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Vista performance patches releades for testers: 2007-07-31 00:55:00 Microsoft has released to Windows Server 2008 beta testers two new hot-fix packs for Vista which aim to improve the OS's performance and reliability in a number of categories, fixing many of the mass-reported performance issues in Vista, along with some unexpected improvements. The "938979 Vista Performance and Reliability Pack" improves the performance when copying or moving entire directories containing large amounts of data or files. Other improvements include faster boot times and fixes to Vista's Memory Manager. The "938194 Vista Compatibility and Reliability Pack" contains a variety of updates including improved compatibility with newer graphics cards, and better performance in games with advanced visuals. Early non-benchmark tests on these patches show some interesting results, with substantial decreases in file operation times. The two update packs have been leaked and are now available for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Vista. Needless to say, the patch was released as ...

Japanese Wooden Supercar 2007-07-30 02:51:00 A Japanese furniture maker has produced a “Wooden Supercar,” which as the name suggests, is made out of wood. The vehicle, which can go up to 80km/h, costs around $32,000 . Here is a video of the SuperCar:And another video showing Wooden Car being driven by President of the furniture company.This car is produced by a local furniture maker in Maniwa city - and like all small companies in Japan, they dont have a site that I can direct you to.The "Wooden Supercar" is 1.3 meters wide x 2.5 meters in length x 1.1 meters high and has a max speed of 80km/h.You can see last nights coverage of this car at WBS (video is only available for today and is darn Real Player). ...

Japanese Wooden Supercar 2007-07-30 02:51:00 A Japanese furniture maker has produced a “Wooden Supercar,� which as the name suggests, is made out of wood. The vehicle, which can go up to 80km/h, costs around $32,000 . Here is a video of the SuperCar: And another video showing Wooden Car being driven by President of the furniture company. This car is produced by a local furniture maker in Maniwa city - and like all small companies in Japan, they dont have a site that I can direct you to. The "Wooden Supercar" is 1.3 meters wide x 2.5 meters in length x 1.1 meters high and has a max speed of 80km/h. You can see last nights coverage of this car at WBS (video is only available for today and is darn Real Player). ...

Microsoft revolutonalises a High School 2007-07-30 02:40:00 The state run high school system in America is often viewed as under-funded and over-crowded, especially in large urban cities such as Philadelphia.So when Microsoft announced its intention to join up with the city school district and bring all its resources and software know-how there was a mixture of shock and surprise from across the community.But one year on all seems to be going well.West Philadelphia is a place of high crime rates and low incomes, the last place you would expect to find a new bright white gleaming school building packed with technology.There are digital writing boards, built-in audio systems, auditoriums that swivel into place and lots more.Controversial combination"In the gym there are cameras with which we are able to capture kids' games. So the next day the kids can deconstruct the game by watching it and better their skills," said High School principal Shirley Grover."We can also capture their best shot or pass, which helps us build portfolios for universiti ... Microsoft

Microsoft revolutonalises a High School 2007-07-30 02:40:00 The state run high school system in America is often viewed as under-funded and over-crowded, especially in large urban cities such as Philadelphia. So when Microsoft announced its intention to join up with the city school district and bring all its resources and software know-how there was a mixture of shock and surprise from across the community. But one year on all seems to be going well. West Philadelphia is a place of high crime rates and low incomes, the last place you would expect to find a new bright white gleaming school building packed with technology. There are digital writing boards, built-in audio systems, auditoriums that swivel into place and lots more. Controversial combination "In the gym there are cameras with which we are able to capture kids' games. So the next day the kids can deconstruct the game by watching it and better their skills," said High School principal Shirley Grover. "We can also capture their best shot or pass, which helps us build portfolios ... Microsoft

Ubisoft Developing Avatar Game 2007-07-28 08:28:00 James Cameron and 20th Century Fox's upcoming high-tech 3-D SF movie Avatar is being adapted into a video game by Ubisoft, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Capping an extensive yearlong runoff among four game companies that presented creative briefs, Cameron selected the French game publisher to develop a next-generation video game to be released alongside the film in May 2009.For Ubisoft, the deal with Fox and Cameron represents the company's biggest bet yet on a movie property, even eclipsing the terms of its landmark deal with Peter Jackson and Universal for the game based on King Kong.Avatar, Cameron's first fictional feature film in more than a decade, tells the story of Jake (Sam Worthington), an ex-Marine who persists in an alien world as an avatar, a human mind in an alien body. The concept is similar to that in many video games, in which a player creates a virtual manifestation of himself or herself, often referred to as an avatar.While yet to be confirmed, it is expecte ... Developing

Ubisoft Developing Avatar Game 2007-07-28 08:28:00 James Cameron and 20th Century Fox's upcoming high-tech 3-D SF movie Avatar is being adapted into a video game by Ubisoft, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Capping an extensive yearlong runoff among four game companies that presented creative briefs, Cameron selected the French game publisher to develop a next-generation video game to be released alongside the film in May 2009. For Ubisoft, the deal with Fox and Cameron represents the company's biggest bet yet on a movie property, even eclipsing the terms of its landmark deal with Peter Jackson and Universal for the game based on King Kong. Avatar, Cameron's first fictional feature film in more than a decade, tells the story of Jake (Sam Worthington), an ex-Marine who persists in an alien world as an avatar, a human mind in an alien body. The concept is similar to that in many video games, in which a player creates a virtual manifestation of himself or herself, often referred to as an avatar. While yet to be confirmed, it is ... Developing

Man burns down trailer in online feud 2007-07-28 08:20:00 A Navy man who got mad when someone mocked him as a "nerd" over the Internet climbed into his car and drove 1,300 miles from Virginia to Texas to teach the other guy a lesson.As he made his way toward Texas, Fire Controlman 2nd Class Petty Officer Russell Tavares posted photos online showing the welcome signs at several states' borders, as if to prove to his Internet friends that he meant business.When he finally arrived, Tavares burned the guy's trailer down.This week, Tavares, 27, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading no contest to arson and admitting he set the blaze."I didn't think anybody was stupid enough to try to kill anybody over an Internet fight," said John G. Anderson, 59, who suffered smoke inhalation while trying to put out the 2005 blaze that caused $50,000 in damage to his trailer and computer equipment.The feud started when Anderson, who runs a haunted house near Waco, joined a picture-sharing Web site and posted his artwork and political views. Afte ...

Man burns down trailer in online feud 2007-07-28 08:20:00 A Navy man who got mad when someone mocked him as a "nerd" over the Internet climbed into his car and drove 1,300 miles from Virginia to Texas to teach the other guy a lesson. As he made his way toward Texas, Fire Controlman 2nd Class Petty Officer Russell Tavares posted photos online showing the welcome signs at several states' borders, as if to prove to his Internet friends that he meant business. When he finally arrived, Tavares burned the guy's trailer down. This week, Tavares, 27, was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading no contest to arson and admitting he set the blaze. "I didn't think anybody was stupid enough to try to kill anybody over an Internet fight," said John G. Anderson, 59, who suffered smoke inhalation while trying to put out the 2005 blaze that caused $50,000 in damage to his trailer and computer equipment. The feud started when Anderson, who runs a haunted house near Waco, joined a picture-sharing Web site and posted his artwork and political v ...

NJIT Researchers Develop Inexpensive, Easy Process To Produce Solar Panels 2007-07-27 01:47:00 Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. “The process is simple,” said lead researcher and author Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor and acting chair of NJIT’s Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences. “Someday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers. Consumers can then slap the finished product on a wall, roof or billboard to create their own power stations.”“Fullerene single wall carbon nanotube complex for polymer bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells,” featured as the June 21, 2007 cover story of the Journal of Materials Chemistry published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, details the process. The Society, based at Oxford University, is the British equivalent of the American Chemical Society.Harvesting energy directly from abundant solar radiation using solar cells is increasi ...

NJIT Researchers Develop Inexpensive, Easy Process To Produce Solar Panels 2007-07-27 01:47:00 Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets. “The process is simple,� said lead researcher and author Somenath Mitra, PhD, professor and acting chair of NJIT’s Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences. “Someday homeowners will even be able to print sheets of these solar cells with inexpensive home-based inkjet printers. Consumers can then slap the finished product on a wall, roof or billboard to create their own power stations.� “Fullerene single wall carbon nanotube complex for polymer bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells,� featured as the June 21, 2007 cover story of the Journal of Materials Chemistry published by the Royal Society of Chemistry, details the process. The Society, based at Oxford University, is the British equivalent of the American Chemical Society. Harvesting energy directly from abundant solar radiation using solar cells is inc ...

Combined skills and Tools it takes to be a Hacker 2007-07-26 04:40:00 Do you want to become a hacker in Just ten minutes? I know It seems like a joke for you right now, but this is real. It is as easy as watching TV. All you need to do is to press that little "play button" on the left and you are on. What are you waiting for, watch this video and start hacking.Hacker, hacking, how to hack, become a hacker.Password hacking ...

Combined skills and Tools it takes to be a Hacker 2007-07-26 04:40:00 Do you want to become a hacker in Just ten minutes? I know It seems like a joke for you right now, but this is real. It is as easy as watching TV. All you need to do is to press that little "play button" on the left and you are on. What are you waiting for, watch this video and start hacking. Hacker, hacking, how to hack, become a hacker. Password hacking ...

Sprint flashlight-animation 2007-07-26 02:36:00 Takeshi Nagata and Kazue Monno made this wonderful animated film titled "Pika Pika 2007" by taking long-exposure photographs of people waving flashlights and stitching the photos together. You may also have seen their work in a recent Sprint television commercial.(Via tochka) ...

Sprint flashlight-animation 2007-07-26 02:36:00 Takeshi Nagata and Kazue Monno made this wonderful animated film titled "Pika Pika 2007" by taking long-exposure photographs of people waving flashlights and stitching the photos together. You may also have seen their work in a recent Sprint television commercial. (Via tochka) ...