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Wednesday, June 30, 2004 

New Yahoo RSS Feeds for Kids 
 ResearchBuzz -- Jeremy notes new RSS feeds for kids including Ask Earl and the SAT Tip of the Day.
 posted by K | 6/30/2004 03:13:07 PM | # | ^

Firefox 0.9 Tip: Sage 
 Program Witch Pages -- Sage is a lightweight RSS and ATOM feed aggregator extension for Firefox.
 posted by K | 6/30/2004 02:14:48 PM | # | ^

How I (Finally?) Beat Spyware 
 Lockergnome Windows Fanatics -- This week, I took the upper hand. I vowed to eradicate the infestation, and at least for now, it looks like I have. Removing spyware isn't rocket science. But you have to be persistent. I made a lot of missteps and wasted plenty of time along the way. In hindsight, it's clear that I took three key steps...
 posted by K | 6/30/2004 10:15:05 AM | # | ^

Retrospect tip 
 Lockergnome OS X Fanatics -- Is the Retrospect program not running quickly enough for you? Perhaps you need to disable Norton Antivirus before running the “Duplicate” feature. One blogger did and he gained a huge performance increase for his trouble. According to Norm Nager who discusses this tip in his article, if you disable NAV before running Retrospect, you will shave off around 11 minutes from your disk cloning time.
 posted by K | 6/30/2004 10:14:42 AM | # | ^

Infinite Wednesdays 
 For the day that doesn't seem to end, the best in sci/fi and science

Leading to Lead
Scientific American -- Conflicting rules may put lead in tap water.

Device captures 'moving' sound
Science Blog -- A conversation snaps around you. A string trio plays in front of you as you turn your attention from cello to violin. A soprano walks across the stage, and you turn your head to follow her voice. Conventional sound recording cannot capture those experiences -- but an invention by audio engineers at the University of California, Davis is changing that.

Passive smoking danger was underestimated
New Scientist -- A new study examining the blood of non-smokers suggests the risk of coronary heart disease is much higher than thought.

A Buggy Cavity Fix
Popular Science -- Can genetically engineered bacteria cure tooth decay?

Photo of the Day
National Geographic -- After decades of darkness, the wolf is back, but under circumstances that are hardly natural. For eons wolves survived because they were fierce competitors; today they live because we want them to. People now wield the power to say: Let there be wolves. (New photo everyday)

Revisiting the Orion Nebula
Red Nova -- For astronomers, Orion is surely one of the most important constellations, as it contains one of the nearest and most active stellar nurseries in the Milky Way, the galaxy in which we live. Here tens of thousands of new stars have formed within the past ten million years or so - a very short span of time in astronomical terms.

Narnia Shoots In N.Z.
SciFi Wire -- The movie version of C.S. Lewis' beloved children's book The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe began shooting in New Zealand, the New Zealand Herald reported.

Spiderman 2: Daily Bugle Weblog
spiderman.sonypictures.com -- Movie opens today. Co-Producer Grant Curtis takes you behind the scenes of Spider-Man 2. Not only has Grant been working with director Sam Raimi since 1997 but he also co-produced the movie Spider-Man. Who better to offer an insider look at the creative and filmmaking process of Spider-Man 2?

I, Robot
www.irobotmovie.com -- In Theaters, July 16th In the year 2035 a techno-phobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.

Stargate Atlantis
SciFi -- A new SG team explores a galaxy beyond our own, using the recently unearthed Atlantis Stargate. Two-Hour Premiere, Friday, July 16 at 9/8C (New season of Stargate SG1 begins Friday, July 9th)

 posted by K | 6/30/2004 09:04:56 AM | # | ^

Tuesday, June 29, 2004 

Apple's RSS Embrace Could Bolster Adoption 
 eWEEK Technology News -- With Safari RSS, Apple has become the latest browser maker to support XML syndication and attempt to simplify feed reading.
 posted by K | 6/29/2004 09:58:31 AM | # | ^

The megapixel race 
 Digital Photography Blog -- Steve's Digicams has a good new section called Tech Corner. It is a A monthly column by Mike Chaney which is sure to be a worthwhile read each month. This month's column is titled The megapixel race. Where did it start? Where will it end?
 posted by K | 6/29/2004 09:54:31 AM | # | ^

Tech Tuesdays 
 Tech news, info and tips

Firefox 0.9.1 / Tunderbird 0.7.1
Slashdot -- The Mozilla Foundation has just made available interim releases of Firefox 0.9.1 and Thunderbird 0.7.1. Apparently: 'These releases are designed to address early issues found in the new extension manager and automatic upgrade system as well as making changes to the new Firefox theme based on initial feedback.

TIP: A Quick Way of Sending Mail
Lockergnome Windows Fanatics -- E-mail is probably one of the things that most people use their computer for, whether it is for business or pleasure. So when you want to compose and e-mail, what do you do? Open up Outlook (if that's your mail client), and more than likely click the New button. This would open the Untitled Message window and you're off composing your message.

Digital Photography Tips
The Screen Savers -- Ultimately, it's all about control. If you want to step your work up a notch, take control of what you shoot. That said, you'll want to trade up to a camera where you can look right through the lens. This provides two immediate advantages. 1. You see exactly what you're going to shoot, not an approximation. 2. The shutter will fire precisely when you want it.

DVD's Next Big Leaps
PC World -- DVD is picking up speed and storage capacity--but format wars and high prices may mean a wait for newest technology

An Underutilized Word Tool
MacWorld Mac911 -- Microsoft Word is so stuffed with features that few of us take advantage of even a small portion of them. Here's one you've likely overlooked that can be a real time saver.

Nvidia Sees Double With New Graphics Tech
eWEEK Technology News -- Nvidia Corp. announced Monday that it has designed technology to allow consumers to bundle two of its graphics cards together, allowing them to share the processing workload.

zSeries checks into hospital
CNet News.com -- A New Orleans hospital en route to paperless medical records is one of the first customers for IBM's new eServer zSeries 890 mainframe.

Gadget May Help Sleepers Choose Dreams
Yahoo! Tech News -- Ever wished you could decide what to dream at night?

SPY PEN USB Flash Drive with SD Card Reader
Gizmodo -- It's sad that these days, almost anything that refers to itself as a 'spy something' is probably pretty pedestrian when it's all said and done. So while this "SPY DISK with card reader" isn't amazing, it is surprisingly enough that it actually does something cool at all. Available with internal memory sizes of 128MB or 256MB, the cap-end also functions as an SD/MMC card reader. You can't copy directly from the SD cards to the internal memory -- you'll have to copy to your PC, then back -- but it's a pretty great idea in general, even if it doesn't shoot lasers or eject poison gas. And hey, it's USB 2.0! Maybe the cheap gear is finally starting to see the light of fast transfer rates.

CPU Scaling ATI’s and NVIDIA’s Best
[H]ard|OCP -- Wondering how ATI’s and NVIDIA’s latest video cards stack up on different platforms and CPU speeds? We use real-world gameplay in FarCry, Battlefield Vietnam, and Flight Simulator 2004 to find out just how much of a factor CPUs are in today's gaming.

 posted by K | 6/29/2004 08:59:32 AM | # | ^

Monday, June 28, 2004 

Google feels spyware strains 
 CNet News.com -- Sneaky software aims for profits by bumping Google's query results with disguised ads.
 posted by K | 6/28/2004 04:14:07 PM | # | ^

Baseball Reference 
 baseball-reference.com -- A searchable baseball reference guide.
 posted by K | 6/28/2004 03:22:28 PM | # | ^

Firefox 0.9 Tip: Search Box 
 Program Witch Pages -- Even if you install the Google toolbar, the Google Search Box can still be of use by adding more search engine options.
 posted by K | 6/28/2004 03:10:47 PM | # | ^

VIDEO TIP: Logging Security Events 
 Lockergnome -- Wanna know what's been happening on your computer? This week's tip shows how to use the Event Viewer to keep a record of login attempts, programs that have been run, and more.
 posted by K | 6/28/2004 09:42:36 AM | # | ^

Correcting Lens Distortion Tutorial 
 PhotographyBLOG -- About Photography have published an interesting look at correcting lens distortion, both before taking a photograph and afterwards using computer software.
 posted by K | 6/28/2004 09:40:20 AM | # | ^

Ol' Fashioned Independance Day Celebration 
 Marlow Chamber of Commerce -- Saturday, July 3, "Marlow Grove" had its first community-wide Independence Day celebration on July 4, 1892, and continues the tradition to this day. Planned by the founder of Marlow, A. B. Smythe, with Bill Wade, "Ranchers donated beef, men of the community dug a barbecue pit, and made other preparations for a feast." The 2004 Independence Day Celebration will be kicked off with a parade at 9:15 a.m. Huge crowds gather each year to watch floats, horses, antique autos, antique tractors, Shriner's Clowns, and every entry in between. All groups who would like to participate with their organizations are encouraged to be in the parade, and individual entries are welcome also. The Parade leads to a full day of fun for the entire family in Redbud Park. The celebration offers arts and crafts, game booths, rides, and foods of all kinds. Crowds gather in the park all day and all evening for great entertainment. At 10:00 p.m., as the grand finale of the evening, one of the largest fireworks displays in southern Oklahoma is enjoyed by the crowd in Redbud Park, as well as from the backyards and cars of thousands.
 posted by K | 6/28/2004 09:27:40 AM | # | ^

Local News Mondays 
 A look at the headlines from around the state


 posted by K | 6/28/2004 08:58:43 AM | # | ^

Friday, June 25, 2004 

The 2004 Perseid Meteor Shower 
 Science @ NASA -- The annual Perseid meteor shower is coming, and forecasters say it should be unusually good.
 posted by K | 6/25/2004 03:59:47 PM | # | ^

First Linux PC To Run All Windows Apps Unveiled 
 Lockergnome Tech News Watch -- “Element Computer, the company that created the world’s first sub-$1000 tablet PC, has overcome the final barrier for Linux adoption on desktops by mainstream businesses. The company has unveiled the worlds first Linux desktop OS, called ION, which can run all Windows executables at top speeds, using a new WinLauncher technology powered by Win4Lin from Netraverse ...
 posted by K | 6/25/2004 01:39:14 PM | # | ^

Gov't Warns of Major Web Attack 
 Fox News -- Government and industry experts warned late Thursday of a mysterious, large-scale Internet attack against thousands of popular Web sites. The virus-like infection tries to implant hacker software onto the computers of all Web site visitors.
 posted by K | 6/25/2004 08:48:07 AM | # | ^

Family Fridays 
 Family fun and information

Summer Fun
Family Fun -- Whether you're heading for the seashore or going back to nature in your own yard, here are dozens of ideas for beach crafts and backyard crafts that are sure to make longlasting memories this summer.

Sunny Day Activities
Family Education -- Warm weather means fun in the sun. But if your kids get bored with the beach or the ball field, try these games and activities.

How to Create Lasting Summertime Memories
geoparent.com -- Hamburgers from the grill and corn on the cob stuck between your teeth. Sipping lemonade at a homemade stand. Running through the sprinkler. Building sand castles at the beach. Sunburned noses and fireworks in the night sky. Aaahhh, summertime memories!

Summertime Family Safety Tips
KIds Domain -- Summer and travelling with children pose special challenges. Use Otto the Auto's Summertime Family Safety Tips, to ensure that long car trips don't turn into a test of everyone's nerves. These tips are provided in a PDF format document.

Summer Safety Tips
Red Cross -- School's out, pools are open and people across the country are looking for fun ways to cool down as summer temperatures heat up. As you head to the beach, to the pool, or to the mountains for a camping vacation, the American Red Cross encourages you and your family to keep safety in mind!

Road Trip Fun
Mom's Minivan -- Planning a road trip? Here's a part of your travel planner you can't leave without! MomsMinivan.com has over 101 ideas for fun things for kids to do in the car, kids travel games, car seat safety info, and road-trip tips. They are organized by age group, so have a look around - there's something for everyone!

"ARE WE THERE YET?"
Road Trip America -- Road Trips, Maps, Books, and Roadtrip Planning

Road trips: A parent's survival guide
CNN Travel -- Think you're a road warrior for planning a long car trip with children this summer?

Kids News
Weekly Reader -- Kids News is a dynamic new television news program for kids - by kids. The half-hour weekly program will provide information and news to students in a way that's educational as well as entertaining. The focus of the program is young people so all the stories will be in their words. This program will also insert the clear voice of students into the adult-dominated media and provide a unique perspective to the news that is not currently available on network television. Executive Producer Albert T. Primo, who created the Eyewitness News format and award-winning Eyewitness News Producer Alan Weiss are producing the program. Weekly Reader is providing educational content. Teachers are encouraged to download scripts of the show and hold their own newscasts in the classroom to help teach public speaking, reading and writing skills.

Toon Hoops
Cartoon Network -- free fun flash basketball game from Cartoon Network. Play as Dexter, Buttercup, Mandy, Number 4, Ed, or Courage.

 posted by K | 6/25/2004 08:21:44 AM | # | ^

Thursday, June 24, 2004 

Patriotic Colors 
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 posted by K | 6/24/2004 04:48:03 PM | # | ^

Hungry Girl 
 Hungry Girl -- Here's a site that's light on fat and heavy on tasty tips for calorie-conscious chicks. Among the dizzying smorgasbord of gastronomic gurus and carb-counting fads comes this self-professed food junkie who understands the cravings of hungry women. She's been around the buffet table a few times, and through trial and error has learned how to make realistic culinary choices without cramping her lifestyle. (via Yahoo Picks)
 posted by K | 6/24/2004 02:47:07 PM | # | ^

Firefox 0.9 Tip: Sidebar Bookmarks (update) 
 Program Witch Pages -- (Update) I've posted a new version of the flash animation. I had a Mac OSX looking Windows theme and it confused people, sorry about that. I've recreated it using the Windows XP default style.
 posted by K | 6/24/2004 11:05:57 AM | # | ^

MSN Hotmail Joins Storage Race 
 eWEEK Technology News -- Starting in July, Microsoft's Web-based e-mail service will begin providing users with 150MB of storage for free and 2GB for a yearly fee.
 posted by K | 6/24/2004 10:13:48 AM | # | ^

Patch for Trillian 
 Cerulean Studios (aka Trillian) -- Reconnect to Yahoo We have released a patch which will solve recent bug that may cause Trillian to crash at random times. If you are experiencing random crashes within Trillian please download the latest patch according to the version of software you are using.

I've installed the new patch for Trillian Pro (now v2.013) and I was able to connect to Yahoo. But for how long? - K.
 posted by K | 6/24/2004 10:08:00 AM | # | ^

Yahoo to Trillian: Talk to the hand 
 CNet News.com -- Yahoo cites spam concerns in move to block the instant-messaging service and vows to continue effort if Trillian develops a work-around.
 posted by K | 6/24/2004 09:22:00 AM | # | ^

Law drives up insurance costs 
 NewsOK.com -- Some Oklahoma drivers could pay nearly 20 percent more for auto insurance starting Nov. 1 because of a bill that passed the Legislature the last day of the session.
 posted by K | 6/24/2004 09:08:10 AM | # | ^

Travel Thursdays 
 Your link to other places

Oklahoma Parks:
Crowder Lake State Park
www.oklahomaparks.com -- Location: Eight miles south of Weatherford on SH-54, two miles east and one mile south on County Road, then 3/4-mile west on Park Road. Features/Facilities: 10 Park Acres - 158 Lake Acres - 8 Campsites - Boating - Fishing.

Mainline Train Show
www.jlhobbies.com -- Jun 26, Fairgrounds, Dewey, OK. Features a variety of model trains and accessories, railroad memorabilia, operating toy train layouts, door prizes and concessions. Approximately 13,000 square feet with 90 sell and swap tables. Admission is $3 adults and free to ages 12 and under.

Poppin' in the Park
www.sayreok.com -- Jul 4, City Park, Sayre, OK. Fourth of July celebration.

Fireworks and Fun at the Park
www.oklahomaparks.com -- Jul 4, Robbers Cave State Park, Wilburton, OK. Activities planned throughout the day. Enjoy a day of picnicing in the park, and an evening fireworks display provided by the Latimer County Firefighters Association.

Amazonian Biodiversity Through the Eyes of Amphibians & Reptiles
www.snomnh.ou.edu -- Feb 23 - Oct 3, Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman, OK. A special exhibition of photographs focusing on the Amazonian research of museum curators, Laurie Vitt and Janalee Caldwell. Event Hours: Tue-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-5pm, open Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day. Directions: Located at 2401 Chautauqua Ave.

Twister Travel
MSNBC BudgetTravel -- Storm tours capitalize on public's thirst to confront Mother Nature.

2004 Beach Guide
USA Today Travel -- Some of the most evocative summer memories revolve around trips to the beach.

Destination: Taos
Lonely Planet -- Surrounded by stunning wilderness areas and blessed by the striking desert light phenomenon, Taos has upped the ante from its dusty hippie days. The area around Taos - extending down the road a ways to Santa Fe - is one of the most popular destinations in the USA.

Maine celebrating French connection
CNN Travel -- Long a footnote to history, an uninhabited island in the St. Croix River that marks the U.S.-Canadian border is poised to become the focal point for a 10-day international celebration.

2004 Outside Buyer's Guide
GORP -- The mother lode of the planet's best outdoor schwag: boots, tents, bikes, backpacks, and more roughed up and road-tested by the experts.

 posted by K | 6/24/2004 08:56:03 AM | # | ^

Wednesday, June 23, 2004 

AOL customer list stolen, sold to spammer 
 MSNBC -- U.S. investigators said on Wednesday they had arrested an America Online employee for stealing the Internet provider's customer list, and selling it to a purveyor of "spam" e-mail.
 posted by K | 6/23/2004 04:08:18 PM | # | ^

Gmail Goodies 
 Sarah Lane -- Gmail is nifty and there are a lot of ways to make it work better for you. Here are a few free options.
 posted by K | 6/23/2004 12:02:18 PM | # | ^

Rise of the Machines 
 Wired -- Isaac Asimov turned androids into pop culture icons -- and invented the science of robotics in the process. Half a century later, his I, Robot is going Hollywood.
 posted by K | 6/23/2004 09:23:06 AM | # | ^

Utah judge freezes anti-spyware law 
 CNet News.com -- Adware maker WhenU.com challenges the Spyware Control Act on the grounds that it is unconstitutional.
 posted by K | 6/23/2004 09:20:46 AM | # | ^

Tom's Hardware Guide 
 Geek News Central -- If you are a hardware junkie and looking for the inside scoop on Motherboards and new computer components Tom's Hardware Guide website has a lot of great information. For you overclockers their is a wealth of information on the site also.
 posted by K | 6/23/2004 09:19:31 AM | # | ^

GIMPguru.org 
 GIMPguru.org is a resource for those using the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) to edit photographs. The GIMP is a freely distributed piece of software for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring. It works on many operating systems, in many languages. (via Lockergnome)
 posted by K | 6/23/2004 09:15:45 AM | # | ^

Infinite Wednesdays 
 For the day that doesn't seem to end, the best in sci/fi and science

Chandra turns up the heat in the Milky Way center
Science Blog -- A long look by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed new evidence that extremely hot gas exists in a large region at the center of the Milky Way. The intensity and spectrum of the high-energy X-rays produced by this gas present a puzzle as to how it is being heated. The discovery came to light as a team of astronomers, led by Michael Muno of UCLA used Chandra's unique resolving power to study a region about 100 light years across and painstakingly remove the contributions from 2,357 point-like X-ray sources due to neutron stars, black holes, white dwarfs, foreground stars, and background galaxies.

Rocket Fuel Found in Moo Juice
Wired News -- Researchers detect small amounts of perchlorate -- the explosive ingredient in missile fuel that has been linked to thyroid damage -- in milk from California cows.

'Anomalies' in first private spaceflight revealed
New Scientist -- Though the flight was a great success - a number of glitches occurred during the flight, some potentially catastrophic.

Hottest body outside the sun: Io
Physlink -- The hottest spot in the solar system is neither Mercury, Venus, nor St. Louis in the summer. Io, one of the four satellites that the Italian astronomer Galileo discovered orbiting Jupiter almost 400 years ago, takes that prize.

Can Science-Themed TV Get Americans Into the Lab?
Red Nova -- Americans love science in their movies and TV shows, yet recent reports indicate we are losing our scientific dominance to the rest of the world. Can science-themed entertainment get Americans off the couch and into the lab?

'Blade: Trinity' Trailer Next Week
countingdown.com -- New Line Cinema has provided CountingDown.com with an update regarding the current status of 'Blade: Trinity' - word is that a trailer should show up next week, so keep your eyes open! We've also been sent this new synopsis. The poster, which showed up online earlier this week, can be seen in our gallery.

Watanabe Talks Batman
SciFi Wire -- Ken Watanabe, who plays a mysterious mentor to Bruce Wayne in the upcoming Batman Begins prequel film, told the Batman on Film Web site that he liked the story's darkness.

Pros and Cons of Book Series
scifan.com -- Reflective Surface and SF Signal ponder the good and evil with SF/F series, which is an old but always amusing topic. My own opinion? I love good series and resent bad ones. How's that for a smart and elaborated point?

Paramount Cut ENTERPRISE Price Tag in Half
Trekweb.com -- The license fee for the upcoming fourth season of STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE will be substantially cut, according to a report from TV Guide. The report, which will appear in the June 20-26 edition of TV Guide, cites industry sources as reporting that Paramount renewed ENTERPRISE, which had struggled in the ratings during its third season, on the offer that the fee UPN pays would be reduced from $1.7 million per episode to $800,000 per episode.

Grudge Trailer Hits Web
SciFi Wirer -- Yahoo! Movies has posted a teaser trailer for The Grudge, the upcoming supernatural horror film starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, which is a remake of the hit Japanese movie Ju-On and its sequels.

 posted by K | 6/23/2004 08:37:51 AM | # | ^

Tuesday, June 22, 2004 

Firefox 0.9 Tip: Sidebar Bookmarks 
 Program Witch Pages -- How to open a bookmark in the sidebar from the Firefox 0.9 bookmarks toolbar.
 posted by K | 6/22/2004 03:09:29 PM | # | ^

Buffalo wing turns 40 
 Newsday.com -- Buffalo may be the only city in America where a man in a foam chicken wing hat would not be bounced from a meeting with top officials. On the contrary, Buffalo's "wing king," Drew Cerza, was more than welcome Monday as Mayor Anthony Masiello, Erie County Executive Joel Giambra and the region's tourism chief, Richard Geiger, gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the chicken wing.
 posted by K | 6/22/2004 11:57:27 AM | # | ^

Tech Tuesdays 
 Tech news, info and tips

OpenOffice.org
www.openoffice.org -- OpenOffice.org is a FREE productivity suite compatible with all major office suites.
WRITER Is a powerful tool for creating professional documents, reports, newsletters, and brochures. You can easily integrate images and charts in documents, create everything from business letters to complete books with professional layouts, as well as create and publish Web content.

CALC is a feature-packed spreadsheet which can turn boring numbers into eye-catching information. Calculate, analyse, and visually communicate your data quickly and easily. Use advanced spreadsheet functions and decision-making tools to perform sophisticated data analysis. Use built-in charting tools to generate impressive 2D and 3D charts.

IMPRESS is the fastest, most powerful way to create effective multimedia presentations. Your presentations will truly stand out with special effects, animation and high-impact drawing tools.

DRAW will produce everything from simple diagrams to dynamic 3D illustrations and special effects.

The Database User Tools give you all the tools you need for day to day database work in a simple spreadsheet-like form. They support dBASE databases for simple applications, or any ODBC or JDBC compliant database for industrial strength database work.
Top 10 PDAs
PC World -- New Windows Mobile models dominate our Top 10 PDAs chart this month. A few--including units from HP and Asus--have both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.

Apple Remote Desktop 2 adds 50 features
MacCentral -- Apple Computer Inc. announced on Monday Apple Remote Desktop 2, its software solution to assist Mac system administrators and computer managers with asset management, software distribution and help desk support. According to Apple, the new release features "dramatic improvements" in performance as well as 50 new features to help manage Macs running Mac OS X.

Ask Jeeves Zooms into Site Preview
eWEEK Technology News -- The search company launches a beta feature for previewing Web pages in search results and expands the features of its Smart Search program.

Anti-DMCA bill gathers weight
NeoWin -- The Digital Millenium Copyrights Act is perhaps one of the most hated pieces of legislation in existance. However, a bill is currently being considered that could tone down (or even negate) certain parts of the DMCA. Called the 'Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act of 2003', it was introduced by Representative Rick Boucher's (D-Va), and now has the support of 24 other representatives.

Intel Stakes Its Vision of the PC Future with 775 Launch
Tom's Hardware Guide -- Welcome to Intel's brave new CPU world. In arguably its most ambitious processor and chipset architecture launch to date, Intel's new 775 architecture, comprising nine processors, offers enhanced features for audio, graphics, storage and other applications as Intel's sets its sights on becoming the CPU mainstay in the "the digital home world." But for the tried-and-true overclockers, gamers and enthusiasts, THG's benchmarks offer a glimpse of the truth amidst the multi-million dollar ad and marketing dollars.

Intel's new 775LGA CPUs and 925/915 chipsets
[H]ard|OCP -- We kick the tires on PCI-Express, DDR2, and a new Intel CPU and socket. And of course we compare them to AMD's top end and a couple of legacy systems as well.

 posted by K | 6/22/2004 08:47:34 AM | # | ^

Monday, June 21, 2004 

Skype VoIP Software Released For Linux 
 Slashdot -- Skype Technologies has just released a free beta version of their software for Linux.
 posted by K | 6/21/2004 04:58:22 PM | # | ^

Sugar is the new oil 
 Autoblog Home -- So a lot of attention is being paid to hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to gasoline. But Dr. Stanley Kravitz of Sandia National Laboratories sees another route, which uses similar technology: fuel cells that harness energy produced by glucose, a basic form of sugar. Glucose is cheap and abundant, and unlike hydrogen, it doesn’t require larger
compounds to be broken down in order to access it. Glucose is a natural fuel for the human body and thus the conversion processes are quite well-known, leading Dr. Kravtiz to believe that “If evolution figured it out, we should be able to figure it out.” There are a few other companies working with glucose fuel cells as well, including one which has been issued a patent for its sytem. The reason we haven’t heard much about it is because of the technology’s woefully low efficiency, which will need to be raised a millionfold (literally) before it’s taken even remotely seriously.
 posted by K | 6/21/2004 04:25:58 PM | # | ^

Set Up a New Office 
 Inc.com -- Setting up a new office is a mighty task -- whether you're looking for the right location, negotiating a lease, designing a workplace, or deciding whether to buy or rent the equipment and services you'll need to do business in your new space. We'll take you through this process step-by-step with this collection of advice, Buyer's Guides, and tools from Inc.com.
 posted by K | 6/21/2004 01:41:28 PM | # | ^

Underwater Digital Photography Tips 
 Digital Photography Blog -- One of the Digital Camera Accessories that is becoming more and more common is the 'Underwater Housing' that enables a user to take their digital camera where it was previously impossible to take it without things getting pretty messy - under water. Getting great underwater digital images is not as easy as simply having an underwater housing or purpose built underwater digital camera - so once again we've searched the web for the best tips, tutorials and online resources on getting stunning underwater digital images.
 posted by K | 6/21/2004 01:24:27 PM | # | ^

Nader selects Green Party activist as running mate 
 Newsday.com -- Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader selected longtime Green Party activist Peter Camejo to be his running mate on Monday, a move sure to boost his chances of winning the Green Party's endorsement this week and its access to ballot lines in 22 states and the District of Columbia. (via Drudge)
 posted by K | 6/21/2004 01:06:20 PM | # | ^

VIDEO TIPS: Selecting A Different Image Viewer 
 Lockergnome -- Don't like the default image viewer for Windows? Would you be surprised to learn that you're not alone? Leo will show you how to take charge and change it to something that'll better suit your needs!
 posted by K | 6/21/2004 09:34:03 AM | # | ^

Local News Mondays 
 A look at the headlines from around the state
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 posted by K | 6/21/2004 08:49:17 AM | # | ^

Sunday, June 20, 2004 

Democrat Convention Credentials Bloggers 
 Yahoo News -- A handful of scribes publishing in a newer medium will join the thousands of newspaper, magazine and broadcast journalists at this summer's political conventions. They'll be blogging.
posted by K | 6/20/2004 03:59:54 PM | # | ^

Friday, June 18, 2004 

Boring Photographs 
 PhotographyBLOG -- Are you bored? Is your photography boring? Have you reached a creative dead-end? "Boring Photographs", the latest article on the Petteri's Pontifications website, considers what a boring photograph is and how to get out of a rut.
 posted by K | 6/18/2004 10:39:15 AM | # | ^

Mozilla 1.7 Released 
 Slashdot -- Right at the verge of Firefox 0.9 and Thunderbird 0.7 being released comes the official release of Mozilla 1.7. Updates include smaller size, increased speed and faster start up times. Be sure to read the release notes for the complete list of features and download it from mozilla.org.
 posted by K | 6/18/2004 09:55:15 AM | # | ^

Chair Fix 
 Gizmodo -- Oh, this is lovely, for real. I have a dirty secret. I recently discovered Ikea, and as someone who has lived their life spending the bulk of their money on gadgets and software, it was pleasing to know that I could purchase crappy pressboard furniture that actually looked sort of stylish, if only for a week or two before it starts to flake away. So this Chair Fix is like Ikea but even better, because it not only is made of relatively sturdy plywood (I'm so hard to impress, aren't I?), but it can be assembled without that little hex wrench -- no screws, just a few whacks with a mallet. Plus you can paint the board to your liking before popping out the pieces, and then have a matching piece of artwork for your chair.
 posted by K | 6/18/2004 09:29:16 AM | # | ^

Family Fridays 
 Its time for family fun and information
Happy Father's Day - Sunday June 20th

Happy Father's Day
Family Fun -- Make your favorite Dad feel extra special with homemade gifts, cards and yummy things to eat this Father's Day.

Celebrate Father's Day
Family Education -- Learn how dads influence their kids' lives, find great gift ideas, and take some quizzes.

Father's Day Recipes
Food Network -- Celebrate Dad's special day with heart-y recipes!

Neck Tie Museum
Ties.com -- View ties from 1940's to present.

Virtual Father's Day Tie!
Billy Bear 4 Kids -- Make your Dad, and don't forget about Grandpa, a hand made Virtual Father's Day Tie!

Fishing Jigs
Bass Pro Shop -- A jig can appear rather simple in design, yet there's more to jig heads and jig baits than might think!

Workouts for Golfers of All Levels
Golf.com -- Safe, effective weight-training programs were designed to target essential muscle groups and reduce the risk of injury for golfers.

Brand New Dad
Brand New Dad -- An online community, resource center and search engine for new and expectant fathers, just like you! Explore our site channels and connect with other New Dads and Dads-To-Be in our community forums.

The 20 Most Important Lessons We Learned from Our Fathers
iVillage -- Our fathers influence us on everything from the type of work we pursue to the kind of parent we strive to be. They can be role models whose overall character we emulate, or they may tutor us in seemingly mundane skills that end up having deep impact on our lives. Their examples leave us with lasting memories and impressions that guide us through our adult lives. Here, iVillage women share the most important lessons they've learned from their fathers.

The Story of Father's Day
Holidays.net -- Father's Day, contrary to popular misconception, was not established as a holiday in order to help greeting card manufacturers sell more cards. In fact when a "father's day" was first proposed there were no Father's Day cards!

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Thursday, June 17, 2004 

2-step taco joes 
 TheRedKitchen -- this is a recipe i orginally got from campbell's. it's very simple and easy to modify to fit your own...
 posted by K | 6/17/2004 02:34:42 PM | # | ^

Catchers know squat - and a lot more 
 The Sporting News -- Catching in the major leagues is a grueling job full of ups and downs -- coping with heat, foul tips and jarring crashes while massaging egos, calling a game and contributing on offense - but someone has to do it. In this week's Sporting News magazine cover story, five of baseball's best catchers offer up a how-to on the game's toughest position.
 posted by K | 6/17/2004 01:27:24 PM | # | ^

Histogram Tips 
 Digital Photography Blog -- The Histogram is one of the most useful tools in Digital Photography yet it is one of the least understood and utilized. We've searched the web for ten of the best Histogram Tips and Tutorials to help us all to...
 posted by K | 6/17/2004 10:36:55 AM | # | ^

TechTV Fans Mad as Hell 
 Wired -- TechTV viewers aren't going to take the network's merger lying down, complaining long and loud across the Net about cancellations, the G4 invasion and botched cable deals.
 posted by K | 6/17/2004 10:32:21 AM | # | ^

Top Fuel Dragster Coming to SWOSU 
 SWOSU -- A Top Fuel dragster will be on display this Thursday, June 17, at Southwestern Oklahoma State University as part of the Upward Bound program on the Weatherford campus. Team Thunder, an Oklahoma-based organization dedicated to education, owns and operates the dragster that will be on display from approximately 1-3 p.m. at the west parking lot of Milam Stadium. The public is invited. The dragster offers a unique focal point for middle, high school and vocational students to help motivate them in math, science, finance and technology. Lou Ann Largent, director of the Upward Bound program, said Team Thunder will conduct a class for Upward Bound during the morning hours. She said the afternoon display could be quite noisy and warns area residents not to be alarmed.
 posted by K | 6/17/2004 10:29:02 AM | # | ^

Restaurants in the sky 
 Photos of the Vinita Oklahoma rest area -- This is the only other over-the-road rest area in the US. It is on I-44 in the northeast corner of Oklahoma. The restaurant was originally called "Glass House", but it's now a McDonalds (and the "arches" are now yellow). There are huge powered louvers over the windows on one side, to keep the sun out. These are all from old postcards. (via Batesline)
 posted by K | 6/17/2004 09:21:37 AM | # | ^

Travel Thursdays 
 Your link to other places

Oklahoma Parks:
Fort Cobb Lake State Park
www.touroklahoma.com -- 1,872 Park Acres - 4,100 Lake Acres - 5 Camping Areas, 985 Campsites - Community Building - Boating - Water Skiing - Fishing - Playgrounds - Marina (personal water craft rentals) - Nature Center - Gift Shop - Grocery Store - Wildlife Management Area Golf: 18-hole (par 70) course. Also: Putting Green - Driving Range - Pro Shop - Golf Carts. Location: Six miles north of Fort Cobb. Park Map.

Oklahoma Events
TravelOK -- Whether it's music festivals, rodeos or pow wows, Oklahomans love to celebrate the things that make them unique. You'll find something going on almost every weekend of the year, no matter what part of the state you plan to visit. To search our events database, simply use the search form below and select your own combination of options to narrow your search. You can search by city or region, type of event, date, keywords, or any combination of these options.
Events for June 17th - June 24th

An "Arresting" Museum
MSNBC BudgetTravel -- Los Angeles police museum showcases department's good, bad, ugly incidents.

Arts on the Shore
ABC News Travel -- Major tourist development has largely skipped over the Eastern Shore of Virginia, but for visitors, that is part of the charm, as is a burgeoning arts scene.

Destination: Japan
Lonely Planet -- Whether you end up taking photos of a reproduction Eiffel Tower, surfing an indoor wave, musing in a Zen temple, shacking up in a love hotel or kipping down in a capsule, you'll do best...

The Best in Secluded Camping
GORP -- One reformed bootleg camper 'fesses up on ten unbeatable campgrounds from Maine to Minnesota to Hawaii, while lining up 20 pitch-perfect alternatives for the next time you hit the backcountry - legally, if you please. PLUS: Outside reviews 21 sweet campsites in Where the Wild Things Are.

Tulips & toilet paper
USA Today Travel -- Artwork makes airport bathrooms more pleasant.

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Wednesday, June 16, 2004 

Candidates for State Elective Office — 2004 
 Oklahoma State Election Board -- (pdf) The official list of candidates for federal, state and legislative offices. Includes withdrawals and contests of candidacy. Primary Election, Tuesday, July 27.
 posted by K | 6/16/2004 10:47:30 AM | # | ^

Video Tips: Managing Windows Updates 
 Lockergnome -- Step by step instructions on how to manage Windows Updates.
 posted by K | 6/16/2004 10:26:09 AM | # | ^

FTC Shoots Down Spam Registry 
 eWEEK Technology News -- The FTC on Tuesday told Congress that a proposed Do Not E-mail anti-spam registry was unworkable until a universal e-mail authentication standard was adopted.
 posted by K | 6/16/2004 10:06:50 AM | # | ^

Pixela PIX-UVCD/U1W FireWire to USB 2.0 Bridge Cable 
 Gizmodo -- Japanese peripheral manufacturer Pixela has released a new FireWire to USB 2.0 cable that allows raw DV (and maybe anything else?) to be transferred from the FireWire port on video cameras to PCs that only have USB (or are using the USB for something else). Plus, if you have Service Pack 2 for Windows XP -- not yet released, mind you -- you'll be able to transfer data back to the video camera, as well. The bridge cable is designated the PIX-UVCD/U1W (or 'Sparky') and will ship in July for around $85.
 posted by K | 6/16/2004 10:05:31 AM | # | ^

BBC to Open Content Floodgates 
 Wired -- The BBC plans to open its vast archive of TV and radio programming to the Net this fall. Observers are excited about the liberal licensing terms: Users could download and remix all they want, turning the notion of copyright on its head.
 posted by K | 6/16/2004 09:51:27 AM | # | ^

Infinite Wednesdays 
 For the day that doesn't seem to end, the best in sci/fi and science

Mob Rules
Science @ NASA -- An experiment onboard the International Space Station is helping physicists decipher the group behavior of atoms and molecules.

Senate Votes for More Nukes
Wired News -- The U.S. Senate backs the Bush administration's plan to study low-yield and earth-penetrating nuclear weapons. The administration insists it has no plans to actually build the weapons -- it just wants to keep the door open to their development.

Sitcoms on the Brain
Scientific American -- Different brain areas "get it" and find it funny.

Power implant aims to run on body heat
New Scientist -- The project hopes to tackle a big drawback of life-saving implants like pacemakers - their batteries running out.

Cheaper wastewater-fueled device produces more electricity
Science Blog -- Environmental engineers have removed and replaced one of the most expensive parts of their prototype microbial fuel cell and the device now costs two-thirds less and produces nearly six times more electricity from domestic wastewater. Earlier this year, the team was the first to develop a microbial fuel cell (MFC) that can generate electricity while simultaneously cleaning domestic wastewater skimmed from the settling pond of a sewage treatment plant. Now, they've shown that by modifying their original MFC to make it cheaper, they can also boost electricity production from about 26 milliwatts per square meter to about 146 milliwatts per square meter.

Phoebe's Surface Reveals Clues to Its Origin
Physlink -- Images collected during Cassini's close flyby of Saturn's moon, Phoebe, have yielded strong evidence that the tiny object may contain ice-rich material, overlain with a thin layer of darker material perhaps 300 to 500 meters (980 to 1,600 feet) thick.

Aarniokoski Knows Jack
SciFi Wire -- Director Douglas Aarniokoski, who frequently collaborates with Robert Rodriguez, will helm the fantasy adventure movie Repairman Jack for Beacon Pictures, sources told The Hollywood Reporter.

Repairman Jack
www.repairmanjack.com -- by F. Paul Wilson. Jack is a denizen of Manhattan who dwells in the interstices of modern society. He has no official identity, no social security number, pays no taxes. When you lose faith in the system, or the system lets you down, you go to a guy who's outside the system. That's Repairman Jack.

The Tomb is one of the best books I've had the pleasure to read - K.

Today In Alternate History
www.scifan.com -- This new weblog will no doubt amuse fans of alternate history.

Harry Turtledove Website
Harry Turtledove Website -- Alternate history author. What if the South had won the Civil War. The Great War series is made up of an introductory novel and then the series proper: How Few Remain (1997), The Great War: American Front (1998), The Great War: Walk in Hell (1999), The Great War: Breakthroughs (2000), American Empire: Blood and Iron (2001), American Empire: The Center Cannot Hold (2002), American Empire: The Opposition Victorious (2003).

I'm about half way through this series. Very good for any history buff. - K.

 posted by K | 6/16/2004 09:46:34 AM | # | ^

Tuesday, June 15, 2004 

Akamai DDOS Attack Whacks Web Traffic, Sites 
 eWEEK Technology News -- A denial of service attack directed at Akamai on Tuesday disrupted service to major Internet sites, such as Microsoft.com.
 posted by K | 6/15/2004 02:17:07 PM | # | ^

Hotmail giving cold shoulder to Google mail? 
 CNet News.com -- Users of Google's soon-to-be launched Gmail service say they can't get messages through to users of the rival Microsoft service.
 posted by K | 6/15/2004 02:15:34 PM | # | ^

The first cell phone worm emerges 
 New Scientist -- A harmless virus which can jump between cell phones using Bluetooth has been created, stoking fears of more dangerous worms.
 posted by K | 6/15/2004 02:05:46 PM | # | ^

Voters league backtracks on e-voting 
 CNet News.com -- The League of Women Voters drops its endorsement of electronic voting machines that lack a paper audit trail.
 posted by K | 6/15/2004 11:30:23 AM | # | ^

FireFox 0.9 Released 
 Lockergnome Tech News Watch -- As mentioned yesterday FireFox 0.9 was released today. It now comes with a new default theme, a browser migration tool making it easy when switching from other browsers like IE or Opera, and new theme and extension managers. They also reduced the download size and added some speed improvements and fixes.
 posted by K | 6/15/2004 11:23:25 AM | # | ^

Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition Surpasses Five Million Active Users 
 PhotographyBLOG -- Popular Digital Photography Software Makes it Easy for Consumers to Organize and Share Their Digital Memories.
 posted by K | 6/15/2004 09:46:34 AM | # | ^

Akamai DNS problem 
 isc.incidents.org -- Starting at around 8:30 am EDT (12:30 UTC), a number of sources started to report a widespread Akamai DNS issue. Large web sites, which use Akamai for its DNS service, did no longer resolve. Effected sites are Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, Fedex, Xerox, Apple and likely many others.

Typically, the domain itself (e.g. 'google.com') still resolves, but popular hostnames, like 'www.google.com' will not resolve. As a result, the web site is no longer reachable.

The effect appears to be world wide.
 posted by K | 6/15/2004 09:08:22 AM | # | ^

Tech Tuesdays 
 Tech news, info and tips

Who's Seeding the Net With Spyware?
PC World -- Young surfers pick up paychecks for posting misleading pitches armed with invasive programs.

Camera buyers: what gender gap?
CNet News -- When it comes to buying digital cameras, men and women are strikingly similar--in some ways.

Video-Game Graphics Hit the Road
Wired News -- Sony Japan takes a different turn with GPS car navigation by displaying information formatted like a 3-D action game. And don't forget the 30-GB drive for music and video clips.

Top 10 LCD Monitors
PC World -- Four new 17-inch LCDs earn spots on our chart--including one with outstanding image quality. Products on the chart range from $425 to $620.

New Power Mac G5s announced
Mac World -- Apple on Wednesday announced three new dual-processor Power Mac G5 configurations, with the fastest model topping out at 2.5GHz. The new high-end systems miss the 3GHz mark that Apple CEO Steve Jobs said the company would achieve at last year's Worldwide Developers Conference, but Tom Boger, Apple's Director of Power Mac Product Marketing said it came down to a technology challenge that was bigger than they expected. Boger also said today that users shouldn't expect to see a PowerBook G5s before the end of the year because of the challenges of putting the G5 in a small enclosure.

iPod Minis in short supply
ZDnet News -- Apple's iPod Mini has sold out at retail stores across the United States, prompting weeks-long waiting lists for the digital music player. (video)

Smarter Port Defense
SF Gate -- Smarter technology for port defense Livermore lab's neutron beam would expose atomic bombs in ship cargo.

Fighting Fan Noise Pollution
Tom's Hardware Guide -- PC fans can make a lot of noise, but fan controllers can help. However, not all controllers live up to their promise. We tested 15 to see what worked and what didn't.

D-Link DSM-320 Wireless Media Player
Gizmodo -- While it's one of the first wireless media players to come with 802.11g WiFi stock standard, a few usability hang-ups prevent PC Magazine's review team from giving the D-Link DSM-320 a better than average score. It's got all the media playback mojo you'd expect from these modern day VCRs (which are really just hardware front-ends to your computer's media collection), yet the file browsing has some serious limitations (like no 'play album' selections and a broken search algorithm), there is a single, obnoxious screen saver, and the streaming internet radio is limited to only AOL Radio, leaving behind the thousands of free stations of the web. Up the upside, the hardware is solid, with lots of I/O ports and a decent remote, and most of the issues software based, meaning there's no reason that D-Link couldn't fix them in the future. For $170, you could almost risk buying it now and trusting D-Link to patch the firmware later

Chipless Xbox Modding
www.kevinrose.com (of The Screen Savers) -- As many of you already know, it's possible to hack the Xbox without the use of a mod chip. This has been going on for some time now – but I'd say within the last six months or so, the tools have evolved to the point that almost anyone can do it regardless of their tech skillz. So for all of you afraid of soldering or opening your Xbox, this may be the method for you.

 posted by K | 6/15/2004 08:41:04 AM | # | ^

Monday, June 14, 2004 

Saturn Moon Up Close 
 Wired -- Preparing to enter a four-year orbit to study the ringed planet, the internationally built Cassini spacecraft came within 1,285 miles of Saturn's dark moon Phoebe. The craft sent data to NASA's Deep Space Network.
 posted by K | 6/14/2004 10:36:52 AM | # | ^

Legislation: Senate Moves to Ban Sneaky Spyware 
 Inc.com -- Congress takes on the force behind unwanted pop-up ads.
 posted by K | 6/14/2004 09:07:36 AM | # | ^

Local News Mondays 
 A look at the headlines from around the state
[ Oklahoma News Sidebar ]


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Saturday, June 12, 2004 

Intel's 486 turns 15 
 Lockergnome Tech News Watch -- Intel’s 486 CPU turns 15 today. It was first released in 1989 with 25 and 33 MHz clock speeds. This was also the first processor from Intel that was designed to be upgradable. Intel also released the i860 and choose to support it over the 486.
 posted by K | 6/12/2004 12:46:04 PM | # | ^

Nichols Again Spared Death Sentence 
 Yahoo! News - Top Stories -- AP - In a blow to prosecutors and victims' family members who said death was the appropriate punishment, a 12-member jury deadlocked on whether Terry Nichols should be executed for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
 posted by K | 6/12/2004 12:44:16 PM | # | ^

RIAA Protests Digital Radio 
 Slashdot -- Afraid that digital radio listeners might soon be able to cherry-pick certain songs and share them with others on the Internet, RIAA urged FCC to consider broadcast regulations that limit such copying. The National Association of Broadcasters is not too happy with RIAA's request, as more than three hundred broadcasters either have digital CD-quality radio, or are in the process of setting them up. Meanwhile, as MSNBC notes, products like The Bug from Pure Digital are already capable of recording digital radio.
 posted by K | 6/12/2004 12:43:14 PM | # | ^

Friday, June 11, 2004 

US gets Smart - cars 
 Autoblog Home -- That’s right Daimler-Chrysler brings its compact car-series called Smart to the US in 2006. I doubt it has anything to do with the popularity of BMW’s revitalized Mini brand. No it couldn’t be that. However the cute, yet miniscule, Fourtwo will get a redesign before it comes to the US. We’re looking forward to the Formore, more however. Mark Phelan of the Detroit Free Press remarks on exactly how small the current Fortwo version is, compared to what he runs into on the Detroit highways. That does sound pretty scary.
 posted by K | 6/11/2004 01:50:11 PM | # | ^

Spyware Sweepers 
 After looking into various spyware removal tools, I have concluded that no one program catches all of the spyware. However a combination of Ad-aware and Spybot Search & Destroy does a good job of cleaning your system. And for FREE too, I might add.
(via Program Witch Pages)
 posted by K | 6/11/2004 01:48:10 PM | # | ^

HOWTO skin a PC to look like a Mac 
 Engadget -- A great step-by-step HOWTO for skinning your WinXP box until its desktop is nigh-indistinguishable from a MacOS X box. (via Boing Boing)
 posted by K | 6/11/2004 01:32:12 PM | # | ^

Xandros launches free version of its desktop Linux software 
 Computer World -- Upstart Linux vendor Xandros Inc. has made a free version of its Linux desktop distribution available to noncommercial users to encourage its proliferation on computers around the world.
 posted by K | 6/11/2004 01:25:23 PM | # | ^

Half-Life Code Thieves Nabbed 
 Wired -- Game developer Valve Software says authorities have arrested multiple suspects in connection with the Half-Life 2 code theft. The game code was stolen and posted online last year.
 posted by K | 6/11/2004 01:21:47 PM | # | ^

Adobe Reader and PDF on Linux Devices 
 NeoWin.net -- The day has finally come Adobe is starting to recognize Linux a little more. It was announced today that Adobe will be releasing a free version of its Adobe® Reader® software and Adobe PDF for a consumer electronics version of the Linux® platform.
 posted by K | 6/11/2004 01:21:12 PM | # | ^

Ask Those Oklahoma Librarians 
 ResearchBuzz -- If you've been wondering how to get your Oklahoma questions answered, wonder no more. The Oklahoma Department of Libraries has a handy-dandy page where you can either e-mail your question to a librarian (with an answer promised within five business days) or use a form to get live help 10:00 am - 12:30 pm and 1:30 - 4:30 pm CST Tuesday-Thursday. The form and additional information is available at catalog.odl.state.ok.us/ask.htm.
 posted by K | 6/11/2004 01:16:41 PM | # | ^

Family Fridays 
 National Day of Morning for President Ronald Reagan

Today's Schedule
Fox News -- WASHINGTON - Reagan funeral and burial details for Friday. All times are CDT:

 posted by K | 6/11/2004 08:40:33 AM | # | ^

Thursday, June 10, 2004 

Legendary musician Ray Charles has died 
 Reuters -- Ray Charles, who battled childhood poverty, blindness and heroin addiction to help create soul music and become one of America's most enduring musicians, died on Thursday at the age of 73, his spokesman said. Charles died at 11:35 a.m. at his Beverly Hills home of complications of liver disease. Family members and his manager were present, said Jerry Digney, his longtime publicist.
 posted by K | 6/10/2004 03:26:12 PM | # | ^

Skype to Expand VOIP Service 
 eWEEK Technology News -- Skype will release the official version of its VOIP application this summer, along with a new paid service for making calls to traditional phones.
 posted by K | 6/10/2004 01:54:58 PM | # | ^

Blogging Baby 
 Blogging Baby -- a blog - an online magazine - about pregnancy, baby care and parenting. We aren't paid to mention specific products. We cover what we think is interesting as parents ourselves.
 posted by K | 6/10/2004 01:51:37 PM | # | ^

Tons of Oklahoma Wine Events This Weekend 
 Oklahoma Wine News -- Get ready for this summer's biggest weekend of Oklahoma wine tasting! You will have a chance to taste and purchase a wide variety of Oklahoma made wines at this weekend's festivals. Just check out this list:
  • Le'Grand Balloon Festival at Grand Lake June 11
  • Deep Fork Community Action Foundation June 12
  • Downtown Shawnee Wine/Art Festival June 12
  • 2nd Annual Drumright Wine Fest June 12
  • Tulsa Route 66 Festival June 11 - 13

 posted by K | 6/10/2004 01:22:41 PM | # | ^

Future TiVos Will Download Content From The Net 
 eWEEK Technology News -- TiVo Inc. said Tuesday that it is taking steps toward allowing its PVRs to access content from the Web. The personal-video-recorder company will now allow subscribers access to certain multimedia options it once reserved to premium subscribers.
 posted by K | 6/10/2004 10:18:23 AM | # | ^

Oklahoma state offices closed Friday 
 Governor Brad Henry announces that Oklahoma state offices will be closed Friday, June 11, in observance of the national day of mourning for former President Ronald Reagan.

Post Office also closed Friday
www.usps.com -- FRIDAY, JUNE 11. President Bush issued an Executive Order directing federal government agencies to close on Friday, June 11, as a mark of respect for former President Ronald Reagan, who died Saturday. For USPS, this means that June 11 is a “National Day of Observance” and there will be no regular mail delivery or retail service. Express Mail service will be available. Regular retail and delivery service will resume Saturday, June 12.
 posted by K | 6/10/2004 10:08:47 AM | # | ^

Oklahoma players taken in 2004 MLB Draft 
 Coaches Aid -- 2004 MLB Draft - Oklahoma had 43 players selected in the draft, including 28 of which played high school ball in-state. See the complete list inside including round, pick, team and school.
 posted by K | 6/10/2004 10:05:32 AM | # | ^

RAW, JPEG and TIFF 
 Photo.net -- There seems to be a lot of confusion among some new digital camera owners about exactly what the difference is between RAW, JPEG and TIFF files. This article is intended to be a very basic guide to these file types and how they are related in a typical digital camera. (via Photography Blog)
 posted by K | 6/10/2004 09:59:18 AM | # | ^

Home Safety Reminder 
 Its the 10th of the month, have you checked your Smoke Alarm and CO Detector today? You should replace your Smoke Alarm's and Carbon-Monoxide (CO) detector's batteries at least once a year and test them often.

The Safe Home -- Whether you live in a multi-story house, apartment, townhouse or mobile home, the same home safety tips apply! Knowing what to do in case of fire – or knowing how to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning – can save the lives of the people you love most. Knowing how to identify potential hazards can help you prevent accidents or injury.
 posted by K | 6/10/2004 09:49:49 AM | # | ^

New Poll - President Reagan On Ten Dollar Bill? 
The Hill -- Ardent admirers of Ronald Reagan intend to seize on the former president's death as their chance to memorialize him on the $10 bill. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the assistant majority leader, has said he wants to take the lead on the necessary legislation to displace the image of Alexander Hamilton, first secretary of the Treasury.

Vote in our new poll: Should President Reagan's face replace Hamilton's on the ten dollar bill?


 posted by K | 6/10/2004 09:13:51 AM | # | ^

Travel Thursdays 
 Your link to other places

Oklahoma Parks: Foss Lake
www.touroklahoma.com -- Eleven miles west of Clinton, then two miles north on SH-44. 1,749 Park Acres - 8,800 Lake Acres - 120 Campsites - Assigned Campground - Hiking & Biking Trails - Equestrian Trail - Swimming Beach - Boating - Water Skiing - Fishing - Playground - Marina (boat rentals) - Restaurant - Paddleboating - Gift Shop. Park Map.

Roman Nose Mountain Bike Festival
www.wheelerdealerbicycles.com -- Jun 12 - 13, Roman Nose State Park, Watonga, OK. This festival is part of the Tour de Dirt, a series of mountain biking events for Oklahoma riders, and is open to all NORBA members. A course pre-ride begins on Sat from 8am-3pm with a special kids race at 10am. Races begin on Sun with the expert division taking off at 9am. The terrain is challenging for professional riders, but is doable for even beginning riders. Sponsored by Wheeler Dealer Bicycle Shop, the Oklahoma Earthbike Fellowship, Cannondale Bicycles, Specialized Bicycles and NORBA, the National Off Road Bicycle Association.

Oklahoma FreeWheel
www.okfreewheel.com -- Jun 13 - 19, Statewide. Oklahoma's largest and only cross-state bike ride. Join approximately 1,200 other bicyclists for this 7 day adventure on two wheels. Host cities to be announced at a later date.

Concerts in the Park
www.travelok.com -- Jun 3 - Jul 29, Chisholm Trail Park, Yukon, OK. Free concerts every Thursday evening featuring different types of music such as country, jazz, bluegrass, rock & roll, and patriotic. Concert-goers should bring blankets or lawn chairs.

Country Fever
www.countryfeverfest.com -- Jun 10 - 13, Hwy 69 N, Pryor, OK. This second annual and largest country music festival in Oklahoma features four days of national country artist headliners on the main stage, and local and regional talent on side stages. This year's lineup includes Diamond Rio, Wynonna Judd, Hank Williams Jr., Tammy Cochran, Neal McCoy, Blake Shelton, Sara Evans and Martina McBride. The 400 acre site also includes marked RV campsites, showers and restrooms, reserved VIP seating and a restaurant.

Destination: Tucson
Lonely Planet -- Tucson sits, air-conditioning itself, in the middle of the spectacular topography of the American Southwest: canyons, wind-sculpted cliffs, hushed deserts, forests of towering saguaro cacti and an astonishing diversity of birdlife (there are 16 species of hummingbird alone).

Family hiking
MSNBC BudgetTravel -- Discuss trail safety - then hit the woods! To promote National Trails Day last week, the American Hiking Society put together a list of 10 family-friendly trails, all located within an hour's drive of major cities including Boston, New York, Chicago and San Francisco.

Road trips: A parent's survival guide
CNN Travel -- Think you're a road warrior for planning a long car trip with children this summer? Maybe you're heading west to national parks, south to Disney or north to a lake in the woods. Wherever you're off to, you won't want to set out without a game plan for keeping the kids entertained on the road.

Alternative vacation: City slickers, suburbanites head to farms
USA Today Travel -- One sunny morning, a lanky middle-age man who likes to be called Farmer Dale lifted a wooden panel revealing a square cutout in his chicken coop. From there, half a dozen free-range hens strutted out in a line on the chicken run.

America's Best Beaches
GORP -- GORP pinpoints 10 tempting sandy playgrounds, where you can satiate adventurous wanderlust and work on that tan line.

 posted by K | 6/10/2004 08:38:37 AM | # | ^

Wednesday, June 09, 2004 

iTunes 4.6 In The Pipe 
 Gizmodo -- iTunes 4.6 is available for download or via OSX's update. This is the update that adds the ability to stream to Apple's new Airport Express, and while no other updates to the software have been mentioned, anecdotally some have been commenting that it seems to start up and perform faster than 4.5. Your mileage may vary. Read [Apple]
 posted by K | 6/9/2004 02:40:26 PM | # | ^

How To Read Headers To Report Spam 
 Lockergnome Windows Fanatics -- Dear Auntie Spam, how do I read the fine print in the spam's header information to determine from where the spam really originated? continued ...
 posted by K | 6/9/2004 09:01:18 AM | # | ^

How long did U.S. forces occupy Japan after the end of World War II? 
 Yahoo! Ask -- U.S. forces occupied Japan for almost seven years after the end of World War II. According to this brief summary of post-war Japanese history from japan-guide.com, the Allied occupation began in August 1945 and formally ended in April 1952. General Douglas MacArthur, who accepted the country's official surrender on the USS Missouri on September 2, 1945, directed the operation...
 posted by K | 6/9/2004 08:54:40 AM | # | ^

Google mulls RSS support 
 CNet News.com -- Google is considering renewing support for the popular RSS Web publishing format in some of its services, CNET News.com has learned, marking the latest twist in a burgeoning standards war over technology that could change how people read the news.
 posted by K | 6/9/2004 08:53:38 AM | # | ^

Infinite Wednesdays 
 For the day that doesn't seem to end, the best in sci/fi and science

Ultra-cold neutron source at Los Alamos confirmed as world's most intense
Science Blog -- Some slow, cold visitors stopped by Los Alamos National Laboratory last week, and their arrival could prove a godsend to physicists seeking a better theory of everything. Researchers working at the University of California's Los Alamos Neutron Science Center and eight other member institutions of an international collaboration took a giant step toward their goal of constructing the most intense source of ultra-cold neutrons in the world, measuring ultra-cold neutron production in their new source for the first time.

Thousands Spy Venus' Rare Transit
Wired News -- The planet crawls across the sun's face only twice every 122 years, and lucky stargazers around the world watch in awe as the celestial phenomenon unfolds. Missed it? You'll get another chance in 2012.

The 17-Year Itch
Scientific American -- Brood X reappears, with clues to cicada behavior.

Spirit Finds Signs of Water While Opportunity Takes the Plunge
RedNova -- NASA's Mars rover Spirit has found concentrated salt below the surface of the Red Planet, offering more evidence of past water activity, mission scientists said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Mars Opportunity rover began its latest adventure inside the martian crater informally called Endurance.

Petra: An Eroding Ancient City
GeoTimes -- Petra in southern Jordan is a testament to human ingenuity in managing water. But since the city's demise about 1,700 years ago, weathering has threatened the stability of this cultural icon.

NASA Releases Mission Requirements for Proposed Jupiter Mission
PhysLink -- NASA has issued its mission design requirements to three industry teams for a proposed mission to Jupiter and its three icy moons. The requirements are also the first product formulated by NASA's new Office of Exploration Systems in Washington.

A Conversation With Don Dixon
www.sfsite.com -- Artist Don Dixon has been creating professional space and science-fiction related artwork for over 20 years. His works have graced the covers of The Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, OMNI, Smithsonian World, Astronomy, Sky and Telescope, Scientific American, over 60 novel covers and even design concepts for Epcott Center and Caesar's Palace. He also serves as the Art Director for the world famous Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, California. His work can be viewed at www.cosmographica.com.

Analysis of the Three Laws of Robotics
asimovault.cjb.net -- It all started a long time ago.   In the 19 th century to be exact.   For it was in the year 1818 that an artificial man was born in the world of literature.   His name was Frankenstein.   As the story goes, Frankenstein does not only become an artificial man, but also a monster.   A monster that turns against his own creator, helping to create the impression upon society that "there are some things Man was not meant to know." This point of view would continue to exist until Asimov made his way into the spotlight.

From Stargate to Atlantis
SciFi.com -- From Stargate to Atlantis: A SCI FI Lowdown looks at the history of Stargate SG-1 as the series prepares for Season Eight and launches into the next phase of the ongoing saga: Stargate Atlantis. The one-hour special features new interviews with Richard Dean Anderson, Amanda Tapping, Christopher Judge and Michael Shanks, as well as classic clips from SG-1 and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of both shows in production - including a never-before-seen look at the amazing Stargate Atlantis sets

STARGATE SG-1 TWO-HOUR SEASON PREMIERE
SCI FI Friday, July 9, at 8C

STARGATE ATLANTIS TWO-HOUR SERIES PREMIERE
SCI FI Friday, July 16, at 8C

The Polar Express and the Prisoner of Azkaban
www.harrypotter.com -- The trailer for the upcoming CGI-animated film The Polar Express, which features the voice of Tom Hanks, will be released in theaters along with Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, which opens June 4. It will also be available online beginning June 1 in the Daily Prophet section of the official Harry Potter Web site.

 posted by K | 6/9/2004 08:38:19 AM | # | ^

Tuesday, June 08, 2004 

Lotto Texas Jackpot At All-Time Record High 
 Texas Lottery -- Wednesday's jackpot, worth an estimated $87 million, is the highest level ever reached in the history of the game.
 posted by K | 6/8/2004 01:09:40 PM | # | ^

Venus watchers soak up the atmosphere 
 New Scientist -- As skywatchers enjoy Venus's rare transit across the Sun, astronomers are gathering data on the planet's gases.

The 2004 Transit of Venus - Gallery
SpaceWeather.com -- Every 120 years or so a dark spot glides across the Sun. Small, inky-black, almost perfectly circular, it's no ordinary sunspot. Not everyone can see it, but some who do get the strangest feeling, of standing, toes curled in the damp sand, on the beach of a South Pacific isle.... Get the full story from Science@NASA.
 posted by K | 6/8/2004 10:04:58 AM | # | ^

The Terra Wind: a motor home that floats 
 Autoblog Home -- No longer shall you have to choose between house-car and house-boat, as the Terra Wind tries to be all things to all peripatetics. John Giljam, who according to his wife “has never had a single class in engineering”, designed and built the thing himself, and is now making the amphibian available to crazy, rich people everywhere. For $1.2 million, the 42-foot luxury motor home, which already features a kitchen, plasma TV, bathtub and king-sized bed, will be equipped with huge inflatable pontoons that pop out of the sides of the vehicle and somehow keep it from sinking. No preparation is needed in order to take to the water— just drive down the boat ramp, and a marine transmission fulfills all propulsion duties.
 posted by K | 6/8/2004 09:58:30 AM | # | ^

Web Design Reference Guide 
 Program Witch Pages -- If you are a web developer then you may be interested in this Web Design Reference Guide at InformIT.
 posted by K | 6/8/2004 09:50:36 AM | # | ^

Tech Tuesdays 
 Tech news, info and tips

Top 10 DVD Drives
PC World -- These drives offer a fast, cheap way to store lots of data. The first 12X model hits the chart this month.

Apple Quietly Patches OS X
Wired News -- The computer maker appears to have finally patched several OS X security holes that have gaped wide open for several weeks. But this time, there was no press release crowing about Apple's great security record.

THG's 15-Case Power Tower Round-Up
Toms Hardware Guide -- A new crop of PC cases offers some sleek designs, but how do their utility, safety and upgradeability measure up? THG gives you the low-down on what to expect.

ATi PCI-Express Preview
[H]ard|OCP -- ATi brings its brand of graphic goodness to a PCI-Express slot near you soon. Today they softlaunch their new product line.

Shoot-'Em-Up Net Games No Match for Solitaire
Reuters -- Middle-aged computer users who prefer solitaire and puzzles to violent shoot 'em ups will push online gaming to be a $2.2 billion industry in Europe and North America by 2007, according to a report on Monday.

Skipping Auto Login
Mac World -- Reader Tory Yaphe writes: "My Mac (OS X 10.3.4) is set up with multiple users and one is configured to automatically login. Is there a keyboard shortcut to bypass automatic login so I can instead see the list of users on this Mac? You betcha.

Seagate to join tiny-drive fray
CNet News -- Seagate Technology plans to ship later this year 1-inch disk drives with up to 5GB of storage capacity. The drives could be used in music players and digital cameras.

Two New Pocket PCs from Fujitsu-Siemens: Loox 410 and 420
Gizmodo -- Two new Pocket PCs from Fujitsu-Siemens, the Pocket LOOX 410 and 420. Both have 240 x 320 pixel 65k transflective screens, Bluetooth and infrared, and SDIO, while the 420 alone has integrated WiFi. The 410 gets a 300MHz Intel XScale PXA255, while the 420 putts along with a 400Mhz version, both driven by Windows Mobile 2003. All in all, very nice looking, physically, but a little behind the cutting edge of internals (where's the hot VGA screens or the Bulverde processors?) One nice touch, though, is the battery buffer that gives users up to 30 minutes to swap in a new battery after the standard 1100 mAh/10 hour one runs down.

SYSTEM: Using Your Wildcards
Lockergnome Windows Fanatics -- One of the things almost all of us use our computers for is to store our documents, pictures, and other types of files. Over time our hard drives can quickly fill up with all kinds of stuff and locating files can become difficult. I admit that there are times when I can't recall where I saved a document... even worse... what I named the document. ...

AirTunes
Lockergnome Tech News Watch -- AirPort Express with AirTunes redefines the way you listen to your music at home. It gives you the freedom to play your iTunes music through your stereo or powered speakers in virtually in any room of your house - wirelessly. It lets you enjoy the tremendous flexibility of iTunes without being bound to your Mac or PC, opening up a whole new world of musical enjoyment."

 posted by K | 6/8/2004 08:46:04 AM | # | ^

Monday, June 07, 2004 

Complaints Abound over Cell Phone Service 
 eWEEK Technology News -- Your cell phone company knows you hate it. Mobile phone service was the second-lowest ranked industry—beating only cable providers among the 40 rated—in the University of Michigan's newest customer satisfaction index.
 posted by K | 6/7/2004 03:16:09 PM | # | ^

Oklahoma Kickoff magazine on sale June 7th 
 Coaches Aid -- New Magazine! - The Oklahoma Kickoff 2004 football prview magazine is brand new and its inaugural issue hit newsstands on June 7th. Look inside to see the layout and find out where to pick up a copy.
 posted by K | 6/7/2004 02:58:25 PM | # | ^

Digital Photography Composition Tips 
 Digital Photography Blog -- 'Can you please produce a tutorial and tips collection on Composition of good digital images?'; Your question spurred us into action and we've just spend a number of...
 posted by K | 6/7/2004 02:56:02 PM | # | ^

Federal Offices Closed June 11th 
 www.whitehouse.gov -- Executive Order Providing for the Closing of Government Departments and Agencies on Friday, June 11, 2004
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows:

Section 1. All executive departments, independent establishments, and other governmental agencies shall be closed on June 11, 2004, as a mark of respect for Ronald Reagan, the fortieth President of the United States. That day shall be considered as falling within the scope of Executive Order 11582 of February 11, 1971, and of 5 U.S.C. 5546 and 6103(b) and other similar statutes insofar as they relate to the pay and leave of employees of the United States.

Sec. 2. The first sentence of section 1 of this order shall not apply to those offices and installations, or parts thereof, in the Department of State, the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, or other departments, independent establishments, and governmental agencies that the heads thereof determine should remain open for reasons of national security or defense or other essential public business.

GEORGE W. BUSH
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 6, 2004.
Friday, June 11, 2004, is also appointed as a National Day of Mourning throughout the United States, and all flags are to be at half staff for the next 30 days. More ..
 posted by K | 6/7/2004 11:10:15 AM | # | ^

Satellite images 'show Atlantis' 
 BBC News -- A scientist says he may have found remains of the lost city of Atlantis.
 posted by K | 6/7/2004 10:40:38 AM | # | ^

Route 66 Festival: The Unofficial Guide 
 BatesLine.com -- As noted earlier, my lovely wife got fed up with the lack of a comprehensive schedule for this week's International Route 66 Festival, which made it difficult to plan to participate. In the spirit of lighting a candle, rather than cursing the darkness, I have created schedule grids for the next week, beginning Monday, June 7, with the opening of Chautauqua 2004, which has Route 66 as a theme, and going through the close of the Route 66 Festival on Sunday, June 13. (By the way, in response to my wife's e-mail, someone with the festival coordinator e-mailed back saying...
 posted by K | 6/7/2004 10:12:54 AM | # | ^

Complete RSS 
 www.completerss.com -- How many RSS feeds are you subscribed to: 5... 50... 600? There are an abundance of feeds on the Internet that are just waiting to be consumed, but depending on your acceptance of RSS, you may have hardly any. If you're reading this review in your aggregator right now, you're probably the type of person who is always on the prowl for new content. Content junkies will be able to get some use out of the RSS search engine, CompleteRSS. (via Lockergnome)
 posted by K | 6/7/2004 10:07:25 AM | # | ^

Can anyone obtain information through the Freedom of Information Act? 
 Yahoo! Ask -- The Freedom of Information Act of 1966 mandates that the executive branch of the federal government must release its records upon request. Those records may be withheld, however, if they fall into one of nine categories, including national security and an individual's right to privacy...
 posted by K | 6/7/2004 10:02:56 AM | # | ^

Getting McAfee VirusScan for Free 
 Techfocus -- If you purchased McAfee VirusScan 3 or 4 and are a US resident, you can opt-out of the class-action. In the process, McAfee will provide a free copy (without time restrictions on definitions) of McAfee VirusScan 8, AntiSpyware v1, or QuickClean v4.01. It's all done online and just takes a couple of minutes.

Class Action Settlement for VirusScan version 3 and 4 users
software.mcafee.com/lcas/ -- A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit over McAfee VirusScan versions 3 and 4. If you are a U.S. resident and you bought a retail version of McAfee VirusScan version 3 or version 4, then you are a member of the class. As a member of the class, you may receive a free download version of your choice of one of the three McAfee perpetual products: (1) VirusScan version 8, (2) AntiSpyware version 1.0, or (3) QuickClean version 4.01 (collectively "Software").
 posted by K | 6/7/2004 09:59:56 AM | # | ^

Local News Mondays 
 A look at the headlines from around the state
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 posted by K | 6/7/2004 09:28:53 AM | # | ^

Saturday, June 05, 2004 

Former President Ronald Reagan Dies at 93 

1911 - 2004


AP News -- Ronald Reagan, the cheerful crusader who devoted his presidency to winning the Cold War, trying to scale back government and making people believe it was "morning again in America," died Saturday after a long twilight struggle with Alzheimer's disease. "My family and I would like the world to know that President Ronald Reagan has passed away after 10 years of Alzheimer's disease at 93 years of age. We appreciate everyone's prayers," Nancy Reagan said in a statement.

Remarks by President Bush Upon the Death of President Ronald Reagan

THE PRESIDENT: This is a sad hour in the life of America. A great American life has come to an end. I have just spoken to Nancy Reagan. On behalf of our whole nation, Laura and I offered her and the Reagan family our prayers and our condolences.

Ronald Reagan won America's respect with his greatness, and won its love with his goodness. He had the confidence that comes with conviction, the strength that comes with character, the grace that comes with humility, and the humor that comes with wisdom. He leaves behind a nation he restored and a world he helped save.

During the years of President Reagan, America laid to rest an era of division and self-doubt. And because of his leadership, the world laid to rest an era of fear and tyranny. Now, in laying our leader to rest, we say thank you.

He always told us that for America, the best was yet to come. We comfort ourselves in the knowledge that this is true for him, too. His work is done, and now a shining city awaits him. May God bless Ronald Reagan.


posted by K | 6/5/2004 09:30:36 PM | # | ^

Friday, June 04, 2004 

Crazy Horse Memorial 
 Crazy Horse Memorial, the world’s largest sculpture, now in progress, is located in the Black Hills of South Dakota on US Highway 16/385 just 17 miles southwest of Mount Rushmore. The work was begun in 1948 by sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski at the request of Native Americans. Korczak died in 1982. His wife Ruth and their family continue the project working with the Crazy Horse Memorial Foundation. (Live Web Cam)
 posted by K | 6/4/2004 04:53:31 PM | # | ^

A sugar-free school zone. 
 ABC News -- Principal creates sugar-free elemantary school. Students lose weight, go to the nurse less, better test scores, etc.
 posted by K | 6/4/2004 03:24:48 PM | # | ^

Why does the letter K stand for a strikeout in baseball? 
 Yahoo! Ask -- As The Straight Dope explains, we owe the "K" to an early sportswriter named Henry Chadwick. In fact, Chadwick and another writer named M.J. Kelly are largely responsible for the scoring system baseball uses today...
 posted by K | 6/4/2004 03:07:58 PM | # | ^

'Doom' Movie Rights Bought 
 Sci Fi Wire -- Universal Pictures has optioned the film rights to the Doom SF video-game franchise for producers Lorenzo di Bonaventura and John Wells, Variety reported.
 posted by K | 6/4/2004 03:04:48 PM | # | ^

Spyware Removal Software Review 
 I'm doing a little research on Spyware removal programs this morning. Hope to have something for you later today. I'm looking at Adaware, Spybot Search & destroy, Spy Sweeper, PestPatrol, and NoAdware. If you would like to read my first impressions on the software, and would like to make your own comments about any of them, please feel free to head over to my personal forum here. - K.
 posted by K | 6/4/2004 10:33:26 AM | # | ^

Thursday, June 03, 2004 

Drinking only bottled water linked to higher rates of infection 
 Science Blog -- Doing laundry using hot water and bleach may prevent infections in the home, while drinking only bottled water may promote infections, according to research funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) at the National Institutes of Health that looked at ways to predict infectious disease symptoms in inner city households. The study, "Predictors of Infectious Disease Symptoms in Inner City Households," was led by Elaine Larson, PhD, RN, Associate Dean for Research at the School of Nursing, Columbia University, and appears in the May/June issue of the journal Nursing Research.
 posted by K | 6/3/2004 01:02:09 PM | # | ^

Bush: CIA Director George Tenet Resigns 
 Yahoo! News -- President Bush said Thursday that CIA director George Tenet has resigned "for personal reasons" and that his deputy will temporarily lead America's premier spy agency until a successor is found.
 posted by K | 6/3/2004 09:46:11 AM | # | ^

The Old Car Manual Project 
 ResearchBuzz -- If you've got a rustbucket (or a very nice old car) you'll want to explore The Old Car Manual Project at www.tocmp.com/ , a collection of manuals, brochures, and even...
 posted by K | 6/3/2004 09:11:47 AM | # | ^

Argus Sub-$50 Digital Cameras Reach the Stores 
 GIZMODO -- I could be falling for the press release 'old is new again' trap, but if I'm parsing this correctly it looks like the Argus DC 1730, the first sub-$50 VGA digital camera with an integrated color LCD is finally in the stores (it was announced a few months ago), specifically at everyone's favorite retail monolith, Wal-Mart. The DC 1730 comes with 8MB of internal, non-upgradeable memory and a USB connection. Photography Blog has the original press release detailing all four of Argus's new cameras, including the more attractive DC 1770 with a 1.3-megapixel sensor and an SD card slot (although no integrated LCD display).
 posted by K | 6/3/2004 09:05:34 AM | # | ^

Travel Thursdays 
 Your link to other places

Inspiration Dance Studio Performance
www.bartlesvillecommunitycenter.com -- Jun 5, Community Center, Bartlesville, OK. Dancers perform ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical and point numbers, in wonderfully choreographed movements.

Portraits of Survival Exhibition
www.oklahomacitynationalmemorial.org -- Apr 19 - Dec 31, Oklahoma City National Memorial, Oklahoma City, OK. A collection of 32 original works of art from the Alfred P. Murrah building will become the centerpieces for a new exhibit at the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum. Admission is $7 adults, $6 seniors, and $5 for students.

Red Earth Festival
www.redearth.org -- Jun 4 - 6, State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City, OK. Oklahoma's largest Native American festival and the largest of its kind nationally. Includes a dance competition with over 1,000 dancers from both northern and southern tribes, and a prestigious art competition and show featuring more than 225 artists. The Indian rock band, Indigenous, will perform Fri at 7pm. Daily admission is $10. The first 500 children attending each day get in free.

16th International Windmillers Trade Fair
www.shattuckwindmillmuseum.org -- Jun 8 - 10, Windmill Museum, Shattuck, OK. A gathering of windmillers from all over the United States and Canada. Attendees will buy, sell and trade vintage windmill parts and related items, see "how-to" demonstrations, and generally talk windmills.

Stress-free thrills
MSNBC BudgetTravel -- Tips for planning (and enjoying) a relaxing, affordable theme park vacation.

Destination: Dallas
Lonely Planet -- Dallas is the most mythical city in Texas, with a past and present rich in all the stuff American legends are made of. In the materially minded USA, Dallas stands tall as a paragon of conspicuous consumption, a city known for its business acumen, its restaurants and its shopping.

Top 10 Backcountry Canoeing
GORP -- Load up your very own flatwater QE2 and discover wilderness stashes off limits to your garden-variety, backpack-toting trailhound.

Oklahoma free fishing days June 5-6
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation -- What’s better than a day of fishing? Fishing for free with your friends and family, of course.

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission approved a resolution to designate June 5-6 as Free Fishing Days in Oklahoma. Oklahoma was the first state in the nation to offer free fishing days 22 years ago and have since been followed by dozens of other states that have established similar free fishing days.

"Free fishing days are a great opportunity to introduce family and friends to fishing," said David Warren, information and education chief for the Wildlife Department. “This is also a good time to acknowledge the tremendous economic impact that fishing has in our state. Oklahoma’s 774,000 anglers pump approximately $500 million into the state’s economy each year."

State fishing licenses are not required on the free fishing days, although anglers should note that local or municipal permits may be required on those days. Anglers must also follow all other fishing regulations.

 posted by K | 6/3/2004 08:23:08 AM | # | ^

Wednesday, June 02, 2004 

The Transit of Venus: North American Viewer's Guide 
 Science @ NASA -- The 2004 Transit of Venus will be visible from eastern parts of North America at sunrise on June 8th.
 posted by K | 6/2/2004 03:45:53 PM | # | ^

Yahoo Plays Favorites with Some Adware 
 eWEEK Technology News -- Yahoo's anti-spyware tool, now in beta, lets software from companies such as Claria and WhenU.com go undetected by default, while its paid search division helps Claria reap revenue as part of a 2003 paid-listings agreement.
 posted by K | 6/2/2004 02:12:09 PM | # | ^

Microsoft releases Media Player beta 
 CNet News.com -- Microsoft released the first test version of its new Windows Media Player software Wednesday, marking a significant upgrade aimed squarely at the burgeoning portable device market. (beta)
 posted by K | 6/2/2004 02:07:37 PM | # | ^

Christine Pryor, puppeteer 
 WPLS Community Blog -- Christine Pryor of Puppets Por Favor will be performing "Pumpkin, Pumpkin" on June 16, 2004 at the Clinton and Weatherford libraries. A little about Pumpkin, Pumpkin -- Senora Calabaza travels to her daughters house. The Lion, the Bear and the Ogre want to eat her up. Find out how she tricks all three! Enhanced with Spanish. Clinton Public Library @ 10:00, Weatherford Public Library @ 3:00
 posted by K | 6/2/2004 01:41:53 PM | # | ^

Get SMART on eBay 
 Autoblog -- The advanced-tech vehicle company ZAP is offering up a SMART car for auction on eBay. The company is the United States’ exclusive SMART distributor. Currently, the high bid is $15,000, and whatever you pony up now you probably make back later in fuel savings, as the car gets a miserly 60 mpg. It has generated considerable buzz as a true "city car", and has long been popular in Europe. SMART plans to be fully engaged in the American market by 2006.
 posted by K | 6/2/2004 01:22:28 PM | # | ^

School of the Year Awards: 2004 Winners 
 Coaches Aid -- Seven new winners were crowned in the 2004 School of the Year Awards presented and calculated by CoachesAid.com. See which schools won in each class, and why they won.
 posted by K | 6/2/2004 08:56:10 AM | # | ^

Infinite Wednesdays 
 For the day that doesn't seem to end, the best in sci/fi and science

Scientists Try to Trump Politics
Wired News -- The top stem-cell and cloning scientists around the globe will treat the United Nations to its very own scientific conference on Wednesday, hoping to prevent a U.N. cloning ban.

Massive black holes common in early Universe
New Scientist -- Astronomers reveal hundreds of hidden giants - most are buried in dust and were only found by combining data from several telescopes

Engineers visualize electric memory as it fades
Science Blog -- While the memory inside electronic devices may often be more reliable than that of humans, it, too, can worsen over time. Now a team of scientists from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Argonne National Laboratory may understand why. Smart cards, buzzers inside watches and even ultrasound machines all take advantage of ferroelectrics, a family of materials that can retain information, as well as transform electrical pulses into auditory or optical signals, or vice versa.

The Silent Revolution
Scientific American -- A plainspoken diagnosis of what ails the U.S. patent system.

NASA Says Robots May Repair Hubble Space Telescope
Red Nova -- SA's chief told the nation's astronomers Tuesday that he is optimistic robots could repair the Hubble Space Telescope and said the space agency is seeking proposals to do just that.

New New Madrid findings
GeoTimes -- A sequence of four large earthquakes hit the New Madrid Fault Zone in December 1811 and January and February 1812, shaking the eastern United States in events that observers said made the Missouri River run backwards. Those earthquakes have remained mysterious for the past two centuries.

NASA Releases Mission Requirements for Proposed Jupiter Mission
PhysLink -- NASA has issued its mission design requirements to three industry teams for a proposed mission to Jupiter and its three icy moons. The requirements are also the first product formulated by NASA's new Office of Exploration Systems in Washington.

Vintar Adapts Foundation
SciFi Wire -- Screenwriter Jeff Vintar (I, Robot) told SCI FI Wire that he is working on film adaptations of SF author Isaac Asimov's epic Foundation trilogy of books, with Shekhar Kapur attached to direct.

I, Robot
www.irobotmovie.com -- Will Smith stars in this action thriller inspired by the classic short story collection by Isaac Asimov, and brought to the big screen by dynamic and visionary director Alex Proyas (Dark City, The Crow). In the year 2035, robots are an everyday household item, and everyone trusts them, except one, slightly paranoid detective (Smith) investigating what he alone believes is a crime perpetrated by a robot. The case leads him to discover a far more frightening threat to the human race. I, ROBOT uses a spectacular, state-of-the-art visual effects technique to bring a world of robots to life. (July 16, 2004)

Buffy Scholars Convene
SciFi Wire -- About 325 scholars and others gathered in Nashville, Tenn., last week for an academic conference examining the cult TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff series, Angel, the Associated Press reported.

 posted by K | 6/2/2004 08:49:28 AM | # | ^

Tuesday, June 01, 2004 

Tech Tuesdays 
 Tech news, info and tips

Build a Media-Savvy PC
PC World -- Here's how to custom-design a machine to handle TV and music with aplomb--or just make your current system a lot more entertaining.

More personal iTunes sharing
MacWorld, Mac911 -- I've been asked, on a fairly regular basis, how one accesses the iTunes library of another user of the same Macintosh -- how an individual might listen to the iTunes stored within the user account of her significant other, for example. In the past, this required a fair bit of trickery in the form of moving music collections to publicly available folders. If you have a cooperative relationship with that other user, this may no longer be necessary

99 Ways to Speed Up Windows XP
TechFocus -- There's a handy guide over at PC Stats which outlines about 99 ways to speed up your Windows installation.

MSN Investing In More Than Just Search
eWEEK Technology News -- The new MSN Search is looking like a 2005 deliverable. In the meantime, MSN plans to deliver new MSN Messenger, small-business and personalization services.

Sun adds Java tools to RFID menu
CNet News -- Sun Microsystems on Tuesday plans to launch a software package aimed at the RFID market.

Calif. Senate OKs E-Mail Scanning Limits
eWEEK Technology News -- The California Senate approved a measure Thursday that would curtail a new e-mail service from Google Inc. that scours messages to tailor advertisements for users of the service.

Italy approves 'jail for P2P users' law
Neowin -- Italy has made transferring content via the Internet without the permission of the copyright holder a criminal offence.

Find Cheap Gas Prices With Yahoo
ResearchBuzz -- Yahoo's announced yet another one of their new shortcuts. This one helps you find cheap gas prices around the country. To use it, enter the keyword gas and a zip...

The Little Engine That Could
PBS.org -- How Linux is Inadvertently Poised to Remake the Telephone and Internet Markets.

HOWTO: Access RSS feeds for kbAlertz.com
LockerGnome -- Many people know about kbAlertz web site. This site publishes all the Microsoft Knowledgebase articles as they come out. You can go there and sign up to have all the articles e-mailed to you as soon as they come out. Once there, you pick the areas of interest and enter your e-mail address.

 posted by K | 6/1/2004 09:01:22 AM | # | ^

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