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 "Anyway, back to zombie stuff." Monday, 17th March 2008 
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Somebody call the Centre for Disease Control. I have given Editor Dave the gift of my horrible sickness, which is a problem, and now Josh isn't feeling too crash-hot.

But that's less of a problem if you ask me: it's an impending viral time bomb of retribution for his weekend visit to Melbourne and the Ferrari pits -- when all I got to do all weekend was lament the passing of my RAID (personally depressing opinion piece with understandably smaller than usual amounts of humour below). At least he's been kind enough to write about it so we can all experience the F1 pits through his words.

Alex Bradner bought a USB key off Ebay, and when he and I benchmarked it we found out that he'd been ripped off. His cautionary tale, investigative results and [Today Tonight voice over]consumer advice[/Today Tonight voice over] is below.

Starving designers (which means all designers): we know of a competition that could win you USD$5,000! If you win, you can exchange that for food or, more likely, "creativity enhancers"! Just design (what doesn't have to be, but will inevitably turn out to be) a strangely hot cyborg babe for Kingston Memory and you could win delicious money!

May this week leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy.

-DAVE.




  • GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6
  • Antec Sonata Plus 550
  • Monitor: Dell 3008 WFP
  • A day at the Melbourne Grand Prix
  • RAID 5 = Relinquish All Indispensable Data 5
  • 512GB memory keys! Only $35!
  • Linux and Games
  • Atomic.edu: Getting a Job
  • Game On Exhibition
  • YouTube seeks votes for best videos
  • Asia PC sales up, but prices down
  • Antitrust regulators probe Windows 7
  • Researchers hack into pacemakers
  • Berners-Lee calls time on Google
  • Eking extra juice from iPod, laptop batteries, maybe
  • Apple developers go crazy for iPhone
  • Microsoft says no Blu-ray for Xbox
  • Data centre chiefs dismiss green 'hype'
  • Internet for pornography, not voting - Ex Polish PM
  • First look: ASUS Striker II Extreme
  • Wii Fit
  • Gran Turismo 5 Prologue confirmed



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    Out with the jive. In with the love. David Field gets fit Wii-style. More...


    Gran Turismo 5 Prologue confirmed
    Full list of cars and full complement of olives inside More...





    A day at the Melbourne Grand Prix
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    RAID 5 = Relinquish All Indispensable Data 5
    Backups are for the weak! I have redundancy and a hardware card! Oh crap! More...


    512GB memory keys! Only $35!
    Beware the Ebay scammers and their dodgy, half-arsed USB sticks. More...


    Linux and Games
    Just how and what exactly can you play on Linux? We look at new commercial games, free games and how it all works. More...


    Atomic.edu: Getting a Job
    Before you look at Seek or Career One's IT sections, read this. More...


    Game On Exhibition
    James Matson takes a trip down joystick-thrashing memory lane, and invites you to come along More...





    GIGABYTE GA-X48T-DQ6
    Josh Collins takes GIGABYTE and Intel’s new kit for a spin around the block More...


    Antec Sonata Plus 550
    A quiet and shiny case, just in case you should need one. And that's not punny. More...


    Monitor: Dell 3008 WFP
    The 30" Godzilla is back, and this time the kitchen sink is included. More...




    YouTube seeks votes for best videos
    YouTube is asking users to vote on their favourite videos of last year for the YouTube 2007 Video Awards.. More...

    Asia PC sales up, but prices down
    Retail sales of PCs in Asia surged 21 percent last year, according to new research, but prices paid by region's consumers fell dramatically.. More...

    Antitrust regulators probe Windows 7
    A team of technical advisors to US antitrust officials has taken charge of a copy of Microsoft's Windows 7 operating system.. More...

    Researchers hack into pacemakers
    Researchers have successfully launched attacks against common heart pacemakers.. More...

    Berners-Lee calls time on Google
    Google may have to stand aside as the next wave of web technologies sweeps in, according to Sir Tim Berners-Lee.. More...

    Eking extra juice from iPod, laptop batteries, maybe
    Someday, the batteries that power your iPod or laptop will last for weeks. Until then, your options for keeping the juice flowing range from hacking them to whacking them. More...

    Apple developers go crazy for iPhone
    Apple claims that over 100,000 developers have downloaded the iPhone software development kit (SDK) in just four days.. More...

    Microsoft says no Blu-ray for Xbox
    Microsoft is not in talks to include Sony's Blu-ray high-definition DVD technology in its Xbox 360 video game console, an executive said on Wednesday. More...

    Data centre chiefs dismiss green 'hype'
    Green initiatives are gaining traction in enterprises, but data centre managers do not trust the environmental claims that vendors attach to products and services.. More...

    Internet for pornography, not voting - Ex Polish PM
    Poles should not be allowed to vote online because the Internet attracts people who watch "pornography while sipping a bottle of beer", a former prime minister told his party's Web site. More...


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