September 2009
4 posts
Its discipline →
After the first quarter grade was released in my kids’ school, many who used to be PHLs (Principal’s Honor List) did not make it. The lists from all the levels are conspicuously trimmed…
The iPod touch has 802.11n, so what? →
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Hardware, Odds and ends, iPod touch
Author and blogger Glenn Fleishman over at TidBITS has some great insights into iFixit’s discovery that the…
Building Scalable Databases: Denormalization, the... →
Database normalization is a technique for designing relational database schemas that
ensures that the data is optimal for ad-hoc querying and that modifications such as
deletion or insertion of…
Attractive Women Make Men Temporarily Stupid →
Shared by Leo
What was I saying?
Ponca City, We love you writes “The Telegraph reports that men who spend even a few minutes in the company of an attractive woman perform less well in tests…
August 2009
6 posts
Makes Me Think - Today's Thought-Provoking... →
Shared by gina
A positive spin on FML, liked quite a few on the front page. Needs Twitter integration.
Top MMT Stories - An online community where people share daily life stories that provoke deep…
Slashdot: Google Wave Preview Opens Up On Sept... →
Slashdot: Google Wave Preview Opens Up On Sept 30th
TwitPic Find: Snow Leopard on a hackint0sh →
Shared by Leo
What’s better than pictures of Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard in the wild? How about a snapshot of Snow Leopard running on a hackint0sh?
Filed under: OS, Hacks, Odds and ends,
Rumors of Palm Pre's death slightly exaggerated →
Late last week, analyst Ilya Grozovsky at Morgan Joseph downgraded Palm from “hold” to “sell” because he now estimates that Palm has shipped 50,000 fewer units than he had previously…
Pancit Bihon →
Per Joe’s and Ching’s request, I am posting a recipe of the pancit bihon complete with photo illustration.
Begin by boiling a whole Cornish game hen (gives more flavor to the broth than regular…
Everything Happens for a Reason →
It is thoroughly normal to be so tentative about the time of our lives, or so asleep within it, that we miss it entirely.”
If you live long enough you will discover the great secret we all hate to…
July 2009
2 posts
Hackintosh netbook compatibility updated →
Filed under: Hardware, OS, Hacks
Boing Boing’s gadget blog has updated the list of potential hackintosh netbooks. You can ponder the whole thing or cut to the chase: “…get a HP…
Thankful that it’s a Weekend Again:) →
Clad in a blue jeans and a red shirt with a green shawl and a black umbrella matched with a red slippers now, do I look like a multicolored peacock? Yes! I guess hehehe…With this boiling hot…
June 2009
1 post
slow motion →
Shared by str
Another great photo taken by a friend.
timelessphoto posted a photo:
By the way, I believe that the clock is a chopard….!
May 2009
5 posts
First Complete X-ray View Of A Galaxy Cluster →
The joint Japan-US Suzaku mission is providing new insight into how assemblages of thousands of galaxies pull themselves together. For the first time, Suzaku has detected X-ray-emitting gas at a…
Can you believe it? New Yorker cover done on... →
Filed under: iPhone, Graphic Design, App Store, iPod touch
Looking at the cover of the June 1 New Yorker Magazine it is pretty hard to believe that it was created with a US$4.99…
Toddler Buys Industrial Excavator Online, "Doesn't... →
A 3-year-old New Zealand girl, bored in the early hours of the morning, hopped on her parents’ computer and, via auto-logins, managed to buy a used mechanical excavation machine for around…
Acer launches easyStore Home Server: 1TB... →
Acer’s entering the home server market, and its first entry’s gonna be the easyStore AH340-UA230N with built-in Windows Home Server. It’s juiced up with Intel Atom 230 processor and 2GB DDR2…
ASUS delivers full specs on Eee PC 1005HA Seashell →
ASUS’ Eee PC 1008HA hasn’t even had a moment to enjoy its spot in the limelight, and already the company is pushing out even more machines in the rapidly expanding Seashell range. The…
February 2009
3 posts
Samsung NC10-11PBK Special Edition Boosts Battery... →
Samsung’s leap into the 10-inch netbook arena, represented in physical form by the glossy NC10, is receiving a “special edition” hype injection. There is some substance here, however,…
Samsung NC10-11PBK Special Edition Boosts Battery... →
Samsung’s leap into the 10-inch netbook arena, represented in physical form by the glossy NC10, is receiving a “special edition” hype injection. There is some substance here, however,…
Acer Aspire One D150 with N270 previewed, now... →
The 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One D150 has found its way onto Amazon and J&R’s websites and is now available for pre-order in blue and black color options, respectively. This version’s got the…
December 2008
49 posts
Asus EEE-branded Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Look... →
While Asus has some interesting products, I’d never expect the company to win a design award. That said, Asus’ wireless keyboard and mouse for the EEE Box look pretty nice, if not terribly…
Actual Conversations On Twitter Not Possible Until... →
One of the big complaints about Twitter is that conversations are hard to follow. Users can write a response to a Twitter message (or anything else), but the easy way to do this is to add an…
Wired: New Mac mini to be announced at MWSF →
'Tis the Season to be Jolly! - yellowsn0w →
Now that you guys have got used to the sunburn and blindness caused by the glare of our new blog template, we can get back to normal business. We’ll give you some updates and also tell you our…
Mumbai Terrorists Used VoIP, Satellite Images and... →
The terrorists who perpetrated the deadly attacks in Mumbai, India used Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephones during the three days of violence to maintain contact with their…
Zero-Day Flaws Detected in Internet Explorer and... →
Despite Microsoft’s security update that addresses 28 vulnerabilities (see story below), two zero-day vulnerabilities that are being exploited in targeted attacks remain unpatched…….
Firefox Tops List of Most Known Vulnerabilities in... →
Whitelisting company Bit9 has compiled statistics on the applications with the most security vulnerabilities reported over the last year…….
Transparent (Layer 2) Firewalls: A look at 2... →
Category: Firewalls & Perimeter Protection
Paper Added: December 12, 2008
Qtel Sees 'Huge Potential' for Expansion and... →
Experts urge better drainage for Doha roads and... →
Mowasalat to hire upto 2,500 Filipino drivers →
Mayweather Has Flaws, Pacquiao Wants Him: Says... →
Microsoft's Thumbtack, an Answer to Google... →
An anonymous reader writes “Microsoft’s Live Labs have introduced a new service that lets users collect snippets of information from Web sites and share the collections with others. It’s similar in…
Gmail Makes Viewing PDF Files In-Browser Easier... →
Next time you receive a PDF file attachment in Gmail, hit the View link next to it. Instead of the hardly-ever-looked-good HTML view, you’ll get Google Docs’ full-on PDF viewer right in your…
Chrome Replaces Firefox in Google Pack's Default... →
Just in time for new holiday computers and after its graduation from beta status, Google now lists Chrome as the default choice in its Google Pack software bundle. Google Pack used to list…
The Top Five Cheapest--But Least Healthy--Fast... →
As budgets tighten it’s even more tempting to grab the dollar meal at your local fast food joint, but those cheap eats are packed with fat, sodium, cholesterol, and processed meat—so read…
Gmail Makes Viewing PDF Files In-Browser Easier... →
Next time you receive a PDF file attachment in Gmail, hit the View link next to it. Instead of the hardly-ever-looked-good HTML view, you’ll get Google Docs’ full-on PDF viewer right in your…
Chrome Replaces Firefox in Google Pack's Default... →
Just in time for new holiday computers and after its graduation from beta status, Google now lists Chrome as the default choice in its Google Pack software bundle. Google Pack used to list…
Best Sites for Finding Deals Online? [Hive Five... →
Your holiday shopping budget may be smaller than usual this year, but that doesn’t mean you can’t afford great gifts for your friends and family. You just have to know where to look. We already…
The Top Five Cheapest--But Least Healthy--Fast... →
As budgets tighten it’s even more tempting to grab the dollar meal at your local fast food joint, but those cheap eats are packed with fat, sodium, cholesterol, and processed meat—so read…
Make The Web Your Notepad With WebNotes (+100... →
I do research all the time, and it’s always on the Web. Even when the material comes from a “book” (remember those?), odds are I found a snippet of it on Amazon or read it on Google Books….
Flock - The Ultimate Student Browser →
I’m using Flock as my main browser. However for most of you, Firefox will be your choice. The reason I would recommend using Flock over Firefox to create the ultimate student research browser is…
[+1855] Marijuana Tops List of Questions for... →
Last night, the test run of “Open for Questions” on Obama’s Change.gov site, closed with Marijuana Legalization being THE top issue! It even gained almost 2000 votes more than runner up. Just a…
Sony's long awaited touchscreen Walkman finally... →
Sony’s Walkman series of media players has done its best to keep stride, stuffing in new features and design refinements over the years, but touchscreen-dominated players are …
ASUS rolls out four new VH-series 16:9 LCD... →
It’s sometimes easy to forget that ASUS actually makes a whole host of non-Eee branded products, but the company has reminded us of is roots today with four new VH-series LCD monitors,…
10 Things You Need to Know About PlayStation Home... →
The PlayStation Home Open Beta is out, and it’s simply the best way to taste what Sony has in store for the PS3 over the coming years. Here are the ten things you should know. 1)…
Sony Claims They're Not Working on PSP2 [PSP] →
I’ve always liked the PSP hardware, but iterations like the PSP-3000 are failing to excite me. I just need something new. Unfortunately, Sony claims to not be working on a PSP sequel at this…
Why Apple Keynotes Are On Tuesday [Apple] →
Apple cultists know that Apple announces news and has big Keynotes on Tuesday. But most don’t realize why this happens on this particular day of the week, and accept the legacy of the pattern…
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