The 20MHz, 2MB of RAM $8,499 PC

A reminder of old times.

Source:
http://jwpincorporated.com/tandypc.jpg

Mirror of Source:
DuggMirror

Google to own the Internet?

A really good read detailing future plans Google may have, some of its strange purchases and the amount of network fibre cable it owns.

Well worth a read.

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2007/pulpit_20070119_001510.html

CES Worst Awards

This article shows the worst parts of CES, the most embarrassing mistakes etc.

http://www.woot.com/Blog/BlogEntry.aspx?BlogEntryId=1952

CSS Superdouche

Digg has been pretty busy on the web design stories this week, here's another. It allows you to make CSS files smaller with a variety of techniques.

http://isnoop.net/tools/css.php

Skype Fees Change

Skype has lowered some fees, introduced a new package, but also a connection charge.
I wouldn't call it "silent", I've known for a while.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2007/01/19/skype_connection_fee/

The Book of Mozilla

The Book of Mozilla (see about:Mozilla if you are using Firefox for why this article exists);
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_Mozilla

Hidden Pages in Firefox

Got Firefox?

Type these in the address bar to find their differing hidden pages;
about:
about:buildconfig
about:cache
about:config - Very important for tweaking FF.
about:plugins
about:credits
about:Mozilla - This is my favorite.

(Originally from http://www.our-picks.com/archives/2007/01/18/the-7-hidden-pages-within-your-firefox-browser/ but site is down!)

Overclocking Guide Part 3

Tom's Hardware has compiled the third article in its series on how to overclock.

Its been a great and handy series so far (links to the previous articles are at the top of this new article), although for the minute I am going to stick with my already overclocked XFX graphics card and Asus NOS to do my processor!

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/2007/01/18/overclocking-guide-part-1-uk/

Terrorists use Google Earth to find British Troops

Terrorists are using the satellite imagery of Iraq that is provided through Google Earth to attack British Army bases. Although the imagery can be 2 years old, hardened bases will not have moved. More at source.

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=8098

Microsoft announces Vista on Marketplace

Users will be able to purchase Microsoft Windows Vista and Office 2007 on Windows Marketplace for the first time;

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=8127

Seagate 2.5" 15K RPM Drive

Seagate have started shipping 2.5" drives which spin at 15,000 RPM. They claim that they are even 10% faster than standard 3.5" drives in desktops (which spin about 5,200RPM).

http://digg.com/hardware/Seagate_announces_2_5_Savvio_15K
(This was announced on Tom's Hardware too, but I didn't think the article good enough!)

Grow a World

Grow a World from your internet activity, then explore it;

http://packetgarden.com/

Asus Striker Extreme

The Intel counterpart (exactly the same, but for Socket 775, and with a few tweaks) of my Asus Crosshair Motherboard is the Asus Striker Extreme. Take a peek at the review, its fairly stunning;

http://www.hothardware.com/viewarticle.aspx

Linux Equivalents

This is a large table of Linux Equivalents to common Windows programs and operations;

http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng.html#2

Nothing much new...

There's nothing much interesting being posted anywhere now. It seems there is a lull following the end of CES...

Here's one article that gave me a smile, what Digg users DON'T like;
http://mpegproductions.com/blog/?p=6

Oh, and how a Lego brick is made:
http://www.popandco.com/archive/moab/

Vista Impressions

These are the impressions of one Windows Vista Enterprise user having run it for 1 month on his laptop.

http://www.philoking.com/2007/01/13/windows-vista-one-month-in/

Apple issues Cease and Desist Order

Mighty giant Apple are issuing Cease and Desist Orders to all bloggers who link to an iPhone theme for Windows Mobile 5 PDAs. The theme imitates the display shown on the iPhone during MacWorld.

http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/01/13/apple-bullies-bloggers-again/

Graffiti by Robot

Amazing image painted by a graffiti-bot.

Video: