This is the MOST powerful Power Mac ever been custom build to the limit! This is a dream system for every Power Mac user, but hey, with a price tag of A$ 29,025.45 or US$22,000, would it be a dream come true?

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This is stunning, look at its specifications:

• 16GB 533 DDR2 ECC SDRAM - 8×2GB
• 2×500GB Serial ATA - 7200rpm
• 16x SuperDrive Double-Layer (DVD+R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
• NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB SDRAM
• Apple Cinema HD Display (30″ flat panel) - AU
• Fibre Channel PCI Express Card (w/ SFP-SFP cable)
• Apple USB Modem
• AirPort Extreme + Bluetooth built-in
• Apple Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
• Mac OS X [default]
• One FireWire 800 port
• Two FireWire 400 ports

My 2 Cents

Frankly, I love it, even been a PC user, with this kind of specs, NO one says NO, if it is FOC (Free of Charge). But, if you ask me to forge US$22,000 just for this machine, I would rather buy car.

Matchstick modeller, Mark Colling is aiming for a world record with a 19ft-long ship (He has a 6ft Titanic model in his collection), complete with an 8ft match model of the iceberg which sunk the Titanic in 1912.

Mark’s existing 6ft 2ins long model of the Titanic used up 320,122 model matchsticks:

Mark is making his model of the Titanic to scale using copies of blueprints sent to him by the editor of the Hollywood blockbuster of the same name.

The ship’s final dimensions will be 19ft long by 8ft high and 6ft wide (5.8m x 2.4m x 1.8m), while the iceberg will be 8ft high and 6ft wide (2.4m x 1.8m).

Both will sit amidst a 6ft (1.6m) wide patch of matchstick sea.

The dimensions for the current record-holder - a church - a 6ft 7in by 4ft 11in.

Source: BBC News

The first working prototype of the $100 Laptop is unveiled at the Seven Countries Task Force Meeting. The machine is running Fedora Core 5.0.

See Flickr for more images, or for more information, visit OLPC homepage.

Here are 10 fast and free security enhancements tips from PC Magazine. Why spend when you can have it free?

Before you spend a dime on security, there are many precautions you can take that will protect you against the most common threats.

1. Check Windows Update and Office Update; have your Office CD ready. Windows Me, 2000, and XP users can configure automatic updates. Click on the Automatic Updates tab in the System control panel and choose the appropriate options.

2. Install a personal firewall. Both SyGate and ZoneAlarm offer free versions.

3. Install a free spyware blocker. PC Magazine Editors’ Choice was SpyBot Search & Destroy. SpyBot is also paranoid and ruthless in hunting out tracking cookies.

4. Block pop-up spam messages in Windows NT, 2000, or XP by disabling the Windows Messenger service (this is unrelated to the instant messaging program). Open Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services and you’ll see Messenger. Right-click and go to Properties. Set Start-up Type to Disabled and press the Stop button. Bye-bye, spam pop-ups! Any good firewall will also stop them.

5. Use strong passwords and change them periodically. Passwords should have at least seven characters; use letters and numbers and have at least one symbol. A decent example would be f8izKro@l. This will make it much harder for anyone to gain access to your accounts.

6. If you’re using Outlook or Outlook Express, use the current version or one with the Outlook Security Update installed. The update and current versions patch numerous vulnerabilities.

7. Buy antivirus software and keep it up to date. If you’re not willing to pay, try Grisoft AVG Free Edition. And double-check your AV with the free, online-only scanners available at www.pandasoftware.com/activescan and http://housecall.trendmicro.com.

8. If you have a wireless network, turn on the security features: Use MAC filtering, turn off SSID broadcast, and even use WEP with the biggest key you can get.

9. Join a respectable e-mail security list, such as the one found at PC Mag Security Super Site, so that you learn about emerging threats quickly and can take proper precautions.

and lastly…

10. Be skeptical of things on the Internet. Don’t assume that e-mail “From:” a particular person is actually from that person until you have further reason to believe it’s that person. Don’t assume that an attachment is what it says it is. Don’t give out your password to anyone, even if that person claims to be from “support.”

The 700-hp, Maybach Exelero two-seater with a V-12 biturbo engine is a unique custom model produced for Fulda Reifenwerke, which is using the Maybach Exelero as a reference vehicle for a newly developed generation of wide tyres. The German manufacturer of luxury cars built the unique model as a modern interpretation of its legendary streamlined sports car from the 1930s, thereby forging a link with the historical predecessor, which at that time was likewise based on a powerful Maybach automobile (SW 38) and used by Fulda for tyre tests.

The Exelero embodies the highest expression to date of the Maybach individualisation strategy of offering specific custom solutions on request. In initial tests on the high-speed track in Nardo (Italy), the unique vehicle reached a top speed of 351.45 km/h (FIA*-standard unit of measurement). Developers at Maybach designed the custom model with the participation of students from Pforzheim College. The Exelero was built by the prototype specialists at Stola in Turin (Italy). There are no plans to produce the model in series.

Specifications:

• Engine: 5.9 liter V12
• Weight: 5864 lbs
• Aspiration: Twin turbochargers  
• Torque: 752 lb-ft @ 2500 rpm
• HP: 700 hp @ 5000 rpm  
• HP/Weight: 8.4 lb per hp
• HP/Liter: 118.6 hp per liter  
• Top Speed: 218 mph

This new ultra compact printer, Pivi MP-300 by Fujifilm measures just 146×102x29 mm and weighs 225 g! The maximum size of the print makes up 86×54 mm (not that much), but still it is good for a memory photo.

Printing resolution is 254 dpi, the connection to the source (a mobile phone, a PDA or a notebook) runs via built-in IrDA or USB interface. The new product is expected to have a $150 price tag.

Source: DC Watch, via: Mobile-Review