1. The evolution of the web
2. NASA goes back to the future: airships
This post was originally published on theage.com.au
NASA may no longer be flying space shuttles, but it is set to put another craft into the skies ... airships.
The US agency is building airships it believes will revolutionise the transport of cargo around the world, with its first prototype set to take off next year, London's Daily Telegraph reported.
"One of NASA's jobs is to solve the nation's air transportation challenges with research, and airships haven't seen much research in the past few decades," said Dr Pete Worden, the director of NASA research arm Ames at an airship conference in Alaska last month.
Cargo by air ... a model of Hybrid Air Vehicles' airships. NASA hopes airships will become the new freight transporters of the 21st century.
NASA hopes airships will become the new freight transporters of the 21st century, replacing trucks and trains and allowing heavy cargo to be flown into areas where rough terrain or poor infrastructure rules out ground travel.
"Initially we are expecting to be able to lift tens of tonnes and we are building a demonstrator that we hope to fly at the end of next year," he told the Telegraph.
"In the long run, I think it could be used for many forms of cargo transport. One of the ideas that people have looked at is that these things can go up to hundreds of tonnes. We will have those by the end of the decade."
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nasa---goes-back-to-the-future-airships-20110905-1jtcp.html#ixzz1X7fmGUpF
3. Ubuntu 11.10 Beta Gives Software Center a Mac-Like Makeover
The Canonical-backed Ubuntu project released the first beta of Ubuntu 11.10 (& Oneiric Ocelot& ), featuring both an improved Dash interface for the Unity desktop and a makeover for the Ubuntu Software Center that resembles the Mac App Store. Ubuntu 11.10 moves up to Linux 3.0.3, the Firefox 7.0 browser,...
4. Samsung Unveils Dual-Core Galaxy Tab 7.7 And 5.3-Inch Galaxy Note
Size matters. Don’t let anyone tell you different. Samsung understands this, and has thus tried to build a tablet for just about any size pocket or backpack you may own. We all know about the GalTab 10.1 and 8.9, but today even smaller models join the pack. At the IFA conference in Berlin, Samsung today announced the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note.
5. Mozilla Targets Tablets With New Browser Designs
The Mozilla Foundation is enhancing the tablet version of its Firefox browser. It's leveraging Android Honeycomb but retaining familiar visual elements of Firefox such as the signature big back button and distinctive tab shape, according to a blog post by Ian Barlow, who works on Mozilla's mobile user experience team. Some of the UI elements that were tucked away on Firefox for smartphones to maximize screen space have been brought back in the version for tablets.
6. Weekend Project: Bootstrap Your Site with Bootstrap
Ever had a Web project in mind, but got stalled at the prospect of having to worry about the site design? If code, and not design, is your strong point you'll want to take a look at Twitter's Bootstrap. This weekend, you can prettify an existing Web site or start a Web project you've been putting off with a full design toolkit.
7. How To Install VMware Player On Ubuntu 11.04/Linux Mint 11
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install VMware Player on an Ubuntu 11.04 or Linux Mint 11 desktop system. With VMware Player you can create and run guest operating systems ("virtual machines") such as Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, etc.
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2. NASA goes back to the future: airships
This post was originally published on theage.com.au
NASA may no longer be flying space shuttles, but it is set to put another craft into the skies ... airships.
The US agency is building airships it believes will revolutionise the transport of cargo around the world, with its first prototype set to take off next year, London's Daily Telegraph reported.
"One of NASA's jobs is to solve the nation's air transportation challenges with research, and airships haven't seen much research in the past few decades," said Dr Pete Worden, the director of NASA research arm Ames at an airship conference in Alaska last month.
Cargo by air ... a model of Hybrid Air Vehicles' airships. NASA hopes airships will become the new freight transporters of the 21st century.
NASA hopes airships will become the new freight transporters of the 21st century, replacing trucks and trains and allowing heavy cargo to be flown into areas where rough terrain or poor infrastructure rules out ground travel.
"Initially we are expecting to be able to lift tens of tonnes and we are building a demonstrator that we hope to fly at the end of next year," he told the Telegraph.
"In the long run, I think it could be used for many forms of cargo transport. One of the ideas that people have looked at is that these things can go up to hundreds of tonnes. We will have those by the end of the decade."
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/nasa---goes-back-to-the-future-airships-20110905-1jtcp.html#ixzz1X7fmGUpF
3. Ubuntu 11.10 Beta Gives Software Center a Mac-Like Makeover
The Canonical-backed Ubuntu project released the first beta of Ubuntu 11.10 (& Oneiric Ocelot& ), featuring both an improved Dash interface for the Unity desktop and a makeover for the Ubuntu Software Center that resembles the Mac App Store. Ubuntu 11.10 moves up to Linux 3.0.3, the Firefox 7.0 browser,...
4. Samsung Unveils Dual-Core Galaxy Tab 7.7 And 5.3-Inch Galaxy Note
Size matters. Don’t let anyone tell you different. Samsung understands this, and has thus tried to build a tablet for just about any size pocket or backpack you may own. We all know about the GalTab 10.1 and 8.9, but today even smaller models join the pack. At the IFA conference in Berlin, Samsung today announced the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and the 5.3-inch Galaxy Note.
5. Mozilla Targets Tablets With New Browser Designs
The Mozilla Foundation is enhancing the tablet version of its Firefox browser. It's leveraging Android Honeycomb but retaining familiar visual elements of Firefox such as the signature big back button and distinctive tab shape, according to a blog post by Ian Barlow, who works on Mozilla's mobile user experience team. Some of the UI elements that were tucked away on Firefox for smartphones to maximize screen space have been brought back in the version for tablets.
6. Weekend Project: Bootstrap Your Site with Bootstrap
Ever had a Web project in mind, but got stalled at the prospect of having to worry about the site design? If code, and not design, is your strong point you'll want to take a look at Twitter's Bootstrap. This weekend, you can prettify an existing Web site or start a Web project you've been putting off with a full design toolkit.
7. How To Install VMware Player On Ubuntu 11.04/Linux Mint 11
This tutorial provides step-by-step instructions on how to install VMware Player on an Ubuntu 11.04 or Linux Mint 11 desktop system. With VMware Player you can create and run guest operating systems ("virtual machines") such as Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, etc.
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