http://www.annasa.net Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 04 Sep 2010 06:23:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en HP is now shipping production units of the long-awaited iPaq 210 (originally slated to ship last year) that features a 4.0-inch, 640x480 (VGA) resolution screen. The 210 (which is rebranded internationally as the 211, 212, and 214), comes with a Marvell PXA310 processor running at 624MHz, 128MB of memory, and ... http://www.annasa.net/?p=415 When companies take on new projects and they choose open-source infrastructure such as the LAMP stack, what's the most common reason you're hearing behind that choice? Mickos: The first reason is that it's free. We talk about all these principles and philosophies, but for the majority, it's free. But ... http://www.annasa.net/?p=413 Yeah...sorry about that call. It's canceled. The slopes are calling. commentary For those coming out to ski this weekend (you know who you are!), I just had to get even more snow for us. You're welcome. http://www.annasa.net/?p=411 Creative is clearing out a mess of refurbished gear, including 1GB Zen Stone MP3 players for $13.99, 2GB Zen Stone Plus players for $21.99, and my personal favorite: the 4GB Zen for $64.99. All prices include shipping! (Credit: Creative) Find more deals, coupon codes, and bargains on CNET's Shopper.com. Creative's 4GB Zen media player ... http://www.annasa.net/?p=409 Chiesa, Ryan, and Anderson at an Electronic Frontier Foundation panel. Another excerpt from the presentation distributed to thousands of Defcon attendees on CDs. CNET News.com's Elinor Mills contributed to this report. (Credit: Declan McCullagh/CNET News) One portion of the MBTA's legal complaint that drew jeers from the Defcon crowd came in its ... http://www.annasa.net/?p=407 GreenFuel Technologies has reached an agreement to build an algae-to-fuel plant in Europe, which could be worth as much as $92 million, according to a report. Xconomy on Friday reported the deal, saying that it was apparently brokered by former CEO Cary Bullock who was replaced by Bob Metcalfe last year ... http://www.annasa.net/?p=405 A couple of the most recent Blu-ray players (the combo players from Samsung and LG) can be updated from Profile 1.0 to 1.1 with a downloadable firmware update. But the PlayStation 3 is, supposedly, the only existing Blu-ray player that will be fully upgradeable to Profile 2.0. So if you don't ... http://www.annasa.net/?p=403 Is this idea so great I'm going to start a music label ? No chance. I wouldn't get in the music industry if you paid me. However, as a customer and a buyer of music, if I knew that my favorite artists were releasing music weekly, I would certainly check ... http://www.annasa.net/?p=401   smc Pentax DA 55-300mm f/4-5.8 ED; May; $399.95   smc Pentax DA* 300mm f/4 ED (IF) SDM; May; $1,299.95   smc Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AL II; ships with K200D in March; $199.95 No dSLR launch is complete without a gaggle o' glass to accompany it. Here are the lenses Pentax announced ... http://www.annasa.net/?p=399 Digital video recorder TiVo is set to release a software upgrade that will let users access YouTube videos on their televisions, the company announced Thursday. The deal with the Google video-sharing site, originally announced in March, is scheduled to start rolling out in a few weeks. And as my colleague John ... http://www.annasa.net/?p=397