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Pioneer Announces 500GB Optical Disc: The Ultimate in Sneakernet Piracy?

LetItBleed.jpg What would you store on Pioneer's new 500GB optical disc? The monster platter consists of 16 layers sandwiched together, each one of which can store the same 25GB as a single Blu-ray disc. It even uses the same kind of lens as a Blu-ray player, so in theory it could be compatible with existing technology.

Day after dune, missing its duneness

dunestorm.jpg Hey, aren't dunes supposed to be, like, round? This newly-concave dune at Dorset Avenue in Ventnor had its middle carved out by that freakishly ferocious nor'easter yesterday that pounded our house overnight, flooded the roads that usually flood and made grocery shopping an Olympic event. I'm sure that Ventnor police officer found it amusing watching me hanging on to my shopping cart in 75 mph sustained winds in the parking lot, feeling imperiled for possibly the first time since I moved to the shore, but do I get a prize for my thoughtfulness in making sure the cart got back to the cart corral? (Sent it with the wind at my back, only way to do it). Still, schools were open and people went about their usual business, barreling their SUV's through two feet of water and taking note of trees on their sides, roots exposed.

Watch out for a sneaky blackmailing virus that encrypts your data

Kaspersky Lab found a new variant of Gpcode, a dangerous encryptor virus has appeared, - Virus.Win32.Gpcode.ak. Gpcode.ak encrypts files with various extensions including, but not limited, to .doc, .txt, .pdf, .xls, .jpg, .png, .cpp, .h and more using an RSA encryption algorithm with a 1024-bit key.

Researchers Ask for Help Cracking Ransom Virus Code

Kaspersky Lab is asking for help cracking an encryption key that holds victims' PCs for ransom. It's an extortion scheme that demands money from victims whose machines have been infected. Kaspersky detected a new variant of Gpcode, which encrypts a variety of user files, targeting those with extensions such as DOC, TXT, PDF, XLS, JPG and PNG.

Computer Optional For AOC's New HD Display

MojoKid writes "As a 22-inch, HD flat-panel display, AOC's new 2230Fm LCD has nothing necessarily earth-shattering about its design. But what got our attention was the marketing tag for the device: 'No PC Required.' It turns out that, in addition to being a traditional flat-screen LCD with a native resolution of 1680 x 1050 (HDCP ready), the 2230Fm also includes a built-in media player, with what AOC calls its HD3 technology. The 2230Fm supports MPEG-1, 2, and 4 video formats. Supported audio formats include MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLA, and M4A. Supported photo formats include JPG, TIFF, PNG, BMP, and GIF images with resolutions up to 8000 x 8000 pixels. The display also has a low 2ms response time and high 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio."

Digital Camera Photos Rescue Tool 3.0.1.5

Digital camera data recovery tool helps you to recover digital photos, image from flash media that is defective or damaged, as well as images that you may have inadvertently deleted from your USB storage media. An easy to use image recovery tool designed specially for digital camera users. Picture retrieval software can effectively recover lost or erased still images, photographs, snaps, rescue formatted music files from various memory cards. Utility support most raw image formats including Canon CRW, CR2, Minolta MRW, Nikon NEF and more. Photo undelete tool uses a simple wizard and a user friendly interface, which allow users to perform recovery tasks quite easily and smoothly. Software recovers JPEG, GIF, Tiff, Riff, BMP, PNG, JPG, 3gp, MOV, WAV, MPEG, MIDI, and Quick Time format files.

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