SIGALON - Posterous Items: 25 November 2007

01 December 2007

My Faves for Friday, November 30, 2007

Google versus the telecoms | CNET News.com

Quoted: Google versus the telecoms | If Google wins the 700MHz wireless spectrum auction in January, expect Google-branded phones galore.

[tags: google, mobile, Telephony]

Hydrostatic Drive Diesel Motorcycle - The Kneeslider

This bike has a custom built frame and mounts a Kubota 3 cylinder diesel engine but what makes the bike even more unique is the hydrostatic drive system, no belts, no chains, no gear drive transmission just hydraulic pumps and motors. Neat.

[tags: motor cycle, automotive]

ACE Cycle Car from Liberty Motors - The Kneeslider

The ACE Cycle Car, a 3 wheeler that looks an awful lot like the old Morgan 3 wheelers, only this one is powered by a Harley Davidson V-twin engine. It looks rather nice.

[tags: motor cycle, automotive]

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30 November 2007

My Faves for Thursday, November 29, 2007

Your free online family tree / genealogy on itsourtree.com

Quoted: Investigate your family tree at itsourtree.com and find distant relatives. At the InfoCentre you can find information on genealogy. With the

[tags: family, relatives, genealogy]

FoodTube.net

Quoted: FoodTube.net "Find a Video Recipe, or Add Your Own!"

[tags: recipes, video]

Why is my wifi speed slower than ethernet connection? | Ask MetaFilter

Is it common for the speed of a residential wi fi connection to be significantly less than a plug-in ethernet connection? My ethernet is getting 7.1 mps while the wifi chugs along at 1.6 mps. Is there anything I can do to increase the speed? Is this something to do with the wireless router itself (which is 4 years old)?

[tags: connection, speed, ethernet]

ScienceBlogs

ScienceBlogs is a portal to this global dialogue, a digital science salon featuring the leading bloggers from a wide array of scientific disciplines. Today, ScienceBlogs is the largest online community dedicated to science.

[tags: blogs, science, portal]

FAITH HOPE & SANITY

Quoted: Pat Condell. Faith Hope and Sanity. A few jokes about religion before it kills us all. Stand-up comedy about religion

[tags: religion, comedy]

YouTube - Why debate dogma?

Quoted: A reply to my atheist critics.You can download an audio version of this video at http://patcondell.libsyn.com

[tags: video]

Osteoarthritis - Mahalo

Quoted: Fast Facts - Also known as Degenerative Arthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease, or Arthrosis Affects 21 million Americans Most common form of Arthritis Women affected 2-3 times more often than men

[tags: health, arthritis]

About Arthritis - Rheumatoid Arthritis - Osteoarthritis - Related Conditions

Quoted: Information about arthritis pain relief, symptoms, medication, treatment, and diet. Information on various types of arthritis including rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, gout, psoriatic arthritis, lupus, fibromyalgia, Sjogren's syndrome, scleroderma, ankylosing spondylitis and other arthritis related conditions.

[tags: health, arthritis]

Weight Loss Gear that Works

Quoted: The right weight loss gear is a staple of a healthy lifestyle, too.

[tags: health]

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29 November 2007

My Faves for Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Asus Eee PC 4G sub-sub-notebook | Reg Hardware

Review Asus' diminutive Eee PC 4G 701 micro-laptop is here. It's garnered an amazing welcome from computer users looking not for the acme of performance but for a highly portable wireless notebook with a decent battery life. Will they be disappointed?

[tags: windows]

Google plans service to store users' data: report | Reuters

Quoted: NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc is preparing a service that would enable users to store data from their personal hard drives on its computers, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday in its online edition.

[tags: google, storage]

Jacques Bouthoorn - designer/illustrator

Worked as designer/illustrator
in Amsterdam, Paris, New York and San Francisco
where he has been drawing cats, dogs, birds,
and other funny and not so funny things.
In black & white, color and some digital.
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A travaillé en tant que graphiste-illustrateur
à Amsterdam, Paris, New York et San Francisco
où il a dessiné des chats, des chiens, des oiseaux,
et d'autres drôles et moins drôles petites bêtes.
En noir et blanc, couleur et un peu de numérique.

[tags: art]

ZyXEL - 802.11g Wireless HomePlugAV Router

Quoted: No New Wire Required for House-Wide Network
ZyXEL NBG-318S features both wireless and HomePlug AV connectivity. You can always connect to the Internet wirelessly, even on some spots that couldn't be reached by the wireless network. With existing power lines, reliable connection can be provided through wall plugs.

[tags: home, network, powerline]

Windows XP SP3 Yields Performance Gains

After a disappointing showing by Windows Vista SP1 (see previous post), we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (v.3244) delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop OS. Testing with OfficeBench showed an ~10% performance boost vs. the same configuration running under Windows XP w/Service Pack 2.

[tags: vista, windows, xp]

Google investing hundreds of millions in green energy

Quoted: PhysOrg news: Google investing hundreds of millions in green energy

[tags: Google, investing, EnergyTechnologies]

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27 November 2007

My Faves for Monday, November 26, 2007

China regulates development of new energy automobiles

BEIJING, Nov. 2 (Xinhua)-- China has made a substantial move to advance the development of automobiles powered by new energies amidst concerns on energy conservation and environmental protection.

[tags: china, automotive]

Cars still drive China's development-first strategy | Indiainteracts.com

Quoted: The government promised to accelerate research, development and production of hybrid, electric, fuel-cell, hydrogen and other alternative power sources and clean-fuel technology for vehicles.

[tags: automotive, China]

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26 November 2007

My Faves for Sunday, November 25, 2007

Technology Review: Neuroengineering

Armed with advanced imaging techniques and a growing knowledge of how the brain works, neuroscientists are increasingly intervening to try to fix everything from severe depression to Parkinson’s disease. The age of engineering the brain has begun.

Quoted: From MIT. Information on Emerging Technologies & impact on business & society

[tags: health, neuroengineering]

Technology Review: Superstrong Carbon-Nanotube Fibers

Researchers have improved techniques for spinning fibers of carbon nanotubes: they make the nanotubes align in the fiber, creating fibers as strong as, or stronger than, materials such as Kevlar that are used in bullet-proof vests.

Quoted: From MIT. Information on Emerging Technologies & impact on business & society

[tags: Nanotech]

Termite Guts May Yield Novel Enzymes For Better Biofuel Production

Quoted: Termites may provide the biochemical means to a greener biofuel future. The bellies of these tiny beasts harbor a gold mine of microbes that have now been tapped as a rich source of enzymes for improving the conversion of biomass to valuable biofuels.

[tags: Environment, EnergyTechnologies]

Sigalon Valley - SIGALON - What's up

Quoted: Sigalons collection of sites and services.

[tags: sigalon]

Classical Guitar Radio - Free Classical Guitar music on SKY.fm

Quoted: SKY.fm Guitar internet radio features the best Clasical, Spanish, and Flamenco guitar music. Availble 24 hours a day, Sky.fm is your one stop for the most popular guitar music.

[tags: music, guitar]

Labor Party wins Australian election - Times Online

Quoted: Australia's long-serving conservative government not only lost yesterday's Australian election but its leader, John Howard, became only the second Prime Minister in Australia's history to lose his seat in Parliament.

[tags: politics, Australia]

Money Central - Times Online - WBLG: Where to spread your eggs...

Quoted: Savers looking for good returns on their cash are spoilt for choice at the moment, as banks desperately try to build up their reserves after the damaging effects of the credit crunch.

[tags: home, finance, money]

Sub-prime ‘time bomb’ is set to explode in Britain - Times Online

Quoted: Lenders are cracking down on sub-prime borrowers across Britain and could force tens of thousands of homeowners into forced sales of their homes, property experts warned yesterday.

[tags: home, finance]

US is‘worst’ imperialist: archbishop -Times Online

Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, claimed that America’s attempt to intervene overseas by “clearing the decks” with a “quick burst of violent action” had led to “the worst of all worlds”.

Quoted: THE Archbishop of Canterbury has said that the United States wields its power in a way that is worse than Britain during its imperial heyday.

[tags: religion, politics]

Free Fax • Free Internet Faxing - US and Canada only

Any actual person may use the Site to send up to two (2) free faxes per day, each not to exceed three pages in length (plus the cover page.)

Quoted: Free Internet Faxing - Send faxes to anywhere in the U.S. and Canada for free

[tags: internet, fax, free, freeware]

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25 November 2007

My Faves for Saturday, November 24, 2007

If You P2P Download In France: No Internet For You

Quoted: A pact between the French Government, French ISP’s and the local music and film industry will see French users who download material from P2P networks losing their internet access.

[tags: internet, music, france]

IMEEM - what's on your playlist?

imeem is an online community where millions of fans and artists discover new music, videos, and photos, and share their tastes with friends.

[tags: music, sharing, photos, video]

Maurice Béjart; Guardian obit - alt.obituaries | Google Groups

Throughout the 20th century, most of the great European
opera houses presented classical ballet as a
quintessentially 19th-century art form. But if one European
artist should receive the principal credit for recognising
and then addressing its arrested development, it is the
French choreographer Maurice Béjart, who has died aged 80.

[tags: ballet, music, art, bejart]

YouTube - Maurice Bejart

Quoted: bolero de ravel

[tags: video, ballet, art, bejart]

Maurice Béjart - Wikipedia

Maurice Béjart (January 1, 1927 – November 22, 2007) was a French choreographer who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He was the son of the French philosopher Gaston Berger.

[tags: ballet, art, bejart]

Peptide Therapy Can Prevent Progression Of Parkinson's Disease, Study Suggests

Quoted: Researchers have successfully used a peptide to reverse biochemical, cellular and anatomical changes that occur in the brains of mice with Parkinson's disease (PD), and report success in preventing the disease from progression. The authors have shown that one protein, NF-kB, is increased in the midbrain of PD patients and mice with PD pathology, and the researchers used a novel peptide (small proteins) to block this protein in mice with PD-like symptoms.

[tags: pd]

Life After Embryonic Stem Cells - TIME