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Cingular offers free music Music on one's mobile phone is nothing surprising. Downloading it for free is a different matter; both Verizon and Sprint's service directs to a proprietary store and charges up to $2.50 per song. Cingular plans on another route: they are gearing up to offer free music downloads to compatible phones. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


2nd Gen iPod Shuffle seen as 'Dark Horse'; may become Best Selling iPod Wu's sources also indicate that the new entry-level $79 iPod shuffle has received 'very strong' orders from Apple direct customers as well as third-party retailers such as Best Buy, Circuit City, and CompUSA. "We continue to believe this dark horse could end up being the top selling iPod and gain significant share against flash competitors," he sai From digg on November 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


My topless sunbathing neighbour banned commercial video From digg on November 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


First-ever Wii reviews out British mag NGamer has reviews out for Red Steel and Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


New footage of Disaster, Mario Party 8, Resident Evil:UC and more. Wii Play, Forever Blue, Brain Age, Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles, Disaster, Mario Party 8, Zelda, and a lot more. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


ABC News: Republicans Accepts Money From Army Porn Movie Distributor Despite running an attack ad accusing a Democratic senatorial candidate of accepting money from "porn movie producers," the Republican National Committee itself has accepted several donations over the past few years from the president of a large gay porn movie distribution company. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 10:32 p.m..


Wikipedia hijacked by malware Malware writers have used a Wikipedia article and special storage features to attempt to plant malicious code on unsuspecting users' systems, the online encyclopedia's organisers have confirmed. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Apple Places Encrypted Binaries in Mac OS X These "Apple-protected binaries" can serve to protect the OS from being pirated and also to make it "nontrivial" to run Mac OS X on non-Apple hardware. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


The Two Faces of Diebold Stunning Document Surfaces to Show That America's #1 Voting Machine Manufacturer Hides Security and Operation Flaws from The State of Maryland and the Country From digg on November 3, 2006 at 9:32 p.m..


Turn that whiteboard into a PDF This is a trick I picked up when I was working as a consultant. This process quickly and efficiently sends out notes from a working session to all the collaborators. The steps are:1. Capture whiteboard notes with your cameraphone.2. Send your images to your laptop/PC via Bluetooth... From digg on November 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


US Citizens to be Required ''Clearance'' to Leave USA Forget no-fly lists. If Uncle Sam gets its way, beginning on Jan. 14,2007, we'll all be on no-fly lists, unless the government gives uspermission to leave-or re-enter-the United States. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


VMWare's Parallel competitor, Fusion begins private beta Some beta testers that we won't name for their own protection have let us know that VMWare is now ready to take Parallels to task in the desktop virtualization market with Fusion. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Republican candidate laughed at by Veterans when he says "Bush has a plan" Republican Vern Buchanan was interrupted by laughter during a debate before a group of veterans Thursday when he insisted that the White House has a strategy for the war in Iraq From digg on November 3, 2006 at 8:32 p.m..


Baby laughs his ass off at the slightest noise! I'll admit this video is completely pointless, but I couldn't help but laugh at it. Better than having a Tickle-Me-Elmo toy!!! From digg on November 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


MySpace Founder Sues News Corp Over Censorship Brad Greenspan, the guy who started the company that created MySpace before it was sold to News Corp in July 2005, is suing News Corp today over alleged censorship. They've blocked his video site Vidilife, and he's pissed. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


FOX News to air 'scare' film 4 times during the weekend before election FOX News has announced that it will air "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West." The film, which is actually a year old, will be shown four 4 times this weekend to help Republicans scare their base to the polls. This blatant electioneering by a so-called news channel erases once and for all any pretense that FOX is fair or balanced. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


The Iraqi President wants U.S. troops to stay for up to 3 more years. "We need time. Not 20 years, but time. I personally can say that two to three years will be enough to build up our forces and say to our American friends 'Bye bye with thanks'," Talabani told a conference organized by the IFRI think-tank." - He bad mouths our administration, has us take down checkpoints, doesn't let us look for a our lost soldier From digg on November 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


TiVo with a Twist: Ways to Enhance the TiVo Experience As much as I love my TiVo, I still have a few suggestions for the service that would make it all the more enjoyable in my eyes. Will you agree with them all? Nope. Are some of the suggestions a little crazy? Of course. If anything, the ideas will foster some conversation on ways to improve what most people already feel is a perfect product. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Google’s Marketing 2100 Times Better Than Microsoft’s But why is it news that a company that made $800,000,000 in profits last quarter gave $30k to charity? What is Google putting in the freaking Koolaid to make this a news worthy event? If they weren’t there already, this surely signifies that Google has reached cult status and is now a religion rather than just a company. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


Microsoft Correcting 'Live' Update That 'Bricked' 360 Consoles When Microsoft issued their anticipated fall dashboard update on Tuesday, 1080p support wasn't the only new feature, as several use started reporting ERROR CODE E71, which essentially "bricked" their console, rendering it unusable for surfing Xbox Live or playing games -- you know, everything an Xbox 360 is useful for. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


IBM to Add Podcasting to Curriculum at University of Arizona IBM is partnering with the University of Arizona's business school on a new curriculum to put students on the leading edge of next-generation Web technology, tying entrepreneurial skills with computer savvy. The collaboration will help students master Web 2.0 technologies including blogs, online social networking and podcasting. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


The Bush adminstration posted plan on how to build a nuke on the web. "The newspaper said the Bush administration started the site under pressure from congressional Republicans who had hoped to use the Internet to find new evidence of the dangers posed by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein before the U.S.-led invasion in 2003." I got this from the NYTimes. God, can it get any worse. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 7:32 p.m..


PlayStation 3 menu / interface complete video walkthrough In the second part of our pre-release PlayStation 3 videos, we've got a full walkthrough of the XMB menus and user interface of the console. No, sorry, no gameplay, but we've got the A-Z on almost everything in the console, including the new and improved Sony browser From digg on November 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Exposing the Guts of Apple's Second-Gen iPod Shuffle Apple Computers new iPod shuffle digital music player is held together primarily by by four screws and some mild adhesive, as show in a disassembly performed by the folks over at iFixIt. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


Google search for "Worst band in the world" results in search for Creed When you Google worst band in the world, it brings up results for the band "Creed". Funny. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


What is it really like to use a PlayStation 3? "Even with your hands on one, it is hard to say. We've been testing a pre-production machine that plays games ...The launch games we've played do look impressive, especially when viewed on a high-definition TV, but there is nothing on display that Microsoft's competing Xbox 360 couldn't produce." From digg on November 3, 2006 at 6:32 p.m..


How to: Make a Ringtone From any MP3 Google up "ringtones" and you'll get tons of sites that will charge you a few bucks per tone. Pshaw! With some free software and a few minutes, you can make as many custom ringtones as your heart desires out of any MP3 in your music collection without paying a dime. Here's how. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


19 things republican's want you to forget. A list of all of the things republicans want you to forget when you vote. Read them and remember and remind your friends. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


CONFIRMED: GameCube controllers CAN be used for Wii Virtual Console games CVG interview with Nintendo confirms that you do not need the Wii Classic Controller to play Virtual Console games, GameCube controllers will work as well. Also, the Wii Remote can be used for NES games, while the Wii Classic Controller can NOT be used for GameCube games. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Prius Killer Behold the car that could displace the Toyota Prius as the eco-ride of choice. The new natural-gas-powered Honda Civic GX uses domestically produced fuel that costs as little as one third the price of gasoline. The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy calls it the cleanest-burning internal-combustion vehicle on Earth. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Lies Your Mother Told You. Deeper look into what mothers have said over the years, and if they are true or not.The Lie: If you don’t wait an hour after eating to get in the swimming pool, you will get a cramp and die.The Truth: Exactly 0 deaths have ever been attributed to entering a pool too quickly after eating. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Zune complete interface walkthrough video! Want to know what it's like to use a Zune? We're going to take you on a comprehensive tour of just about thing this device can do -- every menu, submenu, function, and feature. Then we'll transfer some songs and images, expire our three plays (before those three days run up, of course), and watch some clips. If you want to know what it's like to si From digg on November 3, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Watch 1984 - Full Film Epic Film, must be watched... oh.. and read the book too From digg on November 3, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Kanye West Flips Out at MTV Europe Awards In a tirade riddled with expletives, Kanye said he should have won the prize for Best Video for "Touch The Sky," because it "cost a million dollars, Pamela Anderson was in it. I was jumping across canyons." ... "If I don't win, the awards show loses credibility," Kanye said. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


Coming Soon: HBO Online Thanks to the popularity of YouTube, all kinds of shows are popping up on the Web. Conspicuously absent from that list: Home Box Office, who has been less-than-amicable to downloaders. But, that won't be true for long. HBO is planning significant online and mobile offerings, and executives are currently in the process of hashing out the details. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


"Gears of War" to be the next "Halo 2" for Microsoft1 "In the same way that 'Halo 2' really drove Xbox Live and Xbox Live subscriptions, we think 'Gears of War' will do the same for the Xbox 360. We feel great where we going to be at the end of this holiday." --Shane Kim, Microsoft's vice president in charge of its game studios, From digg on November 3, 2006 at 5:32 p.m..


US Presidential Speeches Tag Clouds 1776-2006 Presidential speeches have been tagged and clouded. The words used most are large. Use the slider to see different presidents and their buzzwords. Surprisingly, W's most used word is TERRORIST. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Skydiver uses wingsuit to cruise 15 ft above a mountain slope A skydiver jumps from a helicopter and cruises 15 feet above a mountain's slope using a wingsuit. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:32 p.m..


Adsense: Your first ad (source order) matters the most The Adsense team just released the news (which we all knew for more than a year) that your first ad unit (HTML source order) will yeld the highest paying ads. So go change your ad layouts. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Appearing Naked In Your Own Home Is A Crime !!!! A 43-year-old man was charged with two counts of public indecency From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Nine Things Developers Want More Than Money If you want to collect a paycheck for 25 years and retire with a gold watch then go for companies that have the "basics" nailed. Work 9 to 5 and count the years until you can move to Costa Rica. But if you've ever felt compelled to work crazy hours because the project was so damn fun, then you know that a paycheck is not the only thing that counts. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Skynet goes live in October 2008 - Judgement Day US Airforce will be guarding cyberspace with an ambitious plan to guard civilian and military networks with a new command led by the 8th Air Force. They will be going live in October 2008. For some reason all I can think of is isn't this the plot behind the Terminator films? From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Counter-Strike: Source Update Released Added Dynamic Weapon Pricing!!!!! From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Laughable: Programmer's Font "This font is made for clarity at small resolutions, and could be used in many other applications." -- Or so he says. Take a look at this font and see what you think for yourself. If anything, it makes it 10 times harder to read than an ordinary font. Thought it'd be funny to post this and see what people's thoughts are. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Overview of Firefox's browser market share throughout the globe. Currently Internet Explorer controls the majority of the browser market share, but Firefox is gaining in slowly. Currently Firefox controls 9.95% market share in the U.S., 8.82% in the U.K., 9..86% in Spain, 12.46% in Italy, 14.89% in France, and 28.60% in Germany. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Ad Challenges Voters To Read List Of GOP Scandals In One Breath... I doubt if even David Blaine could hold his breath through it! From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


RIAA's Suit Against Mom Fails, So it Sues Kids The recording industry seems to be unable to know when to say when. Take for example the case of Patricia Santangelo: the White Plains, N.Y. mother of two was sued by the recording industry last year for downloading pirated music. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


BitTorrent 5 Has Been Released "Well, BT 5.0 has been released as of today, Thursday, November 2, 2006. What's been fixed, added or replaced have not been added to the version notes on BT's official web site...but should be within the next few days or so. You can currently download version 5 from Major Geeks, as the version on download.com hasn't updated to 5 yet" From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:31 p.m..


Apple releases 8GB (PRODUCT) RED iPod nano Just as rumors have said, Apple's (PRODUCT) RED iPod nano has been a smash hit since its introduction last month. Today, Apple announced the availability of an 8GB version of the (PRODUCT) RED nano, available now for $249. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Xbox 360 Burger King Games probably worth $3.99 videos of Sneak King and Pocket Bike Racer. Cheapest next generation games ever From digg on November 3, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


New Mac Mystery Next Big thing by the creators of mydreamapp! Something to do with MacHeist??? From digg on November 3, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


Goon Bible Project - Book of Job An animation showing an accurate retelling of the story of Job. It runs on the idea you don't have to change anything in the bible to make it funny - and it works! From digg on November 3, 2006 at 2:32 p.m..


A WoW Obituary with the right reply (Picture) Someone posted an obit for someone on a WoW forum, and the first reply is soooo wrong, yet so funny at the same time! From digg on November 3, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


MICROSOFT PLANS TO GRAB SUSE! SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp. is expected to announce Thursday that it's partnering with Novell Inc. to support Linux, an open-source software alternative to Microsoft's own computer operating system, according to a report on the Wall Street Journal's Web site. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Apple reveals "touchscreen" iPod? Not so fast... So, here we are again, and this time it appears that some quick-fingered editor has some explaining to do, as we just so happened to have read the words "All other Notes feature capabilities described in this document are support for iPod models with display screens, beginning with the touch-screen models." Just replace "touch" with "scroll". From digg on November 3, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


World's Sushi Supply to Run Out by 2048 Scientists predict that without major changes to human seafood consumption patterns, the world's oceans will be fished dry by 2048. Takeru Kobayashi unavailable for comment. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Microsoft Zune player and software hands-on gallery (w/ pics) - Engadget The player was responsive and fast; all functions worked flawlessly and without delay. The software and storefront has a lot of new, unique features that make browsing and finding music a more engrossing, enjoyable experience. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Wireless Internet hotspots up 47 percent worldwide: survey NEW YORK - Surging demand for wireless Internet will translate into a 47 percent jump in global Wi-Fi hotspots in 2006, a market research firm said. An ABI Research forecast concluded that in 2006 the number of commercial Wi-Fi hotspots would increase to 143,700. For the moment, Europe is still the market leader with over 57,000 hotspots, ABI said. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 1:32 p.m..


Hubert is a mystery Mac icon. Hubert is a little monkey icon that is starting to show up on a variety of Mac related sites, but no one has any clue where he comes from or what he represents. Can you solve the mystery? From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:32 p.m..


New Super Smash Bros Brawl Trailer New trailer shown at Nintendo World. Features around 3 minutes of gameplay and a previously unannounced character. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:15 p.m..


Need for Speed : Carbon the most Expensive 360 game EVER! EA has just released 11 new pieces of content via Xbox Live Marketplace, none of them free. These extra pieces of content will run you 3780 Microsoft Points or ~$50 bucks additional. That brings the total cost of 'Carbon' to $110-$120 depending on which retail edition you already shelled out for. Micro Payment? Um more like Macro. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:15 p.m..


The Daily Show lampoons White House political tactics The Daily Show pokes fun at Republican attacks on what Senator John Kerry contends was a "botched joke." After Stewart reminds us Kerry isn't even running in this election, Senior Correspondent Assif Mandvi jokes, "to maintain Congress, Republicans must exhume the public corpse of John Kerry and reanimate it, so that they can kill him again." From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:15 p.m..


Amberjack - Tours for your website Amberjack is an Open Source JavaScript library enabling webmasters to easily create great looking and skinnable tours for their site. It uses a JSON-like technique to post-fetch skins from the Amberjack.org server. A tour wizard makes tour creation really easy. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:15 p.m..


FSF debuts fully-free Ubuntu/Debian variant The Free Software Foundation (FSF) has unveiled a new Linux distribution, free of the proprietary software contained in most Linuxes. gNewSense is based on Ubuntu and Debian, and offers users "the stability of Ubuntu with the addition of freedom." From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:15 p.m..


Borat on Conan O'Brien Last Night Had to split the clip into 2 parts since it was too long. Heres part 2 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14JtMDqFPxk Very funny clip he sings and tries to harvest Conan's "red pubies" From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:15 p.m..


Adidas Offers Custom Treatment...For Everyone Soccer superstar Zinedane Zidane jogs on a computerized catwalk. Sensors record the pressure of his footfall and gauge his posture. This data, combined with Zidane's exact shoe size—measured with painstaking accuracy—is used to ensure a perfect fit. Even armchair athletes can now enjoy this high-tech wizardry and customization from Adidas. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:15 p.m..


Secret of Heart Regeneration Uncovered Newts can regrow a limb. Some lizards can sprout new tails. Even humans can replace some damaged tissue in organs, such as the liver. But none can accomplish what the zebra fish, a common denizen of home aquariums, can do: regenerate their hearts. Biologists have long known about the zebra fish's cardiac ability, and now researchers think they have From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:15 p.m..


Paul Anderson spills details on $50 million Castlevania Movie Anderson’s script spans many time periods but mostly takes place in 15th century Transylvania. It represents a fresh take on the much-filmed Dracula legend, mining back to its genesis in the story of the Romanian prince Vlad the Impaler. “You could almost call this movie ‘Dracula Begins,'” Anderson said.“ Read on for more details.. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Fantastic Images of the Sun The Solar Optical Telescope (SOT) onboard Japan's Hinode spacecraft has opened its doors and started snapping pictures. Shown below is a "first light" image taken Oct. 23rd. The light and dark blobs are solar granules, masses of hot gas that rise and fall like water boiling atop a hot stove. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 11:32 a.m..


Megachurch pastor Ted Haggard steps down amid gay prostitute scandal Ted Haggard, one of the most prominent evangelical pastors in the nation, resigned today as president of the National Association of Evangelicals amid allegations that he carried on a three-year sexual relationship with a male prostitute. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Vista EULA Another iteration of the Microsoft Vista EULA has been released. The previous version caused uproar among hardware enthusiasts, by placing extra burdens on those who frequently upgrade their hardware. This version eases those burdens somewhat, but still contains: Before you use the software under a license, you must assign that license to one device (physical hardware system). That device is the "licensed device." A hardwar From StuartYeates's blog on November 3, 2006 at 10:32 a.m..


Yahoo is to launch a Food site soon The firm of Sunnyvale in California stated yesterday that it was going to offer to the users of Yahoo thousands of receipts, councils of considered chefs, culinary guides in video and tools Internet easy to use to help the hearths to answer this highly gastronomical question: “What does one eat?. Will google follow suite? From digg on November 3, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


British believe Bush more dangerous than Kim Jong-il America is now seen as a threat to world peace by its closest neighbours and allies, according to an international survey of public opinion published today that reveals just how far the country's reputation has fallen among former supporters since the invasion of Iraq. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Santa Steve gives free iPod shuffles to Apple employees Christmas came a tad bit early for employees of Apple Computer this year, each of which received a new iPod shuffle digital music players with the company's compliments. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Richard Stallman discusses GPLv3 and Free Software vs Open Source Software Richard Stallman talks about the GPLv3 and why Free Software and Open Source don't always have the same goals:oggmp3 From digg on November 3, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Knowledge should be public good first, private right second A new report from the Institute for Public Policy Research looks at the reasons behind intellectual property rights and suggests a new way forward: thinking about knowledge as a public resource first, and a private asset second. Is this idealistic, anti-business pinko blue-skying? The group says no, and we agree. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 9:30 a.m..


Australia considering "shade cloth" to protect Great Barrier Reef Federal Tourism Minister Fran Bailey says using "shade cloth" over parts of the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland could protect it from the harmful effects of global warming. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


MacOS X Demo I put a little video together to show people who don't use Macs or what the big deal is or even if they're thinking about getting one but aren't sure because they don't know what to expect. It's 28 minutes long and covers most of the basics. I could have gone on and on for 24 hours talking about all the cool things, but I hope this satisfies. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


Science and Education Tony Blair has given an interview admitting to being bad at science at school, and calling on scientists to pick their fights in the public policy space, suggesting on focusing on issues such as MMR rather than homeopathy. He urges scientists to concentrate on important issues when it comes to public battles. "I wouldn't bother fighting a great battle over homeopathy, I mean there are people who use it, people who don't use it, it is not going to determine the future of the worl From StuartYeates's blog on November 3, 2006 at 6:30 a.m..


US Scientists Pray For Democrats to Take Power When mid-term election results start to roll in next Tuesday, few groups will be as glued to the television as America's scientists. "There's a widely recognized feeling among Democrats that our country needs to do more from a science and math perspective if we want to remain world leaders." From digg on November 3, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


10 years of eGovernment in the UK EGovernment in the UK is ten years old For all the talk of radical reform, however, government bureaucracy of 2006 is much the same as it was when the Spice Girls were in the charts. The latest rebranding of the e-revolution, under the name Transformational Government, is wrestling with the same questions raised by Government Direct - how to orient services around the user, how to authenticate citizens' identities electronically and how to share data in a legal and ethical way. From StuartYeates's blog on November 3, 2006 at 4:32 a.m..


How To Start A Tech Site Want to start a tech hardware review site and maybe make a lot of money and get a ton of free hardware from manufacturers? The owner of The TechZone has posted a how-to on just that. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


61" HDTV for $1? Thanks Woot.com! Woot.com is famous for the enormously popular "Random Bag of Crap" which sells for $1 + $5 shipping. In the most reason BOC sold, though, some received their shipped crap with a note telling that their last crap wouldn't fit in the shipping box....probably because it was a 61" HDTV! "Tech Deals" is an understatement. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 3:32 a.m..


UNSW College of Fine Arts' public online courses in art & design COFA Online - Enrich is an initiative from the College of Fine Arts (UNSW) designed to address the needs and interests of public, professionals, and corporate bodies nationally and internationally, primarily in the area of arts education. The range of online courses include: Creative Thinking Processes; Language of Interactivity; Graphics & Contemporary Society; Textiles - Tradition & Contemporary Technology; Cross Cultural Sculpture; Fashion 1980 - Now; Visual Identity in the Built Environment; Print Advertising for a World Market; Draw Your World; Contemporary Aesthetics in Digital Architect From EdNA Online on November 3, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Discipline-based Initiatives Development Forum Full details and registration form will be available in December 2006. From EdNA Online on November 3, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


Discipline Based Initiatives Scheme - key funding application dates for 2007 Information for applicants will be available early January 2007. From EdNA Online on November 3, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


CommunIT The purpose of the Community Information Strategies Australia (CISA) CommunIT Project is to help community and not-for-profit organisations to increase their Information and Communication Technology (ICT) capacity, as a key strategy in improving their effectiveness and efficiency in delivering their core business. From EdNA Online on November 3, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


New look SCAMwatch website The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission website SCAMwatch has been relaunched with a new look. The website aims to help Australians recognise, report and protect themselves from scams. The new SCAMwatch website lists 39 different types of scams, ranging from pyramid schemes to office supply scams, along with the warning signs to look out for. From EdNA Online on November 3, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


New Qld senior school certificate a step closer A new senior schooling qualification that recognises workplace, university and community learning is a step closer after legislation was introduced into the Queensland Parliament. The Education Legislation Amendment Bill (2006) paves the way for the introduction of the new Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE) in 2008. A wider range of learning will be able to contribute to the new QCE, including new options of workplace learning projects, self-directed learning projects and university subjects, and literacy and numeracy standards must also be met. Under the new arrangements, there is flex From EdNA Online on November 3, 2006 at 3:31 a.m..


YOU'RE BEING TRACKED in Firefox 2.0 - how to disable 3rd party cookies Issue was raised in latest Security Now. Firefox always blocked 3rd party cookies, now in 2.0 it removed the option. To fix: about:config in your address bar, change network.cookie.cookieBehavior from 0 to 1. I did this immediately. Also in the mozilla forum thread, link to extension that blocks 3rd party cookies. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


Linux Software on Windows? Reuters is reporting that Microsoft is entering into an agreement with Novell Inc. that will allow open source Linux software to run on Microsoft Windows platforms. Direct link: http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=technologyNews&storyid=2006-11-02T193949Z_01_WEN8954_RTRUKOC_0_US-MICROSOFT-NOVELL.xml&src=rss From digg on November 3, 2006 at 2:30 a.m..


First iPod Shuffle G2 Disassembly Photos With instructions! iFixit took apart the new iPod Shuffle and posted pictures of the ultra-compact design, logic board, Li-ion polymer battery, and new headphone/USB jack. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


PICTURE: What will a World Of Warcraft player look like in the year 2030? With games and virtual reality becoming "life like", which world are you going to choose to live in? From digg on November 3, 2006 at 1:32 a.m..


Why Do We Have an Adam's Apple? Contrary to popular belief, both males and females have Adam's apples, a chunk of bony cartilage that's wrapped around the larynx. In grown men they just stick out a lot more because of their larger voice boxes—also the reason why dudes speak in deeper tones. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Intel Core 2 Quad reviews hit the net Reviews of Intel's new quad-core processor are rolling out across the net tonight, and this is probably the best one. Some interesting analysis and a good spread of benchmarks. Kentsfield turns out to be super for hardcore multi-tasking and has some gaming potential, as well as massive overclocking headroom. From digg on November 3, 2006 at 12:32 a.m..


Quake 3 Forever amazing graphics, smooth movement, 1.5MBand all of them in your browser! From digg on November 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


ZUNE windowsXP theme. the new zune.net site has a sweet xp theme. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Firefox creators next big thing Blake Ross goves a glimpse of his new project, Parakey, in this interview. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


Election officials resign over Pennsylvania's corrupt election process. Richard Piotrowski, who served as Judge of Elections said he is extremely troubled over the unfair ballot requirements that were imposed this year on state-wide candidates in the Commonwealth. "The final straw was the nearly $90,000 legal bill that the court has ordered Carl Romanelli to pay the Democratic Party for knocking him off of the ballot." From digg on November 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


NSA chooses Linux The NSA maintains a custom build of Linux: "Unfortunately, existing mainstream operating systems [that's Windows] lack the critical security feature required for enforcing separation: mandatory access control. The results of several previous research projects in this area have been incorporated in a security-enhanced Linux system. From digg on November 2, 2006 at 11:32 p.m..


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