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  1. set-top boxes available to access iPlayer and ITV on BBC To Create Internet Protocol TV Standard · · Score: 1

    Why all the negative comments, sounds good

    "The service will see a range of set-top boxes available to access on-demand TV services such as iPlayer and ITVplayer. "

  2. videos on 3D Face Imaging in 40 Milliseconds · · Score: 1
  3. be safe on Vonage Puts VoIP 911 Caller on Hold · · Score: 1
  4. Re:Why it can kill pdf on Unipage - A PDF Alternative? · · Score: 1

    A list of software and websites to Convert to PDF for free.

  5. Smart Power Strip on Standby Electronics a Waste? · · Score: 1
    Smart Power Strip may help to reduce unnecessary power consumption.

    You plug your PC into the main socket, and then plug your printer, scanner, monitor etc into the other sockets. When you turn off your computer, the smart unit shuts the power off to the other sockets.

  6. Not just a finger scan a pin code is also required on Fingerprint Payment System Gets Financing · · Score: 1

    If you view the flash demo on the paybytouch website, you will discover that the system only makes the need to carry the actual (plastic) credit card redundant. You will still need a checking account or credit card account to charge the purchase. In the demo you can see that you are give a choice on how you wish to pay, presumably from your payment choices given when you first registered for the system. You will also notice in the demo you are also required to enter a PIN number.

    More information can be found here

  7. Re:BS on Heart Surgeon Takes Notes from da Vinci · · Score: 4, Informative

    Maybe this article Da Vinci decodes heart valve surgery explains it better
    rancis Wells, a consultant cardiac surgeon at Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, England, said he had a "eureka moment" as he pored over drawings and notes by the artist in the royal collection at Windsor Castle.
    With Da Vinci's understanding of the importance of the opening and closing phases of the valve, Mr Wells has worked out how to restore the valve's normal and full variability in opening and closing properly.

    "That has been a big step forward," he said yesterday.

    So, yes the work of Da Vinci 1500, did lead to some modern improvments in medicine today!

  8. Re:Why are there 360 degrees? on Trigonometry Redefined without Sines And Cosines · · Score: 2, Insightful
    With the power of the internet, behold, an answer to your question Babylonian Mathematics


    The base 60 number system of the Babylonians was successful enough to have worked its way through time to appear in our present day modern world. We still have 60 minutes in an hour, 60 seconds in a minute, 360 degrees in a circle and 60 minutes in a degree. Even our 24 hour clock is a legacy from the ancient Babylonians.


  9. Re:computers: still not for lay people on Top 8 Reasons HCI is in its Stone Age · · Score: 3, Informative
  10. Node The solution for location based media on The Real Hitchhiker's Guide? · · Score: 1

    The company website gives more information, Node "The solution for location based media"

    There are pictures of the Node Explorer hardware.

  11. Re:Portable Apps on Coping with the Avalanche of IDs and Passwords? · · Score: 1

    A tidied up version

    I suggest you consider encrypting part of the drive, TrueCrypt is a great little app and will run from the USB Thumb Drive as a way to store any info you wish to be secure.

    You might also want to consider EssentialPIM or Getting Things Done tools like GTDTiddlyWiki or Next Action (requires firefox)

    Check out portablefreeware for more apps and Slashdot

    Microsoft usb flash manager is a way to backup you flash drive and keep the info safe, you might also want to consider a second flash drive

    (PS: Getting Things Done is a simple and effective personal productivity method by David Allen. You can get the book from Amazon.
    Also check out the GTD community at the 43Folders website, wiki, and newsgroup.)

  12. Portable Apps on Coping with the Avalanche of IDs and Passwords? · · Score: 1

    I suggest you consider encrypting part of the drive, TrueCrypt is a great little app and will run from the USB Thumb Drive as a way to store any info you wish to be secure.

    You might also want to consider EssentialPIM or Getting Things Done tools like GTDTiddlyWiki or Next Action (requires firefox)

    Check out portablefreeware for more apps and Slashdot

    Microsoft usb flash manager is a way to backup you flash drive and keep the info safe, you might also want to consider a second flash drive

    (PS: Getting Things Done is a simple and effective personal productivity method by David Allen. You can http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0142 000280/qid=1115360158/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/002-8782 437-3718417?v=glance&s=books&n=507846" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/ -/0142000280/qid=1115360158/sr=8-1/ref=pd_csp_1/00 2-8782437-3718417?v=glance&s=books&n=507846" class="externalLink">get the book from Amazon.
    Also check out the GTD community at the 43Folders http://www.43folders.com/" href="http://www.43folders.com/" >website, http://wiki.43folders.com/index.php/Main_Page" href="http://wiki.43folders.com/index.php/Main_Pag e" >wiki, and http://groups-beta.google.com/group/43Folders/" href="http://groups-beta.google.com/group/43Folder s/" >newsgroup.)

  13. dup on First 96-Node Desktop Cluster Ships · · Score: 2, Informative
  14. I'm a hardware design engineer... on Free Alternatives to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0? · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm a hardware design engineer
    ...I don't have the time to spare
    sorry, but isn't that the point, you pay some else, in this case RH, to do all the hardwork of testing and producing a stable OS and providing support, and this allow you to concentrate on what you do best hardware design engineering. I presume you don't want to 'waste time' on trouble shooting any OS that is less than stable.

  15. Overweight people may live longer on Fat Geeks Healthier Than You Thought · · Score: 4, Informative

    Overweight people may live longer
    But experts pointed out that the study only looked at how long people lived and not at obesity-related diseases.

  16. Pre-N on Mid-Range Wireless Deployment for the Home User? · · Score: 2, Informative

    You might want to check out some of the Pre-N wireless comming on the market.

    Pre-N Wireless Router Model WGM124 NETGEAR's Pre-N Wireless Router is the best performing router based on Airgo True MIMO(TM) available with up to 8x the wireless coverage and speed than standard 802.11g.

    Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router 800% greater coverage than standard 802.11g - Belkin Pre-N provides the industry's best wireless coverage, extending your range with improved reliability and fewer drops.

  17. But so is money on Gamer Slain Over Virtual Property Dispute · · Score: 2, Insightful

    The 'assets' of one player could mean nothing to others as they are by nature just data created by game providers," a lawyer for a Shanghai-based Internet game company was quoted as saying.

    So is money, which for the most part is just data in computer systems.

  18. People who love taking phot on Fun With Transparent Screen Backgrounds · · Score: 2, Interesting

    People taking photo of their computer screens reminds me of this project.
    Infinite Cat Project

    Some people have way to much time on their hands!

  19. Re:My cell phone... on Samsung Cell Phone Features 3GB Hard Drive · · Score: 1

    You might be on to a winner, check out Japan's "s-phone" and here

    By contrast, the "S-Phone", which has attracted thousands of Japanese subscribers since its introduction by the Tu-Ka
    network last November, has no function except that of a basic telephone. It does not even have a screen.

  20. Re:iTunes? on Normalizing Music? · · Score: 1


    iTunes calls it Sound Check while WMP calls it Quiet Mode.
    Both apps can protect your ears from loud spikes in music

  21. Why project fail on Struggling With Major IT Projects · · Score: 1

    Why your project will fail:

    1. Use of an inappropriate methodology.

    2. Lack of customer involvement.

    3. Lack of formal project management practices.

    4. Dissimilarity to previous projects

    5. Project complexity

    6. Requirements volatility.

    Is Your Development Project a Sinking Ship?

    The one-minute risk assessment tool

  22. Re:Scope! on Struggling With Major IT Projects · · Score: 1

    A successful project is all about meeting the requirements, that is, delivering a system that meets the needs of the users.

    You will need some means of measuring how far you have got, in meeting those needs, otherwise you will never know when to stop the project!

    What you suggest is a particular methodology, that is, the way you go about building the system. In your particular methodology you suggest "Sketch out your idea, mock it up, prototype, move forward", this is one methodology, there are others. You can repeat this a many times as you like, but you must decide at some point when to terminate the project, this is defined in the scope of the project.

    A functional specification, is only one means that project use to try and capture the user requrements for a project, it may not be necessary on your project, but you WILL need some means to capture user requirement and thus define the scope of the project. You will also need to define a customer acceptance criteria, and show the project has actually delivered a set of benefits.

    One of the MOST important factors in the success of projects is the methodology used. You need to choose the CORRECT methodology for the type of project.

    As the previous comment suggest scope changes or incorrect scoping of a project can easily derail a project, your project fails when it does not eventually meet the user requirements.

    Again to re-emphasis it is most important is choosing a project methodology that is appropriate to the type of project.

  23. A recent story from the UK on Safeway Club Card Leads to Bogus Arson Arrest · · Score: 5, Informative
    Magistrate fined for keeping lost Rolex

    A magistrate who found a £3,250 Rolex watch in a supermarket and gave it to his wife as a 60th birthday present was fined £600 after being found guilty of theft.

    Rowlett, a building surveyor, was caught almost two years later after taking the watch for repair at a jewellers near his home in Poole.

    It was identified from its serial number as having been lost or stolen.

    Inquiries with Tesco, through its Club Card loyalty scheme records, and receipts of purchases showed Rowlett had been in the shop within two hours of Mrs Scott
  24. Geek Management on Geeks in Management? · · Score: 1

    Don't forget to review Slashdot advise on Geek management:
    Tech Team Traditions?
    Tips For A Budding Project Manager?

  25. Bubble fantastic on Bubble Fusion Results Replicated · · Score: 4, Informative

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    Thursday January 20: Fusion Using Sonic Compression
    Monday April 19 2004: Bubble Fusion Results Replicated by 4 Institutions