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Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:11:01 -0700
The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG.  Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to be coming from Internet Explorer.  AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer.  This pre-crawling is flooding websites with...
Beaches and BBQs vs. Blackberrys: Holiday weekends of the IT set
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:48:48 -0700
"Weekend? What's a weekend?" While the rest of the country is escaping their offices for a leisurely weekend, many in IT could end up back at theirs at the beep of a Blackberry. by Deb Perelman
Airport security part 4: Attack of the body scanners!
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:52:00 -0700
If you read my blog postings semi-often, you know that I'm very, very critical of problems with airport security.  Nicole Wong of the Boston Globe reported that Boston's Logan International Airport will become the next airport to implement full-body scanners (thanks for the link from the LiquidMatrix guys!) that can see...
First look at Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:01:09 -0700
On Saturday the first alpha release of Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex" was made available for download. So what's new on the horizon for Ubuntu users? by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
Getaway day: How to secure your laptop for holiday travel
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 07:24:20 -0700
It's getaway day and as we prepare to hit the road, trudge through airport security and snag that car rental, spare a thought for the valuable data that travels with you on that trusty old laptop. According to a recent study by the Ponemon Institute, more than...
Amid ugly job picture, tech related employment holds up
Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:55:20 -0700
The U.S. economy lost 62,000 jobs in June for the sixth straight month of employment losses with an unemployment rate of 5.5 percent, but underneath the technology sector is holding up well, according to Labor Department statistics. What a difference a downturn makes. Last...

 

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Amulet Group - Researching asynchronous computing methods, especially lower electricity use. World's first implementation of a commercial microprocessor architecture (ARM) in asynchronous logic. Micropipeline design style.
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ARM Architecture - Growing entry, with links to many related topics. [Wikipedia]

404 ARM Documentation - ARM's repository of technical documentation on their processors, the heart of all RISC OS boxes.

500 ARM Instruction Formats/Timings - From Robin Watts, Steven Singer, Mark Smith, David Seal, some others; in multiple formats.

ARM Ltd. - Designs and licenses fast, low-cost, low-power RISC processors, peripherals, and 'system-chips' for embedded control, consumer/educational multimedia, portable systems, Acorn RISC OS PCs, DSP.
Meta Description: [ ARM is a leader in microprocessor Intellectual Property. ARM designs and licenses fast, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals and 'system-on-chip' solutions for embedded control ]

Bluewater Systems - ARM technology specialists. ARM technology in the South Pacific region.
Meta Description: [ Bluewater Systems are experts in ARM RISC processor technology. We provide ARM development tools sales and support, system modules and product development consulting for ARM technology. ]

Cirrus Logic, Inc.: Embedded Processors - ARM-based systems-on-chip, leverage Cirrus' mixed-signal expertise; used in wide range of consumer products: set-top boxes, smartphones, screen phones, network computers, game boxes, handheld digital assistants, 2-way messaging devices.

GCC ARM Improvement Project - Dedicated to ARM Core Families target port. Goal: collect and maintain references to official GCC pages related to the ARM port, collect results; results, documents, links.

Intel XScale Technology - ARM v.5TE instruction set compliant, new microarchitecture: full-featured, low cost, low-power; supports 16-bit Thumb and integrated digital signal processor (DSP) instructions. Develop wide range of Internet devices from one processor core.
Meta Description: [ Designed to optimize low power consumpsion and high performance processing for a wide range of Internet devices from the same processor core. ]