Samsung CD ROM Drive: Worst BuyOctober 15th, 2005 I have 5 PC's equipped with Samsung 52X (Max) CD-ROM Drives for around 2 years. It was a horrible mistake to make.
Japanese Scientists Build Breakthrough Brain-Machine InterfaceMay 24th, 2006 Honda scientists have created Brain Machine Interface that translate thoughts into electrical signals which can be used to control machinery. It doesn't require the user to undergo surgery or even extensive training - a major advance over past thought-controlled technologies.
"Leaked" Beta Version of MSN Messenger 8 is a VirusDecember 31st, 2005 F-Secure claims that the latest "leaked" beta of the IM client might not be what it seems. It is a virus in disguise.
Productivity boosters for Mac users (and others too) on Windows machine, Short Guide to CSS, Fun with Amazon Images etc.June 20th, 2005 Productivity boosters for Mac users (and others too) on Windows machine. Short Guide to CSS.
Web 2.0 Enabled $100 Laptop Will Reach Children in FebruaryJanuary 5th, 2007 The first batch of computers built for the One Laptop Per Child project could reach users by July this year. However test XO machines are expected to reach children in February before the formal launch.
Google Announces Google Desktop Gadget ContestJune 28th, 2006 Google announces Google Desktop Gadget contest, with $8,000 in cash prizes. You can use Google Desktop Gadget Designer, a new developer tool for creating, maintaining and debugging gadgets faster than before.
New photon 'machine gun' may power quantum computersSeptember 26th, 2009 LONDON - A team of scientists has designed a system that can fire barrages of entangled photons with machine-gun regularity, and can power quantum computers in the future. Existing methods of producing entangled photons tend to spew out photons more or less randomly, according to Terry Rudolph at Imperial College London.
Tips on Recovering from Garbled Screen in WindowsOctober 15th, 2005 My computer, running Windows 2000, was having garbled display. First the mouse droppings which the refresh wasn't eliminating.
Oracle, Sun link up for new database machine; in doing so, Oracle snubs HPSeptember 15th, 2009 Oracle, Sun link up for new product; HP snubbedSAN FRANCISCO — With the fate of its proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. uncertain amid antitrust scrutiny, Oracle Corp.
Virtualization Technologies - Full Virtualization versus Para-VirtualizationOctober 9th, 2008 There are several ways to implement virtualization. Two leading approaches are full virtualization and para-virtualization.
Voter group asks Justice Dept. to halt Diebold voting machine sale to competitorSeptember 30th, 2009 Voter group challenges Diebold voting machine saleWASHINGTON, D.C. — A voter advocacy organization asked the U.S.
Researchers: Anti-theft software built into PCs at the factory opens security holeJuly 31st, 2009 Anti-theft software could create security holeLAS VEGAS — A piece of anti-theft software built into many laptops at the factory opens a serious security hole, according to research presented Thursday. The "Computrace" software, made by Vancouver-based Absolute Software Corp., is part of a subscription service that's used to find lost or stolen computers.
Now's the time to get a discounted version of the next Windows _ if your PC is up to itJuly 8th, 2009 Windows 7 is on sale. Should you buy it now?SEATTLE — Microsoft Corp.'s next installment of Windows doesn't launch until October, but deep discounts on some versions are available through Saturday if you want to pre-order.
Intelligent Multiagent Music System (Inmamusys) can compose music by its own!June 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - A group of UGR researchers have come up with a software program that can enable a person who knows nothing about musical compositions to create an original one on his/her own. Project leaders Miguel Delgado, Waldo Fajardo, and Miguel Molina have revealed that their prototype Intelligent Multiagent Music System (Inmamusys) can compose and play music in real time.
Using Subversion to Seamlessly Update & Merge Web Sites and Web ApplicationsJanuary 15th, 2007 I wanted a seamless procedure to update web sites and web applications without compromising security. The development server is under a firewall and so is the production server.