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Modern PCs to challenge WWII codebreaker

Modern PCs to challenge WWII codebreakerMy money is on old tech.;-)Colossus will winI´m think the Colossus will win because it was made specifically to crack the code from the Lorenz machine. Were it a generic code then a computer would win.Unless...Big C blows a bulb.don't forget about Vista....To counteract...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), PRODUCTIVITY, Modern PC, Colossus, WWII, PC, Big C

Discussion threads 2007-11-15

(Photos: The return of Colossus)

(Photos: The return of Colossus)Remember to credit the Polish HerosNice photos & article, but please remember that little would have been possible without the heroism of the Polish Cryptographers who smuggled the initial design of their code-cracking "Bombes" to the Allies.(The recent Hollywood film & book were great fun, but...

Tags: Colossus, photograph

Discussion threads 2007-02-06

Photos: The return of Colossus

A group of enthusiasts has spent nearly a decade rebuilding Colossus, a British system that helped crack the Third Reich's secret codes.

Tags: Colossus

Image galleries 2007-02-05

Additional Resources

Tritton AX900

Among all the video game accessories available today, no other market seems to be expanding as rapidly as the video game headset. With most current-generation consoles able to produce 5.1 surround sound, finding a headset solution to handle such a request is now much easier than before. We've tested a...

Tags: Games, Tritton Technologies, headphone, headset

Product reviews 2009-10-22

Tritton AX 720

Among all the video game accessories available today, no other market seems to be expanding as rapidly as the video game headset. With most current-generation consoles able to produce 5.1 surround sound, finding a headset solution to handle such a request is now much easier than before. We've tested...

Tags: Game players, Games, Consumer electronics, Tritton Technologies, headset

Product reviews 2009-10-14

Photos: Colossus finds its voice

Musician Matthew Applegate plans to fuse the simple sounds produced by early computer hardware into tonal tunes in two concerts at historic Bletchley Park. by CNET News.com

Tags: Voice, Photograph, Productivity, Telecommunications, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2009-03-13

Microsoft's Kumo: It's a little early for the obit isn't it?

Microsoft's Kumo: It's a little early for the obit isn't it?It's results that matterSometimes I actually use the built in help for Windows or Word or Excel. But I usually regret it.I don't know how Google does it, but somehow, Google always seems to find just what I'm looking...

Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., obit, Kumo, search engine, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-03

Time for us drivers to plug in?

Automakers, both foreign and domestic, both Detroitish and Japanese, are hoping we American drivers will be electrified. At least they hope we'll go for electrified cars. One MSM story today wonders ig continued low gasoline prices will kill public appetite for hybrid or alternative fuel vehicles for months,...

Tags: Car, Honda Motor Co., Ford Motor Co., Toyota Motor Corp., Volt, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2009-01-11

Tritton AX Pro 5.1 Gaming Headset

In addition to high-definition graphics, the current generation of video game consoles also offer discrete 5.1 surround sound. While it's occasionally overlooked by some gamers, surround sound adds an entirely separate dimension to the experience of playing video games. Of course, to enjoy all surround sound has to offer, you'll...

Tags: Game players, Games, Consumer electronics, AX Pro, headphone, Tritton Technologies, headset

Product reviews 2008-12-08

German man beats WWII Colossus code cracker

German man beats WWII Colossus code crackerAnd this is surprising why?Why is it considered a challenge to beat a WW2 computer with a modern computer? It should take less than a second.CodingI think the "wow" is in how he quickly and single-handedly coded his own solution to the problem....

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, WWII Colossus, German MAN

Discussion threads 2007-11-17

Photos: A 'Cipher Challenge' for Colossus

World War II-era computer recently brought back to life will go up against modern computing power in a competition to decode. by CNET News.com

Tags: Photograph, Computing, Productivity, CNET News.com

Image galleries 2007-11-15

Can 'friendly' AI save humans from irrelevance or extinction?

Can 'friendly' AI save humans from irrelevance or extinction?Message has been deleted.IMHO this is distant futureI doubt I'll see this type of intelligence in my lifetime. We're still a long ways off from understanding our own intelligence, much less designing a machine that surpasses it.Sure, we may have machines that...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Robots, irrelevance, computer, extinction, mankind

Discussion threads 2007-08-24

How to carry a telescope

Obviously, it depends on its size. But here I'm speaking about the ALMA (Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array) which will be fully operational in 2012 and will be composed initially of 66 high-precision telescopes. These 12-meter submillimeter quality antennas will weigh about 115 tons and be installed at an altitude of...

Tags: Space &, Aerospace, Science &, Nature, Engineering &, Innovation

Blog posts 2007-07-31

Captain Cyborg and the Problem of Evil

(This is a re-run, from Dec 16/05.)While looking at a problem related to archiving thousands of project proposals and reports for a large IT consulting firm I was struck by the ease with which these could be classified into two strongly differentiated groups: those based on clerical or other worker...

Tags: Unanswered questions, Government, General

Blog posts 2007-07-04

Legendary Dinosaurs: Brachiosaurus 1 (Windows)

130 million years ago, during the Early Cretaceous Period, it was the heyday of the dinosaurs. The largest animal of all time - the Brachiosaurus - was one of them. This sauropod is known for its extremely long neck, its tiny head, and its large forelegs. This screen saver brings...

Tags: Swamp, Screensaver-network, Food & Beverage, Microsoft Windows, Manufacturing, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2007-06-11

News to know: Vista's firewall; RSA; iConcertCal

Notable headlines: The fiscal 2008 Federal budget has landed. Feds allocate $65 billion for IT in proposed 2008 budget. Bush seeks spending hikes in research, surveillance. Google releases new link reporting tool. Discover your links.Who links to your site? Company offers Google ad alternative.Donna Bogatin: Web 2.0 at IBM, live!...

Tags: General, RSA Security Inc., firewall

Blog posts 2007-02-06

Skype consolidation can be a good thing

Phil at Skype Journal notes that Skype has moved marketing functions from countries back to London in a reorganization announced this week. About 40 of the 516 people working at Skype worldwide are affected, 26 of those shifting roles or locations and 14 who are leaving...

Tags: Skype Technologies S.A., General, Skype

Blog posts 2006-11-30

Xploder PS2 HDTV Player

While HDTVs are finally becoming more affordable, high-def video game consoles are not. While the Xbox 360 and the upcoming PlayStation 3 are excellent HDTV companions, they're also pretty expensive, running from $300 for the low-end 360 to $600 for the high-end PS3--not to mention the games that sell for...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Games, Game players, HDTV, HDTV Player, Sony PlayStation 2, game, image

Product reviews 2006-11-08

Strategic partnership destined for failure: directionless Microsoft, overmatched Nortel

One key vision of the Microsoft-Nortel Networks strategic partnership announced Tuesday is the transition of traditional business phone systems into software that integrates with Nortel Internet telephony software and hardware.Sorry but I have trouble getting excited over this announcement. Cisco already does the Internet phone hardware-software integration thing, much of...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Nortel Networks Corp.

Blog posts 2006-07-18

Packet 8 CEO: don't confuse us with THEM. Me: OK, but only up to a point

Bryan Martin, CEO of VoIP company 8x8 (Packet8), is quoted in a press release that appears to take pains to distinguish Packet8 from that big Internet telephony competitor of theirs whose name starts with a "V."Reading this document, it appears to have been precipitated by Martin's concerns that Vonage's legal...

Tags: Packet 8, Packet8

Blog posts 2006-07-06