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computer
December 20 to 31, 2005
This is a working graphic design of a
computer
, the first I've seen. Have there been other designs like this, either recently or in the ancient past? I envision a lot of interactive modern art in thi...
April 25 to May 1, 2005
Scientists make bacteria behave like
computer
s...
March 28 to April 3, 2005
Today's college students are getting used to downloading high-speed movies and music on demand from their
computer
s...
March 21 to 27, 2005
Another great historical overview from Mobile PC magazine. This time, they examine the evolution of the notebook
computer
...
March 7 to 13, 2005
China is fighting the Tibetan exile administration with
computer
virii...
February 28 to March 6, 2005
Uh-oh - 6,200 Wells Fargo ATMs are now running Windows: http://www.
computer
world.com/softwaretopics/os/story/0,10801,100165,00.html?source=x1...
Ancient
computer
ads. 32KB RAM, wow...
February 7 to 13, 2005
The same developer made this chess program where one can see the lines of strategy that the
computer
is considering...
January 31 to February 6, 2005
The largest climate prediction experiment ever harnessed 90,000 home
computer
s around the globe. The result? Global warming will be worse than expected...
January 17 to 23, 2005
I had the pleasure of listening to XM Satellite Radio all week (which was bundled with my Alamo rental car) while working in Mountain View, CA. It sounds great and the music choices are wonderful...
* The bottom is a rubber-like pad that prevents the
computer
from slipping on surfaces...
January 10 to 16, 2005
In the PC world the average consumer seems to think that bigger is better. On the contrary, smaller
computer
s by their nature require higher technology and more elegant design and engineering. Henc...
Of course, note that you can create installations of hundreds of Mac minis (for
computer
labs and offices), all remotely (and centrally) upgradable and managed via Apple Remote Desktop...
November 29 to December 5, 2004
However, "e-junk" recycling is still in its infancy. Note that old
computer
monitors make better used TVs than TVs...
September 27 to October 3, 2004
Inside the recently upgraded world's third-most-powerful super
computer
at Virginia Tech (it's also powered by Mac OSX)...
computer
-assisted streak photography...
September 20 to 26, 2004
The first half of 2004 saw 5,000 new Windows viruses: http://www.
computer
world.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,96116,00.htm...
September 13 to 19, 2004
Has this startup developed the universal
computer
emulator...
September 5 to 12, 2004
Has your PC been taken over by a spamming virus? Spammers are selling your "zombie PC" to others: http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/
computer
security/2004-09-08-zombieprice_x.ht...
August 8 to 14, 2004
"Fewer college students choose
computer
majors...
August 2 to 8, 2004
Although over 80% of the public feels that e-voting is safe (or have no opinion), over 80% of security experts feel that current e-voting systems are much less secure than traditional paper-base...
The Kensington
computer
cable lock can be opened in 30 seconds with $1 worth of material...
July 26 to August 1, 2004
IBM introduces "chip morphing" technology, which enables self-repairing, evolvable
computer
chips...
New U.S. passports out this fall will be embedded with biometric
computer
chips...
July 12 to 18, 2004
computer
visionary Alan Kay "decries the state of computing". He's right...
June 21 to 27, 2004
The first HDTV tuner PC card is here - get HDTV signals for free and watch 'em on your
computer
...
A teacher fed up with the high cost of (Cisco Academy's
computer
training) textbooks makes his own equivalent textbooks and puts them online for free...
June 14 to 20, 2004
A review of the coolest palmtop
computer
. Sorry, available in Japan only...
Replace your old flashlight bulbs with brighter, longer-lasting LEDs: http://www.popsci.com/popsci/
computer
s/article/0,12543,652471,00.htm...
May 24 to 30, 2004
computer
less single mom gets busted by the RIAA, can't afford to settle...
May 3 to 9, 2004
The Sasser worm, developed by an 18 year-old in Germany who also made the ubiquitous "Netsky" email virus, infected an estimated million
computer
s last week, 80% of which belonged to home users an...
Your
computer
's security may be compromised just by listening to it (acoustic cryptanalysis)...
April 26 to May 2, 2004
A very technical overview of the next generation of video game consoles - Soon these devices will feature super
computer
-class levels of performance, enabling games with cinematic quality...
"One of the nation's wealthiest towns will soon have cameras and
computer
s running background checks on every car and driver that passes through....
"Green tea provides a more effective and environmentally-friendly method of preparing
computer
hard disks, say US scientists." In certain applications it's better than diamond for polishing...
April 19 to 25, 2004
4) Endorse the use of lead-free
computer
systems, at least by government: The world's first lead-free motherboard (the main component in personal
computer
s) has been developed...
And Intel plans to cut the lead content of
computer
chips by 95%...
March 22 to 28, 2004
"U.S. students shun
computer
sciences"...
March 15 to 21, 2004
Somebody market this, quick! A professor creates a small cheap noise cancellation unit that decreases
computer
fan noise. Although this technology is available in many headphones, nobody to date ha...
March 8 to 14, 2004
The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) is suing the FCC on "overbroad regulation of next-generation televisions and related devices". Left unchallenged, anything you watch on TV or
computer
s in th...
March 1 to 7, 2004
1.8 tons of raw material are used to make your average desktop
computer
and monitor. Upgrading rather than replacing your
computer
saves more energy than recycling it...
February 23 to 29, 2004
We don't support that "Ted, and those like him, have only one solution to their customers' problems. Erase everything on the
computer
's hard drive and start over from scratch." The latest in Salon'...
February 16 to 22, 2004
I always knew that UH grads got a good
computer
science background. The trick is, how to get them back to HI working at great software tech jobs? I sure can't find any... Hawaii needs experience...
January 19 to 25, 2004
"Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition
computer
files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media"...
December 15 to 21, 2003
At least five convicted felons secured management positions at Diebold, the maker of those electronic voting machines. One of them is a programmer who was jailed for falsifying
computer
records.....
December 8 to 14, 2003
This enables desktop-sized super
computer
s and cell phones lasting 60 hours...
This is another technology that may help the development of quantum
computer
s...
A man gets out of a ticket using a cell phone and a friend with a
computer
...
November 17 to 23, 2003
A working nano-transistor has been self-assembled using biology for the first time. A first step to building self-assembling molecular
computer
s...
November 10 to 16, 2003
IBM created a (large) "TV-sized" super
computer
that's the 73rd most powerful super
computer
in the world...
November 3 to 9, 2003
Will noisy, hot
computer
s be a thing of the past? Electricity leakage is why current microchips (and therefore your
computer
) runs hot, requires fans, and contributes to the entropy of the universe...
October 14, 2003
The main point of this is that now a single
computer
can replace an entire cellular tower's worth of expensive equipment. This means smaller installations and better coverage to rural areas. Plus i...
October 6, 2003
The death of the laser show: birth of the new psychedelics? The American Museum of Natural History started a new sound and light show using
computer
graphics called SonicVision. It's a 35-minute movi...
September 15, 2003
computer
visionary Stafford Beer coined the term "shareware". He also invented Cybersyn, an Internet-like socialist
computer
system created for the revolutionary Chilean government in the earl...
August 25, 2003
Disney is laying off its traditional 2D animators, opting instead to only do 3D (
computer
generated) animated films from now on. A passing of an era.....
Affected by the recent
computer
viruses? The solution: 1) Don't use Outlook. 2) Don't use Windows. I just spent a couple hours cleaning up a friend's infected Windows machine this week. In over 1...
By the way: If you are using Apple's Mail application, the virus emails will be automatically marked as junk and sent to your junk mail folder. Apple Mail has the best spam detection/removal of an...