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Tech News: Opera on Wii

Feature Wiiview: The Opera Browser

I’m all about waking up in the morning knowing there’s a new console update waiting for me, and if there is a system that seems designed to make browsing the web user-friendly, it’s the Wii. I was excited to download the Opera browser and see exactly how well they’ve been able to use Nintendo’s hardware to make web surfing a console-centric exercise. The update took a few minutes, and off we went.
by Ben Kuchera.

Setting up a server for PXE network booting

If you’re looking to perform a lot of system recovery, or system installation, then network booting with PXE is ideal. PXE allows you to boot up a system and have it automatically get an IP address via DHCP and start booting a kernel over the network.
by Steve Kemp.

Exposing the HDR–SR1 Hard Drive
Under the covers of the Sony HDR–SR1 HDD HiDef Camcorder

Getting in: There are two outer layers holding the hard drive snug. The first is the outer shell, held in place by a single philips screw. The screw can be removed with your standard eye glass tool. Once the screw is removed, its just a matter of sliding the outer cover forward. Beneath, is a more rugged hard plastic cover. The hard drive is not bolted in any way to the camera body. It is simply held in place by two, very cushy, hard drive rails. From here, the hard drive will only be attached by the ZIF connector. If only i had a spare 1.8″ drive laying around to see what happens next.
by ?.

Big WebOS roundup – 10 online operating systems reviewed

While we’re waiting for Google to launch its own Google OS (if the rumours are true, of course), I’ve checked out 10 web operating systems and what they can do. Not many of them feel like finished and fully usable products, but there are some true gems among them.

Librarians stake their future on open source

A group of librarians at the Georgia Public Library Service has developed an open source, enterprise-class library management system that may revolutionize the way large-scale libraries are run.
The system, Evergreen, whose 1.0 release came in November, is an Integrated Library System (ILS): the software that manages, catalogs, and tracks the circulation of library holdings. It’s written in C, JavaScript and Perl, is GPLed, runs on Linux with Apache, uses a PostgreSQL database, Jabber for messaging and XUL as client-side software. The system allows easy clustering and is based entirely on open protocols.
by Michael Stutz.