for UNIX (Linux, et al.) with WinUAE being the Windows port. There are plenty of ports of UAE to Mac OS and far more obscure platforms. Microsoft – MS-DOS [DOSBox]
For those of you who are younger than the rest of us, before Windows there was DOS (which stood for Disk Operating System). Each version of Windows released prior to XP was essentially a shell for DOS, albeit with some big and fairly obvious enhancements. Many games and early software suites thrived on the DOS platform. The growing popularity of IBM PCs in the early 90′s paved the way for PC-borne classics like Lucas Arts’ Monkey Island series, Apogee’s Commander Keen and id software’s groundbreaking FPS, Wolfenstein. The success of the PC as a gaming machine wasn’t set in stone at this point either, with Commodore’s Amiga bringing up the rear (and somewhat failing catastrophically outside of the UK due to poor marketing on Commodore’s end). These days many franchises owe their inception and popularity to original DOS classics, and you can play these with the fantastic DOSBox emulator. If you’re stuck and need some help, we’ve got a handy article to help you on your way. Apple – Macintosh & Macintosh II [Basilisk II]
Who could forget about Apple, and the classic Macintosh released in 1985? This was the very first personal computer to enjoy commercial success using a graphical user interface (GUI) rather than a command line. This soon evolved, and the original Macintosh was renamed the Macintosh 128k when the upgraded 512k version came out. In 1987 Apple released the Macintosh II, which retailed for just under $5,500. Whilst it was an expensive bit of kit, it was the first PC to use a 32bit colour display and the first to be able to display photo-realistic images without expensive add-ons You can emulate classic Mac I & II software on your Linux, Mac OS X or Windows PC with Basilisk II, an open source emulator. ConclusionWith these five systems there’s enough software to entertain even the mildest of curiosities. If you long for the days of floppy disks and 8bit displays you’ll do well to start with a few of these! If you’re more interested in consoles be sure to check out our emulation series, we’ve got vintage consoles, early 80s offerings, 16 and 32bit machines and some of the more recent releases too. Any favourite classic PCs of years gone by? What did you start out on? Let it all out in the comments. Image credits: Shutterstock, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amiga 1200, Macintosh 128k. NEW: Download MakeUseOf iPhone App. FREE!
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| The Top 10 Funniest ChatRoulette Screenshots & Videos Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:31 PM PDT
In fact, every visit on ChatRoulette is almost guaranteed to be an entertaining and possibly shocking experience. My screenshots and the YouTube videos below prove it. Can you come up with more hilarious shots? Post them in the comments! MeaowMany people hide their face behind a mask. This is probably the most primitive I have seen, but I love how he’s wearing his glasses on top of it.
Mammal HatMickey Mouse or Yogi Bear? I’m undecided. Either way it’s a mammal and the sad face doesn’t match.
Camouflage SuitWhat does the tag say?
Smoking HotI hope it’s legal, but I’m afraid the guy in the background looks a little too stoned for that.
StickmanThis guy had a little stickman walking up and down his screen and doing all kinds of funny things. Here it is shooting a rocket.
The GlassesNot only does he win the night’s prize for coolest glasses, also notice the sexy tan lines!
Next to masks, glasses are the number one way to “protect yourself” on ChatRoulette. Also see this guy:
Everything OK?Does anyone know what this is? Doesn’t look like the glasses came with it.
GangstaThis young man figured out how to really stand out: combine a mask with cool glasses.
The MaskNothing, however, beats a great mask like this one.
Apparently, it is a very popular mask as I later saw a different guy with essentially the same model.
Beautiful Blue EyesObviously, this is a camera effect and not a reason to be worried.
The above Chatroulette screenshots were taken during a one hour marathon. Yes, those are the kinds of people you will run into. Don’t believe it? Try for yourself and share your results with us! Now let’s see what other people found on ChatRoulette. These are the 10 most hilarious ChatRoulette YouTube videos. Enjoy the show! Funny Piano Improv #1This is the most viewed ChatRoulette video on YouTube and rightfully so. The man is highly skilled and hilarious! Master Of DisguiseMeet Batman on ChatRoulette… Find out more about Spidey Roulette on this Tumblr Blog. The Last ExorcismBelieve it or not, the movie was apparently promoted on ChatRoulette. This video shows the best reactions. Funny Improv PranksThis is one of the best improv series out there. Original and funny. Rupert On The WebHilarious ChatRoulete puppet show! Edarem vs. Chat RouletteThere are several videos with Edarem floating around. From the ones I have seen I find this by far the weirdest. Girl In BikiniAre you attracted to her? Funny PrankThe girl in this prank is having fun with multiple camera inputs. Watch her freak out the guys. Best Of ChatrouletteIf you turn your head… Chatroulette Love SongThis may not be the most funny video, but it’s pretty incredible. Whether or not Diana shared her number with the guys is unknown. You will find more funny ChatRoulette screenshots here:
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| How To Get Ambient Twitter Updates [Mac] Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:31 PM PDT
Sadly, if you’re not using Snow Leopard there’s no way you can use the new Apple store to get your copy of Twitter for Mac. It’s only a small upgrade from Leopard, but when you’re using Tiger it’s a bit much for just a Twitter client. So, what can you do instead? Well, you can use a mix of Twitter clients to get the best results. You probably already have a favourite Twitter client for viewing your lists and latest updates. Stick with that for your everyday usage. We’re going to add a little trick to your set-up so that you’ll have Growl updates (or similar) as well. Firefox & GrowlIf you’re a Firefox user, you’ll be able to use Growl with Twitter by adding the FireStatus extension. Ostensibly, the FireStatus add-on is for being able to update your social networks from the status bar. But you can also use it as a handy way to get Growl updates for Twitter (and FriendFeed).
Once the add-on is installed, setup of accounts in FireStatus is straightforward. You’ll see the FireStatus icon in the status tray (bottom-right of Firefox) and can right click it to access preferences.
Ensure “Receive Updates” is checked for Twitter in your FireStatus preferences.
If you haven’t installed Growl yet, you can find it here for free. Then just ensure Growl is turned on by going to “System Preferences > Growl > Start Growl”. It should look like this when it’s running.
Growl can also be adjusted using different styles of pop-up bubble and different positioning on the screen.
This is all you need to get Growl showing you all the Tweets from your timeline, which will cover all the people you follow on Twitter. ChromeFireStatus isn’t available for Chrome, but there are a few similar Twitter extensions you can use. The simplest one to try is Chromed Bird.
When you set up Chromed Bird, you’ll be able to follow a given Twitter list and it will notify you using Growl-like pop-ups of any new Tweets in that list. Being able to limit the notifications to just one list is extremely useful if you follow a lot of people. Unfortunately, you can’t adjust the pop-up positions or style for Chromed Bird as you can for Growl. EchofonAnother similar way to achieve ambient updates with a browser extension is to try Echofon, which is covered in detail here. Thoughts on Ambient Twitter UpdatesObviously, these Growl and Growl-like notifications are not an ideal way to ensure you’ve caught all the tweets, which is why you’d use your normal Twitter application as well, but they are a useful way to keep your ambient awareness of Twitter news up-to-date as you work on other things. What other Twitter applications do you use? Do you prefer Growl updates or do you prefer to use Chromed Bird’s list-limiting feature? Let us know in the comments! NEW: Download MakeUseOf iPhone App. FREE!
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| Mozilla’s “Web O’(pen) Wonder” Shows Off Modern Browsers & HTML5 Posted: 31 Mar 2011 12:31 PM PDT
With the release of Firefox 4, Mozilla has caught up to the likes of Chrome and Internet Explorer 9. The best part of these modern browsers is HTML5 and it’s various related technologies, all of which combined will eventually lead the way to Flash-free browsing. We all know the best Chrome web apps make great use of HTML5, and that there are more than a few HTML5 games out there worth playing. Mozilla’s Web O’ Wonder shows off yet more of this new technology, and does so with style. Click here to start browsing the Web O’ Wonder, but realize that your browser might not work seamlessly with it. Don’t panic. If your browser, or computer, isn’t up to the challenge of displaying these feats of web wizardry you’ll see a warning. If you see such a warning seriously consider downloading Firefox 4 before proceeding! PlanetariumDiscover cool facts about our solar system in an interactive environment. This planetarium looks great and runs smoothly:
Featuring animations and summaries of all nine planets (sorry, Pluto!), this simple site demonstrates alternative methods of organizing information on the web. Very cool. RunfieldLearning not your thing? Why not try out a simple game? In Runfield, all you have to do is click to jump. Sounds easy? You might be surprised.
The visuals are gorgeous, the animation smooth and the music hypnotic. A worthy distraction. Motivational Poster CreatorOh, the motivational poster. The medium is simple: an inspirational photo combined with an uplifting statement. Once a staple of corporate walls, the Internet views such posters with nothing but satirical intentions. If you’d like to try your hand at this long-time meme, Mozilla has you covered. Try the Motivational Poster Creator.
Just drag in your own image and enter your own text. You’ll automatically have your own poster, ready to add to your favorite image board. 360 Degree VideosThis is just awesome. It’s a video, but you can move as though you are turning your head. The result feels as though you’re actually in a car driving down the streets of Dubai.
I really think this is a good idea executed well, and I cannot wait to see some sort of web-based game making use of this technology. Other Highlights
There area few other highlights, as of this writing. A very well done promotional site for “London Project”, an independent Sci-Fi epic, is particularly worth checking out for designers. Those interested in augmented reality should check out remixing reality, which combines animation and video in real time. Finally, a cool HTML5 Poster demonstrates another cool way of arranging information on the web while also providing a lot of background on the technologies at work. So, what do you think? Is this cool, or should we go back to the days of Real Media Player and Flash 4? Fill us in below, and feel free to share links to other cool demonstrations of modern browsers. NEW: Download MakeUseOf iPhone App. FREE!
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| Search YouTube Videos Without A Browser With Desktube TV Posted: 31 Mar 2011 11:31 AM PDT
To do this, I usually just open up yet another tab in my browser and start doing a YouTube search. However, it would be really useful to have a desktop app to just search YouTube and access everything from the site that I could access from my own YouTube account. Back in 2006, Aibek actually reviewed an app like this called FireAnt, but this and other apps we’ve covered at MUO are mostly intended to download YouTube videos to the local computer. There are lots of cool desktop video programs out there, such as Hulu Desktop which Stefan covered. But since I spend most of my time pouring through YouTube for cool content, I was really excited to discover Desktube.TV, which is exclusive to only YouTube videos. YouTube Search From Your DesktopI’ve tried a lot of desktop video programs like Miro, mostly for watching Internet TV, but Desktube.tv is one of the first programs I’ve found that not only focuses on YouTube, but also integrates really well with many of the features you normally access with your YouTube account, such as adding to or browsing your playlists, viewing and adding to your subscriptions and more. When you install and run Desktube.tv, you’ll see a main display that actually looks a bit like the individual channel pages you’ll find on YouTube. The main video view screen is on the left, but you can resize this to fill the top half of the window, the entire window or even your entire computer screen.
If you want to access all of the features, like playlists and the social networking areas of YouTube, click on any of those personalized features like “Subscriptions” and the program will automatically ask you to log into your YouTube account.
Once you’re in, you can access and change any of the playlist videos, subscriptions, and favorites stored on your YouTube account. Browsing through videos is really simple – just use the scroll arrows on the right side of the video list display.
YouTube search functionality is available by typing in your search phrase into the search box next to the DeskTube logo. All of the resulting videos are displayed in the bottom pane, just scroll left or right to browse through all of them.
For any video displayed in the main display pane, you also have access to YouTube’s commenting system if you’re logged into your account. Just quickly type in your comment and click the “Post” button, and your comment will instantly appear for that video on the YouTube website.
The right pane of the video display features all of the information and stats about the video you’re watching. In a lot of ways this information is more accessible in DeskTube than it is from the YouTube website itself. With a quick glance, you can see total video and channel views, user rating, the summary and a quick Subscribe button to add this channel to your YouTube account.
My favorite feature are the three buttons at the bottom of the right information panel. With the click of a button, you can favorite the video, share it via email or add it to your playlist. Since I use the custom YouTube player on my blog, I update my playlist constantly, and this feature is really useful for that. When you share a video via email, the pop-up screen makes it fast and easy to fire off a cool video to a friend without the need for an email client or a browser.
DeskTube.tv is a pretty useful desktop application if you tend to use YouTube a lot and you’d like to free up some space on your browser tab bar. Not only is the application available for Windows, Linux and Mac, but the DeskTube website also promises that there will be a similar mobile app available for the Android and iPhone. That will be a more difficult niche to capture because there are so many mobile YouTube viewers available, but if all of these features are included, it has a pretty good chance of catching on. So, give DeskTube.tv a try and start using YouTube more often, whether or not you’re actively browsing the Internet. Do you know of any other YouTube desktop video players that have the same or better features? Share your thoughts about this application in the comments section below. NEW: Download MakeUseOf iPhone App. FREE!
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| Network Your Computers & Devices Step by Step Giveaway Winners Posted: 31 Mar 2011 11:00 AM PDT
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| How To Back Up & Restore Mozilla Firefox & Thunderbird [Windows] Posted: 31 Mar 2011 10:31 AM PDT
Why Use Mozbackup?Backing up and restoring Mozilla profiles is useful for a number of reasons. One is straight up backup, so that in case your computer dies you will have a method of restoring your data. Mozbackup is useful even if you have some other sort of backup system in place because just backing up the directory of your profile does work, but it will take some tweaking to get it restored again. Mozbackup makes the backup and restore process dead simple. If you are migrating to a new PC or even a new OS, Mozbackup can help you to migrate your old profiles and settings to that new machine. Of course another reason to use it is that it is free, both for personal and commercial use. What Programs Will Mozbackup Work With?Mozbackup works with all versions of Firefox up to 4 and the latest Thunderbird mail client. It also works with:
As you can see, it works with the full suite of Mozilla products. How To Do A BackupDownload and install Mozbackup to your machine (Windows only). When you run it, it will detect all of the profiles on your computer created by Mozilla programs, and allow you to select which program to backup.
You can also select which details you want to back up. This includes more general settings, passwords, bookmarks, history, extensions and more. In the Thunderbird profile you can select an option to back up all of your emails or just the account settings themselves.
After this option, you can select whether you would like to password protect the file or not, which requires you to enter a password before restoring it to another profile. Restoring The BackupNow that you are going to restore it, the process is very similar to the backup. You simply select which file you want to restore from, and then the specific features you want to restore. After it is done you will see a report which you can check to make sure everything went OK.
Scheduling BackupsTo schedule a backup, you must generate a profile which you can then run from the command line. In the Mozbackup program directory, create a file named something like “Email.mozprofile” and add the following lines:
Where the action is backup (if you are backing up), application is the program you want to backup. The profile will be Default unless you have multiple profiles on your system, and the output is where you want to back up to. Leave the password blank unless you wish to password protect your file. After creating this backup profile, you then create a task in Scheduled tasks (Administrative Tools) in your Control Panel. The configuration should look like the following:
Select the mozbackup program for the executable and your profile name as the argument. It will then run the backup program as scheduled. You can also place some variables in the file name. For example, the default entry is: <application> <version> – <year>-<month>-<day> These will make your backup files dynamic so you can keep track of how old the backup is from. Follow this link for more tips on automating backups with Mozbackup. Migrating To A New OSMozbackup is only for Windows, so if you are moving to a Mac, you are stuck, right? Wrong! The backup file is basically the profile directory in a zip file. If you are migrating to a Mac, unzip the file and then import the contents into your Mozilla profile directory. This effectively gives you the same settings as the profile on your old computer. Do you have any tips for using Mozbackup to keep your machine up to date and backed up? Let us know below! NEW: Download MakeUseOf iPhone App. FREE!
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| How To Set Up Jetpack To Supercharge Your Self Hosted WordPress Blog Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:31 AM PDT
While power users prefer the dot org version of WordPress (or better known as the self-hosted version) because it gives users complete control over every aspect of the blog, this version doesn’t have some of the features that the dot-com users enjoy. To narrow the gap between these two versions, the folks at WordPress released Jetpack, a set of cool tools that previously available only for the dot-com version. Setting Up JetpackIn a sense, Jetpack is a WordPress plugin consisting of several features. Even though you could find individual plugins that matches some of Jetpack’s features, using one plugin – instead of many – will result in a lighter load on the blog server. In the self-hosted blogging world, lighter also means faster.
Inside The PackageThere are currently eight WordPress.com features inside Jetpack that you can use right away in your self-hosted WordPress. Some of them require further configuration while others are immediately ready to use. You will also notice that there are empty “Coming soon” boxes at the bottom indicating more features will be forthcoming in the future.
Here are some of the features that I find useful for my blogs:
You can also deactivate features you don’t need. Go to the Jetpack menu and click the “Learn More” button inside the feature box. The “Deactivate” button will appear and you can click it.
Jetpack is a great way to supercharge your self-hosted WordPress blog, and even though I won’t use all the features, I found some of them to be very useful. What about you? Will you use Jetpack? Which features did you find useful? Share your opinions using the comments below. NEW: Download MakeUseOf iPhone App. FREE!
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| 6 Cool Google Chrome Extensions For Gmail Users Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:31 AM PDT
That doesn’t mean it’s perfect. There’s always room for tweaks and modifications, and Chrome users have an endless lineup of extensions to use for that purpose. Not all of them are cool, but the ones listed here are! Google Mail Checker and Mail Checker Plus
Although Gmail is easy to use and generally functional in all the basic ways that a user needs, it can’t notify you that you have mail if you don’t have Gmail currently open in your browser. You could always have a Gmail browser window open, but that’s not a great way to stay productive! Google Mail Checker and Mail Checker Plus solve this problem by adding notifications to Chrome. When you receive mail, the Google Mail Checker icon will show a number hovering above it, that number being the amount of new email in your inbox. Mail Checker Plus adds a number of features on top of that including a pop-up notification with sound and an email preview. You can also click on the Mail Checker Plus icon to open a toolbar that lets you search your Gmail account, compose new mail, and perform a few other basic tasks. Social Gmail
Although the name implies social networking connectivity, Social Gmail’s true function is to add profile pictures and Gravatars next to emails, providing a visual way to recognize the sender. The pictures are quite small, of course, but this extension is a cool way to add some color, along with a personal feel, to your Gmail inbox. Better Gmail
One of the reasons for Gmail’s popularity is arguably its simplicity. Compared to a sprawling program like Outlook, Gmail is as simple as could be, and the interface is slick. Still, Gmail’s interface isn’t entirely without clutter. There are advertisements, buttons for other Gmail services and web search, and more. Better Gmail can solve these problems by simply eliminating many of those distracting interface elements. When you install Better Gmail, you are presented with a list of options, allowing you to disable what you don’t want and keep what you do. Not all of Better Gmail is aimed at getting rid of things, however. This extension can be used to add attachment-specific icons (i.e. a PDF will be represented by an Adobe PDF image rather than the generic paperclip) and also can add desktop notifications similar to Mail Checker Plus. Minimalist
Like Better Gmail, Minimalist is an extension that lets you change the Gmail interface and get rid of things you don’t want to see. Unlike Better Gmail, however, Minimalist is (ironically) a sprawling extension with more options than you can shake a stick at. You can give input fields round corners, hide entire features or just select parts of features, enable a fixed custom width, and more. Minimalist is pretty complex, and Better Gmail is an easier way to streamline Gmail if that’s all you interested in. Minimalist gives you a level of control that Better Gmail doesn’t, however, so check it out if you find that Better Gmail is lacking the options you’re looking for. ActiveInbox
Emails are often more than just messages. They commonly contain information we need to keep track of, reminders of tasks we need to accomplish, or files that are important for certain projects. Unfortunately, Gmail is a bit lacking when it comes to organizing – and that’s where ActiveInbox steps in. This extension lets you assign emails to project and task categories. Two new interface elements are introduced to accomplish this. One is a new sidebar that lets you view emails based on their status. The other is a small icon next to each individual email that brings up the ActiveInbox email view, from which you can assign emails to specific projects or categories. ActiveInbox is great, but it’s also rather in-depth, so only those serious about organizing should download it. ConclusionAs is often the case with extension articles, I’ve included the ones I liked the best, but was unable to include all of them, as there appears to be literally hundreds available. If you have a favorite Chrome extension for Gmail that isn’t listed here, let us know in the comments! NEW: Download MakeUseOf iPhone App. FREE!
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