SC: 20/05 Flaw in Microsoft Word may lead to cyberattack Symantec has warned that a new, unpatched security hole in Microsoft Word exposes computer users to cyberattack; would-be intruders already have attempted to compromise PCs at a Japanese government entity by exploiting the flaw ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on May 19, 2006 at 9:30 p.m..
Senators Propose Internet Freedom Preservation Act ISPs would not be "allowed to "block, interfere with, discriminate against, impair or degrade" access to content or to prevent users from attaching devices of their choosing to the network. they would also be barred from making special deals with content providers to ensure speedier delivery or improved quality of service" From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:46 p.m..
Cure for cancers 'in five years' The world's first patient trials will take place later this year. The treatment - gene-modified t-cell therapy - could replace more intrusive treatments like chemotherapy. The cells are fitted with a "tracker" device to kill cancer cells before being injected back into the patient. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable' A senior Microsoft executive told a BBC World documentary that people should use commercial software if they're looking for stability. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
XM Satellite Radio responds to the Stupid RIAA lawsuit. XM Radio basically tells the RIAA to shove it! They won't be bullied around by the RIAA and they'll fight them! "We will vigorously defend these radios and your right to enjoy them in court and before Congress, and we expect to win." From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Project to have Computers Create their own Society, Language, and Culture If computers could create a society, what kind of world would they make? Thanks to the work of an ambitious project that adds a whole new meaning to the phrase, ‘computer society’, in which millions of software agents will potentially evolve their own culture, we could be about to find out From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
How to create your own game company Months ago I wrote an article on starting your own game company for Download Squad. I finally got around to a follow-up, this time more focused on the business end of things. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Ars Technica's MacBook Review Ars Technica reviews the 2.0GHz white MacBook: "Apple has thrust themselves back into a state of competitiveness when it comes to the consumer laptop space, and even offers prospective users features that other computer manufacturers cannot." From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Discovery of human 'Hobbit' species in Indonesia contested a group of scientists led by primatologist Robert Martin said in an article in Science magazines' May 19 issue that, far from being a new species, the bones were of Homo sapiens suffering from the pathological condition microcephaly, which results in small brain and body size. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
A Roll-our-own, DIY club for building the perfect Mobile Phone Tired of being stuck with AOL TXT message? Want to get your gmail *AND* your comcast on the same phone? Want to sync with your Mac at work and your Linux box at home? You are not alone. A new group is trying to do for cell phones what home brew PC groups did for the desktop. Make it user-adaptable. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Alert Raised for MS Word Zero-Day Attack A zero-day flaw in the ubiquitous Microsoft Word software program is being used in an active exploit by sophisticated hackers in China and Taiwan, according to warnings from anti-virus researchers. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Symantec sues Microsoft on storage tech Symantec on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing Microsoft of intellectual property theft and breach of contract related to data storage technology.The complaint involves Symantec's Volume Manager product which allows operating systems to store and manipulate large amounts of data, according to a Symantec statement From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
U.S. Patent Office re-examines Amazon's 'One Click' patent The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is re-examining Amazon.com Inc.'s patent for ``one-click'' online shopping at the request of a New Zealand actor who says he's upset over slow book delivery. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
vi survival guide A comprehensive guide to a famous text editor "vi", written in vi itself. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
The Big Test - MacBook As A Windows Machine Harry McCracken, of PC World, takes a look at the MacBook as a Windows machine and he likes it. True, he is a Mac person at heart but the MacBook plus Boot Camp equals nirvana. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Computer Security Modeled After Human Immune System Response THE way the body's immune system responds when its cells are under attack has inspired a new way of protecting computer networks from viruses and hackers. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Deep-sea fish stocks 'plundered' Fish stocks in international waters are being plundered to the point of extinction, a leading conservationist group has said. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Colleges Vs. Students: As Cheating Goes High Tech And at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, after students photographed test questions with their cellphone cameras, transmitted them to classmates outside the exam room and got the answers back in text messages, the university put in place a new proctoring system. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Happy Sex Is Healthy Sex Something about the computer takes away the embarrassment around sexuality and sexual health issues, freeing people to communicate more openly than they would in person. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
Hydropower without dams, using underwater turbines For a long time, hydropower was considered the original renewable energy resource. In many countries, hydropower represents a high percentage of energy production and an alternative to dirty coal or dangerous nuclear energy. But dams around the world also cause problems. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
ePortfolio authoring now universal Sorry, a lashup on the ePortfolio module. We left the all-important Authoring features hidden on some accounts when we launched. Now fixed for all Teacher accounts. From Chalkface: Blog on May 19, 2006 at 2:47 p.m..
Add Content from EdNA Online to Your Site The page provides simple step-by-step instruction on using the EdNA Shared Information Services. Included is information about adding EdNA's browse categories, recently added resources, news headlines, and search results to the user's website - to support their teaching, learning and research. These services are available in RSS and javascript format. From EdNA Online on May 19, 2006 at 2:46 p.m..
Yahoo! Unveils Video Sharing Site The new video site includes videos from around the web and a few from Yahoo! users as well. The top navigation bar references "My Studio" which could be a way for anyone to author and upload their own video files or maybe add some special effects. The new site supports personal favorites, tagging, and ratings of each video. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Windows Vista Upgrade Advisor Now Available for Download. Microsoft has released the beta version of its Vista Upgrade Advisor software for download. It will let people know what hardware must be upgraded in order to get the best experence from Vista. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
NEW Nintendo Wii Game: Wii Hide, you Seek. Massivly Multiplayer Online Hide and Go Seek!!! SWEET!!! Details inside. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
New Sources for Stem Cells Within the last two months, three different sets of researchers have announced new sources of stem cells which may have sufficient properties in common with ESCs to allow for stem cell research to proceed unhindered. Three of the groups have independently come up with the alternative sources for stem cell replacement. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Mapping 'Self' And 'Other' In The Brain Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) have mapped not only where trust forms in the brain but have also uncovered clues as to how humans represent themselves and others as physical responses in their brains. Results are reported in this week's issue of the journal Science. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Government Seeks Power to Demand Your Encryption Keys The law actually allows UK police to request the master key for encrypted files. Anyone who refuses to comply with the request can be imprisoned for up to two years. In a terrorism investigation, that penalty can be increased up to five years of jail time. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Official: Africans pay $1,800 for 1GB of data African Internet users pay on average 90 times what Americans pay, crippling efforts by the world's poorest continent to become competitive, a senior Kenyan official said. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Crumbling Comet May Produce Meteor Shower Comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 will be visible this week and next through telescopes or on the Internet and might produce a meteor shower Monday night. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Adult Swim's Q&A with Diggnation Adult Swim interviews Kevin and Alex about Diggnation, the future of Digg.com, and Alex's suprising thoughts on Adult Swim's "Fix" From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Not in Battle with Microsoft : Innovation Drives Google "We don't get there by looking at what other companies are doing, in general," he said. "We get there by having really great innovation and thinking hard and working hard." ~ Larry Page From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
One Feature To Expect In OS X Leopard: Resolution Independence Resolution independence - the worst kept secret in OS X Leopard. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Rare find gives hope to restoring the American Chestnut Tree. It's hard to imagine that just over 100 years ago the American Chestnut Tree was a dominant tree the in the eastern US, but it was almost completely wiped out by blight. Now a stand of trees found thriving in Georgia gives hope the the Chestnut could once again become an American tradition. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Lasers could ensure satellites fly in perfect formation How can astronomers ensure that their space telescopes fly in ultra-precise formations around our planet? By combining the push of laser light with the pull of tethers, believes one physicist. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Kubuntu is now accepting request for FREE CDs Kubuntu, the KDE version of Ubuntu is now accepting requests for FREE Kubuntu 6.06 (Dapper Drake) CDs... From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Surveillance is Tyranny The Eternal Value of Privacy: Too many wrongly characterize the debate as "security versus privacy." The real choice is liberty versus control. Tyranny, whether it arises under threat of foreign physical attack or under constant domestic authoritative scrutiny, is still tyranny. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Google finally puts Australia on the map Google has launched street-level maps on Google Maps for major Australian and New Zealand cities - finally. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Pro-Carbon-Dioxide Ad Sponsored by Exxon. [It's real, not a joke] "The Competitive Enterprise Institute has produced two 60-second television spots focusing on the alleged global warming crisis and the calls by some environmental groups and politicians for reduced energy use. The ads are airing in 14 U.S. cities from May 18 to May 28, 2006." From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Senate Votes to Make English the `National Language' of U.S. The Senate voted to make English the ``national language'' of the U.S. as part of legislation overhauling immigration policy. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
ABC shows offered online viewed 3 million times in 2 weeks Viewers have watched ABC shows online about 3 million times since the Walt Disney Co. network launched the free service just over two weeks ago. The two-month trial began earlier this month, allowing viewers to watch four programs online, with commercials. Looks like a success- how many other networks are going to try this? From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
"Second Life" Land Deal Goes Sour: Man Demands $8,000 For His E-Property "In what might be a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, a Pennsylvania lawyer is suing the publisher of the rapidly growing online world Second Life, alleging the company unfairly confiscated tens of thousands of dollars worth of his virtual land and other property." From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Fuel Cells for Cell Phones Samsung announced today that it's working on a fuel cell powered handset and that it's making a big commitment to fuel cell technology. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
5 Steps to CSS Heaven Writing CSS is very much like having sex. Not everyone does it the same way and there is no particular “right” way to do it. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Final Fantasy III DS Official Trailer An official trailer of FFIII for the Nintendo DS. It's mostly cinematics (beautiful, btw), but it does offer a peek at the real gameplay and graphics. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
This Is Your Brain on Nanotubes "Carbon nanotubes -- incredibly strong, electrically conductive, hollow molecules of carbon about a nanometer in diameter -- have for more than a decade been prized by materials scientists. They've added them to batteries to increase their surface area and are developing light-emitting nanotubes for telecommunications." From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Robot carries out operation by itself For the first time, a robot surgeon in Italy has carried out a long-distance heart operation by itself."This operation has enabled us to cross a new frontier," said Carlo Pappone, who initiated and monitored the surgery on a PC in Boston, ANSA reported. Pappone is head of Arrhythmia and Cardiac Electrophysiology at Milan's San Raffaele University. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
The biggest hacking incident in the web-hosting history Yesterday the Turkish cracker going by the handle "Iskorpitx", succesfully hacked 21,549 websites in one shot (plus 17,000 as our last update) and defaced (on a secondary page) all of them with a message showing the Turkish flag (with AtaTurk face on it) and reporting... From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
China Mobile to work with Google for phone based search engine China's largest cell-phone carrier said it is in talks with Google to launch an Internet search engine for mobile services in China. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
New flight release of Ubuntu is out Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Flight 8 is out. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Iran eyes badges for Jews Human rights groups are raising alarms over a new law passed by the Iranian parliament that would require the country's Jews and Christians to wear coloured badges to identify them and other religious minorities as non-Muslims. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
RIAA: One Month of Torrents is Worth More Than The GDP of France Sarcastic article which uses figures from the RIAA to show that one month of downloads from ThePirateBay is 5 times greater than the 2005 Gross Domestic Product of France! From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Automatic Chemical Agent Detector Alarm(ACADA) The ACADA is an advanced point-sampling, chemical warfare agent detection system that continuously monitors for the presence of nerve agents and blister chemicals using IMS (Ion Mobility Spectrometry) technology. It provides early warning of chemical attacks and can be remotely deployed, vehicle mounted or carried by soldiers. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Linus Torvalds interviewed by CNN "A lot of the core people just feel excited about the technology. And that's why a lot of people just start ... At least from the developers' standpoint, nobody does it because they hate Microsoft. None of the people I work with do it for that reason. They do it because they love doing what they do." From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Land Speed Record: Mountain Moves 62 Miles in 30 Minutes A mountain near the Montana-Wyoming border once moved 62 miles in a half-hour in a catastrophic scenario that could be repeated elsewhere, scientists say. Rock at the summit of Heart Mountain is 250 million years older than at its base. That suggests the top and the bottom have not always been together. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
3G Wireless Data Plans Compared While Wi-Fi is serving up Internet access in a growing patchwork of places like coffeehouses and, in some cases, across entire cities, it can fall short of the demands of laptop users who want a gateway to the Internet essentially everywhere they go. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Nintendo: Sony steals our ideas Handbags at the ready - Nintendo UK boss lashes out at Sony's new motion sensing controller From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
GP2X (Linux based handheld gaming system) only $169.90 at Play-Asia The GP2X plays homebrew games, Roms from NES, SNES, GB, GBA, PSX, Genesis, Atari, Game Gear, and more. It plays videos, mp3s, and shows jpgs. Bigger screen than the DS. Cheaper than the PSP, and the games are free! With a TV-out cord, you can play games on your TV. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Your Telco owes you $1,000 If your telephone company is one of the companies that decided to take financial compensation from the federal government in exchange for illegally proving your records to them they owe you $1,000. Now IANAL but this seems pretty damn clear cut to me. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
How-To access your PC from school or work with a thumb drive A how-to that shows how to use a remote access program called UltraVNC and a USB thumb drive to bypass school and work PC restrictions. Also includes a pre-made portable app. setup for your thumb drive. From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
JavaScript "Associative Arrays" Considered Harmful "I’m not trying to ridicule or scold. This misconception is too common to attribute it to stupidity, and there are many legitimate reasons for the confusion. But this is something that needs to be cleared up if JavaScript is ever to be used on a grand scale." From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Parallels Desktop RC out ! Parallels Desktop (known before as Parallels Workstation) hit the release candidate ! Again fix some issues like USB, networking or sound. Go get it ! From digg on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 p.m..
Add Content from EdNA Online to Your Site The page provides simple step-by-step instruction on using the EdNA Shared Information Services. Included is information about adding EdNA's browse categories, recently added resources, news headlines, and search results to the user's website - to support their teaching, learning and research. These services are available in RSS and javascript format. From EdNA Online on May 19, 2006 at 4:30 a.m..
Head Start's Eighth National Research Conference (HSRC 8) Head Start's Eighth National Research Conference will identify and disseminate research relevant to young children (0-8 years) and their families and foster partnerships among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers. From EdNA Online on May 19, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..
Early Childhood Teachers Association (ECTA) Conference 2006 Key note speaker is Dr Sue Bredekamp author of "Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Early Childhood Programs". The conference will include master classes on Young Boys and Their Education; and Learning in the Key of Music and a variety of other workshops on issues in early childhood. From EdNA Online on May 19, 2006 at 1:30 a.m..
The Transition to Full-time Work of Young People Who Do Not Go to University "Crisis" accounts of the youth labour market are not supported by this report by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), as part of the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth research program. The analysis of the labour market outcomes of 5500 young Australians who did not go to university has found generally positive employment outcomes that improved with time. The report concludes that obtaining a job soon after leaving school is the best pathway to ongoing full time work for school leavers. Apprenticeships and traineeships are especially effective ways of getting a good st From EdNA Online on May 19, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
PlayStation X Portable (not the PSP) - play PS1 ROMs on the GP2X (Videos) Videos of PSX games being played on the Linux based GP2X portable gaming system. Very cool! From on May 18, 2006 at 11:24 p.m..
Fast Food Nation Movie Trailer This was a great book written by: Eric Schlosser and now it's a movie. A dramatic feature based on material from the incendiary book Fast Food Nation, a no-holds-barred exploration of the fast food industry that ultimately revealed the dark side of the "All American Meal." From on May 18, 2006 at 11:24 p.m..
A Cell Phone game can look like this? The footage is not pre-rendered it is real time on a new Nokia phone. Who’s next took advantage of motion capturing technology to make a realistic 3D fighter. The designers are proud that every move in the game can be performed in real life From on May 18, 2006 at 11:24 p.m..
Apple sues Creative for iPod patent infringement Apple Computer, maker of the iPod music player, is suing Creative Technology, raising the stakes in the legal dispute over competing devices. Apple claims Creative Labs, the U.S. division of Creative Technology, infringes four patents in its hand-held digital players. From on May 18, 2006 at 11:24 p.m..
iClip 4 Beta Finally Here For The Mac Popular Mac clipboard manager iClip has received a stunning UI overhaul and a stack of new features in version 4. Join up to receive your beta license. From on May 18, 2006 at 11:24 p.m..
AMD Unveils K8L: Quad Core Desktops And So Much More Moore revealed that K8L will be the first AMD processor to have L3 cache since the K6 CPU. Each core has an independent L2 cache, but the entire processor shares an L3 cache pool. The K8L will be a 65nm SOI process so AMD engineers have a bit more die real estate to play around with. From on May 18, 2006 at 11:24 p.m..
Google's Goal: A Worldwide Web of Books Google executive Vinton Cerf has a collection of 10,000 books. He says Google's book-search plan will help people easily search digitized books. From on May 18, 2006 at 11:24 p.m..
Tug of war over Net Neutrality continues with new bill. The bill released by the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee is called the ''Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act.'' It's gathering support from both sides of the aisle, but is also facing strong opposition. This could be a long and ugly battle. From on May 18, 2006 at 11:24 p.m..
Clinton To Cosponsor Internet Neutrality Law Senator Hillary Clinton plans to co-sponsor the Dorgan and Snowe Internet neutrality law. Clinton announced her intentions in a release issued earlier today. From on May 18, 2006 at 11:24 p.m..
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