Archive for September, 2003

Make your own Segway

Segway is recalling all 6,000 scooters sold for safety fix. Maybe it’s time to build your own.
Two Shows Nightly

Return of the King Trailer (High Quality)

It just keeps getting bigger … If you’ve been holding off downloading the Trailer - or even if you haven’t - then TheOneRing.net has what you’ve all been waiting for - a trailer version of truly breathtaking quality. Not quite full screen, but we’re getting close. Go on over to thier site and download [...]

MusicMatch launches music store

The Internet music software company jumps into the business of selling digital songs. Dell is expected to provide accompaniment, promoting the new download service to consumers.
News.Com

More workers get shut out of e-mail

“Some companies are reducing or eliminating e-mail in a bid to staunch the spread of disruptive computer viruses and spam. The Weymouth Club, a Boston-area health club chain, is cutting off some PCs to the Internet. Merrill Lynch last month banned employee use of AOL, Yahoo and other outside e-mail services to better protect its [...]

GamersCircle Movie Poll

This is mainly for you RSS readers! Don’t forget to visit the site and take the movie poll.

Windows 2003 takes 5% away from Linux

According to Netcraft, the number of Windows 2003 servers has doubled since July, and 5% were running Linux before, which is consistent with the trends they’ve been observing for some time. This doesn’t look good for Linux, in my opinion. Maybe we should all start to think about jumping ship?
Slashdot

Hard Drive Deal

I came across a pretty good deal for anyone looking for a hard drive. Office Depot has a Maxtor 80gig Har Drive for $99-$30(rebate), check it out (if anyone else sees a better deal let me know):

Maxtor® 80GB Ultra ATA/133 Internal Hard Drive, 7200 RPM

Electronic Paper

Scientific American wrote about a report published in Nature magazine regarding a new electronic paper developed by scientists in the Netherlands. The electronic paper is capable of switching colors fast enough to show video. Electronic paper is a nifty technology with a lot of applications. GE is developing lighting wallpaper. Also [...]

Tablet PCs Starting to Take Off After Slow Start

Reuters - After a slow start, tablet personal computers are starting to take off, fueled by Microsoft Corp.’s release of its operating system Windows XP Tablet PC and manufacturers rolling out a wider variety of easier-to-use devices.
Yahoo

Battlefield 1942 Update

The latest Battlefield 1942 Community Update has been posted on the official site. This update features news on what to expect from the upcoming version 1.5 patch. The patch brings a new map, updated Pacific Theater content along with a bug fix.