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Build a $50 DVD burner: Build a $50 DVD burnerMessage has been deleted.Video??I didn't see a link to any video, nor any video embedded in this story.. WTF..?Still no video...Obviously I'm missing something here because there doesn't seem to be a video, embedded or otherwise on this page.Viewed in Opera 9.5 Alpha, Opera 9.23 and...; Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, DVD burner, video, USB; Discussion threads 2007-09-11
PCs: CD and DVD Drives: PCs treat compact discs and DVDs as data suitcases, letting the user store and transport mammoth amounts of large files: digital camera photos, audio books, home movies, and digital music, to name a few. Yet compact discs and DVDs also let the PC pull extra shifts as both a stereo...; Tags: DVD-drive, PC, CD, Disc, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Desktops, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Hardware; Book chapters 2006-01-25
CDRom-Lock (exe): Have you ever pushed the button of your CD/DVD drive by accident? This small program blocks the eject button at almost every CD/DVD drive and gives the user the power of controlling the CD/DVD drive by a small icon at the Windows system tray. This is a useful tool for...; Tags: DVD-drive, CD; Software downloads 2005-12-15
New external DVD drive goes for gusto: New external DVD drive goes for gustoWOOOHOO!!! Speedier DVD Pirating!!!I'm buying mine today!This is not news...Seems less like news and more like a budweiser beer in a Survivor episode to me...Um, a little late to the game...DVD-r and DVD+R dual-writing have been around forever.I don't get it.Why 16x?What's the...; Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, DVD-drive; Discussion threads 2005-08-01
Sony updates rewritable DVD drive line: Sony updates rewritable DVD drive lineAnother Sony RIPNot content with playing poacher and gamekeeper (that is producing hardware for the sole purpose of recording and then stopping users recording their purchased media - for legit backup) Sony gives us the new DVD burner that comes with software that can only...; Tags: DVD, Consumer electronics, Sony Corp., DVD-drive; Discussion threads 2004-03-17

Hitachi to unveil 400GB drive: Hitachi to unveil 400GB driveWhy use a HD?I would think that a DVD drive in my DVR would be a better value than a HD. That would give me endless storage and a way to archive recordings.Why use a harddrive?If this is for yourself then go ahead and use...; Tags: Consumer electronics, DVR, DVD, DVD-drive, Hitachi Ltd.; Discussion threads 2004-03-10
DVD drive marries red and blue lasers: DVD drive marries red and blue lasersNec and develppment of technologyNEC onluy developed the head which is not the greatest achievemnt.Labs in other countries than Japan helped to develope blue laser. Growing proper crystals in inexpensive way was not a trivial task and that's not an accoplishment of NEC.By the...; Tags: NEC Corp., laser, blue laser, Consumer Electronics Show, DVD-drive; Discussion threads 2003-12-18

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Is it RIP for my aged Apple laptop?: OK. I may just have found a very relevant reason to go out and buy a new computer: I think I have officially killed my four-year-old Apple notebook. And, yes, I will lose data if I can't recover the hard drive. And, yes, I am traveling as this discovery is...; Tags: Thin Client, Apple Inc., Laptop Computer, IGEL, Thin Clients, Hardware, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Call for military to operate botnet: Filed under bold proposals: Col. Charles W. Williamson III. staff judge advocate, Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency, writes in Armed Forces Journal that what the military really needs is an offensive bot-net. (via /. The world has abandoned a fortress mentality...; Tags: Cyberspace, America, Productivity, Robots, Intrusion Detection, Networking, Security, Emerging Technologies, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-12
SOA Software acquires respository and governance vendor LogicLibrary: SOA Software, a provider of governance solutions for services-oriented architecture (SOA), has acquired LogicLibrary, a leading SOA repository and governance vendor. The acquisition of the Pittsburgh, Pa.-based LogicLibrary by Los Angeles-based SOA Software creates a more comprehensive SOA governance and automation solution, said the companies. The goal...; Tags: Dana Gardner; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Powerset shows semantic search solution: Beating the rush of press releases likely to flood inboxes during next week's Semantic Technology Conference, Powerset today announced the public availability of a service that adds a whole new dimension to searching for information from Wikipedia. Whilst much of the functionality unveiled today has been visible...; Tags: Natural Language Processing, Team, Xerox PARC, Wikipedia, Powerset, Wiki, Online Communications, Paul Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Creating an XP SP3 slipstreamed ISO file: If you are not a TechNet or MSDN subscriber then getting your hands on a copy of Windows XP with SP3 means having to do some legwork yourself (or shell out for a new license ... but I'm assuming that you have better things to spend your money on!). ...; Tags: CD, ISO, nLite, Iso standards, Process Improvement, Microsoft Windows XP, Quality, Business Operations, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-12
The application interface problem: I believe that almost any programming language can be used to build almost any kind of user interface, but that the closer the user interface is to the assumptions built into the language, the simpler and more efficient this component of the overall application will be. More importantly, I believe...; Tags: Application, User Interface, Tool, Productivity, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Murphy; Blog posts 2008-05-12
CopyTrans (300): CopyTrans allows to backup - copy - transfer your iPod Music to your PC. Ideal after a hard drive crash or viruses, before sending your iPod for repair or simply to move your iPod Music to a new computer. Features include: backup all song types (MP3/AAC/WAV/AIF), backup directly to iTunes...; Tags: Apple iPod, Apple iTunes, WindSolutions, CopyTrans, Backups, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics; Software downloads 2008-05-12
Phantom Burner (exe): Phantom Burner is a virtual CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/CD-R drive. It not only allows you to mount disc image files as virtual CD or DVD discs, but also let you create disc image files by burning to the virtual CD-R drive, from using any disc burning software. By supporting standard SCSI commands, it...; Tags: Disc, CD-R, Phantombility, Phantom Burner; Software downloads 2008-05-12
They died for Reddi-Wip?: Jon Edwards often manages what appears impossible. He has recovered precious data from computers wrecked in floods and fires and dumped in lakes. Now Edwards may have set a new standard: He found information on a melted disk drive that fell from the sky when space shuttle Columbia...; Tags: Disk, Disk Drive, Foam, Jason Perlow; Blog posts 2008-05-11
Hosted software development: an emerging market [includes podcast]: Note: Click the player above to hear my podcast interview on hosted development with Jeffrey Walker and Jeff Leyser from Atlassian Software. Hosted software as a service (SaaS) development solutions have become an important option for mainstream programmers. These products range from straightforward offsite storage, such as...; Tags: Software, Podcast, Environment, Emerging Market, Workflow, Tool, Development Environment, Productivity, Tools & Techniques, Software Development, Development Tools, Management, Software/Web Development, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-05-11
Is anyone ready to process a trillion events per day?: What is event processing and how could it make a difference? Here is one example of where it could take us: Scientists are talking about the possibility of an in-body network that could detect heart attacks or diabetic collapses and alert emergency services. A typical company deals...; Tags: Event, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Sales Strategy, Financial Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Sales, Joe McKendrick; Blog posts 2008-05-11
All USB ports aren't created equal: All USB ports aren't created equalPretty much convincedGood grief. What has happened to journalism today? Never mind. I already know.Point is, you don't need to be pretty much convinced. There's this radical concept that's been floating around for about 400 years called the scientific method. It's key element is experiment....; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), USB port, Microsoft Windows Vista, hardware; Discussion threads 2008-05-10
Philips DCP851 portable DVD player w/ iPod dock: While the DCP750 and DCP850 weren't the first portable DVD players to include built-in iPod docks, the Philips brand ensured that they made a bigger splash than earlier models from the likes of iLuv. For 2008, Philips has overhauled the design, opting for a tablet configuration instead of the standard...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Consumer electronics, Media players, DVD player, Philips DCP851, Apple iPod, Philips Electronics N.V., DVD; Product reviews 2008-05-09