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From mpot: Microsoft have released a Windows update to support daylight savings for Western Australia, as our politicians recently decided to have a three year trial, despite three referendums against it! With less than two weeks until the trial starts on 3rd December, many companies will be busy testing applications and systems, to ensure the DST transition doesn't break them.... The patch is available from here.
There's a little more on the Novell-Microsoft deal (mentioned on the recent podcast ep) here on ArsTechnica and here on ZDNet.
Frostytech have an interesting at-a-glance ranking of CPU coolers by noise, heat, etc.
From Silicon Angel: Came across this today on the Logitech site. Looks pretty cool. Checked out some supply websites ‘cause I haven’t heard anything about it yet, and expected release is mid January, with a RRP of AUS$350. Extreme Tech have a review of it here. With the inbuilt touch-pad, this looks to be the ultimate multimedia keyboard for the lounge room... Just a pity it will cost half as much as your media centre PC!!
Nick spotted this story about a revolutionary power chip that can apparently turn heat into electricity. "This chip compares with the invention of the transistor, or the TV, or the first aircraft," he says. "It is a genuinely disruptive technology."
TheInq played with a few AMD CPUs. We decided to test a single core CPU, and two dual core CPUs to see what you get for your money. We performed a massive test with two separate graphic cards and two different test setups.
A Sydney company has made an online "stranger danger alert" for parents concerned about the online safety of their kids, thanks Matt. ChatAlert, once installed on a computer, discretely monitors activity within chat rooms and programs such as MSN Messenger, and alerts parents by email or SMS the instant it detects foul play.
Anandtech looked at a few new storage products recently. Here's a quick look at our storage and media products today with a follow up shortly featuring memory, audio/video, and motherboard items.
Xbit continue their PSU roundup. We would like to discuss another 10 power supply models from Hiper, Mushkin, OCZ, Seasonic, Silverstone, Zippy and Zalman.
TomsHardware meanwhile consider four MicroATX mobos for Core2Duo CPUs. So if you seek a platform to power your new office or multimedia PC, the four MicroATX contenders we review from Asus, Foxconn, Gigabyte and MSI are worth a look.
SilentPCReview report on the EnergyStar Computer Spec 4.0 which has been recently finalised. How has the new spec been changed since the original proposal, and how will it affect the industry and the computer consumer when it comes into effect July 20, 2007?
Teddy sent in this dark movies timewaster. Find 50 "dark" movies hidden in a big picture, quite a cool idea. Another timewaster for today is paper-plane throwing from Mr.Sinister.. I found this one pretty annoying. Also, Oil Fight from Eroda.
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