Power Supply Efficiency in Active Mode: "Power supplies are one of the crucial building blocks of a modern society, converting high-voltage alternating current (AC) into low-voltage direct current (DC) for use by the electronic circuits in office equipment, telecommunications, and consumer electronics. Over 2.5 billion AC/DC power supplies are currently in use in the United States alone. About 6 to 10 billion are in use worldwide.
While the best power supplies are more than 90% efficient, some are only 20 to 40% efficient, wasting the majority of the electricity that passes through them. As a result, today's power supplies consume at least 2% of all U.S. electricity production. More efficient power supply designs could cut that usage in half, saving nearly $3 billion and about 24 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year."

PC Sympathy - VX2.betterinternet and Bundleware Infestations on the Rise: "Over the past month, I have seen an increase in infestations by a group called Bundleware.com which with the signature of Ad-aware calling it VX2.BetterInternet objects. Until last night, I believed it was wrong to label Bundelware with the VX2 Transponder signature as their methods were different from what I could see. Not so now however!

After running tests on one of their programs called SpyBan from SpyBan.net I now see why so much of the Better Internet Win32 BI Application and Bi Transponder variants show up with object comments pointing to Bundleware, Look2Me, and SimilarSingles. It is because that at the time of installing any software from that belongs to Nictech Networks, the first thing it does is access the Internet at the time of install and install one of the cab files directly from abetterinternet.com."

Welcome to NNFA - Products and Services Science and Quality Assurance: "Huperzine A is an alkaloid isolated from a Chinese herbal medicine prepared from the moss Huperzia serrata. It is a potent inhibitor of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (1B). The neurotransmitter acetylcholine is destroyed by this enzyme. Since acetylcholine production in the brain is reduced in Alzheimer's disease, inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase have been found useful in treating this disorder. Huperzine A has been tested in small clinical trials in China and improved memory, cognition and behavior in a majority of patients (2A, 3A). No severe adverse effects were found."

ConsumerLab.com - Index page: "The Encyclopedia has detailed, science-based information regarding hundreds of natural ingredients and medical conditions, and provides drug interaction information."

MayoClinic.com - Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba L.): "Ginkgo biloba has been used medicinally for thousands of years."

MayoClinic.com - Medical and health information and tools from Mayo Clinic: "Look up herb, vitamin and other supplement information from Natural Standard"

ImplosionWorld.com: "The Journal of Explosives Engineering"

Welcome to the International Society of Explosives Engineers

Internet Weather Report

UCI Internet Weather Report

SANS - Internet Storm Center - Cooperative Cyber Threat Monitor And Alert System - Current Infosec News and Analysis

Lock Boxes available at VictoryStore.com: "
Supra Homeowner Permanent Pushbutton Combination - $26.45"

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ShurLok, Guardian Avanti, Supra and Crest Lock Boxes from REPS!: "Key Lock Boxes provide secure and convenient access to:
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StorAKey - Temporary Vehicle - Product Information: "StorAKey - Temporary Vehicle - Supra"

StorAKey - Permanent Auto/SUV - Product Information: "StorAKey - Permanent Auto/SUV "

KeySafe - C3 Portable - Product Information: "KeySafe - C3 Portable - Supra"

Consumer Products Keysafe Slimline - Product Information: "Consumer Products Keysafe Slimline - Supra"

Dynamic Living: Supra StorAKey Door Key Lock Box And Portable Door Key Lock Box: "Supra Store A Key Lock Box keeps spare door keys handy!"

Plextor PREMIUM 52 X 32 X 52 Internal ATAPI Retail Box CD ReWriter - Comp-U-Plus Direct

I N K S C A P E :: Vector Graphics for the Masses: "Inkscape's main motivation is to provide the Open Source community with a fully XML, SVG, and CSS2 compliant SVG drawing tool. Additional planned work includes conversion of the codebase from C/Gtk to C++/Gtkmm, emphasizing a lightweight core with powerful features added through an extension mechanism, and establishment of a friendly, open, community-oriented development processes."

I N K S C A P E :: Vector Graphics for the Masses: "Inkscape is an open source SVG editor with capabilities similar to Illustrator, CorelDraw, Visio, etc. Supported SVG features include basic shapes, paths, text, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, node editing, svg-to-png export, grouping, and more."

I N K S C A P E :: Vector Graphics for the Masses: "Open Source Scalable Vector Graphics Editor"

Xten.com - Award-winning SIP Softphones for VoIP and IP Telephony Networks

goodguys.com - brand name consumer electronics at low prices with Free Shipping!

Advance Projects

Monitors (CRT) - 22 Inch Monitors - 22 Inch Viewsonic (P220F) Monitor

MonitorDeals.com

20/21 inch Sony HP Trinitron Monitor

Virtual Private Library�

Ananova - www.ananova.com

Empty Days: "When illness finally takes you - it is Nature and Destiny against your lone mind and when it's time to go there is nothing you can do. It is like an immense mountain falling on you - you are not responsible for your own death, you are powerless against it. Such death is also a great relief. And the sense of defeat is less from such an overpowering force."

BlogStreet : Categorized Blogs

BlogStreet : Blog Profiles, RSS Ecosystem, Blog Tops, Search and Directory

Exhibitions: "Presenting more than 100 lynching postcards, and related material, the exhibition Without Sanctuary documents an era in American history that permitted unspeakable acts of terror against an unprotected segment of its population. In conjunction with the exhibition, and perhaps more important than the images themselves is Baring Witness, Baring Our Souls, an eight-month forum designed to encourage dialogue related to the atrocities that occurred, the ensuing activism-initiated by black women, and supported by white women-and solutions to help stem the tide of intolerance and violence that continues to exist in the nation today. The forum, therefore, provides an array of educational programs including lectures, film series, and panel discussions that invite audience participation. The Museum's Education Department has developed a curriculum that will engage, educate, and enlighten school children. This installation is organized from the collections of James Allen and John Littlefield, and presented by the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. General Motors Corporation is the presenting sponsor with additional support from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs."

Exhibitions: "July 2004 - February 2005"

Exhibitions: "July 2004 - February 2005"

Exhibitions: "Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America"

Backup Software - WinBackup - Backup Your Data Fast & Secure

MEMS Current Projects: "DARPA MEMS Program"

EE Times -Microsoft targeting portable power: "Next year we will make more revenue from notebooks than desktops in the developed world. That's going to drive a market dynamic to design the best mobile products we can make"

Paul Thurrott's Internet Nexus

Arts & Letters Daily - ideas, criticism, debate

AOL Presidential Match Main

Capitol Hill Blue: Nobody's Life, Liberty or Property is Safe While Congress is In Session

FactCheck.org - Annenberg Political Fact Check

Engadget - www.engadget.com

Spychecker - download anti-spyware and privacy related freeware and shareware

Sony Global - Press Release: "TOPPAN and Sony Successfully Develop 25GB Paper Disc"

RF Software: "EM3DS (Electromagnetic 3D Solver) is a novel, full-featured, frequency-domain full-wave simulaton tool tailored to efficiently accomplish the analysis of quasi-planar structures � specifically planar structures over complex substrates, where the finite conductors' thickness and the dielectric discontinuities are accounted for with no compromise � thus, rendering EM3DS a full 3D tool."

EEG Biofeedback FAQ: "EEG Biofeedback is a learning strategy that enables persons to alter their brain waves. When information about a person's own brain wave characteristics is made available to him, he can learn to change them. You can think of it as exercise for the brain. "

Attrition Security Rant: Anti-Virus Companies: Tenacious Spammers: "Anti-Virus Companies: Tenacious Spammers"

Turnitin: "The Internet has made plagiarism easier than ever before. From elementary schools to the highest levels of academia, the ease of downloading and copying 'untraceable' online information has led to an epidemic of digital plagiarism."

USATODAY.com - New software detects plagiarized passages: "an advanced plagiarism-detection service such as iParadigms LLC's makes a digital fingerprint of an entire document and compares it against material on the Internet and in other sources, including proprietary academic and media databases"

Chris Pirillo ~ Getting Screwed While Everybody Else is Getting Laid: "Getting Screwed While Everybody Else is Getting Laid"

RSS in Government Summary Page: " The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio shows us that RSS syndication is a great way to allow your customers to monitor what's new on your agency's website."

EDN - Broadband Prices Too High for Many U.S. Consumers, Firm Reports: "Thirty-one percent of broadband households chose their high-speed providers because of bundled discounts for multiple services. Bundling allows providers to lower the monthly price of broadband without sacrificing subscriber profitability because of higher revenue per customer and lower churn"

EDN - Broadband Prices Too High for Many U.S. Consumers, Firm Reports: "Seventy-one percent of Internet customers claim they would switch to broadband if it were available at a lower price"

UCmore Search Engine Tool Cleans Up Image the Search Engine Journal: "Lavasoft, the renowned Internet security and provacy firm and a anti-spyware/adware vigilate, has removed the new version of UCmore from their product�s reference file as of January 3, 2004."

UCmore Search Engine Tool Cleans Up Image the Search Engine Journal: "In a time when more and more search toolbars and browser based web surfing enhancers are stirring up the controversy of secretly placing themselves on computers (Parasites) serving popup advertising (AdWare) and collecting personal information (SpyWare), one searching and surfing enhancer, UCmore, has done the opposite. UCmore has cleaned up their act and answered the privacy questions about their UCmore Toolbar which has sparkled their image among privacy groups."

Welcome to Gmail: "A Google approach to email" It look an interesting idea

Yahoo! News - Powell slips, 'crusade' re-enters US lexicon on war: "Powell slips, 'crusade' re-enters US lexicon on war"

Computing.Net - USB Pen drive 128Mb: "i want to play music at college but they do not have the audio player availible.
So i was wondering if anybody knows a piece of software that can be installed onto the removable media and play the audio that is also on it. "

e4engineering.com - Engineering news, engineering information and engineering jobs for engineering professionals: "The quarterly unemployment rate for computer hardware engineers jumped from 6.9 to 9.0 percent, and averaged 7.0 for 2003."

e4engineering.com - Engineering news, engineering information and engineering jobs for engineering professionals: "According to statistics from the US Department of Labour's Bureau of Labour Statistics, unemployment rates for US electrical and electronics engineers averaged a record 6.2 percent in 2003"

Chris Shipley on New Technology Products: Onfolio Liberates and Leverages Web Research: "The Web has changed all that, except, perhaps, the index card and term paper part. I still cut and paste notes and jot ideas into a Word document, then later struggle to remember where I found some bit of data as I attempt to synthesize it all into a cohesive report."

Onfolio: A Powerful New Web Research Assistant: "Onfolio: A Powerful New Web Research Assistant"

Mandrake Linux tips for free: "This page describes the installation I did with the 4cd Mandrake Linux 10.0 Community Edition set."

Linux Man Page for RESIZE2FS (8): "SYNOPSIS
resize2fs [ -d debug-flags ] [ -f ] [ -F ] [ -p ] device [ size ]
DESCRIPTION
The resize2fs program will resize ext2 file systems. It can be used to enlarge or shrink an ext2 file system located on device so that it will have size blocks. If the size parameter is not specified, it will default to the size of the partition. The size parameter may never be larger than the size of the partition.
The resize2fs program does not manipulate the size of partitions. If you wish to enlarge a filesystem, you must first make sure you can expand the size of the underlying partition first. This can be done using fdisk (8) by deleting the partition and recreating it with a larger size. When recreating the partition, make sure you create it with the same starting disk cylinder as before! Otherwise, the resize operation will certainly not work, and you may lose your entire filesystem.
If you wish to shrink an ext2 partition, first use resize2fs to shrink the size of filesystem. Then you may use fdisk (8) to shrink the size of the partition. When shrinking the size of the partition, make sure you do not make it smaller than the new size of the ext2 filesystem!
OPTIONS
-d debug-flags
Turns on various resize2fs debugging features, if they have been compiled into the binary. debug-flags should be computed by adding the numbers of the desired features from the following list: \ 1\ -\ Print out all disk I/O \ 2\ -\ Debug block relocations \ 8\ -\ Debug inode relocations \ 16\ -\ Debug moving the inode table
-p
Prints out a percentage completion bars for each resize2fs operation, so that the user can keep track of what the program is doing.
-f
Forces resize2fs to proceed with the filesystem resize operation, overriding some safety checks which resize2f"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Step 6: Test the installation"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Update the bootloader. In my case, this was:
bash-2.05# /sbin/lilo
Added linux *
Added knoppix
Added win2k
bash-2.05#"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Step 5: Update the bootloader (LILO)"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Here's an extract of my own LILO configuration. Your instructions will differ if you use something other than LILO.
image = /mnt/linux1/hardrive_boot/vmlinuz
label = knoppix
initrd = /mnt/linux1/hardrive_boot/miniroot.gz
read-only
root = /dev/hdc2
append = 'lang=us'"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Step 4: Make the partition bootable"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Copy the contents of the compressed kernel image from the CD. Mount the file /KNOPPIX/boot.img on a loop device and copy the contents from the device to /hardrive_boot/. I used these commands:
bash-2.05# /sbin/losetup /dev/loop0 /mnt/linux1/KNOPPIX/boot.img
bash-2.05# mount /dev/loop0 /mnt/floppy/
bash-2.05# cp /mnt/floppy/* /mnt/linux1/hardrive_boot"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Step 3: Copy the boot image"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Mount the newly created partition and create a directory named hardrive_boot.
Insert the Knoppix CD and, as root, copy the /KNOPPIX directory from the CD into the root directory of the partition.
Copy the following files from the CD to the root partition: autorun.bat, cdrom.ico, autorun.inf, and index.html. Remember to preserve the permissions as you copy everything over to the hard drive.
The left side of the panel in Figure 1 shows the CD's directory structure, while the right side shows the hard drive's partition."

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Step 2: Create the directory structure"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Step 1: Create a partition"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "You will need the following ingredients to bake your CD:
One Knoppix CD.
1GB of RAM: Don't worry if you don't have this much RAM; swap space will work just as well.
One PC with an existing Linux distribution installed and at least two partitions:
Partition 1, where you will develop the Knoppix CD. It must have at least 4GB of free space, although you'll need 5GB if you are short on RAM.
Partition 2, a 710MB empty partition.
The command-line utility create_compressed_fs, which can be copied from the Knoppix CD.
One kick list. This file lists packages that can be removed from the default distribution without 'breaking' dependencies.
Miscellaneous shell scripts: user-defined scripts facilitating development."

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "The Ingredients"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "You will need the following skills to customize the Knoppix Linux Live-CD:
You must be comfortable with the command line.
You must understand how to create partitions on your hard drive.
You must understand basic bash scripting.
You should be familiar with a Linux bootloader.
You must understand how to add swap memory (using the dd, mkswap, and swapon utilities), unless you have 1GB of RAM.
You should be comfortable installing, updating, and removing software packages using the Debian distribution of Linux."

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Your Required Knowledge Base"

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "The basic idea of making a Knoppix CD is to gather what you want on the CD by simulating it on the hard drive. You should be able to edit installed software and test your creation by rebooting the machine from the hard drive, via a bootloader, instead of wasting time burning it to a CD. This development environment mimics the CD, except it's significantly faster. Remember, this is not a standard Linux installation! Even though you are booting from the hard drive, you are in fact emulating an OS that is installed on a CD. When booted, the filesystem cannot be changed; it is read-only. "

LinuxDevCenter.com: Using and Customizing Knoppix [Nov. 20, 2003]: "Using and Customizing Knoppix"

O'Reilly Network: Knoppix: A Painless Introduction to Linux [Apr. 14, 2003]: "Knoppix: A Painless Introduction to Lin"

Shure Earphones > E Series > E5c: "E5c Sound Isolating Earphones
Lightweight, sound isolating, dual micro-speaker earphones"$499.99

Shure Earphones > E Series > E3c: "E3c Sound Isolating Earphones
Lightweight, sound isolating earphones with extended frequency response"

Etymotic Research: "ER-6 Isolator� Earphones"

What is Xeroderma Pigmentosum?: "Xeroderma Pigmentosum
A rare genetic defect in ultraviolet radiation induced DNA repair mechanisms; characterized by severe sensitivity to all sources of UV radiation (especially sunlight).
XP is categorized in at least eight complementation groups according to the capacity of the body to repair DNA. These groups (i.e., genetic subtypes) are labeled A through G, plus the XP variant: XPV. Groups A, C, D, and Variant make up over 90% of XP cases. Group A, for example, has the lowest level of DNA repair and the most neurological manifestations. "

Ask NOAH About: Genetic Disorders: "Genetic Disorders "

Bird Computer� 6502 Page: "How to obtain TV Video Output From an FPGA
This project arose from my desire to have color video output to a TV rather than an expensive monitor. Most of the sample circuits I've seen for hobbyist type video output use VGA output to drive a monitor. Interfacing to a VGA monitor is relatively easy and provides a high quality video output. But what do you do if you don't have a VGA monitor to spare ? Many hobby type projects do not have the memory capacity or performance to drive a VGA monitor. Even used VGA monitors in good working order can be relatively expensive. How about using a TV instead ? It turns out that interfacing to a TV is almost as easy as interfacing to a VGA monitor. I came up with the following two circuits, the first of which I've built, the second of which I'm pretty sure will work. Schematics for the circuits are here: vdac.pcx"

FPGAs are fun!: "'Dragon' FPGA board
Feb 27th 2004 - The board is available for sale in limited quantities (go to the shop for the latest pictures).
This is the lastest board on this site. Dragon has the following characteristics:
Based on Xilinx's Spartan-II XC2S100TQ144.
PCI/USB/I2C/JTAG interfaces
8051 microcontroller (on the back of the board). Use of the 8051 is optional. When in use, the 8051 and FPGA can communicate through an 8-bits synchronous bidirectional bus.
Prototyping area/which can accomodate two RJ-45 Ethernet connectors
Top and bottom SIL connectors - can plug into a wide 'solderless-breadboards' for experiments.
Has a dual-row connectors, so can be used as motherboard for other projects.
Two onboard clocks: a fixed 24MHz clock, plus a socketed 3.3V DIL-8 oscillator.
Top IOs are configured to accept LCD text modules; option to accept a graphical LCD panel (in development).
100% plug'n play, i.e. you can download the FPGA and the 8051 from the PC (through the USB). Doing both takes less than 1 second. "

FPGAs are fun!: "'Pluto': a tiny FPGA board (Revision B)"

Digilent Inc. - Digital Design Engineers' Source: "Digilab XCR"The “all-in-one” XCR Board (XCR) features a 64 macrocell, 1600 gate Xilinx CoolRunner CPLD and several useful I/O devices. The XCR runs on 2 AA batteries, it works seamlessly with Xilinx’s free WebPack tools, and it ships with a programming cable, so designs can be completed anywhere a PC exists with no additional costs. The XCR provides an ideal platform for engineers who want to learn digital design techniques using modern technologies.

TheDenverChannel.com - News - 'Jews Killed Jesus' Sign Causing Controversy: "A billboard unveiled on Ash Wednesday, the same day that a controversial movie depicting the last hours of Jesus Christ premiered, is sparking criticism from people of all faiths.
The large-size outdoor marquee, which sits on the property of the Lovingway United Pentecostal Church at Colorado and Mississippi, says, 'Jews Killed The Lord Jesus' and the word 'Settled!'
'It's settled,' said Maurice Gorden, Loveway pastor. 'The word of God is the final word.'
The Anti-Defamation League asked for the marquee to be changed because it is anti-Semitic, but the church only amended the billboard slightly by removing the word 'settled' and attributing the line to biblical Scriptures.
That, however, is still not appeasing critics."

Microsoft, Amid Dwindling Interest, Talks Up Computing as a Career: "Nationally, there is a similar trend. The Computing Research Association's annual survey of more than 200 universities in the United States and Canada found that undergraduate enrollments in computer science and computer engineering programs were down 23 percent this year."

Microsoft, Amid Dwindling Interest, Talks Up Computing as a Career: "John V. Guttag, head of the university's electrical engineering and computer science department, points to the 'worrisome' downward trend. In the current academic year, 229 sophomores selected his department as their major, down from 282 in 2002 and 342 in 2001, a 33 percent decrease in just two years. "