Archive for August 3, 2007

Stats for NPM

Latest version has over 200 downloads…

NPM_R8.zip 2007-07-10 07:08 24.3 KB 214
NPM_R7.zip 2007-07-09 10:17 24.3 KB 95
NPM_R6.zip 2007-07-08 13:10 21.0 KB 41
NPM_R5.zip 2007-07-08 03:46 17.9 KB 39
NIM.zip 2007-07-08 01:00 10.8 KB 31
NPM.zip 2007-07-08 01:00 11.0 KB 13
NPM_R4.zip 2007-07-08 01:46 17.9 KB 13
NPM_R2.zip 2007-07-08 01:01 11.3 KB 12
NPM_R3.zip 2007-07-07 14:19 17.2 KB 12

How to: trim some Vista fat

By default, Vista will install lots of things you don’t need. Here’s how to claw back some system space.

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Sony: affordable Bluetooth, iPod car stereos

“Below $400 before Christmas,” the Sony guy said, pointing proudly at the new Bluetooth car stereo that offers music streaming and handsfree.

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How to: take control of Vista Startup

When troubleshooting any version of Windows, learning what applications and processes are loading on startup is a critical step. To this end, the old and faithful MSCONFIG application is a great help, and it’s definitely present in Windows Vista too. Just go Start, Run, MSCONFIG and you’re there.

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[PIC] See how far Linux has gone

I don’t think you have seen a Linux picture like this.

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How Crop Circles Work

The sun sets on a field in southern England. When it rises again the following morning, that field has been transformed into an enormous work of art. A large section of the crop has been tamped into a pattern of circles, rings and other intricate geometric shapes. But who created it?

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Dateline “exposes” iPod thieves via hidden camera

There’s probably nothing quite as embarrassing as being ambushed on national television by Chris Hansen for stealing a measly iPod. Of course, NBC’s crack team of journalists are just trying to expose the growing trend of iPod theft in the world… or kick up their ratings.

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Bug Labs wants to be the router of your home AV system

Wouldn’t it be nice if all your consumer electronics devices just worked, and worked together with your other devices? Imagine bringing home your new Sony TV, connecting it to your Panasonic set top box, which is also connected to your Samsung Blu-ray player and having everything just work.

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DRM Scorecard: Hackers Batting 1000, Industry Zero

When you look at the technology, there’s no getting around the fact that DRM is an abject failure. I put together a scorecard, which shows that every single significant attempt at consumer-music DRM has been cracked. Of course this begs the obvious question: “Why doesn’t the industry just give up and go DRM-free?”

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Kids Site Sold for $350 million

“And Disney has agreed to pay the founders, three fathers based in Kelowna, British Columbia, up to $350 million more by the end of 2009 if the site meets growth targets”

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Easily Manage Your Digg Articles and other Social News Networks

This provides tools to notify friends of submitted stories (making it easy for them to vote), monitor those stories and provide resources to submit new stories.

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Third generation HD DVD players on October 1st?

There’s no doubt that the HD Format war is in full swing, and just when the Blu-ray camp thinks they’re going to catch up with HD DVD’s full featured players, HD DVD raises the bar. We’ll probably have to wait ’till CEDIA to get the official word from Toshiba, but for now Amazon has a few details about the new lineup, which will be available on…

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