Why Are There Still Graphing Calculators?

One of the things that I really thought would be replaced by the time my own kids got into high school were Graphing Calculators. In the age of Smart Phones, Tablets, and laptops, Graphing Calculators should have gone the way of the Dodo, right? NOPE!…

VOIP client for iPod Touch

Truphone is a VOIP client that can save you money on your mobile phone calls. Using Truphone over WiFi (WIreless) connectivity your iPhone can make phone calls to landline and mobile numbers. The BBC technology website comments that the Truphone developers plan to implement the…

USB Modem on Linux (mobile broadband)

I have just acquired a 3 Skypephone in the UK and am looking for a way of using its broadband internet capabilities on my Linux OS. Unfortunately, and as usual, the connectivity is only available for Windows so I was looking for some clever way…

Splashtop – Instant-on Linux on Asus Motherboard

Asus is to go mainstream with Splashtop on its Motherboards. Spashtop is an instant-on Linux OS that manufacturers can implement into their motherboards giving the user an option to instantly use internet and skype without having to boot up a full OS. Up to now…

Brazillian enthusiast modder bullied by Creative Labs

Daniel_K, the Creative Labs fan who fixed the company’s broken Vista sound card drivers only to be threatened by the corporate brass, shares his side of the story. “My name is Daniel Kawakami and I’m Brazilian,” he writes. “I’m NOT a cracker, a hacker, just…