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| Posted: 20 Sep 2010 05:21 AM PDT  Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful: 1. Airbus Wants to Build Invisible Passenger Planes Aircraft manufacturer Airbus has theorized a see-through passenger plane for the future, one with a completely transparent fuselage. In this concept craft, the push of a button by the captain would a send an electrical pulse through a high-tech ceramic skin -- making the main body of the plane see-through. More @ FOXNews 2. Facebook's Not Building a Phone, So What's It Really Doing? Today Facebook denied rumors that it's building a phone, and though that probably means there technically won't be a Facebook-branded phone any time soon, some of what the company is doing in the mobile space could still be worthy of enthusiasm. More @ Mashable 3. Linux and Too Many Choices A perennial whinge is "Linux and FOSS have too many choices! It's confusing and scary!" So what's the answer, a single global dictator? More @ LinuxToday 4. Atari 2600 recreated in an FPGA 5. Revisiting Solid State Hard Drives It's been almost a year since I covered The State of Solid State Hard Drives. Not a heck of a lot has changed, but the topic is still worth revisiting, because if you care at all about how your computer performs, solid state hard drives remain a life changing experience. More @ CodingHorror 6. Oracle Open World keynote sets a dull tone I can't recall a major industry conference first day keynote where within 10 minutes I was getting bored and within 30 I was out the door - at least of the main hall. Such was the degree to which Oracle Open World's opening keynote captured my attention. More @ ZDNet 7. Google Is Making Your Account Vastly More Secure With Two-Step Authentication "Two-factor authentication" may be the least sexy-sounding feature I've ever written about. But if you've ever worried about being phished or having your password hacked, it could be your best friend — because it makes it much, much harder for a hacker to break into your account. More @ TechCrunch 8. PlayStation Move gets broken down -- so easy, an end-user could do it 9. Why Linux Is Poised for Domination Could 2010 be Linux' breakout year? Linux is already making huge waves in mobile computing, with the rise of the Android operating system, the momentum behind Meego, a bevy of Linux-powered netbooks, and an army of Linux-toting tablets on the horizon. More @ LinuxInsider 10. Life's missing white space I'm not a designer, but I've always been in love with the design concept of white space. More @ Zenhabits  |
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