Archive for January 2, 2007

Tunnelling to your home OS X machine with Chicken of the VNC

Ever wanted to access your home Mac from work, but the command line wasn’t good enough? No sweat, you can use OS X’s built in VNC compatible server, some basic Unix commands, and Chicken of the VNC to get what you want - without sacrificing security.

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Intel Speeds ahead of AMD

The Intel Core 2 Duo microprocessor, currently powering the vast majority of new PC products, is a superior product in performance to Advanced Micro Devices Incorporated’s (AMD) current offerings.

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History of the iPod TV special full video

On December 27th, Discovery Channel in the United States aired a show called “The iPod Revolution,” a in depth look at how the iPod became what it is. It goes all the way back to Steve Jobs’ return to Apple Computer Inc. to the new movies in the iTunes Store and everything in between.

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First Russian CD

These are photos of first Russian CD.This was the first one produced by Russian music company “Melodia”.

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Linux Documentation Project: Every single Linux HOWTO, FAQ, and Guide!

Absolutely indispensable for any Linux user - guru to n00b. ” LDP is a loosely knit team of volunteers who provide documentation for many aspects of Linux. There are several forms of documentation…”

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Google Holds Off Migration of Large Blogs to New Blogger

Some blogs that have thousands of posts don’t have access to the New Blogger, they have to wait a little ( Google says ).

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Wii Launch event in Switzerland

Pictures and comments from the Wii launch event in Switzerland

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Apple: Big Things in 2007

By the looks of it, Steven Jobs and Co are excited about this year.

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Handheld germ zapper uses nanotechnology to nix parasites

this handheld germ-eliminating light reportedly eradicates “99.99-percent of E-Coli, staphylococcus, salmonella, and germs that cause the flu and the common cold.”

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Photo in Japan: PS3 Piling up Higher than Xbox 360 During New Year Sales

Looks like Sony prepared enough PS3s for the new year sales in Japan. I could find lots of PS3s(60GB) in Tokyo today. But the curious things is, piles were still piles when I came back later to see if they were sold out. While PS3s were sitting gently, DS Lites were handed to
one new owner after another. And of course, Wiis are always sold out.

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Touring the Home of the Future

On the wall by the mirror is the nanotech tattoo programmer. It allows you to change your tattoo every day. You’ll feel your skin crawl as tiny agents drag the subcutaneous ink into new shapes. So what do you want to look at, up on these walls? Xoogle Earth is the universal snoopcam; it can zoom right down into people’s houses.

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Inside Seagate’s R&D Labs

s Gordon Moore is to transistors, Seagate CTO Mark Kryder is to “areal density” — a measure of how tightly data can be packed onto the surface of a disk. In a conference room overlooking the Allegheny River, he describes the coming storm in magnetic technology.

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