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- Wordcamp 2008
- In the quiet flats of University of California San Francisco Mission Bay campus, bloggers, thinkers, journalists, developers, and inventors melt together for a full day of lectures and learning. The goal of Wordcamp 2008 is to figure out the future of publishing on the web. ...
- Blog posts 2008-08-16
- Microsoft investigating NSlookup.exe flaw, reported attacks
- Microsoft investigating NSlookup.exe flaw, reported attacksMicrosoft can't stop hackersIt could be that hackers show up in Task Manager>Processes as 'cmd' or 'system' files.These file types probably operate in the CPU;these are hackers in your CPU.You can L click>End Process.This might cause a reboot as some hackers will force a reboot...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-15
- Just what's on Michael Phelps' iPod anyway?
- I don't know about you but I've been spending a lot of time enjoying the Michael Phelps Show, er, Summer Olympics this week. One thing that piqued my interested was the world's greatest athlete's choice in music player. In practically every shot of him at the pool...
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- Daemon Tools Lite (32/64 bits) (exe)
- Daemon Tools Lite is a virtual DVD-ROM emulator based on a SCSI miniport driver. It emulates maximum 4 DVD-ROM drives and works with CD/DVD images created by many burning programs. It is great on notebooks without a physical CD-/DVD-ROM drive or to save akku power and speed up CD/DVD access....
- Software downloads 2008-08-15
- Aerielle i2i Stream
- Wireless music sharing isn't a new concept--just take a look at the Microsoft Zune, which lets you beam songs to other Zune owners with the press of a button. The problem with the Zune is that everyone you want to share with must have that specific brand of MP3 player....
- Product reviews 2008-08-14
- Researcher discovers Nokia S40 security vulnerabilities, demands 20,000 euros to release details
- Will disclose Nokia s40 security vulnerabilities for money? Part of Security Exploration's research program, Adam Gowdiak, a well known researcher with a decent history of uncovered security issues, recently made an announcement regarding two security vulnerabilities affecting the implementation of mobile Java used by Sun and Nokia in their products,...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- Psystar requires Acknowledgement of Sale letter to receive restore media (updated 3x)
- Psystar sent an email late yesterday to all customers of their Mac-compatible Open Computer with a subject of "Open Computing Restore Delivery" or "Open Computing Restore Media." The email says, in part: Thank you for purchasing one of our Open Computing products. We at Psystar are...
- Blog posts 2008-08-14
- PulsePar (zip)
- PulsePar turns a PC into a multi-channel pulse generator utilizing the parallel port. The period, duty and phase of each channel are adjustable so as to be used in PWM systems as well as in testing servo and stepper stepping motors. If you have an old PC, boot it by...
- Software downloads 2008-08-14
- Tcp Data Collector (exe)
- Resident program that runs in the system tray collecting data from six client channels. Each channel can be directed serially or to a remote site. Each tcp stream reports to the main console report center. Report is updated periodically to a daily report file. SQL Database is updated on each...
- Software downloads 2008-08-13
- Bus Hound (msi)
- Bus Hound is a software bus analyzer for capturing I/O, protocol, and performance measurements from a wide variety of devices and buses. You can also submit your own custom commands to devices including bus resets. Bus Hound is a 100% software product. Supports any device attached to IDE, SCSI, USB,...
- Software downloads 2008-08-11
- I/O Ninja (exe)
- I/O Ninja is a GUI front-end for performing and monitoring arbitrary I/O operations. Imagine a terminal emulation program, like HyperTerminal or a telnet client. Allow it to send and receive arbitrary binary data in HEX or TEXT form. Pour in ultimate I/O flexibility, allowing it to work with any underlying...
- Software downloads 2008-08-11
- Sony KDL-46Z4100/B (black)
- Sony and Samsung have established themselves as the leaders in LCD picture quality over the last couple of years, so we expected a great-looking picture out of the KDL-46Z4100, the highest-end Sony LCD aside from the premium XBR models. While its performance is still solidly in the realm of "very...
- Product reviews 2008-08-08
- Sony KDL-46Z4100/S (silver)
- Sony and Samsung have established themselves as the leaders in LCD picture quality over the last couple of years, so we expected a great-looking picture out of the KDL-46Z4100, the highest-end Sony LCD aside from the premium XBR models. While its performance is still solidly in the realm of "very...
- Product reviews 2008-08-08
- Material bends, stretches and conducts electricity?
- Japanese scientists said they have developed a rubbery material that conducts electricity, a finding that could be used to make devices that bend and stretch. CHICAGO--In the latest twist on electronics, Japanese scientists said on Thursday they have developed a rubbery material that conducts electricity, a finding that could...
- News items 2008-08-08
- Will RIM please make a BlackBerry MID?
- OK, my BlackBerry rocks. I just got it today and the screen is clear and bright, the interface is intuitive, and having my emails pushed to me after a painless setup is the best thing since sliced bread. Although I've only experienced the joy of the...
- Blog posts 2008-08-07
- Indictments Are Nice, More Arrests Much Nicer
- Indictments Are Nice, More Arrests Much NicerIndictments? Arrests? Executions!This foolishness is not going to stop as long as the profit motive outweighs the risk of being caught. A series of dead hackers with explanations attached would put a real crimp in the style of anyone who might think of doing...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Sonos ZonePlayer ZP120
- The Sonos ZonePlayer ZP120 is the amplified base station portion of the Sonos Digital Music System. One ZP120 is included with the Sonos Bundle 150 (BU150), but additional units, for expanding the wireless music network into more rooms, can be purchased for $500 each. Because it has a built-in amplifier...
- Product reviews 2008-08-05
- World's first wind-powered vehicle race
- World's first wind-powered vehicle raceKewl but sorta done already.Sorta like sailing, but without wind, your dead in the water, guess you could pedal.. lolRE: World's first wind-powered vehicle raceNot even the first LAND vehicle, wind powered race. The ice boats on Lake Geneva WS. were racing at 40+MPH, 50 years...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-05
- Plat'Home OpenBlockS: Made in Japan
- Embedded Linux devices have always fascinated me, because besides on the server, it's where I think the Open Source OS is going to make the most impact. From 2002 to 2004, I worked for SHARP as a developer liaison consultant on the very much before its time ZAURUS Linux/Java PDA,...
- Blog posts 2008-08-03
- Yahoo's Bostock says Board "called the shots" about Microsoft.
- Yahoo's Bostock says Board "called the shots" about Microsoft.Sounds like he is attempting to instil some confidenceback into the investors. What else is he going to say? Yang screwed up and we let him?Of course he is going to paint himself, and the rest of the board as the "Heros...
- Discussion threads 2008-08-01










