Tech News!

[birge]

Hi,
I try to catch up some technological news with you! If you heard something new, don't forget to share it with us!

[birge]

Hi!
I'm starting with 2 articles today...
Firstly,
Cellphone and net book chips could be used as servers. There are engineering works about it.

Servers With Cellphone Chips? Yep, Here They Come - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/06/servers-with-cell-phones-chips-yep-here-they-come/)

Second article is about password leaks of Windows Live. Make stronger your passwords to avoid hacking!
Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak | Zero Day | ZDNet.com (http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=4538)

[birge]

Windows 7 will be officially launched on October 22th, but Microsoft has already begun to work on further versions. Microsoft is building relationships for 128-bit versions of Windows 8 and Windows 9 with IBM, AMD, Intel and HP.

Microsoft mulling 128-bit versions of Windows 8, Windows 9 - Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/10/microsoft-mulling-128-bit-versions-of-windows-8-windows-9.ars)

Competition between search engines is warming up every day. Here is a little comparison between Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com according to last two months.

Bing slips, Google inches ahead in search war (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2009/10/06/urnidgns852573C400693880002576480007F21B.DTL&type=tech)

[melissas]

Remember how hyped Vista was and it SUCKED!? I wonder if Windows 7 will be the same over-hyped "all show, no go" disappointment!

Mashable is reporting its per-order have been through the roof, so it looks promising.

What do you think?

[birge]

Remember how hyped Vista was and it SUCKED!? I wonder if Windows 7 will be the same over-hyped "all show, no go" disappointment!

Mashable is reporting its per-order have been through the roof, so it looks promising.

What do you think?

Hi Melissa,

I'm soooo excited about Windows 7. Counting the days :) It looks yummy and I also heard very promising comments about Windows 7!

Is anyone tried Windows 7 among you??
Share your comments with us!

[birge]

CrunchGear started a weekly contest. Follow the blogs and gather 7 words and win a HP Envy 13 ! :rolleyes:

For details; Giveaway: HP Envy 13 (http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/10/08/giveaway-hp-envy-13/)

Don't you want to reach 1 million user per day? 10 ways to make your web site popular!
High Scalability - High Scalability - 10 Ways to Take your Site from One to One Million Users by Kevin Rose (http://highscalability.com/blog/2009/10/6/10-ways-to-take-your-site-from-one-to-one-million-users-by-k.html)

[tahoemnts]

Yeah. Waiting to see what Windows7 will be like. I'll be checkin it out too.
http://www.thepictureshare.com/img/j/B.jpg

[melissas]

Hi Melissa,

I'm soooo excited about Windows 7. Counting the days :) It looks yummy and I also heard very promising comments about Windows 7!

Is anyone tried Windows 7 among you??
Share your comments with us!

We just got it in the office yesterday to play with and we'll be hosting a windows 7 launch party on the 22nd, it should be up by the 23rd!!

Hey All, You’re Invited:

SoftCom's Windows® 7 Launch-a-rama
Screw Snow Leopard, let's dance.

Where: The Office, yo.
When: October 22, 4:30pm
Why: Because We Can
What To Bring: Clean Underwear

More Information:
YouTube - It's Party Time! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyas7BrbUFY&feature=player_embedded#at=33)

House Party URL:
House Party > My Party (http://houseparty.com/party/184370)

More to come on our blog, because I know you’ll be sitting at the edge of your seat in anticipation.

[birge]

First of all, happy Thanksgiving :rolleyes:

Today I've got 4 links for you.

This link offers you 5 alternatives for Windows Task Manager.
Five Best Windows Task Manager Alternatives - Task manager - Lifehacker (http://lifehacker.com/5378494/five-best-windows-task-manager-alternatives)


45 Outstanding Free Vintage Fonts | Noupe (http://www.noupe.com/fonts/45-outstanding-free-vintage-fonts.html) You can find here 45 different and beautiful vintage Fonts.

The Future of The Internet: Mind to Mind Communication? - HotHardware (http://hothardware.com/News/The-Future-of-The-Internet--Mind-to-Mind-Communication/) This link discuss about the future of the Internet. Never say never, everything is possible if we are talking about technology!

My last link is quite funny. Do you ever wonder the oldest working computer? Ta daaa!
Compute This: World’s Oldest Working Computer On Display | Gajitz (http://gajitz.com/compute-this-worlds-oldest-working-computer-on-display/)

[birge]

Attention Attention! If you are using Snow Leopard, you have to read this!

Updated: Major bug in Snow Leopard deletes all user data (http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/10/11/major-bug-in-snow-leopard-deletes-all-user-data/)



Another Windows7 article. 8 great features of Windows 7:

8 Things To Think About For Windows 7 -- Windows 7 -- InformationWeek (http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=220301670&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_Security)

[nickh]

Attention Attention! If you are using Snow Leopard, you have to read this!

Updated: Major bug in Snow Leopard deletes all user data (http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/10/11/major-bug-in-snow-leopard-deletes-all-user-data/)

That's a very niche problem. However, it's a perfect example of why most people should wait at least a couple of months before upgrading to the newest version of an OS, regardless of whether it's Windows, Mac OS, GNU/Linux, etc.

I run Mac OS X Leopard on my laptop, and specifically chose not to upgrade to Snow Leopard. If a computer needs to be stable, don't upgrade it until the new version's bugs have been discovered and fixed.

[birge]

We heard some rumors about Apple. There are new Mac's on the way. I'm very curious about Apple Tablet :)

Latest Rumors Point to New Macs on the Horizon | Gadget Lab | Wired.com (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/10/macrumors/#more-26065)

What is cloud computing? What is the official definition of cloud computing? This article is very very informative if you are interested in cloud computing. [I said too much cloud computing :p :eek:]
The Feds, not Forrester, Are Developing Better Definitions for Cloud Computing - ReadWriteEnterprise (http://www.readwriteweb.com/enterprise/2009/10/forrrester-says-we-need-better.php)

[birge]

Sorry about yesterday... It was a hell busy day :/ I promise, it won't be again!

Amazon will deliver orders same day. Great option!
Amazon.com Introduces Same-Day Delivery - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/15/amazoncom-introduces-same-day-delivery/)

There are 7 golden rules for a great looking website.
7 Key Principles That Make A Web Design Look Good Noupe (http://www.noupe.com/how-tos/7-key-principles-that-make-a-web-design-look-good.html)

[RichardLeik]

I am pretty pysched about the upcoming Windows 7. I tried out the beta and it was fantastic.
Even so, I still find the whole entire OS X system more logical. I have never gotten used to using the Start menu at all. :P

[birge]

I am pretty pysched about the upcoming Windows 7. I tried out the beta and it was fantastic.
Even so, I still find the whole entire OS X system more logical. I have never gotten used to using the Start menu at all. :P

I'm waiting for 22nd of October! :)

[birge]

Gooood morning everyone!
I wish you a great week :)

This link is quite funny. Do you ever wonder the box evolution of Windows =)
24 years of Windows package design | News | TechRadar UK (http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/24-years-of-windows-package-design-643034)

Today we are going on Windows7 and Techradar :) This is a very good comparison of different versions of Windows 7!
Which Windows 7 version should you buy? | News | TechRadar UK (http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/which-version-of-windows-7-should-you-buy--642696)

[birge]

AMD announces first triple-core Athlon processors (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9139599/AMD_announces_first_triple_core_Athlon_processors)

This is the first triple core Athlon processor. I'm waiting for feedbacks!


Wowd: Discover what's popular on the web (http://www.wowd.com/)

This search engine breaks the rules! It has a different searching algorithm than Google and it's worth to try.

[birge]

Today is my Microsoft day :)

Microsoft releases Windows 7 (http://blog.seattlepi.com/microsoft/archives/182826.asp)
Windows 7 is launching today. Let's get the party started!

8 things you need to know about Windows 8 | News | TechRadar UK (http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/8-things-you-need-to-know-about-windows-8-643699)

But what about Windows 8? What are you thinking about Windows 8? What should we expect or not? Any predictions?

[nickh]

Apparently Burger King in Japan really loves Windows 7 (http://www.globalnerdy.com/2009/10/22/burger-kings-windows-7-whopper/).

[birge]

Apparently Burger King in Japan really loves Windows 7 (http://www.globalnerdy.com/2009/10/22/burger-kings-windows-7-whopper/).

Haha :) I've seen that yesterday. Then I got hungry and beguiled all the Turkish office and we ordered big mac's :p This kind of commercials are very harmful :D

[birge]

Thanks God! It's Friday, again! :)

Since today is friday, I'll post some funny links. Enjoy!

404 Error Page - Don’t Get the Page Itself to Be Even a Bigger Error | Template Monster Blog (http://blog.templatemonster.com/2009/10/22/404-error-page-dont-get-the-page-itself-to-be-even-a-bigger-error/) Awesome 404 pages. :D

When technology fails to work for us (http://www.ngonlinenews.com/news/technology-failures/) 6 biggest Internet failures of latest times. We never broke like that :)

[birge]

End of an era. The official last day of Geocities :( Yahoo GeoCities closes on Oct. 26 - Computerworld Blogs (http://blogs.computerworld.com/14969/yahoo_geocities_closes_on_october_26)

IT leaders says 'In Microsoft we trust' :cool:
IT leaders trust Microsoft more than Google, 2-to-1 | Tech Sanity Check | TechRepublic.com (http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/hiner/?p=3207)

[birge]

Modern CSS Layouts: The Essential Characteristics (http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/10/26/modern-css-layouts-the-essential-characteristics/)

This article is special for web-designers. There are 5 main characteristics of modern CSS websites:

-Progressively enhanced,
-Adaptive to diverse users,
-Modular,
-Efficient,
-Typographically rich.

Goodbye GeoCities: 7 Retro Things We'll Miss Forever (http://www.comedycentral.com/tosh.0/2009/10/26/goodbye-geocities/)

We gonna really miss "under construction gifs" and guestbooks :D

[birge]

Neo Technology Commercializes Next Generation Graph Based Database (http://www.techcrunchit.com/2009/10/27/neo-technology-commercializes-next-generation-graph-based-database/) Neo Technology spent lots of money and time for this technology...

Fake Facebook e-mail contains Trojan (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10384028-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20)
Attention attention!! Do not count on even Facebook... Be careful about spammers and infection spreaders! :mad:

[birge]

What Does It All Mean? - Dive Into HTML5 (http://diveintohtml5.org/semantics.html) : Information about HMTL 5.

Ubuntu 9.10 'Karmic Koala' released, could decide your OS fate (http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/29/ubuntu-9-10-karmic-koala-launching-today-could-decide-your-fu/) Karmic koala is just arrived! :D

[birge]

Gooood morning everyone!
I wish you a nice week :)

15 Free Guides That Really Teach You USEFUL Stuff (http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/pdf-manuals-round-up/) There are 15 guides for various kind of tech stuff (from "Photoshop for idiots" to "Mac user manual") :D

It's kind of serious. FCC will try to end up discrimination on the net. A good article about the new FCC proposal. Did Congress really give the FCC power to protect the 'Net? - (http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/11/does-the-fcc-have-authority-to-enforce-net-neutrality-rules.ars)

[birge]

Today is Google's day :)

Google Adds Longer Text Snippets and Image Previews to Search Results (http://thenextweb.com/appetite/2009/11/03/google-adds-longer-text-snippets-image-previews-search-results/)

There are some little changes on Google ads. Did you noticed them??

7 Surprising Kick-Ass Things You Can Do with Google Sketchup (http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/7_awseome_sketchup_tricks)

I didn't know that Google has such an application. It's a 3D sketching application and looks very useful for designers.;)

[birge]

Sexy Steampunk Mods, Gadgets & Hi-Tech Hacks (http://weburbanist.com/2009/11/04/mods-26-sexy-steampunk-hi-tech-hacks/)

It's a brand new trend: Steampunk. It's old but new, punk but classic, romantic but retro. Weird but awesome! :cool:

10 Free Server & Network Monitoring Tools that Kick Ass (http://sixrevisions.com/tools/10-free-server-network-monitoring-tools-that-kick-ass/) If you are running up a website or have VPS, you definetely need one of those tracking programs.

[birge]

Google Commerce Search (http://www.google.com/commercesearch/)
Google lauches a new search option: commerce search. If you own a small business, it's better to check this link :)

12 common Windows 7 problems solved (http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/12-common-windows-7-problems-solved-646811) It's so Microsoft... Patch over patch...