Archive for September, 2007

10
Sep

Easter Egg in Google Earth

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Users of Google Earth can now fly around in a full featured flight simulator built into Google Earth! From Slashdot: insidedesign writes: “Blogger Marco has recently discovered that the newest version of Google Earth includes a flight simulator. Though simple in comparison to full-blown simulators, Google Earth’s is fun and addictive. To get started, press [...]

08
Sep

What Patches Are You Missing?

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We’ve all had it drilled into our heads by now about using Windows Update (or Microsoft Update) to ensure that we all have the latest patches for Windows XP or Vista. We diligently download and install these patches to keep Windows up to date.  But what are we missing? Windows update is, naturally, Microsoft-centric.  It [...]

07
Sep

Choking the Bandwidth

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From the Washington Post: The rapid growth of online videos, music and games has created a new Internet sin: using it too much. Comcast has punished some transgressors by cutting off their Internet service, arguing that excessive downloaders hog Internet capacity and slow down the network for other customers. The company declines to reveal its [...]