10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:
1. And the number of intelligent civilisations in our galaxy is…
The Drake equation famously calculates the number of advanced civilisations that should populate our galaxy right now.
More @ the physics arXiv blog
2. Linux powers "cloud" gaming console
Envizions has announced an "open source hybrid Linux gaming system" aimed at game developers. The EVO Smart Console is based on a 2.9GHz, 64-bit Athlon, includes its own Linux distro called Mirrors Evolution, and offers game-play, Internet access, VoIP, and HD video playback, Envizions says.
More @ LinuxDevices
3. Inside the new MacBooks: Audio and Video
Apple's new MacBook and MacBook Pro models present a variety of changes in the way audio and video are handled, including support for iPhone-style integrated mic headphones and the new DisplayPort standard.
More @ AppleInsider
The Drake equation famously calculates the number of advanced civilisations that should populate our galaxy right now.
More @ the physics arXiv blog
2. Linux powers "cloud" gaming console
Envizions has announced an "open source hybrid Linux gaming system" aimed at game developers. The EVO Smart Console is based on a 2.9GHz, 64-bit Athlon, includes its own Linux distro called Mirrors Evolution, and offers game-play, Internet access, VoIP, and HD video playback, Envizions says.
More @ LinuxDevices
3. Inside the new MacBooks: Audio and Video
Apple's new MacBook and MacBook Pro models present a variety of changes in the way audio and video are handled, including support for iPhone-style integrated mic headphones and the new DisplayPort standard.
More @ AppleInsider
4. Lasercut RepRap kit
5. Installing Xbox Media Center (XBMC) On Fedora 9 (i386)
The Xbox Media Center (XBMC) is a media center application for Linux, Mac, and Windows that allows you to manage/watch/listen to/view your videos, music, and pictures. It has a nice interface, can be controlled from the desktop or a remote control or via its built-in web interface, and it can be extended by custom scripts.
More @ HowtoForge
6. High-powered search for Arabic-speaking engineers
When I first started working at Google in 2006 I was amazed to see that the fabled 20% time really existed, and that it was up to me to decide how to use it. Being of Egyptian descent and having lived in Canada and the U.S., I became increasingly interested in Google's international work.
More @ Googleblog
7. Non-Microsoft developers to get a peek at CHESS concurrency test tool
Microsoft’s CHESS, a two-year-in-the-making tool from Microsoft Research designed to help developers test for concurrency errors, is set to make its public debut in two weeks.
More @ ZDNetBlog
The Xbox Media Center (XBMC) is a media center application for Linux, Mac, and Windows that allows you to manage/watch/listen to/view your videos, music, and pictures. It has a nice interface, can be controlled from the desktop or a remote control or via its built-in web interface, and it can be extended by custom scripts.
More @ HowtoForge
6. High-powered search for Arabic-speaking engineers
When I first started working at Google in 2006 I was amazed to see that the fabled 20% time really existed, and that it was up to me to decide how to use it. Being of Egyptian descent and having lived in Canada and the U.S., I became increasingly interested in Google's international work.
More @ Googleblog
7. Non-Microsoft developers to get a peek at CHESS concurrency test tool
Microsoft’s CHESS, a two-year-in-the-making tool from Microsoft Research designed to help developers test for concurrency errors, is set to make its public debut in two weeks.
More @ ZDNetBlog
8. NTT's energy-generating shoes spotted without any sign of style
9. Meet PCLinuxOS 2009 (Beta 1)
To the excitement of its many loyal users, the PCLinuxOS development team released the first beta of the highly anticipated 2009 release. It's been a long time coming but it seems it's finally on its way. There were no big surprizes found in this release, but lots of updates.
More @ Tuxmachines
10. Programming Is Hard, Let's Go Shopping!
A few months ago, Dare Obasanjo noticed a brief exchange my friend Jon Galloway and I had on Twitter. Unfortunately, Twitter makes it unusually difficult to follow conversations, but Dare outlines the gist of it in Developers, Using Libraries is not a Sign of Weakness:
More @ CodingHorror
To the excitement of its many loyal users, the PCLinuxOS development team released the first beta of the highly anticipated 2009 release. It's been a long time coming but it seems it's finally on its way. There were no big surprizes found in this release, but lots of updates.
More @ Tuxmachines
10. Programming Is Hard, Let's Go Shopping!
A few months ago, Dare Obasanjo noticed a brief exchange my friend Jon Galloway and I had on Twitter. Unfortunately, Twitter makes it unusually difficult to follow conversations, but Dare outlines the gist of it in Developers, Using Libraries is not a Sign of Weakness:
More @ CodingHorror
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