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Don't have any News Year's Eve plans yet? Nokia announced MSN as the exclusive online distributor of the highly-anticipated Nokia New Year's Eve, a global music celebration which will take place in five party capitals of the world on December 31st.

Exclusive performances from international artists including the Black Eyed Peas, Scissor Sisters, Nelly Furtado, John Legend, and Atomic Kitten will be streamed live and on demand at no cost to viewers through a Nokia-branded experience at NokiaNewYearsEve.com.

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Can you spot the iPod in this picture of European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Reiter as he works with the Cognitive Cardiovascular experiment in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station? The experiment will determine the impact of weightlessness on the cardiovascular system and respiratory system and the cognitive reactions of crew members. If you look close enough, you will see an iPod attached to a Belkin external battery pack on the equipment rack directly in front of Reiter. How's that for a worthy gadget?

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Pop-up ads are time consuming, distracting and annoying. Currently, there are tons of free download tools to help combat the pop-up problem. I recommend downloading the Google Toolbar which runs while you're browsing the web (with either Internet Explorer or Firefox) and blocks pop-ups before they appear. The interface is easy to use and the toolbar includes many more useful tools including custom buttons and a word translator. Once you download this free fabulous tool, you can enjoy net surfing without the hassle of constantly closing pop-up windows, and the ease of having the google search tool at the top of every page!

To get more info about Pop-ups and this useful tool visit the Google Pop-up Blocker.

Download the Google Toolbar.

Time to get in the holiday spirit and decorate your desktop wallpaper!

For simple steps on how to change your desktop, just read more

While wireless internet is one of the greatest luxuries of our day, it is not without problems and even the James Bonds among us have occasional WiFi set-up issues.

Get Geeky Tip: If you're having trouble getting a solid WiFi signal, the answer may not be your computer, or your proximity to your router - although that is usually the case. Scan the room for likely culprits: cordless phones, microwave ovens and wireless PDAs. Next, scan your computer for other wireless networks and make sure you're using the correct signal. When in doubt, save all your work and reboot.

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The holiday season means more traveling and less time at your desk, which sounds promising but really means you'll be fighting for an outlet at the airport terminal and desperately trying to find a WiFi coffee shop to send your boss an e-mail.

So what are the security and viral implications of going online anywhere? Luckily, most WiFi networks are safe enough that your risk of getting a virus is slim to none. If you're still worried, you can read more

All you Mac users running Mac OS X 10.4.4 or higher with iSight, or a similar webcam, can finally stop whipping out your compact before meetings to see if you have poppy seeds stuck in your teeth. The Balooba Mirror 2.0 widget displays a mirror image of yourself - the same way it would look in a mirror, not a little distorted like a normal webcam - so you can check yourself out anytime without your desk mates being the wiser.

A longtime champ on the Apple Top 50 Widget Downloads charts, the Mirror combines Dashboard, the latest QuickTime, and QuartzComposer. Download it for free. No word on a PC mirror yet, so users will have to go old school for awhile. Just another reason to switch to the cult of Mac.
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