Monthly Archives: September 2007

Star Trek – The Original Series on HD DVD

Here is a fairly long video with a preview of the upcoming release of Season 1 of the original Star Trek on HD DVD. It looks like they went to a lot of trouble to cleanup the original prints, re-do the … Continue reading

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Microsoft Ultimate Steal Deal

Microsoft is offering a great deal on Office 2007 Ultimate Edition. If you have an e-mail address ending in .edu and you are taking at least .5 credit hours, you can purchase Office 2007 Ultimate Edition for $59.95. The offer … Continue reading

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Intel Quad-Core Tigerton CPUs Released!

DailyTech has an article discussing some details about Intel’s new Tigerton Quad-core Multi-processor (MP) Xeon, which is based on the Core2 Duo architecture. The Tigertons will be paired with a new platform (Clarksboro), and server chipset (7300) that runs at 1066MHz, … Continue reading

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USATODAY.com Widgets, Powered By NewsGator!

NewsGator has a fairly new widget framework, available at NewsGator Widgets. Our widgets have been used by sites such as Discovery.com, MacWorld and CBS News – and now they’re being used by USATODAY.com as well. Forbes has a story on … Continue reading

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AH-56 Cheyenne Attack Helicopters Kick Soviet Butt in 1970

See Godless hordes of communist tanks sweeping through Fulda and Hof! See them repelled by two American and two German Corps! Equipped with AH-56 Cheyenne, AH-1 Cobras, OH-6A’s, UH-1s, M60A1s and M551 Sheridans, we will prevail, fueled by our spirit, … Continue reading

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Trailer for Upcoming “Spore” PC Game From Will Wright

Here is a trailer showing scenes from Spore by Will Wright (of Sim City fame). There are lots more articles linked here. This looks like addictive fun.

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