Wednesday, December 30, 2009

The Russian Plan To Blow Up An Asteroid To Prevent Armageddon

The Russian Plan To Blow Up An Asteroid To Prevent Armageddon

Russia's space program is considering launching a spacecraft in order to blow up an Asteroid.

Apparently, this particular hunk of rock had a 1-in-37 chance of hitting Earth in 2029 - a number bothRussia and the U.S. are none too pleased with.

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AP: Russia's space chief said Wednesday his agency will consider sending a spacecraft to a large asteroid to knock it off its path and prevent a possible collision with Earth.

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Monday, December 21, 2009

Microsoft Releases Tinker Via Games For Windows Live | Windows 7 News


Microsoft Releases Tinker Via Games For Windows Live
"We have informed you about Microsoft’s plans to release the Windows Vista Ultimate games that have not made it into the Windows 7 release in the past. Microsoft has kept their promise and added one of the games to Games for Windows Live where it can be downloaded for free.

Tinker is a puzzle game for the entire family that comes with 60 levels in total. A Windows Live account is required to download the game which is not only available for Windows 7 users but also to Windows XP and Windows Vista users. The Games for Windows Live client can be downloaded at this link that points to the Microsoft website."

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Fantastic new Javascript debugging tool with IE 8 and its list of features hard to live without

Fantastic new Javascript debugging tool with IE 8 and its list of features hard to live without CoolWebDeveloper.com:

I have heard web developers complaining about earlier versions of IE for being
non compliant and also how hard it is to debug CSS and JavaScript in IE. Well
the good news is Microsoft has listened and with Internet Explorer 8 Microsoft
has launched Developer Tools (Developer Tools are available for a while now) and
that sets a new era in JavaScript and CSS debugging.