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Interplanetary Internets

July 31, 2009 – 10:35 am

This is a bit of old news but still interesting nonetheless. NASA is developing an interplanetary internet framework that would allow faster communication between earth and other planets, which is necessary because the current system is so slow. The agency is eyeing Mars in particular because the current goal seems to be to get a [...]

By Kenric | Posted in News | Comments (5)

Internet Explorer 6: The Superior Browser.

July 22, 2009 – 12:54 am

Well, according to this site anyway. SaveIE6.com was put together by the uptime monitoring service, Pingdom, as an April Fools prank. SaveIE6.com has these goals: 1. Get everyone to use Internet Explorer 6, 2. Get IE6 ported to more platforms, 3. Get the W3C standard changed to fit IE6. That’s hilarious. There’s even a petition [...]

By Kenric | Posted in Humor, Neat Ideas, Software | Comments (0)

Why it pays to make backups

July 21, 2009 – 11:59 pm

One of the most important thing you should be doing with your computer, that you’re most likely NOT doing, is making backups of your important files. If you want an object less, and haven’t heard about it yet, learn from NASA’s mistake. “NASA could put a man on the moon but didn’t have the sense [...]

By Nathan Lyle | Posted in News, Software | Comments (0)