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Follow the Rainbow: 101 Color Resources for Web Designers

neharocks — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:58:33 EDT

Here's the list of 101 color resources for Web designers. Visit them all and bookmark the ones that will help you become the most color-savvy Web designer around.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Web design Color Resources Technology

The Hello World Collection

obfuscator — Mon, 05 May 2008 04:08:16 EDT

This collection includes 366 Hello World programs in many more-or-less well known programming languages, plus 58 human languages.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Hello World Programming Humor

Police: Man Attempts To Cash $360 Billion Check

SunnyDays — Fri, 02 May 2008 08:46:43 EDT

Fort Worth police arrested a Crowley man accused of trying to cash a stolen check for billions of dollars. Police said Charles Ray Fuller, 21, tried to cash the check at a Chase Bank, but the teller did a double take after noticing the check was for $360 billion.

Channel: News Tags: police arrested man attempts encash check stolen

New pictures of upcoming P45 boards from Asus

TheAttacks — Thu, 01 May 2008 19:07:30 EDT

Pictures and some fairly detail information has appeared on Xfastest of two upcoming boards from Asus, the P5Q-E and the P5Q3 Deluxe.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: asus p45 chipset pictures motherboard

The 7 Commandments All Video Games Should Obey

TweekerchickQC — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:02:09 EDT

We are here to condemn Grand Theft Auto, and other equally great games out of love. No, we aim to save gaming from the abyss by pointing out the sins of games like the Elder Scrolls and Half Life series, games made by creators who actually care. It is in that spirit that we proclaim the commandments that they have broken.

Channel: Video Games Tags: video games video game game commandments cracked humor

Hans Reiser Convicted In Estranged Wife's Death

TechnologyExpert — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:00:02 EDT

A jury this afternoon convicted computer programmer Hans Reiser of first-degree murder for killing his estranged wife, concluding that her slaying in 2006 was deliberate and premeditated even though her body was never found.

Channel: News Tags: Hans Reiser Murder SF Bay Area

Futuremark Unveils 3DMark Vantage

TechnologyExpert — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:52:03 EDT

Futuremark has just officially unveiled the latest version of their 3DMark benchmark suite, 3DMark Vantage. This latest version of the 3DMark, however, is specifically bound to Windows Vista because it uses some advanced visual technologies that are only available with DirectX 10, which you may know isn't available on previous versions of Windows.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: DirectX 10 Futuremark 3dMark Benchmark

Ubuntu 8.04 Is Ready to Take On Windows

property — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 16:01:35 EDT

Ubuntu's deep software catalog, focus on usability and active community combine with long-term support to put desktop Linux's best face forward.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Ubuntu Windows software usability support desktop Linux

XFX nForce 630i GeForce 7150 Motherboard

TechnologyExpert — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:38:01 EDT

We're writing to let you all know that we have just posted a new article at HotHardware in which we evaluate the features, performance, and value of XFX's nForce 630i GeForce 7150 based motherboard, the cryptically named MG-630I-7159.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: Motherboard Review NVIDIA XFX

LinkNotes: WebEx PCNow -- Access your PC from anywhere

rj3sp — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:03:05 EDT

About WebEx: a web service that allows remote acces to your PC or Mac from any internet connected mobile device.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: access PC remote WebEx WebEx PCNow

25% of Notebooks Will Use SSDs in Next 3 Years: Toshiba

DiffeeOnline — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:45:49 EDT

While solid-state drives (SSDs) aren't the most popular storage medium in notebook computers right now, they are expected to grow significantly in the near future.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: ssd drives storage computers notebooks

MIT gets serious about solar power

jeremytoday — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:03:40 EDT

The Massachussets Institute of Technology is expanding its solar power research from a "boutique" option to an affordable, mainstream energy solution.

Channel: Gadgets & Tech Tags: MIT solar power Solar Revolution Project SRP solar