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Flipping the Linux switch: Linux web tools, Pt.4 - HTML editors for every mood

jeremytoday — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:37:45 EDT

Maybe you've taken some time and fooled around a bit with Quanta Plus and Bluefish and decided that they weren't for you. Maybe you just looked at the features, and the GUIs and thought, "I'd rather pluck my nose hairs out than use those."

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Linux Amaya Screem editors web development editing

Getting the Most Out of Your Low-End Camcorder

jeremytoday — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:55:38 EDT

The camcorders aimed at non-experts and YouTubers--most famously, the Flip, the Flip Mino, and others such as the Creative Vado--are quite satisfying and easy to use. They don't offer much in the way of manual controls, though: Chances are, though, that you won't be entering the video you shoot with them into Sundance.

Channel: Do-It-Yourself Tags: camcorder video accessories tips lighting zoom

ABC Unveils the 'Lost' Book Club

Wil — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:49:32 EDT

The Lost Book Club can be found on ABC's Lost homepage, where a multitude of books are listed and categorized. For each book, you'll be given its relevance within the Lost canon, a synopsis of the book itself, and a link to a message board where you can discuss the book and its significance with other Lost fans.

Channel: Books Tags: LOST ABC Science Ficiton Literature Classics Book Clubs Fandom

Sony's Stan Glasgow talks TVs, Blu-ray

jeremytoday — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:43:17 EDT

After navigating some rough seas, Sony's Electronics division has been starting to right the ship.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Sony electrorics TV OLED interview Bluray

It's a Girl for 'Pregnant Man' and His Wife

TimALoftis — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:34:20 EDT

Thomas Beatie, the transgender man who made headlines as the so-called "pregnant man," gave birth today to a healthy baby girl, ABC News has learned.

Channel: News Tags: pregnant man transgender beatie

Many Americans change their holiday plans due to gas

Deidre — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:01:46 EDT

Many Americans will watch fireworks at home instead of hitting the road this July 4, according to a new poll released Wednesday, as record gasoline prices force people to make major changes in their daily lives.

Channel: Travel Tags: gas holiday

Stone Age Art Caves May Have Been Concert Halls

Jordan — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:36:58 EDT

Prehistoric peoples chose places of natural resonant sound to draw their famed cave sketches, according to new analyses of paleolithic caves in France. In at least ten locations, drawings of horses, bison, and mammoths seem to match locations that focus, amplify, and transform the sounds of human voices and musical instruments.

Channel: Science Tags: stone cave art music sound concert halls resonance

Google to Viacom: 'Respect YouTube users' privacy'

Ousama — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:26:40 EDT

Viacom is getting its hands on some of YouTube's sensitive user data as a result of the copyright infringement lawsuit the conglomerate filed a year ago. The two companies are in the discovery part of the case and must make certain information available to each other. On Wednesday, a federal judge ruled that Google must turn over YouTube user act

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Google Viacom YouTube privacy

Just how many "brains" does a PC need?

jeremytoday — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:56:53 EDT

Just how many "brains" does your personal computer need, anyway?

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: computers microprocessor pc productivity power Intel AMD consumers

OpenMoko FreeRunner Linux phone to launch on July 4

jeremytoday — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:49:03 EDT

OpenMoko has announced that the Linux-based FreeRunner mobile phone will be available for purchase on July 4. Despite lack of support for 3G, the FreeRunner will likely appeal to Linux enthusiasts and open source software developers.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: OpenMoko Linux open source mobile phone FreeRunner

Personal submarine prepares for launch

jeremytoday — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:41:18 EDT

The bayfront workshop redefines unassuming. Concrete floors, exposed ducting. Four hushed workers and a snoozing golden retriever. Then again, maybe the Wright brothers worked like this.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: submarine Deep Flight Super Falcon Super Falcon sub

FOX News Doctors NY Times Photos

TimALoftis — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:25:05 EDT

Fox News has sunk to a new low. On Wednesday, the network displayed photos that its editors had doctored of two New York Times employees--reporter Jacques Steinberg, and editor Steven Radcliffe. The before and after photos can be seen here.

Channel: Television Tags: fox news fox and friends

Deep Trouble in the North Sea

capn_caveman — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:12:20 EDT

Global warming is forcing North Sea fish to head to greater depths.

Channel: Science Tags: science global warming oceans fish species climate change environment

Why Her Skin Was Crawling With Body Critters

TimALoftis — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:04:29 EDT

We've all had that creepy feeling that something is crawling on our skin, scurrying across our scalp, scuttling around the base of our neck. Usually, it's our imagination, but for a woman in Levittown, N.Y., that creepy feeling was all too real.

Channel: Health & Fitness Tags: bugs mites body critters birds worms

Sex For Gasoline

JamesMarcus — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:48:46 EDT

A Kentucky woman is facing prostitution charges for allegedly trading sex for gasoline. Angela Eversole, 34, was nabbed last weekend during a police stakeout at a Days Inn, where she allegedly trysted with customer Kenneth Nowak and as paid with a $100 gas card.

Channel: News Tags: gas prositition kentucky

The Bond Dossier: What We Know About Quantum of Solace

okratter — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:29:04 EDT

Casino Royale pulled Bond out of fanboy hearts and made him relevant (and desirable) across all demographics. 500 bucks says you would've been hard-pressed to find more than five women in the opening night crowd for The World Is Not Enough. Here's what we know to date and our take on Quantum of Solace and what guys and gals will be lining up for.

Channel: Movies Tags: Bond Casino Royale fanboy Quantum

U.S. lifts block on solar applications for public land

jeremytoday — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:50:18 EDT

Companies seeking to install utility-scale solar plants on federal land in the sunny Southwest found one barrier removed on Wednesday.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: solar energy solar energy policy projects

Americans & Colombian hostage Betancourt freed

SunnyDays — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:22:15 EDT

French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages held by rebels in Colombia have been rescued by government troops.

Channel: News Tags: Colombia Colombia hostage Betancourt freed Americas

Apple to .Mac subscribers: Sync bookmarks by Sunday

jeremytoday — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:29:11 EDT

.Mac subscribers who want to keep any bookmarks they've saved through the online service should sync those bookmarks with their Mac by July 6, Apple said Wednesday. The warning came as part of Apple's transition from .Mac to the new MobileMe online service.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Apple .Mac bookmarks MobileMe

Founder makes largest Dell insider purchase

jeremytoday — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:26:35 EDT

Dell shares rose as high as 4.5 percent Wednesday, following reports that founder Michael Dell acquired nearly $100 million in shares in the computer maker.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Dell Michael Dell computers founder

Inmate released after 22 years on death row

JamesMarcus — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:58:51 EDT

A former death row inmate was freed from a Nashville prison on Wednesday for the first time in nearly 23 years after an anonymous donor paid his bail. Paul House, 46, is set to be retried in October in the 1985 slaying of Carolyn Muncey.

Channel: News Tags: death row nashville paul house carolyn muncey

117 degrees in L.A.? Experts see future shock

TechnologyExpert — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:56:36 EDT

A computer model developed by the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute estimates that by the end of the century, high temperatures for once-in-a-generation heat waves will rise twice as fast as everyday average temperatures. Chicago, for example, would reach 115 degrees in such an event by 2100. Paris heat waves could near 109 with Lyon, France, coming closer to 114.

Channel: Science Tags: Temperatures Global Warming HEat Wave

It's Official: Firefox 3 Sets a Guinness World Record

brendoman — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:06:00 EDT

Ahh, the power of marketing. Mozilla has announced that they've officially been added to the Guinness World Records for most downloads in a 24-hour period. The final tally: 8,002,530 downloads of Firefox 3 back on June 18th.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Firefox Guinness World Record web browser

Senators to FCC: Sirius/XM's proposal still needs work

jeremytoday — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:49:03 EDT

The longer the Federal Communications Commission waits to make up its mind on the proposed Sirius/XM merger, the more filings it will have to consider on the controversy.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Sirius XM merger FCC satellite radio radio

Study: Many dial-up users say broadband isn't worth cost

jeremytoday — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:45:01 EDT

A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: dialup broadband Internet price dial up study

Microsoft eases hardware terms for Windows XP on low-cost PCs

jeremytoday — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:09:32 EDT

Microsoft has loosened the hardware restrictions that PC makers must adhere to in order to install Windows XP on ultra-low-cost PCs, according to documents seen by IDG News Service.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Microsoft Windows XP ultra low cost laptops hardware Linux ULPC

10 Things You Can Like About $4 Gas

JessicaLaurie — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:50:49 EDT

The world had long assumed that Americans were just unrepentant energy pigs. If gas prices went up, well, we kept our Explorers aimed at the horizon, and little changed.

Channel: Money Tags: gas money

PDF becomes ISO standard

JessicaLaurie — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:43:27 EDT

Adobe Systems' popular portable document format, or PDF as it's more well-known, has become the latest International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard as of Wednesday morning.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: tech pdf

More choosing fiber-optic Internet service worldwide over cable

jeremytoday — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:32:44 EDT

For the first time, more people around the world are signing up for fiber-optic broadband service than for cable Internet service, according to a British research firm.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: broadband fiber cable fiber optic DSL

HOWTO: Get Better Fireworks Photos This Fourth of July

Wil — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:51:25 EDT

When you snap pictures at the fireworks display on Friday, you'll either wind up with immensely rewarding photos or frustration that makes you wish you'd left your camera at home and just enjoyed the show. Before you go, arm yourself with a few tips and tricks that will prepare you to capture fireworks in all their brilliant glory.

Channel: Art & Design Tags: Photography Fireworks HOWTO Lifehacks Fourth of July

High gas prices threaten to shut down rural towns

STONERS — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:32:57 EDT

This community may be an extreme example of how rising gas prices are hitting rural Americans particularly hard, but people in small towns from Maine to Alaska are in a similar bind as those here.

Channel: Money Tags: High Gas Prices Threaten Shut Down Rural Towns

When Was the 4th of July First Celebrated?

engineer — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:32:16 EDT

On July 2, 1776, Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, signed only by Charles Thompson (the secretary of Congress) and John Hancock (the presiding officer). Two days later Congress approved the revised version and ordered it to be printed and distributed to the states and military officers. The other signatures would have to wait.

Channel: Do No Evil Tags: Indpendence day July 4th history

Supplies of Rare Earth Elements Exhausted By 2017

idyll — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:17:13 EDT

Oil is just an organic substance that was created by natural biological processes; we know that we have a lot of it, but we're using it up very rapidly, no more is being created, and someday it'll be gone. The disappearance of elements, though, that's a different matter.

Channel: News Tags: rare earth elements shortage propeller eco news

US contradicts itself over its own ID theft advice

MyWayOnNow — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:46:49 EDT

When it comes to the risks of identity theft, the U.S. government isn't taking its own advice. The nation's Medicare agency and the Pentagon compel at least 52 million Americans to carry their Social Security numbers in their wallets, contrary to warnings by the Federal Trade Commission that people should avoid doing so.

Channel: News Tags: medicare identity theft internet social security

Gitmo Torture Techniques Inspired by Communist China

Neophile — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:55:34 EDT

The military trainers who came to Guantanamo Bay in December 2002 based an entire interrogation class on a chart that had been copied verbatim from a 1957 Air Force study of Chinese Communist techniques used during the Korean War to obtain confessions, many of them false, from American prisoners.

Channel: News Tags: guantanamo bay gitmo torture interrogation china communism communist

Time Warner AOL Officially For Sale

Aidenag — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:49:05 EDT

At a meeting with about a dozen senior members of AOL's staff yesterday, Jeff Bewkes left at least one member of management with the impression that the company is for sale, a source close to the company says.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Time Warner AOL For Sale America Online

Sept. 11 memorial head wants to open by 9/11/11

STONERS — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:13:30 EDT

The head of the foundation building the Sept. 11 memorial told supporters Tuesday it's "essential" to open the memorial by the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks, disputing a report that the project couldn't be finished on time.

Channel: News Tags: Sept. 11th Memorial Head Wants To Open By 10th Anniversary

40% of surfers don't bother with browser security updates

jeremytoday — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 21:10:45 EDT

A recent study collaborative study between Google, the Swiss Federal Insitute of Technology, and IBM offers new insight into how many people surfing the web are doing so safely.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Internet browser Web browser browser security

UC Press publishes wine books to fill a gap

Deidre — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:50:48 EDT

The academic publisher takes a risk with William Ausmus' 'Wines & Wineries of California's Central Coast,' as commercial publishers scale back on the book category.

Channel: Books Tags: wine academic publishing

15th-Century Sculpture Shatters at Met

Digidave — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:45:12 EDT

A glazed terra cotta relief by the Renaissance sculptor Andrea della Robbia came loose overnight from its perch above a doorway at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and crashed to the stone floor below, seriously damaging it, museum officials said Tuesday.

Channel: Art & Design Tags: