Tuesday, August 19, 2008

19-Aug-2008 AM clippings

Enjoy:

Dell discovers that the way to give instant access to web functions,
VoIP and document viewing is to cut Microsoft out of the loop:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/149896/2008/08/.html

The UK Government forges ahead with its unpopular Road Pricing 2.0
plans called "Managed Motorway", using transponders in every vehicle:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/18/road_pricing_2_dot_beta/

Forget flat-panel monitors, these guys have got flat-panel rocket
engines:
http://technology.newscientist.com/article/dn14551-invention-flatpanel-ion-thrusters.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=news4_head_dn14551

Hard disk drives start to increase their speed in response to
pressure from SSDs. Here is the WD 20,000 RPM Raptor drive:
http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06/06/western-digital-working-on-20-000-rpm-raptor/1

And finally. Here are some wiring jobs that should never see the
light of day, and possibly even the glimmer of a torch bulb:
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/08/crazy-wiring-part-5.html

Vik :v)
Diamond Age Solutions Ltd. http://diamondage.co.nz

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