geekbase http://geekbase.com culture. design. technology. Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:51:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en The jack-of-all-trades MP3 player http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geekbase/~3/269102996/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/09/the-jack-of-all-trades-mp3-player/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:51:23 +0000 John http://geekbase.com/2008/04/09/the-jack-of-all-trades-mp3-player/ Creative’s superslim Zen has a gorgeous 320-by-240-pixel color display, an FM tuner, a built-in microphone, robust video- and photo-viewing capabilities, and the ability to import contact management information–and oh, yeah, it plays music.

This jack-of-all-trades can handle most audio formats, too, including Apple’s AAC files. It can’t play FLAC or Ogg Vorbis audio codecs, though.

Source: PCWorld

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Key Points:

    1. DEP/NX is already available in IE 7, but it’s turned off by default because of compatibility issues.
    2. The DEP/NX change means IE 8’s new security features will target three major sources of security exploits—social engineering, and Web server- and browser-based vulnerabilities.
    3. This means that IE add-on developers will have to make code changes to ensure a smooth ride once IE 8 is released to the general public.

      Source: eWeek

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      The best way to shop for a personal navigation device (PND) is to start with the basics, including a large, readable display, pre-loaded maps, and a strong receiver. Next, you should tackle the question of how much control you want over your routes—many devices can help you avoid tolls, traffic, and even speeding tickets. After that, consider the extras you’re willing to spring for; do you really need a built-in multimedia player or camera?

      You’ll find a good number of high-end devices with advanced navigation features and a ton of extras that can set you back as much a $1,000, but at the same time, the budget GPS category is growing, and you can find some great values for less than $350.

      Source:  PCMag.com

      ]]>       http://geekbase.com/2008/04/05/how-to-buy-the-right-gps/feed/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/05/how-to-buy-the-right-gps/       Free tutorials on HTML and CSS http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geekbase/~3/269102999/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/04/free-tutorials-on-html-and-css/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:10:52 +0000 John http://geekbase.com/?p=6 People often think it is extremely difficult to make a website. That is not the case! Everyone can learn how to make a website. HTML.net provides an excellent set of tutorials on HTML (15 lessons) and CSS (16 lessons). Once you complete the tutorials, you should be able to build a simple website to show-off to the world. Keep in mind that the tutorial will not show you everything. So some engagement and a will to experiment are required.

      Source: Wired, HTML.net

      ]]>       http://geekbase.com/2008/04/04/free-tutorials-on-html-and-css/feed/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/04/free-tutorials-on-html-and-css/       How To Green Your Electronics http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geekbase/~3/269103000/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/04/how-to-green-your-electronics/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:17:14 +0000 John http://geekbase.com/?p=5 Here is an excellent guide from TreeHugger on how to green your electronics.  This guide will tell you how to stop wasted energy, what gizmos are greener than others, and what to do about e-waste and electronics recycling.  Here are 10 effective ways to go greener with your electronics.
      Source:  TreeHugger

      ]]>       http://geekbase.com/2008/04/04/how-to-green-your-electronics/feed/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/04/how-to-green-your-electronics/       Logitech Wireless Music Streamer Spreads Media, Joy http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geekbase/~3/269103001/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/03/logitech-wireless-music-streamer-spreads-media-joy/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:14:22 +0000 John http://geekbase.com/?p=4 Blu-ray is the way to go, but not cheap. Wired / GadgetLab has review several high-end Blu-ray setups, but our favorite is this music streamer from Logitech. Logitech’s little black box liberates your music collection from the confines of your PC, streaming it via WiFi to your Hi-Fi. It also streams from Rhapsody, Pandora, Slacker, internet radio stations, local radio stations, and can even pull down podcasts and RSS feeds.

      Source: Wired

      ]]>       http://geekbase.com/2008/04/03/logitech-wireless-music-streamer-spreads-media-joy/feed/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/03/logitech-wireless-music-streamer-spreads-media-joy/       Firefox 3 beta 5 now available for download http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geekbase/~3/269103002/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/03/firefox-3-beta-5-now-available-for-download/#comments Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:46:58 +0000 John http://geekbase.com/?p=3 Mozilla released its fifth beta version of Firefox 3 for Windows and the Mac today, bringing a handful of improvements in ease of use to the open-source Web browser.

      This version includes 750 changes from the previous beta, focusing on enhanced stability, Web site compatibility, and platform and user-interface improvements.

      Here are some of the new features and changes in Firefox 3:

      1. Improvements to the user interface based on user feedback, including changes to the look and feel on Windows Vista, Windows XP, Mac OS X and Linux.
      2. Changes and fixes for new features such as the location bar autocomplete, bookmark backup and restore, full page zoom, and others, based on feedback from our community.
      3. Fixes and improvements to platform features to improve security, web compatabilty and stability.
      4. Continued performance improvements: changes to our JavaScript engine as well as profile guided optimization continues to improve performance over previous releases as measured by the popular SunSpider test from Apple, and in the speed of web applications like Google Mail and Zoho Office.

      Download it here. Release Notes is here.

      Source: CNet News, Mozilla

      ]]>       http://geekbase.com/2008/04/03/firefox-3-beta-5-now-available-for-download/feed/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/03/firefox-3-beta-5-now-available-for-download/       Had to re-install WP http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Geekbase/~3/269103003/ http://geekbase.com/2008/04/03/hello-world/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 14:04:36 +0000 John http://geekbase.com/?p=1 Sorry everyone.  I had to re-install an older version of WordPress.  The new version of WP has a lot of issue.  I thought I wait for awhile for all the fixes to be in.  It is rather slow and many of the features are not working, such as the image tagging.

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