Here we go towards science Fiction a little but it does seem that science fiction is quickly becoming reality from many point of views. Now we found out that a computer is capable to read our minds by simply looking at scans of their brains while thinking about some words. The scientists responsible think that this can lead to us understanding how the brain stores information and more importantly, where. According to Tom Mitchell (Machine Learning Department at Carnegie Mellon University and the same individual that helped to lead the study) this discovery can aid in the treatment of various learning disabilities and language disorders. He stated that:

“The question we are trying to get at is one people have been thinking about for centuries, which is: How does the brain organize knowledge? It is only in the last 10 or 15 years that we have this way that we can study this question.”

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Firefox 3 will surely be one software that will be downloaded very fast but the question is: will it make history? We are talking about Mozilla trying to set a world record for the largest number of downloads done in 24 hours with the new browser. Now if they are successful it will be great although the record will be brought done eventually. Now the scoop is that they want to do this on the official launch day of Firefox 3. The problem is that the exact day is not posted, although it will surely be next month. We do hope that their servers can handle the load. Until that time, Mozilla has set up a special page where you are invited to pledge that you will download Firefox 3 on the launch day. You will probably be announced when that is and so far there are around 450 thousand people that have vowed to download the browser. In order to see how things are going you should visit the official World Record Setting Details page.

Once in a while you notice some web sites that are worth mentioning to the world and this is exactly the case here with Dream Templates. How many of you needed a good template at one point in time and you simply did not find one that suits your needs? This is usually because the free templates that are available online are very similar to one another and you basically have to pay for those that are good and can be used. The entire industry is based on money and everybody wants to gain as much as possible. There is one site that is not really like that because you can get over 300 website templates for free. We are talking about templates that come in various categories and that are good enough to be used by all that need it, both the experienced designer that wants to make something better and the beginner designer that simply needs help with the templates. To make it even more special, you can gain access to thousands more for just $59.95 and this is the main aspect that makes Dream Templates a great tool as the fee will get you access for full downloads for one entire year. Needless to say that this is quite cheap when compared to other similar web sites out there. Now the even better news is that you do not only get CSS website templates. You also have flash templates, powerpoint templates and even word templates. Everything is organized in categories so that you can easily browse through the templates. It would be kind of hard to just click next and browse like this through templates, especially when there are over 2800 to choose from.

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Apple Inc. recently announced that Safari 3.1 will be available for both Windows and Mac users. The new version of the web browser will support most of the new web standards recently introduced including HTML 5’s newest video and audio tags and CSS animations. According to Apple, Safari 3.1 comes with a web page load time that is 1.9 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 and 1.7 times faster than Mozilla Firefox 2. To make everything even more special, it was stated that JavaScript actually runs 6 times faster on Safari than in other web browsers. Safari is offered by Apple as a free browser and to make history clear for those that are not aware, Safari 3.0 is the version that first appeared on Windows in June. If you want to run Safari 3.1 on Mac you will need to use Mac OS X Leopard or Mac OS X Tiger version 10.4.11. If you run personal computers that need Windows to work you need to go for Windows Vista or Windows XP in order to make Safari 3.1 work.

Blu Ray technology is becoming very popular and it is one of the biggest breakthroughs in technology in the last few years, together with the iPhone and a whole lot of gadgets that are very good in terms of reliability and what they can do. People start to purchase and view movies that are produced with Blue Ray technology and we have the PS3 equipped with a blue ray player, one fact that is a big aid in the popularity growth we notice. In order to properly understand the topic, you need to know that all blu ray players come with a violet or blue laser. It helps the disc to be read a lot faster when compared with CDs and works at a shorter wavelength, which translates in the possibility of recording more data on one blu ray disc. As you probably already know, blu ray technology does seem to be a great solution for both computers and the entertainment world. Now with this growth of popularity in mind, we need to think about the possibility of a blu ray DVD decrypter.

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You have to love Firefox and if you own a pretty cool sports car, you too can let the world know that you love Firefox. Leaving jokes aside, this here sports car was seen at the Mozilla 24 “Firefox Rock Festival” in Tokyo on September the 15th. You have got to love this vehicle!

If you surf the Internet as much as I do you are bound to see pictures of naked women or explicit sexual images at some point in time or the other. I do not really care as I must admit I do like some pictures if they are not too explicit (fisting and stuff) but you would really not want your child to end up looking at that, would you? Guarware comes with an interesting possible solution in iShield Plus 2.0 This program tries to cover up any picture that might be porn and has built in parental control features. If you aim at protecting your kid from accidental exposure to porn, this software might just be the one for you.iShield Plus 2.0 has all the settings put in a main control panel. There are 5 profiles pre-loaded: Default, Child, Teen, Adult and OFF. Each comes with its own set of settings and you can of course modify them to suit your needs. The problem is that the program can not assign a specific profile to a Windows user. You must always remember to turn it on whenever Read more »

School year is starting or already started in some countries and Microsoft aims to grab some more customers with a beautiful price cut. Microsoft Office is a must have if you are a student and you need to buy it. Many kids go for open-source or non-legal versions but now they do not have to anymore. Microsoft just started selling the “Ultimate” version of Office for just 60 dollars. Picture the fact that the software package started at 680 dollars and you will realize how big of a price drop this is. You may pick up on the deal if you live in Spain, Italy, UK, France, Canada and USA until April.