All Sorts http://allsorts.wordpress.com Tech, Music, Videos and other cool stuff. Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:05:47 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/656c51350ae4947e7ddb6172ee6ddeba?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png All Sorts http://allsorts.wordpress.com Azureus Update 2.5.0.0 http://allsorts.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/azureus-update-2500/ http://allsorts.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/azureus-update-2500/#comments Tue, 22 Aug 2006 23:05:47 +0000 K http://allsorts.wordpress.com/2006/08/22/azureus-update-2500/ ]]>

Send to Friend, Auto upload speed * OSX: Open .torrent files into Azureus via Finder/Desktop/etc * ‘Do not download’ files handled more consistently with respect to download completion. * Renaming of a download directories.* Moving of data files on torrent removal from Azureus.* Signed updates and plugins for improved security.

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Tower Records has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from its creditors, its second such filing in less than three years.

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For the second time in four days, a new development in quantum computing has turned up. One thing has been clear: all implementations suck beyond belief, especially when thinking about building something beyond a demonstration.

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Blue Jays manager John Gibbons wound up with a bloody nose after tangling with Toronto pitcher Ted Lilly near the dugout during Monday night’s game against Oakland.

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“I have been testing Microsoft operating systems since Windows 95, and this is the buggiest OS I’ve seen this late in development,” says Joe Wilcox, an analyst with Jupiter Research.

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Let’s nominate this for best Daily Show segment ever… When Samantha Bee raises the question: “Snakes on a Plane: could it motherf-ing happen here?” And Sam L Jackson himself answers: “Hell yeah!”

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The value of following an agreed-upon process in software development is well-established. But what sort of process? How complex? For what size teams? Professor Gary Pollice answers these questions by considering the variety of process needs within an enterprise

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Stargate’s producers are looking for another outlet for SG-1 and asks viewers to maintain their ratings and keep watching stargate

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“Pedal-powered four-wheeled vehicles are nothing new. The HumanCar Company has updated the concept by giving the purely pedal-driven vehicles an electric motor and updated ergonomics. Several downhill time trial runs have had the car above 60+mph with incredible handling and BodySteer® characteristics.”

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“Pedal-powered four-wheeled vehicles are nothing new. The HumanCar Company has updated the concept by giving the purely pedal-driven vehicles an electric motor and updated ergonomics. Several downhill time trial runs have had the car above 60+mph with incredible handling and BodySteer® characteristics.”

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