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Architecture astronauts take over
via Joel on Software by Joel Spolsky on May 01, 2008
... on the net, on Microsoft's cloud, and you would log onto everything with Windows Passport and all your stuff would be up there. It turns out: nobody needed this place for all their stuff. And nobody trusted Microsoft with all their stuff. And Hailstorm went away.I tried to coin a term for the kind of people who invented Hailstorm: architecture astronauts. "That's one sure tip-off to t...
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Craftsman's $8600 everything toolkit
via Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow on May 07, 2008
This $8600, 1470 piece Craftsman toolset contains more pieces of precision metal than I could possibly use -- but it sure looks purdy all laid out there, doesn't it?Link(via Dvice)
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Eye Candy: Chilean Volcanic Thunderstorm
via OhGizmo! by Evan Ackerman on May 08, 2008
By Evan AckermanNo gadgets here, just some incredible pictures of the eruption of Chile’s Chaitén volcano. The plume of ash is thought to generate enough static electricity to cause what is called a “dirty thunderstorm” in the same way that colliding ice particles provide the juice for regular thunderstorms. Three more amazing pics, after the jump.[ National Geographic ]
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How to Create Your Own Bootable ESXi USB Stick (Gerben's Blog on Virtualization)
via Planet V12n by (author unknown) on May 08, 2008
Arnold Veenema a colleague of mine wrote an interesting item on his website about how to create your own bootable USB stick with ESXi (Previous called ESX 3i) using the download of the ESXi installable ISO-image. In twelve easy steps you will be able to use your own USB stick with ESXi! Take a look at it here:...
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The day the music died
via dive into mark by Mark on May 06, 2008
This is a letter I sent to my father to explain what it means that Microsoft is pulling support for MSN Music. Tech issues like this often bubble up into the media that he reads, but they are rarely explained well. My father assumes I have an opinion on such stories, and he is rarely wrong.Actually, it is still technically in the future tense. The day the music dies will be August 31, 2008.But...
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STIX Glasses Hold Your Chopsticks
via TreeHugger by (author unknown) on May 07, 2008
We do go on about bringing your own chopsticks, have shown a few different designs for re-usable travel chopsticks and even proudly displayed the chopstick bra. Now designer Brad Gressel has focused on a new way to carry your own: in your glasses. "The hollow plastic frames offer casing for the stain...
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VMWare Takes Wraps Off Fusion 2.0 Beta
via Cult of Mac by Pete Mortensen on May 06, 2008
VMWare, the virtualization powerhouse that brought its Fusion software to Mac in late 2006, is now just about ready to roll its second major version of the program for OS X. Late this afternoon, VMWare sent over info and download links for a public beta of Fusion 2.0, and, I have to say, it’s looking hawt. More comprehensive DirectX 9 support for seamless PC gaming, insane levels of...
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Combyo Aggregates Deal Sites for Fast Bargain Searching [Discounts]
via Lifehacker by Kevin Purdy on May 06, 2008
Got a product you want to find for a steal, but not enough time to run through Fatwallet, Slickdeals, BensBargains, or any other of the deep-discount sites? Deal aggregator Combyo gives you results on any product, filtered by date, source, or category, and lets you set email price alerts for anything that's just not cheap enough yet. It's fairly similar in purpose to previously-mentioned...
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A showdown for your VDI investment? (Virtualization Pro)
via Planet V12n by (author unknown) on May 06, 2008
Virtualization expert Barb Goldworm has been banging the desktop virtualization and application virtualization drum for a while now. She contends that there is still a lot of innovation to be had in this space and that businesses are poised to reap the benefits, despite pushback from execs. It’s a symbiotic relationship, however, between IT departments and virtualization vendor. In other words,...
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Hot deals & bargains aggregator with price comparison & deal alert
via www.combyo.com by (author unknown) on May 06, 2008
Hot deals & bargains aggregator with price comparison & deal alert
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