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FAA Flight-Plan System Has Long History of Problems
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:00:16 -0400
Investigations reveal that the 20-year-old, mainframe-based IT system has crashed several times in the last nine years and that the FAA has been planning its replacement for at least four years. But a new, next-generation IT system won't be on line until at least the end of 2008. Meanwhile, the old system creaks along on a wing and a prayer. - A major portion of the decades-old national air-traffic control system used to manage thousands of commercial and general aviation takeoffs and landings every day in the U.S. has crashed multiple times under the 20-year strain of its 24/7 operations. As a result, industry analysts and a numbe...
Toshiba Tecra A9: Powerful Computing Today and Tomorrow
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:15:57 -0400
Small companies in competitive fields need exceptionally secure and durable laptops that pack top-notch wireless connectivity and productivity tools. The Toshiba Tecra A9, with its built-in EasyGuard® security features, delivers these critical elements and lets companies maximize their technology investment. - Video Content....
Toshiba Satellite Pro L300: Meeting Small Businesses Needs
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:14:52 -0400
Small-business workers need computing solutions that boost productivity and support their multiple tasks seamlessly. To find out exactly what theyre looking for, we surveyed 172 professionals in companies with 10-99 employees. The results reveal a growing demand for business-ready laptops that can be used reliably for years at a time. The Toshiba Satellite Pro L300 delivers all the major productivity and reliability features highlighted in the survey, and provides several innovations that help small operations take their business to the next level. - Video Content....
Phishing Cyber Gang Upgrades to Fast-Flux Botnet
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:00:39 -0400
According to researchers on the RSA FraudAction team, the Rock Phish gang has moved its infrastructure to the notorious Asprox botnet. Security researchers believe the move may precede an increase in phishing activity using the Asprox botnet. - Researchers at RSA, EMCs security division, believe the Rock Phish gang has upgraded its infrastructure to improve its ability to launch phishing attacks. According to the RSA FraudAction Research Lab, the Rock Phish group has moved its operations from its traditional botnet to the fast-flux infra...
IT3 with Eric Lundquist, Sept. 3, 2008
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:51:40 -0400
Software in standalone boxes, passwords and a belt full of personal devices will disappear over the next five years. In this episode of Three Things, Eric Lundquist explains why you will no longer buy standalone software from retail stores, why passwords are a poor substitute for security and geeks will no longer be identified by lots of devices hanging from a belt. - Video Content....
Douglas Crockford: 'I Want a Browser War!'
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:15:55 -0400
Douglas Crockford, a JavaScript architect at Yahoo and the man behind JSON, the JavaScript Object Notation, says he welcomes a browser war if it will bring innovation in the browser space and move the Web forward. Crockford says the browser war between Microsoft and Netscape moved the Web forward but introduced bugs into the network. However, this time standards and the marketplace will keep browser makers in line. Microsoft's complacency after winning the browser war opened the door for innovation by others such as Mozilla and now Google with its Chrome browser. - VIENNA, Va. Douglas Crockford, a JavaScript architect at Yahoo and founder of the JavaScript Object Notation, says he wants a browser war. Well, with Google's introduction of its Chrome browser Sept. 2 he just may have it. During a keynote at the Rich Web Experience conference here Sept. 4, Croc...

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Digital Domain: How Many Reviewers Should Be in the Kitchen?
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:25:08 -0000
Web sites that welcome customer reviews have evolved significantly, producing work that increasingly approaches that of their professional forebears.
Unboxed: When Academia Puts Profit Ahead of Wonder
Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:24:23 -0000
The University Small Business Patent Procedures Act is under increasing scrutiny by swelling ranks of critics, who charge that it has distorted the fundamental mission of universities.
Practical Traveler | iPhone E-Guides: Clueless in Cleveland? Use Your Thumb
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:36:35 -0000
From showing you the nearest sushi bar in London to telling you how to say “Where’s the toilet?” in Cantonese, travel apps for the iPhone are proving to be a useful tool.

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CIA, FBI embrace 'Facebook for spies'
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:08:59 -0400
When you see people at the office using such Internet sites as Facebook, you might suspect those workers are slacking off. But that's not the case at U.S. intelligence agencies, where bosses are encouraging their staffs to use a new social-networking site designed for the secret world of spying.
Asia pollution may boost U.S. temperatures
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:55:23 -0400
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eBay launches planet-friendly retail site
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:01:58 -0400
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NPR Topics: Technology

Particle Accelerator Helps Test Wine
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 10:53:00 -0400
Stephen Williams of the Antique Wine Company describes the new high-tech way to determine a wine's vintage.
Voting Technology Evolves In Electronic World
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0400
Officials in many states are concerned about the reliability of electronic voting and are now moving toward systems that can provide a voter-verified paper trail. Larry Norden, author of The Machinery of Democracy, discusses the latest advances in voting technology.
Google Launches 'Chrome' Web Browser
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:00:00 -0400
Internet search giant Google unveiled Chrome, a new piece of Web browser software on Tuesday. Danny Sullivan, editor-in-chief of SearchEngineLand.com, explains what Google's open-source browser can do, and why a search engine leader wants to get into the Web software market.

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One Laptop signs up with Amazon
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:23:44 -0000
Online retailer Amazon will help the One Laptop Per Child organisation with its plans to sell its XO laptop in the US.
Chaos at £20,000 petrol giveaway
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:17:46 -0000
There are reports of chaos at a petrol station which gave away £20,000 of petrol to promote a video game.
'Jules Verne' begins final voyage
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 22:27:47 -0000
Europe's space freighter undocks from the International Space Station after completing its mission to the orbiting platform.

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Reuters Technology Week
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:06:17 -0400
Sep. 5 - A highly anticipated videogame, Spore, lets you rewrite the Book of Genesis as you create your own sci-fi society.
Sims creator launches 'Spore'
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:14:44 -0400
Sep 5 - Video game designer Will Wright says his latest game will enable users to create the worlds while learning about evolutionary biology.
Sony Reader launches in UK
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:59:51 -0400
Sep 4 - The Japanese electronics company is getting some help from Britain's biggest book chain for the UK launch of its electronic book.

AP Top Technology News At 1:23 a.m. EDT

Google reigns as world's most powerful 10-year-old
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:23:17 -0000
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) -- When Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded Google Inc. on Sept. 7, 1998, they had little more than their ingenuity, four computers and an investor's $100,000 bet on their belief that an Internet search engine could change the world....
Microsoft deploying in-store customer-service reps
By RACHEL METZ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:47:01 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp. plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases....
Tech firms fare better than most in jobs slump
By BARBARA ORTUTAY Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:21:54 -0000
NEW YORK (AP) -- Technology appears to be one of the least hard-hit sectors in an economy beset by unemployment at a five-year high....

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Google-focused satellite enters orbit
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:33:22 -0700
The search titan has exclusive rights among online mapping sites to images from the new GeoEye-1 satellite, which launched Saturday.
In NFL deal, an extra point for Adobe's Flash
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:40:09 -0700
Football fans will get to see live streaming of NBC's Sunday night games via Flash--not NBC's Olympic teammate, Silverlight.
Chris Shipley 1, Internet lynch mob 0
Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:51:00 -0700
Demo's impresario goes public with a tart and smartly written riposte to the shoot-from-the-lip crowd.

 

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Menno - Speek's frontend for AAC/MP4 batch encoding, decoding and file muxing with command line versions of FAAC, FAAD2 and mp4creator.

1by1 - Small and fast directory player using Winamp input plugins with cue sheet and playlist support, from the same author as the editor mp3DirectCut.
Meta Description: [ mpesch3.de - Homepage of mp3DirectCut and 1by1 - free mp3 cutter and audio directory player ]

3ivx - DirectShow filter suite with MPEG-4 video and multichannel AAC audio encoder based on FAAC as well as decoder, MP4 file format muxer and parser.
Meta Description: [ 3ivx is an MPEG-4 toolkit that supports MPEG-4 Video, MPEG-4 Audio and the MP4 File Format. The 3ivx Filter Suite is a package of filters for Windows. For Mac OS there is a QuickTime Component that supports MPEG-4 Advanced Simple Profile video. For Embedded Devices, the 3ivx D4 4.5 Video Decoder ... ]

AACplayer - DirectShow filter suite with encoder based on FAAC, parser for AAC files, Shoutcast DS filter and Windows GUI, playback uses the external CoreAAC DS filter.
Meta Description: [ The world's largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications ]

Apollo - The new version of this freeware player uses the Winamp input plugin from Audiocoding.com to decode AAC/MP4.

404 AudioCrusher - Freeware CD ripper and encoder using FAAC for AAC/MP4 support.

Audiograbber - Freeware CD ripper and encoder supporting AAC/MP4 output files with the FAAC command line version.
Meta Description: [ Audiograbber is an excellent CD-ripper for Windows 95/98/NT. Check it out yourself and you will agree! ]

404 Avidemux - Video editor for several platforms able to import MP4 files besides AVI and convert audio tracks to AAC with FAAC.

404 Beep Media Player - The GTK+2 port of XMMS with modern GUI features decodes AAC/MP4 with a patched plugin from the Lamip developer.

BeSplit - Command line tool to cut and paste AAC and other files.
Meta Description: [ doom9.org ]

BeSweet - File converter with additional signal processing, AAC/MP4 support through Nero 6 DLLs.

BonkEnc - Open source CD ripper and encoder based on the CDex ripping engine with support for many different languages, uses a FAAC output plugin.
Meta Description: [ BonkEnc is a CD ripper, audio encoder and converter for various formats. It can produce MP3, MP4/M4A, Ogg Vorbis, AAC, Bonk and FLAC files and features full Unicode support, including support for UTF-8 freedb entries. ]

BSplayer - Multimedia application with AAC/MP4 support through DirectShow filters like 3ivx, CoreAAC or ffdshow.
Meta Description: [ BSplayer ]

Compaact - AAC encoder with multichannel and audio preprocessing features by dicas and zplane.development.
Meta Description: [ zplane.development is a service provider for all areas of digital audio signal processing, developing software and hardware solutions under highest quality demands. ]

CoolPlayer - Relies on the external Winamp input plugin based on FAAD2 for AAC/MP4 support.
Meta Description: [ The world's largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications ]

500 CoreAAC - DirectShow decoder for AAC Low Complexity and High Efficiency profiles based on FAAD2, needs an external DirectShow file format parser to work, e.g. from 3ivx.com.

CPS - Real-time graphical programming environment for core opcodes and extended objects based on the Structured Audio Orchestra Language (SAOL) with comprehensive manual.
Meta Description: [ CPS - A realtime interactive programming environment for audio, MIDI and other media & I/O ]

dBpowerAMP - Codec central for this converter, player and iPod file transfer manager with several AAC/MP4 encoders and decoders.

Dream - Open source receiver and transmitter for Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) using analog AM bands with HE AAC compressed sound at very low bitrates.

DRM Software Radio - Commercial receiver for HE AAC streams via Digital Radio Mondiale with user forum, FAQs and manuals.

Easy CD-DA Extractor - Commercial CD ripper, encoder and converter with aacPlus capabilities.
Meta Description: [ Easy CD-DA Extractor: The 'Swiss Army Knife of Digital Audio' : CD Ripper, Music Converter and CD Burner. ]

Ecasound - Multitrack processing for playback, recording, format conversions, effects and mixing.
Meta Description: [ eca front page ]

EnvivioTV - An MPEG-4 plugin for Windows Media Player, RealPlayer and older QuickTime versions enabling playback of RTP streams.
Meta Description: [ Envivio is a leading provider of complete MPEG-4 and H.264 solution. ]

404 FAAC - Summary of this open source project with AAC encoder and decoder FAAD2 listing release notes, FAQs, download packages, ports and other Freshmeat applications using these codecs.
Meta Description: [ freshmeat maintains the Web's largest index of Unix and cross-platform open source software. Thousands of applications are meticulously cataloged in the freshmeat database, and links to new code are added daily. ]

FAAC project news - This SourceForge feed offers the full text of related announces.

FAAC project packages - Publishing file releases on SourceForge.net.

FAAC project summary - SourceForge provides daily statistics about downloads and page hits.

FAAD Fink package - Mac OS X binary of the AAC/MP4 decoder FAAD2 from the Fink project.
Meta Description: [ The Fink Team wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X. We modify Unix software so that it compiles and runs on Mac OS X and make it available for download as a coherent distribution ]

404 ffdshow - DirectShow and VFW codec using libavcodec, XviD and other open sourced libraries with postprocessing filters, AAC/MP4 decoding through FAAD2.

FFmpeg - Tools to record, convert, stream and play multimedia content including libavcodec and libavformat, two libraries used by many other open source projects.

Foobar2000 - The Special Installer includes foo_faac.dll, an internal GUI encoder for AAC/MP4 based on FAAC.

Foo_pod - External plugin for foobar2000 (not included in the Special Installer) to handle iPod file transfers and converting to AAC/MP4 from any input format.

GetID3() - The PHP media file parser extracts play time, bitrate and resolution from AAC and reads/writes ID3v1/v2 tags, supports other formats as well.
Meta Description: [ getID3() extracts information like play time, bitrate, resolution, etc from these file formats: MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WAV, AVI, MPEG-1 video, ASF / Windows Media Audio (WMA)/ Windows Media Video (WMV), RealAudio & RealVideo, Monkey's Audio, MPEGplus / Musepack / SV7, MIDI, ZIP, ISO 9660, BMP, TIFF, PN... ]

Gmerlin - A transcoding application for Linux with a modular structure supporting many input and output formats.
Meta Description: [ The world's largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications ]

404 GnuPod - Command line tool for Linux to handle file transfers to the iPod and converting to AAC/MP4 from many input formats.
Meta Description: [ freshmeat maintains the Web's largest index of Unix and cross-platform open source software. Thousands of applications are meticulously cataloged in the freshmeat database, and links to new code are added daily. ]

GPAC - This open source project provides Osmo4, an MPEG-4 Systems multimedia player using FAAD2 as the AAC decoder, as well as a 2D/3D BIFS encoder and an MP4 file muxer.
Meta Description: [ GPAC Multimedia Framework Home ]

Grip - CD ripper and encoder for Linux that works with FAAC for AAC/MP4 output files.
Meta Description: [ The world's largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications ]

GSpot - Windows tool identifying codecs in container formats like AVI, MPEG and MP4.

404 Gst-player - The multimedia player of the Gstreamer project that offers many formats through plugins, also FAAC for encoding and FAAD2 for decoding.
Meta Description: [ freshmeat maintains the Web's largest index of Unix and cross-platform open source software. Thousands of applications are meticulously cataloged in the freshmeat database, and links to new code are added daily. ]

404 GX Transcoder - Freeware CD ripper, converter and player using external Winamp plugins and command line encoders for many formats.

HeadAC3he - File converter for several input and output formats including AC-3 and multichannel AAC with a special libfaac.dll.

Helix DNA Producer - Open source version of RealProducer with free HE AAC encoder SDK from Coding Technologies.

IBM M4Play - Java based multimedia player from the platform independent IBM Toolkit for MPEG-4 including authoring tools for MP4 files with Systems content.
Meta Description: [ A set of Java classes and APIs with five sample applications: three cross-platform playback applications and two tools for generating MPEG-4 content for use with MPEG-4-compliant devices. ]

ImTOO Audio Encoder - Commercial converter using FAAC and FAAD2 for AAC/MP4 support.
Meta Description: [ ImTOO Audio Encoder is a powerful audio converter to convert MP4 to MP3, convert M4A to MP3, convert AAC to MP3. The MP3 audio converter can convert audio files like convert MP4 to MP3,convert M4A to MP3/ACC/WMA/WAV fast. ]

iTunes - All-in-one application from Apple with free AAC/MP4 encoder and decoder from QuickTime, rips CDs, organizes music files and connects to its Music Store.
Meta Description: [ Learn about iPod, Apple TV, and accessories. Download iTunes software free and purchase iTunes Gift Cards. Check out the most popular TV shows, movies, and music. ]

JetAudio - All-in-one application for playback, encoding and streaming of multimedia content either with QuickTime or DirectShow filters.
Meta Description: [ JetAudio is an integrated multimedia player. It plays various multimedia files in one player. JetAudio will satisfy both convenience and expertise. It can play more than 20 kinds of music data including WAV, MP3, RA, MID and MOD, video data such as AVI, MOV, MPG as well as audio and video CD 2.0.... ]

Lamip - Linux player with foobar2000 GUI and AAC/MP4 support through FAAD2 from the developer of the XMMS MP4 plugin.

404 LSX-MPEG Player - DirectShow filter for video and audio, free demo for 30 days.

Madman - Linux music file manager similar to iTunes with tag editor, media library, dynamic playlists and a CD burning frontend, extensible through plugin scripts.

Media Center - All-in-one application from J. River, Inc. with file management database, FAAC integration through external encoder plugin, AAC/MP4 decoding either with QuickTime or Winamp plugin.
Meta Description: [ software turns any Windows PC into a complete digital entertainment center ]

Media Player Classic - This multimedia DirectShow player looks like the old Windows Media Player 6.4, but has a lot more features like switching audio streams in an MP4 file.
Meta Description: [ The world's largest development and download repository of Open Source code and applications ]

Mkvtoolnix - Tool set for Matroska multimedia media files, AAC/MP4 decoding with FAAD2.

404 MoreAmp - Open source player, transcoder and CD ripper for several platforms preloading many songs into RAM while the harddisk drive spins down, uses FAAC and FAAD2 for AAC/MP4.
Meta Description: [ freshmeat maintains the Web's largest index of Unix and cross-platform open source software. Thousands of applications are meticulously cataloged in the freshmeat database, and links to new code are added daily. ]

MP4player - Multimedia player of the open source MPEG4IP project that also decodes RTSP live internet streams, AAC support through FAAD2.
Meta Description: [ MPEG4IP ]

Mp4UI - Windows GUI for mp4creator to multiplex and extract video or audio streams to and from MP4 files.
Meta Description: [ mediacruiser.de ]

MPD - Music Player Daemon for Linux allows remote access to music files and managing playlists, using FAAD2 for decoding AAC/MP4.

Mpegable - DirectShow filter suite from Dicas to decode MP4 and 3GP files or RTP streams of MPEG-4 content, also available as a standalone player application.
Meta Description: [ dicas is a leading provider of MPEG-4, MPEG-4 AVC, H.264, 3GPP encoder and decoder solutions ]

Mplayer - Multimedia player for Linux also available in a Mac OS X and Windows version with AAC/MP4 decoding through FAAD2.

Nero Digital - Application suite with MPEG-4 video and HE AAC encoder and decoder based on FAAD2 including Parametric Stereo, same as in Nero 6.
Meta Description: [ Nero Digital™ – standard-based Audio and Video Codec with HD support and popular handheld formats ]

Oddcast - Plugin for Winamp and foobar2000 using libfaac.dll to enable AAC internet radio streams with a Shoutcast or Icecast server, other formats also supported.

Orban Opticodec - Enables aacPlus (HE AAC) streaming for internet radio stations via HTTP/Shoutcast or RTSP.

QCD - Player using an own AAC/MP4 plugin, source code included in the FAAD2 package from Audiocoding.com.
Meta Description: [ Quintessential Media Player is awesome. Play, Rip, Manage and Enjoy your music in the most satisfying ways. ]

404 QuickTime - Since version 6 this Apple multimedia software decodes MP4 files. The basic player is free, the commercial Pro version also encodes MPEG-4 video and AAC as well as 3GP content.

RareWares - Hosts several AAC/MP4 encoders and decoders as well as other related tools, see also the section for the Debian Linux distribution.

RealPlayer 10 - Decodes AAC bitstreams (LC and HE) in the RM container, rips CDs to M4A, connects to its music store and is freely available for several platforms.
Meta Description: [ Resource Library ]

Reganam - Offers video/audio converters and players for 3GP/3GP2 and MP4 formats.
Meta Description: [ Reganam Interactive is a software house specialised in video conversion software development. ]

Rhythmbox - Integrated music management application inspired by Apple's iTunes and based on the GStreamer and/or the Xine framework, plays AAC/MP4 through gst-plugin for FAAD2.

404 TCVP - Modular multimedia player, transcoder and streamer for Linux, AAC support through FAAC and FAAD2.

Tom's Audioguides - Overview and tips for Audiograbber users with a tutorial for AAC/MP4 encoding support through FAAC.
Meta Description: [ Audiograbber Fan Site ]

VLC - Multimedia player of the VideoLAN project for several platforms, streams live MPEG-4 content via RTP and aacPlus via Shoutcast, transcodes to AAC with FAAC.
Meta Description: [ VideoLAN - Free Software and Open Source video streaming solution for every OS! ]

Winamp - Plays and encodes AAC/MP4 with internal plugins since version 5.0, also decodes aacPlus Shoutcast streams and other formats.
Meta Description: [ Winamp is a multimedia player that is skinnable, multi-format freeware / shareware. It also plays streamed video content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. New features in Winamp 5.21 include headlining the numerous feature enhancements is the new portable media player plug-in, which l... ]

Windows Media Player - WMP needs external DirectShow filters for AAC/MP4 support like 3ivx, mpegable, CoreAAC or LSX.
Meta Description: [ Find resources and the download location for Windows Media Player 10. ]

winLAME - The new version by DeXT reads many input formats and transcodes them to several others, uses libfaad2.dll and libfaac.dll for AAC.
Meta Description: [ New winLAME test version (aac, wma, flac, multichannel & more) Audio encoding ]

Xine - Multimedia library and player with AAC/MP4 support based on FAAD2.
Meta Description: [ XINE Project, XINE Projekt ]

XMCD - CD player, ripper and encoder for Unix and other platforms, AAC/MP4 output files with FAAC.

XMMS - Linux player with Winamp 2.x looks supporting as many input formats, source code of AAC/MP4 plugin available in the FAAD2 CVS and download package.

XMPlay - Fast player supporting XM and other tracker formats, usual inputs through external Winamp plugins and output formats with command line encoders, i.e. FAAD2 and FAAC for AAC/MP4.
Meta Description: [ The official resource for XMPlay-related articles and files. ]

Zoom Player - This multimedia player from Inmatrix uses external DirectShow filters for MP4 files, e.g. 3ivx, mpegable or CoreAAC.
Meta Description: [ Play DVD and any other media format ]