An Australian trial of a bushfire detection system based on long-range cameras will only address part of the problem, according to the Bushfire Cooperative Research Centre (CRC). The Bushfire CRC is a federally-funded research group designed to foster stronger links between researchers, private enterprise and public agencies. Federal Liberal MP, Fran Bailey, is pushing for [...]
Archive for July, 2009
iPhone developer slams Apple over App Store yank – Bad Apple
VoiceCentral, a Google Voice-related app, gets pulled; ‘fanboi’ developer angry The CEO of the company whose Google Voice-related application was recently yanked by Apple from the iPhone’s App Store is hopping mad. Kevin Duerr, the chief executive of Riverturn Inc., took Apple out to the woodshed over its refusal to explain why his VoiceCentral application [...]
Multiple-Monitor Setups: Are Two Enough?
In my recent post, “3 Efficiency Tips for Using Dual Monitors,” I noted that I recently switched to a dual monitor setup, and will never go back to a single monitor. The post also delved into some simple organizational principles for using multiple running applications with dual monitors, such as using different tabbed browsers on [...]
Windows 7 Ultimate cracked already
UPDATE 6:30PM ET Microsoft has responded to news of the crack, telling Betanews that it’s “pleased” customers are eager to upgrade, while warning about pirated copies. Even though it’s been In the hands of OEMs for barely a week and has not even made it to general availability yet, Windows 7 has already been cracked. [...]
Windows 7 will scream with new SSD drives
With Intel introducing new faster and cheaper SSD drives coinciding with Windows 7′s release to manufacturing, it might make sense to include one with your next computer purchase. After all, Windows 7 is the first Microsoft OS to include native enhancements for SSDs. Serious geeks have been drooling over the prospect of SSD drives for [...]
Kingston launches 256GB USB flash drive
Kingston today released the world’s largest capacity USB memory stick: a flash drive with 256GB worth of storage. According to Kingston, the Kingston DataTraveler 300 is available for sale in the UK, although product searches for both the device’s name and part number – DT300/256GB – are at this point failing to turn up any [...]
Oops, e-mail security vendor McAfee spills 1400 private names
In a story just dripping with irony, e-mail security vendor McAfee has accidentally sent the contact details of some 1400 conference attendees in a spreadsheet attached to a thank you message. Computerworld has obtained details about the leak from a person who wishes to remain anonymous. On July 17 McAfee held a security conference at [...]
Top 7 Places to Watch Great Minds in Action
The TED conference has been helping to blow people’s minds for many years now, and that’s in large part because they put videos of many of the TED talks online for anyone to watch, share, and spread for free. But there are a number of other conferences held each year around the world that also [...]