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Star Trek Shields Now a Possibility? 220

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Wednesday April 18, 2007 @04:11PM from the red-alert dept.

An anonymous reader writes "British scientists have announced their intent to build a Star Trek-style magnetic shielding system to help protect astronauts from radiation. 'There are a variety of risks facing future space explorers, not least of which is the cancer-causing radiation encountered when missions venture beyond the protective magnetic envelope, or magnetosphere, which shields the Earth against these energetic particles. The Earth's magnetosphere deflects many of these particles; others are largely absorbed by the atmosphere.'"

Submission + - Three Cheap Ways to Boost Security

Submitted by narramissic on Wednesday April 18, 2007 @04:01PM

narramissic writes: In a recent article, security consultant Brent Huston offers three quick, inexpensive tips for small businesses that are looking to increase the overall security of their networks. His first tip, not too surprisingly, is to migrate users away from Internet Explorer. Inexpensive? Yes. Quick? I'm not so sure. Trying to change users' habits isn't generally an easy proposition.

Submission + - Dell first to market with slot Blu-ray drive on XP

Submitted by

Anne Camden

on Wednesday April 18, 2007 @03:31PM

Anne Camden writes: "Dell's added an optional 2X slot Blu-ray Disc drive on the XPS M2010, partnering the best movie quality and highest optical disc storage capacity with 20.1-inches of widescreen viewing and built-in high-definition audio. Some of the benefits of Blu-ray technology include: Highest picture quality: up to 1080p high definition resolution at 40 Mbps; Up to 50GB of optical disc storage, five times the capacity of DVDs; Backwards compatibility with CD and DVD allowing DVD and BD movie playback, DVD and BD authoring and CD, DVD and BD data burning Dell is a founding member of the Blu-ray Disc Association. More information on Blu-ray, including an updated list of movies can be found at www.blu-ray.com."

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