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[Tech News] Interesting technology

Volker
15-Jan-2006
[184]
With modem upper limit. with broadband 3 songs :)
Terry
15-Jan-2006
[185x3]
My watch uploads faster than that.
Now this is cool  http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/11/tired_of_living.php
and this.. http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/01/15/worlds-smallest-gps-receiver/
[unknown: 9]
15-Jan-2006
[188]
Quick review of the Dell 2405fpw 24" 1920x1200 LCD.  Worth every 
penny. About $1K US.


Although, there is not system to show 4:3 ratio information form 
older video cards, so either buy a new video card that supports wide 
view, or deal with stretched video.

It is BRIGHT, and swivels portrait or landscape.
Terry
16-Jan-2006
[189]
Does it come with a magnifying glasss to see Altme at that resolution?
Volker
16-Jan-2006
[190]
:)
DideC
16-Jan-2006
[191]
Henrik: and don't forget HP on huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge drivers 
size (near 400MB for a printer driver! Go crazy)
Alek_K
16-Jan-2006
[192]
[so either buy a new video card that supports wide view]

I have not-so-big LCD - but also wide - 19" 1440x900 - and my old 
Riva TNT2 works fine - just added custom setting.
Alan
16-Jan-2006
[193]
gpl ver 3 beta    http://gplv3.fsf.org/draft
Gregg
17-Jan-2006
[194]
I have a Samsung 213T (1600x1200), and like it very much. I do use 
the larger font size in AltME though. Not as big as the Dell, but 
there are good deals to be had on it.
[unknown: 9]
17-Jan-2006
[195]
I plugged it into my Mac yesrday, and went portrait with it, it is 
pretty amazing.  you see twice the hight, and web pages look like 
they are meant to.  also being DVI makes it really crisp.
Henrik
17-Jan-2006
[196]
but does it strain your neck, having to look up and down all the 
time? :-)
[unknown: 9]
17-Jan-2006
[197]
don't know, but it might.  I'm old, so my vision is poor, and I need 
to have it close enough to me to read it all, so it in fact goes 
above and below my vision.
Henrik
17-Jan-2006
[198]
I personally like having the top edge of the screen just below eye 
level
Terry
18-Jan-2006
[199x2]
Firefox XUL example  http://www.faser.net/mab/chrome/content/mab.xul
If you like windows.. http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ScottHanselmans2005UltimateDeveloperAndPowerUsersToolList.aspx
DideC
18-Jan-2006
[201]
My list is shorter : Rebol.exe ;-)
[unknown: 9]
20-Jan-2006
[202]
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn8606this explains why 
I'm not a cat person.
BrianW
20-Jan-2006
[203x2]
because you're not a suicidal rat?
oh right, toxoplasmosis. Fun stuff.
yeksoon
15-Feb-2006
[205]
Oracle acquires Sleepycat
http://sleepycat.com/
Pekr
15-Feb-2006
[206x3]
After some time, I am really glad we can see QNX related interview! 
- http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=13688
I still think it is so far the bes commercial OS design ... many 
say so about Plan9, but I don't know it. I met Dan Dodge back in 
98 in Germany, when Gateway choosed QNX as a future kernel for AmigaOS. 
What a pity it all failed ...
Their kernel is really small ... IIRC it was something around 75KB 
back at that time? This is kind of Core I would like to see Rebol/Core 
be running :-)
JaimeVargas
15-Feb-2006
[209]
For me the best arch is a nanokernel.
Pekr
15-Feb-2006
[210x2]
Uh, I really suggest to read the article, so nice. I still remember 
how we were blowed by what QNX could do. most of system parts are 
components, which can be plugged/unplugged in a real time, so cool 
...
will look for nanokernel to read something about it.
JaimeVargas
15-Feb-2006
[212]
Pekr. Thats how a nanokernel works.
[unknown: 9]
15-Feb-2006
[213]
Imagine a small kernal, sever stitched together drivers, and nothing 
more than a browser with a built in frame work for the UI.  This 
would be more than good enough for 95% of people's computer needs. 
 No Linux, no OSX, no Windows.  Barely an OS at all.
Pekr
15-Feb-2006
[214]
MagmaOs (Rebol OS) was supposed to be like that, no? :-)
Allen
15-Feb-2006
[215]
Reichart: That sounds like the old browser & OS on floppy disk demo 
that QNX had.
Henrik
15-Feb-2006
[216]
that demo was fun. worked well on a 486 with 8 MB RAM
[unknown: 9]
15-Feb-2006
[217]
Cool.  If we can make this part of the Open Source project of FireFox, 
I think it could "win" this time around.
yeksoon
15-Feb-2006
[218]
Imagine a small kernal, sever stitched together drivers, and nothing 
more than a browser with a built in frame work for the UI. 

Will the Nintendo DS be close to what this is?


A portable game handheld...with the ability to plug-in browser (opera) 
and wifi support

http://touch-ds.jp/news/lite/
[unknown: 9]
15-Feb-2006
[219]
The problem is Opera.  you need a framework INSIDE the browser
Izkata
15-Feb-2006
[220]
yeksoon - the PSP (although I don't like it) has a larger screen 
and the same wifi ability - and many of it's games already have web 
browsers
Ted
16-Feb-2006
[221]
Seems we've had something like this for quite some time -- http://www.campfirenow.com
Terry
16-Feb-2006
[222]
Uh oh, <canvas>  http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Canvas_tutorial
Pekr
16-Feb-2006
[223]
Canvas? I posted about it few times already .... but why do you say 
"uh, oh" .... do you like it or not? :-)
Sunanda
16-Feb-2006
[224]
At last! MAC OSX gets its own virus:
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/osxleapa.html
Pekr
16-Feb-2006
[225x3]
After buying Sleepycat, Oracle tried to buy mySQL - it starts to 
be worryig :-)
http://news.com.com/Oracle+tried+to+buy+open-source+MySQL/2100-7344_3-6040197.html?tag=nefd.lede
... or it shows how open source sw can develop to something worthy 
...
JaimeVargas
16-Feb-2006
[228x2]
That doesn't surprise me. If there was no money in opensource IBM 
will not have pour over 1 billion into it.
The funny part is that companies are now trying to buy there way 
into opensource.
Terry
16-Feb-2006
[230]
So, we should be expecting some WhyWire source code shortly?
JaimeVargas
16-Feb-2006
[231x2]
Isn't BEER enough?
Plus the threads libraries and timers that come with it?
Graham
16-Feb-2006
[233]
Please sir, may I have some more?