LockergnomeTo inform, empower, and entertain - Lockergnome is a blogging network for people who are curious about the world around them. Join us and start sharing your knowledge today!MobileMe to launch July 9th- July 7, 2008 MobileMe, Applessuccessorto .Mac, will go live on July 9th in the late afternoon. Apple announced this today via a status update on .Mac. Apple states that the updates will go from 6pm until the rest of the day, this means that www.mac.com will be taken offline. Here is the status update from Apple, MobileMe Launch792008, 6pm-12am PTAs part of the MobileMe launch, www.mac.com will be taken offline at 6pm PT on Wednesday, July 9th.Members will be unable to access www.mac.com or any .Mac...http://www.lockergnome.com/digged/2008/07/07/mobileme-to-launch-july-9th/ Writing To NTFS-Disk On OS X- July 7, 2008 Gnomie rantom from our chat room writes: Hi. I've started to use OS X since last Friday (4th of July) and I did encounter a problem with it. So I decided to let you know about this so that you can tell this to other OS X beginners, in case you do see this helpful. Problem is known as "writing to NTFS-disk on OS X" and here's solutions for it. Go and download MacFUSE. - Select .DMG that describes your version of OS X. There are versions for 10.4 and 10.5. This is required for the next..http://www.lockergnome.com/osx/2008/07/07/writing-to-ntfs-disk-on-os-x/ Did Google Purposely Block Anti-Obama Sites- July 7, 2008 Over at the Washington Times there is an article about how Google may have purposely blocked anti-Obama sites. Depending on who you wish to believe, the blogger's, Google, the anti-Obama crowd, the bottom line is that the sites were in fact blocked. According to the story, Google identified the sites as spam, but there are also allegations of Google being biased in their blocking of these sites. The tale of woe states: "You will not be able to publish posts to your blog until we review your...http://www.lockergnome.com/blade/2008/07/07/did-google-purposely-block-anti-obama-sites/ This Week's Xbox Live Arcade Releases- July 7, 2008 "Schizoid," the first Xbox Live Arcade game developed with Microsofts XNA Game Studio technology, and "Golf: Tee It Up!" launch on Xbox Live Arcade this Wednesday, July 9, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. GMT (2:00 a.m. PDT). Schizoid is a fast and furiously paced action game with simple, intuitive gameplay. Billed as "the most co-op game ever," reflexes and smarts are key but sharp teamwork pays off even more! Ram your way through waves of glowing enemies: single player with an AI bot helper; or co-op...http://www.lockergnome.com/game/2008/07/07/this-weeks-xbox-live-arcade-releases-schizoid-a... Domain Hosts Won't Always Tell You When Something's Expiring- July 7, 2008 One of my customers runs a very successful dog training business in Chicago. A year ago, I'd helped her move her Web site to a new host, although we kept her domain nameDNS hosted with her original service. To facilitate this, we purchased that domain hosting company's DNS management service, which was priced at $5.00 for twelve months. Everything worked great. Fast forward a year, and the customer calls me in a panic as her Web site has suddenly become unreachable -- with some random...http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2008/07/07/dont-rely-on-your-domain-name-host-to-tell-you-wh... $2 Bill Making a Comeback- July 7, 2008 Most people have seen the $2 bill and know that it is a real denomination of U.S. currency. People collect them, trade them and you get funny looks from cashiers when you spend them. What most don't know is that the $2 bill is readily available at your local bank. All you have to do is ask for them. If they don't have them, they will order them for you, usually at no charge but at a minimum quantity. Lately the $2 bill has been making a comeback. Experts can't say what is driving demand for..http://www.lockergnome.com/cellphones/2008/07/07/2-bill-making-a-comeback/ Understanding Flow Control- July 7, 2008 On a network, there needs to be some way of controlling the flow of data between devices. Otherwise it is possible for a network interface card to overrun a network segment resulting in data loss. On an Ethernet network operating in half-duplex mode, there is built in flow control. Each device must wait until the channel is clear before sending any data. This is done through Carrier SenseMultiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMACD). With CSMACD, each device will listen on the wire.http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2008/07/07/understanding-flow-control/ Free Area Development Magazine- July 7, 2008 Area Development is an economic development magazine that provides information on site selection and facility planning to executive readers involved with company plans for expansions or relocation. Area Development magazine is considered the leading executive magazine covering corporate site selection and relocation. Editorial coverage provides valuable information pertinent to the factors, key issues, and criteria that affect a successful decision. Get your free subscription to Area...http://www.lockergnome.com/it/2008/07/07/free-area-development-magazine/ Yahoo! We're ready to do deal with Microsoft- July 7, 2008 Yahoo counterpunched later Monday morning, issuing a statement (given here in its entirety) expressing its interest in talking to Microsoft about a buyout of the entire company, if only someone would make an actual offer, and the right kind of offer:Yahoo!'s Board of Directors continues to stand ready to enter into negotiations with Microsoft Corporation for an acquisition of Yahoo!. Indeed, as recently as June, Yahoo!'s independent directors and management approached Steve Ballmer about just...http://www.lockergnome.com/rocky0563/2008/07/07/yahoo-were-ready-to-do-deal-with-microsoft... Ever wanted to make your own clothes- July 7, 2008 Ever thought of a slogan or image you would want on a piece of clothing Well quite a few sites have picked up on the idea and allow you to customize your own clothes. T-shirts, hoodies, hats, and even bags and purses are customizable through sites like Cafepress. Cafepress allows you to create your own clothing using your own designs and sell them for Cafecash. Cafecash allows you to order clothes from other shopkeepers. Now you may not be able to make money directly for selling your clothes,...http://www.lockergnome.com/tylern/2008/07/07/ever-wanted-to-make-your-own-clothes/ |