Filesystem In Userspace (FUSE)
Examples
* ElasticDrive: Amazon S3 backed Virtual storage system
* SSHFS: Provides access to a remote filesystem through SSH
* GmailFS: Filesystem which stores data as mail in Gmail
* EncFS: Encrypted virtual filesystem
* NTFS-3G and Captive NTFS, allowing access to NTFS filesystems
* WikipediaFS : View and edit Wikipedia articles as if they were real files
* iPodDisk: Uses the MacFUSE system to display the iPod's hidden and obfuscated file system as if it were a well-organized music directory, also allowing users to copy files from an iPod to another disk
* GIT-fs: Filesystem to view GIT repository.
A list of FUSE filesystems can be found on the FUSE website
eGames & Entertainment Expo(FUSE)
Melbourne, Australia is again host to the eGames & Entertainment Expo at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre from 16 – 18 November this year.
Windows: Get a Complete List of Drivers On Your Machine
List all the drivers you've installed on your Windows machine by typing driverquery from the command line (start->Run->cmd->OK). This works under Windows XP, 2003, and Vista systems
Featured Windows Download: Kill Runaway Processes from the Task Bar with Task Killer
Windows only: Freeware application Task Killer sits in your taskbar and displays all of your running processes—something like a streamlined version of Windows Task Manager. If you see a runaway process or a process you want to end, just click it and confirm that you want to unload that process. Hanging processes will appear in red so you can quickly hunt down and end that frozen process. Even if you don't want to kill a process, Task Killer provides a quick view of memory usage of your currently running processes. It's not as robust as the full-featured Process Explorer, but if you're looking for a quick way to examine and end processes, Task Killer is a handy, extremely lightweight (under 1MB memory) app.
Windows Networking Admin Blog » Blog Archive » Microsoft Announces New Virtualization Offerings, Windows Server 2008 Details, System Center Product Availability at TechEd IT Forum 2007
New Windows Server 2008 Virtualization Offerings, Pricing, Licensing Details
Windows 7 "top feature request list" leaked to the public
A few years ago, before Windows Vista had even shipped, Microsoft sent out a wish list form asking people what features they would like to see in the next version of Windows, currently code-named Windows 7. The top wished-for features in this list were recently leaked to the public and have popped up at various sites (e.g., Neowin). While anonymous sources at Microsoft tell us that they bear no relationship to the actual feature set Microsoft is currently writing for Windows 7, the list does provide interesting insight into what the Windows-using public most wants from Windows.The features are listed in no particular order, but they break down into various categories depending on what part of Windows the feature request falls under. Many requests for improvements in Internet Explorer, such as a session restore function, are fairly obvious wishes for features that already exist in competitive products such as Firefox and Opera. Other suggestions, such as a tabbed Windows Explorer, look for features from web browsers to migrate into the general user interface.
Some of the feature requests are clearly unrealistic, such as the desire to "back up" Xbox 360 games to the PC (yeah, I don't think Microsoft will be doing that one). Others are minor user interface enhancements that would be nice additions but wouldn't really change the Windows experience, such as a progress bar when hibernating the system. However, there are a few that make good sense and would be welcome additions to the operating system, such as a built-in video and audio codec manager.
SIGs/Games/GamesLive - Fedora Project Wiki
Fedora Games spin is a custom variant of Fedora targeted at Linux gamers. This is to demonstrate the gaming potential of Fedora without altering user's existing configuration. The Live DVD also allows installation to hard disk or USB flash.
Learn More About Linux with Free eBooks | Lifehacker Australia
Over at homelinux.org, one kind soul has posted an extensive collection of free Linux-related PDF ebooks, covering topics ranging from installation and dual-booting to specific distribution tweaks and programming guides. The owner has instituted a 10-downloads-per-day quota, but the books are meaty enough to make that a non-problem. You could also consider donating a few dollars to the site if you find yourself downloading, say, the 1,400+ page Linux Bible and coming back for more.
TiVo starts selling subscriber info to advertisers - Telecommunications - www.itnews.com.au
TiVo has been selling to advertisers second-by-second ratings of programs and commercials based on the viewing habits of subscribers for about a year. But this is the first time the service -- dubbed, Power Watch -- expands on the available information by providing data that could help advertisers understand why people watch or skip TV ads.The new service provides demographic data on subscribers, such as age, income, marital status and ethnicity; and also lets advertisers pose questions to some TiVo subscribers. The latter feature could shed light on viewers' habits and feelings toward particular advertisers and marketers.
Power Watch gathers its information from 20,000 TiVo subscribers who have opt-in to the program
Conroy vs Coonan: The war of words wages on - Telecommunications - www.itnews.com.au
Labor’s Shadow Minister for Communications, Senator Stephen Conroy, has hit out at the Government's $1 billion fixed wireless broadband network scheme, claiming it offers 50 percent less coverage than promised.During his Tasmanian visit today, Conroy accused the Government of misleading the Australian public on its broadband plan claiming the Coalition Government failed to exhibit topographical constraints in original maps that were sent constituents.
[H] Enthusiast - Lord of the Rings Online: DX10 Patch
Turbine's DirectX 10 client for The Lord of the Rings Online is upon us. Though the company admits that its DirectX 10 offers "minor visual upgrades," we seek to find what kind of performance penalty comes with the new DX10 code. All is not well in the land of Middle-Earth...with DX10.
Digg - Review: Assassin's Creed: As Good As We Imagined
Assassin's Creed is an extraordinary gaming experience that will definitely leave a lasting impression.
Digg - Game of the Year Shootout: Call of Duty 4 Vs. Halo 3
If you had to choose, would you buy Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare or Halo 3?
PlayerzBlog.com » Hellgate: London - A Knight’s Story
The original idea that gave inspiration for the concept of Hellgate was “Half-Life meets Diablo”, according to one of the developers
Gphone: Everything We Know About the gPhone, Android, and Open Handset Alliance
•Who's missing is interesting: Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Blackberry/RIM, Apple, Verizon, and AT&T. Oh, did I forget to mention Microsoft?
US intelligence honcho channels Orwell, redefines privacy - Boing Boing
Donald Kerr, the US Principal Deputy Director of Intelligence, has decided to kill privacy. He says that human beings can no longer expect governments and companies not to spy on them; instead "privacy" will now mean having the right to expect that governments and companies won't tell other people what they learn when they spy on you
Asus plans to bring Eee PC design to the desktop
Since the Eee laptop's American debut earlier this month, the small system has received a great deal of positive press from reviewers. Based on this early success, Asustek is planning to launch a desktop version of the Eee PC, possibly in 2008. Like the $199 gPC available at Wal-Mart, the Eee PC desktop won't ship with a monitor, but will presumably be available at a competitive price point in the ultra-value segment.
Games that can educate: SimCity donated to OLPC project
Electronic Arts announced yesterday plans to donate the original version of the SimCity computer game to the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project so that it can be distributed to schoolchildren in developing countries on OLPC's XO laptop.
Google announces $10 million contest for Android devs, "early look" SDK
Google has announced a $10 million contest to spur interest in development on the Android platform. The newly announced Android Developer Challenge will feature monetary prizes ranging from $25,000 to $275,000, to be doled out to those developers whose applications are picked by a panel of judges. The best apps will become features on Android-based phones that will ship later this year.
Xbox 360 passes PS3 on Japan sales chart on strength of exclusive title
One thing has been true for the PlayStation 3 since its launch: it consistently trounces the Xbox 360 in Japan in terms of weekly sales. That appears to have changed.
[Phoronix] Fedora 8 Werewolf (2007-10-24 Rawhide)
Fedora 8 will offer a Codec Buddy for installing audio/video codecs, an open-source Java stack now based upon IcedTea, improved laptop support, the Pulse Audio sound server, remote virtualization support, and much more. As a sneak peak at the final release of Fedora 8, taken from the Fedora 2007-10-24 Rawhide spin we have screenshots of the improvements to the Fedora Firstboot, the Fedora 8 GNOME desktop, and also the KDE version of Fedora 8.
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