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Weekend Tech Reading - PC TURNS 25 TODAY - tech|
| (hx) 09:21 PM CEST - Aug,12 2006 |
The personal computer, an invention which has changed the lives of millions
of people,
is 25 years old today. On 12 August, 1981, the technology giant IBM launched
the world's first personal computer system for "business, home and school use".
And here are the top PCs ever, from machines you owned and loved to systems
you've never heard of.
- Mid Range GPU Roundup - Summer 2006 -
Not only is the X1900 GT a better
performer in most cases than the stock 7900 GT, but with this week's price
cuts the ATI part offers an incredible value advantage.
- Nvidia's Response to Early DIY Quad-SLI -
THG tested the latest available beta driver that also allows Quad-SLI to be
enabled. Nvidia has some comments and explanations on our results for
those do-it-yourselfers that want to go quad.
- Asus WL-700gE router has built-in BitTorrent client, 160GB HDD -
It can handle up to seven
BitTorrent streams automatically (in addition to 10 FTP or web streams),
with your computer happily napping away in the other room.
- Asus P5B Deluxe WiFi-AP Edition MoBo -
A price tag of $220 gets an accessory kit worth at least half the difference
between it and cheaper boards, it comes with a reasonable amount of software,
its performance advantage is nothing to sneeze at, and its overclock potential
… Well, E6700 buyers could get an E6600, spend the savings on this board, and
still have enough left over to take the significant-other on a very impressive
date.
- Leadtek WinFast TV Pro II Stand-Alone TV Tuner -
It can display a maximum resolution of 1280x1024 and has a remote control.
On top of that there's even a timer. Now it is not that cheap but with a 16:9
screen mode available, you will do yourself a favour if you want to recycle
your existing screen.
- Ultra Portable Laptop from Lenovo -
It has fingerprint reading, integrated optical drive and yet a weight of only
1.8kg - the keyboard is said to be one of the best around and the screen
is a 12.1-inch model, small but capable of displaying 1280x800 pixels. It runs
on a Core Duo T with 1GB and a 100GB HDD. Surprisingly affordable.
- SoundBlaster X-Fi Crackling and Popping Update from Creative -
A new update from Creative on the
crackling and popping issues some people are experiencing with their
SoundBlaster X-Fi cards. According to Creative the sound glitches only arise
on nForce 4 motherboards and only nVidia is able to fix them.
- Sony's BWU-100A Blu-ray drive will not play Blu-ray movies - Sony's
product manager for data storage, told CNET.com.au that due to copy protection
issues and lagging software development,
the drive will only play
user-recorded high-definition content from a digital camcorder, and not
commercial movies released under the BD format.
- OpenGL Now Natively Supported in Windows Vista - This week the
Khronos group, which is responsible for developing and maintaining OpenGL, has
released a report indicating that
OpenGL support will now be natively supported in Vista without layering over
Direct3D. Using standard Windows installable client driver (ICD), OpenGL
will be fully accelerated and be fully compatible with Windows Vista's
Aeroglass UI. In fact, Khronos says that by the time Windows Vista ships,
Aeroglass performance on OpenGL will be superior to that of Direct3D.
- Microsoft Axed Plan to Bundle Visual Studio in Vista -
Microsoft seriously considered the idea of bundling Visual Studio Express with
Windows Vista, according to a Microsoft official quoted on ArsTechnica.
Microsoft is still considering including "a link in Vista's Programs menu
which would reach out to the MSDN site and download an Express edition of
Visual Studio, presumably whichever one the user prefers," ArsTechnica
reports.
- Microsoft: Vista RC1 Coming Soon -
Microsoft confirmed Thursday that RC1 was on the way. Product Manager Nick
White says Microsoft will re-open the Vista beta program for the release.
- Leopard WWDC DVD Leaked -
The "scene" release, called APPLE.MAC.OSX.LEOPARD.V10.5.WWDC.PREVIEW-OSX
is reported to be build 9A241, the same handed out to developers at WWDC this
week
- Worm Attack 'Inevitable': Patch Windows Now -
Apply the critical Windows patches in the MS06-040 bulletin issued on
August 8. Security experts say a worm attack exploiting the Server service
flaw that is highlighted in that bulletin is "inevitable." Security
specialists are saying businesses and consumers should prepare for the worst.
There's an
ISO-9660 CD image which contains the security updates for Windows released
on Windows Update on August 8th, 2006.
- BBC plans clip-on digital radio -
The BBC is drawing
up plans for a gadget that turns MP3 players into digital radios.
- PSP price to drop to $149 this holiday season? -
Chris Morris from CNN/Money explores the possibility of a PSP price drop
this holiday season. Recent PSP stockpilings suggest that gamers could see a
$50 reduction in price later this year bringing Sony's first portable game
machine down to a cool $149.
- Your Life as an Open Book -
Privacy advocates and search industry watchers have long warned that the
vast and valuable stores of data collected by search engine companies could be
vulnerable to thieves, rogue employees, mishaps or even government subpoenas
- Fireproof plastic developed in Australia - Scientists from the
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization have
come up with a plastic which is fireproof. When the plastic is exposed to
flames, it morphs into a ceramic which acts as a barrier, preventing the fire
from spreading.
- 2007 Yamaha C3 scooter -
The Yamaha C3 scooter seems to
be an ideal choice it is powered by a 49cc liquid-cooled, SOHC 4-stroke
single; 3-valve engine which runs for a long time on 1.2 gallons of gas.
- BMW, GM and Chrysler spend $1 billion on hybrid development -
The three companies are spending over $1 billion to develop a two-mode hybrid
transmission and the systems needed to interact with it. The actual
transmission is expected to cost the 3 partners $300 million, while the rest
of the money will go towards integrating the new transmission with the other
components in a vehicle. 500 engineers have been working on the project for
the last 18 months. It's not clear if the $1 billion price tag includes what
has been spent already, or if that is money spending yet to come.
- Apple co-founder to drive hydrogen Hummer to south pole -
Apple co-founder
Steve Wozniak is planning to drive a Hummer H1 powered hy Hydrogen fuel
cells from the McMurdo Station in Ross Island, Antarctica, to the South Pole.
- 30-year puzzle solved: Light guides flight of migratory birds -
Migratory
birds are born with an innate magnetic compass preference that coincides
with their species' migratory direction.
- Abrams on Lost and Star Trek XI -
TV Guide caught up with J.J. Abrams, who talked briefly about the third
season of "Lost" and Star Trek XI. - "Desmond will definitely be back. He's
not dead."
- Top 10 System Administrator Truths -
These truths will certainly get you on your way. Let's get started.
- 10 Ways to REALLY Piss Off Your Woman -
Do you need relationship counseling? Are the sparks of your relationship
slowly becoming dying embers?
- Illinois Must Pay Video Game Industry $500,000 - A small victory
for gamers.
The State of Illinois must pay the video game industry $510,528.64 in
attorney ’s fees for its unconstitutional effort to enact a law banning the
sale of violent video games.
- Google: We are Now playing Movie Trailers -
Just search for the movie name and your Zip/city on Google.com, and the
first result will include a link to the trailer, as well as critics' reviews
and showtimes for your local movie theater.
- Girl takes pictures of herself every day for 3 years -
and she
still looks the same....almost :-)
- Very impressive drum solo -
Ivan Pacheco shows how to really smack the drums about.
- Funny Japanese Show -
check it
out! ;)
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last 10 comments: | xxxx | (10:11 PM CEST - Aug,12 2006 ) | | The drummer dude is ok, but I think the comments and insults in the messages below his video were even better. I can't see anyone not be as good as this guy.. If I spent hours on how fast I could hit a drum I'd probably be as good if not better. He's got strong forearms and you know why :lol: |
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| Smiley_ie | (03:09 AM CEST - Aug,13 2006 ) | | The drummer stuff was cool ..... I liked the 3 year picture capture cool idea..... And the fanny rubbing video was like all the above in 1. |
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| djRom | (04:37 AM CEST - Aug,13 2006 ) | | The 3 year photo thing was really kewl. It makes me want to do something similar to that. Not to copy, but just for my own reference. I would probably do my whole body though, not just my face. |
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| AhPook | (05:34 AM CEST - Aug,13 2006 ) | Rom> The 3 year photo thing was really kewl. It makes me want to do something similar to that. Not to copy, but just for my own reference. I would probably do my whole body though, not just my face.
I'd prefer not to have a reference of the ravages of age, already look like hell compared to five years ago :P |
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| El_Coyote | (01:15 PM CEST - Aug,13 2006 ) | | japanese people are wierd |
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| yhancik | (02:13 PM CEST - Aug,13 2006 ) | | people are weird |
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| djRom | (05:27 PM CEST - Aug,13 2006 ) | | are weird |
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| El_Coyote | (05:31 PM CEST - Aug,13 2006 ) | | wierd |
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| AhPook | (02:41 PM CEST - Aug,14 2006 ) | More of a cultural divide, I spent two months in Kyoto and did catch a bit of TV while there... programs about food vastly outweighed strange game shows and the like.
Met so many random friendly people there, mostly in small bars that don't get a lot of tourists, though most wanted to talk about baseball which I know nothing about :D
No matter how odd the culture may seem, people are just people. |
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| yhancik | (03:33 PM CEST - Aug,14 2006 ) | | yes, that was my point, actually :p |
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