In the past, Macintosh users have been mostly spared from malicious worms and viruses This is both because Mac OS X is fairly secure, as a UNIX application, and the fact that they have had smaller market share On Valentine’s Day 2006 this changed a bit… Read more…

Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer science professor who inspired millions through his “last lecture”, died at his home in Virginia on Friday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 47.

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Pausch was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2006. And his popular “last lecture” at …

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Hydrogen peroxide is not just for blonds anymore. It’s also used to power an experimental helicopter that the developer says is more economical and environmentally friendly than any other rotary-wing technology in existence today.

SwissCopter AG of Murten, Switzerland is working to certify a “ultra-covert propulsion technology”

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Not that you won’t be able to buy this thing from carriers here shortly, but there’s just nothing quite like being the first on your block to own a new handset. For those with cash to burn and an insatiable desire to play with RIM’s forthcoming Kickstart 8220, look no further than eBay. Up for auction right now is an unlocked version of the aforesaid mobile, but it looks as if the final bid will end up well over a grand. Good luck (being patient).

[Via CellPhonesMarket, thanks ghengis]

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Filed under: Laptops

Well, that took long enough, now didn’t it? We’ve been hearing about an 8.9-inch MSI Wind for months now, but it has just now popped up on the outfit’s website. The Wind U90 will pack an Atom N270 processor, built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam, stereo speakers, microphone, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, 512MB or 1GB of DDR2 RAM, a 1,024 x 600 resolution panel, 80GB hard drive and a 4-in-1 card reader. Additionally, you’ll find an Ethernet port, three USB 2.0 sockets, VGA out, a 3-cell battery (optional 6-cell available upon request) and a weight of 2.2-pounds. Your guess is as good as ours when it pricing / availability, but hey, we’re just thrilled to know this thing is destined to be more than a trade show crasher.

[Thanks, Peter]

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Lawson’s CEO, Harry Debes says SaaS is the third attempt at “on demand” in his lifetime and predicts it will take the same path as the first two–to oblivion. Lawson’s CEO, Harry Debes, doesn’t believe in software-as-a-service SaaS. … Read more…

An employee at Home Office contractor PA Consulting has been suspended after the loss of a memory stick holding the unencrypted details of every prisoner in England and Wales. A staff member at PA Consulting Group has been suspended after the contractor lost details on all prisoners in England… Read more…

Sprint’s oft-delayed XOHM service is finally about to go live, ready to launch in Baltimore sometime next month ahead of Chicago and D.C. later this year. We already know about the potential joys of city-wide 4G access, so Sprint is taking this opportunity to talk up “geobrowsing,” uLocate-based functionality that enables WiMax surfers to get location-specific info on traffic, events, and weather, provided by third-parties like Google and NAVTEQ. With Sprint offering profit sharing and a free API to partners, expect that list to grow quickly if XOHM takes off. What Sprint is not yet offering are the specific pricing details for consumers, but day passes have been confirmed along with longer-term contracts, all able to extended to include multiple devices if you’re suitably endowed.

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Filed under: Tablet PCs

Trying to divine what Apple’s up to from patent applications is never easy, but every now and again the diagrams actually make it obvious — and it looks like Steve and his elves are hard at work on large-format touch interfaces, possibly for a tablet Mac of some kind. The latest touch-related filing is some 52 pages long and details everything from working with multiple finger inputs to onscreen keyboards how window controls would work, but we’re mostly transfixed by the claw-like demon-hands that seem to be operating all this kit — apparently Apple engineers have the same nightmares as the rest of us. If we had to bet, we’d say that a tablet Mac is still a long ways off, but we’ve been wrong before — and there’s always a chance Steve’s got something wild in store for next month.

[Via AppleInsider]

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As the premium themes market continues to grow and expand, premium theme designers are starting to branch out and find their own niches where there isn’t any competition. In case you missed it, Cory of iThemes also owns RealEstateThemes.com, which is a website dedicated specifically to premium Real Estate themes for WordPress. If you are a [...] Read more…

Have you ever tried to insert advertisements (or any bit of code really) into the WordPress post loop, then found that it will insert the banner after each post? It really depends on what you are going for, but this usually will not be an ideal solution to placing advertisements between posts on your homepage. If you’d like [...] Read more…

Navigation menu is a really important part of a website, both visually and functionnally. Though, I noticied that most blogs use a really simple navigation menu. A simple menu can be good sometimes, but if you’re looking for something more sophisticated, I’m pretty sure you’re going to enjoy this list. Here’s 5 really cool tutorials to help you create a stunning navigation for your Wordpress blog. Read more…

Here are a few links to some recent WordPress-related posts I thought you may enjoy: Using Actions in WordPress Themes - Joost De Valk explains how he used actions to build his current WordPress theme. Free WordPress Theme: Purity - Maigret over at Cats Who Code has posted a new free WordPress theme. How to Add Google Reader [...] Read more…

Microsoft Dynamics GP, or former ERP name is Great Plains Software Dynamics / eEnterprise gives you, programmer or software developer vide spectrum of report design tools: Crystal Reports, Microsoft S… Read more…

The Advertising Standards Authority has banned an ad for the iPhone which promised users access to “all parts of the Internet” on their Apple device. The Advertising Standards Authority ASA has banned an ad for the iPhone which promised users access to “all parts of the Internet” on their… Read more…

SEO is becoming increasingly important to all who look to do business and use the Internet as a marketing tool It is the path in which your market finds your offering It has become almost a necessity for businesses to incorporate SEO in to their marketing plan… Read more…

We hope that the results of surveys released by Arrow Electronics and AMI Partners this month hold true for the bulk of medium-size businesses, and that one released last month by McAfee do not. The Arrow survey found that a majority of respondents told them that the most important issue for their companies future success is [...] Read more…

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This has to be the weirdest and saddest crime-of-virtual-passion story I’ve come across.

Kimberly Jernigan–a 33-year-old woman from North Carolina–was apparently distraught after her online relationship with a 52-year-old man from Claymont, Del., came to an end.

The pair apparently met through the online community Second Life and began a virtual relationship. The two finally met in reality several months ago, and the alleged victim ended the relationship, sending Jernigan into a downward spiral.

Kimberly Jernigan met her virtual ex-boyfriend in Second Life.

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In early August, Jernigan allegedly drove to the victim’s Pennsylvania workplace and attempted to kidnap him at gunpoint, according to local news station CBS3.com. When she was unsuccessful, according to the report, she returned two weeks later to track down the victim’s Delaware address, and posed as a postal worker to do so. After four days of searching, authorities said she found residence in the Whitney Presidential Towers on the 7100 block of Society Drive in Claymont.

On August 21, police said, Jernigan broke into the unnamed victim’s apartment with a Taser, a pair of handcuffs, a BB gun, her dog, and a roll of duct tape. He wasn’t there, so she waited. When the virtual ex arrived home he saw what looked like a laser beam projecting on his chest. He immediately fled the apartment and contacted the Newcastle County Police.

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Mobile phones provide endless opportunities, especially for businesses. A company called TeleNav, founded by global positioning system (GPS) experts, has proven this with its TeleNav Track fleet manag… Read more…

TomTom NV is a leading manufacturer of personal navigation products and services. TomTom products are popular for their ease of use right out of the box.TomTom GO comes in two models, the TomTom GO 71… Read more…

You never know how people would use the images you upload online for their own purpose. Thus, you should know how to add watermark to images, for further protection. Read more…

The picture watermark can protect your pictures from unauthorized use when employed effectively. Here are some tips that you should keep in mind. Read more…

, Portable Video

We don’t know enough adjectives to really explain to you how Sony’s latest Walkman sounds (will “good” suffice?). Nor can we show you in video. We can tell you that it’s small, really small, with a crisp, clean display and UI familiar to you A820-series lovers. Even better, we can drop in a gallery of Sony’s top of the line, 16GB, NWZ-S639F nuzzled up close to the NWZ-A828 as proof of its tinytude. As good as this player is, it’s still just another dedicated Walkman player with an itty bitty, 2-inch display. We’re so over dedicated DAPs Howard, isn’t it time you produced a full-screen Video Walkman?

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IFA’s apparently given Toshiba just the opportunity necessary to refresh its line of Regza LCDs, for those without the Resolution+ itch with a few new sizes and features. The existing entry-level XV line of 1080p LCDs gets 46- and 52-inch models, plus a gloss black design that helps it fit in at the Regza family reunion. The brand new RV line of 1080p LCDs bring similar features to the ZF Series, sans Resolution+ technology and one HDMI port, but with Active Vision M100 HD 100/120Hz 5:5 pulldown image processing intact. 37-, 42- and 46-inch sizes are confirmed for the October Euro launch, prices and U.S. availability for both TBD.

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Inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google, Verizon Communications, and others. Verizon has already sued Klausner over the validity of his patents. SAN FRANCISCO–Emboldened by settlements with Apple and AT&T, inventor Judah Klausner filed a voice mail patent lawsuit on Tuesday against Google,… Read more…