WinZip reg is the most trusted way to work with compressed files No other compression utility is as easy to use or offers the comprehensive and productivity enhancing approach that has made WinZip the gold standard for file compression tools With the new WinZip you can quickly and securely zip and unzip files to conserve storage space speed up e mail transmission and reduce download times State of the art file compression strong AES encryption compatibility with more compression formats and new intuitive photo compression make WinZip the complete compression and archiving solution Microsoft Windows 7 is here and WinZip…
Game
Virtual pool, real-world interface
Sunday we saw robots playing pool and an augmented reality pool game. Today we’ll complete the pool trifecta: virtual pool using a real cue stick and ball in another vintage video from Hack a Day’s secret underground vault. The video is noteworthy for a couple of reasons:
First is the year it was made: 1990. There’s been much buzz lately over real-world gaming interfaces like the Nintendo Wii motion controller or Microsoft’s Project Natal. Here we’re seeing a much simpler but very effective physical interface nearly twenty years prior.
Second: the middle section of the video reveals the trick behind it all, and it turns out…
Tech Support
Lack Of Flexibility Stalls Mid-market SAP Project
With six million dollars already invested, this commercial property company was being more than reasonable. Their SAP implementation had stalled in the blueprint phase due to a business requirement specific to their industry.
SAP was called in to review the design. They recommended a change that had the support of several key team members. But the system integrator was unwilling to embrace the proposed change. They were following a static work plan and the change would have required significant rework.
The problem with predefined implementation plans is that they are inherently inflexible, and they tend to keep users at a…
Business
Anil Firm Questions RIL Gas Margin
Reliance Natural Resources Ltd has alleged that Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries Ltd was charging an illegal and unauthorised marketing margin of 13.5 cents, or Rs 6.6, per million British thermal units on gas from its fields in the Krishna-Godavari basin. RNRL, promoted by Mukesh’s younger brother Anil, said the ministry of petroleum and natural gas was adopting a “biased and partisan’’ approach by denying permission to GAIL (India) Limited to charge such a margin. “It is therefore all the more surprising that the petroleum ministry is taking no steps to immediately prevent RIL from charging this illegal levy. This once…
Hack
BBox MIDI drum sequencer
We’ve covered sequencers before, but reader [Johan] sent in his latest project that is much more minimalistic approach. Dubbed the BBox, he based his drum generator on an Arduino and an LCD display. Rather than synthesizing sound, the Arduino just outputs MIDI which is then interpreted by his Roland Juno-D. In building the device he used a favorite trick of ours to keep the interface clean. He then found an awesome banana box to use as a case. Although, the project may not be as functional as some of the others out there, it certainly has flair. Video of it in…
Business
Global poll sees support for spending stimulus
LONDON (Reuters) – Most people around the world support significantly increasing government spending to counter the economic crisis, according to a 20-nation opinion poll released on Monday. The findings will bring solace to leaders such as British Prime Minister Gordon Brown who have backed multi-billion-dollar stimulus programmes to try to lift their economies out of recession. G20 finance leaders agreed this month they would not remove emergency stimulus until the recovery was well entrenched. The survey of more than 22,000 people in 20 countries for the BBC World Service found that, on average, 60 percent favoured “significantly increasing government…
Hack
Tube amplifier in a PSU
[Niclas] sent us his home made tube amplifier. For the case he used a computer power supply unit, took out the guts and replaced them with the amplifier board. He based this build off of an existing design but took a more minimalist approach. The wooden face plate has an on/off switch, an audio jack, and volume control. Apparently, the tubes are floating loose inside of the case. We’d recommend a more secure mounting method for these delicate parts.
Tech Support
How To Make Money Online For Newbies And Beginners
Can I really make money online? That is the most common question you will be asking yourself if you have decided to jump to the business of online money making. Let me starts off by defining the meaning of the phrase “make money online”. Make money online is an Internet Marketing approach conducted by anyone in the world who has the urge and drive to generate income by working at home.
Just by filling out a few online surveys from a legitimate companies can make you a few bucks, or maybe hundreds. But if you want to make money online…
Software
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 v9.0.0.698 beta
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 is a totally new approach to data security The main feature of the application is restricting the programs 39 rights to access the system resources It helps prevent unwanted actions by suspicious and hazardous programs The application 39 s capabilities in the protection of user 39 s confidential data have been considerably enhanced The application now includes wizards and tools which substantially facilitate execution of specific computer protection tasks nbsp
Internet
The Power of the BLOG
Can a Blog earn you a prison sentence? Ask Mojtaba Saminejad. Heis an Iranian whose Blog, published in the Farsi language,earned him a two-year prison sentence in June . The online community is fast waking up to the power of blogswhich have spread across the internet like wild fire. If you arestill grappling with the word BLOG, these are online websiteswhich are diary-like in approach and people are free to publishnews or their ideas and thoughts. Blogs are very popular as theyare simple to use and in most cases, free. However, professional bloggers people who have a decent no. ofhours…
Software
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 9.0.0.679 Beta
Kaspersky Internet Security 2009 is a totally new approach to data security The main feature of the application is restricting the programs 39 rights to access the system resources It helps prevent unwanted actions by suspicious and hazardous programs The application 39 s capabilities in the protection of user 39 s confidential data have been considerably enhanced The application now includes wizards and tools which substantially facilitate execution of specific computer protection tasks
Hack
Review: The Manga Guide to Electricity
“The Manga Guide to Electricity”, part of “The Manga Guide” series by No Starch Press, is a novel approach to the old problem of getting over the initial mental block when trying to learn electronics.
We decided to compare this book to another introductory text: “Getting Started in Electronics” by [Forrest M. Mims]. [Mims]‘ book is a handwritten masterpiece of electronic literature. The writing style is friendly and concise, the examples are simple, and the drawings are excellent. It also makes sure to keep the learning process as application based as possible. Unlike other books, it doesn’t bog the…
