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Ars Home Media Server Guide

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

From ArsTechnica: For our first Home Media Server guide, we’re including two options: Budget Media Server and the Performance Media Server. For the most part, the parts are interchangable between the two, so you can mix and match the components to meet your needs. More

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Fix Hubble Now, Demand Scientists!

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Astronauts should try to repair the main camera on the Hubble Space Telescope in the shuttle servicing mission set for next year, say some scientists involved with the Advanced Camera for Surveys, which failed on Saturday. Famed for a series of spectacular photographs, including the Ultra Deep Field image of galaxies at the edge of [...]

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Woz Was Unimpressed

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Steve Wozniak confessed that he is not super pleased with Iphone design. He can see why some of the compromises have been made and this is of course only the first generation device. He also can not understand why Apple gave exclusive to Cingular, an unfavoured player in the American cell market. Smart phones are [...]

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iYiYi

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Tivoli’s kookily named iYiYi iPod dock is a beautiful system that would blend seamlessly into any modern or retro-modern home design aesthetic, but, sadly, its other attributes don’t quite measure up. More

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I’ve Got a Suggestion…

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Robots have historically been accused of taking jobs away from humans, so a software bot that hands out tasks for people to carry out may make a refreshing change. Suggestbot, developed by Dan Cosley at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and colleagues, could help online communities such as Wikipedia and Slashdot distribute editing tasks. [...]

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Brit Bank Busted

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

An Aberdeen woman found a novel way to receive highly confidential information on 75,000 clients of the Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS): she simply requested her statement. Stephanie McLaughlan received the mother lode, which comprised 500 pages containing 30 accounts each. Details included account numbers, withdrawals and other transaction information. The Netherkirkgate mother of one [...]

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AMD-ATI Still Chasing Linux

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

AMD has been improving its linux video drivers for its ATI products lately. However, Mobility Radeon linux drivers still show the same annoyances that were there back in September. The company promises improvements. More

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Branding Yahoo!

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Yahoo this week began launching sites under its “Brand Universe” concept, aimed at creating online destinations for fans of specific entertainment properties, the first of which would be the Nintendo Wii console. More

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Dell 2.0

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Michael Dell is CEO again of his namesake company. Kevin Rollins is out. Why? The company is going to have another earnings miss. Dell said it “expects its fourth quarter fiscal year 2007 results to be below the average of First Call estimates for both revenue and earnings per share.” More I’m betting Michael was [...]

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Oh Cisco!

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Cisco has announced a bunch of Gigabit and Power-over Ethernet (PoE) switches at its annual Networkers beanfest in Cannes. The new switches include the Catalyst 3750-E stackable, its standalone sibling the 3560-E, and the fan-less and silent 2960 and 3560 Compact models. Cisco also announced a stonking 8700W power supply for the Catalyst 6500, enabling [...]

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The Mesh You’re In

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

While the promise of free-for-all municipal Wi-Fi networks remains on the horizon for most – and a Googly mess for others – mesh wireless, the technology that utopians fancy will float us away on a cloud of education, is making practical progress. Ironically, the technology came out of a 1980s DARPA research project at SRI [...]

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Three From Sapphire

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

All three are from Sapphire and all three use the ATI X1950 Pro GPU, the difference is that one is the AGP version, one is the vanilla version, and one is the Ultimate version. More

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Vista in Your Hand(held)

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

With the consumer release of Windows Vista, Microsoft has introduced several new versions of their flagship operating system, including a new release for Origami devices. The new OS version is essentially a stripped-down version of Vista with a user interface designed specifically for Origami handhelds. More

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Ethanol Falling Short?

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Ethanol, alone, is unlikely to solve our gasoline problem. A recent University of Minnesota study, for example, found that if all the corn grown in the country were turned into fuel, it would offset just 12 percent of the gasoline used in the nation. Ethanol helps cut carbon monoxide in winter but can raise smog [...]

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Hanging Edison in Effigy

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

A California lawmaker wants to make his state the first to ban incandescent lightbulbs as part of California’s groundbreaking initiatives to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.The “How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb Act” would ban incandescent lightbulbs by 2012 in favor of energy-saving compact fluorescent lightbulbs. [...]

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