Groom Swapping
Friday, November 30th, 2007
India definitely has a different way of setting up marriages than we do in the United States. I wonder how the bride felt about this.
Link: http://www.reuters.com/…
Archive for November, 2007
Meditation For Geeks
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Learning to meditate is just a matter of using the right language.
Link: http://joyoftech.com/…
(via digg)
Resize Any Window
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007
Ever had one of those dialog boxes that was just too small, and it couldn’t be resized? Windows freeware utility ResizeEnable should take care of the problem. Note that the program is a hack and may not work in all cases.
Link: http://lifehacker.com/…
Say Hello to the Amazon Kindle
Sunday, November 25th, 2007
Amazon has introduced a new e-book reader called the Kindle. It’s designed to feel more like an actual book and to be easy to use. We’ll see how popular it turns out to be, but a good sign is that they sold out in 5½ hours. The Kindle requires a wireless connection to the internet, but the $399 purchase price includes free lifetime connectivity.
UPDATE: Ars Technica has a review of the Kindle.
Link #1: http://arstechnica.com/…
Link #2: http://www.newsweek.com/…
(via Engadget)
Link #3: http://news.bbc.co.uk/…
Pirates and Emperors
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Chad’s News has no political views. This anti-government cartoon, however, is humorous and thought provoking enough to merit a post. It’s done in the same style as those old Schoolhouse Rock clips.
Host Your Mail Server With Google
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Tired of maintaining the mail server for your custom domain? Google Apps can manage it for you, with all the benefits of Google’s uptime and reliability. There’s a free version as well as a fee-based premier plan.
Link: http://dmiessler.com/…
(via digg)
Terabyte Solid State Drives In Early 2008
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007
Chad’s News has previously discussed solid state hard drives (SSDs), but this item was a surprise: BitMicro Networks announced the release of 1.6TB SSDs early next year. No price information is available, but I bet they’re expensive.
Link: http://www.computerworld.com/…
(via Slashdot)
What Is Wrong With This Picture?
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Take a close look at the picture in the linked article. There is something very, very wrong with it.
Link: http://www.iambetterthanu.com/…
(via digg)
The Intelligent Choice In the HD Format War
Tuesday, November 20th, 2007
Regular Chad’s News readers know that we’ve been covering the format war between HD-DVD and Blu-ray. LG Electronics has decided to make the point moot, by releasing a player that can handle both formats.
Link #1: http://us.lge.com/…
Link #2: http://us.lge.com/…
Timmy’s In the Well
Monday, November 19th, 2007
Lassie was famous for saving Timmy when he was in trouble. And there have been some real-life cases where a dog went to extreme lengths to help a human in danger. Along this line, researchers decided to put average dogs to the test: would the dogs get help when their owners were in trouble? The answer is a resounding “No.”
Trojan Horses Found In Shrink-Wrapped Hard Drives
Monday, November 19th, 2007
About 1800 Maxtor hard drives were found to have two trojan horses pre-installed. The manufacturer managed to recall most of the drives, but some are in the hands of customers.
Link: http://www.computerworld.com/…
(via Kim Komando)
The War, By Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
Saturday, November 17th, 2007
I’ve just finished watching the seventh and final episode of the PBS documentary, The War. It was graphic, sobering, educational, and very, very eye-opening. I cannot express strongly enough, that I think everyone should see this documentary.
