Technology News from Digg
Last updated on Sun, 14 Oct 2007
| Egg Inspired Designs [PICs] |
| Digg news technology, Sun, 14 Oct 2007 |
| Designs inspired by an old black and white picture of an egg. |
| Egg design styles |
| Digg news technology, Sun, 14 Oct 2007 |
| Interesting art egg design styles.With some creativity and patience you can make your own.... |
| KDE 3.5.8 to be released on Monday |
| Digg news technology, Sun, 14 Oct 2007 |
| KDE 3.5.8 was tagged on the eighth and is scheduled to be released on the 15th (Monday). This is planned to be mostly a bugfix release, as the KDE 3.5 branch is stable. However, there are some minor features included. |
| Quake Wars Linux Demo Coming Soon |
| Digg news technology, Sun, 14 Oct 2007 |
| Id Software's Linux guy, Timothee Besset, previously shared that the Linux client of Enemy Territory: Quake Wars would be out in a few weeks. In that community announcement he had not directly talked about a Linux client demo for ET: Quake Wars, however, that too is on the way. |
| Heineken WOBO - The brick that holds beer |
| Digg news technology, Sun, 14 Oct 2007 |
| Interlocking Heineken bottle bricks that never caught on. Must have been something about glass houses. These would definitely sell if they brought them to market now. I mean, I would even drink Heineken to get a collection of these. |
| [PIC] If You're Having Trouble Going, Just Look Down |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| the scariest/strangest/coolest/ restroom setup I've ever seen |
| The Ultimate Gadget That Can Say You've Had Enough of Computer work |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| For those who just can't call it quits, a team of researchers at Tufts University has developed a head adornment which can determine when you've been overly stressed, bored or simply numb to the world around you when using your computer. |
| Fearless Digital Pirates Don’t Care About Lawsuits |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| There are legal services for downloading music and movies. This service is not one of them. YOUR IP ADDRESS IS 83.233.168.134 AND HAS BEEN LOGGED. Don’t think you can’t get caught. You are not anonymous. |
| 465 Free Fonts for Ubuntu |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| Brian Kent is a prolific font designer. At 32 years old he's already amassed an impressive collection of handmade fonts. He's also a really nice guy and has agreed to let me package his free fonts for Ubuntu. |
| VII-China's WII First live shots (pics) |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| Bigger, better photos of the Vii, the cheaper, crappier Wii |
| Go to school on how to admin a server |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| This is a solid, and growing, collection of articles on how to setup and admin a Debian or Ubuntu server. It's written for the non-geek, focused on VPS setups. The author has been adding a new article every day, on everything from Apache and Lightspeed configs to Ruby and Mongrel setup. |
| Windows Xp easter eggs!........must see. |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| Windows Xp has hidden easter eggs or features in certain applications, games and operating system tools. Here are a few of them. |
| Released: Google Desktop for Linux 1.1 Beta |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| Desktop for Linux now supports many more image formats and will show better thumbnails for them in your search results. You can also customize the hotkey used to launch the quick search box. And most importantly, Desktop for Linux now searches the content of Microsoft Office documents - our most requested feature. |
| Joost Beta 1.0 Mashup on the Web |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| The latest Joost player with YouTube user integration. If you have a YouTube account you can check out your videos in a Joost Web player. |
| Water-powered phones by 2010? |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| New development on the liquid-powered battery front. Samsung’s apparently "developed a micro-fuel cell and hydrogen generator that runs on H20.". |
| How to Photograph White Object on White Background |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| 1. Use a textile background that makes a few soft “natural waves” 2. Use one little colored piece in your white composition as a reference and 8 more |
| Open-Source NVIDIA "Nouveau" 2D Driver Almost Stable |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| Nouveau will also be using the Gallium3D architecture and the TTM memory manager. PlayStation 3 graphics in Linux were also brought up. In Nouveau Companion 28 they go over the current status of the Nouveau driver and the TODO list for what's left to do in the 2D realm. Next up, 3D!! |
| UK to investigate wireless computer network risks. |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| The UK government has ordered a wide-ranging investigation into wireless computer networks amid concerns over the potential health risks they pose for millions of schoolchildren and office workers. |
| MSN Admits Zune is Ugly |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| I saw a post on the homepage of MSN today for the top design disasters of the tech world. Guess what made the list? Our friend the brown Zune. Good to see Microsoft has some humor in itself, even if it is a stretch from one of their affiliate companies. |
| Amazing CG (3D and 2D) girls |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| This is a collection of the most beautiful CG girls. Some of this girls was made in 3D Studio Max, Maya, Zbrush and some in 2D programs like Adobe Photoshop. This girls are so beautiful, that you can fall in love. Off course, reward belong authors of this beautiful girls. |
| Flash-Based Galleries For Your Images |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| In many situations web designers should avoid Flash and prefer usual text-based presentation. In this post we present some of the free, attractive and flexible Flash-based galleries you can use to present your images more effectively. |
| 8 Cool Concept Designs at the L.A. AutoShow Design Challenge |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| Here are some weird, interesting, fascinating, Sci-Fi, futuristic, exquisite, whatever you want to call them concept designs at the L.A. AutoShow Design Challenge from car producers like: Toyota, Honda, GM, Mercedes. |
| Better Gmail gets even better |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| f you're tired of waiting for Google to make some much-needed improvements to Gmail, Better Gmail has been adding useful functionality to the e-mail client since earlier this year. |
| Apple’s growth leading to bad customer service? |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| It must be tough being Steve Jobs. Mr. Jobs, CEO of a company called Apple (AAPL), that makes computers and iPods, is having a hard time keeping all of his customers happy. And that’s what’s supposed to happen... |
| Anti-Piracy Organization Domain IFPI.com Now Owned by The Pirate Bay |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| IFPI.com, the domain that used to belong to The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry or (IFPI) - an infamous anti-piracy organization - is mysteriously transferred to The Pirate Bay. The Pirate Bay team says it will use the domain to host the newly founded International Federation of Pirate Interests |
| Al Gore on Apple Homepage |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| Al has put his heart and soul, and much of his life during the past several years, into alerting and educating us all on the climate crisis. We are bursting with pride for Al and this historic recognition of his global recognitions. |
| New Tachikoma spider robot on the loose |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| Ghost in the Shell fans, unite. Your favorite killer spider is back once more, as Bandai is delivering a newfangled version which stands 9.5-centimeters high and connects to your PC via USB. |
| Ten Funny Quotes By Linus Torvalds |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| Ten funny quotations by Linus Torvalds collected from various sources all over the Web. |
| Unbelievably stupid gadgets everyone SHOULD live without [PICS] |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| You’re probably familiar with all these gadgets that are available in various online stores – some are useful, some quite brilliant and a few downright indispensable. And then there’s the opposite side of the spectrum. Let’s just say that the world's stupidest gadgets came in for review today. |
| More Evidence for October 26th Leopard Target Release? |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| Apple has been rumored to be targeting Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard's release on October 26th. More evidence of that comes from Apple's own online store. |
| Directory: Free Non-Crappy Web and Mobile Apps |
| Digg news technology, Sat, 13 Oct 2007 |
| All Apps and services listed here are free (99.99%), or at least come with decent free account option. Unlike other similar directories this only lists tools that actually WORK, meaning that you won’t find a social networking website used by 50 users, or a community-powered website where there is no community. I guess you get the idea. |
| Nissan to introduce world’s first Around View Monitor |
| Digg news technology, Fri, 12 Oct 2007 |
| Nissan Motor Co., Ltd will introduce the world’s first Around View Monitor, which offers the driver a bird’s eye view of the vehicle and its surroundings in real-time. |