Dr Bob has a handy how-to on combining 6 200GB IDE drives into a small tower and hacking together some firewire controllers to give you one giant 1.2TB firewire drive
A panel of leading security experts blasted Microsoft for vulnerabilities in its software, and warned that reliance on the developer’s software is a danger to both enterprises and national security. Having just spent a week getting everything reinstalled after a Win2K crash so bad that it required a complete reformat, I’m not at all surprised
The Australian Communications Authority has convened a working group to study the privacy and security implications of mapping telephone numbers to Internet Protocol numbers ahead of a trial next year
A controversial Pentagon big brother program, Total ‘Terrorism’ Information Awareness, that called for monitoring databases containing data on millions of Americans for signs of terrorist activity is set to be killed off by a stop on funding
After aeons drifting hopelessly lost in the space/time continuum, Doctor Who is finally coming back to Earth. In a move that heralds the most eagerly anticipated comeback in television history, BBC1 said that it is developing a new series of the sci-fi classic
Sanyo has announced that the world’s first environment-friendly optical discs made from corn will hit the market from December this year
A group of Israeli reserve air force pilots drew condemnation for refusing to carry out air strikes in Palestinian areas, but their unprecedented protest set off an emotional debate on the ethics of the targeted killings of militants
Hasbro has released high-resolution, printable PDFs of Monopoly money. Great stuff, especially if you keep losing the stuff or are playing a Cheapass Game that needs currency tokens
Interline Wireless Technology, a Polish company has reportedly set a world record in stretching the range of a Wi-Fi network for an amazing 110km at 2.4GHz. They achieved this using an antenna developed by them and an Intel Pro/Wireless 2011 Access Point
The recording industry has withdrawn a lawsuit against a Newbury woman because it falsely accused her of illegally sharing music — possibly the first case of mistaken identity in the battle against Internet file-traders
Townsville scientists in north Queensland have found a way to prevent ships bringing foreign marine creatures into Australian ports when they exchange their ballast water. Researchers at CRC Reef and James Cook University have launched a pilot plant to trial the sterilisation of ballast water, a process that may lead to sterilisation systems being installed aboard international ships
HotAIR, the web site of the Annals of Improbable Research, is publishing a fascinating series on the Origin of Murphy’s Law. It turns out there really was a Murphy, and the story of his law involves rocket sleds, Chuck Yeager, and Edwards Air Force Base. The article covers all these topics and more, and includes interviews with Yeager, the son of Murphy (really), and several surviving members of the project that inspired the law
California is trying a deceptively simple approach to the problem of junk e-mail: It is about to ban spam. While spammers in Australia who repeatedly send unsolicited bulk e-mail could be fined up to $1 million a day under new anti-spam laws shortly to be introduced into Federal Parliament. But the Government, political parties, charities and religious organisations, which are understood to be exempt, would still be able to send as much spam as they like
Mirroring a move by rival Overture Services, Google experiments with search results tailored to a person’s geographic location
Compaq has finally provided a FAQ to the world to ask that long standing question where is the any key? I can only hope that this was added as a joke, and not in response to legitimate need
Microsoft Windows Update is offering a download for their 1.0 version of the Microsoft Windows Rights Management client, if you care to download it. Although it’s not required or a critical update, this just paves the road for all of Microsoft’s software to require DRM technology on your computer
Iraq was in effect put up for sale when the American-appointed administration announced it was opening up all sectors of the economy to foreign investors in a desperate attempt to deliver much-needed reconstruction against a daily backdrop of kidnappings, looting and violent death
A highway in Saskatchewan has won the dubious honour of worst highway in Canada, according to the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The bloke who entered the highway in the competition won a free wheel alignment
The first time around, Indian Motorcycle lasted more than 50 years. This time, it lasted five. On Friday, Indian closed the factory in Gilroy where it made heavyweight cruisers and other motorcycles, telling its 380 employees that a deal with a new investor had fallen through
The founders of AC Propulsion seem to think that lithium-ion batteries have led them to the holy grail of electric motoring
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