“Last week Mozilla submitted comments to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in response to their request for comment on a proposal describing a new framework for protecting consumer privacy in both online and offline environments. More than 400 comments were submitted from a wide array of interests including individuals, consumer groups, adv [...]
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Mozilla’s Response to FTC Quest...
“Last week Mozilla submitted comments to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in response to their request for comment on a proposal describing a new framework for protecting consumer privacy in both online and offline environments. More than 400 comments were submitted from a wide array of interests including individuals, consumer groups, adv [...]
Man Builds Working ALU in Minecraft
Dedication, you have it. This guy has built a fully functioning ALU in Minecraft. He now plans to move on to making the memory, eventually making his way up to a full 16-bit computer. According to his description:
“This is the first part of a planned 16-bit computer that will run entirely in minecraft. That computer will be “Hack” [...]
How to Set Up a Ubuntu Virtual Machin...
These days, a lot of us use more than one computer; which also means we tend to work on more than one OS. In my situation, I use Windows 7 on my main rig, but also need to run Linux programs for research purposes. Now, I could get another computer where I can run Ubuntu, or I could dual-boot it on my main PC. But both of these are rather inc [...]
“Smart” Eyeglasses Fill Y...
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B_Zedan
“New high-tech glasses track your gaze and display information about what you’re looking at, which could make a simple stroll down the street much more interesting.
Researchers in Finland have made a prototype pair of glasses that attaches to a small handheld computer and retrieves information from a database.
“The glasses recognize [...]
OnLive [Review]
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centralasian
Say you want to play a video game. What do you normally do? Go to the store, buy a game (and a console if you don’t have one), then go home and play it. If you play on a PC, you might get to skip having to go to the store and just download it. The problem is, to play a game, you need a dedicated machine (either a console, or an [...]
When computers go wrong [via PC Pro]
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Wesley Oostvogels
“When computers go wrong, they often go spectacularly wrong.
In most cases, catastrophic failures are blamed on “computer bugs”, although human error is normally the root cause for embarrassing failures. Here, we look at ten IT disasters that highlight the precariously fickle nature of computers.”
Among these spectacular fa [...]
Tablets and Cloud Computing
Uncrate
With the release of Apple’s iPad, BlackBerry’s Playbook, and Toshiba, HP, and Dell joining the fray, I have to wonder whether this is another gimmick, or a fundamental change in the industry.
In recent years, we’ve been changing from laptops to netbooks. This was bound to happen because first, we don’t really need a powerful computer [...]
World’s fastest supercomputer b...
“A computer called Tianhe-1A, unveiled on Wednesday at a conference in Beijing, China, can run calculations faster than the previous speed leader, a computer at a U.S. lab in Tennessee.
The new computer set a performance record by crunching 2.507 petaflops of data at once. The previous leader, a computer called Cray XT5 Jaguar and located a [...]
Cloud Computing Plain and Simple
Ivan Welsh
Cloud Computing has received attention ever since it first came out, and this publicity and usage has been steadily rising ever since. What surprises me though, is that a lot of people talk about “The Cloud,” but don’t really know what it is, or what it does. Thankfully, we can learn what cloud computing is in under 5 minutes, jus [...]
Windows Media Center Customization, P...
videocrab
Recording TV is a great convenience; I like it so much that I rarely watch live television anymore. Skipping commercials lets you forget about fast-forwarding so you can sit back and enjoy the show.
Running Vista? Skip this part.
WtvWatcher
Setting up commercial skipping on Windows 7 involves one extra step that Vista doesn’t need [...]
Windows Media Center Customization, P...
teknophilia
Windows Media Center (WMC) has a pretty boring theme with its blue background. There are many options to deal with this, but I think that Media Center studio is the best solution, giving a flexible and comprehensive tool set while still being easy to use. With Media Center Studio, you can not only change the background, you can a [...]
Why do(n’t) we Fix Computers?
binarydreams
A about a year ago, my desktop’s hard drive failed (the cable connecting it came loose and corrupted the data). Most of my data had been backed up, so I wasn’t worried, I just needed to get it running again. This is where my dilemma came up, should I buy a new hard drive, or a new computer? As I thought about this, I also ponder [...]
Windows Media Center Customization, P...
Evan Hamilton
In the previous two posts, we covered how to use plug-ins to extend the functionality of Windows Media Center (WMC). Now, we’ll see how we can take a separate platform, in this case Hulu’s Desktop Client, and blend it with Media Center. Media Center is a great program if you’ve been able to record your show or movie, but what i [...]
Windows Media Center Customization, P...
Wade Rockett
In the first part of this segment on Windows Media Center (WMC) customization, we’ve covered how to view RSS feeds, see the Weather, and set a Sleep Timer. Now, we’ll cover two other plug-ins, RadioTime and Macrotube. The first is self-explanatory, giving you easy access to internet radio; Macrotube does the same for YouTube, Da [...]
India’s $35 Tablet
viagallery.com
India is showing off prototypes of a $35 touchscreen tablet which it hopes to sell to students in 2011. The tablet is Linux-based, and will have a word-processor, web-browsing, and video-conferencing. At an added cost, a solar-power option is available for people without access to electricity.
Kapil Sibal, the human resources [...]
Windows Media Center Customization, P...
Tim O’Bryan
Windows Media Center is a simple and robust media center, and is actually a pretty good piece of software that comes in all versions of Vista and Windows 8. While it does take care of all the basic things that any media center application is expected to do, it still fells a bit… lacking. Windows Media Center (WMC) seems to [...]
Program Review: Scrybe
teknophilia
If you’re reading this, chances are you doing so on a laptop. Most MacBooks have gestures on their touchpad, letting you carry out commands and programs by making the appropriate gesture on the touchpad. For Windows users, a surprisingly small amount of laptops have this feature. If you have a Synaptics touchpad (and chances are [...]
Program Review: Microsoft Fix it Cent...
teknophilia
Currently in beta testing, Microsoft Fix It Center is an automated maintenance center for common issues faced by windows users. If you have a Windows Passport, you can still sign in to the website, and it looks like the final version should be released soon.
It comes with automated fixes for most issues:
Aero
Diagnose and repair [...]
Changing technology and changing mora...
Pal Berge
Over at EvologyNow, there’s an article titled Can You Keep Up, which talks about how technology is changing so fast that not only do we have a different view and attitude towards technology than our parents and grandparents do, but newer generations, people who aren’t actually that much younger, are also feeling a divide betw [...]
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