CNBC: "Apple is already working on the iPhone 2.0" Apple has yet to announce the iPhone, however, CNBC says the iPhone 2.0 is already in the works. They state that it will have iChat video features and more smart phone capabilities. Let the rumors begin... From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
100GB iPod on the Way?: Toshiba Announces 100GB 1.8-inch drive "Toshiba announced it will ship a 100GB 1.8-inch hard disk next month, the largest yet of this size. The little drive spins at 4200rpm and happens to be exactly the right size to fit into an Apple iPod." From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
10 Reasons Why Battlestar Galactica is Doomed Best reason: #6 "Cylon threesomes". I have really enjoyed BS:G for its grittiness and (relative) realism but the show seems to have lost its way recently. Hopefully the last few episodes prove to be the exception and not the rule. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
World's Smallest Man 28 inches tall. His 2 year old son towers over him. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Pants found by Searchers NOT Pants Worn By James Kim When He Went Missing This is the only story I see reporting it but I hope it's true. Apparently, the pants found by searchers, which had led some to speculate that James was suffering from "paradoxical stripping", a symptom of late stage hypothermia, were not the pants he was wearing when he left. The grey pants found may have been layered over his jeans. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Male Pill Still Years Away Regardless of the hype of late, guys, don't get your hopes up. While there are some remarkable options on the horizon, the pill will remain firmly in the female camp for some time yet to come. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
1,000 Palestinian Lives = 1 Israeli Life A senior Israeli source says that Israel is willing to release "around 1,000" Palestinians in exchange for captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. STAGE 1: Shalit is transferred to Egypt in return for Palestinian women and children. STAGE 2: Shalit is moved to Israel in exchange for a second group of Palestinians. STAGE 3: A third group is released. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Google to Buy Dreamhost in Shocking YouTube Copycat Purchase OMG, Google is rumored to buy Dreamhost in an amazing deal based on the same business logic that let them buy YouTube. To quote a Dreamhost insider: "YouTube is basically a pared-down free web host that can only show video. P-SHAW!...WE are a FULL-Featured PAY web host...!"GOOG shares mixed after the news. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Biggest Mistakes in Web Design 1995-2015 Next to e-mail, your web site is one of the most important marketing tools you have. Too many people are using their web sites in the wrong way and are hurting themselves. I’ve gathered what I think are the biggest web design mistakes. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Downloadable Microformat Icons Wolfgang Bartelme and Chris Messina teamed up to create a couple of Microformat Icons which they offer for download and usage on your own sites. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..
Nintendo May Beat its Earnings Forecast - Iwata Nintendo is already expecting annual sales to be up 45 percent with operating profit up over 60 percent, and now President Satoru Iwata has said the company may even beat that. Additionally, we've got some of the first Wii sales numbers for Japan, straight from Famitsu publisher Enterbrain. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Barron's on Apple iPhone: "the Production Ramp has already begun" Apple continues to say nothing about its cell phone plans, but news about the much discussed iPhone continues to leak. This morning, Prudential’s Jesse Tortora asserted that “the production ramp has already begun” in small quantities for an Apple slim phone to be available for sale late in the first quarter of next year or early in the 2nd Quarter From digg on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
20 Songs That Influenced Kurt Cobain Here is Q magazine's list of songs "that inspired Kurt Cobain," which the mag's staff put together based on Cobain quotes and their editorial expertise. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
New York City becomes the first city to ban trans fats in restaurants New York today became the first city in the United States to prohibit trans fats in restaurants, a shift that will affect eateries from the corner deli to the brasserie and ultimately may influence how food is prepared at restaurants around the nation. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Python may have been the first sacred cow 70,000 years ago Pythons were probably the first idols to be worshipped by man, archaeologists said after unearthing evidence of a ritual dating back 70,000 years. A rock shaped like an enormous python’s head, discovered in a cave in the Tsodilo hills of Botswana, puts back the date of the first known human ritual by 30,000 years, they say. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Airbus Launches New Wide-Body A350 Airbus kicked off a 10 billion euro ($13.2 billion) plan Monday to build its A350 XWB wide-bodied jet, which is designed to compete with Boeing's successful 787 and boost the fortunes of the troubled European planemaker. The new plane is badly needed to fill a gap in the Airbus product line and stem a loss of business to Chicago-based Boeing Co. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Easily Open .docx On A Mac Microsoft's new Office version introduces a new ".docx" file, which is unreadable by Macs at the moment. Since .docx is starting to pop up as Office 2007 gains users, this simple guide will help you open the dreaded .docx on a Mac. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
Rob Corddry Bombs at GQ Men of the Year Award Ignored by Ben Affleck, heckled by Steve-O, and comically trumped by Al Gore -- Rob Corddry bombs at the GQ Men of the Year Awards. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..
VIIIth International Conference on Asian Youth and Childhoods 2007 The theme of this conference is 'Asian Youth and Childhoods across the World'. The aim is for the conference to play a significant role in informing professionals on the future shape and boundaries of Asian youth and childhoods to locate their place not only in Asia but throughout the world. Topics will include: new trends in youth and childhood research; Asian youth and new trajectories; youth, international migration and globalization; inequalities in child and youth population; young people and new technology; young people and media; child and youth rights in Asia; youth and child From EdNA Online on December 5, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Masterclass Certificate - 2007 Series The new global economy has created new demands on workforce educators, forcing us to redefine the roles of our workforce and the skills our workers need to get us there. This Masterclass will provide organisational learning professionals with challenging and thought-provoking concepts to implement in our organisations. Co-presented by Training Australia Magazine and the University of Oxford, the MasterClass will give you insights and understanding, specifically relating to linking competitive strategy and knowledge management with organisational training and learning needs analysis. Your prese From EdNA Online on December 5, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
SNAICC National Conference 2007: Ngadluko Ngartunnaitya The Secretariat of National Aboriginal and Islander Child Care (SNAICC) conference is for service providers, policy makers, researchers and others focussed on the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families. The focus is on practical approaches to working with children, families and communities from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander backgrounds. The conference will provide local, national and international perspectives on best practice in responding to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities' diversity and competing needs. From EdNA Online on December 5, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
Preschool cancels Christmas show A preschool has 'cancelled Christmas' because it believes traditional pageants put too much pressure on young children. Parents received a letter last week informing them the annual Christmas celebrations at the Maitland Nursery School would not go ahead. Preschool director, Megan Filis wrote: 'Due to concerns about the amount of pressure put on young children, our funding body, DOCS, has directed all early childhood services to avoid the more traditional types of group performances that we have been used to.' A DOCS spokesperson advised that the key to a successful end-of- From EdNA Online on December 5, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
SA coalition to tackle cyber bullying A high-level coalition set up to decrease bullying, harassment and violence in all South Australian schools will tackle use of the Internet, mobile phones and email to bully young people. The coalition's next meeting in January will explore issues around cyber bullying and a State-wide campaign through schools to alert parents, as part of their ongoing work. The coalition was formed in July last year and comprises Government, Catholic and Independent school representatives along with prominent academic experts on school bullying. From EdNA Online on December 5, 2006 at 9:31 p.m..
All Heroes episodes now available streaming online at NBC.com! Catch up now if you missed an episode. Before you could only watch the previous week's Heroes episode, but now NBC has made all episodes available to watch. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
77 Design Gifts Under $77 "77 Design gifts under $77, the ultimate hoilday gift guide from Core77" The shredder hand is awesome. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Richard Dawkins answers what would you say to God if you arrived at heaven? Q and A sessions also includes "Einstein, Newton, Bacon, Kepler, Pascal, Boyle and Faraday all believed in God. Does it bother you that such eminent scientists might not have been deluded?" and "Should men submit to their selfish genes, dump their wives and go for younger, blonder models?" From digg on December 5, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Llamas Recruited to Fight against Biological Threats Llamas are not just for transportation anymore. It turns out that the animals' blood could be useful for detecting all sorts of maladies in the surrounding environment--from deadly pathogens to industrial emissions. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Host your own photo gallery with Gallery2 This week, I'll show you how to install Gallery2, a free, open source web application that lets you publish and manage your digital images for web consumption on your own web server, whether it's your home server or hosted account. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..
Crazy Paper Folding Trick Using only one piece of paper, create a cool 3D effect in no time! Try using different size paper and different folding widths for contrasting results. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Samsung's All White Apple Style LCD Reviewed The Samsung SyncMaster 960BF is an all white 19 inch LCD monitor. The panel sports a 4ms pixel response time and 700:1 contrast ratio. This colour scheme is reminiscent of a Mac Mini , and this monitor along with a Mac keyboard and mouse would like quite nice next to such a unit.. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Will Wright on Colbert Report (Video) Will Wright, the creator of the Sims, discusses the highly anticipated game release "Spore" with Colbert. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
James Kim search - trackers find James Kim's pants Searchers Tuesday found pants belonging to a missing San Francisco man who set out three days ago seeking help for his family stranded in the snowy Oregon Coast Range. In addition, unconfirmed reports indicated another of James Kim's personal items may have been found near the pants. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Microsoft's Zunetanic Sinking Fast Sales of the Microsoft Zune sank from second place to fifth place in one week, according to the market research firm NPD Group. Zune sales dropped to 2.1 percent of the market in the week ended Nov. 25. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Dilemma for Oscar voters: early word is that Gibson's 'Apocalypto' is great Can there still be praise for Mad Mel after the incident? "With some early reviews lauding the audacity and innovation of Mel Gibson’s bloody Mayan epic, “Apocalypto,” Hollywood’s tight-knit community of Oscar voters may find itself facing a difficult dilemma in the coming weeks: Will they consider the film for an Academy Award?" From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Poisoned Russian Spy Converts to Islam on his Deathbed Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian intelligence agent poisoned in London, is to be buried according to Muslim tradition after converting to Islam on his deathbed. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
How YouTube made flying helicopters a must-have toy An instant message from a friend popped up on Lane McConnell's computer in September, telling him to check out a YouTube video of a cat chasing a remote-controlled toy helicopter.He watched it. "I said, 'Oh, yeah, that's the coolest thing,'" recalls McConnell. "'I have to get it.'" From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
The Official ~fsk Line Rider update! It's out and better than ever with an eraser, a checkpoint system, zooming, and acceleration lines. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
The BEST GADGETS of 2006 CrunchGear’s editors searched far and wide for the best gadgets of 2006. We’ve included devices from our own pages and some things we picked up over the year that made us smile. Read on for everything we loved this year. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..
Miami Center loses radar for 1 hour with 200 flights in the air Two computer systems suffered outages for about an hour Monday, making it difficult for air traffic controllers at the Miami Center radar complex to identify more than 200 flights in the air and temporarily grounding others at Fla. airports, the FAA said. "It was the controllers' years of experience that managed to salvage a really bad situation." From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Top 11 Best Geek Gifts 7. A "Nuke the RIAA from orbit" button (The type you press, not the type you wear) From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Warcraft Expansion Map viewable in a Google Map The upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, the Burning Crusade will release Outland, a new world. Now you can view the Outland map in a Google Map. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Apple Eyeing Video Game Market? Game Console Morphed from Mac mini & iTV Apple Computer has hired video game designers and may have aspirations of entering the video game market in long-term. "The game console device could be morphed out of some combination of the MacMini and iTV, while the handheld player could be developed as an enhancement to a future version of the widescreen iPod" From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Boy arrested for opening Nintendo Game Boy before Christmas A South Carolina boy, 12, was arrested Sunday morning after his mother called police to report that he had unwrapped a Christmas present without her permission. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Are Your Razr Pictures Razor Sharp? The Motorola Razr V3 is considered the most popular cell phone and most of us are familar with it. Have you ever wondered how good is the built in VGA Camera? I decided to test it and put it to its limits to see how sharp are the Razr's pictures. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Photoshop >> Removing Powerlines Learn how to remove powerlines from images, this fix can really "save" landscapes from the evil lines. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
James Kim: Video of terrain in which he is lost Short XVid movies of the area in which James is lost on foot, to vividly show the difficulty in finding him. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
High school football player HURDLES defender The player literally jumps the blocker, AMAZING From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..
Crazy Wii safety manual parody [Funny] [Not a dupe] This is a Parody/spoof of the original japanese instructions manual which has been dugg a few days ago. The original has been dugg, this is a parody: On the left column you can see the original japanese safety icons, and on the left the modified ones. Please view before digging. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Richest 2% own more than half the world: study Two percent of adults have more than half of the world's wealth, including property and financial assets, according to a study by the U.N. development research institute published on Tuesday. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Buy Microsoft, it's your patriotic duty That seemed to be the message at the London launch of Microsoft Vista, Office 2007 and Exchange 2007 on 30 November 2006. Gordon Frazer, Microsoft’s UK managing director, devoted most his opening speech to a gallimaufry of statistics and quotations intended to show that buying these new offerings would somehow make Britain more competitive. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Scary 'Mary Poppins' Trailer A parody recut of the Disney classic to make it seem like a horror movie, entitled Scary Mary. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
DarwiinRemote is released! Use the Wiimote with OSX! "DarwiinRemote is a tiny software which reads data from and sends data to Nintendo Wii Remote"You can use it in two modes at the moment, Mouse Mode and Apple Remote Mode. But it's a start!Includes Source From digg on December 5, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Flickr Find: Wii Safety Manual Missing Pages Fast on the heels of Kotaku's post about the Japanese Wii Safety Manual comes this Flickr entry from the folks at the Iconfactory. Apparently not all the images made it into the manual and the resulting orphans are hiliarious! Okay, its fake, but what a fake! From digg on December 5, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..
Playing DivX and Xvid content on Xbox 360 – An easy guide! Ever wanted to play DivX or Xvid movies on your Xbox 360 console? We provide an easy guide to making it happen! We even did it without encoding to WMV format and moving files around everywhere. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Net Neutrality Stalemate on AT&T Merger A two-month stalemate among commissioners of the US Federal Communications Commission regarding the proposed merger of AT&T and regional provider BellSouth may be reluctantly broken by one commissioner who had earlier recused himself, having previously served as counsel for a firm that lobbied on behalf of AT&T's competitors. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Using WiiMote to play Half-Life 2 on a computer Video demonstration of using a Wii controller (wiimote) connected to a windows computer via bluetooth, using a program called glovepie to turn wiimote motions and button presses into key commands to ultimately play half-life 2. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Wikia to buy the digg/wiki/sports hybrid ArmchairGM for $2 million "Wikia will announce the acquisition of ArmchairGM sometime this week, according to a source close to the transaction. The company was bought for $2 million in cash and Wikia stock. The service, which was created by four guys in New York, is a sort of digg-wiki-sports hybrid thing." From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Photo Gallery of Kids Scared of Santa: Isn't this an actual Phobia? Some of the Kids' level of fear is obvioius with their tears and Open Crying Mouths but the best photos are the ones where you can see True Fear through their eyes... From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Why can't I demo my VC downloads? (Wii annoyance #011) "Sure, the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel is full of classic titles that many remember from childhood, but does that mean we should buy games on nostalgia? Maybe we've been spoiled by Xbox Live's demo system, but Microsoft's service has been around long enough for Nintendo to learn from its competitors." From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Making Snow: Just Add Water Science enthusiast and teacher, Steve Spangler, demonstrates his product, Insta-Snow, at a trade show. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
68% of Americans believe that there is now a civil war in Iraq According to a new Harris Poll, a lop-sided 68 percent to 14 percent majority of U.S. adults now believes that there is a civil war in Iraq. In other words, a majority of Americans agrees with NBC. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Nonlethal Gun Makes You Wish You Were Shot with BFG The ADS shoots a beam of high intensity millimeter waves, which in plain English means if you get in the beam's way, it'll feel like you're being dipped in lava. In fact, the pain is so intense, that the longest any human test subject could withstand the beam was 5 seconds. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
The Car’s Green Future Nine automobile-manufacturer design studios compete to render the greenest concept vehicle. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..
Nutrients A link to information about food and nutrition including heatlhy recipes, nutrients, exercise and a quiz. From EdNA Online on December 5, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Principals and values education strategy (PAVES) The PAVES website is a resource and professional development site to support values education in Australian schools. The Australian Principals Associations Professional Development Council (APAPDC) was contracted by the Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training to undertake an information dissemination strategy tailored to the needs of school leaders. The site contains electronic newsletters, background information on values education, links with other national education initiatives, the Values Education Good Practice Schools Project, and resources to support values E From EdNA Online on December 5, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
2007 John Laing Professional Development Award $7500 will be awarded in March 2007 to support the further professional growth of a proven leader of principals' professional development. Applications are called for the 2007 John Laing Professional Development Award from school leaders who have undertaken significant professional development and contributed to professional learning of other school leaders. Closing date for applications is 28 February 2007. From EdNA Online on December 5, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..
Gmail now open. No invitation or cell registration required. I know most diggers probably already have Gmail accounts but still this is news. Gmail is no more closed beta. Anyone can now signup with no need to invitations or cell registration. And yes, this is not Google Accounts registartion. It's the real thing. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Why is Team Bush suddenly leaking? In less than a week, two highly sensitive Bush administration memos have appeared in full in the New York Times. The famous discipline of Bush's team has completely broken down. This level of leaking suggests administration aides no longer feel the sense of cohesion and teamwork -or the fear of retribution- that kept them from leaking in the past. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
FBI Computer System Faces Funding Gap The FBI faces a $56.7 million funding gap as it builds a new computer system to replace a problem-riddled database of investigation files, Justice Department auditors said Monday. A 112-page audit of the Sentinel system's progress "found that the FBI faces uncertainty" over how to meet the funding needs to continue building it. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Indian commuters narrowly avoid being hit by speeding train From the comments "That's how traffic is in India everyday. You get used to it." From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Wil Wheaton reviews ST:TNG: Justice Wil's got another Star Trek: The Next Generation review under his belt over at TV Squad. Mmm. Scantily clad aliens. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
U.K. Asks Russia to Aid in Dead Spy Case British police investigating the poisoning of a former KGB agent formally requested assistance from their counterparts in Russia, whose foreign minister warned Monday that continued suggestions of Kremlin involvement in the death could damage diplomatic relations From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Rep. Jim Moran: Bush Was Warned To Be 'Extra Sensitive' About Webb’s Son According to Moran, President Bush was told that Webb’s son had a recent brush with death in Iraq and was warned to be “extra sensitive” when talking to the Sen.-elect: "Not only did Bush know about it, he was specifically briefed on the incident before meeting with Webb, and was cautioned to be extra sensitive in speaking with Webb about his son." From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 p.m..
Microsoft Xbox 360 Wireless Receiver for Windows Review and priced $20 Rock your wireless 360 pads on the PC. The newest piece of the 'Games For Windows' puzzle. The dongle connects via USB and can manage 4 wireless 360 controllers and headsets at a time, as well as the new 360 Wireless Racing Wheel and any future 360 controllers from MS. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Safari market share grew to 4.03 percent in November New browser numbers from Market Share (Net Applications) have come out for November 2006, and they show good things for Safari, OS X's default web browser. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Men's testosterone levels predict competitiveness After a man loses a challenge, whether or not he is willing to get back into the game depends on changes in his testosterone levels, according to new research at The University of Texas at Austin. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Wii - Wiimote Strap Fix =Temporary Insurance against Flying Wiimotes Pictures and step by step instructions to backup the weak link in the Wiimote Wii strap. (Yes it is my Flickr account I created for this purpose because I don't have a blog, I have not seen this addressed on a forum yet, or from Nintendo and I have stuff to protect just in case something horrible should happen. : P From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Hummer O2 concept brings shame to the nature-terrorizing brand In a humiliating blow to the once proud, gas-guzzling Hummer SUV, engineers at GM have re-imagined the poster child for environmental apathy as a completely green vehicle that not only leaves a small "footprint" in its wake, but actually promises to give something back to nature as well. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
How to feed a black hole A special magnetic effect, the so-called magnetorotational instability (MRI), plays a key role in the formation of stars and planetary systems. It is also what feeds the black holes in the center of galaxies. For the first time, this effect has been observed in a laboratory experiment at the Forschungszentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (Germany). From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
How to Remove Tourists from Your Photos Every notable landmark seems to have one thing in common: visitors, and lots of them. But if you want that postcard shot or that image that shows how the location may have once appeared, you have a challenge ahead of you. This digital photography and PhotoShop tutorial will provide a means to remove the tourist throngs from your vacation images. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Day Break Cancelled, Masters Of Sci Fi to Replace? After scoring ratings more befitting of a cable drama, Day Break appears poised to get the axe just ten episodes short of wrapping up its story line. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..
Halo 3 Sixty-Second Trailer (Hd 720p version) "Last week we announced that Microsoft and Bungie were set to debut the latest trailer for Halo 3 during ESPN's Monday Night Football on December 4th and tonight we managed to capture the commercial as it aired shortly after the broadcast started." TeamXbox, The link contains the hi-res 720p version of the commercial or the SD low-res version. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Apple Rumor Convergence: The Truth is Out Where? Let’s double up on the Apple rumor mongering, shall we? Just a few days ago, our own Vince brought you the rumor that Apple was in serious manufacturing talks with Taiwanese factories for a new tablet-style portable device with docking station. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Bob Ross Painting for the Wii is cancelled! AGFRAG, the team responsible for bringing Bob Ross to life on the Wii has state that they are no longer invovled with the project. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
HOW TO - Build your own Laptop Watercooler While most people's response to an overheating laptop would naturally be to send it in for repairs, Instructables member "Jack Ruby" decided to do things a little differently and take matters into his own hands, creating a water cooling system that is at once highly impractical and oh so right. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Neanderthals Were Cannibals, Study Confirms Neanderthals suffered periods of starvation and may have supplemented their diet through cannibalism, according to a study of remains from northwest Spain. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Wii runs GameCube homebrew Using a variety of exploits, the homebrew community has finally struck gold and figured out how to get it all going on the Wii. Of course, this could very well be a problem for Nintendo if folks use this exploit to run emulators (they will and, more than likely, are), bypassing the Virtual Console to play any ROM they wish. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
Research indicates teen marijuana use does not predict drug, alcohol abuse Marijuana is not a "gateway" drug that predicts or eventually leads to substance abuse, suggests a 12-year study. The study calls into question the long-held belief that has shaped prevention efforts and governmental policy for six decades. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
James Kim's wife describes ordeal; "He was kind of Weak when he Left (us)" From Picking Berries (which they stopped eating because for fear, they were poisonous), to attaching Reflective Tape to an umbrella to increase the chance of being spotted, Kati Kim describes the family's ordeal and how the trouble started and what they did to survive. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..
The lock-out begins for Office Mac users Microsoft hsa officially launched Office 2007, but that's bad news for Mac users. Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 now all use different file formats: docx, xlsx and pptx. Microsoft is calling these "Microsoft Office Open XML Formats", but Office for Mac users will find them far from "open". In fact, they can't read them. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Wii - Automatic New VC Game Notifications Now you can get notifications of new Nintendo Wii Virtual Console games directly on your Wii Message Board! From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
McAfee's malware trends for 2007 "McAfee has made some predictions about malware trends for 2007. With no ultimate cure for computational cancer on the horizon, McAfee foresees new mobile security problems and no end to the rapid commercialization of viruses and spyware." From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
AMD in chip top 10 for first time AMD can kiss goodbye to its scrappy underdog status after forcing its way into the world chip rankings top 10 for the first time... From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Teen says jail is "Too hard" after 8 months of a 22yr sentence A 15 year old teenager was sentenced to 22 years in prison. Now after 8 months he has claimed to have "learned his lesson" and wants to become a motivational speaker. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Hacker gets prominent evolution archive booted from Google Index Webmasters aren't pleased when they run into problems with Google, and Wesley Elsberry was no exception. Elsberry, the webmaster of the Talk.Origins archive, made his displeasure public in a blog post after Google booted his site from their search index. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
IMDB Gets a Face Lift International Movie Database finally gets a face lift. The new website seems to perform much better and also has a much cleaner look. Backed up by a Table-less design with power of CSS, IMDB has finally taken the web 2.0 plunge. Take a look for yourself! From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..
Elebits “domino/physics” video (direct YouTube link) This game looked amazing already, now things like this will give this game a lot of replay value. Kind of reminds me of the Half-Life 2 mod videos From digg on December 5, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Teacups beautifully designed patterns emerge when stained by tea Designed to improve through use, the inside of the cup is treated so that it is more susceptible to the staining that results from tea drinking. The more the cup is used, the more the pattern is revealed and, over time, the intensity of the pattern will increase. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..
Open Document Format published as ISO standard The Open Document Format has been published as an official standard by the International Organization for Standardization last week. What will this mean for the future of office apps? From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
Dwyane Wade Named Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year Dwyane Wade is Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year, the fifth pro basketball player honored in the 52-year history of the award. Wade led the Miami Heat to the NBA title and earned NBA finals MVP honors last season. He also heads the Dwyane Wade Foundation, which promotes educational and athletic goals through mentoring. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..
MySpace worm exploits Quicktime weakness to steal logins and plant spyware F-Secure has spotted an outbreak of a Javascript exploit that uses flaws in Apple's Quicktime to grab MySpace profile data. It's not easy to explain, but it's a form of phishing: you visit what looks like a normal MySpace page, but the links have been altered to take you off-site (though that still looks like MySpace) From digg on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Azureus 3.0 Launched Lots of new bells and whistles, the future promises more. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
SC: 05/12 Staying safe on eBay at Christmas One of our Safe Computing Team has written this useful summary which explains how to stay safe if you use eBay for buying and selling goods. "With Christmas fast approaching many of us are using eBay to buy and sell goods ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
SC: 05/12 Phishing Worm spreading in 'MySpace' personal areas Phishers are targeting the social networking 'MySpace' community with a worm that exploits the JavaScript support within Apple's embedded QuickTime player as well as a MySpace vulnerability ... From MCS Safe Computing Bulletins on December 5, 2006 at 9:32 a.m..
Ten things to consider before taking the Vista plunge While Windows Vista is now available for big businesses, organizations vary widely in their plans for adopting the new operating system. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Police Press Conference of Kim Search and Recovery Searchers on James Kim's trail through rugged mountains. The three rescued members of the Kim family are in good shape, despite nine days in the snowy mountains of southwestern Oregon. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Zombie chickens rise from mass graves At many egg farms, chickens that are too old to produce are suffocated with carbon dioxide and then dumped in a compost heap. Apparently though, "zombie birds" that managed to survive have been spotted emerging from mass graves at Northern California farms... From digg on December 5, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Oracle "unbreakable linux" mortal after all? You'd think that that Oracle, after dubbing their version of Linux Unbreakable Linux would have been very, very careful about the security, particularly the security practises that they were seen to be advising on their website. Take a look at their Adding New Nodes to Your Oracle RAC 10g Cluster on Linux tutorial. Most of it's all good stuff: users and groups for file permissions, ssh certi From StuartYeates's blog on December 5, 2006 at 8:32 a.m..
Analysis: 24 Prequel Looks More Like a Rav 4 Commercial Should 24 keep making the ‘prequels’ that they use for special features on the DVD’s? After watching this one I’m going to have to say, no. Read on for the commercial and an analysis of it. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Jaman - A New Global Movie Download Service "From French films to Bollywood potboilers, to the Kung Fu flicks from Hong Kong, the only place to buy (or rent) this content was ethnic grocery stores or small specialist video rental shops..." This seems like a promising new site for foreign films -- I'd like to see them tackle indie US content as well. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 7:32 a.m..
Sony Australia: Wii "More Fun" than PS3 Sony Aus. said: "Wii is a core gaming device. It's a more fun, intuitive sort of product to pick up, where the PS3 is a broader entertainment solution; so you can have your fun, enjoyable gaming ... but then you have a whole suite of other applications ... such as Blu-ray media playback, the ability to access your music, access your photos...." From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Hot-Air Balloon from a teabag! Excellent physics demonstration of the principles of hot-air balloons (with explanation), by a junior scientist. Kids, ask your parents for supervision before trying this at home! From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Can a Successful Business be Started With Only $100? Aspiring entrepreneur Carolynn Duncan, has begun an experimental project where she will use only $100 to start a business in 30 days with the goal of making at least a $100 profit to start a new business the next month. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rates Decline As Result Of Improved Contraceptive Use 86% of the recent decline in U.S. teen pregnancy rates is the result of improved contraceptive use, while a small proportion of the decline (14%) can be attributed to teens waiting longer to start having sex. The scientific findings indicate that abstinence promotion, in itself, is insufficient to help adolescents prevent unintended pregnancies. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Apples cheaper than Dells? It may come as a surprise that Macs occasionally offer a price advantage over PCs. A price comparison between a Dell XPS M1710 and a 17-inch MacBook Pro showed the Dell's final price at $3,222 while the Mac clocked in at $2,699. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
From Tivo to your iPod Hot on the heals of the Tivo DRM being broken: automatically download, convert and transfer Tivo file to your iPod. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
New 9/11 video released by FBI [VIDEO] Surveillance video from nearby hotel doesn't show plane... From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
James Kim mentioned on Good Morning America (Video) Friends Continue Search for Family Missing More Than a Week. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 6:32 a.m..
Gaia is reborn, version 0.1.1 of open source 3D Earth viewer released After receiving a letter from Google on November 25, Gaia downloads had to be removed from the webpage. The project doesn't use Google Earth images and data anymore. They now use images from NASA World Wind project. Version 0.1.1 is now available for download and also has some bugs fixed and build system improved. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Johnny Five is alive? You could be headed to the theaters in the near future to see a remake of Short Circuit! Some of the previous cast may also be involved. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Open Source Development Labs shrinks Open Source Development Labs have laid off 9 of 28 workers and CEO Stuart Cohen has resigned. The OSDL is largely an industry joint venture, where IT companies pool resources to fund the development and mantainance of the linux kernel and other core open source components. The layoffs presumably reflect a drop in funding from those members, which makes sense as a number of industry players have decided to go their own way recently. Companies such as --> From StuartYeates's blog on December 5, 2006 at 5:32 a.m..
Near-Perfect Copy of MSPaint running in your browser! Looks identical to MSPaint and has anti-aliasing, very cool. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Copy HD-DVDs at 1080p with an Xbox and PC How to copy HD-DVD movies using the Xbox HD-DVD drive. Full 1080p resolution captures, with no DRM and amazing looking images. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Find Them On Google Earth! Amazing animals photos from the satellite! From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
US plans permanent base on Moon Will serve as science center and possible "stepping stone" for a Mars mission. Funds will come from scrapped shuttle missins, as well as other countries & even some businesses. Could the richest of us be vacationing at the moon in 15+ years? From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Blogging Tips - 29 Topics and Sentence Starters for Your Next Blog Are you a small business blogger who has run out of ideas on what to blog about? Do you have a bad case of writer's block? Here are 29 ideas on what to blog about, along with 29 sentence starters for your next blog. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
USC Cheerleader Cheers At Wrong Time - AGAIN I think it's time to make her the captain. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..
Excel as a database. Cartoon hits the nail on the head. As a developer, you've probably, at some unfortunate point in your life (possibly several points, actually), been handed an Excel file that has been crammed full of "data" by someone in marketing and told to "do something with it." From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
9 Awesome Community Mapping Websites A community mapping website gets its members to map and define places. Through crowd-sourcing, these sites are building a database/directory of local and nearby locations that their users can discover and visit. Here’s how 9 websites are doing it, what makes them awesome and how you can use their services in your Internet life. Click to learn more! From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Study say marijuana no gateway drug "Marijuana is not a “gateway” drug that predicts or eventually leads to substance abuse, suggests a 12-year University of Pittsburgh study." From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Former Tobacco Lobbyist Turned Governor Kills State Anti-Smoking Program Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour, a former tobacco industry lobbyist, won a long battle in court to withdraw all funding for Mississippi's highly successful anti-smoking program, and last week the last dollar ran out. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..
Finding Our Origin in a Meteorite NASA researchers at Johnson Space Center, Houston have found organic materials that formed in the most distant reaches of the early Solar System preserved in a unique meteorite. The study was performed on the Tagish Lake carbonaceous chondrite, a rare type of meteorite that is rich in organic (carbon-bearing) compounds. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
Why Google Will Set The Record For The Greatest Market Cap Loss In A Single An intriguing look at the relative fragility of Google's dominance and resulting market capitalization. Some excellent points on why Google will not necessary be able to justify it's stock price. Highly controversial and well worth the read. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 3:10 a.m..
Tricking TiVo So you think you can flee from TV commercials by fast-forwarding on your digital video recorder? Hah. Advertisers are in hot pursuit. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Windows Vista Took 5 Years and 10,000 Employees Imagine this. One of the world's most powerful monopolies puts 10,000 people to work for five years to create one new product. And nobody is really sure if anyone wants it. How's that for a gamble? From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
Kevin Rose, "It's one of those things where..." Seems like "Here's the deal" isn't the only catch phrase in diggnation. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 2:32 a.m..
VIDEO: Self-parking Lexus befuddles magazine editors We'll let you watch the video to see how three car magazine editors fair against the computer power of a Lexus when it comes to parking, but one of the two almost manages to take out a minivan and a Ford Five-Hundred. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..
How to play HDTV content on your PC .ts files, .mkv files, mpeg-2, mpeg-4, h.264, layer 4, layer 10... It's all so confusing! This post attempts to clarify all the different file formats, and tells you EXACTLY what software you need to play HDTV content on your PC. They look at both free and commercial software. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:25 a.m..
Evil Toys for This Holiday Season Why give coal to bad kids? Santa has a catalog of evil toys available for that very purpose! From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:25 a.m..
Amazing Collection Of Aurora Borealis Northern Lights Pictures I've got to go and see this phenomenon in person someday... From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:25 a.m..
Speed Up Sites with htaccess Caching "Increase your page load times and save bandwidth with easy and really effective methods using apache htaccess directives. mod_headers to set expires, and max-age, and cache-control headers on certain filetypes. The second method employs mod_expires to do the same thing -- together with FileETag, makes for some very fast page loads!" From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:25 a.m..
Early ‘Maybe’ From Barack Obama Jolts ’08 Field Senator Barack Obama's announcement that he might run for president is altering the early dynamics of the 2008 Democratic nominating contest. The move has created complications for Senator Hillary Clinton as she steps up her own preparations and is posing a threat to lesser-known Democrats trying to position themselves as alternatives to Clinton. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:25 a.m..
Russert: Why does Bush keep saying 'al Qaeda, al Qaeda, al Qaeda' while dis On NBC's Meet the Press, host Tim Russert asked National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley to explain why President George W. Bush keeps harping on al Qaeda while discussing the insurgency in Iraq. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:24 a.m..
Amazing Collection Of Aurora Borealis Northern Lights Pictures I've got to go and see this phenomenon in person someday... From digg on December 5, 2006 at 1:24 a.m..
Megaman vs Donkey Kong The game would be A LOT shorter, that's for sure. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
MAP: Key points in search for missing Kim family This map of southwestern Oregon shows key points in the search for missing CNET editor James Kim and his family. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Apple acquires Proximity video management system for broadcast TV Apple recently acquired Proximity Corporation, according to a note posted on the company's web site. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
12" Macbook Pro Does exactly what it says in the title also on this site you will find information about the iPhone which also will hopefully coming out in janurary priced at $249 for the 4gb model and $449 for the 8gb model. Im just annoyed they bring it out after christmas so I cant ask for it for christmas! From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Do I have a terrorist score on file with Homeland Security? As it turns out, if you travel internationally, you probably have a "terrorist score" that rates how risky you are. You also probably have a score if you work in the import/export business, the shipping business or the travel industry in any capacity. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Methods for Downloading Google Video as FLV, AVI, or MP4 Article showing how you can query Google for RSS, and extract information on FLV, API, and MP4 files to download. Use it to create your own Google Video download site. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Coolest concert idea....ever. The Flaming Lips - Somewhere in Europe - Handed out laser pointers to the entire audience and had them shoot them at a certain point during the concert. The outcome is nothing short of amazing. From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
10 Cool Ways to Extend Laptop Battery Life Essential reading for laptop owners. Well written roundup of useful tips for stretching laptop battery life. There's nothing worse that your laptop battery dyeing when you need it! From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Gmail Storage - Pic Ever wonder where Google gets all that Gmail storage space? From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Cooking for Engineers It's worth checking out just for the beautiful site design, but if you like to cook, then it's quite a good resource. Most recipes also include copious step-by-step photos so you can see how your progress should look. Cool! From digg on December 5, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..
Quiet Your Xbox 360 "The Xbox 360 is one of the noisier console systems on the market, and the biggest cul-prit is the loud whirring of the optical drive during gameplay. We crack an Xbox 360 open to see if we can reduce the noise with a few minor adjustments." From digg on December 4, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
10 best inventions of the Ancient Chinese This is a list of the ten most important inventions of the Chinese. You will be surprised what they came up with! From digg on December 4, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
THE NEW HALO 3 AD! The new minute long HALO 3 ad, as first broadcast during Monday Night Football! From digg on December 4, 2006 at 11:31 p.m..
How To Choose CD/DVD Archival Media One of the hardest things to is actually find good media, or even understand why it is good media. This article focuses on the history of Compact Discs, writable CD/DVD media, and why DVD+R is superior to DVD-R. If you want to just know what media is worth buying, skip to the summary at the bottom. From digg on December 4, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Locking Down Ubuntu Security is an important issue in computing. Unfortunately, many computers allow a cracker to gain access to them and retrieve sensitive information, or just make life hard. This article will review the basics in general security and explain how to apply it to two Linux distributions--Ubuntu and Kubuntu. From digg on December 4, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
First Picture of Kati Kim and Kids In Safety SFGate has updated their coverage of the Kim family with a picture of Kati holding Sabine inside the helicopter rented by their family to assist in the search and rescue. From digg on December 4, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
Family Guy - Ding Fries Are Done! Brian wants Gwen Stefani dead and Peter sings the Burger King rendition of 'The Bells' (aka Ding Fries Are Done). From digg on December 4, 2006 at 11:30 p.m..
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