December 2008
Microsoft planning for pay-per-use PC model →
A recently filed Microsoft Patent shows that Microsoft is planning for a pay-per-use PC model. The patent is titled as Metered Pay-As-You-Go Computing Experience. The current business model requires…
MD5 encryption broken, Microsoft warns →
Microsoft Security Advisory warned today that a possible attack against the MD5 hash digital certificate could allow an attacker to generate their own certificate with information from the original….
How to Run a Website in Partial Trust →
Nearly all our websites are hosted up on WebCentral. WebCentral operate all their websites under a partial (hosted) trust environment. Internally we develop all our sites using this partial trust…
Xuheki - Open Source Ajax Webmail Supports IMAP →
Xuheki is a fast IMAP client which aims to become your preferred email client. It works in your browser and you can access it from anywhere to read your email. The interface is similar to a…
Xuheki - Open Source Ajax Webmail Supports IMAP →
Xuheki is a fast IMAP client which aims to become your preferred email client. It works in your browser and you can access it from anywhere to read your email. The interface is similar to a…
Britain Building Next-Generation Aircraft Carriers... →
Britain is not only getting a whole lotta lot of F-35B STOVL fighters, but two new 60,000-ton state-of-the-art aircraft carriers. Apparently, according to Dr Lee Willett, it’s all part of a…
Microsoft's T4: A Free Alternative to CodeSmith →
Tags: t4 visual studio code generation
Posted by: sameera
Comic for December 28, 2008 →
Top Online Security Threats for 2009 →
Twenty years after the release of the Morris Worm, one of the first worms discovered on the Internet, the Web has proven to be the primary place where bad guys lurk, looking for poorly…
Benheck's PC Mod Pick of the Day - Project:... →
Hello folks I’m back again with my PC Mod pic of the day- Project: Passive, built by Ville ‘Willek’ Kyrö. This guy went ahead and build a PC that uses all passive cooling, that is, no…
Louis Pasteur day →
Happy birthday Louis! French chemist and microbiologist Louis Pasteur was born 12/27/1822 pioneered the creation of vaccines for rabies, anthrax and helped developed pasteurization (he…
Google, Microsoft, Apple sued over preview icons →
A Michigan-based networking company on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against Google, Microsoft, and Apple alleging that all three tech giants violated a patent it owns on the use of document-preview…
How to Start Using Greasemonkey in Under 5 Minutes →
Greasemonkey is a powerful Firefox add-on that lets you change the appearance and functionality of almost any page on the web. Most people don’t know how to write JavaScript, though, so we end…
HP Pavilion QuickTouch on-screen display software... →
For Christmas, I purchased a new HP Pavilion dv2988 Special Edition laptop for my sister. She’s not a heavy gamer, the laptop was on sale locally, and sported cute little designs on the cover so I…
Wireless Speakers →
A designy Wireless Speaker System by Michael Young allows you to play music anywhere in your home or office through your iPod, iPhone or any Mac or PC application. Genius!
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10 Steps to Improving Your Photoshop Skills →
Photoshop is an incredible tool for graphic design, but there is certainly a lot to learn for new designers, and there’s always more to master for those who are already experienced. If you’re…
The Rocket Sled that Made Winter Cry [Rockets] →
Ky Michaelson, or The Rocketman as he’s known in some circles, doesn’t trudge through the frozen winter tundra like the rest of us. His custom-built rocket sled is modeled after a miniature…
How the Dual Display Works In the IBM ThinkPad... →
We’ve already seen a clip with the Lenovo W700ds laptop popping out its secondary monitor. But here’s much better clip that really gives you a real idea of how it works. The things we noted:…
Using Google App Engine as a personal CDN →
Distributing a website over a content delivery network is typically an expensive proposition, but since the release of the Google App Engine beta program, there’s an option for small to medium sized…
How To Use Your New Digital Camera [How To] →
It’s Christmas, and we’re betting that at least some of you received new digital cameras (be they point-and-shoots or DSLRs). And if you’re a photography n00b, we’ve got a few tips to help. …
The Apollo 8 Original Press Kit [Retromodo] →
Used to a thousand inane press kits announcing useless pieces of junk, I wish it was 1968. Then, I could have received this Apollo 8 Press Kit, detailing the first manned mission to the Moon. …
First Look at Blue Spruce, IBM's Next Generation... →
IBM is about to commit itself heavily to browser-based applications. The giant IT company is quietly working on a project called Blue Spruce, which aims to create a fully browser-based…
NORAD Didn't Track This [Ho Ho Ho] →
I like UFOs. I like aliens. I like classic illustration. After snooping into his email, I even like Santa. And I don’t like Rudolph. Therefore, it doesn’t get better than this. Merry Xmas…
Create floor plans, house plans and home plans... →
Tags: architecture web2.0 my-home
Posted by: sameera
Watch9: Trailer - Film Roster
Papercraft by Bert Simons →
Bert Simons is an amazing paper sculptor living in the Netherlands. His work is incredible, and there are some details about his technique and portfolio on his site. One thing that…
What Do You Think the New Term For "Netbook"... →
Today we learned that an obscure UK company called Psion has claimed ownership of the term “netbook.” If we can’t use that term anymore, what should we call it? Give us your best ideas.
Cops Will Soon Be Zapping Drunks With Lasers... →
The Department of Justice is working on two new weapons descended from the Air Force’s “pain beam” Active Denial System—and wants to put them in the hands of your local boys in blue. One…
Singapore Flyer Strands 173 People for Six Hours,... →
I’m in Singapore right now and had every intention to ride the Flyer, the world’s largest Ferris Wheel. But after it left 173 people were stranded for six hours last night, I’m… hesitant. …
Auto parts chess set →
Via Ecofriend: Old and broken down auto parts are nothing more than trash for some, but for people like Armando Ramírez they are no less than treasure. The artist transforms these…
Nano-Sized Semiconductor Dots Could Fix Your... →
New Scientist reports that researchers at the University of Colorado came up with this crazy idea that if they inject semiconductor nanoparticles in your retinas, photons will make them glow,…
Notebooks Beat Desktops for the First Time Ever... →
According to iSuppli, worldwide notebook sales beat desktop sales for the first time ever in the third quarter of 2008. Surprisingly, Apple—which has experimented this phenomenon before the…
Images of the Boeing 737-500 Accident Aftermath... →
Back home for the holidays after a two-day JFK-London-Malaga-Madrid odyssey due to bad weather, missing flights, and losing my bags. Happy to be alive, however, after seeing these shots of…
9 Year Old Girl Becomes the Youngest Microsoft... →
Today’s crushing blow to our self confidence comes to us from India, where a 9 year old girl has become the youngest person to ever pass a Microsoft Certified Professional examination. …
Dell Confirms Adamo is MacBook Air Competitor... →
The (pulled) post on fashion site UptownLife that suggested Dell’s Adamo is a MacBook Air rival was actually a Dell ad, a spokesman admitted to the NYT. Which confirms it’s a MacBook Air…
20 Years of Photoshop's Interface Evolution... →
Once upon a time there was a program called Photoshop, created by the Knoll Brothers. Twenty years and eleven versions later, it basically remains unchanged. Except for the damn bloody…
Crazy Japan Builds Crazy Highways to Drive People... →
This road smashing into a building and emerging out on the other side is the most “normal” highway in this album of Japanese infrastructures collected by Dark Roasted Blend. Here are our…
Comic for December 24, 2008 →
Star Wars nativity in LEGO →
Star Wars maven Bonnie Burton interviewed Larry Lars, the creator of this wonderful Star Wars LEGO nativity .
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Avatar Icon Sets - Beauty! | Dezinerfolio →
Tags: resources icons
Posted by: sameera
Kaja Sofa →
Kaja is the ultimate lounge sofa with a lovely slanted, cushioned arm, which can be adjusted to lay flat as well. It can be custom configured, as the collection consists of six sofa…
Textecution Tries to Stop Your Kid From Texting... →
The biggest flaw of touchscreen phones is that they’re even more dangerous (and annoying) to type on while driving than button-y phones. Textecution is a G1 app that won’t let you text,…
How to Prepare the Space Shuttle for Another... →
The Big Picture has a photo essay showing us every step that the Space Shuttle Endeavor goes through between missions, from touching down to taking off again. Endeavor has gone through this…
Textecution Stops Your Kid From Texting While... →
The biggest flaw of touchscreen phones is that they’re even more dangerous (and annoying) to type on while driving than button-y phones. Textecution is a G1 app that won’t let you text,…
Concept Electric Bike Charges Via A Method You... →
This concept folding electric bike won a Merit prize in a bike design competition, but its practical use is probably limited. Why? Because you charge it at home by pedaling. We suppose…
How To Hack a Nerf Vulcan to Fire 500 Rounds a... →
The Nerf Vulcan is definitely awesome—but it is not as cool as it could be. Manapotions have developed a hack that adds an LED round counter and a 500 round-per-minute firing capacity. …
Electroman is a Surge Protecting Superhero [Surge... →
Electroman: defender of gadgets, scourge of surges. This electric superhero saves the day along with his trusty sidekick USB Hub Man. Together they form a duo to be reckoned with. [WOE…
Bold Typography (Uses+Inspiration+Free Fonts) -... →
Tags: web-design resources font
Posted by: sameera
On 64-bit Windows, 32-bit programs run in an... →
On 64-bit Windows, 32-bit programs run in an emulation layer.
This emulation layer simulates the x86 architecture,
virtualizing the CPU, the file system, the registry,
the environment variables,…