SHITHAPPENS : Tags : COMPUTER
Topic: COMPUTER - on Tuesday, 30. September 2008, 10:01
Adobe cache snafu delivers free movie downloads
A security hole in Adobe Systems Inc software, used to distribute movies and TV shows over the Internet, is giving users free access to record and copy from Amazon.com Inc's video streaming service.
The problem exposes online video content to the rampant piracy that plagued the music industry during the Napster era and is undermining efforts by retailers, movie studios and television networks to cash in on a huge Web audience.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Saturday, 27. September 2008, 12:10
Business card web server
Hacakday offers instructions on how to create the smallest web server you ever did see: it occupies the dimensions (except depth, of course!) of a business card! I can't see myself handing these out at meetings any time soon, however. Not, at least, without creating a bomb scare.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Saturday, 27. September 2008, 12:04
Happy Birthday to GNU
British humorist Stephen Fry has produced a video to mark the 25th Anniversary of RMS's launch of the GNU operating system. Watch and celebrate here.
This is an extraordinary milestone to mark. I'll keep a list of celebratory videos here (email me with any links). Congratulations to Richard on the success of this movement launched as an idea 25 years ago (September 27 is the date), and more importantly, thank you to Richard for this movement launched as an idea 25 years ago.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Wednesday, 17. September 2008, 10:52
Microsoft, Cray Unleash $25K Mainstream Supercomputer
Impulse buyers, lock your credit cards in a drawer when you're browsing Amazon.com: You might end up purchasing a $25,000 compact supercomputer on a whim.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Friday, 5. September 2008, 12:16
The My Document Laptop Bag
Remember when the Macbook Air came out with that commercial of the computer fitting in an envelope and that singer that I think I want to have sex with singing that song that's really catchy? And then how people actually started making laptop envelopes like the one in the ad so they can make a quick buck to support their drug habits? Me neither, but apparently it happened. And now there's another novelty laptop carrier on the market -- the $30 My Document!
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Thursday, 28. August 2008, 13:30
A real Space Oddity arrives at PC Pro
You may remember that, some time ago, I blogged about an interesting little computer curio called the Space Cube. Quite simply, it’s one of the smallest PCs in the world, with each side measuring around 2 inches square. I wrote that it looked cool, ran on a 300MHz processor and that it probably wouldn’t be sold outside of Japan, if at all.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Wednesday, 27. August 2008, 12:52
Notebooks in der ISS mit Schadsoftware infiziert
Mehrere Notebooks auf der Internationalen Raumstation (International Space Station, ISS) waren nach einem Pressebericht kürzlich mit einer Schadsoftware infiziert. Nach Aussagen der US-Weltraumbehörde Nasa waren jedoch keine wichtigen Systeme betroffen.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Wednesday, 27. August 2008, 10:14
Virus Infects Space Station Laptops (Again)
Viruses intended to steal passwords and send them to a remote server infected laptops in the Iss_laptopsInternational Space Station in July, NASA confirmed Tuesday.
And according to NASA, this wasn't the first infection.
"This is not the first time we have had a worm or a virus," NASA spokesman Kelly Humphries said. "It's not a frequent occurrence, but this isn't the first time."
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Friday, 22. August 2008, 10:46
Seinfeld and Celebrity Computer Endorsements
Microsoft Corp., weary of being cast as a stodgy oldster by Apple Inc.'s advertising, is turning for help to Jerry Seinfeld.
The software giant's new $300 million advertising campaign, devised by a newly hired ad agency, has been closely guarded. But Mr. Seinfeld will be one of the key celebrity pitchmen, say people close to the situation. He will appear with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates in ads and receive about $10 million for the work, they say.
wsj.com Seinfeld and Celebrity Computer Endorsements [Updated]
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Tuesday, 19. August 2008, 10:51
Beagle Board - ultra tiny, 2-Watt Linux system
The beagleboard is low cost fanless development board with Linux support. And it is low cost, you can get one for $149 from digikey. And it is low power, it uses less than 2 Watts and can run via USB power (although it does have a secondary power input).
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Friday, 15. August 2008, 13:02
Ruling Is a Victory for Supporters of Free Software
A legal dispute involving model railroad hobbyists has resulted in a major courtroom victory for the free software movement also known as open-source software.
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In a ruling Wednesday, the federal appeals court in Washington said that just because a software programmer gave his work away did not mean it could not be protected.
The decision legitimizes the use of commercial contracts for the distribution of computer software and digital artistic works for the public good. The court ruling also bolsters the open-source movement by easing the concerns of large organizations about relying on free software from hobbyists and hackers who have freely contributed time and energy without pay.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on Thursday, 14. August 2008, 11:00
Picotux 100 Desktop Computer
* 32-bit ARM 7 Netsilicon NS7520 processor (55MHz)
* 2MB flash storage
* 8 MB SDRAM
* uClinux 2.4.27 Big Endian (native) operating system
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