Tech News November 18, 2009
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Lettuce is a kind of daisy. Both belong to the same botanical family as thistles, dandelions, chicory and nipplewort.
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- Flowers are words even a baby can understand. Quentin Crisp
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Tired of receiving those pesky Microsoft Word documents with that pesky .docx extension? If you don’t have Office 2007, it can be a real problem since the format is not backwards compatible. Fortunately, this handy free tool lets you convert those docx files. Best of all, it is totally free and there is no email to provide. 100% Free!! (link . . .)
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China Stops Sales of Old Windows OS
Microsoft will have to stop selling the Chinese versions of its Windows 98, 2000, 2003 and Windows XP, according to the court. It is unclear when the ruling will take effect or how many copies are affected.(reuters . . .)
Say Goodbye To Your Remote Controls (ie clickers)
Just think it and the channel will change for you. (physorg . . .)
Pirate Bay Makes Adjustments
Does anyone actually use Pirate Bay? There are 1,000 of torrent sites, why pick on the Pirate? (arstechnica . . .)
Swindon Borough Makes the USA Seem Poor
The USA founded the internet, technology and home of great minds that brought technology to the every man. So, why does a town with a population of 186,000 can have free wifi? Capitalism Fail. (bbc . . .)
Gaming is Not Newsworthy
Unless, someone comes along and complain about gaming violence. (sidemission . . .)
6 Degrees Changes Property Value
The British Isles, indeed, might become one of the most desirable pieces of real estate on the planet. (independent . . .)
Graphene is Great
Not only is graphene the thinnest material possible, but it also is 10 times stronger than steel and it conducts electricity better than any other known material at room temperature. (labspaces . . .)
Brain Size Doesn’t Matter
First Pluto isn’t a planet and now a pea brain isn’t stupid. What’s next toast is not longer bread? (science daily . . .)
Go Gone
Yahoo is shutting down its Go! service early next year. (theregister . . .)
Google Plans Chrome OS Event for Tomorrow
If there is anything worth reporting, it will be in tech news tomorrow. (techreport . . .)
UK Naps Two in PC Fraud
The investigation focused on the ZeuS or Zbot trojan. Another reason to switch to Ubuntu. (bbc . . .)
Super Phone Rumored
Google phone rumors are back with a vengeance, spurred on by reports that the Internet behemoth Google is partnering with phone maker HTC on a “super” Android device thinner than the Droid and iPhone. Still, no hovercraft. (yahoo . . .)
Want to Build Web App?
Atlas might be the best starting point. (atlas . . .)
Fedora 12
Free Operating System. You can download the “Live CD” and run it from your CD drive without having to install. Try before you install. Awesome! (fedora project . . .)
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Geek Comment Clash
Discussion: This kicks The Weather Channel’s ass. (link . . .)
Comments: “…i love the f*cking simplicity of that website! but i can not share it with everyone i know because of the f*cking profanity…..” (comments . . .)
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Monthly Online Gaming Pick
The Lord of the Rings Online has quickly established itself as the emerging leader and was named the PC MMO Game of the Year 2007 by the editorial staff of GameSpy and PC Game of the Year 2007 at the 25th Annual Golden Joystick awards. The New York Times proclaimed The Lord of the Rings Online “a major achievement of interactive storytelling, the first game truly worthy of the ‘Lord of the Rings’ franchise and a must-play for just about anyone with an interest in Tolkien or the future of online entertainment.”
Demographics: 80+% of Lord of the Rings Online players are male and are on average 31 years old. Additionally, the game is only available for PC users it is not currently MAC compatible.
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There I fixed It
There are as many sources for the word Kludge as there are jury-rigged mailboxes in the mobile home parks of America. Whether the source of the word is Gaelic, German, or Naval Acronym, we know them when we see them, and on this web site, we celebrate these iconic images of mankindâ’s eternal struggle to hammer square pegs into round holes (with duct tape.) (link . . .)
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