Tuesday, August 30, 2005

QuirksBlog: addEvent() considered harmful

QuirksBlog: addEvent() considered harmful: "Back in 2001 Scott Andrew LePera published the cross browser event handler script addEvent(), which was subsequently copied, revised, and used in many, many websites. I never used it, because I felt — and feel — it is wrong to assume that the W3C addEventListener and the Microsoft attachEvent methods are the same. They aren't, and the slight but important difference can trip up the unwary web developer.

Today I found excellent evidence that addEvent() can be harmful if it's used without intimate knowledge of the differences between the W3C and Microsoft event registration models."

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Google Desktop (Google Weblog)

Google Desktop (Google Weblog): "Google Desktop

New: Google Desktop. News, scratch pad, headlines, weather, and search in a sidebar."

Now, Google Is Tackling Talk

Now, Google Is Tackling Talk: "Now, Google Is Tackling Talk
The search giant will launch instant-messaging and Net-telephony products that promise to work with existing services -- if AOL and others agree"

Add yet another offering, actually two, from Google (GOOG ) that takes the search giant even further beyond its find-anything-on-the-Web roots. On Aug. 24 it announced a broad-ranging effort to attack both the instant-messaging and Internet voice-calling markets with a service called Google Talk."

The search giant will launch instant-messaging and Net-telephony products that promise to work with existing services -- if AOL and others agree

Sunday, August 21, 2005

Hybrid honeypots 'shadow' intrusion prevention systems

Hybrid honeypots 'shadow' intrusion prevention systems: "Hybrid honeypots 'shadow' intrusion prevention systems
By Anne Saita, News Director
10 Aug 2005 | SearchSecurity.com"

BALTIMORE – Decoy servers known as honeypots are used to research new threats and to lure attackers away from "productive" enterprise networks. Now, a new hybrid of the popular devices may enhance the accuracy of anomaly detection."

Saturday, August 20, 2005

Sun's Linux killer shows promise | The Register

Sun's Linux killer shows promise | The Register: "Sun's Linux killer shows promise
Page: 1 2 3 4 Next >
By Thomas C Greene in Washington
Published Tuesday 16th August 2005 23:23 GMT

Review If Sun gets very serious about Solaris 10 on x86 and the Open Solaris project that it hopes will nourish it, Linux vendors had better get very worried. That's because, in the many areas where Linux is miles ahead of Solaris, Sun stands a good chance of catching up quickly if it has the will, whereas in the many areas where Solaris is miles ahead, the Linux community will be hard pressed to narrow the gap. In this series of articles, we take a careful look at Solaris x86, examining the good, the bad, and the ugly, with Linux as our chief point of reference."

Deskzilla Desktop Bugzilla Client Beta - MozillaZine Talkback

Deskzilla Desktop Bugzilla Client Beta - MozillaZine Talkback: "Deskzilla Desktop Bugzilla Client Beta
Wednesday August 17th, 2005

sereda writes: 'Deskzilla 1.0 Beta has been announced. Deskzilla is an alternative, desktop client application for the Bugzilla bug-tracking system, created by an independent software vendor. Deskzilla is free for open-source projects."

ONJava.com: Introduction to the ASM 2.0 Bytecode Framework

ONJava.com: Introduction to the ASM 2.0 Bytecode Framework: "

Introduction to the ASM 2.0 Bytecode Framework
by Eugene Kuleshov
08/17/2005

Java features such as dynamic class loading and reflection make it a dynamic language. However, in many cases, reflection is not sufficient, and developers need to generate bytecode from non-Java source code, such as scripting languages like Groovy (JSR-241) or BeanShell (JSR-274), or from metadata such as an OR-mapping configuration. When working with existing classes, and especially when original Java sources are not available, some tools may need to do a static analysis of the interdependencies or even method behavior in order to produce test coverage or metrics, or to detect bugs and anti-patterns. New features added to into Java 5, such as annotations and generics, affected bytecode structure and require special attention from bytecode manipulation tools to maintain good performance. This article will give an overview of one of the smallest and fastest bytecode manipulation frameworks available for Java."

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Practically Groovy: Groovy's growth spurt

Practically Groovy: Groovy's growth spurt: "Practically Groovy: Groovy's growth spurt

Get friendly with the new, JSR-compliant Groovy syntax

Level: Intermediate

Andrew Glover (aglover@vanwardtechnologies.com), CTO, Vanward Technologies

19 Jul 2005

With the release (and subsequent releases) of a JSR-241 compliant parser, the changes to Groovy’s syntax have been formalized -- which means if you weren't paying attention before, now's the time to start. This month, resident Groovy practitioner Andrew Glover walks through most important changes to Groovy's syntax and shows you a handy feature you won't find in classic Groovy."

CodeFutures launches Hibernate Java persistence tool

CodeFutures launches Hibernate Java persistence tool: "osted by: webmaster on Saturday Aug 13, 2005 Viewed: 75 times

CodeFutures has updated its FireStorm/DAO Java persistence tool to provide the option of automatically generating Hibernate Java persistence code."

AnandTech: Gigabyte's i-RAM: Affordable Solid State Storage

AnandTech: Gigabyte's i-RAM: Affordable Solid State Storage: "When Gigabyte showed us their collection of goodies for the new year, we were actually quite interested in one of them. And after we posted an article about it, we found that quite a few of you were very interested in it too. Gigabyte's i-RAM was an immediate success and it wasn't so much that the product was a success, but it was the idea that piqued everyone's interests."

Amazon.com Unveils Photo-Mapping Service - Yahoo! News

Amazon.com Unveils Photo-Mapping Service - Yahoo! News: "Tue Aug 16, 8:15 AM ET

PALO ALTO, Calif. - Hoping to become a more popular Internet destination, a small search engine owned by Web retailer Amazon.com Inc. is testing a mapping service that will display street-level photos of the city blocks surrounding a requested address."

maps.a9.com

NTT preps 3D web browser | The Register

NTT preps 3D web browser | The Register: "NTT preps 3D web browser
By Tony Smith
Published Tuesday 16th August 2005 11:58 GMT

Japanese software company NTT will release its three-dimensional web browser in October, the company revealed last week.

The ¥30,000 ($275) SpaceBrowser package works with Internet Explorer to render information in a 3D space. The example NTT uses is a wine store where the prices of the various cuvĂ©es on offer are arranged as items floating in space, the cheapest bottles closest to the viewer and the most expensive further away, and spread from left to right by type."

Monday, August 15, 2005

Manage the agile team with XPlanner

Manage the agile team with XPlanner: "Manage the agile team with XPlanner
How can XPlanner assist your agile team to achieve peak performance?

So you've heard good things about agile development. You're convinced that the short delivery cycles, test-driven development, continuous integration, and intimate user involvement are the keys to delivering real (and timely) value from your software project. But the team management tools you've previously relied upon don't quite fit with this new approach. What kind of tool can support you in gathering user stories from your customers and in juggling these stories between development iterations? In planning development tasks around these stories? Or publishing real-time statistics from your current iteration to help you better estimate the next one? XPlanner is an open source team management tool specifically designed for just this role. In this article, David Elliot and Justin Smith discuss their experience with deploying and running XPlanner to manage an agile project team. (2,500 words; August 15, 2005)

By David Elliot and Justin Smith"

XDoclet: Attribute-Oriented Programming - Welcome

XDoclet: Attribute-Oriented Programming - Welcome: "XDoclet is an open source code generation engine. It enables Attribute-Oriented Programming for java. In short, this means that you can add more significance to your code by adding meta data (attributes) to your java sources. This is done in special JavaDoc tags.
XDoclet in Action

XDoclet will parse your source files and generate many artifacts such as XML descriptors and/or source code from it. These files are generated from templates that use the information provided in the source code and its JavaDoc tags."

ONJava.com: Code-Generation Techniques for Java

ONJava.com: Code-Generation Techniques for Java: "Code-Generation Techniques for Java
by Jack Herrington
09/03/2003

Working in Java either means writing a little bit of complex code or writing a lot of gruntwork code. J2EE is a prime example; implementing the persistence for a single database table takes five classes and two interfaces using EJBs, and almost all of the classes are clerical work. We have to write them, but we don't have to do it by hand. Code-generation techniques can make building high-quality EJB code a breeze."

An even older article than the last one about code genertion (by the same author). Page 2 covers XDoclet

java.net: Extensible Code Generation with Java, Part 1

java.net: Extensible Code Generation with Java, Part 1: "Extensible Code Generation with Java, Part 1
by Jack Herrington
05/12/2004

Code generation is a key new trend in engineering, one that you need to understand well. The reason is simple: today's modern frameworks are extremely code-intensive. Using a code generator to build the code for you can save you a lot of time, both in writing the code and fixing the inevitable bugs that spring from swathes of hand-written code.

There are a number of code generation options for Java development. These range from canned solutions that generate whole applications (e.g. Compuware's OptimalJ), to open source generators (e.g. XDoclet), to custom-built solutions. This article focuses on using XSLT to build custom generators. More information about XSLT is presented below."

Old article but plenty of content

LinuxDevCenter.com: The Ur-Quan Masters

LinuxDevCenter.com: The Ur-Quan Masters: "The Ur-Quan Masters
by Howard Wen
08/11/2005

When the original developers of Star Control 2 contacted the online Star Control fan community, they presented an enticing question: if they released the source to the 3DO version of Star Control 2 under GPL, would anybody be interested in porting it to modern-day computers?

Michael Martin, a 26-year-old Ph.D. student at Stanford University, answered the call. After removing proprietary 3DO-specific components from the code, the developers released the source for Star Control 2 to the public. Martin and other Star Control fans then organized themselves to port the game to run on modern systems and operating systems. They renamed the project The Ur-Quan Masters, because they do not actually have the rights to the name Star Control."

Sage - O'Reilly Network Articles

ONJava.com: Important Notice for ONJava Readers About O'Reilly RSS and Atom Feeds: "08/11/2005

O'Reilly Media, Inc. is rolling out a new syndication mechanism that provides greater control over the content we publish online. You'll notice some improvements immediately, such as better standards compliance, graphical tiles accompanying article descriptions, and enclosure support for podcatching applications. We've tested the new feeds using a variety of popular newsreaders and aggregators, but we realize that there may be a few bumps along the way. If you experience problems, please don't hesitate to send mail to webmaster@oreilly.com. Please include detail about your operating system and reader applications. We also welcome your suggestions. Thank you for your continued support of ONJava."

O'Reilly altering many feeds

JXTA Technology Brings the Internet Back to Its Origin

JXTA Technology Brings the Internet Back to Its Origin: "JXTA Technology Brings the Internet Back to Its Origin

By Janice J. Heiss, August 11, 2005

The Internet was founded on a simple vision: to build a highly decentralized and resilient worldwide network infrastructure that would scale and that could resist any denial-of-service attacks. In recent years, the amount of information on the Internet has grown so much that it can be neither classified nor comprehended. Its sheer volume, coupled with limitations in indexing and search technologies, makes finding relevant information difficult. Security concerns have forced network administrators to deploy firewalls that hinder the free flow and exchange of information."

Sun N1 Grid Engine - White Papers

Sun N1 Grid Engine - White Papers: "The Accounting and Reporting Console (ARCO) is a module found exclusively in the N1 Grid Engine product from Sun Microsystems. It provides a comprehensive way to collect and analyze extensive detailed statistics of usage on the Grid. This whitepaper describes the most important features and potential usages that ARCO enables."

Security

Security: "Sun’s market-leading products, services, and solutions deliver the core security elements for safeguarding an organization’s critical information assets. Unlike add-on security point products or outsourcing 'solutions' offered by competitors, Sun’s 'Secure-by-Design' portfolio distinguishes itself by its superior technical capability; high degree of interoperability; and flexible, cost-effective deployment options. Armed with these solutions and skills, Sun enables organizations to meet their appropriate levels of identity and authentication, access control and authorization, accounting and auditability, and data integrity and privacy, recognizing that each is essential to achieving a trusted IT environment and regulatory compliance."

Includes: Systemically Secure Architectures White Paper

Saturday, August 13, 2005

Read/Write Web: Bringing Web 2.0 to The People

Read/Write Web: Bringing Web 2.0 to The People: "Bringing Web 2.0 to The People
May 24, 2005

Web 2.0 NewsJim Cuene gave an excellent presentation to the Minnesota Interactive Marketing Association last week, on the subject of Web 2.0. The accompanying powerpoint presentation (3.2MB) is a nice overview of current Web 2.0 trends, delivered in a down-to-earth and businesslike way. I particularly liked Slide 3, a comparison between Web 1.0 and 2.0 entitled 'Web 2.0: Evolution Towards a Read/Write Platform'. "

Sam Ruby: Agile Web 2.0 Development

Sam Ruby: Agile Web 2.0 Development: "Agile Web 2.0 Development

There is an interesting discussion going on between Tim (Bray) and Tim (O’Reilly) over the use of the term Web 2.0. I’m with Tim (O’Reilly) in that the term Web 2.0 is as relevant today as the term P2P was in 2001. And I’m with Tim (Bray) in that the term Web 2.0 will likely be as relevant in 2009 as the term P2P is today.

But I will say that I like the term Web 2.0 much more than I like Tim (O’Reilly’s) previous attempt, namely the Internet Operating System, for reasons I’ll go into at near the end of this mini-essay. "

Prototype JavaScript Framework: Class-style OO, Ajax, and more

Prototype JavaScript Framework: Class-style OO, Ajax, and more: "Prototype is a JavaScript framework that aims to ease development of dynamic web applications. Featuring a unique, easy-to-use toolkit for class-driven development and the nicest Ajax library around, Prototype is quickly becoming the codebase of choice for Web 2.0 developers everywhere."

script.aculo.us - web 2.0 javascript

script.aculo.us - web 2.0 javascript: "Welcome to script.aculo.us!

The Web is changing. The 30-year-old terminal-like technology it was originally is gradually giving way to new ways of doing things. The power of AJAX allows for rich user interaction without the trouble that has bugged traditional web applications. Building upon the wonderful Prototype JavaScript library, script.aculo.us provides you with some great additional ingredients to mix in."

Rico - Home

Rico - Home: "Rico is a Spanish word meaning rich. The goal of Rico is to provide a rich experience for web sites using Ajax technology.

Rico is just one small part of a larger effort at Sabre Airline Solutions to create a suite of rich internet components, behaviors and effects for the web application space.

The library is a fully object-oriented JavaScript library. Recently we refactored the library to extend the excellent prototype.js effort from the Ruby on Rails folks."

Behaviour : Using CSS selectors to apply Javascript behaviours

Behaviour : Using CSS selectors to apply Javascript behaviours: "After all the work of WASP and others to promote clean markup, valid pages and graceful degradataion via css - it sucks that we're going back to tag soup days by throwing javascript tags into our html.

The better way to do javascript is to do it unobtrusively. PPK and Simon Willison have been recommending this approach for ages. And it's definitely the way to go. The only problem is that it's a bit of a pain in the ass.

That's why I came up with Behaviour - my solution to unobtrusive javascript behaviours."

Ajaxian Blog: ClearNova: Ajax Examples

Ajaxian Blog: ClearNova: Ajax Examples: "August 11, 2005
ClearNova: Ajax Examples

ClearNova has some nice ajaxian examples:

* Ping: Ping sends the current date to the server. Basic AJAX functionality. See server console for date.
* Track Changes: As each field changes, the change is sent to the server. If all is well, the word OK shows up next to the field along with the text sent to the server. The server console shows the values sent to the server."

Google AJAXSLT

Google AJAXSLT: "AJAXSLT is an implementation of XSL-T in JavaScript, intended for use in fat web pages, which are nowadays referred to as AJAX applications. Because XSL-T uses XPath, it is also an implementation of XPath that can be used independently of XSL-T."

script.aculo.us - web 2.0 javascript

script.aculo.us - web 2.0 javascript: "Welcome to script.aculo.us!

The Web is changing. The 30-year-old terminal-like technology it was originally is gradually giving way to new ways of doing things. The power of AJAX allows for rich user interaction without the trouble that has bugged traditional web applications. Building upon the wonderful Prototype JavaScript library, script.aculo.us provides you with some great additional ingredients to mix in."

The Glass is Too Big - J Wynia

The Glass is Too Big - J Wynia: "

Create Your Own Web-based Screensaver
Thursday August 11th 2005, 7:25 am
Filed under: General, Other Programming

Note: This code was written quickly and has only been tested on one machine, so let me know if it doesn’t work right away and we’ll work through the problems.

Ever wanted to make your own quick screensaver? Wanted to turn a cool Flash animation or RSS-based page into a screensaver? Turns out it’s not that difficult. Anything you can put into a web page can be used. This includes Flash, DHTML animations, Iframes loading remote data, AJAX calls, etc."

Using the XML HTTP Request object

Using the XML HTTP Request object: "Using the XML HTTP Request object

This article was originally written in April 2002, I've decided to fix and update it as the objects finally seem to be getting some popularity. The 2002 version is still available, as is the September 2004 version. This version August 2005."

Multi-Threading in a Java Environment

Multi-Threading in a Java Environment: "Multi-Threading in a Java Environment
This article discusses creating multithreaded Java code, a few best-practices for designing parallel programs, and some of the tools and resources available to developers.

by Allan McNaughton August 11, 2005

Building programs around threads of execution—that is, around specific sequences of instructions—delivers significant performance benefits. Consider, for example, a program that reads large amounts of data from disk and processes that data before writing it to the screen (such as a DVD player). On a traditional, single-threaded program (the kind most client programs use today), where only one task executes at a time, each of these activities happens as a part of a sequence of distinct phases. No data is processed until a chunk of a defined size has been read. So the program logic that could be processing the data is not executed until disk reads are complete. This leads to inferior performance.

On a threaded program, one thread can be assigned to read data, another thread to process it, and a third to write it out to the graphics card. These three threads can operate in parallel so that data is being processed while disk reads are going on. And overall performance improves. Many other examples can be devised in which the ability to do two things at once will provide better performance. The Java virtual machine (JVM) is itself heavily threaded for just this reason.

This article discusses creating multithreaded Java code, a few best-practices for designing parallel programs, and some of the tools and resources available to developers. That's a lot to cover in one article, so I'll just highlight the salient points and direct you to resources for additional information."

8-Ball to Win: Great New Features Abound in Flash 8

8-Ball to Win: Great New Features Abound in Flash 8: "8-Ball to Win: Great New Features Abound in Flash 8
Flash 8 may have just been announced but you don't have to rummage endlessly for the juicy details. This extensive review gives you a preview of all the great new features—for designers and coders alike—plus Studio pricing and more, all in one place.

by Rich Shupe August 8, 2005

The time has come, at last, for a major update of Flash—Macromedia's flagship animation and interactive development tool. Expected in early September, Flash 8 (Macromedia has officially dropped the useless 'MX' from the new product monikers), is an exciting upgrade that should pique the interest of even the crustiest upgrade curmudgeons.

If the buzz in the Flash community is any indication, the prevailing objective consensus will almost certainly be that this upgrade packs a wallop. There are both inspiring new features and much needed improvements. In fact, many of the changes in Flash 8 are in areas where the development community wanted them most: performance, text legibility, video, and interface enhancements.

I'll confine this article to an overview of the changes in Flash 8. Future articles will delve more deeply into individual features. For example, I'll focus a bit more on IDE changes this month, with a greater emphasis on ActionScript next month and beyond. Those of you who need a scripting fix early can check out the Additional Resources. For weeks, since the Flash 8 Player went into public beta, adventurous developers around the world have been experimenting with any code snippet they can pull out of the player. Links to many of these experiments—lovingly collected by Franto, LuminicBox, 5-1/2, and many other generous blogging developers—have been included."

Using the XMLHttpRequest Object and AJAX to Spy On You

Using the XMLHttpRequest Object and AJAX to Spy On You: "Using the XMLHttpRequest Object and AJAX to Spy On You
While the XMLHttpRequest object and AJAX can provide huge user and developer benefits, there are some issues you probably haven't thought about yet—but it's time everyone did.

by Earle Castledine August 9, 2005

Every nerd loves the XMLHttpRequest. It supplies the functionality of which Web programmers' dreams are made. Web applications start behaving like desktop applications. Things work as they're 'supposed to,' freeing the Mum-and-Dad end users from needing to know anything about servers, clients, post-backs and submit buttons—'Submit? Submit to what!'
"

Cross-Domain Single Sign-On Authentication with JAAS

Cross-Domain Single Sign-On Authentication with JAAS: "
Cross-Domain Single Sign-On Authentication with JAAS
Leverage your existing JAAS enterprise security system to provide SSO across multiple subsystems. Implementing this J2EE security model will take your security architecture to the next level.

by Kyle Gabhart August 5, 2005

Single sign-on (SSO) is a very hot topic. Businesses in every industry are eager to integrate legacy systems into newer applications, and SSO can alleviate the headaches users experience when trying to manage a long list of user names and passwords for various systems. Enter the Java Authentication and Authorization Service (JAAS)."

Review: Canoo UltraLightClient Takes a New Approach to Java GUIs

Review: Canoo UltraLightClient Takes a New Approach to Java GUIs: "Review: Canoo UltraLightClient Takes a New Approach to Java GUIs
In the realm of Java GUIs, UltraLightClient from Canoo attempts to split the difference between AWT-like lowest-common denominator approaches and platform-specific optimization. Find out whether ULC's innovative 'half object' approach is the solution you've been looking for.

by Laurence Moroney August 11, 2005

Java recently celebrated its 10th birthday at JavaOne in San Francisco. It's come a long way in that time, and a decade is a long time in technology. It's a measure of its success, and of its great original design that it hasn't had to change a great deal, language- and architecture-wise, over that time. Of course what you have today may look a lot different from what you had 10 years ago, but these are as a result of evolutionary steps, rather than revolutionary steps."

Make Data Islands Work in All Browsers

Make Data Islands Work in All Browsers: "Make Data Islands Work in All Browsers
XML Data Islands and XML Data Sources aren't a new idea—and they are no longer exclusive to Internet Explorer, either. Here's how to use data islands generically, without getting locked in to any one vendor's implementation, and make your data-centric Web pages work across all modern browsers.

by Nigel McFarlane August 11, 2005

Robust support for Web standards is now the norm rather than the exception. If you develop applications for a purely Microsoft-centric environment then you probably haven't had to care much about standards, but everywhere else, attendance to and mastery of modern standards (CSS, JavaScript, and MIME types) has become a minimum requirement for any professional Web engineer. Clients increasingly realize the importance of standards, and are increasingly less willing to accept applications that don't adhere to standards. Amidst this new rigor, however, are many non-standard features of Web browsers that continue to be very useful. XML data islands (embedding XML content inside HTML content) are just one example. In this article you'll see how to lift your skills up to standard without losing that useful feature."

Maven 2.0: Enterprise Peace of Mind Is All Part of the Package

Maven 2.0: Enterprise Peace of Mind Is All Part of the Package: "Maven 2.0: Enterprise Peace of Mind Is All Part of the Package
If you're a Java developer who hasn't yet experimented with Maven for managing enterprise Java projects, now is a good time to jump in. The 2.0 version of Maven, currently in beta, provides many significant improvements over previous versions. Follow along for a complete tutorial on the benefits of Maven.

by Rod Coffin August 1, 2005"

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Google Blog: Fill in the blanks

Google Blog: Fill in the blanks: "Fill in the blanks

8/09/2005 03:17:00 PM
Posted by Hiyan Alshawi, Research Scientist

Sometimes one wants to use a search engine to find a very specific piece of information rather than to learn about a topic. If search engines were truly intelligent, you could just pose a question the same way you would ask a person. An alternative is to get the search engine to 'fill in the blank.' So instead of asking [who invented the parachute?], you can enter the query [the parachute was invented by *]. (The blank, or wildcard, search is marked by * - an asterisk.)"

Ah! - didn't know about fill-in the blanks - retrieves more search results than quoting and does seem more relevant.. e.g.wildcard vs quoted vs normal

TrustedReviews - The UK's Premier Source for IT Reviews & News

TrustedReviews - The UK's Premier Source for IT Reviews & News: "reative Launches Next Generation Sound Card

Date 08 Aug 2005
Author Lars-Göran Nilsson

X-Fi Launch
Last week Creative gathered the European press in Leipzig, Germany to show off its new X-Fi processor and the new soundcards based on it. You might think that a new sound card processor is no big deal and that only minor improvements could be made. Well, to be honest I wasn’t expecting to be to be as impressed as I was by the presentation, which demonstrated that Creative has definitely taken PC sound to a new level. X-Fi is short for Xtreme Fidelity, which may not be the most cunning marketing name ever, but is intended to highlight the fact that the X-Fi is one step beyond Hi-Fi (High-Fidelity).

The X-Fi processor is made up of more than 51 million transistors and has a computational power of over 10,000 MIPS –equivalent to having a 3.4GHz processor in your PC dedicated to audio."

Not really of interest to me but as I'm posting about hardware of late thought I'd include it. Normal blogging will resume presently....

AnandTech: ULi M1695 PCIe/AGP for Athlon 64 – Part 2 with SLI

AnandTech: ULi M1695 PCIe/AGP for Athlon 64 – Part 2 with SLI: "ULi M1695 PCIe/AGP for Athlon 64 – Part 2 with SLI
ULi M1695 PCIe/AGP for Athlon 64 – Part 2 with SLI
Date: August 5th, 2005
Topic: Motherboard
Manufacturer: ULi
Author: Wesley Fink

Basic Features: ULi M1695/M1567 Reference 2
The ULi Reference Board 2 sports exactly the same features as Reference Board 1 with a couple of significant additions. Reference 2 supports a riser card to actually mount video cards in the two x8 PCIe video configurations that is a BIOS option on both boards. Furthermore, the two additional PCIe slots are x4 capable - supporting the option of x4 or x2 PCIe configuration available in the BIOS. "

Could this be the motherboard I've been waiting for - BOTH PCI-Express and AGP - Simultaneously!!!

Only drawback currently seems to be driver support.

AnandTech - Nvidia: The Power of 3--August 11 release date

AnandTech - Nvidia: The Power of 3--August 11 release date: "08/03/2005 09:16 PM

Go to Nvidia's home page and under features, you'll see a banner which states The Power of 3 releasing in XX Day, XX Hours, XX minutes. It seems Nvidia is actually releasing the 7800GT (and maybe other cards) on August 11, just like what the inquirer had stated. The banner also states 'So don't buy old graphics for your computer'...

Any thoughts? "

Well only a day to go before this announcement is released, main speculation is SLI, HDR and Shader Model 3.0

more

Techtree.com India > News > Software > Macromedia Studio 8 Launched

Techtree.com India > News > Software > Macromedia Studio 8 Launched: "Macromedia has announced the release of Macromedia Studio 8, the new version of its Studio suite, for graphic artists, video professionals and Web designers to develop, design and maintain interactive online applications and content. "

Google Blog: Breaking story: Google News Feeds

Google Blog: Breaking story: Google News Feeds: "Breaking story: Google News Feeds

8/09/2005 06:08:00 AM
Posted by Vijay Boyapati, Software Engineer

For some time now, the Google News team has noticed a steady uptick in feature requests for feed support. We're happy to announce that starting today you'll be able to get Google News results in two feed flavors, Atom and RSS. You can use either format in your favorite feed reader. And since feed reading can be addictive, don't forget to feed yourself after feeding your reader."

About time. Google a bit slow off the mark with this one, but they got there in the end, and that's what matters. Now how about the zeitgeist too?