April 7, 2005

Trillian 3x Skins

For all you Trillian 3 users…Deviantart.com has skins for Trillian 3x not listed on Trillian’s website. Sure beats the default Whistler skin!

For those of you that haven’t downloaded and convertend to Trillian yet, you can go here and save yourself the embarrassment of AIM or Windows Messenger.

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Sony Invention Beams Sights, Sounds Into Brain

LONDON (Reuters) - If you think video games are engrossing now, just wait: PlayStation maker Sony Corp has been granted a patent for beaming sensory information directly into the brain.

All I have to say is, I want one.

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April 5, 2005

Homeless Techie

21 years old and lives in New York. Well, he sleeps in the Kinko’s and drags his CRT and desktop PC to Starbucks everyday. Makes money by doing freelance tech support at the Kinko’s.

If I were homeless, this is how I would live.

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Google to raise GMail capacity to 2GB

Web giant to offer a bottomless cup of Web-based e-mail, dramatically raising the bar for rivals for the second time in a year.

As I’ve said before, Hotmail and Yahoo suck. Gmail is the way of the future. It is easier if you do not resist.

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March 2, 2005

Sir Bill

BEIJING, March. 3 — Bill Gates, Microsoft chairman and philanthropist, on Wednesday received an honorary knighthood from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, recognizing his efforts to help improve health and reduce poverty in the developing world.

Gates, who is one of the world’s richest men, said outside Buckingham Palace that the title KBE (Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) had been awarded in recognition of his contributions to both business and charity.

During the brief ceremony, the Queen and Mr Gates talked about computers, travel and the work of his charitable foundation. Although the Duke of Edinburgh is known to be fond of technology, the Queen does not use a computer.

“She said all the kids do (use computers) and they are very useful … but typing is not as natural for her as it is for young people,” Gates told reporters from beneath a black umbrella sheltering him from the London rain.