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Domonic has sent in info about Earth Hour, an initiative for Sydneysiders to turn off their lights to save power for one hour tomorrow night. People not living in Sydney are still encouraged to take part in it. At 7.30pm on 31 March 2007, we are inviting Sydneysiders - businesses and individuals - to turn off their lights for just one hour, Earth Hour, as a sign of their commitment to reduce global warming.
Billme sent me this link with a video interview with some people from Internode games network. The interview includes some interesting footage of their datacentres where their game and other servers are held. If you want to see "what is on the inside" and the humming of servers zoom to about 9min30secs into the video you will see Kinglsey showing a small part of the Internode datacenter. This is a secret location, somewhere in Adelaide.
ThinkGaming have taken a look at the Xbox 360 Elite which is coloured black. Well it’s finally here! After all of the rumors the black Xbox Elite system is here! It was officially announced this morning by Microsoft. The Xbox Elite system will feature a black chassis, 120GB hard drive, HDMI port, black wireless controller, and black Xbox Live headset. Only thing missing from this is the HD-DVD drive instead of the normal DVD drive, but hey we can’t have everything. Read on for more information and hi-res images of the system and accessories!
HardcoreWare have posted some opinions about Video Card Naming Schemes and how confusing they can be. I am of the opinion that video card naming and numbering schemes are now created to purposely confuse and mislead the consumer. I’m all for having selection, but things are starting to get ridiculous.
DigitalTrends have heat tested the Apple TV with interesting results. There were two major issues I had with the Apple TV when I first tested it. The primary issue is the somewhat disappointing picture quality when using HDMI cables. This was probably the most baffling because HDMI is considered superior to component cables; component cables being the only other way to connect your Apple TV to a television.
TheTechZone have posted their thoughts on the state of the Internet. The Internet wasn't developed to be a dangerous place. It wasn't developed for spammers/scammers which Australia-based Marshal's Threat Research and Content Engineering Team estimates will represent up to 90% of the email by the end of the year. It wasn't developed for you to use to buy/sell stuff on eBay, Amazon and the tens of thousands of web-based storefronts. It wasn't developed for folks to put dumb/dumber and viral ads on for you to download from YouTube. It wasn't developed so you could buy/sell/steal music, videos, movies from iTunes, Real, Napster, radio stations, TV networks, Hollywood and the myriad of indie sites.
TechARP have posted version 5 of their Workstation graphics comparison guide. " These days, there are so many workstation graphics card models that it has become quite impossible to keep up with the different configurations. Therefore, we decided to compile this comprehensive guide to over 90 workstation graphics cards. We hope this comparison will provide an easy reference for those who are interested in comparing the specifications of the various workstation graphics cards in the market as well as those already obsolescent or obsolete.
Maxit have posted some interesting results of a survey which says that people who use Intel processors were less intelligent than those who use AMD processors. It makes sense as a lot of big businesses and novice users buy from large companies like Dell who only recently have offered both AMD and Intel products. It is good for a laugh and curiosity though, don't take it too seriously Intel people :).
Von Stalhein sent in todays timewaster, 5 Minutes to Kill Yourself where you have 5 minutes to find a way to kill yourself in an office environment.
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