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Friday Arrrrrrvo
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(link) Friday, 19-September-2008 16:31:44 (GMT +10) - by Agg
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Blisterin' barnacles, it be Talk like a Pirate Day again! Why, it seems but a few months that Cap'n Agg Spatchcock was here deliverin' news from the salty deep, but no, tis that time again.
Conceal your next haul of booty in this fine chest! LaCie's Neil Poulton-designed 4big Quadra storage solution is taking advantage of the latest 3.5-inch hard drives from Seagate and this enables it to be available in a 6TB configuration.
Blow me down, Windows now has multiple desktops, just like Linux! Microsoft’s Sysinternals team has released a virtual desktop manager for Windows XP and Vista that allows a user to create up to four separate desktops on the one OS.
I don't trust these land-lubbers, but there's a 3D browser lurkin' about the shallows. Melbourne-based software developer ExitReality has created software that can be quickly downloaded to computers and that converts standard two-dimensional web pages into virtual rooms, The Australian reported. Yaar, motion sickness while surfin' the web, tis a maritime experience indeed. Discussion here.
Those yellow-bellies at Optus have run down the Wireless Fusion flag, stopping the service due to excess demand. It will not be accepting any new Wireless Fusion customers but existing customers would still be able to use the popular service without disruption, Optus said.
Sniper spotted a PC tiny enough to hide in your eyepatch! Or at the very least your codpiece. CompuLab introduced a tiny fanless PC using 4-6 Watts of power. The Linux-ready "Fit-PC Slim" measures 4.3 x 3.9 x 1.2 inches (110 x 100 x 30mm), but includes a 500MHz AMD Geode LX800, Ethernet, VGA output, WiFi, and a 2.5-inch hard drive option, says CompuLab.
Those wily sea-dogs at Games On Net have put together a fine collection of piratey games. As in games for pirates, not games for piratin', not that I can stop you, and nor can the King! Yarr!
NVIDIA has hacked up its own crew, making 6.5% of them walk the plank! The job cuts come following dramatic changes to the company's business outlook during the second quarter and will be company-wide cuts.
Looks like it's mostly reviews in the news box today, so I'll bid ye well for now, and return soon with fistfuls of glinting goodies! Till then, may your shirts stay puffy and your stump stay free of splinters!
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