An Elemental Fascination – Popular Science

 Awesome interactive periodic table. Four years of work. Incredible determination.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

An Elemental Fascination
Our interactive periodic table showcases 93 element samples from the collection of PopSci contributing editor Theodore Gray, who spent four years assembling and photographing them. Click here to start exploring

Source: An Elemental Fascination – Popular Science

Bad Astronomy Blog » The Top Ten Astronomy Images of 2006

  

These are some incredible images. Very impressed.

The Top Ten Astronomy Images of 2006

This past year has been — like most are — up and down for science in general and astronomy in particular. We’ve had stunning successes and heartbreaking setbacks, all of which seem huge when dealing with them at the time. But while the science of astronomy is many things, one of the more subtle yet deeply profound aspects of it is its ability to provide a sense of perspective.

Source: Bad Astronomy Blog » The Top Ten Astronomy Images of 2006

» Windows CardSpace gets Firefox support

I know this is kind of old news, but I missed it somehow. I haven’t played with it yet. I just downloaded the new Firefox 2.0.0.1 release, so I will download the add-on and see how it works.

December 13th, 2006

Windows CardSpace gets Firefox support

Posted by Mary Jo Foley @ 10:56 am Categories: Vista, Windows Server Longhorn, Windows client, Windows server, Windows XP, Security, Internet Explorer

A new plug-in providing Firefox support for Microsoft’s CardSpace digital-identity framework is now available for public download.

Solution architect Kevin Miller, who played an instrumental role in developing the technology, announced the availability of his Firefox add-on for Windows via his blog.

Why is Firefox support important? Until there is more third-party support for Microsoft’s CardSpace, it will be slow to gain traction. But until CardSpace gains more traction, developers will be reluctant to build applications that make use of it. CardSpace, the technology formerly known as InfoCard, is a key piece of Microsoft’s proposed Internet-wide identity metasystem.

Source: » Windows CardSpace gets Firefox support | All about Microsoft | ZDNet.com

Coming in January: "Month of Apple Bugs" – Security Fix

A ”Month of Bugs.” Doesn’t even surprise me. There is no software that doesn’t have bugs. Operating Systems especially. Infrastructure is tough. This isn’t news, it’s entertainment. 

Coming in January: “Month of Apple Bugs”

A pair of security researchers has picked January 2007 as the starting point for a month-long project in which each passing day will feature a previously undocumented security hole in Apple’s OS X operating system or in Apple applications that run on top of it.

The “Month of Apple Bugs” project, currently slated to begin on Jan. 1, is being orchestrated in part by a security researcher who asked to be identified only by his online alias “LMH.” This is the same researcher who in November ran the “Month of Kernel Bugs” project. LMH’s partner in this project is Kevin Finisterre, a researcher who has reported numerous bugs to Apple over the past few years.

Source: Coming in January: “Month of Apple Bugs” – Security Fix

Smart person’s debate of OSX vs. Windows Vista « Scobleizer – Tech Geek Blogger

This kind of thinking  always amazes me. The competition between OSX and Vista isn’t real, it’s totally fabricated. Msft is and OS company. Apple is a hardware company. It’s as simple as that. You  can’t buy OSX to run on your Intel box. You can buy a Mac to run Vista, but you will get OSX included for free. The bean counters at Apple couldn’t care less which OS you run on the machine that makes the company money. Only geeks and marketing types think this is important. Uh….which one are you Scoble? 

Smart person’s debate of OSX vs. Windows Vista

I’d like to get a group together to debate Windows Vista vs. Mac OSX sometime in January after MacWorld and CES (since Windows Vista ships on January 31st, that’ll be a good time to do it).

I don’t want religious jerks, but I do want advocates, especially ones who can effectively demo their favorite things.

Who is your OS debate “dream team?”

I’ll start the list of potential candidates with Gina Trapani of Life Hacker.

I’d like to end up with three people for each OS. No “Digg commenter attitude.” Just the facts, back and forth, to give people a good mental model of what’s up on each OS and what the strengths and weaknesses of each OS are.

Source: Smart person’s debate of OSX vs. Windows Vista « Scobleizer – Tech Geek Blogger

How to set up dual monitors – Lifehacker

I finally broke down and bought two flat screen monitors. I love it. I can’t believe the difference in productivity. I will post a picture presently. 

to set up dual monitors

Tech mag PC World has a video demonstrating how to install and configure a dual-monitor setup.

The video shows how to upgrade your graphics card (which may or may not be necessary), identifies the difference between analog and digital connectors and explains when you might need to use an adapter. It also wisely suggests backing up your PC before getting started.

We’ve long been proponents of the productivity gains afforded by dual monitors, and this video offers a good introduction to this essential upgrade. — Rick Broida

How to Set Up Multiple Monitors [PC World]

Source: How to set up dual monitors – Lifehacker

DIY homemade instant oatmeal – Lifehacker

Yucch! Instant Oatmeal–in any form–is pig fodder. Cooking real oatmeal takes five minutes (you have to boil the water) instead of one. The real oatmeal is infinitly better than the instant crap. 

homemade instant oatmeal

DIY site Instructables has a simple tutorial on making cheaper, tastier, healthier instant-oatmeal servings than the ones that come in those paper packets.

In a nutshell, you mix a handful of ingredients (starting with bulk instant oatmeal) in a plastic container or zip-lock bag, shake everything up and go on your merry way. When you’re ready to eat, add hot water and wait a minute.

You may want to experiment with the ingredients a bit (I recommend dried cherries), but otherwise this is a smart and easy alternative to sugar-filled, prepackaged instant oatmeal. — Rick Broida

Source: DIY homemade instant oatmeal – Lifehacker