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Linux-capatible Xbox mod chip

It was only a matter of time that this happened. I am glad to see companies being innovative. I am sure Microsoft will not see it that way. But things work a little different down in Australia. I just wonder what types of Games they are going to port to the Xbox. [Zdnet]

Virtual Keyboards

Imagine being able to type into your PDA/Laptop as easily as tapping your finger on your desk! Four companies are developing virtual keyboards. The market should be huge as they will have significant uses in a great deal of use scenarios where it is not practical to have a keyboard. I am going to be watching these closely as they

Power Blinks and your dishwasher OS Crashes

Many hardware components that we have in our homes and the cars we are driving have micro processors in them. Creeps me out a bit lets hope the code is more stable than what is currently running on our desktops. Seems dish-washing machines are requiring a software re-load when they get hit by a power spike.. I would hate to

Wired Nails Article “DMCA: Ma Bell Would Be Proud”

This article by Wired hits the nail on the head. If you take the time to read the article in full you will understand my following comment. I have a friend who bought a Lexmark printer. He had consulted me before purchasing it and asked me what I thought. I told him hey nice printers but the cost of the

Microsoft unveils new CD copy protection

I had thought Microsoft had seen the light and was going to leave the lid on CD Copy Protection. But they have gotten back in bed with the producers of music and other types of CD media. They have developed what they call The Windows Media Data Session Toolkit the full details are not available but it's attempt is to

Cruelty to Analog

The EFF has started the Cruelty to Analog weblog to document the entertainment industry's attempts to close the "analog hole". Knowing the EFF this site will explode it is just kicking off we will watch it and let you know. [analog.blogs.eff.org]

Your being watched and there is not a lot you can do about it

I have rarely agreed with things the ACLU has said but in a article on CNet they reference a study written by the ACLU that talks about personal privacy and how you are being watched tracked and cataloged at every turn. Good forward thinking for the ACLU. [Cnet News.com]