I downloaded it and tried to install it. Unfortunately, while downloading packages it hanged (on the last minute!) and after restarting it wont go to the desktop.
To say that I am disappointed is an understatement. I had very high hopes for this release.
Should you dare, download it here. Share you experience here.
I’m gonna try to install again tomorrow or the next day.
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Scientists tap the unmatched intellect of gamers to help solve the decade long puzzle of an AIDS enzyme.
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This is where Foldit comes in.
Developed in 2008 by the University of Washington, it is a fun-for-purpose video game in which gamers, divided into competing groups, compete to unfold chains of amino acids — the building blocks of proteins — using a set of online tools.
To the astonishment of the scientists, the gamers produced an accurate model of the enzyme in just three weeks.
Cracking the enzyme “provides new insights for the design …

It seems that the excitement for WIndows 8 is escalating. Engadget has a preview of Windows 8 for tablits.
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Metro UI, Touchscreen support, tablet support… looks like Microsoft is planning to go back in the game big time.
I’ll try to download the developer copy and experience for myself the upcoming MS operating system. Or you can download it and share your experience here!
 
 
 
 
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Were you one of the many who wasn’t able to get their hands on HP’s $99 Touchpad?
While not as cheap as HP’s, Lenovo’s upcoming 7″ Ideapad A1 is attractively priced at $199. And it comes in the color pink!
Now we are probably seeing the direct competitor to the 7″ Galaxy Tab which is still priced somewhat higher than $199 (I saw them being sold at SM Southmall for a little more than P14,000, which is around $330).
This is good news for mobile people who would like their tablets in a …

Alleged leaked image of early iPhone 5 seems to prefer cool green screen, spacious 64 GB capacity magically fitted into a compact design and – for the first time ever since the introduction of the iPhone –  an actual physical keypad for superb input. Innovation at its finest!

Nah just kidding! Thanks to Failblog for the amusement.
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For many diabetic patients, checking blood glucose levels is quite a hassle. Traditional method is to prick and test the oozing blood on a strip.
Those folks at the University of Tokyo has another approach, though: skin implants. The tiny sensor inserted in the skin will glow when blood sugar level changes, which is pretty cool. I imagine this is more convenient than regularly drawing blood to check.
Engadget has more here.
In the future, I hope this technology will have more uses, like measure cortisol to monitor stress hormone levels (will probably …

Windows 8 is certainly generating a lot of buzz. If you’re one who would like to know more about Windows 8 from the viewpoit of the developers, head to the Windows 8 Blog. 
As of the moment, the blog contains some welcoming remarks, some description of what the blog is about and an introduction to the team.
Personally, though I prefer using Linux, I am quite interested on the upcoming OS. Windows 7 is a great operating system and I hope – for the sake of competition – that Windows 8 will …

Seems like Firefox 6 is going to be released ahead of schedule and will be available on August 16.

Engadget has more.
 

I have used mind mapping technique to sort through my ideas and present them before me and my colleges in a visual way. For those who would like to try this technique digitally (and for free) in Linux, try these programs Linuxaria suggests.

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It’s kind of hard to believe, but that command line OS has just turned 30.
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I remember the day I first laid my hands on the computer’s keyboard and its OS is MS DOS. My PC then was a Texas Instruments 486 DLC (whatever that means) with a whopping 4 MB RAM and what I think is a 50 megabyte (or probably less) hard disk. It was a second hand computer, but it started my fascination with these versatile machines.
From what I recall, the word processor …