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Monday, May 12, 2008
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UGA Team Makes Progress On Cancer Vaccine

For years, scientists have been searching for a cancer vaccine which would allow the body to utilize its own immune system in the identification and elimination of the disease. In recent months, researchers at the University of Georgia Cancer Center headed by Franklin Professor of Chemistry Geert-Jan Boons have discovered a means to encourage such a response. [read more...]

Thinking Of Switching?: Linux Ubuntu vs. Windows Vista vs. OSX Leopard

Every few years new operating systems are released for computers that promise new features, greater security and usability.

Mac OSX Leopard 10.5.2 and Windows Vista Service Pack One were both released in February of 2008 . Linux Ubuntu released the latest version of its operating system, nicknamed Hardy Heron, in April. I tried out each of these three operating systems to see how they compared. [read more...]

Ruckus Media Player Fails To Deliver Choice, Variety, Convenience

I spent a few hours playing around with the Ruckus program and its companion website, which must be used in tandem with the program itself in order to download music. I found was nothing I couldn’t find better elsewhere. The interface is just numbingly stupid - you have to jump back and forth between your browser and the player to download music, even though there appears to be some form of browser as soon as you start the player.

These problems are left, I assume, in the hopes that college students will go through hoops to get free music legally. Free and legal are generally good things in terms of music, and I love the fact that it is ad-supported. However, what is free isn’t always necessarily what you want... [read more...]

My First Time: Transitioning From Windows To Mac

I recently purchased a 17” MacBook Pro. Aside from being shiny and new, it also happens to be the very first Apple product I have ever owned. My decision to purchase a Mac was not an easy one. As a life long Microsoft user, I wrestled with switching to Mac for almost a year.

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Fresh Technology Content

  • [medicine] HPV Concern For Men: What Do Men Need To Know?
  • [software reviews] Thinking Of Switching?: Linux Ubuntu vs. Windows Vista vs. OSX Leopard
  • [medicine] Information About HPV Critical To College Womens' Health
  • [software reviews] Ruckus Media Player Fails To Deliver Choice, Variety, Convenience
  • [hardware reviews] My First Time: Transitioning From Windows To Mac
  • [athens business] The Digital Switch: Why Athens May Lose Broadcast TV In 2009

Tech Blog

Coder's Corner: Maintaining Clean URLs With mod_rewrite
by Ash White
05.10.2008
The problem? You've seen it before, and you probably hate it as much as I do. You know... when the URL of the site you're  visiting becomes ... [read more]

Mark Spencer's Asterisk Challenges Traditional Telecom Technology
by Allison Brill
04.06.2008
Mark Spencer is taking the telecom market by storm, one phone call at a time. The 29-year old Auburn grad is the inventor of the market-shaking software program ... [read more]

Shhhh! The red light is on....
by Allison Brill
03.31.2008
Babies need their rest. Everyone knows that. Frankly, napping is really the only thing that newborns are somewhat decent at. Well, that and being incredibly cute. ... [read more]

Taking Your Work to the Family Room
by Allison Brill
03.24.2008
In an announcement made Monday, Quanta Computer, Inc., and ooVoo plan to take HD video conferencing into family rooms around the world with a new device that ... [read more]

Robots have feelings too!
by Allison Brill
03.03.2008
Anyone who has ever seen "The Matrix" or I, Robot knows that it is completely justified in saying that artificial intelligence in robots is a bit like ... [read more]

Coder's Corner: Securing Your Linux Server
by Ash White
02.25.2008
A few months back I built up a brand new web server from the ground up using Fedora Core 5. Having only used pre-built and pre-configured ... [read more]

Coder's Corner: Dynamically Setting Terminal's Window Color In OS X
by Ash White
02.20.2008
With this little gem of a script, you can change Terminal's background color based on the action you are performing: osascript -e 'tell application "Terminal" to set ... [read more]

Review: Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
by Ash White
02.03.2008
It's been two and a half years since Mac OS X has seen a major update, the longest period of time between two consecutive versions of ... [read more]

environment

Athens Grow Green Coalition Hosts A European Perspective On Urban Sprawl

gadgets

The Digital Switch: Why Athens May Lose Broadcast TV In 2009


game features

In Game Advertising Won't Fix Bad Business Model

game reviews

Hitman: Blood Money

Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus


hardware features

The Digital Switch: Why Athens May Lose Broadcast TV In 2009

hardware reviews

My First Time: Transitioning From Windows To Mac

Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard


medicine

HPV Concern For Men: What Do Men Need To Know?

Information About HPV Critical To College Womens' Health

What Men Need To Know About Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

software reviews

Thinking Of Switching?: Linux Ubuntu vs. Windows Vista vs. OSX Leopard

Ruckus Media Player Fails To Deliver Choice, Variety, Convenience

Hitman: Blood Money


tech features

The Digital Switch: Why Athens May Lose Broadcast TV In 2009

To Poke Or Not To Poke: A Crash Course In Facebook Etiquette

University Students Get A (Second) Life

tech reviews

What Transition? Moving From PowerPC Mac To Intel Core 2 Duo Mac

Alienware CE-IV Personal Media Player


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