How to delete an undeletable file. Here is a tip to get rid of these undeletable files. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 10:30 p.m..
This guy hates the GPL How many times can one man violate the GPL and copyright law? From on June 11, 2006 at 9:23 p.m..
Pirate Bay's popularity DOUBLES after 3 days of being shut down The Pirate Bay, one of the world's most popular websites for illegal downloading of movies, has doubled its number of visitors after Swedish police shut down the site for three days. From on June 11, 2006 at 9:23 p.m..
DS Games Respond to DS lite Hardware? Mario greets you differently on the DS lite when booting up Mario Kart DS. Are Nintendo DS games aware when they’re on a DS Lite? From on June 11, 2006 at 9:23 p.m..
SC: 11/06 New JavaScript flaw in all web browsers could reveal details through keystroke capture Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Mozilla's Firefox are both vulnerable to a JavaScript flaw that could allow attackers to steal confidential information in certain situations where the user is duped into typing a lot of information about their computer ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on June 11, 2006 at 8:30 p.m..
eBay Lauches Ebay ADwords - their version of Google PPCs n coming months, the program, dubbed eBay AdContext, will allow Web sites to embed simple snippets of code that can then automatically act to showcase items for sale on eBay's site, eBay officials said. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
myvu: Sunglasses with embedded video screens for the video iPod! Simply connect the myvu™ personal media viewer to your Apple iPod® with video, video-enabled cell phone or portable dvd player and watch your favorite music videos, movies, podcasts and other broadcasted or downloaded entertainment. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
Researchers Find Gene Linked To Asthma Danish scientists say they have found a gene with a direct link to asthma. "What makes our find so special is that we found an individual immunological gene that seems to be directly connected to the risk of developing asthma." From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
Dreamcast Modding FAQ (very complete) A very well compiled FAQ of almost everything to do with modifying the Sega Dreamcast. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
Video and photos of Spiderman 3 shoot in NYC Spiderman swings across Foley Square in New York City. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
CGI simulation of meteor colliding with Earth The velocity of the meteorite is 70,000km/h. But the meteorite is bigger than we can imagine, so that it appears much slower. In the impact at the same time as colliding The earth's crust of 10km in thickness where ground in the earth is composed is wholly peeled off. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
Gnarls Barkley Performs Crazy... in Star Wars Costumes Featuring Chewbacca on drums, Imperial officers on strings, stormtroopers on bass, Rebel pilots on backup vocals, Jango Fett and Obi Wan on keyboards and Darth Vader on lead vocals. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
Final word on DS Lite The Nintendo DS Lite is officially unveiled in the US tomorrow. Is it worth your time to wait in line? From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
Digg: Soon, Not Just for Geeks Anymore Digg, the collaborative tech news site, will soon branch out beyond geekdom. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
The 10 Greatest Countries in the History of the World What they are? what do you think ? From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
FREE Windows Mobile RSS Reader Application A FREE RSS aggregator for Windows Mobile 5. Includes offline synchronization / caching for true mobile reading. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
Why Companies Shouldn't Use Robots In Chat The only way to cancel was live chat. My responses were followed by long delays and then multiple quick chat posts by "Amy." I started laughing so much that I copied the chat session and saved it to a text file. I am 95% sure Amy was a robot, but I will let you decide. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
Nintendo's DS Lite launch party in New York "Wouldn't you know it, last night instead of going out and getting our social life on, Paul and I cruised over to Rockefeller Center to the Nintendo World Store for the official DS Lite launch event (it being the eve of June 11th and all)." From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
Sony: "PC Dead, Nintendo For Kids, We Innovate" Sony execs Richard Brunois and Phil Harrison claim the PC is dead, long live the PS3. As well, they claim that Nintendo is essentially for kids and they are the true innovators. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
There's a new OS on the block - HelenOS It's called HelenOS, and it's based on the SPARTAN kernel, licensed under the BSD license, and they've just released version 0.2.0. From on June 11, 2006 at 5:51 p.m..
Cradle the KC jazz Rock the digital cradle hear of real Kansas City jazz history here. The pages load slowly but their gifts are worth the wait. This look and listen into the past is absolutely impossible to convey in the sterility of generalized education resources. Arts history, jazz, Kansas City From Golden Swamp on June 11, 2006 at 4:30 p.m..
BicyTaxi Comes to New York City BicyTaxies will shuttle passengers to their destination, running scheduled routes in New York City as a Taxi, or operating at corporate, personal, sport or Convention Center events with an advertiser's message prominently displayed and attracting attention. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..
AMD vs. Intel: Which Chip Offers More Bang for Your Buck in Gaming PCs? All of these technical comparisons are well and good, but they don’t answer the fundamental question: which chip is best for computer gaming systems? Though they continue to use the 90 nm core process for the time being, AMD processors still represent the best “bang for your buck.” From digg on June 11, 2006 at 12:31 p.m..
Big Gallery of Hubble Heritage These photos are amazing to check out. They are worth it just save as your desktop wallpaper. From on June 11, 2006 at 12:28 p.m..
Spherical nanoparticle breakthrough A Georgia Tech scientist and colleagues from Britain and China have now developed a way of creating spherical nanoparticles at large scales, paving the way for processing next-generation chips. In tests of the spherical nanoparticles on silicon wafers, polishing defects were reduced by 80%.. From on June 11, 2006 at 12:28 p.m..
Power of Ten: To Infinity and Beyond The film starts on a picnic blanket in Chicago and zooms out 10x every 10 seconds until the entire universe is visible. And then they zoom all the way back down into the nucleus of an atom. A timeless classic. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..
Using gravity to get off the ground "Can a plane climb like a balloon and fly like a glider? One inventor plans on finding out." This is awesome! From digg on June 11, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..
Free 24 hrs Linux Techsupport ! Qunu empowers people to help others with tech support. It's different from other sites you've already heard of because it uses instant messaging to make the support real time. Qunu is your problem solved, instantly. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..
World Cup Ushers in A New Media Game "As billions of fans tune to television coverage of the World Cup, Yahoo sees the tournament as chance to showcase its new approach to covering big news on the Web." From digg on June 11, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..
Meet Japan's latest robot Video shows latest robot swaggering around a Tokyo department. Dressed as a samurai and named ''Kiyomori,'' this 39 joint robot can walk and sit easily. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..
Free Brain Age with purchase of a DS Lite Coupon Best Buy is offering a free copy of Brain Age to welcome the new DS Lites today. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 11:49 a.m..
EchoStar, DirecTV to resell broadband Targeting rural homes, satellite-TV providers EchoStar Communications Corp. and DirecTV Inc. will resell broadband Internet access via satellite from WildBlue Communications Inc., WildBlue said Friday. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Robert Scoble to Leave Microsoft, Joins PodTech.net It looks like recently funded PodTech.net has hired Microsoft’s Robert Scoble, who writes one of the most popular blogs, and he’ll be moving from Washington to Silicon Valley. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
What is Everyone in the World Doing Right Now? A simple web site for seeing what the world is doing at this very instant. Simply enter what you're doing, and it will show up. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 10:30 a.m..
Practical Foundations of Mathematics Students and teachers of computing, mathematics and philosophy will find this book both readable and of lasting value as a reference work. From on June 11, 2006 at 9:19 a.m..
Denmark, Norway and Sweden Pressure Apple to Open up iTunes! First France, now Denmark, Norway and Sweden plan to force Apple to break the exclusive link between its iPod music players and online iTunes store. The three Scandinavian countries have decided to take iTunes to their respective government mediators, or ombudsmen. From on June 11, 2006 at 9:19 a.m..
Amazing Lego Creations What can you do with a box of Legos? Look at what some other people have done; apparently, your imagination is the limit! From on June 11, 2006 at 9:19 a.m..
Why the Entire Computer Industry Is Wrong Nobody likes to be told that they are wrong but we are. It all started 150 years ago when Lady Ada Lovelace wrote the first algorithm (table of instructions). We have been doing it wrong ever since. From on June 11, 2006 at 9:19 a.m..
Will Nintendo Be Added To PhyEd Curriculum? 150 middle schools in West Virginia have started using Dance Dance Revolution in Gym Classes. They are trying to reach today’s overweight, yet technologically savvy, kids. Maybe next year they will add Wii Tennis? From on June 11, 2006 at 9:19 a.m..
DIY Hi-def LCD Projector that uses $30-50 bulbs! PopSci ran this article on how Lumenlab is simplifying LCD projectors for DIY'ers using standard parts. The best part is that it's a Hi-def (you pick the resolution based of the LCD) and then illuminate it with a $30-50 dollar bulb that lasts 3 times as long as a normal projector bulb! From on June 11, 2006 at 9:19 a.m..
Xbox 360, iPod and Plasma TVs Will Transform In The New Transformers Movie "According to a leaked script, three of our favorite consumer electronics are going to do a little “transforming” in the new Transformers live action movie courtesy of Michael Bay." From on June 11, 2006 at 9:19 a.m..
Diagnosis of disease may soon involve simply exhaling Your breath may tell what you ate for lunch or that you had too many margaritas to wash it down. But researchers are collaborating on a new, laser-based breath analyzer that can go far beyond that, picking up hidden clues about your health. From on June 11, 2006 at 9:19 a.m..
Mac vs PC for Video Editing Now that the Mac is finally using fast hardware, is there any question which machine makes the better editing platform? From digg on June 11, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Best Firefox Extensions volume 1-3 by c-net Three volumes of best firefox extensions by cnet From digg on June 11, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Web cams found with Google These web cams were found automatically through a variety of clever search techniques. Their owners might or might not have intended for them to be public. But they obviously are. Many of them are security cameras in companies or semi-public places.1325 Web cams Currently. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Random Numbers Interesting random numbers hobby page. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Back to the Mainframe They'll obviously never replace PC's and distributed computing.. but it appears there's still a niche for the big iron. IBM introduces the z9 series business class mainframe. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
How to Mask Your IP and Use Country Restricted Sites If you want to watch ABC streaming even if you don’t live in the US or see the Football Worldcup in BBC Sport, even if you live outside the UK - the next few steps will help you mask your IP by changing your default proxy to the correct country. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Origami UMPCs are a disaster Microsoft's Origami Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC) is looking like the company's biggest flop since Windows ME. Fortunately for Microsoft, it's not paying for this mistake, you are, if you buy one now. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 5:30 a.m..
Strange Hum Heard around the World The 'Taos Hum' is a low-pitched sound heard in numerous places worldwide. It's proven indetectable by microphones so its source and nature are a mystery. I'm still having trouble figuring out what the hell it is! From on June 11, 2006 at 1:45 a.m..
Want a cheesesteak? better speak english An English-only ordering policy has thrust one of Philadelphia's best-known cheesesteak joints into the national immigration debate. From on June 11, 2006 at 1:29 a.m..
SourceForge makes getting files even more difficult A recent change in SourceForge's interface makes getting project downloads even more difficult. From on June 11, 2006 at 1:29 a.m..
Government OK's Wiretapping VOIP "As upheld in a 2-to-1 decision, companies like Vonage and Skype would have to open up to authorized government intrusion, the same as any landline phone provider -- private networks (like those on college campuses), however, will theoretically remain legally secure from the wiretaps." From digg on June 11, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Anti-Linux Lies from Ballmer Ballmer said Linux is not gaining as much share against Windows as naysayers once predicted. The Linux desktop has gone nowhere and Linux server sales have peaked, he claimed... One open source consultant dismissed Ballmer's contention, and said Linux' momentum is not over. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Star Trek vs. Star Wars A video on YouTube that finally answers the old Internet forum question of: Who would win in a battle between the Enterprise and an Imperial Star Destroyer? Very clever editing of the original movie/show footage and dialog, combined with CGI. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Hacker Steals Files from the National Nuclear Security Administration A hacker has stolen a file containing the names and Social Security numbers of 1,500 people working for the Energy Department's nuclear-weapons agency in Albuquerque. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
More PS3 Downgrades On The Way? The connected PS3-party wet blanket who brought us covert info on the PlayStation 3 has dug up some dirt from a phantom insider who claims the PS3 may see even more downgraded specs. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
DRM - Is It Worth Going To Jail For? Want to know how to fight DRM? Purchase a number of DRM'ed disks, then walk out the door then back in and return the merchandise, it would cause havoc in the retail world for that day. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
Symantec fine print reveals automatic renewal of subscriptions I just downloaded Norton Internet Security 2006 and noticed that the fine print reveals that I will automatically be charged for a renewal next year. Why are so many companies sticking it to their customers with this kind of crap. I did not have an option to say yes or no to an automatic renewal. From digg on June 11, 2006 at 12:30 a.m..
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