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Archive for April 2008

DiscountASP.NET Named Best Hosting Service

Apr 30th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Microsoft, News

DiscountASP.NET Named Best Hosting Service by asp.netPRO Readers for Fourth Consecutive Year
ASP.NET hosting and SQL hosting leader, DiscountASP.NET announces receiving the “Best Hosting Service” award in asp.netPRO Magazine’s 2008 Readers’ Choice poll, making it the fourth consecutive year to win this prestigious title.
Pasadena, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2008 — ASP.NET hosting and SQL hosting [...]



Little Sea Creature - Big Shock for Darwinists

Apr 30th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Science

by Joel Kontinen
A recent study funded by the National Science Foundation used over 100 computers to analyse the evolutionary history of the Earth’s earliest animals. In the 19th century, Charles Darwin introduced the view that all living organisms form a tree of life from which the various species branch off. Although the tree currently looks [...]



Microsoft adds database to list of online services

Apr 29th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Microsoft

03/05/2008 SQL Server Data Services designed to give users storage, query capabilities without having to build infrastructure
Microsoft Wednesday added SQL Server Data Services to its freshly introduced lineup of online infrastructure services for corporate users and said it is registering users now for the beta.
Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s chief software architect, disclosed the new service [...]



Brainwave-reading headphones need no batteries

Apr 28th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: News, Technology

A lightweight battery-free headset can continuously monitor human brainwaves, and is powered by body heat and sunlight.
The portable electroencephalogram (EEG) device resembles a set of headphones. It could provide wireless monitoring of patients at risk of seizures, have cars or other machinery respond to stressed users, or provide new ways to interact with computer games. [...]



The first Crop Circle in 2008

Apr 27th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Crop Circle


The first Crop Circle in 2008 was first reported during the morning of April 19.
The circle is approximately 180 feet diameter and is positioned high on the North facing flank of Waden Hill, and can be seen from the A361 when approaching Avebury from the Beckhampton roundabout.
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Source: CROP CIRCLE CONNECTOR
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The military’s plan to regrow body parts

Apr 25th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: News, Research

Friday, April 18, 2008
The regeneration of lost body parts has just moved from science fiction to U.S. military policy.
Yesterday the Department of Defense announced the creation of the Armed Forces Institute of Regenerative Medicine, which will go by the happy acronym AFIRM. According to DOD’s news service, AFIRM will “harness stem cell research and technology [...]



FOOD CRISIS and Frankenfoods

Apr 22nd, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Health

In lean times, biotech grains are less taboo
By Andrew Pollack
Published: April 21, 2008
Soaring food prices and global grain shortages are bringing new pressures on governments, food companies and consumers to relax their longstanding resistance to genetically engineered crops.
In Japan and South Korea, some manufacturers for the first time have begun buying genetically engineered corn for [...]



SP3 for Windows XP - release date

Apr 22nd, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Microsoft, News

The release of Service Pack 3 for Windows XP is just a week away. XP users will get access to the SP3 on April 29, via Microsoft Update, Windows Update and the Download Center Web site. By June 10, Microsoft will force the update on all XP users through Windows’ Automatic Update.
Windows XP SP3 [...]



The New Alexa Rankings

Apr 19th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: News

When Alexa began displaying rankings in 1998 it was with the goal of showing Alexa Toolbar users how popular any given site was within the Alexa community. We generated the rankings through an analysis of Internet usage by people who use the Alexa Toolbar. Since that time we’ve been delighted to see that the Alexa [...]



Strange Things Happen at Full Moon

Apr 19th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Astronomy

Full moons are said to be behind many strange things, but here’s one you didn’t know about: At full moon, our favorite satellite is whipped by Earth’s magnetotail, causing lunar dust storms and discharges of static electricity.
This new finding, announced this week by NASA, is important to future lunar explorers: Astronauts may find themselves “crackling [...]



Earth’s Hum Sounds More Mysterious Than Ever

Apr 19th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Research

Earth gives off a relentless hum of countless notes completely imperceptible to the human ear, like a giant, exceptionally quiet symphony, but the origin of this sound remains a mystery.
Now unexpected powerful tunes have been discovered in this hum. These new findings could shed light on the source of this enigma.
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Source: LiveScience
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Web 2.0 trends for 2008

Apr 19th, 2008 | By CentroN | Category: Web 2

By Rafe Needleman
[...] In 2008, we will likely see the emergence of a market supporting the zero-software. Already there are computers that are just glorified Web browsers. More of these will be built and installed–for people on tight budgets, in offices, in schools, and so on. This movement makes old folks (like me) nervous, because [...]