Speeding up DNA technology

When building 100-nm structures out of DNA, the final self-assembly step may [sometimes] require a week. . . . . . read more. . .

Windows 7 complete review

Oh, Windows. You inform and entertain us. You are inescapable, and your Start menu is full of items relevant to our productivity. You move us. Sort of. To be honest, we're not sure what sort of state this fair planet of ours would be in without the ruggedly functional operating systems the folks at Redmond have handed to us over the years, and while Windows Vista might have proved that Microsoft wasn't invincible, it did nothing to demonstrate that Windows as an idea -- and for most, a necessity -- was at all in jeopardy.

Windows 7 arrives on the scene three short years after Vista, shoring up its predecessor's inadequacies and perhaps offering a little bit more to chew on. We've been playing with the OS ever since the beta, along through the release candidate, and now at last have the final, "release to manufacturing" (RTM) edition in our grubby paws. Does it live up to its understandable hype and the implicit expectations of a major Microsoft release? Let's proceed on a magical journey to discover the truth for ourselves. . more . . . . .

How would you make Microsoft Office better?

Two Microsoft employees have launched a new website, MakeOfficeBetter.com, that asks users to make suggestions on how to improve Microsoft Office. more......

Code writers along for the ride for Google's next 'wave'

More than 100 programmers arrived at the Googleplex on Friday and began throwing around more than 50 ideas for software applications to run on Wave or Android, Google's operating system for mobile devices. Working into the night — for some right into Saturday — they broke into teams and began writing code.

For Google, which provided all the free pizza, coffee and Chinese takeout an insomniac code monkey could consume in 48 hours, the campout was a chance to have fresh eyes critique its technology, while tapping into new applications that could boost the attractiveness of Wave. more...

Create your own iso image (LINUX)

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Microsoft joins HTML 5 standard fray in earnest

After leaving much of the creation of a new version of HTML to Apple, Google, Opera, and Mozilla, Microsoft has begun sinking its teeth into the Web standard.

The move adds clout to the effort to renovate HyperText Markup Language, the standard used to describe Web pages, which last was formally updated in 1999. In a "mailing list posting" on Friday, the software giant offered a host of questions and concerns with the present proposal. more. . .

What is HTML 5 ?

Are you planning to upgrade to Windows 7 come October 22 ?

Are you planning to upgrade to Windows 7 come October 22 when the new OS is released to general availability? Then good luck, because judging by the upgrade chart released by Microsoft it’s a confusing and complicated business.

It isn’t really that confusing or complicated but the upgrade chart released by Microsoft certainly makes it appear so... read more