links for 2008-01-10

• Linux.com :: Why you should care about PulseAudio (and how to start doing it)
  The sound server PulseAudio is a relative newcomer to the Linux audio arena, but since it has been selected as the default setup in the next releases of at least two major distributions (Fedora and Ubuntu), it’s probably time to start looking into it. The
  (tags: audio opensource HTPC linux)
• Operating systems for really, really old computers – Ubuntu Forums
  List of small Linux distros for old hardware
  (tags: linux list opensource reference)
• Nikon D3 / D300 Vs. Canon
  In this essay I look at the new Nikon D3 and D300 though the eyes (mine) of someone who has been shooting with Canon cameras for the past 8 years. Prior to 1999 I used Nikons, shoot film, and used them to make a living in photography for some 30 years. I
  (tags: cameras photography review hardware)
• Gates Showcases Tablet PC, Xbox at COMDEX; Says New “Digital Decade” Technologies Will Transform How We Live: Strong Initial Windows XP Sales Demonstrate Continuing Customer Appetite for PC Innovation; New Wave of Technology Innovation Will Help Drive Eco
  Unveiling prototypes of the new Tablet PC, Gates predicted that the Tablet would become the most popular form of PC within five years. He also announced strong initial sales of Microsoft® Windows® XP, a product he said was crucial to the Digital Decade,
  (tags: humor windows hardware tabletpc)
• » Exclusive: Windows Mobile 7 To Focus On Touch and Motion Gestures » InsideMicrosoft-part of the Blog News Channel
  Microsoft is currently developing Windows Mobile 7, the first revolutionary change to its mobile device operating system. Recently, I was given a document by a source inside Microsoft that details the touch and gesture plans for Mobile 7. This document is
  (tags: PDA pocketPC mobile windows handheld)
• The Pirate’s Dilemma | TorrentFreak
  The same way light confuses scientists by existing as particles and waves at the same time, information increasingly seems to confuse us. Information is getting cheaper and more expensive at the same time, and it appears that many of us, especially those
  (tags: bittorrent copyright culture p2p collaboration)
• Freeware Software for Web Designers | TechnoTarget
  (tags: applications design freeware graphics list software windows)
• Curious Inventor – Guides : Surface Mount Soldering
  This set of guides will demonstrate (relatively) inexpensive tools and methods for soldering and desoldering SMDs. The first page, Surface Mount Soldering 101, contains a 9 min. video overview. The pages that follow contain more pictures and go into more
  (tags: electronics guide hardware howto reference tutorial)
• AJAX Magazine: Howto integrate Google Calendar in your website using AJAX
  One of the features I find it interesting in Google calendar is the possibility to create shared calendars, but also the availability of your calendar as XML or ICAL whatever it’s a private or public one. As soon as we have XML of our calendar available I
  (tags: ajax design howto web2.0 google)