10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:
1. Second Life: A Wide World for Med, Science Students
Second Life has all the characteristics that make it a good place to conduct scientific experiments. Users can manipulate factors such as time, size and light, and its visual nature helps students see what they're learning.
More @ LinuxInsider
2. Dark Knight Shift: Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long
Batman is the most down-to-earth of all the superheroes. He has no special powers from being born on a distant world or bitten by a radioactive spider.
More @ SciAm.com
3. Ubuntu hits new high in Linux boredom
Linux -- especially Ubuntu -- has become so reliable and simple that for most end users it's simply not worth thinking about, any more than we think about tools like wrenches and screwdrivers. Does this mean desktop GNU/Linux has become so boring that it's not worth noticing?
More @ Linux.com
Second Life has all the characteristics that make it a good place to conduct scientific experiments. Users can manipulate factors such as time, size and light, and its visual nature helps students see what they're learning.
More @ LinuxInsider
2. Dark Knight Shift: Why Batman Could Exist--But Not for Long
Batman is the most down-to-earth of all the superheroes. He has no special powers from being born on a distant world or bitten by a radioactive spider.
More @ SciAm.com
3. Ubuntu hits new high in Linux boredom
Linux -- especially Ubuntu -- has become so reliable and simple that for most end users it's simply not worth thinking about, any more than we think about tools like wrenches and screwdrivers. Does this mean desktop GNU/Linux has become so boring that it's not worth noticing?
More @ Linux.com
4. Simple fish feeder
5. iPhone 3G and 2.0 affected by buggy software, sensors, wireless
While iPhone 3G itself is hard to buy, those who do own the new handset are reporting a number of common problems that range from crash-prone third-party apps to lag, Bluetooth, and GPS.
More @ AppleInsider
6. Hitting 40 languages
One of our goals is to give everyone using Google the information they want, wherever they are, in whatever language they speak, and through whatever device they're using. A huge part of that goal is making our services available in as many languages as possible. And as I’m sure you can imagine, that isn't as easy as simply as translating a few lines of text.
More @ Googleblog
7. Outlook vs. Gmail—The Definitive Comparison
Gmail launched in 2004 and has matured each year, but Microsoft Outlook (with Exchange) is still the most popular tool for accessing email. Comparing the two side by side, is it time to jump ship from either platform? Let's find out.
More @ Lifehacker
While iPhone 3G itself is hard to buy, those who do own the new handset are reporting a number of common problems that range from crash-prone third-party apps to lag, Bluetooth, and GPS.
More @ AppleInsider
6. Hitting 40 languages
One of our goals is to give everyone using Google the information they want, wherever they are, in whatever language they speak, and through whatever device they're using. A huge part of that goal is making our services available in as many languages as possible. And as I’m sure you can imagine, that isn't as easy as simply as translating a few lines of text.
More @ Googleblog
7. Outlook vs. Gmail—The Definitive Comparison
Gmail launched in 2004 and has matured each year, but Microsoft Outlook (with Exchange) is still the most popular tool for accessing email. Comparing the two side by side, is it time to jump ship from either platform? Let's find out.
More @ Lifehacker
8. Voodoo's Envy 133 gets handled by Maximum PC
9. Facebook Redesign To Go Live Tomorrow
Five months later and it looks like Facebook is ready to release its new profile redesign. Facebook had announced it was working on a redesign earlier this year. In May, a glimpse of the redesigned was released to developers in the developers sandbox. Tomorrow evening the redesign will be open to the public.
More @ ReadWriteWeb
10. Sigh…
I read all your beautiful stories. Thank you so much!
More @ BoSanchez
Five months later and it looks like Facebook is ready to release its new profile redesign. Facebook had announced it was working on a redesign earlier this year. In May, a glimpse of the redesigned was released to developers in the developers sandbox. Tomorrow evening the redesign will be open to the public.
More @ ReadWriteWeb
10. Sigh…
I read all your beautiful stories. Thank you so much!
More @ BoSanchez
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