10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:
1. Why the Olympics didn’t ‘Melt’ the Internet
I admit it, even I was skeptical. When I received the first demonstration of the Silverlight plugin and the NBCOlympics.com web site back in March of this year at the 2008 Microsoft Technology Summit, where a group of Open Source experts gathered from around the world were asked for feedback on various aspects of Microsoft’s emerging technologies, I truly believed that when they finally rolled that website out, that NBC was going to be overwhelmed with traffic and the site would come to a screeching halt, resulting in a catastrophic embarrassment for Microsoft and NBC.
More @ ZDNetBlog
2. Rise of the rat-brained robots
AFTER buttoning up a lab coat, snapping on surgical gloves and spraying them with alcohol, I am deemed sanitary enough to view a robot's control system up close. Without such precautions, any fungal spores on my skin could infect it. "We've had that happen. They just stop working and die off," says Mark Hammond, the system's creator.
More @ NewScientistTech
3. China takes lead in Linux education
Since the Chinese government began supporting domestic open source communities in 2005, hundreds of thousands of young people in the world's most populous country have become a part of the open source world.
More @ Linux.com
I admit it, even I was skeptical. When I received the first demonstration of the Silverlight plugin and the NBCOlympics.com web site back in March of this year at the 2008 Microsoft Technology Summit, where a group of Open Source experts gathered from around the world were asked for feedback on various aspects of Microsoft’s emerging technologies, I truly believed that when they finally rolled that website out, that NBC was going to be overwhelmed with traffic and the site would come to a screeching halt, resulting in a catastrophic embarrassment for Microsoft and NBC.
More @ ZDNetBlog
2. Rise of the rat-brained robots
AFTER buttoning up a lab coat, snapping on surgical gloves and spraying them with alcohol, I am deemed sanitary enough to view a robot's control system up close. Without such precautions, any fungal spores on my skin could infect it. "We've had that happen. They just stop working and die off," says Mark Hammond, the system's creator.
More @ NewScientistTech
3. China takes lead in Linux education
Since the Chinese government began supporting domestic open source communities in 2005, hundreds of thousands of young people in the world's most populous country have become a part of the open source world.
More @ Linux.com
4. Acer Aspire One hard drive upgrade
5. Human eye can't keep up with fast-closing Phelps
The eyes didn't have it. Lucky for Michael Phelps technology did. Phelps got his seventh Olympic gold medal to match Mark Spitz's record haul but it took some doing.
More @ WiredNews
6. Rotate Desktop Backgrounds in Ubuntu
Let's take a look at how any GNOME-based Linux user can use rotating backgrounds to keep better track of time, keep your desktop looking fresh, and inspire all kinds of coffee shop conversations.
More @ Lifehacker
7. Intel Plans to Support 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz WiMax Next Year
Intel plans to extend the frequency ranges supported by its WiMax chipset next year beyond the 2.5GHz profile, according to a company executive.
More @ PCWorld.com
The eyes didn't have it. Lucky for Michael Phelps technology did. Phelps got his seventh Olympic gold medal to match Mark Spitz's record haul but it took some doing.
More @ WiredNews
6. Rotate Desktop Backgrounds in Ubuntu
Let's take a look at how any GNOME-based Linux user can use rotating backgrounds to keep better track of time, keep your desktop looking fresh, and inspire all kinds of coffee shop conversations.
More @ Lifehacker
7. Intel Plans to Support 2.3GHz, 3.5GHz WiMax Next Year
Intel plans to extend the frequency ranges supported by its WiMax chipset next year beyond the 2.5GHz profile, according to a company executive.
More @ PCWorld.com
8. Lenovo's IdeaPad U8 makes official Olympics debut
9. Apple already padding iPhone 3G supply for second-wave carriers
Although Apple is just coming to grips with iPhone 3G demand among the device's first batch of carriers, the next phase of new carriers should already have the stock it needs to handle its own introductions, AppleInsider has been told.
More @ AppleInsider
10. How a Taxi Driver Became a Bank President
It all started when my plane to Cebu was delayed by 5 hours.
More @ BoSanchez
Although Apple is just coming to grips with iPhone 3G demand among the device's first batch of carriers, the next phase of new carriers should already have the stock it needs to handle its own introductions, AppleInsider has been told.
More @ AppleInsider
10. How a Taxi Driver Became a Bank President
It all started when my plane to Cebu was delayed by 5 hours.
More @ BoSanchez
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