Kim Bach . OrgI just found out that NASA is planning a mission to Pluto – the last planet in the solar system that hasn’t been explored by a robotic mission – at least if you exlude the newly discovered 10th planet.
The mission is to be managed, among others, by the The Applied Physics Laboratory (JHUAPL) at John Hopkins University and The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), the Caltech institute, that manages most of the US robotic missions to the planets.
andfinally.com | bill thompson on the web
Bill Thompson is the commentator on the BBC technology radioshow “GoDigital”, his weekly “column” is available on the BBC website, and on Bill Thompson’s weblog.
I highly recommends “GoDigital”, and the best of all, it’s also Podcasted.
BBC NEWS | Technology | The rootkit of all evil?
Sony really messed up when they introduced the XCP copy protection, without telling anybody about it. The XCP scheme messes with the registry and has other nasty tricks up it’s sleeves.
Oh well, as a Mac user there’s no problem, as with other copy-protection schemes, the XCP scheme only affects Wintel PCs. Anyway, on most Wintel PCs the copy protection schemes, I’ve seen, like on the Missy Elliott album THIS IS NOT A TEST!, has been quite simple to bypass: simply browse the CD using Explorer, then you can RIP it, it will fail if you just try to RIP it. I discovered this by chance.
GP2X – Handheld Linux Game System
The GP2X is a Linux powered portable gaming console.
Check out the community site and the offical site – GP2X.co.uk
There’s also a Wikipedia article on the GP2X.
If you order from GP2X.co.uk, this is what’s in the box.
GP2X console (With 64M Internal Storage)
USB Cable for PC connection (With 2.0 Support)
Preloaded Linux with Media player (MP3, Divx, WMA etc.)
CD with Games, Utilities, MP3 player, Movie player
2 * AA batteries
SDK – Make your own games!
Full User Manual
How to Guide/ Movie Samples/ Game Ports included
Very promissing indeed, and great with the SDK included in the box – ready for homebrewing.
Millstream Records; Folk Music mail-order shop
One of the best stores specialised in Folk Music. Related to the Tønder Festival – the best annual music festival in Denmark. Millstream shares offices with Tønder Festivalen.
If you’re bored with the white colour of the PowerBook logo, here’s a step-by-step guide, in pictures, of how to change it:
gallery – how to change the colour of the PowerBook logo
I’m tempted to try it, but I think I’ll wait until the warranty expires 😉 Mine should, ofcourse, be iPod shuffle greeen.
Transparent Screens – a photoset on Flickr
This is really cool, have to be experienced. I’ll have to try that.
Ars Technica – The PC Enthusiast’s Resource
Ars Technica is a fountain of IT related news, comments, reviews and columns.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)
I did of course need a link to tuaw. Lots of interesting and quite well researched articles, that goes beyond the web “white-noise” hype that surrounds Apple.
A friend of mine just pointed me to the inhabitat website.
This is a really cool site that is showcasing new ideas and trends within design.
Quote from the inhabitat.com website:
Inhabitat.com is a weblog devoted to the future of design, tracking the innovations in technology, practices and materials that are pushing architecture and home design towards a smarter and more sustainable future.