Archive for the 'Tech News 09/2007' Category

DIY Creations: Make Noise Reduction Headphones for $20

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

You can head down to your local stereo store and get fleeced for about $150 (or more) to buy a good pair of noise reduction headphones; or you can watch this video demonstration from Metacafe on how to hack your very own noise reducing headphone set for around $20. You can find the headphones that […]

Nokia’s tricked out Ford Mustang

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

 
Yeah, we know this sounds like something out of the twilight zone, but we promise you this is legit. Nokia, in addition to showing off their N81 and N95 8GB handsets, partnered with Ford to bring a special Nokia edition Ford Mustang. We’re not sure if the car portion of this thing sports any special […]

IBM Seeks US Patents For Offshoring US Jobs

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

theodp writes “IBM and other corporations are seeking patents for inventions covering the offshoring of US jobs. The USPTO is considering IBM’s patent application for Outsourcing of Services, a ‘method for identifying human-resource work content to outsource offshore of an organization’ to ‘countries where cheaper labor prices and/or cheaper materials are available.’ Then there’s Big […]

Firefox: Run Faster Without Rebooting

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

If Firefox has a flaw to get bummed about, it’s that it slows down your machine after a few hours of steady computing. Digital Inspiration has a workaround for this that (yay!) does not include any sort of restart:

Start Firefox and export your bookmarks as a file on your hard-drive (we’ll need them later).
Type firefox.exe […]

What’s So Precious About Bad Software?

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

David Gerard invites to read Carla Schroeder from Enterprise Networking Planet, who gets down to the real reason why companies want to keep their code proprietary, with examples. Quoting: “We are drowned in tides of twaddle about precious IP, Trade Sekkrits, Sooper Original Algorithms that must not be exposed to eyes of mere mortals, and […]

Digital Life’s mobile handsets

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

While Digital Life is set up to celebrate lifestyle technology from all walks of life, you know we had to hit up the cell phones and mobile handsets first! There’s not a whole lot of breaking stuff here, but it’s always nice to see hotly anticipated handsets in the same place. Nokia was out in […]

Ask The Readers: Do You Sign The Back Of Your Credit Cards?

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

One of the most common ways to guard yourself against credit card misuse is to sign the back of your card, so that merchants can check the signature on your card with that on your ID. Right? Well, maybe not. According to financial blog The Tao of Making Money, the best practice is not to […]

Digital Life ‘07: BGR is on the ground!

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

That’s right people. Yours truly and Joshua Karp are on foot treking it out through digital cameras, home entertainment centers, mobile devices, and more! We just got to the Jacob Javits Center, and we’re ready to rock! if you’re here, make sure you hit us up! Stay tuned for our Digital Life ‘07 coverage starting […]

Internet Blackout in Myanmar Stalls Citizen Report

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

StonyandCher writes “The government in Myanmar has reportedly cut off Internet access in the troubled country. The loss of Internet access in Myanmar has slowed the tide of photos and videos shared with the rest of the world but people outside of the troubled country continue to use new media sites and other technologies to […]

Personal Relationships: How to Deal With a Verbally Abusive Person

Saturday, September 29th, 2007

Ever been in an argument that starts getting really nasty really quick? Self-improvement site Pick the Brain suggests that you put a stop to it:
Firmly but calmly state: “You’re very angry right now and you’re saying things you don’t mean (give them the benefit of the doubt). I’m going to excuse myself. We can talk […]

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