Thursday, July 10, 2008

Last.fm Starts Paying Royalties to Unsigned Bands

Online music service Last.fm today announced that it will start paying out royalties to unsigned and independent bands that upload their music to last.fm.

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Monday, July 7, 2008

Huge Rubber Snake Generates Power From Waves

A science team in the UK has been working on the design, and is now testing small versions in a test tank: ultimately the "real" machines would be 23 feet across and 650 feet long, and be able to generate 1 megawatt. Check out the video to see how "Anaconda" works.

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Linux Replacements for Your Favorite Windows Apps

You may be intrigued by the idea of switching to Linux. But how will you get your job done without your favorite Windows programs? These 18 great open-source apps make life with Linux easier.

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Tuesday, July 1, 2008