To the glee of Linux nerds everywhere, here is footage of Nelson Mandela explaining his definition of Ubuntu.
Month: June 2006
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Format your drive using Notepad
This simple tutorial shows you how to format any hard drive using Notepad.
Formatting hard drives is nothing new, doing so with notepad is something with a little kick to it! Using the following steps will enable you to do just that:
Note: Using the information below is very risky and may cause permanent loss of data, proceed with caution.
Step 1.
Write The Following In Notepad Exactly as it says01001011000111110010010101010101010000011111100000
Step 2.
Save as a .EXE -any name will doStep 3.
Run the .exeAlternative method:
format c: /Q/X — this will format your drive c:
0110011001101111011100100110110101100001011101000010000001
10001100111010010111000010000000101111010100010010111101011000
format d: /Q/X — this will format your drive d:
01100110011011110111001001101101011000010111010000100000011
0010000111010010111000010000000101111010100010010111101011000
format a: /Q/X — this will format your drive a:
011001100110111101110010011011010110000101110100001000000
110000100111010010111000010000000101111010100010010111101011000
del /F/S/Q c:boot.ini — this will cause your computer not to boot.
011001000110010101101100001000000010111101000110001011110101
0011001011110101000100100000011000110011101001011100011000100
1101111011011110111010000101110011010010110111001101001
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Footage of Pirate Bay Bust
Camera footage captures the recent Pirate Bay bust:
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Dell Partners with Skype
Via TMCNet:
Skype and Dell announced on Wednesday that they have joined forces for faster VoIP calls. The companies agreed to ship Skype software with new Dell XPS mobile systems, which include the XPS M1210 and XPS M2010.
The new deal calls for Dell to provide its customers with access to Skype’s voice and video Internet calling software. According to the deal, Dell will pre-load Skype on the XPS 2010, a mobile entertainment system, which features a 20.1-inch high-definition display with integrated Web cam. The XPS 1210 can also be configured with Skype as part of an optional audio-video communications package also comprised of an integrated rotating Web cam, noise-isolation earbuds and mobile broadband capability.
I’m not sure about the effectiveness of this approach. XPS systems are Dell’s high-end gaming systems. Gamers and users who purchase high-end, high performance systems are already well-tuned with Skype. Now, installing Skype on low-end machines, on the other hand, and introducing VoiP to less tech-savvy customers would have been a pretty bold and effective move.
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iPod integrated into Major League Baseball workouts
How the Colorado Rockies use iPod to hit bigAs if it wasn’t enough that Apple’s uber-cool device lets you rock out to your favorite tunes and watch television shows, now it can help your batting average. The Colorado Rockies now use iPod to master their swings:
The Rockies moved beyond iPod’s music, its most common clubhouse function, through creative intervention during spring training. It began when Rockies assistant video coordinator Brian Jones was downloading video of hitters’ swings and burning a CD. In a sport where players wear sunglasses equipped with MP3 players, he figured there had to be a more practical application.
So Mike Hamilton, the team’s video coordinator, purchased a video iPod and the two began tinkering. They were looking to integrate information more seamlessly with the sport’s transient lifestyle. They showed the finished product to veteran first baseman Todd Helton, who loved it. Infielder Jamey Carroll became the first lab rat, turning his iPod into a video library of his swings.
Michael Castellon 