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Stories · 6

  1. China Bans U.S. Electronic Scrap

    Hardware · Hardware · · posted by michael · from the garbage-barge dept. · 296 comments
    ReverseC writes "Think twice before you throw that those computer parts in the garbage. Do you really know where it's going? The Guardian reports China has banned US's electronic junk." We did a previous story about the U.S. dumping electronic scrap in China.

  2. Games in the Workplace?

    Games · Games · · posted by Cliff · from the return-of-the-boss-key dept. · 420 comments
    Anonymous Coward asks: "Back in the day it was not uncommon for games to contain 'Escape Buttons' and other commands to quickly exit a game. These games appealed to the Geek at Work as he could fill in his Friday afternoon and as soon as he heard his boss' shoes approaching, he could escape from the third dungeon and return to his spreadsheet. Yet games today are not allowing such activities to occur. Most games are requiring so much dedicated action that it is impossible to play a game and still switch back and forth without long delays. Where are the games for the worker?"

  3. C#, CLI Accepted by ECMA

    Developers · Programming · · posted by michael · from the moving-target dept. · 29 comments
    SlipJig writes "Apparently ECMA has approved standardization of both C# (Microsoft's new programming language) and the CLI (Common Language Infrastructure). While I'm sure this won't entice the die-hard anti-MS folks, I suppose it's a good thing. Here's the article on CNet."

  4. QuickTime To Move To MPEG-4

    Apple · Apple · · posted by timothy · from the quicktime-is-polymorphously-perverse dept. · 173 comments
    spav writes: "Looks like Apple will be embracing MPEG-4 for its new versions of QuickTime according to C|Net News.com. That could mean quicktime for Linux, but would we need it?" This sounds like a start toward OS-neutral video, but until companies decide not to add proprietary layers making otherwise widely-available formats unavailable, it won't be the end. The first half of this article dwells on QuickTime's 10th birthday, but then gives slightly more detail on the MPEG4 transition.

  5. What To Do With Old DSL Modems?

    Hardware · Hardware · · posted by timothy · from the bookends-paperweights-ballast dept. · 176 comments
    RebornData asks: "Thanks to a move and continuing instability in the DSL market, I'm now the proud owner of three DSL modems of various types gathering dust in my closet. It's a sordid tale. While I know that obselete hardware is worth next to nothing, this hardware isn't necessarily obselete, with my most recent acquisition only getting two months of use (thanks to Northpoint's untimely demise). Is there a market for used consumer DSL modems? Some of these devices (like the Telocity Gateway) are more than dumb communications electronics- are there any cool hacks out there for them?" RebornData is surely not alone in this; I am now the (proud?) owner of an Efficient Networks, Inc SpeedStream modem, orphaned along with my old DSL provider. (Read on for more.)

    "Details:

    My tale of DSL woe: I was an early DSL customer in Houston, and had an ADSL line from PDQ.net for a year and a half using an Alcatel DSL modem (#1) before moving to Atlanta. In Atlanta, I signed up for PhoenixDSL which used Northpoint to provision an SDSL line for me using a 3com modem (#2). Then Phoenix's business was bought by Megapath, who then sold the consumer accounts like mine to Telocity.

    I was migrated by Telocity two months ago, and they sent their own "Telocity Gateway" (#3). Of course, when Northpoint kicked the bucket, my Telocity connection went down. After four weeks of stringing me along (including promises to have me back up in three weeks), they've just informed me that they can't provide me service through an alternate provider, so I'm on my own and have yet another useless (?) DSL modem. Turns out that BellSouth is the only other DSL circuit provider in my CO and their DSLAM is full so they won't be able to service me until October at the earliest. AT&T's here installing a cable modem right now. So what can I do with all this DSL stuff? From what I've experiened, most DSL providers provide their own equipment, but is there a market for used modems? The Telocity gateway looks hackworthy... I remember reading somewhere that it runs Linux internally, and there are some interesting ports and markings on it (like "for use with X10 modules"). Has anyone torn into one of these things?"

  6. Replacement Power Micro-Switches?

    Ask · Hardware · · posted by Cliff · from the things-that-get-overlooked dept. · 5 comments
    Joe asks: "I ordered a case over the internet and had to let it sit for a while before I got to it. Thus the Internet retailer will have nothing to do with me. As I examined it I noticed one of the wire leads to the power micro-switch was broken. given the nature of the break it would be more work than it is worth to fix it. after searching the net, I found plenty of electronics suppliers but they were all searchable by product number only. I need to know where I can find just the micro-switch. By the way this is the most frustrating hold back to building a machine I have encoutered." I too have run into problems with power switches and machines. Fortunately I had a local computer store who had clerks-with-a-clue to help me out. Where else can one go to find replacement power switches, both on and offline?