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Stories · 6

  1. LCD Touch Screen "PDA"s for Kids?

    Ask · Toy · · posted by Cliff · from the why-couldn't-I-have-had-these-as-a-kid dept. · 13 comments
    John Q. Public asks: "I've seen the commercials on the usual children oriented channels this weekend, but I can find no technical data on the Mattel/Tyco Playtime/Fisher-Price Pixter, which investor and general press releases call a PDA for kids. It appears to have a 100x100 (or so) pixel 2 color touch-sensitive LCD 'with audio,' and accepts optional ROM packs for new functionality. I'd rush right out and buy one, but Amazon has the best price I've seen so far (US$40). Does anyone have any knowledge of these devices, specifically processor and 'ROM pack' details? Though I don't think I can pry the I Opener with the DOS based games away from my 3.5 year old, the Pixter might make road trips a bit more fun."

  2. Is CodeWarriorU Any Good?

    Ask · Programming · · posted by Cliff · from the educating-oneself-online dept. · 2 comments
    Legion303 asks: "I recently stumbled across www.codewarrioru.com, sponsored by Metrowerks. CodeWarriorU is a site devoted to free online programming courses. Has anyone else used this service, and is it any good?"

  3. Internet Metadata - Open Collaborative Rating

    Internet · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the cool-idea-in-action dept. · 71 comments
    XenonOfArcticus writes "INMD is a recently-submitted proposal for an open collaborative profile-based ratings system for Internet Web/Usenet content. Based on a system partially inspired by Slashdot itself, it seeks to facilitate content rating that does not force censorship. The purpose behind INMD is to allow the user to choose what criteria to use when filtering/sorting content, and whose opinions should impact their browsing.Don't want the RIAA or MPAA to influence your Internet? Exclude them. Want your opinions controlled by the NRA? Submit your browsing to their discretion. You remain in control. " Looks still quite beta, but it's a cool idea - something like everything, in terms of rating knowledge/content.

  4. Internet Metadata - Open Collaborative Rating

    Internet · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the cool-idea-in-action dept. · 71 comments
    XenonOfArcticus writes "INMD is a recently-submitted proposal for an open collaborative profile-based ratings system for Internet Web/Usenet content. Based on a system partially inspired by Slashdot itself, it seeks to facilitate content rating that does not force censorship. The purpose behind INMD is to allow the user to choose what criteria to use when filtering/sorting content, and whose opinions should impact their browsing.Don't want the RIAA or MPAA to influence your Internet? Exclude them. Want your opinions controlled by the NRA? Submit your browsing to their discretion. You remain in control. " Looks still quite beta, but it's a cool idea - something like everything, in terms of rating knowledge/content.

  5. Meganet Encryption

    It · Encryption · · posted by CmdrTaco · from the big-bucks dept. · 0 comments
    Sixl6 wrote in to tell us about another encryption cracking project happening. Virtual Matrix Encryption claims to be the strongest in the world, but if you can crack it, you can make some money- web page says over a million bucks if you can rip open VME98.

  6. Nessus Security Tool

    Internet · · posted by ryuzaki0 · from the make-things-safe dept. · 0 comments
    Sixl6 writes "Yet another Security auditing tool. Nessus looks pretty cool. A Plugin API to add your own exploits, reporting system using GTK, and alot of other bells and whistles. Currently runs on Linux, of course, and is very, very Alpha. Looking for BSD port support to help spread the word. It can be evaluated at here."