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Submission + - Want the 'Classic Menus' back in Office 2007?

Submitted by

gadgetopia

on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @11:36AM

gadgetopia writes: "Wish you could restore the classic menus you're used to from earlier versions of Office with Office 2007? Microsoft didn't give us this functionality, but a third party software manufacturer has! http://www.itwire.com.au/content/view/11259/532/"

Submission + - An iTunes for Music Licensing?

Submitted by

kimberlyholmes113

on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @11:34AM

kimberlyholmes113 writes: "There's an interesting analysis of the EMI shift to DRM-free music, posted on Media 3.0. It's written by Shelly Palmer (a composer and media analyst), so it offers a somewhat unique perspective. He doesn't think DRM-free will give the industry any boost, since DRM-free already exists (via CD and file-sharing). What the industry needs, according to Palmer, is to find a new business model that embraces current (and future) user activity. This includes a new, easy-to-use licensing system that will allow users to pay a small licensing fee for using music in user-generated videos. The industry needs an iTunes for licensing: DRM-Free iTunes — Did We Miss the Memo?"

Submission + - Get High-Quality Audio From Your PC

Submitted by audiophile on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @11:34AM

audiophile writes: Just because it's a PC doesn't mean it can't output good-sounding audio. In the same vein as specialty A/V products, you can find PC-based A/V systems with extensive audio processing and step-up performance specifications, including Signal-to-Noise ratio, which can make a significant difference when using the analog outputs. Media center manufacturer Niveus shares tips for getting high-quality audio from a PC.

Journal Journal: Call to mind your Blogging Manners 1

Journal by mattatwork on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @11:32AM

According to the NY Times, guidelines for blogging are being drawn up by Tim O'Reilly and Jimmy Wales (of Wikipedia fame). On the list are getting rid of anonymous blogs, citing sources for gossip blogging and removing libelous comments. During the Miss America '07 pageant

Journal Journal: Global Warming (Censorship) Is Real

Journal by pfhlick on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @11:19AM

George Monbiot has posted his latest Guardian article on the censorship of the scientific consensus on Global Warming to his blog at www.monbiot.com. From the article: " The report released on Friday, for example, was shorn of the warning that 'North America is expected to experience locally severe economic damage, plus substantial ecosystem, social and cultural disrupti

Feed NASA Predicts Nongreen Plants On Other Planets (sciencedaily.com)

From feed by sdfeed on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @11:12AM

NASA scientists believe they have found a way to predict the color of plants on planets in other solar systems. Green, yellow or even red-dominant plants may live on extra-solar planets, according to scientists whose two scientific papers appear in the March issue of the journal, Astrobiology.

Submission + - Theoretical Device Could Cloak Visible Light

Submitted by brunascle on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @11:05AM

brunascle writes: A new theoretical design using nanowires could provide a way to cloak visible light. Advancing on last year's microwave-cloaking breakthrough, the new design is theoretically able to work in the upper end of the visible spectrum, at a wavelength of 632.8 nanometers — visible red light. The researches behind it are calling it the first practical design of its kind to work in the visible spectrum. At around 400 to 700nm, visible light has a much shorter wavelength than microwave, 1mm to 30cm. Because of this, using this technology in the visible spectrum requires components just 40 nanometers in size. The group is now working on an actual device using the theoretical design.

Journal Journal: Georgia Tech Unveils Prototype Nanogenerator 208

Journal by Randolpho on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @10:55AM

Researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have created a working prototype nanogenerator capable of generating as much as 4 watts per cubic centimeter of continuous direct current. The generators are green (to use), drawing power from natural motion in the surrounding environment. They are based on non-toxic chemicals and should be safe for use in biomechanical implants, but that's not their only potential use. From the artic

Feed For plants on alien worlds, it isn't easy being green (pheedo.com)

From feed by nsfeed on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @10:32AM

Depending on the planet's atmosphere and its host star's light, the foliage sprouting up on other Earths may look yellow, orange - or even black

Details of Next Gen Zune Surface 308

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @10:22AM from the better-luck-next-time dept.

KMG writes "Zune Scene has got a scoop about the next generation Microsoft Zune. There will be two new models; a flash memory based and a hard drive based. Zune with HDD will be thinner and have larger storage capacity while the flash based will feature Wi-fi, video playback. So will we see another try from Microsoft to beat Apple's iPod or it will be another vain attempt from the Redmond guys."

Submission + - MAFIAA Wants The Right To Pretext

Submitted by 8127972 on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @10:05AM

8127972 writes: According to The Inquirier, the RIAA and the movie industry are lobbying lawmakers in a bid to be excused from the tough laws on pretexting. The RIAA and the MPAA say the law should not apply to them as they need to use subterfuge to deal with pirates. Methinks they've officially gone too far.

Submission + - What's Your Worst Boss Story?

Submitted by greysky on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @09:54AM

greysky writes: While reading The Crazy Boss Hall of Fame today I started thinking about all the strange bosses I've worked for over the years. None of them compared with this guy:

Rickover grilled McGowan, a recent top graduate from Ole Miss, about how many dates he had a week. Five, McGowan guessed. "How long did the dates take?" Rickover asked. Three hours, he replied. That's 15 hours a week, Rickover barked. What a waste of time. Why don't you take three women out at once and spend only five hours a week on dates?
What's your worst boss horror story?

Submission + - Monitoring a Linux System with X11/Cmd/Web Tools

Submitted by on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @09:44AM

An anonymous reader writes: A description of tools for Linux that let you analyze the performance of your PC, by evaluating the way your PC uses hardware and system services, including RAM, CPU and hard drivers. With the information provided by these tools, you can uncover potential problems, fix performance bottlenecks and make sure your computer is running in tip-top shape.

Google to Hold Worldwide Developer Day 60

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @09:43AM from the there-better-be-punch-and-pie dept.

Incon writes "Google is holding a day for developers to meet and learn from Google staff at its various worldwide offices. Places at the event are sure to go quicker than hotcakes, so get in quickly. Locations that Developer Day will be held at are: Beijing, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Moscow, Paris, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Tokyo and of course at Google HQ in Mountain View."

Submission + - Intel reveals the future of the CPU-GPU war

Submitted by Arun Demeure on Wednesday April 11, 2007 @09:36AM

Arun Demeure writes: Beyond3D's ninjas have once again obtained new information on Intel's plans to compete against NVIDIA and AMD's graphics processors, in what the Chief Architect of the project presents as a "battle for control of the computing platform". He describes a new computing architecture based on the many-core paradigm with super-wide execution units, and the reasoning behind some of the design choices. Looks like computer scientists and software programmers everywhere will have to adapt to these new concepts, as there will be no silver bullet to achieve high efficiency on new and exotic architectures.

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