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Submission + - Minimize anything to the System Tray in 111 KB (mcox.com)

Submitted by

Artemis

on Tuesday July 24, 2007 @12:24PM

Artemis writes: "Here is another great little utility that adds some functionality that I wish was already built in to Windows. RBTray is a very small (111 KB) GPL/Open Source program that lets you minimize any application to the System Tray by simply right-clicking the applications Minimize button or pressing Windows+T. RBTray's site is hosted at SourceForge, you can download either the installer version or the binary-only version. Absolutely no configuration is necessary. The source code is also available for anyone who would like to contribute."

Submission + - 2000 Uses for WD-40 (mcox.com)

Submitted by

Artemis

on Monday July 23, 2007 @10:48AM

Artemis writes: "The Tacoma Wheelman's Bicycle Club (TWBC) has compiled a list of 2000 unofficial uses for WD-40. Here are their Top 10:

Use to loosen rusty nuts and screws, clean garden tools

Cleans piano keys

Keeps wicker chairs from squeaking

Lubricates small rolling toys

Keeps garden tools rust-free

Cleans patio door glide strip

Removes crayon from clothes dryer (make sure to unplug dryer first)

Removes scuff marks from ceramic tile floor

Keeps metal wind chimes rust-free

Removes crayon from walls
"

Submission + - Apple now third biggest music retailer (mcox.com)

Submitted by on Monday June 25, 2007 @01:45PM

An anonymous reader writes: The most recent report from the NPD Group shows that Apple has surpassed Amazon.com to become the third largest music seller, behind only Wal-Mart and Best Buy. Apple is the sole digital-only seller on the list with 10% of all music sales. Also interesting is that this follows on the tail of EMI beginning to sell DRM-free music downloads. Sales of Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head are up 115%, while sales of Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon are up a whooping 272% since EMI dropped the DRM.

Submission + - Ken Kutaragi Stepping Down from Sony

Submitted by Moby Cock on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @01:46PM

Moby Cock writes: The father of the Playstation, Ken Kutaragi, is stepping down from the Sony gaming group, CNN reports. He will continue his ties to Sony in a consulting role. Kutaragi's latest product, the PS3, has met with a cool reception, could this be the first signs of a major shakeup at Sony's gaming group?

Submission + - SysAdmin Print Magazine Shutting Down (internetnews.com)

Submitted by

Alowishus

on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @01:38PM

Alowishus writes: "In an unfortunate restructuring of parent company CMP, SysAdmin Magazine has been cancelled. SysAdmin was core monthly reading for many Unix administrators since it premiered in 1992 with its technically detailed peer-submitted articles. It was also home to Randal Schwartz' bi-monthly Perl column."

Submission + - New WiFi Link Distance Record (wired.com)

Submitted by Espectr0 on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @01:18PM

Espectr0 writes: A Venezuelan professor along with his team have set a new record for the longest WiFi link. Using commodity hardware, they established a connection between a PC in El Águila, Venezuela, and one in Platillón Mountain, a distance of about 237 miles. The previous record was 193 miles. Slides (PDF) are available.

Submission + - Inkjet cartridges lie about being empty (mcox.com)

Submitted by Artemis on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @01:15PM

Artemis writes: Epson has released a report they commissioned on "empty" inkjet cartridges. The interesting part? The cartridge and the printer disagree on when it is actually out of ink! The study looked into the efficiency of both single and multi-ink cartridges. The cartridges were measured before and after use and were considered empty when the printed reported they were empty. The Kodak EasyShare 5300 ranked worst in the study, indicating it was out of ink where it was still actually 64% full! These results are horrible, but even the best inkjet printers left an average of 20% of the ink in their cartridges when they were reported empty.

Submission + - The Niche Website Myth DeBunked (maid-cleaning.com)

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @01:13PM

Anonymous Coward writes: "Niche sites are not necessary to drives tons of FREE OrganicTraffic to a site. I have absolute proof that a website can have content that is off-topic to the overall website theme and can have off-topic inbound links and yet receive tons of traffic AND have high ranking in the SERPs for keywords that cut across a wide swath of topics unrelated to the main theme of the website. For that matter unrelated to subthemes of the website as well.

For More on this story: Niche Sites Debunked"

Submission + - PC-BSD "24-hour test drive" (arstechnica.com)

Submitted by Tyler Too on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @01:11PM

Tyler Too writes: Ars Technica has a '24-hour test drive' of PC-BSD, a FreeBSD-based distribution designed to appeal to Windows converts. The overview covers installation, configuration, and usage. 'Just about everything you need to make a useful FreeBSD development system is there. The ports system is quite powerful and has inspired entire Linux distributions (see Gentoo), but it is often faster just to grab a compiled package. If the package you are looking for is not in the PC-BSD PBI repository, then you have the option of using regular FreeBSD packages or ports to fill the holes.'

Submission + - A Better Alternative to ISP DNS (opendns.com)

Submitted by

gmgartner

on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @12:45PM

gmgartner writes: "The article "25 web Sites to Watch" on the PC World site had a few worthy sites, not 25, but that's just my opinion. One that really got my attention was www.opendns.com. As a parent, it's nice to have content filtering that I don't have to configure and monitor — and pay for. As an IT consultant to small businesses, I see an excellent solution for companies looking to reduce the amount of non-work related web surfing that goes on in the work place — believe me when I say that this happens a lot more than bosses would know or admit. OpenDNS claims to have faster response times to, giving me a better internet experience. I'm not sure by which metrics this is measured, but I have notice a bit quicker response time in my day to day activities — just like when I was a kid: I could run faster with my new sneakers!"

Submission + - Comcast vs Quest

Submitted by gradster79 on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @12:40PM

gradster79 writes: http://blog.oregonlive.com/siliconforest/2007/06/r ivalry_between_qwest_comcast.html#comments

Submission + - Dell charges 10$ for each bios configuration (blogspot.com)

Submitted by

LiquidNitrogen

on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @12:34PM

LiquidNitrogen writes: "While customizing a DELL notebook I found that you could pre-configure the DELL BIOS and that DELL would charge 10$ for each BIOS configuration. To disable MIC and USB ports Dell would charge you 10$ each. You also have an option to remove outlook express for mere 2$."

Submission + - How to approach Internet startup investors?

Submitted by

centered

on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @12:31PM

centered writes: "I'd like to start an Internet company. To maximize return I'd like to approach people to invest in some development and then a bigger launch, rather than just a grass-roots, trickle revenue approach. However, I'm not sure what the landscape for investors has become since the bubble up to the current day. It seems there's a lot of ambiguity/disagreement as to what the future of the Web is for business. Furthermore, I can't find resources to help me understand how Internet companies that are starting up today are getting resources to do so.

The company I'd like to create will offer services over the Web to registered users, in the field of computer security. I'm aware of more recent terms such as ASP (application service provider), Web 2.0, Web Services, but are these terms still taken seriously by investors? What is the general opinion of investors as to characteristics that would make an Internet startup company viable? Where can I find the resources to help me develop my company into and define it as a company with such characteristics?"

Submission + - Web 2.0 Continues Its Move To The Workplace

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @12:30PM

An anonymous reader writes: The title of Dion Hinchcliffe's Web 2.0 Blog probably says it more simply and succinctly than the current Enterprise 2.0 conference that inspires his post. "Web 2.0 Continues Its Move To The Workplace" asserts Hinchcliffe, who backs up his position with a battery of fascinating hyperlinks. Worth reading.

Submission + - Google Building Facility in Iowa

Submitted by

hohosforbreakfast

on Tuesday June 19, 2007 @12:29PM

hohosforbreakfast writes: "According to today's Des Moines Register, Google is building a new facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa. It will be a two-building server farm."

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