tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-137973422011-12-14T19:04:49.689-08:00Auspicious TechA little something to keep you thinkngJames Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.comBlogger661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1135180115747778112005-12-21T07:48:00.000-08:002005-12-21T07:48:35.746-08:00digg / technology: Texas to get broadband over its power lines
Mantus submitted by Mantus 1 day 19 hours ago (via http://news.com.com/Texas to g...)
Two Texas companies have announced a plan to offer high-speed Internet service over the power grid."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1135179767441635972005-12-21T07:42:00.000-08:002005-12-21T07:42:47.473-08:00Spyware spam scams dissected
By John Leyden
Published Wednesday 21st December 2005 09:39 GMT
Get breaking Security news straight to your desktop - click here to find out how
Spyware spreaders have stepped up attempts to trick users into downloading malware using a combination of browser vulnerabilities and deceptive spam emails. In particular, bogus warnings about infestation are frequently James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1135010176379265852005-12-19T08:36:00.000-08:002005-12-19T08:36:16.406-08:00Stuff. :: Nifty Technology: VMware Browser Applicance :: December :: 2005: "Nifty Technology: VMware Browser Applicance
Filed under:
* irishblogs
Full disclosure: I benefit materially from VMware?s ongoing success.
Right, so we live in a world of malware and spyware. This crap infects your web browser like an easily communicable STD and before you know it you?re hunting around looking for James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1132841319300965802005-11-24T06:08:00.000-08:002005-11-24T06:08:39.300-08:00Globetechnology: Pulsar announces water heater using microwaves: "Tuesday, November 22, 2005 Posted at 2:57 PM EST
Globe and Mail Update
Pulsar Advanced Technologies has announced will next week launch its lead product, the Vulcanus MK4, a water heater USING microwave technology to heat water on demand. This technology with super-heating capabilities will drastically cut energy costs and James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1132841119019211242005-11-24T06:05:00.000-08:002005-11-24T06:05:19.076-08:00digg / technology: "PC Interfaces 101
Albertpacino submitted by Albertpacino 22 hours 51 minutes ago (via http://www.tomshardware.com/ho...)
'You, of course, have a flawless understanding of SATA, AGP, IDE and PCI-E or any other PC interface. But for those of you who are afraid to admit even minor lapses in your standards knowledge base, THG details which connectors go where and what they do.'"James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1132281185298942132005-11-17T18:33:00.000-08:002005-11-17T18:33:05.296-08:00digg / software: "Biggest List of Open Source Apps
utch submitted by utch 5 hours 38 minutes ago (via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L...)
Surfing around I found this awsome yes again 'wikipedia' article. It is basically the biggest list I have found of open source software all nice and neat categories. Enjoy!"James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1132280985528721692005-11-17T18:29:00.000-08:002005-11-17T18:29:45.593-08:00digg / security: "Reset Windows XP password
leehord submitted by leehord 16 hours 58 minutes ago (via http://pubs.logicalexpressions...)
Uses install disc and a hole in the installation screen."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1132151860264944972005-11-16T06:37:00.000-08:002005-11-16T06:37:40.303-08:00By Nate Mook, BetaNews
November 15, 2005, 2:57 PM
64-bit computing may not be taking off on the desktop due to a lack of drivers and applications, but Microsoft is preparing to force an upgrade on the server side. The company announced at the IT Forum in Barcelona Tuesday that it would drop support for 32-bit systems in upcoming product releases.
Exchange Server 12 will be one of the first James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1131117922821700862005-11-04T07:25:00.000-08:002005-11-04T07:25:22.820-08:00digg / hardware: "ATI breaks 1GHz GPU speed barrier!
bigz submitted by bigz 8 days ago (via http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2...)
This is insane, two Finnish overclockers have managed to overclock an ATI X1800XT to over 1Ghz core! They actually managed to get the card to 1003/1881Mhz according to the article. Woah!"James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1131117895593781222005-11-04T07:24:00.000-08:002005-11-04T07:24:55.593-08:00digg / hardware: "10 gigabit Ethernet runs on copper wires
deviceguru submitted by deviceguru 2 days ago (via http://deviceforge.com/news/NS...)
Dynatem is shipping a 10 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) NIC (network interface card) claimed to offer the world's 'highest throughput Ethernet performance.' In contrast to today's fiber-optic 10GbE NICs, the MAX Copper enables 10GbE transmissions at distances James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1131117741275323092005-11-04T07:22:00.000-08:002005-11-04T07:22:21.276-08:00digg / technology: "The rechargeable batteries of the future have arrived
dontod submitted by dontod 1 day 23 hours ago (via http://www.akihabaranews.com/e...)
Sanyo has announced their ENELOOP batteries yesterday."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1131117314003944622005-11-04T07:15:00.000-08:002005-11-04T07:15:14.003-08:00Doctor Who set to return on Xmas Day | The Register: "Doctor Who set to return on Xmas Day
Tardis to land during Children in Need too
By Tony Smith
Published Friday 4th November 2005 13:52 GMT
Get breaking Reg news straight to your desktop - click here to find out how
The Doctor Who Christmas Special, provisionally titled The Christmas Invasion, will be broadcast on Christmas Day, the BBC has James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1131117227986176452005-11-04T07:13:00.000-08:002005-11-04T07:13:48.023-08:00BetaNews | Google Upgrades its Desktop to 2.0: "Google Upgrades its Desktop to 2.0
By Nate Mook, BetaNews
November 3, 2005, 6:14 PM
Google Desktop SidebarMicrosoft may be afraid to show its sidebar, but Google apparently has no such qualms. The company on Thursday rolled out the final version of Google Desktop 2.0, its venerable search utility that has morphed into a full-fledged desktop James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128375422072126062005-10-03T14:37:00.000-07:002005-10-03T14:37:02.073-07:00digg / software: "Download the best WYSIWYG XHTML editor hands down, for free.
Amaya is created by W3C and outputs fully cross-browser compatible, valid XHTML 1.1 and CSS. Has a bit of a complicated interface but indispensible once you have it down."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128375297091390532005-10-03T14:34:00.000-07:002005-10-03T14:35:02.820-07:00digg / linux/unix: "Build Your Own Linux Home Theater PC
For the penguin lover: a how-to on building a Linux-based home-theater PC, complete with PVR capabilities."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128352222988411102005-10-03T08:10:00.000-07:002005-10-03T08:10:23.033-07:00digg / software: "Run windows programs... Without using Windows!
saggygrandma submitted by saggygrandma 11 hours 47 minutes ago (via http://www.reactos.org/xhtml/e...)
The ReactOS� project is dedicated to making Free Software available to everyone by providing a ground-up implementation of a Microsoft Windows� XP compatible operating system"James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128184882632996962005-10-01T09:41:00.000-07:002005-10-01T09:41:22.636-07:00digg / software: "Huge List of Windows XP Tips
Tips on everything from networking to performance to the taskbar. A huge list of XP tips."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128183760668658352005-10-01T09:22:00.000-07:002005-10-01T09:22:40.666-07:00From the Hall: GmailThis!: "What is GmailThis! ?
GmailThis! is an easy way to make a Gmail email without visiting mail.google.com. Once you add the GmailThis! link to your browser's toolbar, emailing will be a snap. Or rather, a click. Clicking GmailThis! creates a mini-interface to Gmail prepopulated with a link to the web page you are visiting, as well as any text you have highlighted on James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128183552186029612005-10-01T09:19:00.000-07:002005-10-01T09:19:12.186-07:00digg / technology: "O'Reilly Explains What Is Web 2.0
Defining just what Web 2.0 means, still engenders much disagreement. Tim O'Reilly attempts to clarify just what we meant by Web 2.0, digging into what it means to view the Web as a platform and which applications fall squarely under its purview, and which do not."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128183539965485552005-10-01T09:18:00.000-07:002005-10-01T09:18:59.966-07:00digg / technology: "Optical breakthrough
Lucent Technologies Bell Labs announced the first reported transmissions of 100 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) Ethernet over optical. Bell Labs says these results are a significant milestone in the industry's march towards migrating to 100Gb/s data networkin"James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128183192237423112005-10-01T09:13:00.000-07:002005-10-01T09:13:12.316-07:00By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
September 30, 2005, 3:35 PM
Kodak's Wi-Fi CameraKodak earlier this week unveiled a wireless digital camera, and announced a partnership with T-Mobile Hotspot that would allow the unit to e-mail pictures without the need for a computer. The camera was initially scheduled to debut earlier this summer, but engineering and marketing issues delayed its release.
The new camera James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128136553619069072005-09-30T20:15:00.001-07:002005-09-30T20:15:53.620-07:00FileForum | Azureus for Windows: "Azureus for Windows 2.3.0.5 Beta 31 beta
Publisher's Description:
Azureus is a Java based BitTorrent client that offers multiple torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems (on torrents and files), start/stop seeding options and instant access to numerous pieces of information about your torrents. It also features an embedded tracker that is easily set up and James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128136500643240182005-09-30T20:15:00.000-07:002005-09-30T20:15:00.676-07:00BetaNews | RadioShack to Sell $299 AMD PC: "RadioShack to Sell $299 AMD PC
By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
September 30, 2005, 1:16 PM
RadioShack said on Friday it plans to sell AMD's low-cost Internet terminal in its stores next week. The $299 USD device, dubbed the Personal Internet Communicator, was launched last year in an effort to bring Web access to low-income families in developing countries.
James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128012268842833692005-09-29T09:44:00.000-07:002005-09-29T09:44:28.843-07:00ASUS N6600GT Silencer—A Fanless Graphics Card—ExtremeTech Review: "ASUS Extreme N6600GT Silencer/HTD—A Fanless Graphics Card
By Loyd Case Rate it Yourself
discuss Discuss this now (7 posts)
If you're building a badass gaming rig or overclocker's dream system, you might be willing to put up with a little noise. After all, an overclocked GeForce 7800 GTX might need a beefier cooling fan than a James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128011737350096342005-09-29T09:35:00.001-07:002005-09-29T09:35:37.350-07:00FileForum | FireTune: "FireTune 1.0.7
Publisher's Description:
FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x was developed for an easy and fast optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox. Usually you have to optimize Firefox manually, which can be time consuming and difficult for the novice user. FireTune helps you here - it includes all the performance optimizations. The only thing you must do James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1128011712889873182005-09-29T09:35:00.000-07:002005-09-29T09:35:12.916-07:00FileForum | OpenOffice.org for Windows: "OpenOffice.org for Windows 2.0 RC1 beta
Publisher's Description:
OpenOffice.org is the open source project through which Sun Microsystems is releasing the technology for the popular StarOffice productivity suite. It is an international office suite that will run on all major platforms and provide access to all functionality and data through James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1127842167343474652005-09-27T10:29:00.000-07:002005-09-27T10:29:27.343-07:00digg / apple: "Motorola's next-gen RAZR2 to Sport Apple iTunes Software. CONFIRMED.
The slightly heftier version of Motorola's top-selling RAZR mobile handset which is under development will include new features such as Apple's iTunes software, according to multiple reports."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1127841807385061142005-09-27T10:23:00.000-07:002005-09-27T10:23:27.386-07:00BetaNews | Sun Launches StarOffice 8 Suite: "Sun Launches StarOffice 8 Suite
By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
September 27, 2005, 8:20 AM
Highlighting its OpenDocument compatibility, Sun on Tuesday released the final version of StarOffice 8. With the launch announcement also came deals with two software distributors, Encore and Avanquest Software, to ensure wider retail distribution of the productivity James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1127841755427959442005-09-27T10:22:00.000-07:002005-09-27T10:22:35.426-07:00FileForum | ratDVD: "ratDVD 0.77.1506
Publisher's Description:
ratDVD takes a full featured DVD movie and puts it into a highly compressed .ratDVD container format file of about 1.x GB in size - while preserving all the features of the original DVD such as: Full anamorphic picture, seamless branching, multiple video angles, multiple audio channels, subpictures, etc.; Keep movie versions (James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1127841666306509312005-09-27T10:21:00.000-07:002005-09-27T10:21:06.356-07:00By Nate Mook, BetaNews
September 27, 2005, 1:12 PM
Hot off the heels of news that Microsoft and Intel are throwing their support behind HD-DVD, Toshiba says it has developed the first PC with an integrated drive capable of reading the new high-definition DVD format. The PC will launch in Japan early next year, but a U.S. debut has not been scheduled.
The slim HD-DVD drive was developed jointly James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1127398160327018862005-09-22T07:09:00.000-07:002005-09-22T07:09:20.326-07:00digg / software: "Creating bootable Windows 2000/XP/2003 Disc
Step-by-step instructions (with screen shots). It doesn't get any easier than this folks."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1127398011456657392005-09-22T07:06:00.000-07:002005-09-22T07:06:51.666-07:00digg / security: "Hardening Windows XP
bcdynamic submitted by bcdynamic 2 days ago (via http://winxp.uwaterloo.ca/Docu...)
A short, but good, tutorial on Hardening Windows XP Professional."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1127250795213337122005-09-20T14:13:00.000-07:002005-09-20T14:13:15.213-07:00BetaNews | Google Testing Out Free Wi-Fi Service: "Google Testing Out Free Wi-Fi Service
By Nate Mook, BetaNews
September 20, 2005, 4:40 PM
UPDATED Google is testing out a free wireless hotspot service in two locations, company officials acknowledged Tuesday. News of Google Wi-Fi spread following a new download called Google Secure Access that lets users connect to Google's VPN, or virtual James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1127250762963413622005-09-20T14:12:00.000-07:002005-09-20T14:12:43.013-07:00BetaNews | Microsoft Announces Massive Reorg: "Microsoft Announces Massive Reorg
By Nate Mook, BetaNews
September 20, 2005, 3:08 PM
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a broad reorganization of the company into three new divisions each headed by its own president. Current group vice president of platforms at Microsoft, Jim Allchin, also announced plans to retire by the end of 2006 - once Windows James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1127140756983723942005-09-19T07:39:00.000-07:002005-09-19T07:39:19.483-07:00digg / technology: "Google Search Techniques
Learn to use Google’s advanced query syntax to get results quickly"James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1126044393378715982005-09-06T15:06:00.000-07:002005-09-06T15:06:33.423-07:00By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
September 2, 2005, 12:28 PM
Intel and Philips have announced that they will work together to bring new entertainment systems to the market built on the chipmaker's platform. Intel will provide the software, processor and chipset for Philips devices that will allow the user to store and share multimedia content.
The units will run on Windows software and at first will James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1125543619067317182005-08-31T20:00:00.000-07:002005-08-31T20:00:19.080-07:00
Partition Logic is free software, based on the Visopsys operating system. It boots from a CD or floppy disk and runs as a standalone system, independent of your regular operating system. It is intended to become a free alternative to such commercial programs as Partition Magic, Drive Image, and Norton Ghost... (read more)">Partition Logic: "Partition Logic is a free hard disk partitioning and James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1125463724848958782005-08-30T21:48:00.000-07:002005-08-30T21:48:44.866-07:00Build Your Own Home Television Server: "Geek House: Home Television Server
By Barry Press and Marcia Press"
This is chapter three from the ExtremeTech book, Geek House, published by Wiley Publishing. The book shows how to make the most of technology in the home, with 10 PC-based hardware hacking projects. Hack, customize, and modify everything-from your sprinkler systems to the temperature of James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1125408276688546692005-08-30T06:24:00.000-07:002005-08-30T06:24:36.730-07:00BetaNews | OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta 2 Released: "OpenOffice.org 2.0 Beta 2 Released
By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
August 29, 2005, 2:09 PM
The second beta of OpenOffice.org 2.0 was released on Monday, available in 11 languages for Windows, Linux and Solaris platforms. The project says more languages and platforms will be made available shortly. The release comes ahead of the OpenOffice.org Conference, James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1124515396751867522005-08-19T22:23:00.000-07:002005-08-19T22:23:16.753-07:00Light that travels… faster than light!: "Light that travels… faster than light!
This press release is also available in French.
A team of researchers from the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has successfully demonstrated, for the first time, that it is possible to control the speed of light – both slowing it down and speeding it up – in an optical fiber, using off-the-shelf James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1124515312240768112005-08-19T22:21:00.000-07:002005-08-19T22:21:52.263-07:00OhGizmo! � Interactive 3D Display: Its Here!James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1121697403307956452005-07-18T07:36:00.000-07:002005-07-18T07:36:43.373-07:00BetaNews | Firefox Nears 10 Percent Market Share: "Firefox Nears 10 Percent Market Share
By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
July 15, 2005, 12:20 PM
Firefox continues to make gains on Internet Explorer, even though the Microsoft browser still holds a commanding lead, a Web-monitoring firm reported Friday. NetApplications said Firefox had reached an 8.71 percent usage share in June, up slightly less than James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1121436567303423372005-07-15T07:09:00.000-07:002005-07-15T07:09:32.386-07:00Phone, cable firms spark broadband price war - Tech News & Reviews - MSNBC.com: "Phone, cable firms spark broadband price war
High-speed Internet access also seen getting faster"
Updated: 12:29 p.m. ET July 14, 2005
PHILADELPHIA - Telephone and cable TV companies are slashing broadband prices and boosting connection speeds as the two monopoly-prone industries prepare to lock horns on multiple James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1121223383678519522005-07-12T19:56:00.000-07:002005-07-12T19:56:23.676-07:00PCWorld.com - Privacy Watch: Free Tool Makes You Anonymous on the Web: "Free Tool Makes You Anonymous on the Web
Tor, from the Electronic Frontier Foundation, uses 'onion routers' to remove the IP address from outbound data packet headers.
Andrew Brandt
From the August 2005 issue of PC World magazine
Posted Tuesday, June 21, 2005
No matter how meticulously you remove cookies and cleanse James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1121223006711976652005-07-12T19:50:00.000-07:002005-07-12T19:50:06.750-07:00BetaNews | Comcast to Boost Cable Internet Speeds: "Comcast to Boost Cable Internet Speeds
By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
July 12, 2005, 12:02 PM
Saying it will be 'twice as fast as DSL,' Comcast on Tuesday announced that it would increase the speed of its cable Internet service to 6Mbps and 8Mbps starting this month in certain locations. Comcast expects nearly its entire coverage area to be upgraded byJames Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1120838926791622782005-07-08T09:08:00.000-07:002005-07-08T09:08:46.813-07:00Digit Online news - Intel quietly adds DRM to new chips: "Intel quietly adds DRM to new chips
Friday 27 May 2005 - 11:02
Microsoft and the entertainment industry's holy grail of controlling copyright through the motherboard has moved a step closer with Intel Corp. now embedding digital rights management within in its latest dual-core processor Pentium D and accompanying 945 chipset."
OfficiallyJames Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1120750367553935162005-07-07T08:32:00.000-07:002005-07-07T08:32:47.570-07:00Rambus unveils 8GHz XDR 2 | Channel Register: "Rambus unveils 8GHz XDR 2
By Tony Smith 7 Jul 2005 12:02
Rambus has announced the second generation of its XDR high-speed memory technology, which the company claims will run five times faster than today's GDDR graphics memory.
Dubbed XDR 2, the technology will provide initial clock speeds of 8GHz. XDR 1 operates at up to 6.4GHz.
The new version ofJames Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1120332873798503272005-07-02T12:34:00.000-07:002005-07-02T12:34:33.830-07:00Broadband speed war emerges | CNET News.com: "Broadband speed war emerges
Published: July 1, 2005, 12:52 PM PDT
By Marguerite Reardon
Staff Writer, CNET News.com"
A broadband speed war is emerging as cable operators raise data rates in regions where Verizon Communications is selling its Fios fiber-to-the-home service.
In the past two months, cable operators have begun increasing download James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1120190190943905392005-06-30T20:56:00.000-07:002005-06-30T20:56:30.983-07:00StellarBay.com News: "100Mbps broadband scheduled for release in NY
Cablevision announced that it will be rolling out their symmetrical data service of 100Mbps download connection in New York metropolitan area. While at the same time Adelphia announced their Extreme High-Speed Internet which is supposed to give users 16Mbps downstream speed and 2Mbps upstream. It is obvious that more companies James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1120055304337000442005-06-29T07:28:00.000-07:002005-06-29T14:21:15.133-07:00KDE Applications for Firefox: Applications Posted by Daniel Molkentin on Saturday 25/Jun/2005, @08:13from the meeting-of-the-beasts dept.Today the KDE project previewed a new technology that allows arbitrary KPart-based KDE applications to be embedded into Mozilla's FireFox. Thus, KDE applications can soon be used to show rich content such as PDF files using KPDF or display multimedia files with James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1120055234381382352005-06-29T07:27:00.000-07:002005-06-29T07:27:14.386-07:00Knoppix 4.0 DVD - Like a Kid in a Candy Store: "Knoppix 4.0 DVD - Like a Kid in a Candy Store"
A totally new release of Knoppix was unveiled at LinuxTag 2005, Knoppix 4.0. This is the release that introduces the split between "maxi" DVD and "mini" CD releases. I've tried out the 4.0 DVD and let me tell you, I'm like a kid in a candy store.
Note: This DVD is not yet available for download. Klaus James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1120054285374781342005-06-29T07:11:00.000-07:002005-06-29T07:11:25.400-07:00BetaNews | Windows 2000 Update Rollup Released: "Windows 2000 Update Rollup Released
By David Worthington, BetaNews
June 28, 2005, 8:24 PM
Two days before it ends mainstream support of the OS, Microsoft has provided its Windows 2000 customers with a parting gift: the long-awaited post Service Pack 4 Update Rollup. The Update Rollup contains every security related fix issued since SP4, along withJames Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119969638846580662005-06-28T07:40:00.000-07:002005-06-28T07:40:38.870-07:00Microsoft, Toshiba team on HD-DVD players: "Microsoft, Toshiba team on HD-DVD players"
UN. 27 7:03 A.M. ET In an expansion of their alliance, Microsoft and Toshiba said Monday they plan to develop high-definition DVD players together, cross-license technologies and cooperate in designing new models of mobile personal computers.
The deal, announced by Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates and James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119798140586073912005-06-26T08:02:00.000-07:002005-06-26T08:02:20.586-07:00FileForum | FileZilla: "FileZilla 2.2.14b
Publisher's Description:
FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client and server with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119798104288727152005-06-26T08:01:00.000-07:002005-06-26T08:01:44.313-07:00FileForum | ZoneAlarm Free: "ZoneAlarm Free 6.0.617.000 Beta beta
Publisher's Description:
ZoneAlarm includes five interlocking security services that deliver easy-to-use, comprehensive protection. Unlike any other security utility, it incorporates a firewall, Application Control, an Internet Lock, dynamically assigned Security Levels and Zones. Combined, these elements yield the strongest James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119710993717867452005-06-25T07:49:00.000-07:002005-06-25T07:49:53.720-07:00Download of the Day: FoxIt PDF Reader : Lifehacker: "Download of the Day: FoxIt PDF Reader
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Sick of clicking on a PDF file and watching your PC lock while Adobe Reader loads? Foxit PDF reader is a small, light alternative to Adobe which opens PDF files in a flash.
Download the Foxit zip and extract all files to a new folder on your James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119710362163256872005-06-25T07:39:00.000-07:002005-06-25T07:39:22.166-07:00BetaNews | Switching to Mac Easier Than You Think: "Switching to Mac Easier Than You Think
By Ed Oswald, BetaNews
June 25, 2005, 12:00 AM
PERSPECTIVE With Longhorn still at least 18 months -- if not longer -- away from a final release, I decided now was as good a time as ever to try out the Mac OS X operating system.
I have not had a lot of experience with Macs, other than in elementary and James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119622240963375892005-06-24T07:10:00.000-07:002005-06-24T07:10:40.966-07:00FileForum | Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition: "Java 2 Runtime Environment Standard Edition 5.0 Update 4
Publisher's Description:
Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SE) software is the premier solution for rapidly developing and deploying mission-critical, enterprise applications. It builds upon Java technology's cross-platform support and robust security model with new features and James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119588867624597632005-06-23T21:54:00.000-07:002005-06-23T22:07:26.286-07:00Weeding Out Spies: "Weeding Out Spies06.19.05 Total posts: 3 The term spyware covers a wide range of threats: nearly mainstream services that display ads, programs that co-opt search results, keyloggers that steal your passwords, even Trojan horses that open your system to hacking. But in two ways spyware is all the same - you didn't knowingly ask for it, and it uses your system's resources. James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119538123171649532005-06-23T07:48:00.000-07:002005-06-23T22:06:26.916-07:00Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTX | The Register: "Nvidia GeForce 7800 GTXPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next >By HEXUS.netPublished Thursday 23rd June 2005 11:30 GMTReview A year goes by pretty quickly for me these days. I can vividly remember the last few days before Nvidia's NV40 launch 14 months ago, and the last few days have brought some serious déja vu. I've run much the same tests and much the same analysis. James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119537653335387282005-06-23T07:40:00.000-07:002005-06-23T22:04:54.223-07:00FileForum | FireTune: "FireTune 1.0.5Publisher's Description:FireTune for Mozilla Firefox v1.x was developed for an easy and fast optimization of your browsing experience with Firefox. Usually you have to optimize Firefox manually, which can be time consuming and difficult for the novice user. FireTune helps you here - it includes all the performance optimizations. The only thing you must do is: James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119366091825144192005-06-21T08:01:00.000-07:002005-06-21T08:01:31.843-07:00digg / software: "ratDVD Version 0.6.1119
Last week, ratDVD just release version 0.6.1119. This version include many new feature and bug fix. What a better way to compress your 9GB or so DVD down to 2GB or less without loosing any valuable quality..."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119326975234203722005-06-20T21:09:00.000-07:002005-06-20T21:09:35.240-07:00digg / programming: "All tags related to XHTML
A handy reference guide to all tags related to XHTML. Specially useful if you are just starting off."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119326577927771812005-06-20T21:02:00.001-07:002005-06-20T21:02:57.926-07:00Complete CSS Guide - Cascading style sheets reference - Contents: "complete css guide
Welcome to the Complete CSS Guide, a reference to every aspect of cascading style sheets. If you need help learning CSS or if you're looking for info about selectors, properties and all the other aspects of cascading style sheets, this is the place."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119326523689530282005-06-20T21:02:00.000-07:002005-06-20T21:02:03.690-07:00Find, try, buy and download fonts online : MyFonts: "MyFonts!
MyFonts is your complete online source for finding, trying, and buying fonts. With 41,626 fonts on one easy-to-use web site and the best search tools in the business, MyFonts is sure to help you find the perfect font! MyFonts has sold 1,241,579 fonts."James Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13797342.post-1119326437669807202005-06-20T21:00:00.000-07:002005-06-20T21:00:38.540-07:00CSS Image Maps - Flickr-like Technique?: "CSS Image Maps
Image MapsBelow is a sample image map that's built entirely using CSS and XHTML. While I've added support for Javascript (item titles are simply displayed beneath the image), I've disabled it in this example -- I've run into a bit of a problem when JS is enabled and CSS is disabled (more details below).
The initial idea for this came fromJames Truelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13975475472709020115noreply@blogger.com0