Archive for August 28, 2007

IGN reviews Metroid Prime 3 - Gives it a 9.5

IGN delivers a glowing review of Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, saying that the game is “an absolute must-have on Wii”.

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As Web Fuels Bike Thefts, Victims Turn Vigilantes

By the time he got the call last month, Martin Moulton had given up on his stolen $3,000 bike. The caller, a friend, had been browsing through bike ads on Craigslist when he spotted Moulton’s 2005 Cannondale with its unmistakable, custom-ordered Spiderflex saddle.

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Lets Talk About iWork and Office for Mac

David Weiss is an employee at Microsoft’s MacBU, and while he has makes it clear that he doesn’t speak for Microsoft or the MacBU, his recent post about iWork ‘08 is interesting from a couple of directions.

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Ubuntu-Users Social Network BETA

The Ubuntu Community continues to go from strength to strength and hopefully this new project aimed to develop a fully fledged social networking site with free email addresses, specifically for Ubuntu users, will become a busy and thriving facility. It will be a totally non profit entity for Ubuntu Users and run by Ubuntu Users.

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Set up a Web server cluster in 5 easy steps

Construct a highly available Apache Web server cluster that spans multiple physical or virtual Linux
® servers in 5 easy steps with Linux Virtual Server and Heartbeat v2.

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TorrentSpy Blocks Searches From US Visitors

Starting today, TorrentSpy blocks all searches from US visitors and redirects them to a privacy statement. TorrentSpy is caught up in a lawsuit in which the MPAA demands that TorrentSpy hands over all user info stored in “random access memory” (RAM).

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“Microsoft’s new iPhone”? BIG Newspaper mistake!

If you look at the first paragraph in this link, the story goes: “HACKERS have unlocked Microsoft’s new iPhone, allowing it to be used by any network.”

All I have to say is, good game.

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Happy (belated) 10th Anniversary, Goldeneye 64!

Originally released for the Nintendo 64 on August 23rd, 1997, the game continues to be played by fans, many of whom have developed online communities based around popular aspects of the game.

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Native iPhone IM client *and* native iPhone IRC client released

Big news today on the iPhone development front. This morning brings the release of both a native instant messaging client and a native IRC client.

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Why Mahalo, Techmeme, and Facebook Will Never Replace Google

While Robert’s Scoble’s hypothesis may indicate where the future of search may lie, it is by no means correct in predicting that technologies like Mahalo, Techmeme, and Facebook will replace Google.

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