http://www.ecoustics.com/latest/links Latest links, updated every five minutes http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/2300-13576_3-10001153.html?tag=rsspr.6249850&part=ecoustics-cnet At the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds facility in the Utah desert, scientists look for ways to protect soldiers against various chemical and biological weapons they might encounter in combat. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:30:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13772_3-10279218-52.html?part=ecoustics-cnet At Promontory Summit, Utah, the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad finally got together on May 10, 1869 after 1,776 miles of track had been laid over six years. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13772_3-10279001-52.html?part=ecoustics-cnet In the days since 1,000 miles, Road Trip 2009 has visited some of the most incredible scenery America has to offer, as well as learned some of the most sobering military realities. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/ah/reviews/receivers/integra-dtr-30-1-20-1 Integra, the high end arm of Onkyo, has introduced two new AV receivers that are both price conscious and aimed squarely at custom installers. The two new models are the DTR-30.1 and DTR-20.1 and are 7.2 and 5.2 channels respectively. What makes them perfect for custom installers are bi-directional RS-232 and Ethernet ports for third party control systems, three programmable 12-volt triggers, dual IR inputs, and three unique assignable IR code sets. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:25:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13772_3-10279124-52.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Never say never, but this may be the first blog ever posted live from the monumental earthwork on the edge of the Great Salt Lake called Spiral Jetty. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:26:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/reviews/167865 Sometimes, you would rather read a lengthy article on your computer screen than your iPhone. Just as often, you might find that you'd like to load up your iPhone... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:19 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13579_3-10279096-37.html?part=ecoustics-cnet The victim, a 26-year-old woman, is in serious but stable condition with a wound to the shoulder. Some media outlets are reporting robbery as the motive, but police say it's too early to tell. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:25:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/167834 For a (small?) fee, uSocial promises to bring you untold amounts of Twitter popularity by acquiring you legions of new followers. So how much is a Stephen Colbert going for these days anyway? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:31:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1023_3-10279084-93.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Reports say a blown transformer knocked out power to the Fisher Plaza data center, which is home to the Bing Travel servers, among others. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:14:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13505_3-10279085-16.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Martin Veitch at CIO.co.uk riffs on how certain football clubs resemble software companies, to good and painful effect. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:11:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-17938_105-10279029-1.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone has let loose a jailbreaking app for the iPhone 3G ahead of the iPhone dev team. For now, it's Windows-only, but a Mac version is supposedly on the way. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:54:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/reviews/166447 This Photoshop plug-in enlarges photo files as much as 10X, while maintaining image integrity and sharpness. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:53:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/167859 Examples of 'bait files' show that the targeted attacks may be hard to spot. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:35:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/reviews/167858 The Huffington Post, the left-leaning news and opinion site, is an honest-to-goodness new media powerhouse. What began in 2005 as a group blog for... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:20:12 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13579_3-10278963-37.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Three just-published patent applications hint at the company's future plans. But it could be a while before we see any of the functionality built into iPhones or other Apple devices. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:43:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/reviews/167851 For years, documentary-style film and video makers have struggled to use jury-rigged tables within word processing programs to create the unique two-column... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:23 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1009_3-10278426-83.html?part=ecoustics-cnet q&a From puzzles and chess to ciphers and antivirus software, Zulfikar Ramzan talks about how he got into the computer security business and where it's headed. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/reviews/167849 Whether it's for desktops, handheld devices, or mobile phones, there will always be golf games. And Arb Studios has thrown its hat into the App Store's growing... Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:50:11 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/news/167848 The newest Mozilla browser may lead the way with emerging Web standards, but it still lacks a few great features. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:45:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/20331 Reports from Iran say that the country has unblocked SMS messaging services for the first time since the contested election. Texts, as well as social networking and blogging services, were used by protestors demonstrating against the election result in the country. There had been texting restrictions since June 11, a day before the elections. However, Iranian new agency Tabnak.ir says that while the service is back up and running, it’s having problems. Messages that are up to three weeks old are being sent, and some people are receiving multiple repeated messages. Defeated opposition candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi had published a statemRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13772_3-10278844-52.html?part=ecoustics-cnet At the U.S. Army's Dugway Proving Grounds facility in the Utah desert, researchers look for ways to protect soldiers against "bugs" that could easily kill or sideline them. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-1001_3-10277114-92.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Mozilla's latest version plays catch-up with the browser competition. Also: the latest in Windows 7 news, and a Yahoo data center in a new shade of green. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/20329 Rumors and reports of overheating iPhone 3GS handsets began circulating last week, not long after Apple had begun selling the new phone. Now Apple has issued a warning that people should not leave the device in cars in hot weather, and saying that the phone will give a temperature warning if it becomes too hot. The company has said that the phone might become hot if left in a hot car, or used in direct sunlight “for extended periods of time,” or if certain applications, such as GPS or listening to music, are used in hot conditions or in direct sunlight for long periods. One possible culprRead | Permalink | Linking Blogs Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://www.ecoustics.com/dt/news/20330 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:00 -0400 http://ecoustics-cnet.com.com/8301-13505_3-10278914-16.html?part=ecoustics-cnet Open source has a role to play in cloud computing, but it's likely not to be the vanquisher of old, proprietary dominance. 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