Powerlines Down in Concord, CA
A number of powerline poles have been downed on Monument Blvd in Concord, CA. Residents in the area are advised to unplug all sensitive electronic equipment in case the power-lines snap. A PG&E contractor has stated that the powerlines downed around 1300 Monument Blvd are the property of a phone company (did not mention which) and that [...]

Bilzzard Battle.net 2 preview
As Starcraft 2 Beta approaches details have been shed on the Battle.net service which is an underlying component for all blizzard games. To summarize what the video says, Battle.net will be just like steam, with a friends list and invites. Your achievements will be new avatar pictures, how cool!!!! (not. unless you like pokemans). And you’ll [...]

Howto: Facebook Chat XMPP settings
Here are XMPP settings to connect to facebook chat with your favorite client. We recommend Pidgin, PSI, or Miranda IM. Protocol: XMPP Username: Your Facebook Vanity Name Domain: chat.facebook.com Jabber ID: vanityname@chat.facebook.com Password: <Facebook password> Connect port: 5222 Connect server: chat.facebook.com Use SSL/TLS: no Allow Plaintext Authentication: no So if you are setting it up for Pidgin, your settings should look something like this: If you [...]

Wordcamp 2010 in San Francisco
WordCamp is a Wordpress conference being held on May 1st, in SF Mission Bay Conference Center, and on may 2nd a developers’ unconference is held at the same location. Tickets are avaiable at $50, and $60 walk-in. You can volunteer or buy a ticket. We’ll be covering the event live, and keeping an extra eye out for [...]

First Windows 8 Build Screenshots
Comrades at WZor, as promised, have publicized a number of screenshots from a Windows 7 post RTM build as well as the technical data from build 7700.0.100122-190. MICROSOFT.WINDOWS.7.POST-RTM.7700.X64.RETAIL.ENGLISH.DVD-WZT FILE: 7700.0.100122-1900_x64fre_client_en-us-GRMCXFRE_EN_DVD.iso SIZE: 3,231,166,464 byte SHA1: C0CB719B781D49B39D8CC93A27F990A366B8E4C7 MD5: EBEB8AEC73339536564D26DB584A9474 CRC: B3F323D6 On January 30th a supposed leaked Microsoft roadmap made its way to the internet suggesting that Windows 2008 is geared for a 2011 [...]

The silent death of Technorati
In October to November of 2009 a peculiar problem arose, as a search engine Technorati is not indexing any of the 26,000,000+ new blogs which were created in the past 2+ months, according to math.

Operation Chokehold: take down ATT data network
Operation Chokehold is a protest against the policies of AT&T. The aim is to bring justice and improve future consumer experience with this company.

Saboteur ATI Freeze Fix
Saboteur game is suffering from a freezing issue affecting most ATI users. This guide outlines workaround to fix Saboteur freezing problem.

YouTube phases out old accounts
If you signed up for YouTube prior to Google’s acquisition you may be displeased to see that you are no longer allowed to use your YouTube account independent of your email. The change merges your YouTube account with whatever email was associated with it at the time.

Future of Torrents; DHT, PEX and Magnet Links Explained
DHT, PEX and Magnet Links Explained. The Pirate Bay has shutdown their tracker; now DHT, PEX, and Magnet Links will decentralize Torrents and remove the necessity of trackers like TPB.