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Submission + - TMNT arcade game released on Xbox Live - 5 bucks

Submitted by SilentChris on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @11:10AM

SilentChris writes: Got a chance to download a little of my childhood this morning. The 1989 arcade game Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been released on Xbox Live. One of the "most wanted" Live games — sure, you play it though MAME, but it's nice to have leaderboards 4-player online co-op with voice support. 5 bucks makes it more appealing.

Submission + - Cold Chills Global Warming Expedition

Submitted by Actual Reality on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @11:06AM

Actual Reality writes: An expedition designed to show how global warming is heating the Arctic had to be called off after one of the explorers got frostbite, thanks to incredibly frigid temperatures that got as low as 100 degrees below zero. http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/3/12/23050 0.shtml?s=al&promo_code=2F33-1

Submission + - File sharing a threat national security???

Submitted by jkrobin on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @10:50AM

jkrobin writes: In today's 'Let's Be A Little Overdramatic' file, a newly released report from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office suggests that networked file and music sharing could harm children and threaten national security.

http://www.shadowmonkey.net/articles/general/uspto -file-sharing-report.html

Submission + - Asus make laptop fit for Iraq

Submitted by on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @10:50AM

An anonymous reader writes: According to Cnet.co.uk who are out at CeBIT in Germany, Asus has made a laptop that is specifically designed for use on the battlefield."Codenamed the Rugged Military NB, it's designed for those fighting in extreme conditions, like the desert. It complies with the IP54 standard, which means the chassis is virtually impervious to sand and water." From the pictures it looks like this thing runs on Vista so while the laptop may be ruggedized, I'm not sure I'd want to be stuck out in the field with such a fragile OS.

Submission + - ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7 Anti-Virus broken

Submitted by on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @10:47AM

An anonymous reader writes: http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1348.html ZoneAlarm Security Suite 7 broken according to many users, Check Point say fix is coming but in the meantime many users might not be getting any Anti Virus protection from the Kaspersky component at all.

Submission + - Phil Harrison: Blu-ray will help ensure the succes

Submitted by

njkid1

on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @10:39AM

njkid1 writes: "In a recent interview GamesIndustry.biz today, Sony executive Phil Harrison told the industry based website that he is confident that Sony will lead the market again for this generation of consoles, and that Blu-ray will push the success of the PS3. http://www.gamepro.com/news.cfm?article_id=106128& AFC-HSUIT&ATTR=DOTT"

Submission + - Microsoft to open Xbox Live to Windows users

Submitted by

TMarvelous

on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @09:59AM

TMarvelous writes: "Microsoft announced yesterday that it was extending the online gaming service for its Xbox consoles to the millions of people who use Windows PCs to play games over the Internet, a move that could bolster the popularity — and profits — of video gaming.

Xbox Live, Microsoft's online gaming network that serves some six million Xbox users, is scheduled on May 8 to open its basic and premium features to online PC gamers under the rubric of Games for Windows — Live, Microsoft executives said.

The service coincides with the much-anticipated release of a Windows Vista version of Microsoft's best-selling combat game, Halo 2.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/14/technology/14gam e.html"

Submission + - Pushing a Linux build across a network

Submitted by tiredofnick on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @09:55AM

tiredofnick writes: Do any slashdotters know of a method to push out a Linux build across a network? I work for a college and I am thinking of pushing for an all Linux computer lab. One thing I need to know before I present my arguments for such a lab is if there is a solution for pushing out a Linux image across the network to a lab full of computers. Does anyone know of any such solution?

Submission + - Federal agencies ban Windows Vista

Submitted by dalmiroy2k on Wednesday March 14, 2007 @09:51AM

dalmiroy2k writes: Federal agencies ban Windows Vista

Link: http://news.com.com/2102-1002_3-6166868.html?tag=s t.util.print

As Microsoft is out touting the "wow" of Windows Vista, two federal agencies are among those saying "whoa."

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cite fear of compatibility problems as one of the reasons not to allow their tens of thousands of employees to upgrade to Microsoft's latest operating system.

"We are temporarily not permitting computers with the Vista operating system to be connected to our networks," Michael Baum, a NIST spokesman, said Tuesday. The organization's technology staff is testing NIST applications and evaluating the security in Windows Vista. The same holds true for Internet Explorer 7 and Office 2007, he said.

It is not unusual that agencies aren't rushing to install major software updates. Large organizations in particular tend to do a lot of testing before upgrading. The same happened when Microsoft released Service Pack 2 for Windows XP. The actions by DOT, which employs about 54,000 people, and NIST, with 2,900 employees, were first reported by Information Week.

The DOT also bans Vista, Office 2007 and IE 7. In addition to compatibility concerns, the department lists cost, available funding and a pending headquarters move as reasons not to upgrade, according to a DOT memo dated January 19 (click for PDF of the memo). The memo is still current, a DOT representative said Tuesday.

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