del.icio.us links for August 10, 2007

Archive of del.icio.us links

1. Inflight Power Recharger Cables – InflightPower.Com

   Simply by plugging in the cable to the passenger seat headset jack, the cable converts the audio output into regulated USB power. Our new version adds an optional battery BOOST to increase the power supplied and offer continuous power. (via Wired.Com)

2. Bridge Skin Could Reveal Cracks And Corrosion Beneath – ScienceDaily.Com

   The novelty of this skin is what Lynch calls “distributed sensing technology.” Engineers have used sensors to check for damage on a point-to-point basis before. But they’ve never been able to get such a complete picture of a large area.

3. Digital tunes with no copy barrier on tap – (San Jose) MercuryNews.Com

   Thousands of tracks will be available for purchase on the recording artists’ Web sites and through several established online music retailers, although Universal is excluding Apple’s iTunes store., but tracks will still play on iPods.

4. Are Open Marriages More Successful? – ABCNews.Go.Com

   “Polyamory,” which literally means “many loves” is a new name for an old practice. “There were a few studies on open marriage in the early ’60s and ’70s, but the phenomenon seemed to die out and it was just called cheating after that.

11 more articles after the Jump

1. Microsoft gears up for nine patches next week – ComputerWorld.Com

   Vista is especially hard-pressed in the advance notification, which Microsoft posted to its security site early today. Five of the nine of the updates patch Vista or a component of the new operating system, such as IE 7 or Media Player 11.

2. Microsoft under attack from porn company Perfect 10 – TECH.BLORGE.Com

   The complaint, filed on Tuesday in California, states Microsoft’s MSN image search feature can find passwords posted on other websites and enable access to Perfect 10′s pay-only material. It also alleges that Microsoft gets advertising money.

3. Hacker strips DRM from streaming Netflix movies – Macworld.Com

   A 14-step process that includes the use of FairUse4WM, a program created by another hacker about a year ago, to remove Microsoft’s DRM from the content. The process could take a few attempts, and does not remove the time limit on viewing the content.

4. UK forces barred from bogging

   The ban covered “all public speaking, writing or other communications, including via the internet and other sharing technologies, on issues arising from an individual’s official business or experience, whether on-duty, off-duty or in spare time”.

5. Google starts charging for extra storage – ComputerWorld.Com

   The new storage space, which is in addition to the free allowance for each service (1GB for Picasa, 2.8GB for Gmail), is priced starting at $20 a year for another 6GB.

6. Weight loss pics – FunnyPictureCrazy.Info

   Picture from before and after he lost weight, plus from after the operation to remove loads of extra skin that was left after the massive weight lost. Seems that there is hope even for the largest of people.

7. Laptop Desk for Your Steering Wheel. huh ?! – Guru3d.Com

   It’s called the MobileGear WheelDesk, a desk that attaches to your vehicle’s steering wheel. Use the included nylon straps and buckle to keep your laptop locked in place on the desk while you’re checking e-mail or reading blogs.

8. Aussies face prospect of blanket web filtering – TheInquirer.Net

   Federal Government has been promising for a couple of years to provide net filtering for families concerned by the content their children can access. Originally they had promised $116 million (Aus) to provide filtering software for individual computers

9. i-CAUGHT: Monster Truck Loses Control – ABCNews.Go.Com

   Camera phone footage taken by one of the people who was run over by an out of control monster truck

10. i-CAUGHT: Monster Truck Loses Control – ABCNews.Go.Com

    Camera phone footage taken by one of the people who was run over by an out of control monster truck

11. Man Loses Hand When Robber Ties Hands Too Tight – FOXNews.Com

    The robbers stole a computer, checks and credit cards and Northrup’s rental car before leaving. He stayed in the bathtub for 24 hours before a maid found him and called police. Northrup’s bindings were so tight, it caught of the circulation to his hands.