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Google Model Your Town Competition

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 09:21 AM PST

Google has announced the first international Google Model Your Town Competition and invites people to use free sketching tools to create a 3D portrait of their community and ensure its place on the 3D world map.

Buildings can be modeled with SketchUp, a free 3D modeling program from Google or using Building Maker if your town is located in an area where Building Maker data is available. Each completed building model should be uploaded to a dedicated town collection on the Google 3D Warehouse. Submit your entry by March 1, 2010 and win lots of prizes … including USD$10,000 for the town’s public school district.

Here are some example towns that are modeled in 3D for Google Earth.

This video will show you how to get started

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Original article: Google Model Your Town Competition
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Buy Monopoly City Board Game: Monopoly City Streets Ending

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 08:50 AM PST

Now you must buy the Monopoly City board game as the popular online game Monopoly City Streets, where you could buy your own street on Google Maps, is ending on December  9, 2009. The game started with a huge response in September and was reset and restarted after several cheating and server issues continued to affect the game play.

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While thousands of players enjoyed negotiating, buying, selling and building streets -  they can now Buy Monopoly City Edition board game and continue to build industrial complexes, skyscrapers or stadiums and sabotage their friends!

Here is a commercial for the new Monopoly City game

And this video is a hands on view of the Monopoly City board game

I hope you have already tried the 15 best strategy tips for Monopoly City Streets. Enjoy the last few days of the game, then go ahead and Buy Monopoly City Edition board game.

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Original article: Buy Monopoly City Board Game: Monopoly City Streets Ending
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5 Best Antivirus Programs for Mac Computers

Posted: 04 Dec 2009 08:03 AM PST

Guest Post by Prasanth Chandra.
Which are the best Mac antivirus programs? Whether it would be cyber life or real life, security is the most alarming issue. One can go to any extent to see him and his family safe and secure. Since computer plays a pivotal role in almost each and every human life, keeping it secured from various cyber threats is equally important.

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There is misconception prevailing that Apple Macintosh users do not need an anti virus program. But remember once Apple had issued the notice:  “Apple encourages the widespread use of multiple anti-virus utilities so that virus programmers have more than one application to circumvent, thus making the whole virus writing process more difficult.”

So keep your computer powered by Mac OS safe from viruses, malware, Rootkits, Trojans and other malicious programs, because keeping our data and ourselves protected is the priority. Below are the top five antivirus programs for Mac (in alphabetical order):

Best Antivirus for Mac Computers

1. Agax Antivirus: Antivirus program by Agax is popular for its powerful and robust protection on a Mac computer. Apart from conventional features like detection and deletion of viral threats, it integrates your Mac OS with potent background protection which makes way for hassle free experience on computer.

Agax antivirus program features a shielding force namely, "Defender". This adds to the overall protective features of this sound antivirus program. Agax antivirus program is also a free program.

2. ClamCour Antivirus: Since Internet is the primary source of most of the cyber attacks on your computer, ClamCour provides a robust protection while you are on Internet. This antivirus program mainly concentrates on the protection from cyber threats.

ClamCour offers an amazing feature called "Courier Filter" which scans all the mails coming into your inbox and does not allow you to download them, incase they are infected. It enhances your Internet browsing experience. Moreover, this antivirus program will not hurt your wallet as it a freeware.

3. iAntivirus for MAC: If you are a Mac user, then you would be aware of the name iAntivirus. It is one of the popular antivirus programs for Mac OS. And yes, this is also a free antivirus program. iAntivirus has been designed such that it does not allow malicious programs to attack your Mac OS.

Its real-time protection and solid detection system enhances all the security parameters of Mac OS for free. You can also keep updating this antivirus program to keep your computer safe from all the latest cyber threats.

4. McAfee Virus Scan: McAfee is not at all an unknown name for Windows users. And this popularity inspired them to design antivirus programs compatible on Mac OS. Like a typical McAfee computer security program, it allows you to keep your Mac OS free from old and new viruses, Trojans and other malicious programs.

This McAfee antivirus program for Mac features McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator which allows you to keep an eye on all the computers connected on the network. Its user friendly interface and availability of updates makes it a rough and tough antivirus program for Macintosh OS.

5. Norton Antivirus: Norton (Symantec) is a huge name in the arena of computer security experts. Even big companies trust their products capability. This undoubted fact makes it a popular and a favorite antivirus program for Macintosh operating system.

Its conventional detection and deletion feature with updated database makes it an ideal computer protection system. Regardless you are on Internet or not, its features will always make you feel safer from cyber threats like viruses, Trojans, and Rootkits.

Although Apple's Mac OS provides some of the best security features like sandboxing, Library Randomization and Execute Disable, adding an extra layer of protection will never harm you. Choose your favorite antivirus program and get ready for a safer ride on Apple Macintosh OS.

Guest author Prasanth Chandra blogs at Review Unit about latest gadgets, laptops, software, mobile phones, web apps and other tech stuff. You can also write a guest article and share your favorite Mac software.

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Original article: 5 Best Antivirus Programs for Mac Computers
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Replacing OpenDNS with Google Public DNS

Posted: 03 Dec 2009 10:23 AM PST

I have been using OpenDNS to browse faster, safer, and fix DNS errors. But now Google Public DNS is a new challenger which is encourging web users to use their settings on Networks to speed up your browsing experience and get improved security.

Google Public DNS is a free, global Domain Name System (DNS) resolution service, that you can use as an alternative to your current DNS provider. Since a faster and safer DNS infrastructure could significantly improve the web browsing experience, Google Public DNS promises to do just that.

Get started with Google Public DNS
Read the configuration instructions and then configure your network settings to use the IP addresses 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 as your DNS servers. Remember after that your client programs will perform all DNS lookups using Google Public DNS. For once .. no Google account needed.

Quick Start on Windows Vista
Go the Control Panel > Click Network and Internet > Network and Sharing Center > Manage network connections > Right-click Local Area Connection / Wireless Network Connection > Click Properties > Select Networking tab > Click Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) > Click Properties > Replace Preferred DNS server and Alternate DNS server with Google DNS servers: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 > OK.

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So which is better – OpenDNS or Google Public DNS? Both are really good and only time will tell. The best part is that short Google IP addresses are really much easier to remember than OpenDNS.  I switched and its working lightening fast as of now. Another ace by Google to speed up the web. And if you are still using the DNS settings of your ISP, try out these DNS services and feel the difference … and secure your browsing.

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Original article: Replacing OpenDNS with Google Public DNS
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