Carnival of Tech News, Twelft Edition
March 2nd, 2008Welcome to the March 2, 2008 edition of carnival of tech news.
Karen Kleen presents Find A Wii posted at Tekeeze Tech Tips, saying, “The challenge: Find a Wii. The Nintendo Wii is the hottest game console on the market, and — it’s sold out everywhere. So how do you find yourself a Wii? It’s not as impossible as you think…”
old-wizard presents Old-Wizard.com / Technology / Top 5 Web Browsers posted at Old-Wizard.com.
Computers
Steven presents Vista SP1 - Performance Increases? Unlikely. posted at Steve’s Tech Guide.
wilson ng presents The Legacy of Bill Gates and the Continuing debate on Interoperability posted at Reflections of a BizDrivenLife, saying, “As Bill Gates retire, and devotes his full time to philanthropy, his legacy may be more than just becoming the world’s richest or most generous man. It may have been in at least, during the 80s and 90s, inspiring the creation of software as an intellectual property.”
Jose DeJesus MD presents Tuning up Windows - Technology posted at Physician Entrepreneur.
Nim presents F-Secure Blacklight - root-kit detection and elimination utility posted at dixlinx, saying, “Protect yourself against Root-Kits, they’re a newer threat online. Be sure to check out our other freeware links too!”
presents 0tutor.com: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom Review posted at 0tutor.com tutorials blog.
al leong presents Screensavers not saving? posted at Daily Oil Blog.
Robert Phillips presents DVDs as a Lead Generator posted at How to Create a DVD without Spending a Dime.
Aaron Anderson presents Server Change & Viruses posted at Online Business Blog.
Robert Phillips presents Are DVD Info Products Profitable? posted at How to Create a DVD without Spending a Dime.
Raymond presents File Sharing and Downloading Music - Fun and Free But Beware of The RIAA posted at Money Blue Book.
Internet
Woman Tribune presents Wordpress Upgrades to Version 2.3.3 posted at Woman Tribune.
Robert Diana presents Plaxo price of $200 million is absurd! posted at Regular Geek, saying, “Analysis of the Plaxo Google merger rumor as compared to the recent price tags put on Digg and Facebook.”
JC presents 10 Things I Hate About The Web posted at A Journey Of Dreams.
Walter presents YouTube as a Source of Health Misinformation posted at Highlight HEALTH 2.0, saying, “A study published recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association evaluated “The Wisdom of Crowds” by evaluating YouTube as a source of information on immunization.”
Nigel Swaby presents New Video Uploader for StageGold posted at StageGold video blog.
Amy S Quinn presents Virtual Hosting Blog » Whoops! The 15 Biggest Screw-ups in Internet History posted at Virtual Hosting.
Fred Black presents Mozilla Thunderbird Email Client - Part 2: Corrupted Inbox posted at Fred Black: Internet Business Blog..
Sagar presents Top 5 Sub-$300 Laptops Compared posted at Virtual Hosting.
Science
Alvaro Fernandez presents Posit Science Brain Fitness Program 2.0: Open Questions posted at SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution, saying, “Open questions for one of the leading “brain training” software developers”
Jamie McIntosh presents The Not-So-Humble Seed posted at Suite101: Organic Gardens blog, saying, “The newly opened global seed vault will guard millions of seeds from catastrophe.”
Technology
Raymond presents Make Free Or Cheap International Phone Calls Through VOIP posted at Money Blue Book.
Raymond presents Cell Phone Only - Save Money By Ditching the Land Line Phone posted at Money Blue Book.
Alvaro Fernandez presents A $225m Market to Train Your Brain posted at SharpBrains: Your Window into the Brain Fitness Revolution, saying, “This past Tuesday, the MIT Club of Northern California and SmartSilvers sponsored an event on The Emerging Brain Fitness Software Market: Building Better Brains to explore the realities and myths of this growing field.”
Sagar presents 100 Ways to Use Your iPod to Learn and Study Better | OEDb posted at OEDb: Online Education Database.
Nadim presents Spectacular Nikon D80 posted at Gadget Guild, saying, “With 10.2 megapixels, lightning-fast performance, high-quality images with low noise, and a lot ofextra features, Nikon’s D80 module will not disappoint. But, if you already possess whatever Nikon lenses and hit been waiting for an inexpensive 10.2-megapixel dSLR.Image calibre from the Nikon D80 is quite impressive. Colors were too good and the camera’s meter did a superior work of capturing a scene with an accurate exposure.”
Jason Voiovich presents The stickier name wins: Blu-Ray stomps HD-DVD posted at State of the Brand from Ecra Creative Group :: by Jason Voiovich, saying, “HD format war analyzed from a brand development perspective.”
Alex M presents Apple To Create a Portable Gaming Device posted at Video gadgets shopping.
presents Sexy and Sleek Top 50 Tech Gadgets! posted at CustomizedGirl Blog, saying, “This is a list of the top 50 tech gadgets out right now. Its got some pretty cool and brand new tech gadgets out there. For all the Techies out there this is a must read for sure.”
Sagar presents Wide Open VoIP: Top 50 Open Source VoIP Apps posted at Virtual Hosting.
James Ive presents Learn Programming From Scratch posted at Tech Outsider.
Alvaro Fernandez presents More on Neurofeedback’s Brain Training Value posted at SharpBrains, saying, “Controversy around the previous statement that “It is for these reasons that neurofeedback is understandably regarded as an unproven treatment approach for ADHD at this time by many ADHD researchers.”"
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