Archive for December, 1969

Hands-on: Nintendo Revolution Dev Kit

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

IGN got their hands on a Revolution controller development kit. Description and impressions inside.

Clever new iPod Hi Fi marketing campaign

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Apple cleverly sets up The Apple Store with a double-take ‘decoration’ to promote the new iPod Hi Fi.

Microsoft bombshell: no EFI support for Vista

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Microsoft revealed today that it will not support EFI booting for Windows Vista on its launch. The news will be a shock for owners of Intel Macs who had hoped they would be able to dual-boot between Windows Vista and OS X. Intel Macs only support booting via EFI.

Hilarious! An iPod Nano MAME *cabinet*.

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

iPodMame lets you run MAME games on your iPod. This guy build an arcade cabinet for his Nano. Pretty funny.

Video iPod to launch on April Fools

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

In a research report on Portalplayer, analysts have cited independent confirmation that a redesigned video iPod will be launched at Apple’s 30th anniversary announcement. Along with a bigger battery, lcd, and HD, analysts expect the price to be around $400-$500.

Think of P2P file sharing, except google is one of those people. G2P.ORG

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Using some special searches, we are able to search for specific files (and file types) using google. What G2P is currently tuned to find is MP3s, Ebooks, and gives the ability to use google as a Proxy. These searches alone are nothing secret, but G2P puts them easy to use (and remember) interface.

10 Tips That Every PHP Newbie Should Know

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

“I wish I had known these 10 tips the day I started working with PHP. Instead of learning them through painstaking process, I could have been on my way to becoming a PHP programmer even sooner! This article is presented in two parts and is intended for folks who are new to PHP.”

Vista Sucks, No It Doesn’t, Yes It Does?

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

The author of the “Why Windows Vista Won’t Suck” article reflects on and responds to some of the (negative) comments he received.

Canadian University bans use of anti-plagiarism software by teachers…

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Concerned about privacy and intellectual property rights, the Halifax school has banned the popular plagiarism-detection software used by hundreds of universities around the world.

Nuclear Waste: Bury It and Forget It?

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

“The nuclear industry says its technology emits no carbon and does not cause global warming but for many, still wary after disasters like the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl, the lingering fear is that the toxic waste might leak and kill.”