http://www.techbreak.net/ Techbreak en Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:39:00 GMT Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:39:00 GMT info@techbreak.net info@techbreak.net http://www.techbreak.net/writing-your-thesis-in-latex-on-linux/ If you're ready to write your thesis - undergraduate or graduate - it seems like most of the people around you will shrug their shoulders and tell you to use... http://www.techbreak.net/writing-your-thesis-in-latex-on-linux/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/writing-your-thesis-in-latex-on-linux/ Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:39:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/mit-develops-shock-absorbers-to-generate-power-in-vehicles/ It's a simple idea - as a vehicle drives down the road, the irregularities in the road cause the car or truck to bounce as it travels. All vehicles have... http://www.techbreak.net/mit-develops-shock-absorbers-to-generate-power-in-vehicles/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/mit-develops-shock-absorbers-to-generate-power-in-vehicles/ Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:58:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/ubuntu-benchmarked-against-windows-7/ After the outcry against Vista, Microsoft has been running wild to get a new, more appealing OS to customers, hoping to regain the trust of consumers that were pushed away... http://www.techbreak.net/ubuntu-benchmarked-against-windows-7/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/ubuntu-benchmarked-against-windows-7/ Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:35:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/modifying-firefox-for-performance/ Double the speed of Firefox! This is an article by James Poling on tweaking Firefox to perform a little faster. You have to go into about:config to make it happen... http://www.techbreak.net/modifying-firefox-for-performance/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/modifying-firefox-for-performance/ Wed, 04 Feb 2009 01:06:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackalope-can-boot-in-21-seconds/ The next version of Ubuntu is slated to come out later this year and is code-named "Jaunty Jackalope", after the mythical beast that combines the terrifying flesh-eating body of a... http://www.techbreak.net/ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackalope-can-boot-in-21-seconds/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/ubuntu-904-jaunty-jackalope-can-boot-in-21-seconds/ Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:06:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/is-online-advertising-on-the-decline/ That's the question posed on Ars Technica, following news that The Consumerist will be sold from the Gawker Media group of blogs. "Consumerist is the latest of Denton's blogs to... http://www.techbreak.net/is-online-advertising-on-the-decline/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/is-online-advertising-on-the-decline/ Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:42:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/semantic-web-technology-in-kubuntu-intrepid-ibex/ After installing Kubuntu Intrepid Ibex earlier this year, I noticed a strange setting lurking in the background... It was called Nepomuk, and I turned it off, then quickly turned it... http://www.techbreak.net/semantic-web-technology-in-kubuntu-intrepid-ibex/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/semantic-web-technology-in-kubuntu-intrepid-ibex/ Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:03:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/is-the-us-slipping-as-the-center-of-the-internet/ The Internet remains one of humanity's great inventions and it was formed primarily in the United States, where the American military sponsored research in a telecommunication network. No one ever... http://www.techbreak.net/is-the-us-slipping-as-the-center-of-the-internet/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/is-the-us-slipping-as-the-center-of-the-internet/ Tue, 23 Dec 2008 04:40:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/facebook-used-to-catch-diners-that-skip-out-on-expensive-meal/ Ah, these young punks - a young man, his girlfriend and three others sat down at Seagrass restaurant in Melbourne, ordering expensive dishes and fine wines, running up a tab... http://www.techbreak.net/facebook-used-to-catch-diners-that-skip-out-on-expensive-meal/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/facebook-used-to-catch-diners-that-skip-out-on-expensive-meal/ Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:49:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/students-in-vladivostok-to-recieve-free-netbooks/ While we're getting jacked on the price of Eee netbooks, Russia is stepping up to bat with a whole fleet of free netbooks for lucky kids in Vladivostok. They're delivering... http://www.techbreak.net/students-in-vladivostok-to-recieve-free-netbooks/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/students-in-vladivostok-to-recieve-free-netbooks/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:11:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/flexible-displays-from-the-us-army/ Though the US military is often criticized for spending too much money on toys and guns, one unequivocal fact is that they fund research into many exciting technologies, some which... http://www.techbreak.net/flexible-displays-from-the-us-army/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/flexible-displays-from-the-us-army/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:30:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/youve-just-upgraded-to-ubuntu-intrepid-ibex-810-lets-tweak-it/ Yes, I made the plunge... perhaps it was a silly move, risky, even, as I've got all my work on this laptop, and Kubuntu Hardy Heron was working just fine... http://www.techbreak.net/youve-just-upgraded-to-ubuntu-intrepid-ibex-810-lets-tweak-it/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/youve-just-upgraded-to-ubuntu-intrepid-ibex-810-lets-tweak-it/ Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:27:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/tuning-up-kde-41/ With the new release of Kubuntu Intrepid Ibex, I've finally installed KDE 4.1 on my laptop - and it's terrific. Sure, there have been some rocky moments... with Hardy Heron... http://www.techbreak.net/tuning-up-kde-41/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/tuning-up-kde-41/ Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:30:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/outstanding-open-source-apps/ With the economy in a shocking tailspin, some pundits are looking forward to the failure of open source software... open source was a movement that revitalized the idea of a... http://www.techbreak.net/outstanding-open-source-apps/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/outstanding-open-source-apps/ Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:53:00 GMT http://www.techbreak.net/google-shows-off-first-images-from-new-google-satellite/ We've all used Google Maps, the free service from Google that lets you find addresses in nearly any city in the developed world, without hassle or complications. It's backed by... http://www.techbreak.net/google-shows-off-first-images-from-new-google-satellite/#comments http://www.techbreak.net/google-shows-off-first-images-from-new-google-satellite/ Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:51:00 GMT