Technology and Related News from around the Internet:
- Google’s Chrome OS hits BitTorrent22 November 2009, 1:50 am
Chrome OS, the operating system that Google released to open source yesterday, has been compiled and posted for download on several file-sharing sites, Internet searches showed.…
- Top 10 Ergonomic Upgrades for Your Workspace21 November 2009, 8:00 pm
It’s easy to forget about your body’s needs when you’re deep into your work or the net — until your body offers a painful reminder. Save your physical shell some strain with these cheap, customizable ergonomic workspace upgrades.… - Foobar2000 v1.0 Beta — holy crap, it’s finally here!21 November 2009, 6:30 pm
Believe it or not, almost 7 years after its initial release, the Foobar2000 v1.0 Beta is finally out, and with it comes a large list of changes. Most of them are much-needed interface fixes, but there is the welcome addition of built-in support for the streaming of Windows Media formats (ASX/MMS/RTSP).… - Is the Android OS Growing Too Quickly?21 November 2009, 5:39 pm
After getting off to a slow start, Android phones have gone gangbusters. As of last July, there was only one Android-powered device available in the U.S., but that number has since exploded. Now, there are eight Android phones available stateside, with more expected to debut in the coming months. So things must be looking pretty great .…… - Wall-E in Real Life: Euro-Trashbot Cleans up Italian Streets21 November 2009, 5:10 pm
Sort of like a real-life Wall-E, the bot gathers rubbish and sorts it into recyclable, organic (hopefully to be composted), and waste. Then it whisks it off to a waste management facility, finding its way using pre-loaded maps and sensors to avoid obstacles.… - Britain’s new Internet law as bad as everyone’s been saying21 November 2009, 4:50 pm
Mandlesons plans for the internet in the UK, the future of internet freedom looks grim… - Twitter Geotagging Now Officially Available21 November 2009, 2:00 pm
Location, location, location. The API provides developers with the ability to geotag tweets.… - Microsoft to offer 24k free training vouchers in N. Carolina21 November 2009, 1:50 pm
Microsoft Corp. is giving away nearly 24,000 vouchers to North Carolina residents who want to improve their computer skills so they can improve their lot in the work force. The vouchers will be distributed over the next 90 days and will provide free online training for Windows & Office software or advanced technical training.… - Seize Seesmic Twitter app on BlackBerry, Android21 November 2009, 12:30 pm
Twitter service Seesmic expands from the desktop with two new apps for Google Android and BlackBerry phones.… - Arrests made in massive, $390/hour Video Relay Service scam21 November 2009, 12:00 pm
A public service meant to help the hearing disabled has been exploited for “tens of millions of dollars,” according to the FCC. Arrests were made across the US this week and the FCC vowed to improve the service to better protect against fraud.…
- Pinball Machines Were Sneakier Than You Think [Retromodo]21 November 2009, 7:00 pm
There’s a great read over at Cheap Talk about how digital pinball machines changed the industry, back when there still was an industry. They were big tables where you flick a ball around, but they.….. - The Rock Explains How NASA Helps Our Rock [Nasa]21 November 2009, 6:00 pm
Cross promotions sometimes don’t make much sense. I’ve got nothing against Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson for agreeing to pitch NASA to youngsters, but really, there are better ways to capture youth.….. - If the Xperia X10 Partners Up, It’ll Be With AT&T [Xperiax10]21 November 2009, 5:00 pm
Anyone hoping to see the Sony Ericsson X10 on T-Mobile, look away now or you’ll be sorely disappointed. Phandroid noticed that the American version of the X10 won’t support the necessary frequencies.….. - Here We Go Again: Camera Equipped iPod Touch This Spring? [Rumor]21 November 2009, 4:00 pm
Just when you thought you could forget about the elusive bugger, rumors about an iPod Touch with a built-in camera start up again. The latest report points to a Spring 2010 refresh that will finally.….. - Put Good Looking Game Controllers On Your Tree [Design]21 November 2009, 3:00 pm
If you really want to put video game controllers on your tree, please hang these up. They’re a much better option than dangling your filthy old Saturn controller by its cord. [Ponoko via Technabob]… - Apple Denying Support to Smokers? [Apple]21 November 2009, 2:00 pm
The Consumerist is reporting that two Mac users were denied AppleCare coverage because the owners were smokers. Not because the computers were damaged by second hand smoke, but because of OSHA.….. - Magic Mouse Drivers for Windows Now Available [Apple]21 November 2009, 1:00 pm
Magic Mouse owners lusting for multi-finger gestures on a PC can stop wishing. Some good ol’ fashioned hackery pulled Windows drivers from the latest Bootcamp update. You can grab them here, report.….. - The World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building [Architecture]21 November 2009, 12:00 pm
The new terminal at Istanbul’s Sabiha Gökçen Airport is the world’s largest earthquake-safe building. You’re looking at the over two million square feet of scaffolding that support it, all resting on.….. - Gifts for Retro-holics Who Yearn for the Old Days [Giftguide]21 November 2009, 11:00 am
Are you trying to find a gift for one of those crazies who’s always going on about the superiority of vinyl, or who dresses like a character on Mad Men? Here are some ideas for the retrophile in your.….. - 3D Scanning, a Webcam’s Latest Trick [Cameras]21 November 2009, 10:30 am
We’ve seen cameras do all kinds of crazy things. DIY 3D photography, augmented reality, and now this demo by Qi Pan shows how an ordinary webcam can model objects in 3D. I’m in no position to.…..
- Vanish! How Wired Readers Caught Our Fugitive Writer20 November 2009, 7:45 pm
In an age when everyone is following everything, is it ever possible to disappear? On Aug. 13, one man drove out of San Francisco determined to stay hidden in plain sight and test this possibility.… - Shaggy to Bald: Evan’s Daily Costume Change20 November 2009, 7:41 pm
While on the run, Evan Ratliff snapped a self-portrait each day to document his constantly evolving appearance.… - Stories From the Hunt for Evan Ratliff20 November 2009, 7:40 pm
After Evan Ratliff was captured, Wired asked the most active hunters to send in their stories. Why were they drawn to the hunt, what did they do and what did they learn?… - Wired Tests Writer With Series of Bold Challenges20 November 2009, 7:39 pm
With a week remaining in the hunt for Evan Ratliff, Wired decided to up the stakes with of five challenges hidden in New York Times crossword puzzles.… - Delete Browser Cookies, Clean Up Your Trail of Crumbs20 November 2009, 5:30 pm
The web is watching you, and it’s doing it using browser cookies — small snippets of tracking code. Do away with them to be free of watchers, and annoy the heck out of Big Brother too.… - YouTube Blocks Non-Partner Device Syabas as Allegations Fly20 November 2009, 5:12 pm
YouTube has begun enforcing a 16-month-old change in its terms of service that requires device manufacturers to become “strategy partners” in order to display YouTube videos on televisions.… - Prosecutors Drop Plans to Appeal Lori Drew Cyberbullying Case20 November 2009, 5:00 pm
Prosecutors have dropped any plans to appeal the Lori Drew cyberbullying case, thus ending the controversial and lengthy criminal case.… - World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building20 November 2009, 4:45 pm
A new 2-million-square-foot terminal at an Istanbul airport is the largest building in the world to sit on high-tech seismic isolators designed to help the building survive earthquakes intact.… - MPAA Says Copyright-Treaty Critics Hate Hollywood20 November 2009, 4:45 pm
Dan Glickman, the chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America, is complaining to Congress that those who don’t support a proposed international intellectual-property treaty are “hostile toward efforts to improve copyright enforcement worldwide.“… - Review: Angst-and-Fangs Formula Lacks Bite in ‘New Moon’20 November 2009, 3:50 pm
Action takes a back seat to moping in this Twilight sequel, a throwaway teen flick that gives vampire movies a bad name. Aside from the brooding bloodsuckers, New Moon also delivers a lousy message to fangirls swooning over the supernatural love story.…
- Tutorial 001: Keeping Track of Time…20 November 2009, 3:15 pm
We have something new here – written tutorials! Morten aka LuX is more into writing than making a video – and I (Rolf) love written tutorials and prefer them over video if they have enough images. And now I give over to LuX, who will show you how to make a Grandfathers Clock from scratch: This is […]… - No show this week :-(19 November 2009, 2:55 pm
My eye is acting up a bit again – nothing serious but still no fun. I have to cut back on screen time for some days.… - #100 at Screencasters!16 November 2009, 6:23 am
Today heathenx published the episode #100 about Inkskape and other graphics software. Congratulations!… - Episode 126: Quick Karmic Frames12 November 2009, 2:40 pm
Download the Video! (22.6 MB, 11:53) Download the Torrent! Sorry – no mobile version yet! A short one this time – I upgraded to Karmic Koala and did a clean install with new partitions and EXT4 file system. And now I am getting the important stuff back on the disk and leave the cruft out. This meant that […]… - GIMP on OS X – 64-bit GIMP version is out11 November 2009, 3:04 pm
Here is one for the Mac crowd – there is a special build for Snow Leopard. GIMP’s Python code is now using the Mac’s own interpreter and some of the user interface troubles have been fixed.… - Episode 125: Crop it! But how?3 November 2009, 4:35 pm
Download the Video! (65.9 MB, 34:40) Download the Video for iPods etc (32.8 MB, 34:40) Download the Torrent! We had a nice discussion in the forum about how to crop. What shall determine the crop, the output paper format or the content of the image? The two main aspect ratios used in digital cameras are 2:3 and 3:4. This […]… - Slow Site – source identified?1 November 2009, 9:33 am
Yesterday the site was very slow again. Restarting the web server solved the problem for some minutes – then it went down again. While watching the logs with tail –f I noticed a IP addess which requested a lot of different video files at the same time. I denied access to that address and the […]… - Ansel Adams in Color31 October 2009, 8:05 am
While you are waiting for the next episode (which will be a bit late because of changes in my schedule – recording is almost done) I have a link for you. The Master of Black and White in Full Color!… - Episode 124: PS Translation Service24 October 2009, 8:14 am
Download the Video! (53.7 MB, 28:14) Download the Video for iPods etc (24.1 MB, 28:14) Download the Torrent! (likely broken) There are a lot of tutorials out there for “The Other Program”, also called Adobe® Photoshop®. (I hope I got the Rs right, can’t find the page where Adobe® told the world how to call this program.) A […]… - Episode 123: Pimp my Photo! (2)15 October 2009, 10:10 am
Download the Video! (58.1 MB, 30:32) Download the Video for iPods etc (37.1 MB, 30:32) Download the Torrent! (likely broken) The results of the Book Challenge have been so interesting that I have made two shows out of them. This is the second part. If you want to buy Akkana Peck’s book from amazon.com in the US, go to […]…
- The Large Hadron Collider is really so very scary.22 November 2009, 4:26 am
Please sit down calmly make sure you can not knock over your coffee and open up your mind to the problem we all may have to face, no need for a will no time to call a priest. You may just have seconds or…read more… - PLP FutureCare a ‘disaster’:Bermuda seniors left out in the cold22 November 2009, 3:24 am
“Government backbencher Terry Lister said private health insurers were to blame, for pulling their affordable plans for seniors after FutureCare was launched. “The insurers need to take their share of this risk, their share of this responsibility,”…read more… - Philanthropy in Pakistan: Moving Beyond Conditional Generosity22 November 2009, 3:19 am
Article Source: Schuitema Article by Afia Mansoor It is interesting that in Pakistan, as per the National Survey on Individual Giving in 1998, voluntarism is 58% of individual giving. This is twice the global voluntarism rate and even exceeds that of the USA. What this…read more… - WAR FOR…22 November 2009, 1:41 am
WAR FOR RESOURCES…WAR FOR DEMOCRACY…WAR FOR EMPIRE…WAR FOR…read more… - Car that morphs into a motorbike21 November 2009, 11:54 pm
At the switch of a button,this goes from a car to a motorbike letting you zip between lanes. It would run on rechargeable batteries with a hydraulics system and operate with newly emerging electronics technologyread more… - India’s Reliance bids for LyondellBasell21 November 2009, 11:36 pm
Reliance submits bid to acquire the world’s third largest petrochemical Company LyondellBasell. The Company had filed for protection under chapter 11 in January 2009. This Company has a market capitalization of $55 billion dollars. LyondellBasell sources…read more… - Vatican no fan of ‘deviant’ Twilight21 November 2009, 10:29 pm
Barry Artiste Op/Ed Wow, apparently the Vatican is taking the moral high road on deviancy!But then they should know all about deviant behaviour, ask any altar boy with a sore bum. “The Vatican has spoken out against the new Twilight movie that is sweeping the globe, slamming…read more… - There was a comment left on my blog today that got me curious21 November 2009, 10:22 pm
There was a comment left on my blog today that got me curious. It totally did not make sense at all why someone would leave in on a missing person’s blog – it was under the video that CJ the Video Lady made for us…read more… - Upper-Bracket Tax May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says21 November 2009, 9:46 pm
Congress has decided Its time to selectively tax anyone in the US who makes more than $250,000 a year. Upper brackets not ony should bear the burden of a new health care system, they now can bear a surcharge to finance US wars. ” …read more… - Rising populism has GOP on its toes21 November 2009, 9:00 pm
It began in August, with the Town Hall meetings , although surely it had begun before this, with books and TV and radio pundits and blogs. A rising conservative populism, though,…read more…
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