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RC <endeca_term>Slab</endeca_term> 1.0

RC Slab 1.0

RC Slab is a simple tool for Civil Engineers that calculates the thickness of... Read more

20 July, 2011
Apple iPad accessories: Essential bits of kit

Apple iPad accessories: Essential bits of kit

...admit, it's pretty self-sufficient. That's the appeal: one simple slab that can do everything. Or, nearly everything.Of course, we all know... Read more

14 April, 2012 by Scott Stein
Dell Latitude XT3 Tablet PC

Dell Latitude XT3 Tablet PC

Dell's convertible Latitude XT3 tablet has some neat features and a good choice of configurations. However, it lacks USB 3.0 and an optical drive, battery life is disappointing and it's relatively heavy for a 13.3in. notebook. As a result, we'd hesitate to recommend it for everyday use. Read more

20 March, 2012 by Sandra Vogel
Dell XPS 15z

Dell XPS 15z

...years, although the current (pre-15z) XPS models are surprisingly thick and slab-like. Dell's sleek, metallic 15in. XPS 15z is only slightly thicker... Read more

24 May, 2011 by Dan Ackerman
Apple iPad 2

Apple iPad 2

...The back of the iPad is still made from a durable, single slab of aluminium machined to fit the iPad's internal components like a... Read more

14 March, 2011 by Donald Bell
Live Interior 3D Pro 2.7.3

Live Interior 3D Pro 2.7.3

...some exclusive ones: Create multi-story projects, setting exact ceiling height and slab thickness for every story. Use supplied stairs or define any imported object... Read more

22 March, 2012
Live Interior 3D Standard 2.7.3

Live Interior 3D Standard 2.7.3

...ceiling creation.Auto/custom dimensioning.Custom ceiling height.Option to fill walls/slabs with color or one of 96 patterns in 2D plan.Export 2D... Read more

22 March, 2012

St Helena wants cable, not wireless, for net access

...t blame it. Any hope of self-sufficiency must include a decent slab of connectivity: it may get an airport by 2015, but without broadband... Read more

24 January, 2012

The Weekly Round-Up: Daredevils with mobile phones, and naughty techies

...is our little analogue rebellion, our way of getting back at the slabs of glass and aluminium that rule our lives. That, or we just... Read more

11 November, 2011 by The Round-Up

Bendy, stretchy, graphene transistors? Yes please.

...mechanical stretchability and high optical transparency on unusual substrates such as rubber slabs or balloons by using conventional materials," Ahn said. "In particular, graphene devices... Read more

28 October, 2011

The Weekly Round-Up: People are strange. Offices are stranger

...dull to look at. They come in two basic designs - the black slab of touchscreen glass like the monolith from 2001: A Space Odyssey, and... Read more

23 September, 2011 by The Round-Up

First Take: Dell Vostro V131

...as the Samsung Series 9, but the V131 is a fairly thin slab of black and silver that's thin (19mm) and light (1.8kg... Read more

4 September, 2011

Happy 30th Birthday, ZX81

...or graphics, sported a dead-flat keyboard with the usability of a slab of granite, and could manage maybe fifty lines of BASIC before filling... Read more

5 March, 2011
Concrete Calculator for Android 1.05

Concrete Calculator for Android 1.05

...Calculator is a handy tool for determining the volume of a concrete slab in cubic yards. Also, enter the cost per cubic yard to get... Read more

11 December, 2010

IDAPT i4 Universal Charger

...worth the £40 price tag on the IDAPT i4. This sleek slab of a charger claims to charge four devices at once (phones, PDAs... Read more

30 July, 2010

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apexwm

JW, Thanks as always for the great review on these new releases. One thing that I've also read is that Fedora 17 will include GIMP 2.8 which is...

1 hour ago by apexwm on Fedora 17 - The "Beefy Miracle" Arrives
SoapyTablet

'Cut Price' Data Roaming? The price has been cut, but it is certainly not 'cut price' in the sense of the phrase, and nowhere near local EU data...

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apexwm

BrownieBoy: "Such crashes are normally down to the OS and/or a rogue application, which could be fixed by re-imaging. Everybody knows how Windows...

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Thomas Gellhaus

I've just started using it too, and like you I feel that Fedora is a fine GNOME 3 showcase distribution. I am torn, though, because I checked out...

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pjc158

Why is it that Newzealand has the guts to stand up to the USA and ask to see the evidence and we don't!

4 hours ago by pjc158 on Judge orders US to share MegaUpload evidence
Dean Talboys

What a farce! Hopefully the European court will see where this is leading.

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SoapyTablet

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BrownieBoy

"cites" even. Ouch!

17 hours ago by BrownieBoy on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
Horace Ontalhold

...... and PDP11s too

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BrownieBoy

I had a quick skim through the PDF. It seems to be that many of these so-called cost savings would be down to a hardware refresh. Although...

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apexwm

Jack : I was hoping you could provide us a summary since you are familiar with this report. I am not yet sure how much of my time I'd like to...

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Smilig Eddie

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SRist

So it looks like this was a complete red herring - Adobe are allowing upgrades from Photoshop CS3, CS4 and CS5 at the same price. When did this...

23 hours ago by SRist on Photoshop users attack Adobe upgrade policy change
Jack Schofield

@apexwm Have you considered either (a) reading the story above or (b) reading the PDF? There are answers in both.

1 day ago by Jack Schofield on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
apexwm

I would love to hear why Microsoft believes that "upgrading from Windows XP to Windows 7 pays for itself in a year, in increased productivity and...

1 day ago by apexwm on Using Windows XP is a waste of money, says IDC
debsmk

I have just changed mine to white they said 3 to 5 days

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