Category Archives: Tech

Giveaway

March 28, 2008 – 8:17 am

The popular (and expensive) StarBurn is free today. The new v.10 offers :
* Fully skin-able and theme-able wizards (not only main form as it was in V9);
* Vista-signed executables (StarBurn is “blessed” for Vista/Longhorn now);
* Blu-Ray decrypter wizard (V9 had only DVD decrypter);
* UDF 2.0 / Unicode image mastering wizard (V9 had only ISO9660/Joliet).
Very cool, […]

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Learn to write code for free!

March 27, 2008 – 6:37 am

Google Code University
…provides tutorials and sample course content so CS students and educators can learn more about current computing technologies and paradigms. In particular, this content is Creative Commons licensed which makes it easy for CS educators to use in their own classes.
Did I mention FREE? Why wouldn’t you?
Web security, C++, Java, Python, databases and […]

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Kindle cool

March 26, 2008 – 5:50 am

Tell me this isn’t cool. Read more!

At 400 bucks I’m not going to run out and get one, but like most new technology you have to wonder where this piece will lead. What’s next?
UPDATE: I want this!

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Early birthday present

March 22, 2008 – 3:42 pm

I ordered the hard drive for the new computer I mentioned last week. It’s pretty sweet, and incorporates perpendicular recording technology. I’m set with my case and power supply. Fellow geeks, what mobo/processor do you recommend?

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My brain is full

March 21, 2008 – 12:54 pm

So its a good thing there is something to help. Even better is that Evernote is free today. With any software from GiveAwayOfTheDay, its a good idea to peruse the comments first. This release shows an exceptional response.
UPDATE:  Lifehacker has more on it. Plus an instructive video here.

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