A Robot with a Biological Brain

Posted Saturday, August 16, 2008 5:37PM by eGoCeNTRoNiX

"University of Reading scientists have developed a robot controlled by a biological brain formed from cultured neurons. And this is a world’s premiere. Other research teams have tried to control robots with ‘brains,’ but there was always a computer in the loop. This new project is the first one to examine ‘how memories manifest themselves in the brain, and how a brain stores specific pieces of data.’ As life expectancy is increasing in most countries, this new research could provide insights into how the brain works and help aging people." Read more at ZDNet

Gates speaks of software revolution.

Posted Wednesday, August 13, 2008 4:46AM by eGoCeNTRoNiX

"Gates, speaking at a forum to mark the 10th anniversary of the software giant's Asian research arm, added that technology currently being developed would transform the way people use computers, expanding their ability to interact with the machines." See the full story @ CNN.

MS Patch Tuesday: Critical IE, Office, Excel patches coming

Posted Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:26AM by dadx2mj

"Next Tuesday (August 12th), Microsoft will ship 12 security bulletins with fixes for serious vulnerabilities in a wide range of of widely deployed products.

Seven of the 12 bulletins will be rated “critical,” Microsoft’s highest severity rating.

The critical bulletins will cover remotely exploitable flaws in Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Access, MS Office and the Windows operating system." ZDNet

Firefox 3.0, Opera 9.5 put to the test

Posted Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:15AM by dadx2mj

"Time to add Firefox 3.0 RC 3 and Opera 9.50 to my SunSpider JavaScript benchmark and ACID 3 compatibility charts. How do these new browsers compare to the rest?

SunSpider JavaScript benchmark

This latest run of the SunSpider JavaScript benchmark was carried out on the same hardware and software platform as previous tests (to make sure nothing had changed we re-ran some of the browsers to check that we got the same results).

Here are the results:...." ZDNet

Very Sad News

Posted Sunday, June 8, 2008 6:42AM by dadx2mj

Never have I posted news that hurt so much. It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that we have learned that our leader for so many years Micheal Valley aka blade has passed away. Mike was a great friend who was always willing to help and always had a positive can do attitude. He had a very positive effect in our cyber world and touched the life's of many in the real world in a very positive way. R.I.P. Mike your presence is sorely missed.

Mac OS 10.5.2 = Apple Vista?

Posted Tuesday, May 6, 2008 5:14AM by dadx2mj

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I’ve heard many different complaints about Mac OS 10.5.2 since it was released, from my own Skype/podcasting problems to issues with just about everything else, including: printing, third-party wireless routers, software freezing and problems with Time Machine. The Apple discussion boards are littered with stories about all kinds of crawlers in 10.5.2, and while hardly an epidemic, they’re not exactly isolated incidents either.

Chuck Freedman from the PowerPage Podcast shares his problems with 10.5.2 on his MacBook Pro – he thinks it’s the buggiest software update in years. So much so, that his friend Dennis (updated to give proper credit) coined a new term for 10.5.2 – “Apple Vista.” ZDNet

AMD launches ‘business class’ Phenom, Athlon chips

Posted Monday, April 28, 2008 5:02AM by dadx2mj

"AMD on Monday announced “business class” versions of its Phenom and Athlon processors for the commercial markets. The big pitch: PC manufacturers will maintain AMD’s business class systems for 24 months to ensure that systems aren’t phased out before they are deployed.

The chipmaker (all AMD resources) is angling to differentiate itself from Intel in the commercial markets and says that stability of platform is important to public sector purchases as well as enterprises." ZDNet