Around The Geek World – Feb 2009

by Ramesh Natarajan on February 28, 2009

[Around The Geek World]

Around The Geek World is a monthly summary of interesting articles and news around the geek world with my brief comments.

Amazon has released Kindle 2 (Amazon’s New Wireless Reading Device — Latest Generation). Check-out the reviews, pictures and a video tour from gizmodo.

Palm OS – Dead Forever. It’s sad to see Palm OS will be dead soon. I hope the new WebOS is as good as the Palm OS. My first PDA was a Palm III that I purchased 10 years ago. While I’ve changed several PDAs and eventually settled down on my blackberry now, I still love Palm OS.
Firefox Mobile Pre-Alpha Now Available for VGA Windows Mobile Phones – Nothing can be more exciting than having the lovely firefox on your mobile
1234567890 Day was on Friday, Feb 13 2009 at exactly 3:31:30 PM (PST). But did you ever thought there would be special party for this occasion? I’m sure the party is full of geeks.
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 released – Codenamed “Lenny”. Time to upgrade if you are on old version of Debian.
If you are one of the very few who did not download the free Ubuntu Pocket Guide eBook, it is time to do it now.
Defense Department sets up its own SourceForge – Good to see government agency adapting the open source technology.
There is nothing easy or simple about Windows — not even choosing what version of Windows 7 to install.
Binary Numbers in 60 seconds. Binary numbers explained in a very easy way for those who don’t have exposure to it. Oh yeah, it is a video and it takes only 60 seconds of your time.
50 Useful JavaScript Tools – Very nice collection of some awesome javascript tools.
Siftables, the toy blocks that think – This video demos the high tech toy blocks. I just siftables will be available to consumers soon in an affordable price. This will definitely be an exceptional educational tool for kids.