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Monthly Archives: July 2006
Glitch in voice-recognition software foils Microsoft demo
USA Today reports that a gitch in Microsoft’s voice recognition software turned the live demonstration into a bit of an embarrassment. According to the newspaper: The trouble began when the presenter, a member of the team working on the new … Continue reading
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Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth
Photosynth takes a large collection of photos of a place or object, analyzes them for similarities, and displays them in a reconstructed 3-Dimensional space. This project is part of the Microsoft’s Live Labs team. Take a tour of Microsoft’s Photosynth.
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Another Dell Laptop catches fire…
Henrik reports in Tom’s Hardware forum that a Dell laptop in their IT department blew up. He wrote : “One of our IT guys put out the flames (yes, I said flames) and thusly covered the entire area with fire … Continue reading
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Firefox 1.5.0.5 and Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 released
Firefox 1.5.0.5 was released yesterday. Click here to find out what is fixed in Firefox 1.5.0.5. It has lots of security fixes, so I would advice everyone to update. Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 was released today. I got the update notification and … Continue reading
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Newfound blob is biggest thing in universe
MSNBC reports : An enormous amoeba-like structure 200 million light-years wide and made up of galaxies and large bubbles of gas is the largest known object in the universe. The galaxies within the newly found structure are packed together four … Continue reading
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Thunderbird 2.0 feature list
Click here to read the feature list of Thunderbird 2.0. Some of the interesting features include: Folder summary tooltips: Allow users to quickly see the contents of new messages in unopened folders without forcing them to actually open the folder. … Continue reading
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GMail Manager works with Google Hosted accounts
I’m hosting my email accounts using Google Hosted. I didn’t find any utility to check my multiple email accounts (7). Google’s Gmail Notifier checks only for GMails, not hosted mails. GMail Manager is a Firefox extension that I use to … Continue reading
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Trojan Hides Itself as Firefox Extension
Security firm McAfee warned of a new trojan that installs itself as a Firefox extension on Tuesday, according to Beta News. Once loaded on the infected computer, the trojan begins sending personal information entered in the Web browser to a … Continue reading
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IE7 to be distributed via Automatic Updates!
Microsoft is planning to distribute Internet Explorer 7 via Windows automatic updates, according to MSDN blog. It’ll be distributed as high priority updates shortly after the final version is released for Windows XP. It is expected to be released in … Continue reading
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Wireless problem with Ubuntu desktop
I bought Zonet ZEW1602 from NewEgg. It’s a pretty good deal ($2.99 after rebate). I installed it in my dual boot desktop. I already have 2 Ethernet ports on that desktop. One is the built-in which I disabled and the … Continue reading
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