..but instead to manufacture a very low cost PC that can be given to kids for free and courses built up around their use. When we say low cost, we mean so low even the OLPC would be impressed.

Braben has developed a tiny USB stick PC that has a HDMI port in one end and a USB port on the other. You plug it into a HDMI socket and then connect a keyboard via the USB port giving you a fully functioning machine running a version of Linux. The cost? $25.

The hardware being offered is no slouch either. It uses a 700MHz ARM11 processor coupled with 128MB of RAM and runs OpenGL ES 2.0 allowing for decent graphics performance with 1080p output confirmed. Storage is catered for by an SD card slot. It also looks as though modules can be attached such as the 12MP camera seen in the image above.

We can expect it to run a range of Linux distributions, but it looks like Ubuntu may be the distro it ships with. That means it will handle web browsing, run office applications, and give the user a fully functional computer to play with as soon as it’s plugged in. All that and it can be carried in your pocket or on a key chain.

tiny, tiny computer

source: http://www.geek.com/articles/games/game-developer-david-braben-creates-a-usb-stick-pc-for-25-2011055/

Below is a brief mention of some projects that use this revolutionary technology in a legal and constructive manner:

ClearBits

ClearBits provides hosting and distribution for open licensed media.

We distribute high quality, open-licensed (Creative Commons) digital media, datasets, and artwork for Content Creators. We host creative content in its entirety, ensure fast, reliable downloads, and enable users to directly sponsor Content Creators and their work.

We distribute content with permission from the rights holders and use the open standard, peer-to-peer file sharing technology called Bittorrent. We have been in operation since 2003; previous to 2010, the site was called LegalTorrents.

vodo.net
Using Bittorrent potential for the next generation of media creation.

from http://vodo.net/about:

VODO helps promote and distribute new creative works all over the world & enables those enjoying shared media to make donations to creators.
We bring together creators looking for an effective way to distribute their work with file-sharing sites willing to help promote it and get it out. We call this coalition of P2P sites the Distribution Coalition, or DISCO.

 

http://www.publicdomaintorrents.net/
Ever wonder what might happen to those old vintage films from ?  Well some of them have ended up here:

http://www.publicdomaintorrents.net/

 

software distribution

Entire operating systems are available for download via .torrent files. Some Linux distributions you can torrent:

• Ubuntu
• Debian CD images

Selected References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)

Done.

The RSS of any Google Buzzer is:

http://buzz.googleapis.com/feeds/{user}/public/posted

Instead of (user) type username/account

for example, the RSS feed of my GoogleBuzz is

http://buzz.googleapis.com/feeds/gare.calhoun/public/posted

What can you do with this?

One thing is use it at twitterfeed.com to push your Google Buzz to Twitter .

Updated April 21:
NOTE: You have to be logged in to twitterfeed.com to have it push your Buzz. Not sure how reliable this service is.

Anyone else have another solution for pushing Google Buzz to Twitter?

As originally described here:

http://blog.surgut.co.uk/2010/02/push-google-buzz-to-twitter-identica_7024.html

If you need to recover your windows 7 administrator password, this is one method that works.

1. install Linux dual boot on the Win 7 machine . (Or just pop in a Linux Live CD or USB key and set your system to boot off of that. These options allow you to just run linux without installing it . )  Either of these options should give you unrestricted access to all files of the computer, including the Windows partition.
2. Boot into Linux.
3. Find the drive partition where Windows is installed. Make a backup of  /windows/system32/sethc.exe
4. copy  /windows/system32/cmd.exe to /windows/system32/sethc.exe

Then reboot your computer and start the Windows installation:

1. At the login screen, press the SHIFT key five times.
2. You will see a command prompt where you can enter the following command to reset the Windows password:
   net user you_user_name new_password
3. If you don’t know your user name, just type net user to list the available user names.
4. You can now log on with the new password.

source for an all Windows version of this :
http://4sysops.com/archives/forgot-the-administrator-password-the-sticky-keys-trick/

keywords: reset Windows 7 password

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the last two decades, Linux is part of pretty much every technology ecosystem–mobile (Android), Web (Google), consumer (TiVo), and powers a huge amount of the Internet itself. And it continues to grow, both as an enabler of new services in the cloud and as the operating system that powers huge corporate data centers.

Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13846_3-20052571-62.html#ixzz1JDzn2poN