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- Freeze Frame 2.0 becomes Bokeh 1.0
- When you need all the processing power your Mac can provide, it's good to eliminate distractions. That's where Elgebar Studios's Freeze Frame and now Bokeh, its Leopard-only successor, comes to the rescue. The $17 Bokeh software lets users target a single application that's running processor-intensive tasks and...
- Blog posts 2008-05-09
- Distraction 1 (Windows)
- Distraction is a game where you must navigate your bird to collect as much fruits as you can, while simultaneously avoiding missiles and other obstacles. The game is very fast paced and you must also avoid other animals that try to distract you. This version is the first release on...
- Software downloads 2007-12-27
- Google's big green energy goal: A distraction?
- Google's big green energy goal: A distraction?Not such a bad ideaI think the press they will get if they manage it will be well worth the investment. Plus, they're unlikely to develop the technologies themselves and more likely to buy up and develop a startup energy co, providing valuable cash...
- Discussion threads 2007-11-27
- CAD/CIM and the SAB software selection
- CAD/CIM and the SAB software selectionSun RaysIf Sun Rays offer good OpenGL performance then I don't see why they couldn't be used. A lot of CAD/CAM work is all Unix based anyway, and sticking a Unix workstation of every desk is expensive. Also, some of the software may...
- Discussion threads 2007-09-06
- Quantifying the Impact of Information Overload
- Thanks to Intel's Nathan Zeldes, David Sward, Sigal Lounchheim for such a thorough job quantifying the impact of information overload or what they call "Infomania":On average, knowledge workers can expect three minutes of uninterrupted work on any task before being interrupted. Sources of interruption include eâ€"mail, instant...
- Blog posts 2007-08-16
- States hang up on teenage drivers
- States hang up on teenage driversWhy not?It would seem that any distraction, be it the phone, nutrition, makeup, watching a screen, be it, GPS or a movie, foreplay, singing, talking to one's-self,etc. are all distractions, and should all be driving offenses, by anyone.While teens are singled out due to their...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-04
- Digital multitasking changing how kids learn
- Digital multitasking changing how kids learnI am not convinced ...I was one of those kids who, as an only child, had no siblings distracting me while I studied but I did study with the TV, radio, or other source of distraction such as my parents blaring in the background. ...
- Discussion threads 2006-07-27
- University of New Hampshire's 'Project 54' Helps Keep Troopers' Eyes on the Road With Help From Hitachi Endurastar Hard Drives
- Distracted drivers may be the butt of many a popular joke - simultaneously chatting on cell phones, fiddling with CD players and drinking lattes while steering their cars through rush-hour traffic - but distraction is no laughing matter to law enforcement officers. What really matters are quick eyes, hands and...
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- eBay scammers try to scam security expert
- eBay scammers try to scam security expertIt sounds like the system works quite well!Since in both cases the scammer failed, I would have to say that the system works quite well. What this story does tell us though is that sellers might want to hold off a day before sending...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-22
- US State Department Reschedules Twitter Maintenance Due to Iran Primetime
- US State Department Reschedules Twitter Maintenance Due to Iran PrimetimeYou distorted what was said!The statement in this blog, "Statistically the election looks reasonably clean so far as this post by Nate Silver discusses...," totally distorts what Nate Silver actually said.Silver's point was NOT that the Irani election statistically looks clean,...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-17
- Invisible Linux
- Invisible LinuxLinux on the mobile "desktop"Many/most of the major smartphone/mobile OSes are based on Linix: Android, WebOS, LiMo, Moblin, Maemo, Ubuntu, .... The iPhone OS is based on FreeBSD, a cousin of Linux.Thus, Linux/*nix is already entering the "desktop" of the average user, through the use of mobile devices. And,...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-08
- Overcoming the laptop wall
- Overcoming the laptop wallSeems fairly simpleIn my opinion, either:Construct the firewall and proxy services of the university properly so that the wireless network that students can connect to is tightly limited on what websites they can access, or potentially only the intranet. Only allow full inet access to hard wired...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-04
- Overcoming the laptop wall
- Yesterday, I asked for input on university IT issues and received several emails, Tweets, and talkbacks. The first email in my inbox was about the laptop wall with which so many lecturers are confronted at universities. Since this brings up a whole host of issues, I'd actually like...
- Blog posts 2009-06-04
- G-Meter (Mobile)
- G-Meter uses the built in accelerometer sensor to measure the current value and direction of G-force acting on the mobile phone. It models a traditional analog instrument and therefore ensures simple handling and maximum readability.FeaturesIntuitive, clearly readable analog style display, shows direction (forward/lateral) and amount of acceleration (G-force) in one...
- Software downloads 2009-05-27
- Microsoft: 'We touch every piece' of auto business
- If you're a first responder, which would you prefer to use to get to the site of a car crash? Google Earth? MapQuest? If you work for OnStar, Microsoft's Virtual Earth is now the preferred choice. Last week, OnStar announced that it now uses...
- Blog posts 2009-05-21
- Would you use in-flight Wi-Fi? (Would you pay for it?)
- Would you pay for wireless Internet connectivity on a plane if it were available? Are there certain flights you would consider doing so such as intercontinental versus those you wouldn't domestic? A neat article by Joe Sharkey in the New York Times today details...
- Blog posts 2009-05-19
- EU's Intel ruling: Are there intangible benefits for AMD?
- AMD has been broadcasting the EU's $1.45 billion antitrust fine against Intel for nearly a week. AMD is touting the EU ruling almost a week after the antitrust commission hammered Intel. As Brooke Crothers notes, AMD's EU chatter borders on gloating. Check out AMD's home page: ...
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- Adult Attention Disorder: The 'Splittering' of Communications
- Used to be â€" say, two-and-a-half months ago â€" that I studiously avoided all the new “social†media. Why did I need MySpace? Why did I need Facebook? Why did I need Twitter? If you wanted to get ahold...
- Blog posts 2009-05-14
- Ban Mobile Devices and Driving
- Ban Mobile Devices and Drivinggood ideea but hard to enforceThere is a good reason why you have to pass a visual test to get a driving license and you can't drive while intoxicated.It is because you have to prove that you are not a danger to yourself or others.Conducting activities...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-12
- Google: The cloud is cheaper
- Google: The cloud is cheaperBad choice of article headline... "The cloud is cheaper"Like Walmart and Windows laptops, cheaper does not in any way mean better.My new Walmart belt has frayed after 5 wearings and I had to use a black market because the black coating came up and I...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-07
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