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Recently a friend of mine opened an account on Second Life so that he could set up a virtual office for his real world company. He has remote offices and workers and wanted to create an environment where they could all come together in more of an interactive manner. After hearing how he bought land, set up an office building, and furnished it, I decided to find out more about Second Life myself. In doing so I came across an article about a woman in Germany who has built a virtual property empire worth a real million dollars.

cnet News has published an article about this virtual world realtor that I found very interesting. In the article Anshe Chung discusses how she got started and built her business, as well as offering advice for other budding entrepeneurs interested in becoming virtual world tycoons.

While checking in on one of my favorite blogs, Lifehacker, I came across a post concerning a free download of Direct Audio Converter and CD Ripper from Piston Software. The app typically sells for $24.95 but is available today for $0.00. Not a bad deal. To get the free download you go to Giveaway of the Day and download it, its that simple.

Giveaway of the Day is a site developed to help both users and publishers together to the benefit of all. Users get a free app, not a limited or trial version, and publishers get their product reviewed and posted on Giveaway's site for a predetermined amount of time. The publisher stands to get a lot of publicity about their product and themselves as the popularity of the site grows.

In searching for a nice holiday wallpaper for the home computer, I ran across something that some of you with more than one monitor may be interested in. At www.mandolux.com they offer beautiful 360º photographs in one, two, or three sections for your downloading pleasure. All free of course.

The site is ran by Mando Gomez, and does take donations if you are so inclined. Here is a little exerpt from his site...

What if all you had to do was ask? Just go to www.robinhoodfund.com and check it out. Whether it is a heartfelt act to help out a family on Christmas or to take a trip to Vegas with your friends, Robin Hood might just make that a reality. This is unlike other charities in which it does not relay back to an elite board of directors. You decide whose wishes to grant!

Here's how it works. Tell them a story about what money is needed either for you or someone you feel is deserving. For the price of a latte, the Robinhood Fund community might make your wish come true. There are five catagories to choose for your story. The type of request will help you decide which catagory to put your wish under. Your wish will be voted on against other wishes in the same catagory. Every week the Robinhood Fund community votes for the wishes they feel should be granted.