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- The Miami Dolphins traded fullback Deon Dyer to the Houston Texans on Tuesday for a conditional draft pick in 2004. |
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- An initial response from Apple Computer to a rant here was so icy that it came as welcome relief in the heatwave. The (almost) surprising thaw that followed leaves three questions still unanswered. Dream on. |
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GAH >_ (Aug 20 2003 23:58 GMT) - I don't draw, period. Yoshi > me in any kinda drawing here.. ..and I share the pains of school very... |
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- The European Imaging & Sound Association (EISA) has named the EXILIM EX-Z3 from Casio as Digital Mini Camera of the year 2003 / 2004 at the IFA fair in Berlin. "To receive an award from such a well... |
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- Canon has today announced the EOS Digital Rebel (US name) / EOS-300D (Rest of world) / Kiss Digital (Japan name). This six megapixel digital SLR is essentially a feature reduced EOS-10D in the EOS-300's silver... |
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- Canon has today announced two new lenses to 'complement' the EOS-300D digital SLR. The first is the EF-S 18 - 55 mm F3.5 - F5.6 lens (28 - 90 mm equiv. FOV on the EOS-300D). |
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- Canon has today announced the four megapixel PowerShot A80. As with all Canon's 'A' series digital cameras this one is aimed at the beginner, having said that it's far more feature rich than most entry level... |
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- Kodak has today announced the 10x optical zoom, 4 megapixel DX6490. This camera is Kodak's first foray into the big zoom SLR-like prosumer category, priced at $499 it's certainly competitive. The... |
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- Ricoh has today announced the Caplio G4wide digital camera. As with the standard G4 it is a 3.24-megapixel, 3x optical zoom but the Caplio G4wide has a newly developed compact lens and exceptional speed. The... |
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- Ricoh has today announced the Caplio G4 digital camera. The new 3.24-megapixel, 3x optical zoom, Caplio G4 has a shutter response time of just 0.14 seconds (the fastest in its class), and a start-up time of 1.9... |
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- Fujifilm Japan has today announced the WP-FX700 waterproof case for the new FinePix F700. The WP-FX700 allows you to use the FinePix F700 underwater to a depth of 40 m (131 ft). The case itself weighs just 313... |
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- Clustering your application has a lot of benefits, but you'll pay for it in complexity. Fortunately, several design patterns have emerged to solve recurring problems. Ivelin Ivanov explains the singleton, scheduler, and notification services. |
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- MacWireless is now offering eight antennas, four each for graphite/snow and Extreme base stations. You still have to take apart the graphite/snow models to get to the antenna jack inside, but it's nice to buy from a company that's dedicated to these models.... |
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- This is cool! Archaeologists believe they may have found the site where the Donner Party camped during their fateful... |
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- At least one person who reads this used to be in the Army, so I bet they and everyone... |
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- Also from the same Wired issue, this article about life in the trenches as one of the new federally-mandated... |
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- The Skyray, a high-speed wing package that lets you fly around as you skydive. Now, I'm not one to... |
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- Joshua gets a spinning no-prize for bringing this Scientific American article to our attention: Scientists are using CD players... |
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- How to Recite the Texas Pledge... |
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- Hier in de straat ligt glasvezelkabel. Wat nu opeens van een of andere bv is. UPC, Chello en Interum Justitia... Een verbindng met de snelheid van het licht. Zou je denken... |
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- Microsoft has taken the wraps off its Office 2003 software, which features a number of enhancements to the dominant business application that the company now has dubbed "Microsoft Office System." The software giant said Office 2003 should be on the shelves by October 21st. |
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- Small-time users of music-sharing services like Kazaa can breathe a sigh of relief. Although the RIAA has sent numerous subpoenas to ISPs demanding disclosure of file-swapper identities, it is unlikely the little guys will find themselves in court, subject to Draconian financial penalties. |
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- A new variant of the mass e-mail worm SoBig is spreading across the Internet, exploiting security vulnerabilities in the Windows operating system. Dubbed "Sobig.F," it began spreading in Europe on Monday and reportedly has infected tens of thousands of computers. |
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- Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) telephony was supposed to be the technology that could save companies more money than anything else, cutting millions of dollars in communications costs and, along the way, making copper telephone networks obsolete. That has not happened, obviously, and industry insiders never expected that it would. |
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- While PeopleSoft CRM 8.8 has been on the market for over half a year and has been analyzed, evaluated and reported upon in any number of venues, as well as by most consultants in this space. Still, client references add a great deal of weight and heft to what is known about this version, at least for anyone who has not actually implemented it. |
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- "When I think about economic development of the future, it's much less emphasis on bricks-and-mortar and factories. You can work for a Washington, D.C., company, but you don't have to live there. [Wireless broadband] allows the small communities to retool to keep their best and brightest in their communities," says Dennis Miller, CEO of Midwest Wireless. |
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- The prospect for greater tablet PC sales is bleak because the "crazy days" of EMEA laptop sales have returned, according to analyst IDC. Tablet PC sales fell by 31 per cent in the second quarter of 2003 and accounted for less than one per cent of the total notebook market. In contrast, notebook sales jumped by 39 per cent in the same quarter. |
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- Oracle is adding grid computing capabilities to a new version of its application server software, part of a broader effort to revamp its entire product line around the 'utility' computing model. Analysts say the goal is worthy but don't see customers rushing to build grids just yet. |
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- Prices are falling at Dell. The Round Rock, Texas, company cut prices on just about everything in its product line Wednesday, looking to remain the price leader among hardware vendors. |
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- The 9-1-1 emergency service in Oregon has expanded to include instant notifications to school administrators, hospitals and other people who need timely emergency notifications, thanks to a coalition of Oregon local governments and technology vendors using Web services and off-the-shelf software. |
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- (SOURCE:IPv6 isn't just about more addresses - BobFrankston)-Amen! QUOTE The value of the Internet comes from the number of participants, and by relegating most computers and devices as observers, and not participants, we pay a high price. For every device to have the opportunity of becoming a participant, a unique IP address is indeed required (though it can and must be dynamic with the DNS providing stable handles). Having that address simply means that each device has a public presence and can be reached by other devices. |
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- Justice Moore has run out of appeals:WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court cleared the way Wednesday for a Ten Commandments monument... |
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- Homestarrunner.net, the best Homestar Runner fansite out there has closed its doors. They couldn't afford to keep the site up with all the traffic it was getting. I found this out while checking the Strong Bad Mod page. Fortunately, it looks like the mod makers are still hard at work... |
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- I have a decent picture of a madrone tree. Not totally in focus. So sue me. cool peel-y bark. fuzzy... |
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- Today MINIUSA introduced four new commercials highlighting the 2003 North American Car of the Year Award.HoseAmusementBreezeand my personal favorite:CarbonationYou can read posts about other MINI commercials from around the world here (UK) and here (Canada). And finally you can always check out the entire list of commercials at Bridger.us/MINI in the "Video" section on the right hand side of the site. |
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- Posted by Maxwell:I would like to encourage anyone with a free Saturday up his or her sleeve to try to make it up to Phil Wicks' Midwest Driver event August 30th.For anyone who wasn't able to make it to the latest Chicago MINI Motoring Club meeting, it will be a multi-part class. |
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- As some of you may remember I posted some install instruction regarding the John Cooper Works Kit awhile back. I wanted to let every know that I've now got an updated version located int he "How To" section of Bridger.us/MINI.Note: |
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- With MINI dealers only located in the largest cities around the US there are many of us out there that are having to travel far and wide to find a dealer. This story comes from Business First (a publication out of Louisville). Here's an excerpt:Since dealerships began selling the new Minis in the United States in March 2002, estimated annual U. |
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- Αγωγή 100.000 στρατιωτών. |
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- Βλέπω διάφοροι απίθανοι τύποι Σλαβομακεδόνες, Βουλγαρομακεδόνες να λένε ό,τι θέλουν και μπερδεύτηκα. |
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- The U.S. Small Business Administration and Topica Inc., today announced a series of free, live online "webinars" about e-mail marketing strategies, entitled "E-mail Marketing for Small Business." The first of the 60-minute webinars will be ... |
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