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Monthly Archives: May 2006
Samsung has created the world’s first computer that replaces standard hard disk drives with NAND Flash solid state disks (SSD). The SSD created is only has 32 GB of capacity. Because the new laptops have been fitted with the SSD … Continue reading
I stumbled on this: Most fonts presented below are absolutely license-free which means that you can use them for both private, personal and commercial purposes without any limitations whatsoever. Nevertheless, the disclaimers are changing from time to time, so you … Continue reading
Up to a 100 million personal computers will be installed with Google software — the Google toolbar and a co-branded homepage. The Dell computers will contain Google software including several personal computer applications, a Google toolbar and a co-branded homepage. … Continue reading
This is Elephant’s Dream. It’s an open-source movie project that has been going on for about a year. The production team made everything they used in the movie publicly available- from the models they used to the sound effects. They … Continue reading
Yahoo! has a new design for it’s home page. I kinda like it. It’s clean and well organized. It only works for IE 6 and Firefox 1.5 right now. Just go to Yahoo.com and click on the link right below … Continue reading
Wow. I never thought mirages could get that big. And for 4 whole hours. :-O Thousands of tourists and local residents witnessed a mirage of high clarity lasting for four hours off the shore of Penglai City in east China’s … Continue reading
An earthquake in Leyte caused a major blackout in the Visayas area. The earthquake hit about 10AM in the morning. Leyte has some of the major power plants in the Visayas. A geothermal plant in Tongonan, Leyte was affected shutting … Continue reading
I’m a huge fan of Bittorrent. I use it to download just about anything. Here is an interesting article I found in CNET. By Greg Sandoval Peer-to-peer technology took another step toward joining respectable society with Monday’s news that the … Continue reading
http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html I found this page yesterday. It’s a very nice resource for information and inspiration. They have information of every artist in Europe from the 12th to mid-19th centuries. They also have images and information of the artists’ works. It even plays … Continue reading
I have used XOOPS and played with it for a couple of months now. It is a very powerful CMS. The best thing about XOOPS is that it has a lot of Modules available. When I mean a lot, I … Continue reading