Gary Kovacs: Tracking the trackers

http://www.ted.com As you surf the Web, information is being collected about you. Web tracking is not 100% evil — personal data can make your browsing more efficient; cookies can help your favorite websites stay in business. But, says Gary Kovacs, it’s your right to know what data is being collected about you and how it affects your online life. He unveils a Firefox add-on to do just that.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate

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Nikon D3200 Unboxing and Tour

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Nikon D3200 Unboxing and Tour

In this video I do an unboxing and tour of the Nikon D3200, the successor to the Nikon D3100. With a 24 megapixel sensor, 1080p video capability with manual video and audio settings, a new 921k dot LCD and optional Wi-Fi capability the D3200 has a lot going for it.

Reuben Margolin: Sculpting waves in wood and time

http://www.ted.com Reuben Margolin is a kinetic sculptor, crafting beautiful pieces that move in the pattern of raindrops falling and waves combining. Take nine minutes and be mesmerized by his meditative art — inspired in equal parts by math and nature.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate

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Amory Lovins: A 40-year plan for energy

http://www.ted.com In this intimate talk filmed at TED’s offices, energy theorist Amory Lovins lays out the steps we must take to end the world’s dependence on oil (before we run out). Some changes are already happening — like lighter-weight cars and smarter trucks — but some require a bigger vision.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate

If you have questions or comments about this or other TED videos, please go to http://support.ted.com

Build a Gaming PC for $1000 – May 2012

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Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge Processor: http://goo.gl/iSYlf

Cooler Master Hyper 212+ CPU Cooler: http://goo.gl/dZ7WG

Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H Motherboard: http://goo.gl/Zxerj

Asus Radeon 7850 GPU: http://goo.gl/Q62zS

Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 1600MHz RAM: http://goo.gl/Nqekn

OCZ Agility 3 60GB SSD: http://goo.gl/zMbHL

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 7200RPM Hard Drive: http://goo.gl/Cn7oM

OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular Power Supply: http://goo.gl/BERzc

Antec Three Hundred Two 302 Gaming Case: http://goo.gl/Bjwi1

Asus DVD Burner: http://goo.gl/nJHTs

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit: http://goo.gl/Kb7jz

Build a Gaming PC for $1000 – May 2012

All prices are from Amazon.com as of 4/29/2012. Expect these to change on a very frequent basis.

In this video I give a guide on building a gaming computer for $1000 which should be capable of handling almost any game maxed out at 1080p for the best graphics in a gaming rig you can get. With an Intel Core i5 Ivy Bridge CPU you should be able to overclock well over 4GHz for the best performance.