Monday, November 30, 2009

Hadron Collider Approaches Speed of Light

Science: Large Hadron Collider Shatters Energy Record

The world's largest particle accelerator has set a new record in matter-smashing. The Large Hadron Collider shot beams of protons at energies measuring 1.18 teraelectronvolts, beating the previous world record of just under one TeV. The exercise is another step toward taking the LHC to its highest capacity, which researchers say will be around 7 TeV. In English, that means speed approaching .997 the speed of light.

Mozilla Thunderbird 3.0 - At A Glance

Its Web-browsing vulpine sibling may get all the attention, but Mozilla's other product, the Thunderbird open-source e-mail client, has its own devout following, and has now taken flight with a new version. Thunderbird 2 was strictly for power users, but version 3 changes all that. It's as simple as pie, having cut down on the number of toolbar options and simplified mail account setup. It also adds tabs and archiving.

Kindle vs. Nook Review « Kindle Review – Kindle 2 Review, Books

Since the announcement of the Nook, Kindle PDF support has been added, Kindle for PC has been released, and Amazon have made other enhancements. It looks like e-book readers may be one of this year’s hottest gift ideas.

100 Movie Quotes (American Film Institute Top 100 Movies)

Here is a fun 10 minutes of film clips. Watch 100 famous movie quotes from some of the AFI top 100 movies.

Process Explorer - Free

If you've ever tried tracking down a process in Windows Task Manager, you know it's like looking for a needle in a haystack. Process Explorer makes the job a lot easier. This freeware utility displays running processes in an intuitive tree format that includes not only process names, but also program icons and other data, such as description, image, and processor time. Excellent for spotting malware running on your computer.

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