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Ars Technica Reviews Adobe Illustrator CS4
1 Dec 2008 at 11:50 amThe latest version of Adobe's industry-standard vector graphics application is here, and Ars puts the Mac version through its paces. Here's a look at what's new, what's fixed, and what's newly broken, in Illustrator CS4.
60 Impressive Free High Resolution Textures and Backgrounds
1 Dec 2008 at 11:20 amI’m passionate about textures. I’ve already published some compilations, such as 30 free paper backgrounds and textures at my Creative Closeup blog and 10 grunge, rusty and dirty tileable textures at this site.
20 Free Corporate WordPress Themes
1 Dec 2008 at 8:40 amThe great list of top 20 corporate wordpress themes. which are absolutely free.
Study Finds Internet Searches Boost Brain
1 Dec 2008 at 8:30 amSearching the Internet exercises the brains of older people by activating their neural circuitry. Internet searches activate regions in the brain that control complex reasoning and decision making, the Center found in a nine-month study of 24 neurologically normal volunteers, with similar education levels, ages 55 to 76.
The Simpsons mocks (m)Apple
1 Dec 2008 at 8:30 amFew have been spared the satire of Matt Groening's long running animated sitcom. Last night, The Simpsons took on Apple, or uh, Mapple for a full 6 minutes of lampoonery -- a pretty harsh ride at a two-joke per minute pace. It all starts when the Springfield mall gets its very own Mapple store...
Atheros Wi-Fi goes open-source, Linux friendly
1 Dec 2008 at 7:40 amAt long last, Atheros has opened up the last binary barriers to making completely open-source, Linux-friendly drivers for its popular Wi-Fi chipsets.
Editor's Picks: The 20 Best Holiday Gifts for a Digital Man
1 Dec 2008 at 7:00 amIt's the most gadget-full time of the year, and our favorite present ideas are guaranteed to bring you all-around holiday joy this season.
Five Best CD and DVD Burning Tools
1 Dec 2008 at 6:30 amThe internet has made it easier than ever to share media and data with friends, family, and co-workers, but that doesn't mean burning your own CDs and DVDs is a thing of the past
Facebook Connect Has Arrived
1 Dec 2008 at 5:30 amFacebook's new web sign-in platform has officially launched today. Facebook users will now be able to log in to a number of sites (including Digg) via their Facebook identity. Data will be swapped between Facebook and other services.
Yahoo and Virgin agree to British mobile search deal
1 Dec 2008 at 4:50 amYahoo is hoping to steal a lead on rival Google in the nascent mobile search and advertising markets, having lost the battle for dominance in the desktop computer search market, and is spearheading its European efforts in Britain.
Pentagon to build robot soldier that won't commit war crimes
1 Dec 2008 at 1:10 amThe American military is planning to build robot soldiers that will not be able to commit war crimes like their human comrades in arms. The US Army and Navy have both hired experts in the ethics of building machines to prevent the creation of an amoral Terminator-style killing machine that murders indiscriminately.
Stainless - Google Chrome’s Mac Twin
30 Nov 2008 at 11:30 pmNo, not really. Stainless is a multi-process OS X browser inspired by Google Chrome. Although it is merely a technological demo, there are 3 words I can utter about Stainless. It has potential
Three Applications for Making Disc Labels on Linux
30 Nov 2008 at 10:30 pmMaking labels for DVDs and their cases is an often overlooked task. Many discs are lucky to have some terse information quickly scrawled on them after burning. But there are some fine open source applications available for creating labels for CD-ROM and DVD disks and printing jewel case inserts, including gLabels, kover, and cdlabelgen.
The ultimate guide to testing your website
30 Nov 2008 at 10:10 pmHow to conduct 'guerilla testing' to perfect usability.
MacDeveloper Helps Mac Beta Testers and Developers Connect
30 Nov 2008 at 10:00 pmt can be tough putting together a good closed beta testing pool if you’re a small developer. Perhaps especially so if you’re developing for Mac, which, still has a smaller overall user base to draw from than Windows. MacDeveloper, a recently founded Mac testing community, wants to bring developers together with motivated, responsible beta testers.
Why I continue to hate teens with MySpace profiles
30 Nov 2008 at 8:40 pmCaution: Pokemon seizures may occur.
Flashback: Steve Jobs Introduces The Very First Apple Store
30 Nov 2008 at 8:20 pm
Microsoft in $20bn Yahoo deal - Times Online
30 Nov 2008 at 7:40 pmWith founder Jerry Yang out at Yahoo, a Microsoft-Yahoo partnership is set to happen, sources say. The deal will bring Yahoo much needed capital and income, while providing Microsoft the Web property it needs to better compete with Google.
Linux for iPhone May Open the Door to Android iPhone
30 Nov 2008 at 6:50 pmJust imagine that. Google taking the smartphone war directly into Apple territory. Sure, most people would not care about this, but if Google does this—and most probably not even Google directly, but someone else using Android's codebase—it would really make things interesting.
The Human Flesh Search Engine
30 Nov 2008 at 6:10 pmA human flesh search engine is where thousands of volunteer cybervigilantes unite to expose the personal details of perceived evildoers and publish them on the Web. The consequences for those on the receiving end often transcend the virtual world and can include loss of employment, public shaming, even imprisonment.
How To Create A Custom Splashimage For GRUB
30 Nov 2008 at 6:00 pmIf, like me, the default black background of the GRUB menu looks boring to you or if you would like to change the default backdrop to something of your choice, like your girlfriend’s photo for example, then follow along!
3 alternative ways to get Windows updates
30 Nov 2008 at 5:00 pmNot everyone wants to let Windows handle downloading and installing updates. If you prefer the DIY approach, here are three ways to keep your system up to date without Windows helping out.
App Store reaches 10,000 apps - not quite yet...
30 Nov 2008 at 4:50 pmA few iPhone sites are reporting that the iTunes US App Store has passed the 10,000 App mark - but this is not quite the case.
Adobe dabbles in video-object manipulation /w Video
30 Nov 2008 at 4:40 pmHey you, hot-shot movie cutter! Now that we've got your attention, have a look at this. Adobe's research laboratory has been toiling away with a sophisticated interactive video-object manipulation system, which gives video editors all sorts of creative windows with next to no rendering lag.
Fortune Magazine: Why can't Microsoft make money online?
30 Nov 2008 at 3:00 pmMicrosoft, one of the most aggressively competitive, brainiac-attracting, technologically superior, and oh, yes, cash-gushingly profitable companies of all time, can't for the life of it make a dime on the Internet. It's not as if earning money on the web is such a remarkable feat. Even industry doormats Yahoo and AOL are profitable.
Basement hackers compete to best Netflix recommendations $1M
30 Nov 2008 at 1:30 pmBasement hackers and amateur mathematicians are competing to improve the program that Netflix uses to recommend DVDs — and to win $1 million in the process.
I am a Blackberry addict and have a problem...? [Y! Answers]
30 Nov 2008 at 1:00 pmSo I am a Blackberry addict, had a Blackberry for 4 years already and I realized last year that I can no longer use the bathroom unless I have my Blackberry available. I can easily urine, but #2 will need to come out by force if I don't have my Blackberry on me.
Great Google iPhone Apps Not Made by Google
30 Nov 2008 at 11:50 amThe Google brand is ubiquitous. You’d have to make a concerted effort to avoid all the Googley things that Google has Googled. But what if some of the most useful Google iPhone apps…weren’t made by Google at all?
10 Dirty Little Web Development Tricks
30 Nov 2008 at 11:00 amWe all have them - little coding tricks and snippets of knowledge that we’ve picked up over years of experimentation and evolution of our processes, that are now part of our regular routine and save us time, gnashing of teeth and allow us to work quickly and efficiently. Here’s some of mine - perhaps you know a few of these already - I’d be interes
10 mistakes new Linux administrators make
30 Nov 2008 at 8:00 amIf you’re new to Linux, a few common mistakes are likely to get you into trouble. Learn about them up front so you can avoid major problems as you become increasingly Linux-savvy.