Running for it, apparently.

[Source: joystiq]

Ever wonder about Google’s fondness for “beta” releases? Well, they’ve been at it since the beginning.
Google’s first ever incarnation was–you guessed it right–as “Google Beta.” Do check out the archives.org cache of the Google homepage, circa December 1998.

It’s not a pretty sight.
Who would’ve known that this little-regarded startup would be one of the world’s most […]

Oh joy of joys… the little tones that used to ring on our phones have officially reached 50 years of age, though they were never sold commercially before around 10 years ago.
They evolved from simple rings to mono classical musics and now even normal music files such as MP3s can be used as them. Is […]

I have been an Apple user for almost 2 years now, at least when I am away from the office. My desktop is PC, but my laptop is a 17″ Powerbook. While I have tried Adium and Fire, I have always liked iChat for some reason and have decided to stick with it. One of […]

It must be How-To day here at FG. Here is another great article/post on building your own firewall using Linux, complete with the command line…er, commands for configuring it.
Over the years I have learned how to roll my own firewall script and call it from /etc directory. Of course, my firewall is only INPUT based, […]

InformationWeek columnist Fred Langa set out to build a 1 Terabyte Fileserver for around $500, and details the steps in this article. He used a bare bones kit from Tiger Direct and 4-250GB hard drives that he bought for around $80 each.
Its a great how-to for completing this process, with pics and notes along the […]

Steve Jobs just sold 45% of his company shares, according to the Register.
Apple Computer founder and CEO Steve Jobs sold 45 per cent of his Apple stock this week. Jobs sold 4.57m shares at a price of $64.66, netting him a cool $295m.
Here are some details on the trade at Yahoo! Finance.
The question is why? […]

It looks like the recent news that 60% of the code for Windows Vista needs to be re-written is completely false.
Microsoft slammed an article by Australian technology publication Smart House on Friday, calling it “speculation.” The retort came as a result of a story that cited sources within the company saying as much as […]

This one brought a smirk to my face and should put a sock in the mouth of those that discredit the iPod company for their expensive prices. The Register recently did a hardware test with various Core Duo Laptops, including the Macbook Pro which can now run Windows XP.
The winner was, surprisingly, the Apple machine.

However, […]

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William H. Gates, a man who has been reported to have not smiled since he became a billionaire is now making cracks about himself. In fact, it is rumored that the last time that Bill smiled was after he was arrested for the infamous driving violation. At Mix ‘06, a new event that highlights web […]

New videos of “The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass” have surfaced for the Nintendo DS. I have to admit, when I first saw this story I wasn’t very excited, despite having beaten “Ocarina of Time” numerous times. I actually haven’t played the Zelda games in a few years, but once I watched this trailer, and […]

At this point, who knows if the rumors are true… Apple really hasn’t said anything about Leopard except that it’s going to be named Leopard and going to be shown in August at WWDC. Despite this, MacOSXRumors is claiming that they have “reliable sources” telling them there will be virtualization in 10.5, or in other […]

Even though they keep tearing hardware out of the console lately they’ve brought out really good news regarding their next gen system.
Just like the Playstations little brother, the PSP, the console will ship region free for games. Which might not mean much for American users since they usually wait for their releases but for Europeans […]

If you feel a little inspired by the upcoming James Bond or Mission Impossible movies, then you might want to try out Kingston’s new self-destructing flash drive.
No, the drive won’t actually burst into flames or disintegrate (what a waste of geek gadgetry), but the data would be automatically cleared and cleaned after 25 unsuccessful access […]

Here’s an interesting insight on Microsoft’s delaying consumer release of Vista to early 2007. CNN reports that competitors and providers of alternative products are likely to benefit from the delay. So instead of Windows Vista and Vista-preinstalled computers being the hot items this coming holiday season, it’s likely to be consoles, Apple computers and other […]