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Thinking of where to go for future vacations? How about 100 km into space? European company Astrium, has just unveiled a new jet designed for space tourism at a special VIP event in Paris.

Photo courtesy of Telegraph.co.uk
The space jet is capable of landing and taking off from any airport. Once airborne, the jet can climb […]

I’ve posted a few ways to conduct desktop warfare but I’ve neglected to post the very first step. Before you decide on which strategy to use you have to know your opponent’s defenses. You’ll need your very best spies. The Ninja Attack Ninja Flinger comes with 4 highly trained covert operatives for recon or tactical […]

Microsoft’s Windows Home Server is now available for testing. A release candidate for the centralized home media server application can be downloaded from Microsoft’s Connect page. If you have an extra computer, you can test it out there. Interested testers will need a Live.com account, and will have to take a survey before they get […]

The countdown to the official release has begun. The multiplayer beta for Bungie Studio’s Halo 3 has ended leaving eager fans waiting for the game’s official release. Halo 3 is scheduled to be released on September 25. The beta had an impressive 820,000 unique participants with more than 12 million hours of online gameplay. More […]

Trend Micro has recently announced that a certain YouTube video could compromise a user’s computer if downloaded. The supposed video looks like an episode of ‘Afterworld’. The trojan can compromise computers running Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, and Server 2003. Trend Micro has given the trojan a low overall risk rating with medium […]

If you’re looking for a relaxing game without any form of violence, look no further. This crossword puzzle from Militant Platypus will help you waste valuable time. When the game loads, you’ll notice that there aren’t any clues. There are a few letters already in place. All you have to do is pick a spot […]

Rome Reborn 1.0 is a real time 3D reconstruction of 320 A.D. Rome created by an academic team of architects, computer scientists and archaeologists from UCLA, the Milan Polytechnic and the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities. Visitors can navigate through the virtual streets of Rome and even visit the Colosseum.
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A few days ago, Stephen Welton informed me about his challenge for bloggers, the idea for which he got from Jane May’s post. I should have written this post 2 days ago, but prior obligations(flimsy excuse) kept me from taking up the challenge right away.
So what’s the challenge?
Stephen Welton’s Blog Success Challenge to other […]