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Submission + - What's new in Leopard Server (computerworld.com)

Submitted by

johannacw

on Wednesday October 31, 2007 @08:55AM

johannacw writes: "This component of Apple's Mac OS X has been completely made over, with a focus on ease of use and administration. We'll tell you what's new, what's different and what to watch out for. One of the biggest changes: The NetInfo database that has stored and managed user accounts since the beginning of Mac OS X is gone, replaced by property list files that are more flexible because they can contain a wider variety of data types."

Submission + - Memory card adds wi-fi to digital cameras (gizmodo.com)

Submitted by ISurfTooMuch on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @04:08PM

ISurfTooMuch writes: Gizmodo has a story on the Eye-Fi, an SD memory card that doubles as a wi0fi card. Plug the card into your digital camera, and it connects to a wireless router and automatically uploads any photos you take to your choice of 20 sites or your local computer. You can use it to automatically send your family photos to your PC, or, for the activists among us, you could use it to take pictures of protests and get them out on the Internet before someone can try to take your camera.

Submission + - Fix all Ajax cross-browser problems then deploy

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @02:35PM

An anonymous reader writes: To minimize the impact of browser differences on your Ajax application, a lot of planning must go into its creation, testing, and deployment. This article shows you how to optimize browser differences when developing Ajax applications and how to convert an Ajax application into a Web service portal. This related tutorial shows you how to Build a robust Web application without writing any Rich Internet code.

Ubuntu May Be Killing Your Laptop's Hard Drive 419

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @02:19PM from the saving-power-at-what-cost dept.

wwrmn writes "There's a debate going on over at bugs.launchpad.net on whether it's the Ubuntu, BIOS, hard-drive manufacturer, or pick-any-player's fault, but Ubuntu (and perhaps any OS) may be dramatically shortening the life of your laptop's hard drive due to an aggressive power-saving feature / acpi bug / OS configuration. Regardless of where the fault lies or how it's fixed, you might want to take some actions now to try to prevent the damage."

Submission + - MIT lights up tractor beam to manipulate cells (networkworld.com)

Submitted by

coondoggie

on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @02:15PM

coondoggie writes: "Call it Star Trek tech for microscopes. MIT researchers said today they have found a way to use a "tractor beam" of light to pick up, hold, and move around individual cells and other objects on the surface of a microchip.The technology is known as optical tweezers and MIT researchers have found a way to combine this powerful tool for moving, controlling and measuring objects for use in building and manipulating items on a chip. http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/21310"

Submission + - Best non IT job for an IT deserter?

Submitted by

Anonymous Coward

on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @02:08PM

Anonymous Coward writes: "That's it, you've had enough with your IT job. No more countless hours spent in front of a screen typing gibberish that makes no sense to ordinary people, now is the time to move on to something new. You now are an IT deserter, and you want total change. To those of you who have been there already, what non-IT related job did you choose as a career change? And to the others, what would you realistically see yourself doing?"

Submission + - Vint Cerf Warns Users of IPv4 Depletion (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Nigel Stepp on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @02:05PM

Nigel Stepp writes: The reason IPv6 has not been deployed after a decade is still hotly debated. Vint Cerf has now publicly cited lack of ISP support as the primary roadblock, which has been one opinion. Coverage of the IPv6 issue in mainstream media has been rare, and such a notable figure publicizing it in these terms will most likely shape how the next few years unfold.

From the BBC News article, 'Internet Service Providers urgently need to roll out the next generation of net addresses for online devices, internet pioneer Vint Cerf has said.'

Specifically, Vint seems to think creating user demand is essential: 'The reason [ISPs] haven't — which is quite understandable — is that customers haven't asked for it yet," said Mr Cerf, adding, "my job, whether with my Icann hat on or not, is to persuade them to ask for it.'

Submission + - The real Mother Of All Bombs - 46 years ago today (wikipedia.org)

Submitted by

vaporland

on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @01:58PM

vaporland writes: "Tsar Bomba is the Western name for the RDS-220, the largest, most powerful weapon ever detonated.

The bomb was tested on October 30, 1961, in an archipelago in the Arctic Sea. Developed by the Soviet Union, the bomb had a yield of about 50 megatons. Its detonation released energy equivalent to approximately 1% of the power output of the Sun. The device was scaled down from its original design of 100 megatons to reduce the resulting nuclear fallout.

The detonation of Tsar Bomba qualifies as being the single most powerful device ever utilized throughout the history of humanity."

Submission + - GeForce 8800 GT faster than ATI's fastest card (techarp.com)

Submitted by ken_nyc on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @01:48PM

ken_nyc writes: Here's an interesting scoop with a chart from Nvidia showing the new GeForce 8800 GT being faster than ATI's Radeon HD 2900 XT! Here's an extract of the link "Believe it or not, NVIDIA actually intends to pit their GeForce 8800 GT against the ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT! Here's a chart showing just how much faster the GeForce 8800 GT is, compared to the Radeon HD 2900 XT."

Submission + - Ron Paul Spam (wtfiswrong.com)

Submitted by

SaumZ

on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @01:23PM

SaumZ writes: "Here where I work we see all sorts of spam come in. This one baffled me though.. supporters of Ron Paul are now sending out spam?"

Submission + - Is Apple missing a huge opportunity? 2

Submitted by sn4265 on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @01:19PM

sn4265 writes: I'm curious about what other readers think about Apple continuing to embrace their closed platform model. Sure Apple makes a profit on the hardware side and would potentially lose some of this revenue, but what about the upside? I believe the estimate right now is that Apple has about 3% of the desktop OS market with Mac OS X. Microsoft on the other hand dominates this market, and yet Vista the most recent offering from Microsoft has been met with horrible feedback and acceptance in many areas. Wouldn't this be the golden opportunity for Apple to release a version of OS X for general population to buy and installation on commodity PC hardware? I could see Apple easily tripling or more their desktop market share in the first year, and along with users will come even more developers and applications. I know that I would be in line to buy it the day it went on sale.

Submission + - Windows XP Coming to OLPC Laptops? (sci-tech-today.com)

Submitted by Ed Goforth on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @01:12PM

Ed Goforth writes: Barry Levine of Sci-Tech Today reports: "Current Analysis analyst Samir Bhavnani said that Windows XP for the OLPC's XO laptops makes sense as Microsoft has a commercial motive to keep Windows prominent in developing nations. "Windows is the de facto world standard," he noted, adding that it would be useful for children in developing countries to learn how to use it."

Submission + - Coke's bottled water contain carcinogens! (newstarget.com) 1

Submitted by

RIDL_Prez

on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @01:08PM

RIDL_Prez writes: "Coke's bottled water, Dasani, is not only tap water, but contains illegal levels of the cancer causing bromate."

Submission + - Solid-State Notebook has Full Linux OS Detailed (pcper.com)

Submitted by

Vigile

on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @01:05PM

Vigile writes: "The Asus Eee PC 701 is a solid-state hard drive notebook computer that uses a custom Linux operating system that boots in about 15 seconds. Though the hard drive is only 4GB, thanks to not relying on any Windows OS there is more than enough space for the applications necessary for most mobile users. The hardware features a small 7" LCD screen with an 800x480 resolution, Celeron-M 900 MHz CPU, 512MB of system memory and an integrated webcam and microphone all at just about 2 lbs. A full review of the Eee PC 701 is now available that details the functionality of the hardware in general as well as showing 100+ screenshots of the custom Linux OS."

Submission + - A High-Def Format War Breakthrough?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 30, 2007 @12:50PM

An anonymous reader writes: In a move that could bring the high-def format to an end, Warner Home Video, the last studio to support both HD DVD and Blu-ray confirmed Monday that it is considering choosing sides, and that it is leaning toward Blu-ray. While emphasizing the studio's "commitment to Blu-ray," Warner VP Dan Silverberg said "it appears consumers no longer want to decide — so the notion of staying in two formats for the duration is something we are re-evaluating."

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