Transparent Desktop Opens Doors

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Transparent Desktop Screens

Transparent Desktop Screens 03/25/2005 09:32 AM

Here's a fun little flickr gallery of "transparent desktop screens". Users take a picture of whatever lies directly behind their displays, crop them accordingly, set the picture as their new wallpaper, and take a picture of the whole set up. Ultimately a lot of time spent on something that only works if you don't move the computer at all, it's a novel little visual trick nonetheless (and not Photoshopped, either.) If nothing else, it might give you some inspiration for fun desktop wallpapers of your own. Or you could use someone else's and pretend to be on another desk altogether.

Transparent Desktop Screens Gallery [flickr via GearLive]

DU Software Opens It's Doors

DU Software Opens It's Doors 04/18/2005 02:19 AM

AOL opens its doors on e-mail

AOL opens its doors on e-mail 04/20/2004 04:45 PM
A new feature will let subscribers access their e-mail through third-party applications such as Eudora and Microsoft's Outlook.

Brewmaster opens his doors

Brewmaster opens his doors 06/10/2004 06:13 PM
Summit Daily News,CO-9 minutes ago ... A google search of 'home brewing kits' yields a plethora of Web sites with prices ranging from $40 to $50, and ingredient prices from $26 to $42 per 5-gallon ...

Video Chat Via Transparent Desktop
Overlay

Video Chat Via Transparent Desktop
Overlay 07/12/2004 02:41 AM

Microsoft Research Opens Its Doors

Microsoft Research Opens Its Doors 06/10/2004 09:54 AM
Finding the shortest distance between two points sounds easy enough, but computing that route takes too long and consumes too much computer memory. Researchers at Microsoft Corp. are tackling the problem so that, in the next few years, computers can map the fastest route as well as make fast adjustments for road work or traffic jams, said Michael Schroeder, assistant director of Microsoft Research's Silicon Valley lab here. It comes down to developing a better mapping algorithm, one efficient enough to do massive computations in the palm of someone's hand.

AOL Opens More Doors to Its Search,
E-Mail

AOL Opens More Doors to Its Search,
E-Mail 04/21/2004 09:04 PM
The Internet service provider unveils the AOL Toolbar for quick access to AOL Search and other content, while giving members support for IMAP e-mail clients.

Worthwhile Magazine opens its doors

Worthwhile Magazine opens its doors 08/14/2004 08:22 AM
For the past few months, I've been a contributor to the Worthwhile Magazine blog where a bunch o' bloggers — including Tom Peters, Halley, David Batstone and the magazine's editors — talk about what makes working worthwhile. Interesting idea (all hail Halley): Do the blog before the magazine. Now the magazine itself is getting ready to launch in October, and for US$11 you can have a postal employee slap a copy down on your doorstep (or outside your carton depending on how the Bush economic recovery is working out for you) once a month for a year. There's a subscription...

Technology opens doors for the deaf

Technology opens doors for the deaf 12/25/2003 08:06 AM
San Jose Mercury News Dec 25 2003 7:45AM ET

Usability University Opens Doors

Usability University Opens Doors 05/27/2004 12:19 PM
The Usability University, operated jointly by the federal government's General Services Administration and the Department of Health and Human Services, is pleased to announce an exciting series of workshops, training, and professional development courses. Focused primarily on accessibility and usability issues, the workshops and courses are open to all interested parties and many are available free of charge.

Doctor Mac Direct opens doors

Doctor Mac Direct opens doors 02/01/2005 09:55 PM
Bob "Dr. Mac" Levitus on Monday announced the grand opening of Doctor Mac Direct, a new service for people looking for troubleshooting, tech support and training on any Mac software issue. Users can make their requests through the Web site or through a switchboard, available toll-free at 877-DRMAC4U (877-376-2248).

First UK Islamic Bank opens doors

First UK Islamic Bank opens doors 09/21/2004 08:16 PM
The UK's first stand-alone Islamic High Street bank, aimed at the UK's 1.8 million Muslims opens in London on Wednesday.

New Photoshop Tutorial: The Simple
Transparent Desktop Effect

New Photoshop Tutorial: The Simple
Transparent Desktop Effect 04/06/2005 11:04 PM



You've seen them over at Boing Boing, Gizmodo, and Engadget -- they're transparent desktop optical illusions and are made by posting a desktop picture of whatever is behind your screen. They make it appear as if you can see right out the back of your monitor. Well, I've just posted a Photoshop tutorial that will teach you how to do it without cheating. Once you're done, post your results on the Transparent Screens Flickr photoset and make sure you let people know where you learned the technique!

Joy of Tech cartoon parodies the
Transparent Desktop craze

Joy of Tech cartoon parodies the
Transparent Desktop craze 04/11/2005 10:16 AM
Nitrozac and Snaggy's latest Joy of Tech creation pokes a little fun at the Transparent Desktop phenomenon. Check it out and be sure to enter their Mac Gaming Giveaway while you're in their neighborhood.

Sasser worm opens doors for attackers

Sasser worm opens doors for attackers 06/10/2004 01:30 AM
USA Today Jun 10 2004 5:46AM GMT

Tiger Widget Site Opens Doors

Tiger Widget Site Opens Doors 04/12/2005 01:24 PM

Linux Biometrics Site Opens Doors

Linux Biometrics Site Opens Doors 04/10/2005 02:36 PM

Segway-Based Robot Opens Doors

Segway-Based Robot Opens Doors 11/12/2003 01:27 PM
BoingBoing pal Roland Piquepaille says,

"In this short article, Technology Review tells us that Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have built a new robot, named Cardea, which is able to push open doors and has the bottom half of a Segway scooter. Cardea will be five feet tall with a torso, three arms, a variety of sensors, and a human-like head with expressive features and vision, and mounted on a Segway base. More details and references are contained in this review which also includes several pictures. For even more details, go to the Cardea Project homepage."

Link

Telelogic opens Doors to smaller
companies

Telelogic opens Doors to smaller
companies 05/17/2004 08:52 AM
Telelogic on Monday is shipping Doors 7.1, the company?s requirements management software, which features a toolkit to tailor the product to smaller companies.

XBOX LIVE ARCADE OPENS ITS DOORS

XBOX LIVE ARCADE OPENS ITS DOORS 06/17/2005 04:45 PM
Computerandvideogames.com - Tue Jun 14, 12:54 pm GMT

New Media Consulting Firm Opens Its
Doors

New Media Consulting Firm Opens Its
Doors 02/11/2004 01:49 PM
Technology Marketing Feb 11 2004 6:35PM GMT

Open Source Law Center Opens Doors

Open Source Law Center Opens Doors 02/01/2005 09:39 PM
Internet News Feb 1 2005 8:01AM GMT

WiFi Opens Doors For Crooks, Identity
Thieves

WiFi Opens Doors For Crooks, Identity
Thieves 02/16/2004 09:30 PM

Data Quality Act opens doors to
psuedoscience DoS attacks

Data Quality Act opens doors to
psuedoscience DoS attacks 12/08/2003 01:07 PM
The Data Quality Act, which sets standards for the quality of data used in US law-making, has turned out to be a great tool for forcing pseudoscience (asbestos isn't that bad for you) into the lawmaking process -- a way to filibuster the scientists by requiring them to disprove whatever woo-woo notions you want to raise.

As the testimony of former Clinton administration Energy official and George Washington University epidemiologist David Michaels shows, the guidelines are very troubling. Michaels' complaint is that under the guise of "peer review," industry sponsored or funded attempts to undermine good science are going to get a big boost. That's for a number of reasons, one of them being the key question of who will be doing the peer reviewing.

The current guidelines say that as far as peer review goes, scientists who have worked for government have a conflict of interest and can't participate, but scientists who have worked for industry have carte blanche. As Michaels puts it, the suggestion "that academic scientists are more beholden to public funding agencies than corporate funders is on face ludicrous." And there's more. The peer review guidelines play into clever industry strategies for using the system of science to advance their economic interests.

Link (Thanks, Henry!)

Mid-Michigan Computing Firm Opens Doors
to Consumers

Mid-Michigan Computing Firm Opens Doors
to Consumers 06/17/2004 10:07 AM
EC Computing opened its doors to do business Tuesday, June 15, 2004. The company's primary function is to provide technological services for small to medium businesses and home/home office individuals. [PRWEB Jun 17, 2004]

Front Porch Solutions Opens Their Doors
for Business

Front Porch Solutions Opens Their Doors
for Business 08/23/2004 02:27 AM
Front Porch Solutions, an innovative, new software and web development company located in Lewis Center, Ohio, is announcing its launch to businesses worldwide. Take a look at their new site located at www.frontporchsolutions.com [PRWEB Aug 23, 2004]

Court Opens Garage Doors, But Sets Murky
Precedent

Court Opens Garage Doors, But Sets Murky
Precedent 09/01/2004 04:06 AM
The Court of Appeals has upheld an earlier ruling saying that it's not a violation of the DMCA to create garage door openers that get around manufacturer controls designed to force buyers to go back to the original company for replacement openers. A lot of analysis is coming out on this one for a variety of reasons -- but, basically both the case and the decision are both incredibly complicated and incredibly important. The court basically wants to establish some sort of balancing "test" for the DMCA. However, the DMCA and certain decisions associated with it are fairly problematic to begin with, so the test is somewhat convoluted and not entirely reasonable. The good part is that the court seems to recognize just how troublesome the DMCA is as written. The problem is that they don't really know what to do about it to bring it back in line with where it should be to avoid its misuse for anti-competitive purposes. It sounds like a bit of cognitive dissonance as the court tried to resolve the realization that the law really was as bad as some made it out to be with the idea that Congress couldn't possibly have meant for it to be that bad.

Japanese dollar-store opens doors in
North America

Japanese dollar-store opens doors in
North America 12/14/2003 09:55 PM
Hyaku Yen, a Japanese dollar-store, has begun to open shops in North America.

At its Aberdeen store, at Hazelbridge and Cambie Road, 45,000 items will initially be sold at $2 Cdn each. These are to include cosmetics, gardening tools, household goods, soft drinks, snack food and stationery.

"A public survey in Japan showed Daiso-Sangyo as being the second most recognizable brand-name retailer after Disney World in Tokyo," Fairchild chairman and CEO Thomas Fung said Tuesday. "They ranked ahead of famous brands such as Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Sony, Toyota and Starbucks."

Link (Thanks, [sorry, deleted your name]!)

World's Biggest Online Casino, 888.com,
Opens its Doors to Macintosh Users

World's Biggest Online Casino, 888.com,
Opens its Doors to Macintosh Users 06/17/2005 03:43 PM
After being ignored by the cyber casino world, www.888.com Online Casino is giving Macintosh users the chance to play the world's favorite number one online casino. Mac users can play care of the special page made just for them at www.888.com/mac. [PRWEB Jun 10, 2005]

GenCastMedia.com a Los Angeles Based
Streaming Media Company Re-Opens It's
Doors for Business in 2005

GenCastMedia.com a Los Angeles Based
Streaming Media Company Re-Opens It's
Doors for Business in 2005 02/01/2005 09:57 PM
GenCast Media one of the leading streaming media companies since 1999 is about to open it's doors again to the Business to Business Market [PRWEB Jan 28, 2005]

Sun Opens Up Desktop Code

Sun Opens Up Desktop Code 06/28/2004 06:08 PM
JaveOne -- Project Looking Glass and Java 3D are slated for a GPL of their own.

Sun Opens Its 3-D 'Looking Glass' Linux
Desktop

Sun Opens Its 3-D 'Looking Glass' Linux
Desktop 06/28/2004 01:11 PM
Sun is putting into the hands of the open-source community Project Looking Glass, its next-generation, 3-D Linux desktop system that has been receiving rave reviews.

xingtone opens server on desktop using
undocumented protocol (probably http)

xingtone opens server on desktop using
undocumented protocol (probably http) 07/06/2004 03:07 PM
Burton M. Strauss III (Jul 06 2004)

Xandros Opens Beta Test for Linux
Desktop Deployment Tool

Xandros Opens Beta Test for Linux
Desktop Deployment Tool 04/26/2004 11:49 AM
Xandros, having made moves into the enterprise desktop market with the release of its Linux business desktop, is following up with a business desktop management program.

Xandros Opens Beta Test for Linux
Desktop Deployment Tool (Ziff Davis)

Xandros Opens Beta Test for Linux
Desktop Deployment Tool (Ziff Davis) 04/26/2004 01:04 PM
Ziff Davis - Xandros, having made moves into the enterprise desktop market with the release of its Linux business desktop, is following up with a business desktop management program.

Transparent Databases

Transparent Databases 08/08/2002 12:59 PM
I had lunch with my old pal Peter Wayner yesterday, and he gave me a copy of his new book, Translucent Databases. In the book, Peter defines translucency as an approach that "lets some light escape the system while still providing a layer of secrecy." -- Jon Udell

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transparent public loo

transparent public loo 07/08/2004 10:09 PM
I-C-U-P. I wonder if you can use it at night?

Transparent Aluminum Is Here

Transparent Aluminum Is Here 08/23/2004 10:13 AM

Transparent Mobile IP

Transparent Mobile IP 12/17/2003 09:34 AM
TMip future development
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