As of a few days Google Writely has lifted its limit on the number of users that can be invited by existing members. I was looking for an invitation yesterday and came upon this website in google groups. I tried it out and got my invitation within an hour. Try it out for yourself!
A full year ahead of schedule IBM has brought Lotus Notes to the Linux desktop. A Linux client for Notes wasn't expected until the arrival of Hannover, the next major release of the Notes platform, in 2007. But Big Blue had a surprise up its sleeve and, earlier this month, it announced the availability of a Linux version of the Notes 7 client.
With special guest stars Linux and BSD. See top 3 vids.
"StarLogo TNG is The Next Generation of StarLogo modeling and simulation software. It has large features for 3D modelling"
Intrepid technophiles have found ways to hack iPods, giving them the ability to do much more than play music. In this article, we'll explore why iPods can be hacked, which hacks are our favorites and where to go to learn more.
This page generates a high security password for wireless networks or anything. Just reload the page for ultra high security passwords.
A video of an E3 alpha build of Armed Assault, showing off the support for Track IR, which is mostly used in flight sims. With its use in a shooter, it may give an edge to people who have the ability to move the head independly of the rest of the player. Note the details of swaying grass and birds flying in the distance, this engine is really going to push everything from today's and next generations comptuers...
Do you know a great Sysadmin? Nominate them as Sysadmin of the year 2006. They can win great prizes including an Apple MacBook, Trip to LISA (conference) in Washington DC, Splunk Professional server and cases of Bawls. The first 2500 nominees receive a free ThinkGeek Tshirt. (Don't forget...Sysadmin appreciation day is July 28th).
"You discover that your neighbours are using your unsecured wireless network without your permission. Do you secure it? Or do you do something more fun? A few minutes with squid and iptables could greatly improve your neighbours' Web experience ..."
San Francisco Technology Reporter Gabriel Slate looks at this new way to display video on air.
Very cool display in mid air. Like star wars.
"I am writing this as a partial documentation of my trials and tribulations with hopes of aiding all Linux noobs on the steps necessary to create a basic Linux, Apache2, MySQl5 and PhP5 system with FTP. Again, this document is tailored to complete Linux beginners and is in no way a complete guide to attacking such a setup"
Privacy experts and PC users alike blast Microsoft's antipiracy tool
Cold War is complete on one DVD-Rom [on linux]; due to be released on July 31st 2006.
BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) -- When the Advanced Micro Devices Inc. deal for ATI Technologies Inc. was announced on Monday I was a bit shocked. It was well known in the valley that this deal was brewing but it was also well known in the rumor mill that Intel was going to do everything it could to queer the deal.
The LCD is from a Nokia 6610, pretty cool!
Now this is neat, putting a cell phone display in a mouse, I don't really know what the benefit of it is, but it still is neat, though...
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Almost every one of the 100+ comments on this story have been dugg down and have an average score of -10. Is there a rogue group trying to silence diggers who like Firefox extensions or has the Digg v3 software taken a dump? Take a look for yourself and see what I mean.
It was odd that there was so many modding down in that article, though the article was good, it wasn't anything amazing, it was just a list of their favorite extensions, which practically anyone can do...
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The next release of the Debian Project's Linux distribution will run on AMD's AMD64 processors for the first time, according to the organisation's Web site.
It's easy to forget that many newcomers lack the requisite knowledge to take advantage of the advice we give.
"We previously believed that new nanos and the widescreen video iPod could ship in Q3 and Q4, respectively," he tells clients in a research note, "however, we now believe that both could be delayed by a quarter or two."
Short, sweet and to the point. You don't need to argue with Apple support any more.
Ted Brewer violin leaves one in no doubt whether he is a maker of traditional musical instruments. He freely acknowledges that with a world of changing possibilities, it is his duty to explore applying new materials, technology, design and his passion for crafting beautiful instruments to explore the future of the violin.
Step by step instructions to make a flaming vortex.
A comprehensive list of Operating Systems, broken down into categories. It is Wikipedia, but the list seems trustable to me, you'll be amazed at how many OSes there are! Most have links to their respective pages. Fictional OSes included!
Remember that super cool new browser that was previewed and dugg a few days ago? Well, you can now try it out! With a cool visual tab bar, tab expose, full screen mode and more, better act quick before this early beta build link is taken down!
Here's a little novelty exclusively for users of the Ubuntu Linux operating system. User buttons! This is a fun little way to declare your Ubuntu patronage wherever you want!
The Croatian government has decided to adopt a free software policy and move entirely to Open Source. Proprietary software leads to too much dependence on suppliers, which can damage the market competition..OSS makes the government's business more transparent, it will save tax payers huge amounts of cash and strengthen domestic industry.
It is great that another country is using open source sofware to lower expenses, and hopefully this trend will continue, especially in smaller countries, where they don't have the money to keep up a microsoft infanstructure. Another thing that is great is that I'm part Croatian, so Yay to Croatia for going open source :).
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free online goal tracking. exactly what it says. very easy to use. i love it. =)
Apple is currently offering a selection of refurbished iPods that come with a free bonus accessory, such as armbands and headphones, as an added incentive.
Getting organized, focused and productive doesn't have to cost an arm and a leg. Here is Top 10 free and cheap productivity tools
Hong Kong government will be using some 200,000 youths to scour the internet for piracy. Members of the Boy Scouts, Girl Guides, and nine other youth organizations will be drawn from with the first 1,600 being "sworn in" this Wednesday.
Online blogger and Ubuntu fan Chromakode shoots us well ahead of the technology curve with an Xgl and Compiz installation running on Dapper Drake. This one's not for the faint-hearted.
Here is a look at the default set of services that come with a fresh installation of Windows XP. "We'll tell you the ones that you don't need and try to tell you why, so you can disable them without any problems."
If you've ever wondered how Internet radio stations work and/or wanted to create your own, this tutorial will show you how. It is actually very easy, and you can set up your own radio station and begin broadcasting songs in about 10 minutes.
A nice, simple guide into setting up your own Internet Radio Station. Though, I would like to point out that some ISP's do not like people running servers like this, 24/7, so I would advise not trying to do that for long periods of time. This can also be done using a shoutcast client also, though the author of this article prefrers ogg vorbis for smaller size it uses in the transfer.
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Find out how AOL trains its customer service reps to NEVER let you unsubscribe...
Now that is creepy, but makes sense, from the fact that one such person was trying to cancel a dead friends AOL subscription, and the customer service rep kept pushing him to not cancel it, even though the person who paid for it was dead, pretty sad that they are resorting to it.
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If you're in the military, YOU should be able to fly!
Microsoft attempts to crush the software piracy "pandemic".
Well in the realest sense, what Microsoft is doing is just, becuase these are computer stores giving away full version programs with there computers, that cost alot more than they are charging for them. This has nothing to do with open source, its that they are resorting to piracy to be able to sell there machines for more of a profit, because of microsofts high costs for os licenses. It is wrong, and it should be stopped, but what has been exposed here, is an example of what small time stores are doing to try to cope with the high prices of microsoft windows and office licenses.
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Dealspl.us was co-founded by Ben Chui, founder and president of BensBargains.net, which is one of the most popular bargain shopping destinations on the internet. Members not only submit the deals, but they decide what the best deals are to make the front page headlines. An AJAX interface allows users to rate deals and comments in real-time.
10 unknown Windows freeware applications any geek should at least know about.
There are dozens of well known freeware applications out there. From web browsers to word processors to anti-viruses, there is freeware everywhere. Take a look at these 10 great Windows freeware applications you have probably either never heard of or never fully looked into.Most of the freeware apps listed are for Windows. Linux users have no need to worry because a list for Linux will be published soon.
1. Circumventor
This freeware will turn any Windows XP or 2000 PC with an Internet connection into a CGI proxy you can use at work to bypass web filters. Sure, regular web proxies will do the same thing, but isn't it cooler to have your own personal proxy that is ad free?
This handy tool will search a computer for installed software and license keys and generate results as a HTML file. It's handy for recovering lost software licenses and Windows license keys.
3. Xpize
Windows XP GUI enhancer. It changes Window's normal, boring icons into something worth looking at.
4. ISO Recorder
ISO Recorder is a light weight power toy for Windows XP, Server 2003, and Vista that let lets you easily mount ISO images to CDs and DVDs. With ISO recorder, mounting an ISO file is as easy as right clicking and choosing "Copy image to CD." A 64-bit version of this program is available.
Compact and fast image viewer and basic editor that works with most versions of Windows. It offers features that will please both novice users and geeks, including support for just about any file format out there, mutli language support, playing multimedia files, cutting and cropping, basic photo enhancement options, and more.
6. Windows Unattended EditionThis Windows modification makes an admin's job easier. With the program, you can create a customized Windows CD that already has many updates, optimizations, and useful software on it. Though it's in Spanish, it's easy enough to figure out how it works.
7.HamachiHamachi lets you create your own virtual network of computers without actually having to network them together. It basically creates a LAN with other computers over the Internet. Hamachi is available for Windows, Linux, and Mac.
8. BeamFile
With this freeware application, you can easily send files up to 5 GB in size to friends and family.
9. CamStudio
CamStudio is a feature-full program that lets you record videos of applications on your computer. It's great for making demonstration videos and even lets you add screen captions, include yourself in the video, and convert the AVI files it generates into smaller SWF (flash) files!
10. Abiword
Many people know about this tiny little word processor, but its other open source brother, Open Office, takes the spotlight too often. Abiword is very small and light, making it perfect for systems that can't handle the bloatedness of Open Office. Abiword is available for many operating systems, including Windows, Linux, and Mac.
Junction
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/Junction.html
Lets you create what Microsoft calls junctions, and what the *nix world calls symbolic links.
Unlocker
http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/
When you try to delete a file, and Windows so rudely tells you it's being used by another program, this little app jumps in and frees the file from any resources that are using it.
Placebar Editor
http://www.maddogsw.com/placesbar/
Lets you edit the "placebar" in the open/save dialog window. Great for adding commonly used folders and drives right on the left hand side of the open/save window
Media Player Classic.
Hands down the best lightweight player for Windows. Plays everything
http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/
WinDirStat:
A bizzare little app at first that visually breaks down the contents of your hard drive into coloured blocks, with sizes relative the file sizes. But it's the perfect app to figure out what is taking up all that space on your new 200GB+ hard drive.
http://windirstat.sourceforge.net/
CDisplay:
Normally for comic books, it makes a great slideshow viewer for pictures.
http://www.geocities.com/davidayton/CDisplay
1) MPUI or rulesPlayer
2) XnView
3) Ant Renamer
4) XMPlay
5) Foxit Reader
6) AutoRuns and other SysInterals apps.
7) ExplorerXP
8) nLite + XPize for uA XP
9) TrueCrypt
10) Portable Gaim / Portable Skype
11) DM2
12) 7zip
13) µTorrent
14) KeePass
15) Portable DeepBurner
+) Firefox or Opera duh ;)
A Los Angeles video news service sued YouTube Inc. on Friday in federal court for allowing its users to upload copyrighted video footage onto the popular Web site.
Flexgrid, a bendable display made of plexi squares, LEDs, and microcontrollers. Embedded into a suit, this interactive display would allow for users to talk to the clothing, having it react in different ways depending on how you talked to it. This would give the clothing a "personality" of its own.
Taking proprietary approach too far is limiting the industry, says Neil McAllister.
So far, with minimal tweaking and a stock core voltage, we have been able to be a fairly solid 3.5GHz (10x350) processor speed along with a DDR2-1170MHz memory bus speed with some fancy prototype Corsair RAM. The last shot above if our 1M Super Pi time of 14.453 seconds. Checksum is 9D24384A for those of you that need to validate it.
Somebody has managed to hack Myspace with a flash redirect that exploits what is apparently a gaping wide hole in their code. If you are signed into Myspace, and you go to a compromised page, you will be redirected to a blog post containing a diatribe about how the U.S. government is behind 9/11 & your page will now be hijacked! Solution at link.
Google's Mountain View WiFi network is ready to go, though not open to the public, but about 100 people are already starting to receive invitations to test the service. A few of the residents were saying that they could already see the SSID number when their computer searches for a WiFi signal. That made a Google spokesperson look a bit nervous.
"'We would all be better off,' if Intel exited the graphics market." - Mark Rein, VP Epic games.
I suspect Epic may soon get a visit from a few Intel Bunnytroopers? Maybe game devs should focus less on pushing the latest expensive graphics hardware and more on better content? Don't blame Intel's crappy graphics for crappy games IMO.
Some pretty helpful advice about what not to do with a new server room (w/pictures)
Computer Acceleration Corporation (CAC) claims Microsoft has illegally used its patent, 5,933,630 - granted to it on August 3rd 1999... CAC claims Microsoft knows about the 630 patent but has continued to infringe on it.
"With today's latest code push we have enabled two new methods for integrating digg directly within your website: submit to digg, and digg story button"
This also included links to a pdf of how to use the new link system, and icons for Digg.
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Linux and open source software lag behind the proprietary market in the number and quality of available video games, especially in the realm of first-person shooters (FPS). Here, Linux is an afterthought, if not ignored completely. Tremulous, a mixture of FPS and RTS (real-time strategy) written by Tim Angus, is an exception to that rule.
It's tough to spot, but there is a pine tree in Great Falls Park that's a little taller and fatter than most of the others in the dense forest. The tree -- with a steel trunk, rubber bark and plastic needles -- is actually a cellphone tower in disguise, bolted to a concrete base and surrounded by a chain-link fence topped with barbed wire.
We have some bad news for those on the sunny island of Malta: you don't exist and we have the evidence to, er, prove it. Look on the bright side, though: since you either don't exist or are currently drowned, you can reasonably argue with the boss that the rest of the afternoon spent in front of a bottle of excellent red wine is in order.
Personally I'm happy that they pulled support for 98/ME, because of one the age of the Operating System, and as well as that both 98/ME are prone to crashing alot (ME is worse). Personally, after moving from 98, years ago to 2000, then to XP, was a big leap in performance, and stablity, though with the NT kernel there are occassionally some issues. In my opinon Linux and Mac OSX are really the most stable operating systems out there, though Linux has some kinks that prevent me from completely converting to it, though its more that sufficent to use for Word Processing, Web Browsing, etc. The only shortfalls with Linux, which have gotten fewer over the years is iPod/MP3 Player support, Audio Editing support (a tad difficult to set up, though with some time on your hands, its possible to set it up to do it), and finally the fact that most games and software are on the windows platform. Though with office tasks, there are plenty of GNU software to replace this, Games on the other hand are not always ported, though many are, or can run using Cedega. Overall Linux is reaching the point that it can compete with Windows, but it still has some issues, but many, including wifi have improved over the past 5 years.Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows 98, 98 Second Edition and Millennium Edition today: no more bug fixes, no more technical support, no more nothing.
Before people start revolting in protest, consider this: It's Microsoft's business decision to make, and it makes sense.
"Those who think Apple Computer is on its last gasp might want to look at the latest news. It appears that Apple is poised for a market explosion."
Here is a huge map that pretty much shows you all possible ways to gain entrance into a system. From finding exploits and scanning ports to password cracking. It shows all the likely paths you can take to hack into a computer and/or test out it's security.
Staff without Linux expertise can use free utility to resize disk
partitions with various file systems.
Akamaru is a simple, but fun, physics engine prototype. It is amazing to use, and easy to install. The best eye candy since Xgl/Compiz ;p
The open source browser commands a 15.82 percent usage share in the United States, and a whopping 39.02 percent in Germany. Australians are also big Firefox users, with the browser holding 24.23 percent of the market down under.
Ice is supposed to float, but with a little heavy water, you can make cubes that sink. You won't want to make much (it costs about $15 a cube), but you can probably make your costs back with the bets you will win.
The views of proponents of the Open Source model are typified by Eric Raymond's argument that Open Source software is intrinsically more secure since its open nature lets a greater number of programmers view the source code and uncover potential security threats before they're released to the wild.
A report claims that members of the Blu-ray camp, including Pioneer, won't be ready to launch products in Europe until next year. Further reports show there's a problem producing enough laser diodes for Blu-ray burners, and consumers will have to wait till January 2007 before Blu-ray really kicks off.
These tricks also work in other Gnome-based distributions. Nifty.
SPARTA INC, a Huntsville, Alabama based hi-tech firm has designed and built a HMMWV laser system, called ZEUS, that is being used to destroy unexploaded munitions. The company website is http://www.zeus.sparta.com
TalkShoe (www.talkshoe.com) has launched a unique website for user-generated live and recorded voice. People can host and join live voice talk shows, discussion groups, and podcasts -- called Talkcasts(TM) -- using telephones, cell phones or Internet voice (voice-over-IP).
A ring of "Myspace profile edit" sites encourage Myspace users to add their "free videos" to their profiles. What they *don't* mention, is that these videos pop open a box that tries to install Zango Adware when someone visits a profile running these movies. Getting what is likely teenagers to unknowingly distribute this stuff is a new low.
For decades, we have put up with one form or another of drawbacks in RAM technology. DRAM requires power, and refresh. Flash has a limited lifetime. CMOS requires power and isn't very dense. MRAM steps up to the plate: No maintenance power, 100% retention, high density. Woot!
For the most part, Apple Computers new educational iMac is a stripped down version of the company's 17-inch consumer offering that ships with a couple of internal component changes but also some outstanding issues, reliable sources tell AppleInsider.
A bunch of cool things you can do with your iSight cam!
Next thing he knew, he was in his bed, bleeding from his ears and vomiting. He was barefoot and had taken off his burned T-shirt and gym shorts. He doesn't know how he got back in the house.
A computer science facility that had been running without a hitch for years is shut down as a Microsoft system is set up across the board. Was it a knock against open source, or just classroom politics?
"They watch you surf the Web. They plague you with pop-up ads. Then they cripple your hard drive. Inside the spyware underground by Ben Elgin..."
He shows you how to install Apache and PHP on Windows XP, as well as how to set up a nice working environment. As a bonus, he also shows you how to install MySQL if you're interested. You can have a complete working server environment on your desktop and be able to do all your test there.
To attract current iPod users Microsoft is going to let you download for free any songs you've already bought from the iTunes Music Store. They'll scan iTunes for purchased tracks and then automatically add those to your account. Microsoft will still have to pay the rights-holders for the songs, but they believe it'll be worth it to converts.
Some of these installs were done using the free Community Edition, "which works well for small to medium-sized businesses," says Wilson. Added to which, the AJAX webmail feature blows its competitors "a mile away". "It drives like an application," he enthuses.
Today, Apple introduced a new iMac that only costs $899 for educational customers. The computer features a 17 in. screen, 1.83 Ghz Core Cuo, 512 mb of RAM, 80 gig hard drive, Combo Drive, and Intel integrated graphics. Looks like an awesome deal for students around the world.
Here are some GREAT tips on how to tweak Windows XP for video gaming.
Looking for ad-less surfing? Check out this Hosts file, which should be good to suppress 99% of the popups and other annoying ad-engines.
Celebrate the independance of the country by blowing a little piece of it.If your nuts you can go a head and do this, though, I would make sure that it even is leagal to get the fireworks needed to do this, though it may not be as enforced in different places. Anyway, explosions, when done safely are just so satisfying to watch, including fireworks blowing up :).
Very cool homebrewed USB gadget: the Availabot. Availabot makes it easy to see when a particular friend of yours is available for instant messaging, even when youSounds very neat, apparently, they are set up with a specific screen name so only when that screen name is used, the puppet like thing goes up. It reminds me of one of those toys that you push the button under it and it collapses, comes back together again
are not sitting in-front of your computer. ... Availabot plugs into your computer by USB, stands to attention when your chat buddy comes online, and falls down when they go away.
After comming back on a week long trip, the first thing I load up, and try is HL2: EP1, which I got on my trip. I've allready finished playing it, and overall it is worth the $16 Dollars that it cost. It is not as frightening as say, Doom 3, but there are some parts that are very dependent on the flashlight. Because it has a limited power supply, once it goes out, it is sort of hard to find you way in several spots. There are also a few puzzles in the episode, though I'm not going to get into details about it. It probibly, on normal took me about 4 or 5 hours, so it isn't long. Overall it is a good start for the series of HL2 episodes.
