Posted in News, Technology on Sep 22nd, 2009 No Comments »
As promised, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski today gave a speech in which he offered up two fresh principles of net neutrality he would like to see addressed in the National Broadband Plan.
Posted in Technology on Sep 18th, 2009 No Comments »
Microsoft via Digital River offers qualifying U.S. college students downloads of Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade or Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Upgrade for $29.99. (Students can order a CD for $13.) Click here for a complete list eligibility requirements including a list of qualifying educational institutions. Limit one license per student. Deal ends January [...]
Posted in Random, Technology on Sep 16th, 2009 No Comments »
A team of researchers pulled off some supercomputing on the cheap using a single Xbox 360‘s graphical processing unit, instead of an array of processors operating in tandem, the BBC reports. The researchers, at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom, think they’re the first to repurpose the processors as an inexpensive substitute for [...]
Posted in Technology on Sep 16th, 2009 No Comments »
People try so hard to extend laptop battery life—going blind staring at dimmed screens, developing repetitive stress injuries by ditching mice—that they can miss the obvious. Like browser choice, which apparently have a huge impact on battery life.
Posted in Random, Technology on Sep 12th, 2009 No Comments »
How have I not seen this project before? It may not be quite as powerful as the Navy’s, but this DIY rail gun packs 5.6kJ. That’s five point six kilo Joules of Oh-my-dear-sweet-Geezuss-I’ll-never-piss-off-a-DIYer. The rail gun seen in the video below is only the first revision Ravi Gaddipati’s project. The next one will be capable [...]
