Google buys Peakstream Inc.- parallel computing power,that’s Peakstream’s business

Google Gears powers Reader with Offline Function - lifehack.org

MySQL to Microsoft: Your success depends on open source embrace

Push to fix broadband | Australian IT

ACCC no-show slammed | Australian IT

G9’s speedy net plan nearer | Australian IT

Xandros makes a Novell-style deal with Microsoft

Slashdot | AT&T To Offer TV Over Phone Lines

Google goes Green, buys GreenBorder security company

Security vulnerability affects third-party Firefox extensions

Encryption: Linux.com runs down how to encrypt gmail with FireGPG… - Lifehacker

Email: How to make Gmail the default Firefox email client - Lifehacker

Digg - There is no privacy issue with iTunes Store DRM-free files

NetNewsWire 3.0 for Mac out of beta with tasty new features

Camino 1.5 released for OS X; gains speed, spell checking, and more

Digg - Apple fixes long-standing AAC/MP3 volume bug in iTunes

Apple’s Xserve sales take a big jump in Q406

Digg - 7 Predictions for WWDC 2007

Yoggie Pico offers a Linux-based firewall inside a USB key

Digg - We’re all Linux users

Digg - iPhone shatters AT&T record, dwarfs RAZR

Apple over the weekend sold more than 700,000 iPhones to rocket past analyst predictions and shatter AT&T’s record by selling more iPhones in three days than Motorola’s RAZR did in its first month.

Corporate PC users are the weakest link - Security - www.itnews.com.au

Trend Micro uncovers irresponsible attitude to IT security in the workplace.

FireWire to burn out by 2008 - Hardware - www.itnews.com.au

The IEEE 1394 interface, also called FireWire or i.Link, is facing a slow lingering death as its market share stagnates, experts have warned.

ISP as copyright cop: Aussie ISP kills all user multimedia files nightly

FTC abandons net neutrality - Internet - www.itnews.com.au

The US Federal Trade Commission has decided to abandon net neutrality and allow telecoms companies to charge websites for access.

Get real: SoundExchange’s latest offer just a “stay of execution”

Digg - Is Parallels violating the Wine GPL?

Parallels Desktop for Mac contains Wine ’s Direct3D code according to http://www.parallels.com/en/licensing/
_______________________________________________________________Recycling

http://www.caslon.com.au/economyguide22.htm#waste

http://www.apnic.net/mailing-lists/s-asia-it/archive/2002/10/msg00038.html

http://www.sustainability.vic.gov.au/www/html/2045-byteback.asp

http://www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=1186&h=0

For broken computers

*Byteback* is a free service, available to residents and small business

owners in Victoria who want to dispose of unwanted, old and unused computers

in a safe and environmentally responsible way.

When dumped in our landfills the materials and chemical components used to

make computer equipment can leach into, and harm, our environment.

*Location*

City of Boroondara Waste Transfer Station

648 Riversdale Road, Camberwell (Melway 60 B1)

Phone: (03) 9278 4444

*Opening hours *

Byteback is open weekdays from 1pm-4pm and weekends from 8am-4pm.

*What can I take to Byteback?*

Personal computer systems including desktops, laptops, computer mice,

monitors, printers, scanners, keyboards, computer power supplies, printed

circuit boards, motherboards, network and memory cards, disk and CD drives.

A limit of 20 items per visit applies.

*The following items are not accepted:*

Joysticks, Play Stations, electronic games, software, digital cameras,

electronic equipment, TVs, videos, hi-fi equipment, mobile phones, printer

cartridges and copiers.

*What happens to equipment after collection?*

The equipment is transported to a specialised electronic recycling and

recovery centre. Equipment is disassembled into its parts (plastic, precious

metals, batteries, cathode ray tubes, printed circuit boards, insulated

wiring) and sent off to various parts of Australia and the world for

recovery and recycling.

*Tips:*

Save or delete important documents or files from your computer’s hard drive

prior to recycling it.

Observe safe lifting procedures by using your leg muscles, not your back.

Ensure there is no broken glass or sharp, protruding objects on the

equipment.

Byteback, an initiative of Sustainability Victoria, the City of Boroondara,

Hewlett Packard (HP), Sims E Recycling and K&S Environmental, is the first

long term computer takeback pilot of its kind in Australia.

For computers in working order

If your equipment is still in good working order we recommend you donate it

to a charity, organisation or person who is able to reuse it.

Here is a list from Clean Up Australia on where to take your computers in

Victoria.

Sims E-Recycling

275-281 Boundary Road

BRAESIDE VIC 3195

Phone: (03) 8586 7777 or (03) 8586 7708

Computerbank in Victoria

483 Victoria Street

WEST MELBOURNE VIC 3003

Please call before visiting

Phone: (03) 9600 9161

10am-5pm Thursday and Friday only

Email: mailkylie@optushome.com.au

Website: www.computerbank.org.au/victoria/#about

Com.IT Computer Recycling

Refurbished and donated to state charities

Phone: (03) 9416 2604

Email:comit@com-it.net.au

Website: www.com-it.net.au

Mission Australia

Refurbished by Work for the Dole and donated to disadvantaged groups

Phone: (03) 8615 2214

Email: milick@mission.com.au

RPDS – Rural and Peninsula Disability Service

Program for Mornington Peninsula disabled and elderly

Phone: (03) 5978 5055

Email: helpful@rpds.vicnet.net.au

Website: www.vicnet.net.au/~rpds <http://www.vicnet.net.au/%7Erpds>

Australian Computer Recyclers

Phone: 1300 727 787

Email: info@pcrecyclers.net

Website: www.pcrecyclers.net

Chemsal Pty Ltd

83 Dohertys Road

LAVERTON NORTH VIC 3026

Phone: (03) 9369 4222; Fax: (03) 9369 4380

HMR Melbourne Branch Address

Unit 1/653-661 Waterdale Road

HEIDELBERG VIC 3081

Phone: (03) 9458 4888

Fax: (03) 9458 5550

Contact: Murray Hughes

Email: mhughes@hmrgroup.com

MRI (Aust) Pty Ltd

20-24 Dennis Street

CAMPBELLFIELD VIC 3061

Phone: (03) 9305 4611

Opening hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm

*Ink cartridges*

Australasian Cartridge Remanufacturers Association

Visit www.acra.asn.au to find a directory to link you to a local

remanufacturer.

Phone: (03) 9249 9259

GreenWorld Pty Ltd

13/14 Miles Street

MULGRAVE VIC 3170

Phone: (03) 9545 0700

Fax: (03) 9545 0711

Website: www.greenworld.com.au

Planet Ark

Collected through post office and Harvey Norman.

Visit website for collection locations.

Website: www.planetark.com/cartridges

Corporate Recycling

Based in Langwarrin, Victoria.

They provide and collect free cartridge recycling box to businesses.

Phone: 1800 737 328 toll free

Website: www.corporaterecycling.com.au

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It is hard to imagine that you would actually help your Security Cameras by lowering the light but an article on www.camerasecuritynow.com says exactly that. Apparently with today’s technology that allows a camera to see in low light it’s better to have an evenly spread light level than it is to use a few high powered spot lights that just blast a particular area with light and leave the fringes in the dark. Though with the use of wide dynamic cameras this problem could be overcome it would be much better to put some time and thought into your lighting situation up front. Then of course just use the best Day/Night camera you can afford or is the most cost appropriate for the project. Vist the source of this article to read more about CCTV Security Camera Lighting.

Digg - The new Microsoft Surface
The launch of Microsoft Surface marks the beginning of a new technology category and a user-interface revolution. Surface, Microsoft ’s first surface computer, provides interaction with digital content through natural hand gestures, touch and physical objects.

Sony’s groundbreaking paper-thin display - Technology - theage.com.au

Digg - Best Firefox keyboard shorcut ever - Retrieve accidently closed tabs!

Digg - XP vs. Vista - A Tale of Framerates
We applied real world gaming scenarios to both operating systems in some of today’s most popular 3D games.

Digg - Will Halo 3 Breath Life Into Halo Movie?
Peter Jackson says Halo 3 will re-build interest for the Halo movie, bringing back potential partners like 20th Century Fox and Universal Pictures.

Digg - Unreal Tournament 3 release date revealed!
Unreal Tournament 3, industry insiders are now stating a September 3rd release for the US and September 28 for Europe.

Digg - Crysis Coming To Wii? Image Says Yes

Digg - Star Wars: Force Unleashed - Unleashing The Force Part 1: The New Beginning

Digg - Analyst says PS3 needs $200 price cut to recover

Peer-to-peer networks co-opted for DOS attacks | The Register

Digg - Apple Releases iTunes 7.2, Launches iTunes Plus (DRM Free)

Mac OS X exploit hits soon after Apple releases patch - Security - www.itnews.com.au

Better than Google? Creator thinks so - Technology - brisbanetimes.com.au

Top 20 Free Applications to Increase Your Productivity - lifehack.org

Microsoft exec: Future versions of Windows to be “fundamentally redesigned”

Microsoft/Novell agreement may exclude patent protection for Wine, OpenOffice

Topfield supports ACCC call to revise consumer policies - Hardware - www.itnews.com.au

Illinois raids welfare to pay for failed video game violence legislation

Digg - Windows ‘Longhorn’ Resurrected and Available for Download

Digg - Facebook Launches Facebook Platform; They are the Anti-MySpace

Digg - Five most popular apps on Facebook

Digg - Facebook’s Draconian Rules: We Own You and Your Content

Slashdot | New Jersey Sues YouTube Over Crash Video

Digg - Novell signs on to EFF patent busting project

Sony hit with patent infringement lawsuit over Blu-ray discs

New security tool converts binary Office 2003 files to open XML

 

Core Animation just might be the future of user interface on OS X

The Delicious Generation Party. Welcome the next gen of Mac software.

Digg - Leopard and Boot Camp: Faster “Restarts”

Lifehacker Top 10: Top 10 Apps That Should’ve Been in Leopard - Lifehacker
Pathfinder, Parralels, App Zapper etc.

Digg - Google’s PowerPoint viewer goes live

Telstra ultimatum on fibre | Australian IT

PM up to speed on broadband | Australian IT

Digg - Google To Anonymize Search Records After 18 Months

Digg - YouTube to Test Video Fingerprinting

Digg - The Ultimate RSS Toolbox - 120+ RSS Resources
a near comprehensive list of all the RSS readers, tools, browser plugins, tips, hacks and directories available on the web.

EU operators bemoan Apple’s iPhone arrogance - Hardware - www.itnews.com.au

Internet Explorer: See how a web site looks in IE without a PC - Lifehacker
Webs site NetRenderer previews how a web page design will display on Internet Explorer 7, IE6, and IE5.

Web As Desktop: Test out the Ubuntu interface on the web - Lifehacker

Slashdot | Patent Office Program To Speed Computer Tech

Digg - Top 5 ISP’s To Charge “Guaranteed Delivery Fee” For Emails

Digg - TorrentSpy does not have logs to turn over, see announcement on homepage…
TorrentSpy servers have never tracked your IP Address, the searches you make, or how you use the site.

Google Bad On Privacy? Maybe It’s Privacy International’s Report That Sucks

Digg - Torvalds “quite impressed” with new version of GPLv3 final draft

Digg - Facebook Hammers MySpace on Almost All Key Features

Digg - No Flash Support on the iPhone

Struggling Jericho: “Please don’t TiVo our show!”

Engin nabs TiVo distribution and teams with Optus - Telco/ISP - www.itnews.com.au
Australian VoIP-cum-broadband supplier, Engin, will be responsible for bringing the much talked-about TiVo PVR (personal video recorder) to Australia early next year.

http://www.mego.com

http://twitter.com/

Google opens up malware blacklist API

AMD considering getting out of fabrication business

BitTorrent’s La-Z-boy vision: a client in every NAS, a pipe into every TV

Digg - Spore is sliding away

Digg - Blockbuster’s Blu-ray Endorsement Having Major Impact on HD DVD Player Sale

Digg - Ubuntu Gutsy Feature Plan

Digg - Security Researchers Uncover Massive Attack on Italian Websites

iTunes Sync transfers your iTunes library to other MP3 players - Lifehacker

Widgets: From Dashboard to Desktop | MacApper

Calendar: The best Google Calendars for geeks - Lifehacker

Exclusive Lifehacker Download: Better Gmail version 0.8 now available - Lifehacker

Geek To Live: Virtualize AND dual-boot the same Windows on your Mac - Lifehacker

How To Create Strong Passwords You’ll Remember - lifehack.org

HTTP overtakes P2P as dominant web traffic - Research/Trends - www.itnews.com.au

YouTube adds Adobe online video editing software - Applications - www.itnews.com.au

Digg - Get Rid Of Spyware Using Sysinternals Tools (Definitive Guide)

Digg - Linspire, Microsoft in Linux-related deal

Digg - Ubuntu Validates as Genuine Microsoft Software

Leopard Boot Camp “fast switching” disappears - The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

Digg - Bryce 5.5 Full Version for FREE - Professional 3D Design Software

Firefox loses market share while IE, Safari see minor growth

Joost working on embedded support for TVs, cellphones

Digg - Microsoft’s IPTV platform to challenge AppleTV

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Digg - Roundup: Apple iPhone Reviews

The embargo is no more. Check back for updates as reviews flood the Interwebs

First look: the stream-rippin’ RealPlayer 11 beta

Earlier today, Real made the beta of RealPlayer 11 available to the public (which appears to be Windows only for the time being). The new RealPlayer’s biggest advertised feature is the ability to save streaming video to the desktop. The neat thing is that not only RealMedia formats are supported: the player can download Windows Media Video and QuickTime streams as well. RealNetworks says that it will respect streams that make use of Digital Rights Management (DRM) schemes and not allow these to be downloaded.

Internet Radio “Day of Silence” hushes thousands of stations

Today is June 26, and that means that it’s the Internet radio Day of Silence. The Day of Silence was organized by Radio Internet Newsletter publisher Kurt Hanson in order to protest against retroactive royalty rate increases that could end up putting many Internet radio stations out of business. The rates are due to go into effect in less than a month, and with no significant help from Congress as of yet, Internet broadcasters are resorting to silence to demonstrate what will happen if the proposed increases go into effect.

Torrentspy starts filtering copyrighted content

Torrentspy, already on the ropes in its legal battle against copyright owners, is at least trying to look proactive in the fight against piracy. According to CNet, the company has now rolled out a content filtering tool called FileRights. News of the FileRights system comes as Torrentspy faces a controversial court order requiring it to log user activity. The company has repeatedly claimed that it keeps no logs and therefore cannot produce any, but a judge has ruled that the necessary information is already contained in server RAM and so does not require Torrentspy to create any new information; it just needs to record the information already present in the system.

BBC NEWS | Technology | EC threat to BBC over downloads

The BBC has been accused of forcing people to use Microsoft operating systems and has been threatened with a complaint to the European Commission.

BBC NEWS | Technology | Social sites reveal class divide

Fans of MySpace and Facebook are divided by much more than which music they like, suggests a study.

Digg - Microsoft now receiving 2,500 broken 360s per day in UK alone?

New complaints claim out-of-country repair centres are now being used due to unprecedented demand

Gore Galore but a Violent Game Can’t Hold a Gutbucket to the Movies - New York Times

ratings boards in the United States, Britain and other nations effectively killed the game Manhunt 2 last week

Digg - Five resources to create a Wii media center

Here are five applications and websites needed create your own Wii media center…

Digg - Nintendo officially worth more than Sony

Early Monday morning during trading, Nintendo share prices rose just enough for the company’s overall market value to surpass that of Sony, making Nintendo one of Japan’s Top 10 companies in market share for the first time.

Digg - Master Chief Who? Crysis For The PC, It’s Gonna Be That Good.

WARNING: This game will change how you look at first person shooters, with an engine capable of rendering vast distances, interactive environment that HELPS you hunt down your enemy, three types of armor modes, fully destructible objects, and a real time map editor Crysis aims to be the best first person shooter ever made.

Digg - The 5 Most Embarrassing Ways to die in a First-Person Shooter

Samsung intros 64GB solid state drive - Hardware - www.itnews.com.au

Intel makes mash-ups for the masses - Applications - www.itnews.com.au

Mashmaker application allow website customisation without programming. Intel is planning to release a closed beta next month of a tool that allows random users to customise the content of a website without any interference from the publisher.

No Download Required: 30+ Apps That Are Killing Microsoft

some of the services that are nibbling away at Microsoft’s dominance, with Google leading the charge.

Digg - Microsoft Paid Top Bloggers to Promote Vista and Recite MS Slogans

“A ROW IS BREWING between a bunch of bloggers who took cash from Microsoft marketing outfit and stodgy old media types who take their bribes in less obvious ways.”

Digg - Microsoft’s anti-virtualization stance: forget DRM, think Apple

The quest for a reason behind Microsoft’s prohibition continues.

Slashdot | Microsoft Security Makes “Worst Jobs” List

“What do whale-feces researchers, hazmat divers, and employees of Microsoft’s Security Response Center have in common? They all made Popular Science magazine’s 2007 list of the absolute worst jobs in science.”

Digg - uTorrent for Mac is Coming: An Early Review

When BitTorrent Inc bought uTorrent, the most popular Windows BitTorrent client, they announced that they would begin porting it to both the Mac and Linux. They have. Here ’s a preview of the “soon to be released” Mac version of uTorrent.

Digg - Sync your Firefox extensions and profiles across computers

a simple way to sync Firefox extensions, themes, bookmarks, and saved passwords between computers so that no matter where you’re working, your browser is customized in the exact same way. The solution comes in the form of the Microsoft-owned folder syncing and sharing tool, FolderShare.

Digg - Vista Transformation Pack 7.0 Released

Windows X’s latest customization pack to give you the Vista experience without the hassle of a new OS!

www.newfoundfrequency.com

is a website focusing on live music recordings and exposing Australian musicians to the world offer an instant duplication service to local and touring bands to record their gig live and have it available to sell immediately after the show. So people leaving a concert can buy a copy of the gig they just saw on the way out.

 

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Will It Blend? | Presented By Blendtec -the iPhone

Developer models of OpenMoko open-source smartphone released

FIC has announced the official availability of the OpenMoko Neo1973 smartphone developer handsets. The OpenMoko project was first announced by FIC last year with the goal of creating a comprehensive open-source software platform for touchscreen mobile phone devices. The hackable Neo1973 handset—which features a 2.8 inch touchscreen, a 266 Mhz ARM processor, and WiFi—is the first phone designed to run the OpenMoko software platform.

 

Putting Google On Your Phone

Search text across multiple files with Windows Grep - Lifehacker

How To: Create an RSS embedded desktop - Lifehacker

New Quicksilver for Windows app Skylight looks very promising - Lifehacker

Podcasting Toolbox: 70+ Podcasting Tools and Resources

Podcasting Toolbox: 70+ Podcasting Tools and Resources

Digg - 15 free security programs that work

From firewalls to antivirus software to tools for combatting rootkits and spyware, here are some great downloads to protect your system against malicious attacks.

 

Featured Firefox Extension: Upload files to your favorite sites with Fire Uploader - Lifehacker

Major Upgrade for the Flock Browser - lifehack.org

Flock
has announced today an upgrade of their browser. Again, there is a
focus on blogging as well as photo, video and bookmark management.

 

Digg - 10 Alternatives to iTunes for managing your iPod

This overview details the features (with screenshots) of 10 different programs other than iTunes to manage your iPod. Tutorials are included for every program, and they’re all either free or Open Source.

 

Digg - $1.15 Billion Mistake: Microsoft Expanding Warranty to 3 Years!

The company said it has been required to make an “unacceptable number” of repairs to the game machines since they went on sale in November 2005. Any Xbox customer who experiences a general hardware failure will now be covered by a three-year warranty from the date of purchase.

 

Sony announces price cut, new 80GB PlayStation 3 model for North America

Effectively immediately, the price of the PS3 has been dropped to $500 for the 60GB unit, and a $600 80GB model bundled with Motorstorm is coming this August. Pricing is for North America only

 

Featured Download: Get the feel of Photoshop in GIMP with GIMPshop - Lifehacker

BBC NEWS | Business | Google buys e-mail security firm

Digg - Google buys GrandCentral - Prepare to combine all your vmail and phone #’s

You get one phone number that you can set to ring all, some, or none of your phones, based on who’s calling. You also get one central voice mailbox and can listen to your voicemails online or from any phone. You can even listen in on messages from your phone while they are being recorded, or switch a call from your cell to your desk and back again.

 

Linux Tip: Use Google Linux repositories - Lifehacker

Digg - No Samba for Microsoft and Its Linux ‘Partners’

Samba will move to GPLv3. The Samba team will continue to provide security fixes to the GPLv2 versions, but new features will be added only to the GPLv3 versions, the team said.

 

Red Hat wants interoperability without patent pledges, Microsoft says no

Lenovo unveils its highest performing notebook: a Linux workstation - Hardware - www.itnews.com.au

The notebooks is certified to run Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10, as well as Red Hat and Turbo Linux operating systems.

 

BBC NEWS | Technology | Last.fm strikes Sony music deal

The service, bought in May for $280m (£140m) by CBS Corporation, has signed a deal with the Sony BMG record label.

 

The partnership will give the web 2.0 service’s 20 million users access to the entire Sony catalogue of music.

RIAA sued for using illegal investigatory practices

A grandmother targeted by the RIAA for file-sharing is striking back at the controversial music industry association, arguing that it has knowingly engaged in “one or more overt acts of unlawful private investigation” to further its case.

 

MediaDefender denies entrapment accusations with fake torrent site

Antipiracy agency MediaDefender strongly denies recent claims that it set up an entrapment scheme in order to catch so-called pirates downloading illegal movies and software.

 

A neutral ‘Net needs up to twice the bandwidth of a tiered network

Recent research suggests the obvious: that building an undifferentiated network requires far more capacity than one in which traffic is prioritized, throttled, and controlled. But when AT&T researchers are involved in writing the paper in question, the results seem a bit more sinister. Is the research just another attempt by a major backbone Internet operator to justify a non-neutral Internet?

 

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