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Monday, July 13, 2009

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Weekly Ten (7-13-2009)

Posted: 13 Jul 2009 07:45 AM PDT

10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:


1. Polish teen derails tram after hacking train network
A Polish teenager allegedly turned the tram system in the city of Lodz into his own personal train set, triggering chaos and derailing four vehicles in the process. Twelve people were injured in one of the incidents.
More @ TheRegister

2. How to use electrical outlets and cheap lasers to steal data
The only thing you need for successful attacks are either the electrical grid or a distant line of sight, no expensive piece of equipment is required," Barisani and Bianco say in a paper describing the hacks.
More @ NetworkWorld

3. Netbooks Are Little Notebooks, and Linux on Netbooks Rocks
This newfangled netbook phenomenon has brought with it a bit of confusion, which is understandable since it is so new. The EeePC 701 launched the modern netbook craze, a tiny little low-powered thing with a 7" screen, 512MB RAM, WiFi, and 4BG of storage. It ran a stripped-down Linux, and at two pounds and $399, it quickly won many hearts.
More @ LinuxToday

4. Robots learning facial expressions

More @ HackaDay

5. Open Source is Infiltrating the Enterprise
There's a persistent perception that open source software is being ignored in the enterprise, that IT management fears it and it ends up being more costly to deploy than proprietary solutions. That's certainly the perception that some major software vendors would like you to have. But it's Jeffrey Hammond's job to dispel those perceptions, at least when they aren't accurate.
More @ OreillyRadar

6. Windows 7 Forecast to Squash Vista Quickly
Just more than a year after it launches, Windows 7 will account for nearly half of all the client operating systems Microsoft ships to corporate users, according to forecasts by IDC.
More @ PCWorld

7. Apple nears wireless license for iPhone in China
Apple may have finally cleared a hurdle in bringing the iPhone to China as it has reportedly applied for a Network Access License in the Asian country, putting a release just a few months away -- albeit without Wi-Fi.
More @ AppleInsider

8. Video: Life-sized Gundam's back, looking deadlier than ever

More @ Engadget

9. How to Debug PHP Using Firefox with FirePHP
Typically, there are two main ways of debugging server-side code: you can utilize an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) with a built-in debugger or log and perform your debugging processes in a web browser.
More @ SixRevisions

10. The Healthy and Fit Algorithm
Remember: Getting in shape is about 3 things. Eating right. Exercising. And doing those two things consistently! Of course, that's easier said than done but it's the truth. Getting into shape is not rocket science!
More @ ZenHabits

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