Wednesday, September 9, 2009

09-Sep-2009 AM clippings

Enjoy:

Computerworld runs an Open Source special; appropriate timing with Software freedom Day on the 20th. Shame they didn't mention it:
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/cwfeatures?OpenForm&y=Open_source http://softwarefreedomday.org.nz/

Were Microsoft trashing Linux in their training material given to Best Buy? Ars Technica have the slides, so judge for yourself:
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/09/microsoft-teaches-best-buy-employees-how-to-troll-linux-users.ars

Microsoft's security bulletin for September is out. 5 critical remote vulnerabilities:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-sep.mspx

A sneak preview of Firefox 4.0:
http://hothardware.com/News/Firefox-40-Coming-Late-Next-Year/

Data transfer by carrier pigeon looks to be faster than ADSL in South Africa. But the data dropout due to hawks is a killer:
http://www.henriska.com/blog/?p=615

Borderless screens are giving a little more space for stacking our multiple monitors. TVs get the tech first, with motion remotes:
http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/09/04/lg-sl9000-borderless-tv-beauty/

Apitek pocket projectors now plug into the iPod without drivers, so you can play full-size video right out of your pocket:
http://www.gizmag.com/aiptek-portable-projector-range/12747/

And finally. Continuing with the last Clippings' pyrotechnic bent, Mythbusters make a 1,000,000 matchhead match bomb in an oil drum:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuIdAIzXAxU

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