Damn Small Linux 3.2RC2 Released
Change Log:
* Added wpasupplicant.
* New Mouse Config Lua GUI.
* Added default tone generator for XMMS.
* Improved MyDSL download via the Lua GUI.
Archive for December 27, 2006
Wii email address flogged for $385
SOMEONE on Ebay has managed to flog a free gmail address “wiis.r.us@gmail.com” for $385 claiming that it will show users how much they love the game console.
10 things you should know about Google’s Gmail service
The 10 things listed in this document will draw out some of Gmail’s hidden features and make this Web-based e-mail client event more appealing.
Why Digital Identity URIs should use a specific TLD
Management of Digital Identity with URIs could be confusing, as we manage more and more digital entities to identify us (various email addresses, blog URLs, etc…). A specific TLD could be the solution: what about a .ego TLD ?
Tokyo to be smothered in RFID
Even though the US only has plans to utilize them in passports, Japan has much more practical means for the technology…
Linux kernel version 2.4.34 Released
2.4 kernel maintainer Willy Tarreau [story] announced the release of the 2.4.34 stable Linux kernel, “2.4.34 brings the usual bunch of security fixes, bugfixes, and adds support for gcc 4 to x86, x86-64 and sparc64, thanks to Mikael Pettersson’s work.” Willy also released the 2.4.33.7
And now the Wiixercises !!!
The British Chiropractic Association has advised people to warm up before playing the Wii games. They are advising people to consider the Wii session as a form of excersise and hence do a warm up and a cool down. Players can then avoid “stiffness and possible injuries.” The BCA has developed a ‘Wii Warm Up’ to help users retain nimble ….
Xbox 360 die shrink delayed
Originally slated for Q1 2007, the 65nm processors for the Xbox 360 are being delayed until mid-2007.
Wireless hacker pleads guilty, Google searches used as evidence
Over at CNET, Declan McCullagh has a report about a wireless hacker who was sentenced to 15 months in prison after his Google searches were used as evidence against him
Battlestar Galactica RPG Announced
The Battlestar Galactica Role Playing Game is a self-contained game product using the same game system as the best-selling and award-winning Serenity Role Playing Game.
Mario Kart 64, Kid Icarus, and Zelda II coming to the Wii Virtual Console
Next month in Japan, but if they are getting these games the US release can’t be far behind. Looking forward to playing Mario Kart 64 again.
Microsoft is Our Big Brother
The company has begun combining personal data from the 263 million users of its free Hotmail email service with information gained from monitoring their searches, the paper said.