this the Face of Iraq

Seeded on Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:49 AM EDT (Firedoglake)

The photo at left is a picture of Salwann Chmagh, the son of Saeed Chmagh, age 40. He was a driver for Reuters News Agency. He was killed this week in Iraq along with his colleague, Reuters photographer Namir Noor-Eldeen,

news, blog, world-news

Why I hate Bush but love Americans | Press Esc

Seeded on Mon Jul 16, 2007 4:45 AM EDT (Press Esc)

Here in Sweden, the debate rages on about whether it is possible to hate President Bush while loving America given that 50.7 per cent of Americans re-elected him.

blog, web, world-news

President Bush Loses His War On Terrorism

Seeded on Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:31 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

President Bush is a loser of monumental proportions. We know this. But late Wednesday afternoon, the AP reported that al-Qaeda has returned to its pre-9/11 strength -- perhaps stronger, according to the latest National Intelligence Estimate.

war, news, world-news, terrorisum

IBM pledges access to its IP for standards

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:45 AM EDT (infoworld.com)

BM is making it easier to utilize its patented intellectual property to implement nearly 200 standards in SOA, Web services, security, and other spaces.

technology, internet, ibm, internet-protocol

Who's to blame for browser bug? IE or Firefox?

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:43 AM EDT (infoworld.com)

A security researcher has found a security bug that could be attacked in Internet Explorer. Mozilla said it plans to patch the problem in its next Firefox software update.

news, world-news, firefox, ie

Apple fixes serious QuickTime flaws

Seeded on Thu Jul 12, 2007 12:42 AM EDT (infoworld.com)

Apple has patched a number of critical flaws in its QuickTime media player.

apple, news, world-news, quicktime

Texas Goes Green After Record Rainfall

Seeded on Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:43 AM EDT (National Geographic)

A deluge of torrential rains has lashed the Lone Star State for more than a month—making June one of the wettest ever recorded in Texas.

education, changes

15 Great, Free Security Programs

Seeded on Tue Jul 3, 2007 5:18 AM EDT (PC World)

Turn your PC on, and you're immediately vulnerable to malicious attacks. But you can use these free applications to minimize the dangers and protect yourself.

technology, security, internet, web, programming, net

10 mistakes to avoid in software development

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:24 AM EDT (weblog.infoworld.com)

Forrester Research published this week a report listing 10 mistakes that send software development projects off track.

technology, software, web, programming

Google And Yahoo Add Photo Features

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:04 AM EDT (informationweek.com)

The two search engines upgrade their respective online photo services to give consumers a more integrated experience.

google, yahoo, technology, online, photos, photosharing

IBM Tops List Of Fastest Supercomputers

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:02 AM EDT (informationweek.com)

HP leads with 40.6% of the systems, up from 31.6% in November, while IBM has 38.4%, down from 47.2%. No other vendor has more than 5% of the systems on the list.

technology, rating, news, computer, supercomputer, rank

Microsoft Ports Main Web Site To Windows Server 2008 -

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 5:00 AM EDT (informationweek.com)

Web security firm Netcraft says Microsoft.com has been switched to the former Longhorn, still in beta.

technology, security, internet, web, server, windows

Review: Samsung's Q1 Ultra -- Mobile, Yes, But Is It Fully Functional?

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:58 AM EDT (informationweek.com)

Ultramobile PCs are hot right now, but can a device with a small screen, a split keyboard, and performance in the PDA class convince you it's a fully functional PC?

technology, mobile, cellphone, ultramobile-pc

YouTube bigger than rivals combined

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:46 AM EDT (Australian News Network)

YOUTUBE has enjoyed a surge in US audience share that leaves it far larger than the next 64 video-sharing sites combined, a survey has found.

technology, youtube

Microsoft rolls out web storage

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:45 AM EDT (Australian News Network)

MICROSOFT has introduced two new online services to its Windows Live line-up, saying it plans to release more web offerings this year to beef up its internet strategy.

technology, internet, microsoft, web, storage

Kabul 'suicide attack' kills two

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 4:33 AM EDT (BBC News)

A suicide attack near the Afghan capital Kabul has killed two people, including one foreign soldier.

news, attacks, world-news

Brain scans show meditation changes minds, increases attention

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:47 AM EDT (PhysOrg.com)

For hundreds of years, Tibetan monks and other religious people have used meditation to calm the mind and improve concentration. This week, a new study shows exactly how one common type of meditation affects the brain.

health, medicine, psychology

Why iPhone will succeed

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:43 AM EDT (itwire.com.au)

Unlike a few privileged reviewers, I haven't had a chance to thoroughly test Apple's new wonder gadget but I have held one in my hands and played with it for a few minutes. It's a beautiful piece of engineering and it will sell well, but only in a limited market space.

technology, discussion, iphone

T-Mobile USA launches WiFi access for cellphone users

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:42 AM EDT (itwire.com.au)

T-Mobile USA, has launched a converged fixed-mobile service that enables its cellular customers to make low cost calls via WiFi through home base stations and their broadband Internet connection, or through T-Mobile's 8500 public hotspots in the USA.

technology, network, cellphones, mobiles

I believe that there is no God.

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 3:38 AM EDT (richarddawkins.net)

I believe that there is no God. I'm beyond atheism. Atheism is not believing in God. Not believing in God is easy -- you can't prove a negative, so there's no work to do. You can't prove that there isn't an elephant inside the trunk of my car.

education

Cell phone virus author arrested

Seeded on Thu Jun 28, 2007 1:36 AM EDT (techspot.com)

What do you get if you infected 115,000 cell phones with a virus? In Spain, you get arrested. An unidentified man has been arrested following up a seven-month investigation.

technology, virus, cellphone

Is Yahoo vulnerable to takeover?

Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 6:16 AM EDT (itpro.co.uk)

In the first of an occasional series looking at big names that could be taken over, Simon Brew questions whether one of the oldest, most recognisable names in cyberspace may be about to change hands.

yahoo, technology

Google takes Vista to court

Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:39 AM EDT (pcpro.co.uk)

Google has called on a US federal judge to extend the antitrust ruling, originally settled in 2002, to include competition concerns involving Windows Vista.

google, technology, news, windows, vista, operating-system

Google lures companies to Gmail

Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:33 AM EDT (pcpro.co.uk)

Starting this week, organisations using Google Apps Premier and Education Editions will be able to transfer existing email archives to Gmail.

google, technology, mail, email, web

Hands-on with "world's thinnest" 13in laptop

Seeded on Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:32 AM EDT (pcpro.co.uk)

Dell claims its new XPS M1330 Ultramobile Notebook is the thinnest 13in laptop in the world - but as we discovered when we managed to get one in our clutches, it's not quite as slim as the company makes out.

technology, laptop, desktop

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