Month: June 2006

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Qunu – live help when you need it most

“Qunu is a next-generation expertise matching service. We use instant messaging to connect — in real time — people who have software or tech-related questions with experts who are passionate and willing to help.”

Qunu via Juha

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Pixar's Hardware Boost for Cars

“[Pixar’s BVP of technology, Greg] Brandeau explained that Cars […] has put more strain on his internal systems than any other movie […]

“We realized that our rendering time was taking too long. Frames were taking 10 hours [to render] that should have taken one hour. […] A gigabyte of memory on our file server heads was nowhere near good enough,” he said, adding that Pixar needed something in the region of 32 Gbytes.

Light Reading via Juha
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HP Recalls Digital Cameras Due to Fire Hazard

“Hazard: A HP R707 digital camera The digital camera can cause certain non-rechargeable batteries, such as the Duracell CP-1, to overheat when the camera is connected to an AC adapter or docking station, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: HP has received one report of a camera catching fire, damaging the camera and its docking station, and causing minor smoke damage to the room. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves the HP Photosmart R707 digital camera. The HP logo and the model name and number are printed on the front of the camera.”

CPSC via Juha