Space History Footage In HD The Discovery Channel has done a deal with NASA to enhance old film footage from the spacee program up to the standards of HD. Discovery will air, in HD a 6-part special called "When We Left Earth," b

Category :Technology | 8 views | read more | 2008-05-11 01:16:00

"Back To My Mac" Catches a Thief robipilot writes "Mac stolen, Mac comes online, owner connects using 'Back to My Mac,' owner takes picture of culprit, and viola, criminal caught. OK, it wasn't quite that simple, but here's an intere

Category :Technology | 9 views | read more | 2008-05-10 22:45:00

Recruitment Options For a Small-Scale FOSS Project? thermian writes "I've been developing my open source project for several years now, and I've never found a solution to one fairly important issue. How can a small-scale project attract new members? My

Category :Technology | 1 views | read more | 2008-05-10 19:54:00

Gmail As Open-Relay Spam Server sveard writes of a little problem Google is having that has Gmail acting like an open relay. Compounding the issue is the fact that services such as Hotmail and Yahoo trust Gmail as a source of mail.

Category :Technology | 8 views | read more | 2008-05-10 18:20:00

A Guardian Angel In Your Cell Phone theodp writes "Bill Gates and Ray Ozzie are listed as inventors of the Guardian Angel, which is described in a most unusual Microsoft patent application that should intrigue privacy advocates. In addi

Category :Technology | 6 views | read more | 2008-05-10 18:20:00

A Billion-Color Display The Future of Things covered the introduction last month of HP's DreamColor display, with 30 bits/pixel, developed in conjunction with DreamWorks Animation. The display is aimed at the video productio

Category :Technology | 4 views | read more | 2008-05-10 16:24:00

Author Faces Canadian Tribunal For Hate Speech An anonymous reader writes "A Seattle Times editorial notes that the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal will put author Mark Steyn on trial for his book 'America Alone,' which has angered Muslims

Category :Technology | 4 views | read more | 2008-05-10 14:28:00

Driving While Distracted More Dangerous Than Supposed Science News reports on recent research indicating that any kind of multitasking while driving is dangerous. Not just the obvious distraction of juggling a cell phone, but even talking to a passenger

Category :Technology | 5 views | read more | 2008-05-10 13:10:00

Microsoft IM Blocking YouTube Links A number of readers are sending word that the blogosphere and Twittersphere are alight with reports of Microsoft's new block on messages containing YouTube URLs . Both MSN Messenger and Windows Live M

Category :Technology | 4 views | read more | 2008-05-10 11:59:00

Microsoft Decides To Take On Linux On Low-Cost PCs e5rebel writes "Microsoft is launching a program to promote the use of its Windows OS in ultra low-cost PCs. It is an effort to stop Linux dominating this market but Microsoft is insisting on limiting

Category :Technology | 4 views | read more | 2008-05-10 10:49:00