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- Israeli researchers have developed an electronic ear to coach vibrato technique. Until now, the quality of a vibrato -- the pulsating change of pitch in a singer's voice -- could only be judged by voice experts. Now, a Tel Aviv University research team 'has successfully managed to train a computer...
- Blog posts 2008-07-05
- Runescape graphic glitches
- Spending the American July 4th holiday with friends and family is a wonderful break from the daily routine. Imagine my surprise when a lively 12-year old proudly showed me the graphics problems he discovered in Runescape, an online game. According to this young bug-hunter: It all...
- Blog posts 2008-07-04
- MSFT's acquisition of Powerset is not about search
- The recent $100 million acquisition of Powerset, the semantic search engine company, by Microsoft looks to be more to do with advertising than beefing up the software giants' search capabilities. So far, Powerset has only demonstrated its technology against Wikipedia. It's a neat exhibit but it is...
- Blog posts 2008-07-04
- TechForward advocates the cause of temporary ownership
- I have been MEANING to write about the Los Angeles-based start-up TechForward for weeks now, but felt like I didn't have enough time to write the truly thoughtful post that it deserved. Now, I'm forcing myself to get off my butt, strangely enough, because I'm having a moral dilemma over...
- Blog posts 2008-07-04
- FolderMatch (exe)
- FolderMatch compares and synchronizes any two folder trees or two files. Winner at the 2002,2003 and 2004 Shareware Industry Awards, it's a MUST-HAVE tool for keeping files and folders in sync as well as powerful insurance against loss of valuable data. Who can benefit from FolderMatch?Everyone who maintains multiple copies...
- Software downloads 2008-07-04
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- WordPress, Gears, and the converging browser/desktop
- WordPress, Gears, and the converging browser/desktopGears is good, but, we still need support for a better compiled languagelike a special sand-boxed version of Java. Without Java or similar, we can NOT do things like import complex file types or do a lot of the things that we need for full...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Weekend Gadget Guidance: Sync files between computers over the Web, free
- Freeware application and Web service Dropbox instantly backs up and syncs your files over the Internet and to any Windows or Mac computer. Once you install the application, it will create a Dropbox folder on your hard drive. Any file you put inside that folder will sync...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- I have to stop using Gmail :(
- Regular readers know that I'm a Google devotee. Between Gmail and Google Apps, I spend more time accessing Google servers than any other place on the Net. Since I forward my other school accounts to Gmail, I can use the slick Gmail interface with all of my mail....
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- 12 terabytes of YouTube data
- A lot of us block YouTube access in our schools. There's plenty of objectionable content worth hiding from young eyes. Probably an equal number of us, however, leave it open at the request of teachers who use its vast resources for teaching (yes, there is more than zit...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- NoScript vs. Internet Explorer 8 Filters
- NoScript vs. Internet Explorer 8 FiltersThink About End UsersI've tried, a couple of times, to use NoScript in my normal surfing, and it became unbearable quickly. Too many sites were disfunctional. MLB.com is a good example.It's one thing to make an add-in for technical users that they can tweak on...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4
- Seven Tech ways to make America better this July 4Drill Here. Drill Now. Pay Less.Get the environazi boot of our neck.Build more refineries.Reduce government regulations.Eliminate the Endangered Species Act.Build more dams for flood control.Build more highways to relieve traffic congestion.Relax nuclear power plant requirements to build more reactors.Your mindset is...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- NVIDIA hit by faulty mobile GPU disclosure
- NVIDIA hit by faulty mobile GPU disclosureNvidia ain't what they used to be.AMD has made ATI the place to be today. I think Nvidia's attitude has caused them more problems than anything. At one time I wouldn't have considered anything but Nvidia for my GPU. Now I try to stay...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool
- Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors coolCustomer use patterns...Translated, "We didn't plan for customers to actually turn their notebooks on."What a crock!I think this article......uses "impacted" far too many times. The correct word is "affected".RE: Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep...
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Nvidia whacked over defective notebook chips; Offers driver to keep processors cool
- Updated: Nvidia said its fiscal second quarter revenue will fall well short of targets because of weak demand, pricing pressure from AMD's ATI and a faulty graphics processors on older notebook systems. In an SEC filing, the company said it is offering a driver that keeps fans running to relieve...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Computer 'mystery outages' plague Australian Emergency Services
- A series of four "mystery outages" have forced the Department of Emergency Services in Queensland, Australia to suspend rolling out a new, $6 million computer-aided dispatch system based on TriTech Software Systems' VisiCAD product. by Michael Krigsman
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- YouTube vs. Viacom: Google's IP wins; Users lose
- Updated: The latest battle in Google's ongoing court battle with Viacom over YouTube copyright infringement is a glass half full or half empty situation. In the half full department, Google scored a legal victory as a judge shot down Viacom requests for the search giant's search code and other critical...
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Go-OO (exe)
- Go-OO is an OpenOffice.org fork that features faster load and response times, and several features not included in the standard version of the program. Go-OO's user interface is more familiar, with lots of small pieces of polish. Go-OO has built in OpenXML import filters and it will import your Microsoft...
- Software downloads 2008-07-03
- Space Copters (exe)
- Somewhere near Saturn you are in control of a supersonic machine and must defeat all of the enemy helicopters in outer space and reclaim the universe. There are never ending hordes of copters coming at you in this side scrolling exciting and challenging action game. Greater fire power obtainable by...
- Software downloads 2008-07-03
- Almeza MultiSet Automatic Software Installer (exe)
- A tool for creating a bootable disk with the Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista operating systems. You can quickly install an operating system on a computer from such a disk. While creating it, MultiSet also allows you to integrate some service packs and, if necessary, remove some components from the operating system (Media...
- Software downloads 2008-07-03
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