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Paraplegics walk with robotic legs

An Israeli invention allows paraplegics to walk again using a strap-on robotic exoskeleton.

Tests show particle smasher ready for big bang exp

Tests have cleared the way for the start-up of an experiment to restage a mini-version underground of the 'big bang' which created the universe 15 billion years ago, the project chief said.

How To Set Up WebDAV With Lighttpd On Mandriva

This guide explains how to set up WebDAV with lighttpd on a Mandriva 2008.1 server. WebDAV stands for Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning and is a set of extensions to the HTTP protocol.

Surveillance for dummies

Intelligence gathering in the name of security just got ridiculously easier, but not necessarily more accurate. This is for your protection.

Apache2 mpm-peruser On Debian Etch

This article explains how you can install and configure apache2-mpm-peruser on a Debian Etch server. apache2-mpm-peruser is an MPM (Multi-Processing Module) for the Apache 2 web server, very similar to apache2-mpm-itk, but faster.

Australia misses out on 160GB PlayStation 3

The latest report out of the Leipzig Games Convention will leave many Aussie Sony fans flabbergasted as it looks like the 160GB model PlayStation 3 will not be making its way to our shores.

Wireless power revolution

Intel is developing a wireless power transmission system that will potentially free appliances from power cords and AC adapters. The power is transmitted by exploiting magnetic rather than electric fields.

Wireless Broadband Gets Cheaper

Wireless broadband competition in Australia has driven down the price of wireless plans and increased monthly download allocations. Telstra, Unwired, Optus and Virgin have all released more competitive plans

Facebook Scrabulous not available in Oz anymore

It looks like Facebook has stopped allowing Scrabulous to be accessed by Australians, who up until now have been able to continue playing the game despite legal hurdles in the US.

Porn pipped to the post as Google's most popular

The internet is often portrayed as a dark and dangerous tool, flooded with porn and predators, but according to Google's new search analysis tool, most web surfers are looking for a more innocent form of entertainment.

Twitter Clients For Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop

In this article I will show how to install and use two clients for the popular microblogging platform Twitter on an Ubuntu 8.04 desktop. The first one is Twitux, the second Twitter client is gtwitter. Both clients have similar features...

Telstra-Hutch deal could rattle Optus

Creating Advanced MySQL-Based Vhosts On Lighttpd

This guide explains how you can create advanced virtual hosts on a lighttpd web server on Debian Etch that are stored in a MySQL database. The method described here does not use the lighttpd mod_mysql_vhost module...

Optus prepaid broadband data robbery

Whatever happened to chargin...