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Not sure why anyone would want to download this considering that Mac users do not yet have any computers to put this operating system on but I guess those hackers with Intel boxes will be busy trying to get this OS to operate on a regular Windows machine. I think it is highly unlikely but hey I have been surprised
The second of 3 planned space walks took place today and the ISS now has it's full compliment of Gyroscopes replacing one which had failed in 2002. With the shuttle fleet fate unknown the crew needs to get as much work done as possible on the ISS thus the Shuttle is going to extend it's stay by one day. [BBC]
Every now and then one of you take me to task while at the same time every now and then I see a posting someplace that makes every keystroke, and the twice weekly shows worth it. Big Thank You to [One Day at a Time]
Every wanted to tour a plant that makes CPU chips. Check out this article over at ExtremeTech as it is the closest most of us will ever get near one. [ExtremeTech]
Of course the first robot to be made that looks like a human is female. Apparently the reporters were quite shocked and although the robot can only set and has 34 types of motions I am sure if we give these robot builders another 25 years we could have real androids walking among us. Pretty weird if you really want
I was the host for this past Saturdays TechPodcasts.com RoundTable and thought I would link it up. This week we covered Family Tech Support and talk about some of the tools Geeks use when they are helping family members out. [TPRU-2005-07-30.mp3] [TechPodcasts.com]
Being Discovery has had as about as much attention put on it as any space shuttle in history their are some very amazing pictures online that you should check out.. You can tell they invested some money in some very good cameras and lenses. [NASA]
So full of hope I was when I sat down Saturday morning with my list of things to do. I actually accomplished a lot. Participated in the TechPodcasts Roundup but at about 2pm my laptop started acting funny again and it just quit. Yepp that's one for the scrap heap my trusty sidekick of three years decided it had suffered
Nice review of my book here [www.maccompanion.com]
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