If you have broadband, you should check out the Boston Globe’s The Big Picture photo blog. To quote from the site :
The Big Picture is a photo blog for the Boston Globe/boston.com, compiled semi-regularly by Alan Taylor. Inspired by publications like Life Magazine (of old), National Geographic, and online experiences like MSNBC.com’s Picture Stories galleries and Brian Storm’s MediaStorm, The Big Picture is intended to highlight high-quality, amazing imagery – with a focus on current events, lesser-known stories and, well, just about anything that comes across the wire that looks really interesting.
The site contains many, many stunning photos. Check them out!
Version 3 of the multi-platform web browser Mozilla Firefox will be released on Tuesday 17th June 2008. The non-profit Mozilla Foundation is attempting to set a Guinness World Record for the most software downloads in 24 hours on Tuesday 17th June 2008.
(Update : June 17th – after some initial hiccups, you can download Mozilla Firefox 3 . For live interviews with the Mozilla team, updates on the download count so far (and earlier, the problems with website updates), visit http://air.mozilla.com/ )
Firefox v3 has several improvements, not just in features but in the speed of loading webpages. Check out this screencast of some of the features in Firefox 3. There is also a Field Guide to Firefox 3 with many screenshots. To help with the record, visit http://www.spreadfirefox.com/worldrecord and click on the red “Pledge Now” button. You will be asked to select what country you are from (and yes, Trinidad and Tobago is listed as one of the countries) and optionally your email address (for the Mozilla Foundation to keep you informed on Tuesday) and click the Pledge Now button. By doing so, you are pledging to download Firefox 3 on Tuesday.
The http://www.spreadfirefox.com/worldrecord page has an interactive map where you can see the number of pledged downloads. As of 2:00am Monday 16th June 2008, the number of pledged downloads from Trinidad and Tobago is 573. So head over to the http://www.spreadfirefox.com/worldrecord page if you haven’t pledged to download Firefox 3 (and of course do so on Tuesday!)
An Amazon Kindle, the electronic e-book reader from Amazon.com will be shown at this meeting. A OLPC laptop will also be available. Email admin at ttcsweb.org if you wish to purchase a copy of the latest TTCS OSSWIN CD.
Contribution of $30 towards refreshments is expected. See you there!
If you’ve haven’t updated your Adobe Flash player since April 8th, 2008 to version 9.0.124.0, please do so as there are several exploits targeting older versions of Flash.
To verify the Adobe Flash Player version number, access the About Flash Player page, or right-click on Flash content and select “About Adobe (or Macromedia) Flash Player” from the menu. Customers using multiple browsers are advised to perform the check for each browser installed on their system.
Windows XP Service Pack 3 – ISO-9660 CD Image File – This file is a CD image file for users who wish to create an update CD for Windows XP Service Pack 3, for example for offline installation by administrators. The file name is xpsp3_5512.080413-2113_usa_x86fre_spcd.iso and is 544.9 MB in size.
Windows XP Service Pack 3, Checked Build – This installation package is intended for developers downloading to a machine intending to debug or develop software on Windows XP Service Pack 3.
However, if you’re are just updating one PC, visit Windows Update which should be a much smaller download.
The Copyright Amendment Bill 2008 was passed in both houses of the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament and is now known as the Copyright Amendment Act 2008.
The Authority has prepared, and made available for public comment, a document titled Refarming Plan for Broadband Wireless Access Services in the 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz Bands.
The Plan was produced as a result of an investigation into the availability of spectrum for new spectrum users in the 2.3 GHz, 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz bands for the provision of BWA services. In addition, the plan assesses the current uses of these bands by existing spectrum users with the intention of aligning the current uses to the goal and objectives of the Spectrum Plan.
Interested parties are invited to submit comments on this document to the Authority, on or before Friday 9th May 2008
Windows XP Service Pack 3 (XP SP3) is available for download from Microsoft’s servers (although not from Windows Update or the Download Center due to a compatibility problem with Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System). This service pack for all 32 bit versions of Windows XP includes all previously released updates and a small number of features backported from Windows Vista.
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having a tech meeting on SATURDAY April 26th, 2008 from 1-5pm at Engineering Consultants at 112A Edward Street, Port of Spain (corner of Oxford and Edward Streets).At this meeting, we will be demonstrating the latest release of Ubuntu v8.04 LTS, a community developed operating system for desktops, laptops and servers.
Persons interested in computers and related technology are welcome to attend. While stocks last, attendees will receive a Ubuntu CD free of charge.
Contribution of $20 towards refreshments is expected. Copies of TTCS OSSWIN CD are available for $20TT.
