“It is one of the most glorious pieces of natural theatre. Assuming you spend your life on the same part of the Earth’s surface, you might witness it once – if you are particularly lucky or very long-lived, perhaps twice. But a total solar eclipse is worth the wait. At the height of totality, the [...]

Here is an example of a very simple bootloader that will display “Hello World” on the screen. This code is written in NASM (intel syntax assembly). You will need NASM ( from here (sourceforge)), a floppy disk, and a VM or computer test it out on.

Interix is the name of an optional, full-featured POSIX and Unix environment subsystem for Microsoft’s Windows NT-based operating systems. It is a component of the Services for Unix (SFU) release 3.0 and 3.5 (this last one is distributed free). The most recent releases of Interix, 5.2 and 6.0, are components of the Windows Server 2003 [...]

Space Shuttle Cockpit – Notice the hexadecimal buttons!

Supercomputers are deployed around the world for a myriad of scientific and academic research; the supercomputer AMD plans to build will be used for games. The chipmaker is teaming up with content developer OTOY to develop and deploy applications, high-definition (HD) content and even games in the cloud using a massively-parallel supercomputer. Read the entire [...]

Assembly language is probably the hardest language to learn, debug, and master, but if you can learn how to use it you will probably be one of the best programmers. This well written tutorial will teach you how. Read the tutorial here!

This is a very helpful post found over at techtalkz.com that discusses defragmentation, startup items, services, the registry, etc. This “guide” may be helpful in speeding up Windows Vista. Read the full post here (via techtalkz.com) or see the important stuff below…

My fellow citizens:
I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors. I thank President Bush for his service to our nation, as well as the generosity and cooperation he has shown throughout this transition.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Palm Pre’s hardware and software. This article has tons of pictures and information regarding the upcoming smartphone. Check out the full article here! (Engadget)

“No matter what OS you use, keyboard shortcuts are a one-way ticket to enhanced productivity (plus you look awesome to friends and colleagues); Windows 7 has more cool new shortcuts than you can shake a stick at.” Check them out here!