Archive for September, 2007
Microsoft launch anti-linux campaign worthy of a politician
Microsoft’s latest affront to the Linux community is their “STATE GOVERNMENT SAYS LINUX WAS TOO BIG A RISK” campaign, and I’m sick of them ad-spamming Linux related articles with this piece of garbage. The Linux Scorecard blog digs a bit deeper and discusses the claim, and the man who originally made it.
Add comment September 30, 2007
Unbricked iPhones Now Fully Working, Calls Included
Today we have discovered that you can send and receive calls, SMS and mails too, as well as surf the Web with it.
Add comment September 30, 2007
Prank starts 25 years of security woes
What began as a ninth-grade prank, a way to trick already-suspicious friends who had fallen for his earlier practical jokes, has earned Rich Skrenta notoriety as the first person ever to let loose a personal computer virus.
Add comment September 1, 2007
Install any Linux distro directly from hard disk without burning any DVD
This time I can really say – the title says it all.
Stop wasting CDs when you use them only once. Try this.
Add comment September 1, 2007
Exclusive look at the upcoming distribution method for NBC content! (PIC)
After NBC/Universal demanded that Apple charge $5 per episode for content, NBC shows will no longer be sold on iTunes. Consumers will love the new distribution system that will be used instead…
Add comment September 1, 2007
New Twitter Visualization Tools Coming: First Is Twitter Blocks
Twitter brought in Stamen Design to help with the project, the same team behind some of the Digg visualization tools launched last year. Twitter is launching a new area of the site on Friday called “Explore” where they’ll list some of the tools people can use to interact with Twitter off the site itself.
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Joost Gets an API, Becomes Widget Platform
Joost has opened up its API and now makes it possible to develop third-party widgets that can be installed within the client.
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Original Macintosh User Manual with Pictures.
Thoughts on (and pics of) the original Macintosh User Manual… One of the more striking things was how every chapter is introduced with a full-color photo of Macintosh being used. Here they are (click on them to see bigger sizes)…
Add comment September 1, 2007
Average broadband speed by country [graph]
Look at the US compared to Japan….It must be cheaper over there!
1 comment September 1, 2007
