Submission + - Win8 to support ISOs natively (msdn.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Windows 8 is all set to have a really useful feature: the ability to mount and use ISO images without having to install any additional programs.
Submission + - Why Germany Should Not Give Up Nuclear Energy (ezinearticles.com)
Rashen writes: In May, 2011, following the Fukushima incident Germany announced that by 2020 it is looking to shut down all its nuclear power plants. 8 of its nuclear power plant are already offline and six others would go offline by 2021 at the latest and the three newest by 2022. The news may have gained acceptance from many any nuclear groups, but how effective is this move towards meeting with energy needs of the country. A White Paper published on Nuclear Friends Foundation collates some relevant data about why nuclear energy is a needed in Germany and how the country might actually be hurting the environment and curbing sources to meet energy requirements.
Germany obtains 25% of its electricity from nuclear energy from 17 reactors, while coal provides for about half of the country's electricity in comparison to 12% supplied by gas and 7% by wind. It clearly shows how nuclear energy is the biggest energy provider to Germany and with initial of further enhancing its reach; it would have catered to the larger audience and brought down the dependency on coal. With Germany's high dependency on coal for its energy requirements it is Europe's largest and the world's 6th greatest single emitter of CO2 gas, which is alarming and would lead to numerous environment hazards soon.
Germany's policies were adopted to encourage renewable sources of energy with a view of reducing the carbon dioxide emissions. It is planned that by 2020 the renewable energy resource should contribute 20% of electricity supplies, compared with 14% at present (only half of this being hydro, half wind). Furthermore, in 2010 Germany was importing 42000 GWhr (Gigawatt Hour) electricity from France and Czech; which has escalated to 85000 GWhr after closing down of German nuclear power plants.
With so many alarming issues to be addressed by Germany, it makes no sense to give up nuclear energy by shutting down the nuclear power plants. The Fukushima incidence definitely haunts many but instead of focus and strengthens safety on these plants ensuring any no radiation leakage takes place and even the people working inside the nuclear power plants are safe. When the nuclear power plants are faced with any technical difficulties, it is responsibility of the respective governments to ensure that safety standards are enhanced and meet the international standards, so that no lives are at risk.
Germany's decision of shutting down the nuclear plants many have received accolades from environmentalists but one needs to get the facts right and see how beneficial this move would be for Germans in the long run.
Nuclear Friends Foundation recently published the white paper on Germany's current energy situation manifests details about current nuclear energy situation in Germany its electricity imports, power needs, etc. You can follow Nuclear Friends Foundation (NFF)at Facebook @nuclearfriends
Germany obtains 25% of its electricity from nuclear energy from 17 reactors, while coal provides for about half of the country's electricity in comparison to 12% supplied by gas and 7% by wind. It clearly shows how nuclear energy is the biggest energy provider to Germany and with initial of further enhancing its reach; it would have catered to the larger audience and brought down the dependency on coal. With Germany's high dependency on coal for its energy requirements it is Europe's largest and the world's 6th greatest single emitter of CO2 gas, which is alarming and would lead to numerous environment hazards soon.
Germany's policies were adopted to encourage renewable sources of energy with a view of reducing the carbon dioxide emissions. It is planned that by 2020 the renewable energy resource should contribute 20% of electricity supplies, compared with 14% at present (only half of this being hydro, half wind). Furthermore, in 2010 Germany was importing 42000 GWhr (Gigawatt Hour) electricity from France and Czech; which has escalated to 85000 GWhr after closing down of German nuclear power plants.
With so many alarming issues to be addressed by Germany, it makes no sense to give up nuclear energy by shutting down the nuclear power plants. The Fukushima incidence definitely haunts many but instead of focus and strengthens safety on these plants ensuring any no radiation leakage takes place and even the people working inside the nuclear power plants are safe. When the nuclear power plants are faced with any technical difficulties, it is responsibility of the respective governments to ensure that safety standards are enhanced and meet the international standards, so that no lives are at risk.
Germany's decision of shutting down the nuclear plants many have received accolades from environmentalists but one needs to get the facts right and see how beneficial this move would be for Germans in the long run.
Nuclear Friends Foundation recently published the white paper on Germany's current energy situation manifests details about current nuclear energy situation in Germany its electricity imports, power needs, etc. You can follow Nuclear Friends Foundation (NFF)at Facebook @nuclearfriends
Submission + - Thoughts From Eucalyptus System's CTO As it Rolls (ostatic.com)
Thinkcloud writes: Enterprise features such as HA, IAM and identity management support, quotas and billing, and persistent images have been included in the latest and greatest version of Eucalyptus.
Submission + - EU: Android 2.3 (Not 3.0) Violates Apple Patents (itworld.com)
jfruhlinger writes: "A Dutch court came to some interesting conclusions in the Apple-Samsung patent case raging there. The court rejected claims that Samsung stole intellectual copyrights, or that it slavishly copied Apple's iPad and iPhone. It did decide that Android 2.3 violated an Apple photo management patent — but said that Samsung could get around this simply by upgrading its phones to Android 3.0."
Submission + - EA Mudslinging Towards Call of Duty 'A Smart Move' (industrygamers.com)
donniebaseball23 writes: Electronic Arts has been on an active campaign to take back the shooter category from Activision's Call of Duty, and as the fall showdown between Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 gets closer, EA has stepped up its trash talking of the competition, even going so far as to say that Call of Duty could be dead in a couple years. But is the mudslinging approach a good idea? Marketing expert Scott Steinberg of TechSavvy Global believes it's a "clever ploy" to garner attention for the brand. He added, "Subtelty's never been an industry strong suit, as gaming rivals have been hurling insults since the days of 'Genesis does what Nintendon't.'" Wedbush Securities' Michael Pachter agrees, noting that it may cause some to think EA's "petty" and "unprofessional" but it's ultimately a "smart move," he says.
Submission + - Integrating Datepicker with jQuery (webdesignfan.com)
johnmccem writes: "jQuery is an open source, is a fast and concise JavaScript Library that simplifies HTML document traversing, event handling, animating, and Ajax interactions for rapid web development. jQuery is designed to change the way that you write JavaScript. In this write up, we will show how you can create a Datepicker using this jQuery library. You can download the source files used in the end of the article."
Submission + - Smartphones: the new home of crapware (pcpro.co.uk)
Barence writes: "Smartphones are replacing PCs as the new breeding ground for pre-installed crapware, argues PC Pro's Mike Jennings. The Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro, for example, comes pre-loaded with McAfee security software and other associated apps, four different app stores, and a selection of games and other media management tools. "And it’s not like you can just get rid of this software, either — most of it’s there to stay, with hard-coded blocks in place to ensure you don’t uninstall any of the tat you don’t want," PC Pro adds."
Submission + - MP3Tunes wins victory for cloud music storage (wired.com)
Trepidity writes: "In a case being closely watched by companies like Amazon and Google, for the implications it could have for their own cloud-based "music locker" services, a judge ruled in the case of MP3Tunes that the way such services operate is generally legal. In particular, they are eligible for DMCA safe-harbor protections, and de-duplication of identical files uploaded by different users does not create a "master copy" that would make the company liable for public-performance royalties. Furthermore, if a fingerprint finds an exact match with an already-uploaded file, the company can legally skip the actual uploading step, rather than only de-duplicating after upload. While this is good news for many other such services, MP3Tunes itself partially lost, because they hadn't properly responded to DMCA takedown notices, and the company's founder had made the bone-headed move of personally distributing public links to some of the "privately" stored copyrighted music. Full decision here (PDF)."
Comment Re:MS-Brain Tumor v1.01 (Score 1) 276
Have fun paying the licence when MSFT figures out how to patent things such as "breathing" and "walking".
Comment Re:Again??? (Score 3, Insightful) 165
Maybe their "losses" wouldn't be so massive if they weren't spending all their money on lawyers?
Submission + - FBI "stole" our server, says Instapaper
nk497 writes: Website Instapaper has accused the FBI of stealing its server, after it went offline following a raid at hosting company DigitalOne. "As far as I know, my single DigitalOne server was among those taken by the FBI (which I’m now calling “stolen” since I assume it was not included in the warrant)," said founder Marco Arment. The server has since been returned, but Arment is still moving his service away from DigitalOne: "I’m not convinced that they did everything they could to prevent the seizure of non-targeted servers, and their lack of proactive communication with the affected customers is beneath the level of service I expect from a host."
Submission + - AskSlashdot: Perfect Solution to passwords? 3
An anonymous reader writes: What with Lulzsec these days and an ever growing number of sites that require membership, i've been puzzling over the problem of passwords. To properly use passwords, a person must memorize hundreds of different random strings and which sites they are associated with and change them all every couple of months. I'm looking for a tool that solves this for me and gives me better peace of mind. Ideally this tool would be cheap or free, available on almost any computer, be able to generate and store strong passwords, be incredibly secure, and only require me to memorize one password or carry a USB or something similar. Any suggestions slashdot? What do you use?
Comment Re:No (Score 1) 332
I don't understand the "hate" for the Windows keys; I map them under Linux to useful things: Windows to Meta (for an extra modifier for keyboard shortcuts) and Menu to Compose (so I can type things like ü and , at least when I can remember the compose sequences).
The function of the "Windows" key is not in question. Most hate (in my case) comes from it's positioning.
I've seen too many laptops with Ctrl and Win keys swapped. Plus, there's usually a "function" key also somewhere in there.
Comment Re:How much power comparatively? (Score 1) 152
Every little bit (or watt, as the case may be) counts.
We should now 'encourage' the vendors of CPU, HD, screen... to reduce power consumption. The easiest thing to do is say: "Meh, my component uses way less power than everything else". Then you end up with a laptop power adapter that is larger than the laptop itself and allows you to boil water for coffee.
We should now 'encourage' the vendors of CPU, HD, screen... to reduce power consumption. The easiest thing to do is say: "Meh, my component uses way less power than everything else". Then you end up with a laptop power adapter that is larger than the laptop itself and allows you to boil water for coffee.
Comment Re:You have nothing to fear. (Score 1) 263
Or perhaps they intend to slowly increase bloat and decrease quality, until mysql becomes basically unusable. At which point, they can say "Oh, I almost forgot, there's this new, *BETTER* RDMS we also make, but it isn't exactly free."
