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   Review - PeaZip for Windows

   1.9.3 (Nov 2, 2007)

   Um-m-mh - Attempted installation of the mobile version (at least) seems to give a virus error: "New Malware.j" in \res\lpaq\lpaq5.exe.
   
   (Otherwise, the utility looks admirable)

2. Comment - Tesla rakes in over $2.6 million from Model S reservations

   1.9.3 (Apr 3, 2009 - 1:13 PM)

   If the chip industry can outsource to "fab plants", why don't the Big Three auto makers start looking at offering production capacity service? They are certainly going to have free assembly lines shortly, and it gets them off the hook for innovation (!), both effort and lead time. "Just come, and we will build it." ;)

3. Comment - Cox experiments with an 'anti-throttling' alternative

   1.9.3 (Jan 31, 2009 - 6:58 PM)

   And obvious (and obviously flawed) option is to suggest users voluntarily set a "low priority" flag. TCP/IP ToS or IP priority bits, or new proposals. It is in everyone's interest to let "background" tasks run effectively ni the network environment. If "they" (COX, any ISP, net engineers) are going to experiment, perhaps consider the social side as well as technical. A thought.

4. Comment - Court puts off decision on backup power for cellular towers

   1.9.3 (Jul 11, 2008 - 12:43 PM)

   I really never understand these all-or-nothing choices. Have they forgotten graceful degradation? How about 50% tower coverage for local disasters (normal power outages) and 10% during "declared emergency" conditions. All sites could have generator capable designs for ad hoc upgrades in the event of prolonged outages. They might even apply for disaster compensation after major events.

5. Comment - Signs of a total rethink of Skype in its 4.0 beta

   1.9.3 (Jun 21, 2008 - 11:23 AM)

   The interface took me aback a little, but on reflection that's close to how we use it - a multisite, multi-timezone IT support group. We use video almost always, sometimes chat, sometimes file transfer. The presence is handy. I always *liked* the minimalist interface. The all-in-one may be OK, if we can shrink-in unused parts.
   
   Personally I don't mind the bandwidth sharing - seems a fair trade for a good free service (better quality than my cell!).

6. Comment - The winner by knockout: Los Alamos claims the Top 500 throne

   1.9.3 (Jun 18, 2008 - 2:13 PM)

   A desktop rule of thumb might be 4GHz with dual core Intel/AMD = about 10 GFlops. So roughly drop a digit ... 102,600 times faster.