In case any PS3 owner's haven't already heard the Cell is not the future

Cell is no longer HPC material

Looks like OpenCL is the future instead!

Make sure you save stuff as UTF-8 Unicode

Make sure you save stuff as UTF-8 Unicode if you going to convert a Word doc to display it on a webpage otherwise you'll get all kinds of strange characters displaying!
Did not know this. Tells you how long it's been since I've uploaded a doc up to the web LOL!
Character Sets and Encoding for Web Designers
- UCS/UNICODE

Flash Player 10.1 Beta Offloads Video Processing to GPU

Okay that explains why Hulu runs choppy on my mac mini LOL!
Adobe's Flash technology is highly prevalent on the internet both in terms of site content and online advertising. Video is powered by Flash on a number of sites large and small including Hulu where millions go to watch their favorite TV shows.

Update on the Windows 7 USB/DVD Tool

As you've likely read and as was originally reported here, we've been investigating a report that the Windows 7 USB/DVD Download Tool, might contain GPLv2 code. The WUDT is a free tool that was offered by the Microsoft Store and which enabled customers to create bootable USB drives or DVD backup media from the electronic software (ESD) edition of Windows 7 that comes in an ISO format.

Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ

I've never had one myself on my Mac computer but could come in handy if I do get one:
Spinning beachballs which some people may confuse for kernel panics are rarely related to kernel panics! Resolving kernel panics may take steps which require you have a backup in place first. If you don't have a backup, look over backup FAQ before proceeding!

For more on things which may cause the system to become sluggish enough to have a spinning beachball cursor read this FAQ unless one of these other clear signs of a kernel panic is happening.

nVidia "nView Desktop Manager"

Hack to get virtual desktops working in Windows

Apple Releases Snow Leopard 10.6.2, Fixes 40+ Bugs

Apple today rolled out the 10.6.2 update to OS X Snow Leopard. This update fixes that nasty guest account bug we saw last month and in general tackles a whole host of bugs, stability issues, and other various improvements.

Augmented Reality

If you haven't heard of it yet this should give you a good idea of why it's going to be such a big thing in the near future:
Two of the hottest trends right now are Augmented Reality and iPhone apps.

One for the wasn't it obvious category?

His earlier work shows the weather has a similar impact on us - wet, dreary days sharpened memory, while bright sunny spells make people forgetful.
Having lived in places with both sunny and crappy weather I can say that sunny, nice weather doesn't really motivate you to do much work or thinking, whereas crap weather puts you in a bad mood and you really have no choice but to focus on work!

Microsoft 'neutered' UAC in Windows 7, says researcher

Blocks only 1 out of 8 Trojans from executing, claims Sophos

Why are there no Mac viruses?

There are, as far as we know, no Mac OS X viruses in the wild.

What is conhost.exe and Why Is It Running?

Something new in Win7 and good info to know so you don't think you are infected by a new virus:
You are no doubt reading this article because you are wondering what on earth this conhost.exe process is doing in Task Manager, and why it’s running on your shiny new Windows 7 PC.

Want a Free Mac Mini? It Pays for Itself in 2 Years with Energy Savings

Want a Free Mac Mini? It Pays for Itself in 2 Years with Energy Savings
I already figured as much since buying my macmini 6 months ago since it's the most quiet and cool running PC I ever owned. You can't even tell it on most of the time other than the light on the front.