LBK Interesting Tech Topics

A Sticker Makes Solar Panels Work Better

A startup's polymer sticker increases power output by 10 percent, and can be applied to panels that are already installed.

The power output of solar panels can be boosted by 10 percent 

just by applying a big transparent sticker to the front. 

Developed by a small startup called Genie Lens Technologies, the sticker is a polymer film embossed with microstructures that bend incoming sunlight. The result: the active materials in the panels absorb more light, 
and convert more of it into electricity.

Link:  http://www.technologyreview.com/energy/25963/

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LBK Post Boot and Run Linux from USB

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Bring your Favorite Portable Linux Desktop 

with you wherever you go

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Popular Universal USB Installer – Easy as 1 2 3

Popular MultiBoot USB Boot Multiple ISO Files from USB

Link: http://www.pendrivelinux.com/

Link 2: http://pcsplace.com/linux/boot-into-linux-using-your-usb-thumb-drive/

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LBK Post Monster Cables Go Wireless?

Monster Cables Go Wireless?

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Link:  http://www.blackweb20.com/2010/06/24/monster-cables-goes-wireless/

Monster® ClarityHD Precision Micro Bluetooth Speaker 100

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Apple Butter 
IS my New Blog.

Link is Here:

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LBK Post JQuery Goodies

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JQuery Labs

Link: http://www.jquerylabs.com/

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JQuery Goodies Like IconDock

Link: http://icon.cat/wiki/IconDock_En#Download_older_versions

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LBK Post Linux New Block Party

High Availability With the Linux 

Distributed Replicated Block Device

The 2.6.33 Linux kernel has introduced a useful 

new service called the DRBD - 

Distributed Replicated Block Device. 

This service mirrors an entire block device to another networked

 host during run time, permitting the development of

 high-availability clusters for block data. 

Link: 

http://www.osnews.com/story/23653/High_Availability_With_the_Linux_Distributed_Replicated_Block_Device

102 to 26 Characters

TinyURL:   http://tinyurl.com/29vt9z8

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Speaking UNIX: Get to Know Ksplice
Give Reboots the Boot

Link: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-spunix_ksplice/index.html?ca=dgr-lnxw07Ksplicedth-AIX


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LBK Logitech Alert HD Security Camera

Logitech Alert HD Security Camera

Logitech Alert Digital Video Security System

Link 1 Photos: http://www.engadget.com/photos/logitech-alert-digital-video-security-system/#3228905

Link 2 Details: http://www.engadget.com/2010/08/03/logitech-announces-alert-series-of-high-def-security-cameras-we/

 

 

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Solar Tsunami to Strike Earth Tonight

The Sun's surface erupted early Sunday morning, blasting tons of plasma into interplanetary space -- directly towards the Earth.

That wall of ionized atoms should hit the planet tonight, say scientists, creating a geomagnetic storm and a spectacular light show and possibly threatening satellites in orbit.

"This eruption is directed right at us and is expected to get here 

early in the day on Aug. 4th," said

Leon Golub of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. 

 

"It's the first major Earth-directed eruption in quite some time."

Link:  http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/08/03/spectacular-northern-lights-signals-sun-waking/

 
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Other Sci/Tech News on Google Page


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BBC

1. Urgent Spacewalks to Fix ISS pump
    Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-10851525

CNET

2. Amazon Has 70-80 percent e-book Market
    Link:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-18438_7-20012381-82.html

Information Week

3. Microsoft Patches Windows Shell Vulnerability
    Link:
http://www.informationweek.com/news/software/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226500161subSection=Vulnerabilities+and+threats

 
Bloomberg Businessweek

4. Google App Inventor for Android
    Link:
http://www.businessweek.com/idg/2010-08-02/hands-on-google-app-inventor-for-android.html

USA Today

5. Star Craft II sales Top 1.5 million in First 48 hours
    Link: http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gamehunters/post/2010/08/starcraft-ii-sales-top-15-million-in-first-48-hours/1

 

 

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Possible OpenSolaris Fork in the Wind

OpenSolaris Fork ?

Announcement Tomorrow.

Link: http://www.osnews.com/story/23634/Possible_OpenSolaris_Fork_

"A number of the community leaders from the OpenSolaris community have 

been working quietly together on a new effort called Illumos, 

and we're just about ready to fully disclose our work to, and  

invite the general participation of, the general public." 

 

They have a website, 

 

Illumos Webpage: http://www.illumos.org/projects/site/wiki/Announcement

 

and 

 

they're going to be hosting a conference call on August 3.

Illumos Logo

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Unknown if This was before or After the OpenSolaris  Fork Announcement.

OpenSolaris Governing Board Threatens 

to Shoot Itself In The Head

Link: http://www.osnews.com/story/23551/OpenSolaris_Governing_Board_Threatens_to_Shoot_Itself_In_The_Head

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