What is 850 x 77.1 ? a calculator will tell you it’s 65535, but a critical flaw in Microsoft’s Excel 2007 causes it return 100000 as the answer to this, and any other calculation for which the result is 65535.
Author: Kristin Powell
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PHONES: Google Creates Free, Open-Source Competitor to Windows Mobile
“The essential point is that Google
’s strategy is to lead the creation of an open-source competitor to Windows Mobile,” said one industry executive. “They will put it in the open-source world and take the economics out of the Windows Mobile business.” -
Windows Vista SP1 and Windows XP SP3 due in Q1 ’08
The first service pack for Windows Vista is on its way, and PC Magazine has a preview of an early private beta version.
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Windows XP SP3 goes Vista-ish
According to NeoSmart Technologies, which is among those who have received the first version of Windows XP SP3 build 3205 as part of the Windows Server 2008/Windows Vista SP1 beta program, SP3 has more than 1,073 patches/hotfixes including security updates.
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Boot Linux 200% faster with an open BIOS
Linux can boot faster if a PC’s BIOS is replaced by an open BIOS. Among other benefits, open BIOSes can save the time wasted by proprietary BIOS legacy support for MS-DOS and other unnecessary functions.
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Toyota ‘World of Warcraft’ Ad
“Did you see me lay down the law? I’m the lawgiver”
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CRAZY Yamaha Tesseract four-wheeled motorcycle concept [pics]
I know, “four-wheeled motorcycle” doesn’t make sense, but you’d never mistake this thing for a car. As the post author says, it looks like a Transformer half transformed.
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Torvalds irate over Linux Smack
Linus Torvalds has launched a blistering attack on security programmers who object to adding the Smack application to the upcoming 2.6.24 Linux kernel.
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Big bang V8 Supercar farewell for grand old lady in 2008
Sydney
’s longstanding Oran Park Raceway will be farewelled in grand style next year when it closes the 2008 V8 Supercar Championship Series as part of a special tribute to one of the oldest race circuits in Australia. -
The Human LCD – Amazing
South Korea: boys cheering for their soccer teams. The most amazing thing is that they do this with their CLOTHES (not holding up cards). They have a jacket that is one color on the back, one on the front, and that they can open or close to show a third color shirt on the inside. One school has also figured out how to use their pants.