Category: Science & Geeks
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GNU/Linux is tough on Asus A7N8X
I just did a few quick tests (I wanted to install a Linux distribution on a second-hand PC using the A7N8X-X motherboard for Athlon processors). I took me just a few minutes to remember that most distributions (Knoppix, Kanotix, Slax Kill-Bill, Movix2, etc.) do not support the Ethernet controler for this family of motherboards (only…
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Contextual advertisment for safaris?
I just noticed (on my own web site) a contextual ad from Google that seemed quite well targeted. Titled “Wildebeest migration” (gnus migration), it promotes a Tanzania safari en Tanzanie in June-July for this great moment of Nature: 15 millions gnus and 3 millions zebras simultaneously leave Tanzania to go back to Kenya. Big show!…
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Vista draws Office into the whirlwind
After announcing by Microsoft that Vista wold not be available before October 2007 (and, even then only for big customers; Christmas buys are in a bad shape for you and me), we learn that Microsoft Office 2007 will suffer the same fate. Push it a little more and we will have to rename it Microsoft…
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WordPress, keywords are impossible (are they?)
Keywords are not naturally generated by WordPress. But, if you know how, you can easily correct this. I will not let you tell me that keywords are useless in modern search engine. It is more or less true, but not totally true. Their lack in the header of an HTML page is not without effect…
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What do you need to start a profitable blog?
This is more or less the question any blogger asks. This is what a Wired News article tries to answer with the help of Harold Davis you wrote a few books about Google and Google advertising. However, do not expect to make a living out of it right now. His opinion is that you can…
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Check out my neighbors in meatspace – Super geo-location
Click here to know other people living near me (in the physical space) even if there web sites do not link to mine (and I don’t link to them).
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Active maintenance for your PC
Never forget (opposite to my own experience) that your PC needs to be cleaned a little soemtimes. For me, the fan of my Athlon XP 2600+ CPU saw so much dust accumulated during the last months that the CPU temperature had progressively climbed from about 50°C up to more than 74°C. A mere duster, a…
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A logo for High-Definition TV – This is a mess
The EICTA (European Information and Communications Technology Association) just announced publication of a logo to clearly identify future equipements compatible with High Definition TV (HD TV). But the problem is to know what consumers will really understand. How can they differentiate between HD-ready and HD-TV logos. For example, HD-ready requires the presence of both analog…
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All about counterfeit money (dollars and the United States Secret Service)
On the web site of the United States Secret Service, you will find a very deep article about money, banknotes and counterfetied banknotes, describing american dollars of course. But, more generally, this information is also applicable to countless other currencies. If you find a similar article about Euro banknotes, thanks to inform me in order…