Spring Break
Google continues to expand its diversity with the introduction of Google Desktop Search, the beta version of which was released Thursday. According to Google's Web site, the interface is very similar to their online search engine, and can be used to search your personal computer for various items.
The paranormal, specifically the UFO phenomenon, is a subject that scientists must acknowledge as being of particular interest to their fields. This is mainly a question of defense: A lot of UFO reports are hoaxes, misidentifications, or some other easily explainable problem.
Tn the beginning, there was the ARPANET. And then there was the Internet. And the Data poured upon the servers like mana from heaven. And then Al Gore said, "Let there be blinking lights," and there were blinking lights. Alright, so maybe the creation of the Internet wasn't as fantastic as that, and no, Al Gore did not create the Internet, contrary to popular belief.
Have you ever been on a road trip and wished you could be IMing your "Internet buddies" while your "driving buddy" in battling traffic? Or maybe you wanted to log in to the office to check on things from the comfort of a beach blanket. However sick and twisted these ideas might sound, they may soon become very real possibilities.
Yes, you are right; that title was mostly to get your attention. But the fact is that Edison was a loser, although not in the literal sense. Thomas Alva Edison was, and still is, known to be one of the greatest inventors of all time, and the record for having the highest number of patents definitely proves that.
Attention, owners of Dell laptops. On Oct. 8, Dell, working with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, voluntarily recalled 4.4 million AC adapters. Theses adapters can overheat, causing fire or electric shock. Dell has received seven complaints of overheating; one customer received a minor burn.
On Oct. 12, Microsoft released a barrage of cumulative security patches for a number of their older operating systems, server components, and software applications. The twenty patches released came with 10 security bulletins detailing other vulnerabilities.
Russian officials plan to launch an important mission that will never leave the ground. In 2006, six volunteers will enter a mock space station module for 500 days to simulate a round-trip mission to Mars. Scientists at the Russian Institute for Medical and Biological Problems hope to study the effects of an extended mission on the human body.
The Division of Student Life and the Center for Civic Engagement, in collaboration with Life-Zone, presented to students at 4 and 7 p.m. Oct. 14. Jim Biddle, with ActionAIDS, is dedicated to education about STDs through interactive lectures.
They're facts, and they're fun.
