The MSI Wind U115 Hybrid is using a hybrid combination of a SSD for the OS and a HDD for storage. Both of this storage devices can be used simultaneously. The 10-inch (1024 x 600 resolution) laptop primarily uses the SSD, reserving the HDD for storage, and boasts an “Eco Mode” button which will temporarily disconnect the HDD to save power.

The machine uses the new Intel Atom Z530 CPU running at 1.6GHz. The chipset is an Intel Poulsbo US15W.

The netbook is using up to 2GB of DDR2 RAM, plus 8GB SSD / 80GB HDD, 16GB SSD / 120GB HDD, and 32GB SSD / 160GB HDD storage options, and a 2 megapixel webcam. A 802.11n Wi-Fi and a multicard reader are integrated as well.

This may make Windows Vista an option on the machine, it’s actually running Windows XP home.

It could be perfect for Windows 7!

The Sony PS3 Firmware 2.53 is bringing full screen support for Adobe Flash videos and live movie to the PS3 web browser.

Sony about their update:

The PLAYSTATION®3 system software version 2.53 update includes the following:

PlayStation®Network

• The account creation screens under [Sign Up for PlayStation®Network] and the menus under [Account Management] have been redesigned.

Users

• You now have an option to set the PS3™ system to turn off automatically after a background download or installation of content has completed. This option is available when you turn off the system under [Users] > [Turn Off System] while content is being downloaded or installed.

Settings

• [BD/DVD Settings] has been renamed to [Video Settings].
• Under [Video Settings], the [Cinema Conversion] option has been renamed to [BD/DVD Cinema Conversion] and the [Upscale] option has been renamed to [BD/DVD Upscaler].
• [Sequential Playback] has been added as an option under [Video Settings].
• [DivX® VOD Registration Code] has been added under [System Settings]. You must use this registration code to authenticate and register the PS3™ system to be able to play video files that are compatible with the DivX® VOD (Video On Demand) service on your system. For details, visit the DivX® website.
• DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.
• [Power Save Settings] has been added as an option under [Settings]. To save power, the PS3™ system and wireless controllers can be set to turn off automatically after a certain period of inactivity.
• Under [Accessory Settings] > [Audio Device Settings], the method for reconnecting Bluetooth® devices has been changed.
• Under [Accessory Settings] > [Keyboard Type], you can now choose the following keyboard types: [German Keyboard (Switzerland)], [French Keyboard (Canada)] and [French Keyboard (Switzerland)].
• Under [Printer Settings] > [Printer Selection], you can now select printers that support network connectivity. You can also select HP printers using the [HP] option.

Music

• You can now select one of nine volume output levels using the [Volume Control] setting on the control panel (or the mini-size control panel).
• [Pause] has been added as an icon on the mini-size control panel.

Video

• You can now select one of nine volume output levels using the [Volume Control] setting on the control panel.
• [Scene Search] has been added as an option on the control panel.
• You can now use the [Mosquito Noise Reduction] setting for video content that is saved on the hard disk or storage media. Use this setting to reduce mosquito noise that appears on the edges of visual images.
• During BD (BDAV) and DVD playback, a technique known as “chroma upsampling” is now automatically selected based on the movement of objects within the video content and then applied to enhance images in the content.

Game

• New for 2.52: The playback quality of some PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been improved.
• New for 2.52: A text entry issue that occurs when using the on-screen keyboard, USB keyboard or Bluetooth® keyboard with some PLAYSTATION®3 format software has been addressed.
• [Sync with Server] has been added as an option under [Trophy Collection].
• By pressing the PS button while playing PLAYSTATION®3 format software, you can now view information from the [Settings and Connection Status List] option under [Network Settings].*
• This feature is not available for use with some PLAYSTATION®3 format software.

Network

• New for 2.53: The full-screen mode setting in Adobe® Flash® Player is now supported in the Internet Browser.*
• Support for Adobe® Flash® Player 9 has been added to [Internet Browser]. (Adobe and Flash are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.)
• PlaySTation Network
• The way to disable the automatic sign-in option and the way to sign out from PlayStation®Network have been changed.
• In PlayStation®Store, the design of the [View Downloads] and [View Cart] buttons has been changed, and a [Redeem Codes] button has been added.

Friends

• You can now view information about the most recent sign-in for Friends who are on your Friends list.*
• If you do not set the correct date and time in the [Date and Time] settings under [Settings] > [Date and Time Settings], this information may not be displayed.

You can update your system software by any of the following methods:
System Update
Update using a PC
Update using disc media

Apple released updates including stability improvements for all Safari users.

Safari 3.2.1 for Leopard

Safari 3.2.1 for Tiger

Safari 3.2.1 for Windows

Apple says:

About Safari

Experience the web, Apple style, with Safari: the fastest, easiest-to-use web browser in the world. With its simple, elegant interface, Safari gets out of your way and lets you enjoy the web faster than any browser. Safari is free for Mac + PC.

New Youtube player can play Widescreen 16:9 clips now!

They say on their Blog:

Bigger Isn’t Always Better… But in This Case, We Believe It Is

Over the years we’ve heard a lot of feedback from you about what you’d like to change about YouTube, and the size of our video player is always top of mind. That’s why today we’re excited to announce a bigger YouTube player.

We’re expanding the width of the page to 960 pixels to better reflect the quality of the videos you create and the screens that you use to watch them. This new, wider player is in a widescreen aspect ratio which we hope will provide you with a cleaner, more powerful viewing experience. And don’t worry, your 4:3 aspect ratio videos will play just fine in this new player.

As always, we welcome your feedback and encourage you to share your thoughts with us on this exciting, new change happening for all videos on YouTube.

The Firebug extension for Mozilla Firefox is a must have tool for anyone running a website. Firebug helps to understand css and see the results when you make changes directly on screen. It allows the debugging, editing, and monitoring of any website’s CSS, HTML, DOM, and JavaScript and provides other web development tools. The built in JavaScript console for logging errors and watching values, as well as a monitoring feature to show the loading time in milliseconds to load the code, execute scripts and load images on the page. This is one of the best tools for viewing what’s going on in JavaScript Web applications.

A great Monitor for office and gaming is the LG W2452T 24.0” diagonal 16:10 Monitor.

The W2452T FLATRON monitor features a 1920 x 1200 Resolution, 10,000:1 Digital Fine Contrast Ratio, 5ms Response Time, 400 cd/m2 Brightness and a 170° Viewing Angle.

LG promotes this display like this:

• CERTIFIED FOR WINDOWS VISTA™
  This FLATRON monitor is Certified for Windows Vista and complements the new look of the innovative operating system.
• WIDESCREEN FORMAT
  See the whole picture with LG’s widescreen LCD monitors. The 1440 x 900 resolution and wide 16:10 aspect ratio deliver a better view.
• FLATRON f-ENGINE™
  The LCD picture enhancing chip that provides not only astounding color, but also superb contrast and image quality. The FLATRON f-ENGINE adjusts the contrast and brightness independently of each other to produce amazing images.

Apple released their latest update v2.2 for the iPhone.

Enhancements in this update:

• Maps
  Google Street View – if your carrier supports it…
  Public transit and walking directions
  Display address of dropped pins
  Share location via email
  Decrease in call setup failures and dropped calls
• Mail
  Resolved isolated issues with scheduled fetching of email
  Improved formatting of wide HTML email
• Podcasts are now available for download in iTunes application (over Wi-Fi and cellular network)
• Improved stability and performance of Safari
  Improved sound quality of Visual Voicemail messages
  Pressing Home button from any Home screen displays the first Home screen
  Preference to turn on/off auto-correction in Keyboard Settings

More new or improved features:

Decrease in call set-up failures and dropped calls
Significantly better battery life for most users
Dramatically reduced time to backup to iTunes
Improved email reliability, notably fetching email from POP and Exchange accounts
Faster installation of 3rd party applications
Fixed bugs causing hangs and crashes for users with lots of third party applications
Improved performance in text messaging
Faster loading and searching of contacts
Improved accuracy of the 3G signal strength display
Repeat alert up to two additional times for incoming text messages
Option to wipe data after ten failed passcode attempts
Genius playlist creation
The App Store
Enterprise support
MobileMe support
Mass email move and delete
Contacts search
Updated keyboard and dictionary support
Support for more email attachments
Scientific calculator

The update is available here: Apple iPhone 2.2 update

How to update your iPhone:

1. Make sure you are using iTunes 8. Connect your iPhone to your computer.
2. Download iTunes 8
3. When iTunes opens, select your iPhone under Devices in the Source List on the left.
4. In the iPhone Summary pane, click Check for Update.
5. Click Download and Install. Do not disconnect your iPhone until the update has finished.

Unfortunately, in_category doesn’t understand category child-parent relationships. If, for example, category 11 (bananas) is a child of category 2 (fruits), in_category(’2′) will return FALSE when viewing post about bananas.

So if you want the same text to be applied to the category AND all its sub-categories, you’ll have to list them all. Syntax like in_category(2,11) is not allowed. You’ll have to use PHP || (logical OR) && (logical AND) in the expression.

Using the code given here you can display five posts in random order on your WordPress Site.
About the format you can adjust as you like, the number of posts is set by numberposts=5

<?php $rand_posts = get_posts('numberposts=5&orderby=rand');
foreach( $rand_posts as $post ) :
setup_postdata($post); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a>
<?php the_excerpt() ?>
<?php endforeach; ?>


A gadget is a small technological object (such as a device or an appliance) that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty. Gadgets are invariably considered to be more unusually or cleverly designed than normal technology at the time of their invention.

Gadgets are sometimes also referred to as gizmos. – Wikipedia