Links

Places on the web that are of most interest to me:

  • PubMed. The premier site for literature searches in biomedical science.
  • Slashdot. Feel the pulse of today's most pressing issues in science, technology, and rights in the digital age.
  • OSNews. Another geeky news site geared towards articles around the web that concern the "future of computing."
  • Pybliographer. Need a bibliography manager in Linux? Look no further, this program is jam packed with features and competes with many current commercial software packages.
  • Using LaTeX for your thesis proposal and dissertation (from http://www.rpi.edu/computing/software/latex/thesis-info.html [Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute]). This is an excellent starting document for those of you wanting to learn more about LaTeX. By all means, spend the time now to understand this wonderful package and it will save you lots of headache and heartache in the future when you need to whip out a scientific paper, review, or book.

The following are links to my family and friends' web pages:
  • Hieu Vu. My brother is a graduating Chemical Engineer. He's has a number of experiences in the field and is looking for a job, can you help him out?
  • Tone's "The World from Mine Eyes". In need of a good chuckle?
  • Jeffrey T. Mason. He's a childhood friend who has always had a passion for radio and music. He DJs in the Chicago listening area for a popular dance (WKIE - 92.7/5) radio station. Check his site out and listen to him live on the Jeffro Show, 7 pm to Midnight CST.
  • Dragonsfolly.com is my cousin's site. It has excellent prose and sci-fi fantasy fan fiction. Check it out for an interesting read.
  • Pham-Tom Designs is a friend's design company. Browse his pages if you need art design for your website.
  • Color Negative is yet another friend's design company. Browse his pages if you need art design for your website.
  • Minh Pham is a close friend who happens to be a real estate broker. His passion is motivational speaking. Please peruse his site if you need a speaker for your next conference or meeting.
  • Oanh Le is in the IT field in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area (soon to be in the New York City area). She has more than a few years of on-the-job experience under her belt. Follow the link if you need a consultant for contract work.
  • Looking for a snazzy pair of sneaks? Swing on by to gotkickz? and order "two per of those er force ones." In fact, do your holiday shopping early, tell them I sent you.

Some recent deals and news

Channel: dealnews - 7 most recent deals.

  • Printable Coupon Roundup: Free app w/ entree at T.G.I.Friday's, more. Printable Coupon Roundup: Free app w/ entree at T.G.I.Friday's, more Below, we've rounded up several printable coupons:
    • T.G.I.Friday's: Free appetizer with entrée purchase (ends 9/8)
    • Friendly's: $5 off orders of $25 (ends 9/26)
    • Friendly's: Buy one 3-scoop sundae, get one free (ends 9/26)
    • Cost Plus World Market: $10 off $30 or more (ends 9/26)
    • Carter's: 20% off entire purchase (ends 9/6)
    • JCPenney: $10 off $50 or $15 off $75 (ends 9/7)
    • Denny's: Free pancake puppies with $2 $4 $6 $8 Value Menu or entrée purchase
  • 2 OmniMount Mini Satellite Speaker Stands for $17 + free shipping. 2 OmniMount Mini Satellite Speaker Stands for $17 + free shipping Buy.com via eBay Daily Deal offers this Pair of OmniMount Mini Satellite Speaker Stands, model no. SRP1, for $16.99. With free shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $17. They feature an adjustable height of 30" to 40". Note that speakers are not included; these are only the stands. Deal ends September 7 at 11 am ET.
  • Mirage NANOSAT Prestige 5-Channel Speaker System for $450 + free shipping. Mirage NANOSAT Prestige 5-Channel Speaker System for $450 + free shipping Today only, Vann's offers the Mirage NANOSAT Prestige 5-Channel Home Theater Speaker System in Black for $449.88 with free shipping. That's a $50 drop since last week's mention and the lowest total price we could find by $500. This system comes with four satellite speakers, each with a 2-3/4" mid-range driver and 3/4" tweeter, and a center channel speaker with a 3" mid-range driver and 3/4" tweeter.
  • Kata DR-466 DSLR Rucksack w/ monopod for $50 + free shipping. Kata DR-466 DSLR Rucksack w/ monopod for $50 + free shipping Adorama offers the Kata DR-466 Digital SLR Rucksack together with the National Geographic Tundra Monopod, model no. NGTM1, for $49.95. With free shipping, that's $72 less than the lowest total price we could find for these items purchased separately elsewhere. The camera bag accomodates two DSLR cameras with a mounted lens and features internal accessory pockets, MP3 player pouch, and more. The monopod features a quick release plate and removable ball head.
  • HP Wireless Deluxe Laptop Keyboard & Mouse Set for $25 + free shipping. HP Wireless Deluxe Laptop Keyboard & Mouse Set for $25 + free shipping HP Home & Home Office offers the HP Wireless Deluxe Laptop Keyboard & Mouse Set, model no. FK977AA#ABA, for $29.99. Apply coupon code "ACY58341" to drop it to $25.49. With free shipping, that's $5 under our mention last week and the lowest total price we could find by $25. Sales tax is added where applicable. This set includes an ambidextrous mouse, wrist rest, seven programmable buttons, rotary volume adjustment, and more.
  • Hitachi 1TB SATA 3Gbps Internal Hard Drive for $50 after rebate + free shipping. Hitachi 1TB SATA 3Gbps Internal Hard Drive for $50 after rebate + free shipping newegg.com offers the Hitachi Deskstar 1TB 3.5" Internal Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive, model no. H3IK10003272SP, for $64.99. This $15 mail-in rebate chops it to $49.99. With free shipping, that's $0.05/GB, the lowest total price we could find by $15, and one of the least expensive 1TB drives we've seen. (We listed a similar Western Digital drive for the same price last week with no rebate hassles, since expired.) It features a data transfer rate of 3Gb/s and operates at 7200 rpm. Rebate ends September 5.
  • Werner 16-Foot Aluminum Extension Ladder for $56 + $9 s&h. Werner 16-Foot Aluminum Extension Ladder for $56 + $9 s&h Home Depot offers the Werner 16-Foot Aluminum Extension Ladder, model no. D1116-2, for $59. Coupon code "TCX44HI2" drops it to $56.05. With $9.03 for shipping, that's the lowest total price we could find by $3, although most stores charge $100 and up. Sales tax is added where applicable. It features a 200-pound weight capacity. Coupon ends today.
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  • iTunes 10: Snappier Performance, Questionable UI Choices. "By now, most iTunes users have already downloaded and installed iTunes 10. We've already given you the low-down on the biggest addition to the new version of iTunes - the Ping social network - but we also wanted to give our impressions on two 'improvements' promised in the release notes: look-and-feel and performance. While we agree that iTunes is 'faster and more responsive', we're not sold on the revised user interface." Vertical window titlebar widgets? Can't we just take this thing 'round back and put a bullet between its eyes? We'd be doing everyone a favour.
  • Ping: Why Bother?. Ping would have been a great thing for Apple to have done about 3-4 years ago, but at this point, the Social Networking thing has pretty much played itself out, picked its winners, and we've all moved on. Apple went to all the trouble to make a deal with a golf company, and all we got was a third rate social network? First of all, in what is probably just a temporary setback, Ping is choked with spam, but more importantly, it's just a sucky social network.
  • Apple Violated Facebook's Terms of Service. Well, this is an interesting double standard. Remember Apple's reaction to Palm trying to tap into iTunes? They were pretty pissed, right? Well, it seems that in Apple's world, it's not okay to access their services unauthorised, but when Apple needs to do the same to someone else's services, it's suddenly not a problem. As it turns out, Apple violated Facebook's terms of service, knowingly, and willingly.
  • Chrome Celebrates Second Birthday with Sixth Release. "Google is celebrating Chrome's second birthday by releasing a new stable version of its rapidly evolving browser, offering a slightly simpler user interface, an automatic form filler, and the ability to synchronize extensions and form data across machines."
  • Samsung Unveils Galaxy Tab. The iPad pretty much has the tablet market all to itself at this point, since no serious competitor has yet been released. We've been teased to death with the first real competitor, a device from Samsung called the Galaxy Tab. It has been officially unveiled today, and it indeed looks like the first serious competition to the iPad. It runs Android, naturally.
  • Windows Phone 7: Done. It's been only a mere six months since its first unveiling, but Microsoft has already announced that Windows Phone 7 has been released to manufacturing. This means device makers can start tuning the software to their hardware, leaving plenty of time to release devices before the holiday season.
  • Commodore USA Threatens OSNews with Legal Action. Well, this was rather unexpected. As it turns out, Commodore USA's CEO Barry Altman isn't particularly pleased about the article I wrote earlier today in which I placed a considerable amount of scepticism with regards to Commodore USA and its business (and website). He (not his lawyer) sent us a threatening email demanding we take down the article, post a new correction article, the whole shebang. The entire email - as an image, you'll want the original formatting - after the break. Our reply? We refer you to the reply given in the case of Arkell v. Pressdram.
  • Apple Shows iOS 4.1, 4.2. A whole lot of Apple news of course, but we've never really done music players or streaming devices, so let's skip the barrage of new iPods and the new Apple TV (streaming-only? Fail). The real meat is of course iOS 4.1 and 4.2, both of which were detailed during today's press event.
  • Patent Troll or Not, Paul Allen Finds a Friend in Steve Wozniak. Well, this is kind of funny. Steve Wozniak, still an Apple employee, has defended Paul Allen and patent trolls in general. "I'm not at all against the idea of patent trolls cause I've had friends who just got forced into bankruptcy by bigger people who had more money and could have a lawsuit against them, forced them to be their own lawyers, and in the end, sometimes they're victorious. But it's a real hard way to do it. So if you're going to have a patent and say 'It's worth some money, I'll sell it', well, even if Paul Allen makes a fortune off of it, I think he had the insights to recognize which patents were valuable." Apple is one of the companies Allen is suing.
  • Commodore Gets Rights to Amiga, Hyperion Takes Legal Action. Just when you thought the Amiga world was finally getting its act together, finally making things a little less obtuse for outsiders, this happens. So, we have the AmigaOne X1000 coming up, a brand-new PowerPC computer, running the real deal - AmigaOS 4. In the meantime, Commodore USA - the one with the sketchy website - has apparently secured rights to the Amiga hardware brand, and is planning to release Amiga-branded computers running AROS. In the meantime, Hyperion, the Belgium company behind AmigaOS, who is working with A-eon on the AmigaOne X1000, claims this is a clear violation of the settlement between them and Amiga Inc., and has notified its US lawyers.
  • KDE Software Compilation 4.5.1 Released. "KDE has released a series of updates to the Plasma Desktop and Netbook workspaces, the KDE Applications and the KDE Platform. This update is the first in a series of stabilization updates to 4.5.0, coming every month, as if delivered by a cronjob. 4.5.1 brings bugfixes and translation updates on top of KDE SC 4.5.0."
  • Autodesk Reintroduces Its AutoCAD Design Software for Macs. "When it comes to Apple products, the iPad and the iPhone get all the headlines. But in recent years, the company's Macintosh line of computers has enjoyed a remarkable revival that has been vital to Apple's emergence as the most valued technology company on Wall Street. In the latest sign of that comeback, Autodesk plans to announce on Tuesday that it is bringing its flagship AutoCAD design and engineering software to the Mac for the first time in nearly two decades."
  • Obama Administration: Piracy Is Theft. Despite doing what I think are some great things for the American people, the Obama administration has a dark side. Joe Biden and many others on staff come straight from the RIAA camp, and it shows. Today, the Obama administration disregarded every US law relating to theft and copyright by stating that piracy is "flat, unadulterated theft".
  • Palm Details webOS 2.0, Releases Beta SDK. Highly innovative but remarkably illusive - that's how I describe the webOS. The operating system never made its way to The Netherlands, and as such, I never got to try it. Now that Palm is part of HP, development on webOS continues, and the company has just detailed what's coming for developers in version 2.0.
  • *"Apple Is Not Fighting Jailbreaking": Wait, What?*. Since interesting news that I'm actually knowledgeable about is still a little hard to come by, I have to work a little harder. This is something interesting to discuss: John Gruber, rather famous Apple blogger, is now arguing that Apple is in fact not fighting the jailbreaking community. Wait, what? Read more on this exclusive OSNews article...
Channel: CNET News.com