Toshiba to give up on HD DVD, end format war: source | Reuters
It’s official, Toshiba is throwing in the towel in the HD format war. I can only hope this will mean lower prices on Blu-Ray gear in the near future.
Update: Toshiba officially confirms discontinuation of HD DVD
A college student recently told me about something like this. The Upside-Down-Ternet trick is a great way to mess with people trying to steal internet access throuh your wireless network. Personally, I’d still rather have my network encrypted so that someone with slightly more nefarious intent doesn’t get my data. (remember, you don’t even need to connect to capture the traffic on a wireless network) Still, it’s pretty funny.
Have you ever used GMail, or Google Calendar? What if you could have not only a couple of applications accessible through a web browser, but a whole desktop interface? That’s exactly what YouOS is. While you won’t be running any applications from your home PC on YouOS, there are a number of familiar applications that have been written for this very special “operating system.” I gave YouOS a try this evening after having seen a colleague using it and I’m fairly impressed. It’s an alpha release, so don’t expect too much from it. However, this is certainly something I could see Google being interested in.