‘American Idol’ axes first finalist (AP)

Contestants, rear left to right, Carly Smithson, Kristy Lee Cook, Ramiele Malubay, David Cook, Jason Castro, David Hernandez, Michael Johns, Chikezie, Syesha Mercado, David Archuleta, and front left to right, Amanda Overmyer and Brooke White attend the American Idol annual Top 12 Party Thursday, March 6, 2008 in West Hollywood, Calif. (AP Photo/Phil McCarten)AP - A juicy backstory wasn’t enough to keep David Hernandez on “American Idol.” The 24-year-old ex-stripper from Glendale, Ariz., was dismissed Wednesday, leaving 11 aspiring singers to vie for the “Idol” title and a record contract.


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Kat CD Ripper

Kat CD Ripper is an excellent all-in-one music device designed to extract Digital Audio tracks from an Audio CD into either WAV files or directly to compressed files like MP3, Riff or Ogg preserving the original quality of the sound.
Ripping CDs is done with great ease by both advanced users and beginners due to an […]

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OReilly The Art of Agile Development Oct 2007 eBook-BBL

The Art of Agile Development (c) by O’Reilly Media, Inc. The type of the release is: eBook In the PDF format with ISBN: 0596527675 and Pub Date: October 26, 2007 The size of the release is: 04 disks x 2.88mb And released on: 03/10/2008 The Art of Agi

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Ontario Screensavers

Ontario Screensavers includes 3 “Autumn in Ontario”,
3 “Portraits of Ontario”, and 3 “Visions of Toronto”.
Choose your favourite or download them all. Each is
a collection of high quality (high resolution) color
photographs of scenes in Ontario, Canada and displays
six images as a slide-show. (in Desktop)

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C# 3.0 Pocket Reference: Instant Help for C# 3.0 Programmers [ILLUSTRATED]

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# Publisher: O’Reilly Media, Inc.; 2 edition (February 26, 2008)
# Language: English
# ISBN-10: 0596519222
# ISBN-13: 978-0596519223



Book Description
This book is for busy programmers who want a succinct and yet readable guide to C# 3.0 and LINQ. C# 3.0 Pocket Reference tells you exactly what you need to know, without long introductions or bloated samples. Despite its conciseness, this book doesn’t skimp on depth or detail, and embraces the conceptual challenges in learning C# 3.0 and LINQ. Tightly focused and highly practical, this pocket reference covers more ground than many of the big books on C#. C# 3.0 Pocket Reference includes plenty of illustrations and code examples to explain: Features new to C# 3.0, such as lambda expressions, anonymous types, automatic properties, and more All aspects of C# syntax, predefined types, expressions, and operators Creating classes, structs, delegates and events, enums, generics and constraints, exception handling, and iterators The subtleties of boxing, operating overloading, delegate covariance, extension method resolution, interface reimplementation, nullable types, and operating lifting LINQ, starting with the principles of sequences, deferred execution and standard query operators, and finishing with a complete reference to query syntax-including multiple generators, joining, grouping, and query continuations Consuming, writing, and reflecting on custom attributes You’ll also find chapters on unsafe code and pointers, preprocessor directives, XML documentation, and a framework overview. If you’re already familiar with Java, C++, or an earlier version of C#, C# 3.0 Pocket Reference is an ideal choice. No other book or online resource can get you up to speed so quickly.

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Mass Public Transit Suicide

From the artist: “Someone once quoted it as “Folk ShoeSoulgaze”. We didn’t mind that I guess. I tell you, it sounds best on Peruvian Torch Cactus. Come with us. The music will make you feel good, I promise.”

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Last ‘Harry Potter’ book becomes 2 films (AP)

British writer J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series of books, is shown in London in this, Dec. 10, 2007, file photo. Harry Potter helmed seven novels, but he'll star in eight films.  The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, Warner Bros. officials told the Los Angeles Times. Producers are expected to announce Thursday, March 13, 2008, that J.K. Rowling's last 'Potter' installment, 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,' will be split into two parts on the big screen. The first film is slated for release in November, 2010, with part two following in May 2011.  (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - Harry Potter was the center of seven novels, but he’ll star in eight films. The final book in the wildly successful series will be made into two films, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.


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Vanessa Hudgens: Life In the Lone Star State

High School Musical hottie Vanessa Hudgens was spotted all over the Texas city of Austin on what was a sunny Wednesday afternoon (March 12).

The 19-year-old Disney star was first seen sporting a velour tracksuit as she unloaded some luggage and checked into a hotel.

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“Oh Ashley & A Cathedral Organ” by Mass Public Transit Suicide

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“The Line” by Jake Walden

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