Forgent sues over JPEG technology patent
The ubiquitous JPEG image format that so many of us are familiar with is currently endorsed by the ISO group. Like all technologies endorsed by ISO, they must be royalty-free. Interestingly enough,...
View ArticleSony debuts blue laser storage discs
Using technology from the Blu-ray video disc format, Sony has released a new blue laser optical format designed exclusively for data storage. The format called Professional Disc for Data will offer...
View ArticleMy wacky Sunday (or “Why the early Dell Dimension 8100 was made at the wrong...
This is not really news, but Caesar suggested I share this since it is rather humorous and I am sure many of you can relate. As some of you know by now, I run my own computer consulting and repair biz...
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Ars Technica review: USB 2.0 Hi-speed Flash drives
Paralyzed by the overwhelming array of USB Flash drives available these days? We have got what you need to ease the confusion. You've seen USB Flash drives. They're small, they dangle around peoples'...
View ArticleUSB 2.0 Hi-speed Flash drive roundup (2004)
Introduction Author's Note 2005-Apr-15: Some of the drives featured in this review are still available for purchase, while others are not. Since there is a new generation of flash drive out, we...
View ArticleCode for JPEG exploit released; viruses likely to follow
As we mentioned last week, Microsoft revealed that a critical flaw exists in the GDI+ API that can allow a buffer overflow to occur when decoding JPEG images and allow execution of arbitrary code....
View ArticleDiskology Disk Jockey
Introduction Price: US$329 ? shop for this productProduct Page: Diskology Disk Jockey If you have ever worked in the IT department of a corporation or university, you have undoubtedly run into...
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Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0
Introduction Application: Mail Client / News ReaderDeveloper: The Mozilla OrganizationPrice: Free to download. (US$5.95 for a CD-ROM) Source code also available.System requirements: Windows98 or...
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Shuttle XPC SN95G5
Introduction Product: Shuttle XPC SN95G5Manufacturer: ShuttlePrice: $305-418 (Shop for this item) Remember your first PC? Chances are, it came in some monstrous tower or desktop form factor. It was...
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LinuxWorld Expo 2005
As we covered earlier today, Jack Messman, CEO of Novell kicked off LinuxWorld 2005 with the announcement of Novell's Hula project. Messman mentioned that Novell has been focusing on security, ISV...
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Make magazine: premier issue
Introduction Product: Make Magazine Publisher: O'Reilly and AssociatesPrice: US$15 (Newsstands) -or- 4 issues for US$35 (quarterly)Special offer for Ars readers: 5 issues for US$34.95 (or use discount...
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Son of the USB 2.0 Hi-speed Flash drive roundup (2005)
Introduction Some people call it a pen drive or a jump drive. Others call it a thumb drive, a keychain drive, or even a memory stick, but we just call it a USB Flash drive (UFD). We speculated in our...
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Wireless optical desktop and Bluetooth mouse review
Introduction The first wireless keyboard that I ever used was an infrared keyboard commonly found with the IBM PCjr. The premise was that you could sit far from your computer and type away without...
View ArticleMambo CMS developers exodus and form OpenSourceMatters
A few months ago, Ars Technica covered LinuxWorld Expo 2005 here in Boston. As Jorge and I reported, aside from the CEO of Novell announcing the GPL of their Netmail code as the Hula Project, not much...
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LinuxWorld Expo Boston (2006) – Day 1
The Boston Linux World Expo for 2006 was kicked off this year by Nicholas Negroponte, Chairman of the MIT Media Lab and proponent of the $100 laptop project. While some people might think this was not...
View ArticleLinuxWorld Expo Boston (2006) – Day 2
On Day 1 of LinuxWorld Boston 2006, Ars Technica toured around the .Org Pavillion to get a feel of the expo. On Day 2, we decided to track down a few people in the Novell booth and the .Org Pavillion....
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LinuxWorld Expo Boston (2006) – Day 3
On Day 1 and Day 2 of LinuxWorld Boston 2006, we visited the .Org booths. On Day 3 of LinuxWorld Expo Boston 2006, Ars Technica decided to take a walk around the rest of the show floor and see what...
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Inexpensive flash-based digital audio players
Introduction The portable digital audio player (aka the MP3 player) has come along way since its inception. Back in the day, most MP3 players were equipped with either a paltry amount of flash memory...
View ArticleSanDisk introduces 32GB Flash-based notebook drive
The hard drive is a critical component of every modern computer system. It loads and stores practically everything about the computer, from the OS to all the programs to every data bit and document....
View ArticleSmall wonders: the 2009 Ars USB flash drive roundup
When we last took an in-depth look at USB flash drives in 2005, the landscape was a bit different. A 2GB drive ran nearly $200, and speeds were quite a bit slower then. At the time, we noted that...
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