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Submission + - Ad favorites through the years (computerworld.com)

Submitted by

jcatcw

on Thursday June 14, 2007 @09:56AM

jcatcw writes: "Computerworld has compiled a set of very amusing ads from the pages of its past for the 40th Anniversary issue. In what year would the question, "What is E-mail?" be answered with: "One of the most advanced methods is terminals talking to one another."

They're "versatile, dependable, compatible and maybe even sexy." What are they? These modems that are "all performers," according to a not-so-subtle ad.

"with WordStar, you have a true screen image of what your printout will look like before you print it! With WordStar, you'll erase, insert, delete and move entire blocks of copy."

Remember when "mobile" meant "luggable"? An NEC ad boasts of a laptop that only weighed 11.2 lb. despite its 640K of memory, dual 720K drives and five built-in programs. Woohoo!

A personal favorite: the Personal Mainframe."

Submission + - Safari Available for Windows (apple.com)

Submitted by Toreo asesino on Monday June 11, 2007 @03:01PM

Toreo asesino writes: Apple have released Safari for Windows XP and Vista. Currently only in beta 3 stage, it was announced during a conference of developers for Apple products in San Francisco, and shows Apple's clear intention of expanding the 4.9% market share Safari currently has.

Interestingly, Apple also claim their browser is almost 2x the speed of other browsers for html and JavaScript performance.

A Field Trip To the Creation Museum 1854

Posted by kdawson on Friday June 08, 2007 @10:19AM from the dinosaurs-were-vegetarians dept.

Lillith writes "The anti-evolution Creation Museum opened last weekend and Ars took a field trip there and took lots of pictures. 'There were posters explaining just how coal could be formed in a few weeks as opposed to over millions of years, and how rapidly the biblical flood would cover the earth, drowning all but a handful of living creatures. The flood plays a big part in the museum's attempt to explain away what we see as millions of years of natural processes. There was also an explanation as to why, with only one progenitor family, it wasn't considered incest for Adam and Eve's children to marry each other.' (Myself, I liked the picture of the velociraptor grazing peacefully next to Eve, who is wearing some kind of dirndl, in the Garden of Eden.)" The reporter posted more photos from the museum on Flickr.

Submission + - Yahoo! closes WebJay.org

Submitted by

mattOzan

on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @11:54PM

mattOzan writes: "WebJay, the playlist community that Yahoo! acquired about 16 months ago, just announced that it will be closing at the end of June. As reported by Techcrunch, this is the third web property Yahoo has closed in a month: WebJay, Yahoo! Photos and Yahoo! Auctions. Heavyweights and start-ups are aiming to fill the void left by Yahoo's contraction — MXPLAY already has a way for WebJay users to migrate their playlists into MXPLAY, and Yahoo! Photo users can migrate their collections to services such as Shutterfly, NewsCorp's Photobucket and HP's Snapfish."

Submission + - MSFT Live Labs Photosynth collaborates w/ BBC (live.com)

Submitted by

on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @11:47PM

An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft Live Labs team is announcing a collaborated effort with the BBC using Microsoft's Photosynth 3D imaging technology that will allow viewers a unique 3D interactive experience in support of a new TV series, "How We Built Britain," that will begin airing now through July. In conjunction with the online 3D viewing experience, the BBC will also have units on location at each of the historic sites in the series to collect images from tourists who wish to participate. The Photosynths will then be updated during the television series from the images submitted by people visiting the sites. Historical and viewer submitted images will be integrated into the synths to contrast how people interacted with the locations in both the past and present. Viewers and tourists from around the globe will be able to explore Photosynth representations of these locations at http://labs.live.com/photosynth/bbc/. By clicking and dragging their mouse, visitors to the site can explore each building, zooming in to see the smallest decorative detail, or zooming out and panning 360 to place the building in a wider context. For a list of featured locations and a schedule of the series visit http://www.bbc.co.uk/britain/buses/ Check out Microsoft's Live Labs site at http://labs.live.com/ and the Live Labs team blog at http://labs.live.com/photosynth/blogs/ for more information about Photosynth technology and this collaboration with the BBC television series.

Submission + - Vatican to build solar panel roof (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by r_jensen11 on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @11:33PM

r_jensen11 writes: FTA:

The deteriorating cement roof tiles of the Paul VI auditorium will be replaced next year with photovoltaic cells to convert sunlight into electricity.

The cells will generate enough power to light, heat or cool the hall, the Vatican engineers say.

Given its size, would this then make the Vatican the most energy-efficient country in the world?

Submission + - The Simpsons meets LinuxTag

Submitted by

Doener

on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @11:08PM

Doener writes: "crypticclarity.com asks: What would happen if the LinuxTag was in Springfield?

'McClure: Hi! I'm Troy McClure, you may remember me from educational films such as Amoeba: What You Don't Know Might Not Kill You and memorable blockbusters such as Snakes on the Rollercoaster. In the next 20 minutes we'll be learning about this revolutionary operating system called Linux.

Jimmy:Where does Linux come from?

McClure: Good question, Jimmy! Legend has it that Linus Torvalds, a Computer Science student from a very far away and magical Kingdom called "Finland" went to the zoo one day after being thrown out of class by Professor Tanenbaum for drinking Duff in class.'"

Submission + - Spam surge wreaks havoc

Submitted by digitalFX on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @09:39PM

digitalFX writes: Extremely aggressive spam blasts against single targets are on the rise, causing denial-of-service effects on smaller businesses, according to MessageLabs. http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?n ewsid=9031

Submission + - A paper analyzing Slashdot's users and comments (www.itu.dk)

Submitted by

pumba_lt

on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @08:47PM

pumba_lt writes: "This study has implemented a HTTP/HTML-based Slashdot comment crawler that automatically downloads the articles, parses the comments, and stores them. A dataset consisting of 10 articles and almost 4000 comments was collected using it.
After that, Slashdot was analyzed as a social network using PageRank and HITS algorithms as metrics and the most authoritative and trustworthy users were discovered."

Submission + - Apple's New MacBook Pro's (gadgettastic.com)

Submitted by fatgadget on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @08:22PM

fatgadget writes: Apple have revised their MacBook Pro Range, with prices from £1299 to £1799 for the top end model. Each model features an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, and 2GB of memory, together with an NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT video card, and all of them run on Intel's Santa Rosa platform. The high end model, features a 17-inch screen with a faster processor, whilst the entry level and mid range model feature a 15.4-inch screen, both displays are widescreen. Apple also offer custimization on each model, enabling you to have up to 4GB of Ram and there is also the option to upgrade the screen to a High Definition display which supports full 1080p. It also features Airpot Exreme 801.11n WiFi and BlueTooth for fast connectivity. Apple is really stepping things up a notch at the moment, with the amount of product updates, and upcoming launches, they are definately one step ahead of the competiton.

Submission + - What Google bought in the past 12 months (computerworld.com.au)

Submitted by Stony Stevenson on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @08:10PM

Stony Stevenson writes: Computerworld is running an article on what Google has bought in the past 12 months and what it means for Google's quest to rule the technology world.

In all, Google has agreed to make at least 11 purchases of companies or technologies in the past year. Google usually doesn't release financial terms of small deals, but the big ones are substantial: US$1.65 billion for YouTube and US$3.1 billion for DoubleClick (the latter deal is pending a federal investigation). A little bit more than a year ago, Google spent US$1 billion for a 5 percent stake in AOL.

Submission + - Did Pirates Really Say "Arrrr"? (slate.com)

Submitted by bantham on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @07:27PM

bantham writes: "Arrrrr" is strictly fiction, as are a number of the other affiliated signifiers: Nobody ever walked the plank, and nobody has ever discovered an actual pirate treasure map. On the myth-confirming side, pirates were known to dress in loose clothing, guzzle rum and smash the empty bottles, and chase busty wenches through Caribbean ports.

Submission + - The $200 Laptop - Asus - eee PC (gadgettastic.com)

Submitted by

fatgadget

on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @06:57PM

fatgadget writes: "Asus has announced the eee PC. 'eee' stands for 'Easy to learn, work, play'; 'Excellent internet experience' and 'Excellent mobile computing experience'. It is reported to have a battery life of 3 hours, and the base model will go one sale for about $200 (about £100) with the top model costing $500 (about £250), if the prices are right, this will be serious competition, for UMPC's and Palm's new Foleo. The eee features a 7 display and weighs just 0.8kg, with an Intel Mobile CPU, Ethernet, Wi-Fi, Intel UMA graphics, and up to a 16GB Flash drive. It also features a webcam and intergrated speakers. For that price, its a bargain. http://www.gadgettastic.com/"

Submission + - 30th Anniversary of Apple II going on sale (wikipedia.org)

Submitted by WhatAboutTheAltair on Tuesday June 05, 2007 @05:18AM

WhatAboutTheAltair writes: June 5th 1977 (exactly 30 years ago today) was an important date in the history of computing: the Apple II, the world's first practical personal computer went on sale. $1,298 (equivalent to about $4,000 in 2007 terms) got you a MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor blitzing away at 1MHz, 4KB of RAM, Interger BASIC on ROM, an audio cassette interface for storing programs & data, and a 24x40 caps-only video output which you could connect to your TV with an RF modulator. For $2,638 you could get your hands on the top-end machine equipped with a massive 48KB of RAM — and you thought the price of RAM upgrades at the Apple Store was expensive today!

Submission + - Google Images Undisclosed Face Recognition Feature

Submitted by alberion on Friday June 01, 2007 @04:06PM

alberion writes: The Google image search has an undisclosed face recognition feature. Just add "&imgtype=face" to the url of an image search result to check it out. Can we expect individual face recognition in the future? How will this affect people's privacy?

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