First Vista PC Tests

First Vista PC tests? Yep, done. A PC World - Exclusive.

Put your entire research budget where your mouth is for ODF

Many talk about the benefits of OpenOffice over proprietary office suites like MS Office, but the CSIR has opted for open document format in its migration to an open source environment. This is HUGE vote of confidence by a significant actor in the scientific community. The biggest barrier to wider adoption of ODF has historically been the first-mover disadvantage, also known as the "nobody else is doing it, I better not either" effect. Yet now, "Towards the end of 2006, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) adopted the open document format (ODF) in support of access to information and as an enabler of the adoption of open source software (OSS). In terms of the adoption of the standard, CSIR word processor, spreadsheet and presentation files will be in ODF, wherever possible."

As a five-year user of OpenOffice, I couldn't be more pleased by this news. OOOnward!

Mac on a Stick?

Yep, done. Too late again.


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Give the Benefits of Sight To The Blind: Non-Surgically

It's called the the KNFB Reader Home Page. First saw it demonstrated by Kurzweil at the Singularity Summit in 2006. Utterly amazing.

Build a Better Darknet

"The" so-called Darknet (as absurd as saying "the" upper-case Internet) took over the Future of Content Distribution, long, long, ago. Today, we're simply seeing the manifestation of that future.

Create Hollow Silver Dollar Containers

Oh yeah, you know you want some of these babies ... also, you can click through to see all kinds of CIA spy goodies to satisfy your inner Secret Agent. Oh, and don't miss these great t-shirt ideas!