New Airport Extreme could expose Macs via IPv6
If this doesn’t sit well with you, we’re advising users who don’t absolutely need IPv6 (that’s most of you!) to disable the IPv6 gateway functionality by selecting one of the other IPv6 modes.
Archive for February 16, 2007
DirectX 10: why it’s exclusive to Vista
What led to Microsoft’s decision to make DirectX 10 exclusive to Windows Vista? I’ll give you a hint: it wasn’t completely based on marketing.
9 More Hewlett-Packard Company Secrets From A Former Employee
1: Yes, the imaging drum/image transfer assembly will stop the printer from working if you go over the page count. 2: Support for home computing products is done via flow chart. 3: HP considers countries like Canada to be not worth the time or effort to market to.
Asian Countries Making the Switch to Open Source
Asian countries have started switching from proprietary software such as Microsoft’s to open source software, it was reported Tuesday at the eighth annual Asia Open Source Software Symposium in Denpasar, Indonesia. IT practitioners from Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and ASEAN member coun
14 Biggest Game Myths Debunked!
Pretty eye-opening. Common misconceptions about the game industry are debunked. Every video game consumer should read this!
Immature software leads Ubuntu to eschew built-in video bling
The Ubuntu technical board has decided to forgo the inclusion of a compositing window manager and proprietary video drivers in the default installation of the upcoming Ubuntu release. Instead, the technical board plans to incorporate new system configuration components that will allow users to trivially install, enable, and configure compositing su
RFID powder, yeah, powder
0.05mm x 0.05mm RFID chips. The new chips are 64 times smaller than the previous record holder, the 0.4mm x 0.4mm mu-chips, and nine times smaller than Hitachi’s last year prototype, and yet still make room for a 128-bit ROM that can store a unique 38-digit ID number
How to: Secure A Wireless LAN
An unsecured wireless network is an open invitation to hackers to walk right in to your computer and steal your personal information, upload malware onto your computer, and otherwise terrorize you. Thankfully, securing your wireless connection is extraordinarily simple to do.
15.4-inch MacBooks to begin shipping in 2Q, says sources
Apple is planning to introduce 15.4-inch MacBooks in the second quarter of 2007, according to industry sources in Taiwan. The new model will fill the gap between the company
Star Wars: Force Unleashed - AI Tech Demo
Checkout this is simply stunning video that shows the depth of the new AI features that are being put into the upcoming Star Wars: Force Unleashed. It might blow your mind a little. Also three little words to consider “Wii Mote Lightsabers”!
