Saturday, January 24, 2009

Software

Windows 7 Beta Downloads Available Through Feb. 10

2:17PM January 24, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Even though the Windows Team said they were removing the download cap on Windows 7 on Jan. 24, they didn’t mean downloads would end on Jan. 24. Windows 7 will be available through Feb. 10.

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Software

Win 7 Tip: Maximise and Dock Your Windows by Dragging to the Screen Edge

1:10PM January 24, 2009 | Adrian Covert

One of the minor, more handy features of Windows 7 is a new way to resize windows by just dragging them to the edge of the screen in a gesture-based action.

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Hulk Smash USB Button Masks Your Computer Activities

12:40PM January 24, 2009 | Gizmodo US Edition

When you’re stressed at work, you might find yourself “goofing off” to ease your frustrations. But when a coworker waltzes in looking for you, what do you do? Quick, hit the Hulk Smash USB button!

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Gaming

Image of the Day: If Microsoft Ever Bought Target

12:20PM January 24, 2009 | Jason Chen

Some Halo player imagines what it would look like if Microsoft ever purchased Target. Hah. [Halolz - Thanks Marco!]

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Cars

NASA Electric Lunar Rover Looks Silly In Obama’s Inaugural Parade

12:11PM January 24, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

Call me old-timey, but I prefer my lunar rovers on the moon or—barring that—on some sort of rocky facsimile, not rolling up Pennsylvania Avenue. Only thing worse? Dudes wearing spacesuits on earth. [More at Jalopnik]

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Gadgets

Car Breathalyser Mistakes Ice Cream for Alcohol, Doesn’t Let Man Drive Home

12:00PM January 24, 2009 | Adrian Covert

You may want to hand your keys over after a pint of Ben and Jerry’s, because in Australia, a man’s car breathalyser refused to start his engine after he ate an Ice Cream Bar.

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Intel Boss Craig Barrett Quits the Chip Biz While Still Ahead

11:47AM January 24, 2009 | Wilson Rothman

We’re sorry to learn that our new friend Intel chairman Craig Barrett plans to retire this summer after 35 years revolutionising the microchip and PC industries. He could not be leaving at a worse time.

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Software

SetteMaxer Download Easily Tweaks Windows 7 Settings

11:40AM January 24, 2009 | Sean Fallon

If you are one of the many trying out the Windows 7 beta, you may be interested in downloading SetteMaster as a one stop shop for common performance tweaks.

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Gaming

Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 Is Red Like Dead Zombie Blood

11:20AM January 24, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

Ars has the scoop on Microsoft’s sick Resident Evil 5 Xbox 360 bundle: Red Xbox 360 and controller, Resident Evil 5, theme AND free download of Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix. Hot. [Ars]

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Extreme Ergonomic Seating for ‘Him’ and ‘Her’ (NSFW)

11:00AM January 24, 2009 | Mark Wilson

To most of us, comfort is sitting on a soft cushion.To others, comfort is sitting on a sheet of molded plastic that rides up one’s butt crack.

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