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Yahoo! News | Spreadsheets: 25 Years in a Cell

Has the ubiquitous use of spreadsheets made people dumb? When uncertainity is the fact of life, spreadsheets talk only in objective terms. Probability pays a big role in decisions and their impact in real life but they have no room to play in the world of spreadsheet software.
This article opens up a rather interesting perspective into spreadsheets and their impact on decision-making.

LinuxWorld Australia

Linux is powering Australia’s largest satellite network. Combination of Wi-Fi and satellite networking works well add to that the up-coming WiMax it should prove to a big hit. But this is still quite expensive to be implemented widely in developing countries.

LinuxWorld Australia

Linux is powering Australia’s largest satellite network. Combination of Wi-Fi and satellite networking works well add to that the up-coming WiMax it should prove to a big hit. But this is still quite expensive to be implemented widely in developing countries.

Australian IT - ICANN chief meets Annan

Its high time that the racket over domain names and their administration ended. If an UN agency is given authority / specially setup it would make Internet truly international both in word and spirit as well.

The Age | Air-breathing engine rams world speed record

For me the SR-71 BlackBird still wins !

BW Online | A Second Wind For Big Iron?

Read this cool story about the comeback of mainframes…. Mainframes Rock ! (maybe to a different tune these days)

Last weekend I visited the just opened Apple Store at The Forum mall, Bangalore. This is probably India’s first Apple Store.
This place is a must visit for anyone who loves anything about computers. The Powerbook G4 and the G5 on display were really cool though really expensive. I chatted up with the floor manager talking especially of the IBM technology behind the new Apple computers. They sell Apple software, Airport and iPods too. Tried my hand the new Mac OS X- very slick and the Unix/BSD roots are quite apparent. All in all a great experience.

Nature | Insect deaths add to extinction fears

British survey hints that species are crashing worldwide. This is biggest evidence so far of species extinction at a massive scale. This is the data from a comparatively less polluted / more enviornmentally concerned country, wonder what are the figures for India, China or other developing nations. I have recently covered how all the 4 known vulture species in India have becom extinct for all practical purposes.

I live in Bangalore- called the Garden City of India, but the gardens and green cover are fast disappearing and are being replaced by smog and heat. I can only describe my childhood when I could see myraid types of butterflies, and millions of fireflies in the night today there is nothing. This city was once known for its moderate climate, houses didnt even have fitments for ceiling fans. Nowadays, even in March the temperature is way beyond 35C. SAVE NATURE BEFORE IT BITES BACK !

Wired | Speed Meets Feed in Download Tool

What happens when two of the most talked about internet technologies (RSS and BitTorrent) are merged? High-speed automatic subscription-based downloading.

Wired | Honey, I Shrunk the URL

Web-browsing has become friendly ever since IP numbers have been replaced by the Domain Naming System (DNS). But long difficult to remember URLs are still a bane on the internet. Sites like TinyURL are trying to cash in on this problem.

Nature | Ultra-fast shocks scramble cells.

Powerful electrical pulses might zap tumours or even promote healing.

Rediff | Leonardo da Vinci, inventor of plastic?

The article mentions that Leonardo made a material similar to bakelite using various commonly available organic materials.

Rediff | Leonardo da Vinci, inventor of plastic?

The article mentions that Leonardo made a material similar to bakelite using various commonly available organic materials.

NC State | NC State Scientists Develop Breakthrough Internet Protocol

They are mentioning that it is 6000 times faster than the typical DSL connection. However there is no mention whether it works on the same DSL lines with a change required in the active network equipment only.

VOA | New planet beyond Pluto discovered.

Apparently NASA will soon announce the presence of a new planet in our Solar System. This kind of announce last happened 74 years ago. BBC also has some coverage here.