| Posted: 20 Jul 2009 12:10 AM PDT  10 Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful:1. DRM is Dead, RIAA Says For years the RIAA has defended the use of DRM, much to the dislike of millions of honest customers who actually paid for their music. Now, in a shocking turnaround, the outfit seems to have come to the realization that DRM does more harm than good and has officially declared its death. More @ TorrentFreak 2. How to Go to Mars--Right Now! Many people believe that a manned mission to Mars is a venture best left to the next generation. They're wrong. We have in hand all the required technologies; we don't need to build giant spaceships, a lunar base, or a space station grander than the one we have. Instead, we can go straight to Mars in relatively small spacecraft powered by boosters like those that carried Apollo astronauts to the moon 40 years ago. More @ IEEESpectrum 3. Migrating to Linux, Part 1: Sharing a Room With Windows Going from Windows to Linux need not be done all at once. You don't need to throw yourself into the deep end of the pool in order to learn how to swim. For those with a Microsoft habit they want to kick but don't want to go cold turkey, here are some ways to ease into Linux without giving up Windows -- well, not immediately, anyway. More @ LinuxInsider 4. $15 HDR camera 5. The Anatomy Of The Twitter Attack The Twitter document leak fiasco started with a simple story that personal accounts of Twitter employees were hacked. Twitter CEO Evan Williams commented on that story, saying that Twitter itself was mostly unaffected. No personal accounts were compromised, and "most of the sensitive information was personal rather than company-related," he said. The individual behind the attacks, known as Hacker Croll, wasn't happy with that response. Lots of Twitter corporate information was compromised, and he wanted the world to know about it. More @ TechCrunch 6. Google Frenzy and Mono Mania Just when I was getting thoroughly bored with Mono news, which is the same arguments recycled over and over, and little of anything more definitive from the Mono camp than "Same to you!", along came a tidal wave of Google Chrome OS news. More @ LinuxToday 7. Microsoft's Empty Promise Last week, Microsoft extended the terms of their Community Promise to implementations of the ECMA 334 and 335 standards. You might think this means it's safe to write your software in C#. However, this promise is full of loopholes, and it's nowhere near enough to make C# safe. More @ FSF.org 8. Parajet SkyCar flying vehicle evolves, now ready for pre-orders 9. Steve Ballmer laughs off Google's Chrome OS threat Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer ridiculed Google's browser-based PC operating system which is slated for shipment next year, using a tone remarkably similar to that used to blow off the potential of the iPhone two years ago. More @ AppleInsider 10. Top 10 DIY Projects that Harness the Power of the Sun Cheap, powerful, and available almost everywhere—solar energy is a truly great thing. With these 10 sun-powered projects, you can turn a sunny day off into some brag-worthy, possibly money-saving backyard tech. More @ Lifehacker  |
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