http://www.ospsp.com We have an eye for technology. Fri, 31 Oct 2008 04:45:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you fed up with all that openness of the internet? Don't you wish you could have someone to watch over all your internet activity and bring some order to all the chaos of doing whatever you want? Just because a bunch of world market dominating companies and various organizations, including ... http://www.ospsp.com/56/new-firefox-extension-gives-users-access-to-the-great-firewall-of-china/ Image by nedward.org via Flickr Another reason I have been gone is because I got an iTouch. I have gone through a lot of apps and would like to post my favorites. Note that these will require the 2.0 software update on itunes. This is just a list of my favorite ... http://www.ospsp.com/55/itouch-apps-roundup/ Some of you may have been wondering why I haven't posted in... a while. I though of many decent excuses but decided I would use the Olympics as my excuse [I figured it was the most easy to believe]. Now, I know this is a tech blog, but I decided I ... http://www.ospsp.com/54/why-ive-been-gone/ Now using a Wii-mote and an Infra-red pen, and a few other things, you can have a complete touch screen, wall, desk, or anything else. Its pretty cool! Here is a little more Information. Since the Wiimote can track sources of infrared (IR) light, you can track pens that have an ... http://www.ospsp.com/52/low-cost-multi-point-interactive-whiteboards-using-the-wiimote/ According to a report, Microsoft isn't just looking at the next version of Windows (no, not Mojave) for future OS possibilities, but is looking beyond the Windows architecture altogether with a project known as Midori. The new OS is still in the "incubation" phase (which puts it slightly closer to market ... http://www.ospsp.com/50/microsofts-midori-a-future-without-windows/ Researchers at MIT have created a new way to harness the sun's energy -- by turning windows of big buildings into solar panels. The new technology, dubbed "solar concentrators," harvests light over a wide area such as a window pane and then concentrates or gathers it at the window's edges, said ... http://www.ospsp.com/48/mit-researchers-turn-everyday-windows-into-solar-panels/ Canonical's update service for the Ubuntu operating system had more downtime than Apple's or Microsoft's services. Canonical's update service for the Ubuntu operating system had more downtime than Apple's or Microsoft's services. (Credit: Pingdom) A company that measures Internet service reliability has given Microsoft the top score in a test of ... http://www.ospsp.com/46/microsoft-ahead-of-apple-ubuntu-in-os-update-reliability/ Most of us are accustomed to getting Linux for the same price as fresh air, but recently Ubuntu, the most used Linux distribution of all, is hitting store shelves at Best Buy and for a mere $20. "Why should I pay for something I can get for free?" you may be ... http://www.ospsp.com/45/linux-to-hit-best-buy-shelves/ microsoft strives at being moron friendly "you have chose to delete this file(s). Are you sure" *clicks yes* "you have agreed to delete this file(s). did you mean to do that" *thinks to self "no of course not, thats why i clicked it" and clicks yes* "If you delete this file it will be permanently ... http://www.ospsp.com/44/a-standard-time-with-windows/ Segway is a 2 wheeled vehicle that is like a scooter, but instead of the wheels being one after another the wheels are right next to each other. Which takes some serious balance which is exactly what the segway does. The Segway uses a gyroscope to keep itself balanced. People use ... http://www.ospsp.com/43/the-new-but-also-old-way-of-transportation-the-segway/