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WinXP for the masses? College students might get a break.

Excellent post on something that may become the future of personal privacy and computing.

"We first saw the idea of WinXP on a USB flash drive on Tom's Hardware. Apparently Microsoft was already looking at the idea - and rolling with it. Windows for everyone."

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Rocketboom Auctions Ad Space on eBay

Could be a very interesting way to sell advertising on any website or podcast. More control than adsense...

Producer claims it will reach one million views. The catch? Rocketboom will create the ads themselves, and they will retain ownership of the content.

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Home theater system modelled after the StarTrek enterprise bridge

Wow!

"..I became aware of the new developments in the area of home theaters and digital video that would finally allow me to indulge my love of the big screen and science fiction, in particular."

Direct Link to the photo gallery is: http://www.reighn.com/theaterphoto.html

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Can't Get Enough CSS Articles? Here's A Few Hundred To Keep You Busy

The title says it all. Hundreds of Cascading Style Sheet Articles.

Another great webmaster resource.

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Scammer changes name of OpenOffice, sells as his own for $29 per download.

This clever guy changes the app names - OpenOffice.org is Luxuriousity Office Suite ($29.95 for Instant Download!), GIMP is Photographer's Dream Pro ($19.99 download) on his site, and on eBay, search for "luxuriousity".

The kicker? No mention of GPL or source - a violation of GPL, I believe. Is there any way to stop guys like this?

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27 Unknown Creatures Found in California Caves

Its amazing that we can still be finding new species... Or is it? Perhaps evolution works a little faster than we had surmised?

Spiders, centipedes and scorpion-like critters are among the 27 new animal species that biologists have discovered in the dark, damp caves of two Central California national parks, officials announced Tuesday.

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Kicking A Spammer In The Nuts Daily Turns Out To Be Effective

Kick a spammer in the nuts daily seems to have worked its magic. Problem is that most of these spammers are borderline un-ethical anyways, so do we really want to piss them off?

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Computer Programming Algorithms Directory

It looks like they want to have a 1 in all place for Algorithms. The website looks crappy but it's a good idea unless there's a better website out there.

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Get around firewalls and blocked websites at school and work

It was only a matter of time before this stuff started to go mainstream.

This easy to use *virtual* browser will allow you to bypass firewalls and many other security programs at work and school. It even encrypts your traffic so your network admin does not know what your doing

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