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The 2,000-year-old Greek 'super computer' used to predict eclipses decades in advance
The world's oldest calculator - a box of dials, gears and cogs created by the Ancient Greeks more than 2,000 years ago - could predict eclipses decades in advance, say researchers.
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Linux jukebox app achieves first stable release — Jun. 11, 2008 — The Banshee Project has achieved the first major, stable release of its eponymous music jukebox application.
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Is KDE back? 4.1 launches
KDE 4.1 is what 4.0 should have been, writes a reviewer at ArsTechnica . Now, can the KDE Desktop Environment (KDE) win back users who abandoned the once-dominant desktop after a shaky 4.0 release, reviewer Ryan Paul wonders?
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Photoshop Express beta adds tagging, uploader
Adobe has released an updated version of its Photoshop Express beta service, its web-based application that offers online storage and photo-editing. The company now offers a Photoshop Express Uploader (powered by Adobe AIR) that enables photo uploading from the desktop of any internet-connected computer and the ability to quickly browse through thu...
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St. Edward takes the wraps off new engineering center
Marvin Fong/The Plain DealerMatt Falk, an instructor at St. Edward High School, installs computers in the school's newly built Lowe Pre-Engineering and Technology Center. Like any good engineer, Mary Ellen Scott is rational, analytical, calm and completely in control. Most...
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Microsoft's Midori -- a future without Windows
Filed under: Desktops , Laptops , Networking According to a report, Microsoft isn't just looking at the next version of Windows (no, not Mojave ) for future OS possibilities, but is looking beyond the Windows architecture altogether with a project known as Midori. The new OS is still in the "incubation" phase (which puts it slightly closer to market than R&D projects), but Microsoft ...
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by (Staff) on Mon 5th Dec 2005 23:15 UTC
have used gstreamer on my ubuntu and nothing worked, changed to xine and vlc, it worked perfekt. why reinventing the wheel ? so is the audio in linux alsa , oss , esd , polypoly etc why not only one and make it work flawlessly ?
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Linked by David Adams on Tue 12th Jul 2005 15:52 UTC
The Tor Desktop Virtual Privacy Machine is a USB JumpDrive preloaded with a complete Linux OS and a roster of useful applications. Plug it into a Windows or Linux machine and launch a virtual Linux desktop that routes all network traffic through multiple network proxies using the Tor network.
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Next space tourist spending bulk of fortune to fly
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The world's next space tourist, a computer game wizard, said Wednesday he's spending the bulk of his fortune on his $30 million adventure this fall.
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Legal Tracks on Black Hat Briefings
Learn the latest security technologies and vulnerabilities at the 2008 Black Hat Briefings and Training on Aug. 6-7 in Las Vegas. The topics of discussion this year include: root kits; zero-day exploits; application security; bots and malware; deep knowledge; and more.
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The biggest military hacker of all times did his work over 56k modem [Gary McKinnon]
Gary McKinnon, a British computer expert, claims he's just fascinated with UFOs. Using his home computer and a modem — how WarGames! — he infiltrated military networks and accessed... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Next space tourist spending bulk of fortune to fly
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The world's next space tourist, a computer game wizard, said Wednesday he's spending the bulk of his fortune on his $30 million adventure this fall.
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Portugal to sell 500,000 of Intel's Classmate PCs
SEATTLE - Intel Corp.'s low-cost laptop initiative got a boost Wednesday from Portugal's government, which is pledging to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers based on the chipmaker's Classmate PC design.
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Top UK court allows extradition of hacker to US
LONDON - Some call it the biggest hack of military computers; perhaps it was just a big embarrassment.
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VMware Fusion 2.0b2 adds multiple snapshots, more
VMWare on Wednesday released VMware Fusion 2.0 Beta 2, a new free public beta of its software for running Windows (and other operating systems) within Mac OS X. The update brings better utilities and performance, support for multiple screenshots, better gaming features, HD video acceleration at near-native speeds (with less CPU utilization), and su...
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Putting 'cloud computing' to the test
Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp., and Yahoo Inc. are putting "cloud computing" to the test with help from researchers at the University of Illinois.
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Linked by David Adams on Wed 17th Aug 2005 17:03 UTC, submitted by G.S.
The most recent Mac OS X security update from Apple Computer includes a glitch that prevents users from running 64-bit applications on the company's new Tiger operating system, AppleInsider has confirmed.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 16th Feb 2006 15:45 UTC, submitted by kristof
Antivirus researchers have discovered what's claimed to be the first computer Trojan to infect Apple Mac OS X computers . The malware, dubbed Leap-A , spreads via the iChat instant messaging system as a file called latestpics.tgz that infected machines send to contacts on an infected user's buddy list.
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Alphabet Flash Card Games
Using flash cards to get kids ready for school is a useful tool. You can add a fun element into learning by playing games with flash cards.
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Japan Hot Stocks-Denso, DoCoMo, Casio Computer, Nintendo
TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average <.N225> rose 0.2 percent and the broader TOPIX <.TOPX> fell 0.2 percent as of 0116 GMT on Thursday.
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Psystar hires well-known lawyers in battle with Apple
Facing a lawsuit from Apple, Mac clone maker Psystar is showing signs it may be gearing up for a fight. The company has hired a California law firm that has beaten Apple in the past, according to a report in Computerworld. In court papers filed Monday, Psystar was represented by lawyers from Carr and Ferrell, LLP, who filed a request for an extensi...
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Apple products top annual PC Mag reader survey
Readers of PC Magazine have awarded top scores to Apple Products, during a recent survey on electronic products. Apple received the highest ratings in all of the categories it was involved in, laptops, desktops, routers, cell phones, media players and tech support. In all of these categories Apple received Readers Choice status and performed "signi...
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Hynix Executive: Expect 3Q DRAM Bit Growth At Mid-20% Level Vs 2Q
SEOUL -(Dow Jones)- South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. (000660.SE) Thursday said it expects third quarter shipments of its dynamic random access memory chips to grow by a mid-20% level from the second quarter.
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Warning over internet 'dark side'
Online companies such as YouTube have been urged by MPs to do more to protect children from the "dark side" of the internet.
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Stand around the voice-automated machine with a 15-inch flat panel display that takes money, credit or debit cards to pay for parking in downtown Frederick, and soon a robotic voice squawks from the brand-new pay station.
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