it’s about time

links for 2007-04-16

April 17th, 2007 by timelady

• Seven Sisters of the sky: Stunning picture of one of the most beautiful star clusters ever seen | the Daily Mail
  absolutely gorgeous!
  (tags: astronomy cluster images photography photos science sky space stars)
• April 13, 1970: Apollo 13 Tells Houston, ‘We’ve Got a Problem’ -
  1970: Manned space flight has become so routine that it is easy to forget that it’s inherently dangerous to stuff astronauts inside a cramped capsule. The Apollo 13 mission reminds us just how vulnerable we are.
  (tags: astronomy history nasa space apollo13)
• 365questions.org » Blog Archive » Who has the best sorry page ?
  Who has the best sorry page ? Even the best have some down time. But not every web company keeps a sense of humor about it… here are a few examples.
  (tags: internet error google humor funny webdesign youtube 404 human flickr digg design ajax)
• [Phoronix] An Outcry For Improved ATI Linux Drivers
  ati - why so damned hard? why does this company, far more than nvidia, make it so hard!!!
  (tags: article driver ati video linux work)
• Zolved - How to reduce the memory usage on Firefox?
  Most of the time, Firefox doesn’t use abnormal amount of system memory, it sometimes due to other sources, like number of plug-ins, themes and extensions. It is also highly recommended that you have the latest version of Firefox .
  (tags: browser firefox howto memory tips usage tweaks toread)
• Lifehacker Code: Better Gmail (Firefox extension) - Lifehacker
  All the best greasemonkey scripts for gmail, in one handy extension!
  (tags: gmail firefox extensions greasemonkey lifehacks email google extension browser applications)
• Ubuntu 7.04 arrives Thursday
  For Linux business users, the most important Linux release of 2007 so far is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. But for most other Linux fans, the upcoming release of Ubuntu Version 7.04 on April 19 demands more attention.
  (tags: ubuntu feisty linux distro)
• Linux Distro Timeline
  Despite SCO attempting to rewrite history, here are the facts, in an easy (large) image. Makes a great poster:)
  (tags: linux history timeline distro visualization image debian technology evolution distros gnu geek computing color)
• TechEBlog » Top 10 Strangest Custom Gaming Systems
  Odd. Quirky. Funky!
  (tags: custom games geek humor humour mods gaming quirky odd funky)

   Post in Del.icio.us