in Slashdot
The Woes of Munich's Linux Migration
mikrorechner writes "The H Online has a writeup of the problems encountered by LiMux (Wikipedia entry), one of the most prominent Linux migration projects in the world, trying to introduce free softwa
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Memory Cards of 3,000 Phones Infected By Malware
itwbennett sends us a few links from IT World tracing a story about infected microSD cards in Vodaphone-supplied mobile phones.
in Slashdot
LHC Hits an Energy of 3.5TeV
Inovaovao writes "As announced on Twitter by the CMS experiment, the LHC has finally accelerated both beams to 3.5 TeV for the first time.
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$99 Moby Tablet As Textbook Alternative
Taco Cowboy writes "Marvell's Moby tablet will be an always-on, high performance multimedia tablet capable of full Flash support and 1080p HD playback and supporting WiFi, Bluetooth, FM radio, GPS and
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Google Reported Ready To Leave China April 10
A number of readers including tsj5j and bruleriestdenis wrote to alert us to this CNET story: "Google is expected to announce on Monday that it will withdraw from China on April 10, according to a rep
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Microsoft Lifts XP Mode Hardware Requirement
An anonymous reader writes "This week, Microsoft published a patch that allows Windows XP Mode to run on PCs without hardware-assisted virtualization.
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YouTube Was Evil, and Google Knew It
pcause writes "Silicon Alley Insider has the most damning evidence released in the Viacom/YouTube suit.
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Invisibility Cloak Created In 3D
An anonymous reader writes "Scientists have created the first device to render an object invisible in three dimensions.
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US Military Shuts Down CIA's Terrorist Honey Pot
Hugh Pickens sends in a Washington Post story about how US military cyber-warriors attacked and shut down a CIA-backed intelligence gathering site.
in Slashdot
Scientists Use Sex-Crazed Bugs As Pesticide
ByronScott writes "In today's 'gross news' category, some female insects just might be getting lucky.
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ISC Releases the First Look At BIND 10
Ethanol writes "Internet Systems Consortium, producers of BIND 9 (the most popular DNS implementation on the internet), have spent the past year working on a successor, BIND 10.
in Slashdot
Oracle Shuttering OpenSSO
mdm42 writes "OpenSSO is one of the best open source web Single Sign On projects out there.
in Slashdot
Federal Judge Bars Instant Publishing of Analysts' Stock Tips
An anonymous reader writes "Big Banking firms Barclay's Capital, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch successfully obtained an injunction against theflyonthewall.com, Inc., preventing them from immediate
in Slashdot
Company Sued, Loses For Not Using Patented Tech
bdcrazy writes "A man was recently awarded $1.5M in a jury trial after his hand was injured by a Ryobi table saw.
in Slashdot
Free Software To Save Us From Social Networks
Glyn Moody writes "Here's a problem for free software: most social networks are built using it, yet through their constant monitoring of users they do little to promote freedom.
in Experience Matters
Moving at the Speed of Culture
Several weeks ago, our global leadership team converged at our Calgary headquarters, “the mothership” so to speak, for annual strategic planning meetings.
in Fontblog
Below the line* … oder unterhalb der Gürtellinie?
Als ich heute morgen vom Küchenfenster aus auf unsere Straße schaute (Zehlendorf), dachte ich zunächst, ein Handwerker hätte seine Firmentafeln verloren.
in Fontblog
Noch mal Post, von Flymint
Heute in meinem Büro-Postfach: Ein persönlicher Brief, ohne Absender, anonym abgestempelt im Briefzentrum 07.
in Fontblog
Jetzt mal Musik: »Satellite« unter die Lupe genommen
Einen solchen Musiklehrer hab’ ich mir immer gewünscht … Der Pianist, Sänger und Erzieher Klaus Kauker aus Oberhausen erläutert in einem YouTube-Video die Schwächen unseres »S
in thinkvitamin
Every attendee to http://FutureOfWebDesign.com gets a free copy of the Web Designer's Toolkit ($95 value): http://j.mp/webdesign
Every attendee to http://FutureOfWebDesign.com gets a free copy of the Web Designer's Toolkit ($95 value): http://j.m
in thinkvitamin
Q + A with Jason Fried on @incmagazine, worth a watch - http://cot.ag/cwIEE9 #tv ^KW
Q + A with Jason Fried on @incmagazine, worth a watch - http://cot.ag/cwIEE9
in You the Designer Let’s be honest; as designers, we almost definitely will judge books by their covers.86 Beautiful Book Covers
in Fontblog
Neue Kategorienamen im Fontblog
Seit eben laufen zwei Kategorien im Fontblog unter einem neuen, treffenderen Namen (die Inhalte bleiben unverändert):
Geschmackspolizei wurde Gelbe Karte
In die Tonne wurde Rote Karte
in Dr. Web
Showcase: Pictogram Signage - Bilder, die die Welt erklären
-->Piktogramme sind überall: Sie können kaum einen Schritt vor die Tür tun, ohne von einem dieser Keilschriftvorläufer belehrt zu werden, wo Sie essen, trinken, pinkeln oder parken dürfen ode
in Fontblog
B & B haben ein neues Buch gestaltet
Eben erreicht mich eine Mail aus Schwäbisch-Gmünd:
Lieber Jürgen,
12 Stunden zeigt ein Ziffernblatt …
12 Stunden sind das Maß unseres analogen Zeitbegriffs …
12 Stunden x 2 si
in SeptemberIndustry
William Hall
Mother of Pearl Stationery and continuity sheets
Design William Hall
“Mother of Pearl is a clothing brand which uses technical fabrics such as those used in sportswear in a collection of lux
in SeptemberIndustry
Keller Maurer Design
Munich Re Corporate typeface — Art direction and consulting
Design Keller Maurer Design
“We were commissioned by Munich Re to artdirect and manage the development of a new corporate typefa
in SeptemberIndustry
Mike Giesser
Reeves Manifesto Booklet & HallemaVanLoon Identity
Design Mike Giesser
“The Reeves manifesto, entitled “10/01″ aims to offer new business leads a glimpse into one day at the o
in Design Observer: Main Posts
Open Secrets: Photographs of Japan
On Places, photographs by Alan Thomas that explore the "peculiar geometries" of urban Japan — the small-scale improvisational spaces in between the big planned projects, and beyond the busy entertai
in Design Observer: Main Posts
One Car Per Family
Report on Yves Béhar's design for a new "people's car."
in Design Observer: Main Posts
Peter Bilak & Satya Rajpurohit: Interview on Typography
Dirk Wachowiak interviews Peter Bilak and Satya Rajpurohit on their recent collaboration, the Hindi version of Bilak’s Fedra.
in Dezeen
Niyang River Visitor Center by Standardarchitecture-Zhaoyang Studio
Architects Standardarchitecture-Zhaoyang Studio have completed a visitors centre next to a river in Tibet.
in Wired
How I Survived My SXSW Keynote Interview
Twitter has taken out South by Southwest presenters in the past, leading to very public — and very embarrassing — onstage meltdowns.
in Wired
Alt Text: 'Final Fantasy,' Then and Now
What's new in the latest installment of the venerable RPG franchise? Oh, only just about everything.
in Fontblog
Fontblog jetzt 360° auf ›FF Yoga Web‹, dank Typekit
Seit 2 Tagen können auch FontShop-Kunden in Deutschland die technische Kooperation zwischen FontFont und dem Webfont-Mietservice Typekit nutzen.
in thinkvitamin
Just released 10 more student tickets to the CSS3 Online Conference. They'll sell out quick so grab yours now! http://cot.ag/9mm
Just released 10 more student tickets to the CSS3 Online Conference. They'll sell out quick so grab yours now!
in Experience Matters
@criticalmass checks in @SxSW Interactive 2010
Last week, a number of CMers flew from all of our offices into Austin for one of the year’s most hyped industry events.
in You the Designer
40 Extremely Cool and Inspiring Typography Designs
Typography is the art and technique of arranging type, type design, and modifying type glyphs.
in swissmiss
Bobble | Water Bottle with Built In Filter
Have you ever gone completely gaga over a waterbottle? I did! I was given a Bobble and am loving it. What’s so cool about it? It has a built in water filter!
in Dezeen
Wrecking Ball Lamp and Crane Lamp by Studio Job
Artists Studio Job will exhibit lamps suspended from bronze models of a crane and a wrecking ball at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London later this week.
in Boagworld
5 techniques and 10 tools for making blogging easier
Blogging is hard work. That's why you want to make it as easy as possible. This post provides hints and tips on how to make your blogging experience less painful.
in Dezeen
Upholstered Tapas Chair by Matthew Hilton
British designer Matthew Hilton will launch an upholstered three-legged chair in Milan next month.
in Dezeen
Concrete Chair by Tejo Remy & René Veenhuizen
Dutch designers Tejo Remy & René Veenhuizen have designed a collection of furniture that looks inflated but is actually made of cast concrete.
in Fontblog
Lead Awards 2010: Die Finalisten
Die Finalisten der Lead Awards für herausragende gestalterische Leistung in den Bereichen Print, Online und Anzeigen stehen fest.
in Web Designer Wall
38 Mobile (iPhone) Sites
As you may probably know mobile design is getting more and more popular, particularly the iPhone design. Almost every popular website or web app offers a mobile version now.
in Dezeen
Brick Tectonics by Ricardo Ploemen
Technische Universiteit Eindhoven student Ricardo Ploemen has designed a conceptual chapel with wavy brick walls, using an AutoCad script to determine the structure of each facade.
in Dezeen
The Invisibles by Tokujin Yoshioka for Kartell
Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka will launch a collection of transparent polycarbonate furniture at the Kartell showroom in Milan next month.
in Fontblog
Diese Textfarbe ist Millionen wert
Laut Spiegel online hat Microsoft intensiv Farbtöne für die Werbelinks auf seiner Suchseite bing.com getestet.
in thinkvitamin
Nice intro to Mercurial version control system courtesy of @spolsky http://hginit.com/ #tv ^KW
Nice intro to Mercurial version control system courtesy of @spolsky http://hginit.com/
in Six Revisions This Facebook quiz that tests your knowledge of Photoshop.Are You a True Photoshopper? Take This Quiz!
in Ace Jet 170
Beer, Branding & Responsible Design
Next Monday sees the first proper event organised by the NI Design Alliance. If you're in NI and haven't signed up yet, you really should.
in Fontblog
Buchmessestand aus 15.000 Bleistiften
In Halle 5 der Leipziger Buchmesse stiftet der Mitteldeutsche Verlag die Besucher im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes zum Lesen an.
in Fontblog
9-Stunden-Kapselhotel: Design als Camouflage
Westliche Gäste sind im neuen »9 h Capsule Hotel« (Kyoto, Japan) gerne gesehen, aber extrem selten – dabei ist es preiswert, sauber und elegant gestaltet.
in Slashdot
Mississippi Makes Caller ID Spoofing Illegal
marklyon writes "HB 872, recently signed into law by Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour, makes Caller ID spoofing illegal.
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Japanese Researchers Develop World's Fastest Book Scanner
An anonymous reader writes "IEEE Spectrum reports that Tokyo University researchers have developed a superfast book scanner that uses lasers and a high-speed camera to achieve a capture rate of 200 pa
in Slashdot
Firmware Hack Allows Video Analysis On a Canon Camera
An anonymous reader writes "Researchers from the University of Liege in Belgium have been able to perform real-time video analysis on regular Canon digicam (video link) without any hardware modificati
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