10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:
1. Discovered: A New Kind of Pulsar
About three times a second, a 10,000-year-old stellar corpse sweeps a beam of gamma-rays toward Earth. Just discovered by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, the object, called a pulsar, is the first one known that "blinks" in pure gamma rays.
More @ Nasa.gov
2. Do you really need to install Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu Linux 8.10)? Well, it's pretty clear - even with a fairly superficial glance by prodding at the bundled software and kernel - that Intrepid Ibex includes some new items and importantly also contains version upgrades that Hardy Heron can not - at least at this time - aspire to.
More @ ITWire.com
3. Apple's unibody MacBook: the review
Standing as the single largest change to an Apple portable in recent history, the 13" MacBook completely overhauls the system with a switch from plastic to a strong, thinner aluminum shell and a totally new platform that puts it into a new performance category -- albeit with key sacrifices to meet its goals.
More @ AppleInsider
About three times a second, a 10,000-year-old stellar corpse sweeps a beam of gamma-rays toward Earth. Just discovered by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, the object, called a pulsar, is the first one known that "blinks" in pure gamma rays.
More @ Nasa.gov
2. Do you really need to install Intrepid Ibex (Ubuntu Linux 8.10)? Well, it's pretty clear - even with a fairly superficial glance by prodding at the bundled software and kernel - that Intrepid Ibex includes some new items and importantly also contains version upgrades that Hardy Heron can not - at least at this time - aspire to.
More @ ITWire.com
3. Apple's unibody MacBook: the review
Standing as the single largest change to an Apple portable in recent history, the 13" MacBook completely overhauls the system with a switch from plastic to a strong, thinner aluminum shell and a totally new platform that puts it into a new performance category -- albeit with key sacrifices to meet its goals.
More @ AppleInsider
4. Hexbug brain transplant
5. 50 websites you'll wonder how you lived without
When it comes to the Internet, we're creatures of habit – Google for search, Hotmail for email, Twitter to stay in touch and maybe the BBC's for news.
More @ TechRadar
6. Shuttleworth in No Hurry to Make a Profit
Canonical isn't making a profit, but founder Mark Shuttleworth isn't too worried about it. He's still got lots of money left from when he sold his security company, Thawte, to VeriSign. To Shuttleworth, Ubuntu is a "good investment," but might never make huge profits.
More @ LinuxInsider
7. Social Networks Go to Work
Use of social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube is widespread in business today, along with instant messaging, peer-to-peer file-sharing and media streaming, according to new research.
More @ PCWorld.com
When it comes to the Internet, we're creatures of habit – Google for search, Hotmail for email, Twitter to stay in touch and maybe the BBC's for news.
More @ TechRadar
6. Shuttleworth in No Hurry to Make a Profit
Canonical isn't making a profit, but founder Mark Shuttleworth isn't too worried about it. He's still got lots of money left from when he sold his security company, Thawte, to VeriSign. To Shuttleworth, Ubuntu is a "good investment," but might never make huge profits.
More @ LinuxInsider
7. Social Networks Go to Work
Use of social networking sites such as Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube is widespread in business today, along with instant messaging, peer-to-peer file-sharing and media streaming, according to new research.
More @ PCWorld.com
8. Prototype artificial heart unveiled, expected to cost $192k
9. Windows 7: Microsoft's Linux killer?
Linux has been making inroads into PC sales lately because it runs so well on lightweight netbooks with limited RAM and processing power. Windows 7, though, appears to run well on lightweight hardware as well, which could mean that it's Microsoft's Linux killer.
More @ ComputerWorld Blog
10. Portrait: Metasploit godfather H.D. Moore
The Metasploit Project develops a set of security tools to create and execute exploit code on remote computers. Some people say Metasploit makes the job easier for black hat hackers who attack networks looking for vulnerabilities to take advantage of; others says the tool helps network security administrators do a better job of finding and repairing weaknesses before the bad guys get to them. H.D. Moore, the 20-something creator of the Metasploit Project, says it all depends on your perspective.
More @ Linux.com
Linux has been making inroads into PC sales lately because it runs so well on lightweight netbooks with limited RAM and processing power. Windows 7, though, appears to run well on lightweight hardware as well, which could mean that it's Microsoft's Linux killer.
More @ ComputerWorld Blog
10. Portrait: Metasploit godfather H.D. Moore
The Metasploit Project develops a set of security tools to create and execute exploit code on remote computers. Some people say Metasploit makes the job easier for black hat hackers who attack networks looking for vulnerabilities to take advantage of; others says the tool helps network security administrators do a better job of finding and repairing weaknesses before the bad guys get to them. H.D. Moore, the 20-something creator of the Metasploit Project, says it all depends on your perspective.
More @ Linux.com
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