Weekly Twitter Notes

Up to my waist in alligators today — what a day! # Couldn't agree more! → Glossy vs matte screens: why the PC industry’s out of touch | PC Pro blog – http://bit.ly/mcMGIh # Why two engineers left Apple to build a Flash alternative: The Hype (YC W11) story | The Startup Foundry – http://bit.ly/mHC9Di …

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VirtualBox USB 2.0 errors

I was getting error messages regarding USB 2.0 when launching Windows virtual machines in VirtualBox 4.0+. The message mentioned loading the “Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack”. Like Oracle’s VirtualBox, the extension pack is free. The extension pack can be downloaded from the VirtualBox download page. It’s a one size fits all extension. The link is …

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Weekly Twitter Notes

A new version of Perl, 5.14, was officially released on 14th May – The Perl Foundation – http://bit.ly/j81Op8 # Lingodroid Robots Invent Their Own Spoken Language – IEEE Spectrum – http://bit.ly/mz3yJ3 # Mono developers start their own company → Announcing Xamarin – Miguel de Icaza – http://bit.ly/jH9JiN # 99% of Android phones leak secret account …

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Really useful tech tips

David Pogue, an excellent popular tech writer, has posted a bunch of really useful computer and tech gadget tips that every novice (and expert) should know. He covers cell phones, smart phones, cameras, web browsing, general computer shortcuts, e-mail usage, and so on. Highly recommended! Basic Technology Made Easier, Volume One – State of the …

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NASA-Funded Group Doctors Sea Level Data

James Taylor reports online at Forbes in the blog column Endpoint Analysis: “Faced with the embarrassing fact that sea level is not rising nearly as much as has been predicted, the University of Colorado’s NASA-funded Sea Level Research Group has announced it will begin adding a nonexistent 0.3 millimeters per year to its Global Mean …

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Weekly Twitter Notes

RIM's BlackBerry Enterprise Server to support iOS devices http://t.co/Ou8j1ls /via @applespotlight # THC-Hydra Updated to 6.3 – fast and flexible network logon cracker – http://bit.ly/kwIY2V # Fluid for Mac – Place your favorite Web apps on your desktop. MacUpdate.com – http://bit.ly/mHjV4L # OpenSSH for Mac – SSH protocol connectivity tools. MacUpdate.com – http://bit.ly/lWkRQb # "And …

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Weekly Updates for 2011-05-02

PwnageTool 4.3.2 for Mac – iPhone jailbreaking tool. MacUpdate.com – http://bit.ly/f2tQUu # Cisco Blog » Blog Archive » iPhone Location Tracking: Important, Even if it Doesn’t Matter to You – http://bit.ly/emtIC1 # Apple Q&A on Location Data – http://bit.ly/e71c6M # Social Media Brings a New Wave of Threats, Part 2 – Tom Gillis – In …

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