always nice to see old technology stage a comeback and this time it is happening around the coasts of Europe, with nine radio stations often replace the GPS satellite system low. eLoran radio system based on stronger than the satellite signals and Jammable least based on the Loran system has already been used for ship navigation by the British and the U.S. Navy for over 50 years. But despite his age, technology has proved remarkably resilient against harmful interference. Tests carried out by the General Lighthouse Authorities of the United Kingdom and Ireland, radio jammer 1.5W was able to defeat the GPS signals within a radius of 30 kilometers. However, to do the same thing with the Loran system, you'll need a 40-foot tower -. And around 25 kilowatts of juice to power

The rationale Loran and GPS are virtually the same, with devices that measure the time it takes a signal to travel between a transmitter and a receiver. Loran requires three simple, with locations then calculated by "trilateration". More input signal is equal to a reading position more secure with the system database with accuracy the location of the initial public offering of approximately 100 meters. However, the update eLoran signal (currently shown only on the east coast of the United Kingdom, around Dover) which tapers down to less than 10 meters. GPS backup will be gradually extended throughout the British coast.

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Bill Farman want to convert their RTF text documents into MP3 files so you can listen while mowing ...

there is a free download that will ensure that the information I get the Open University in RTF format so you can hear what I'm working? I text to speech on my HP Pavilion laptop but (a) I can not slow down enough to enter information manually rather than detective stories, etc., and (b) it is not practical to walk behind a lawnmower carry a laptop.

Bill Farman

Text-to-speech (TTS) is easy to do at a simple level, and Texas Instruments began making chips speech - as used in the toy Speak & Spell - end of 1970. TTS later became common in computers during the next decade, home Atari 1400XL Micro in 1983. (Texas Instruments TI-99/4A done before, but only with optional plug-in speech synthesizer.)

As you see, TTS is also part of Microsoft Windows which is currently used by the Narrator screen reader to provide facilities for people with vision problems. Microsoft Office 2010 and 2013, Speak is integrated with Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and OneNote. There are also many different programs that is using Microsoft SAPI (voice programming interface) and software platform to bring your own voice or a TTS system.

If you have Microsoft Office, try the open source Microsoft Word add-Save as DAISY, who works with Word 2003, 2007 and 2010. This allows you to select "Save as DAISY" in the Word menu, then "Full DAISY". This will save your RTF (Rich Text Format) or another XML file in e-book and MP3 audio synchronization created using Microsoft TTS engine software and the LAME encoder.

DAISY is the global standard for digital talking books, whose name derives from the system of digital information accessible. It was developed in Sweden in early 1990 and approved by the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped American. This makes the audio much easier to navigate.

There are a number of management programs DaisyWorm including DAISY files for Apple iPad iPhone and iPod Touch, Android and go read.

Alternatively, you can play the MP3 file using any MP3 player.

free alternatives include text Spesoft the President and MP3 Ultra Hal Zabaware TTS Reader, which stores files in WAV format.

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Croydon techie

In addition, the man behind the voice of Stephen Hawking, the failure of the United States of Atari, the guy goes to the event LookRobot girl playing Nintendo, and more

a quick burst of 9 links for you to chew, as selected by the team of technology

Law

Moore

not kill passwords Touchpaper >> Light Blue

Joseph Bonneau, University of Cambridge Computer Security Research Lab

In my thesis 20 years traced steal passwords and improvements have seen an increase of nearly 1,000 the number of attempts per second per unit cost that could be achieved, almost exactly a Moore law style doubles every two years. The good news though is that passwords can (and should) co-evolve to obtain proportionately more expensive to evaluate in time. This is a classic race and arms at the same rate simply requires steadily increasing the number of iterations in a hash. We can improve even against password cracking over time using memory functions consolidated memory speeds are not growing as quickly and are more difficult parallellise. The Scrypt () key derivation function is a good implementation of a hash of the password-related memory and all high security applications should be using or something similar.

Stephen Hawking New

PC >> Intel Free Press

Intel application engineer Travis Bonifield

worked closely with Hawking to communicate with the world in a decade. He traveled from the U.S. to England a few years to personally deliver Hawking a customized PC.

Here, he talks about the unique project Bonifield technology that powers the customized system and how Intel co-founder Gordon Moore is Hawking to switch from AMD Intel.

Speech

Hawking was absolutely Intel-powered for centuries, but it is always fascinating to read how. (Thanks @ mrbeardy for the link.)

Jobs

thief home to seven years in prison >> Macworld UK

The man who broke into the home of Palo Alto, California, in late Apple CEO Steve Jobs and stole laptops, iPads and other goods was sentenced to seven years California State Prison.

Kariem McFarlin, 35, was arrested in August last year by agents Allied Computer Team Rapid Run, a Silicon Valley crimes unit composed of high-tech local, state and federal .

McFarlin

REACT officers found safety with Apple, which followed in the stolen computers were used by matching serial numbers with connections to the servers of Apple iTunes. The IP address is in use is a line in the apartment in the vicinity of Alameda McFarlin was also used by an Apple device registered to a family member, according to a police report.

is the new site of Kim Dotcom, MEGA, actually safer than MegaUpload? Daily Dot >>

New MEGA

can provide better Internet hackers port -. As long as you're careful

MEGA

, the new service local file created in the wake of formwork and the continued pursuit of Megaupload, differs from its predecessor in a significant way (besides the fact that it is currently a huge multinational trial). Users can encrypt your files

Although nothing will change for those who use the site to promote a broader piracy, people who just want to share with your friends pirated material is unlikely to be captured.

It is not clear. Those who register for the service, which was released on Saturday, are welcomed with service conditions that make it seem that you are likely to get into trouble if you download pirated content.

gatecrashing wife Nintendo gamer cases for a Gizmodo UK Type >>

do not understand what to do with someone in a play activity is so massively strange. This may be seen as a violation very involved and male homosocial space carefully cultivated. Perhaps this is because, as the race, most games journos tend to give the impression that they are at least two cups of coffee behind everyone in the room. Perhaps both.

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there an easy way to save gas - turn off your engine. And if you do not, this Volkswagen will do

price

? 28 475

MPG

49.6

speed

123 mph

The bus driver seemed surprised when I grumpy typed in its window. I was a little surprised myself, actually. But I was upset. "The engine has been idle for 45 minutes," I said. "All the time I was swimming've been stationed here, not going anywhere." There was silence as he gathered his thoughts, his floating air sandwich. "This is a waste of fuel," I almost cried. "It's crazy." More silence, only the constant hum of diesel. Then he leaned over and turned the key. Silence. He smiled and took a big bite. "Thanks," I muttered, and went, thinking about what one should be insufferable pedant ...

But there is one thing worse. Search for Transport for London has revealed that if drivers across the capital, turned off their engines idling for one minute each trip they made ugly, the city could reduce its carbon emissions by 100 million pounds year and around ? 60m less fuel would be burned. It is a glorious easy, individual small change would make a huge difference collectively. So why not? Embrace the silence ...

But it's harder than you think. All those who have already conducted cars that are not clean at the end - Chuggers smoke, oil burners, corrosion bloomers - We know that the first rule of the preservation of the race is to never, never cut the motor with a Once you begin. You can never do it again.

However, things have changed and instead of the engine speed so as not to die, modern cars can be activated and deactivated with confidence. The car ran this week, the new Volkswagen Passat Alltrack, goes even further. It turns off when its own engine stops, restarts quietly when his foot off the brake. And this is only one of many intelligent technologies in this more manageable VW.

With its high ground clearance, four-wheel drive broke out bows and metal plates bash, the Alltrack (perhaps we should have called the attack?) The pumped-up gym Version-the most famous rabbit born to serve Passat. Heavier and more robust, much has been done to maintain fuel efficiency on par with the model of the family. 4MOTION drive unit sends 90% of the power of 2.0-liter diesel engine to the front wheels, but in case of loss of traction is detected, redirected to the rear axle. This saves fuel without compromising off-road performance on the road offers a sensible and attractive unit.

There are many gadgets in the list of options, too - sweeteners to help seal the deal, as Lane Assist, Blind Spot Monitoring, parking and auto-dipping headlights. Book a test drive and his mind was made up in a few minutes. Mine was. In the language of speed dating is a registered double - for you and your future date

But there is still a small problem, is not it? Plastic handle used to adjust the seat height is in hand and the stereo has a mind of its own ... But they are hardly significant. I am a second date? Just tell me where and when.

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1GB Internet service could be coming to a city near you.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Julius Genachowski, National President issued a "

Gigabit City Challenge

" providers of broadband state and local community leaders to launch 1GB Internet service in all 50 states in 2015. Genachowki hope is that the creation of at least one community in each gigabit encourage innovators to create new businesses and industries.

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German-born former hacker said his eyes were opened to the tactics the United States after his site Megaupload was shut down last year

If boastful massive "Mega" extends over the grassy slope in front of Dotcom Mansion. A coterie of electricians and carpenters to remove cables and wooden models in fluorescent tubes. They are G. Around the huge park luxury home Kim Dotcom, just north of Auckland, New Zealand, gardeners and technicians are busy, as Oompa-Loompa in chocolate, preparation for the big night, dominated by inflatable life-size giraffes and hippos.

Sunday, nearly a year after the internet entrepreneur and several of his colleagues were arrested in a dawn raid on the mansion spectacular, nearly 200 guests gather to inheritance Mega to launch opulent. New cyberlocker service is a simplified version, the successor of super-encryption Megaupload, the file sharing site once supposedly represented 4% of all Internet traffic, and that U.S. prosecutors had taken time off-line before the helicopter down in New Zealand a year ago.

After nearly a month in jail on bail in early 2012, and charged with Dotcom were presented - the first of a series of legal victories that have left the accusation seems increasingly unstable. With an extradition hearing to the United States to face criminal charges of copyright have been rejected, it is difficult not to see the extravagant presentation of the new site, as a gesture of two fingers pointing to the authorities U.S..

"I do not think so," said Dotcom, seated at the head table 20 meters long and the back of the house, flanked by two of his lawyers and his co- Finnish colleague accused batao - all glued to iPad and laptops. Magnate of German origin, is much more than ready to be published as a fearless leader of a crusade against the dinosaurs of Hollywood and politicians who allow their ways of doing business obsolete.

"We want to show the world that we are innovative. Want to show the world that cloud storage has the right to exist. And of course, when you start something, you can expect some controversy. Content industry will really react emotionally to the subject. The U.S. government will probably try to destroy the new business ... you have to stand up and fight against him, and I'll do it ... I do not let cool. "

series of setbacks for the prosecution has led to speculation that the extradition hearing itself can never be heard - a scenario that Dotcom, who turns 39 weeks next stated regret. "We want to expose what happened here. We have a lot of information that shows political interference. Believe that what happened here was made to destroy Megaupload, and we want to prove. "

The case against Dotcom and its allies based on evidence that they benefited, knowingly and intentionally, from the illegal distribution of material protected by copyright - indeed, that exchange pirated Megaupload was part of the business model. "This is bullshit. Excuse my language, but that's bullshit," said Dotcom.

"Megaupload was originally created as a service that allows you to send large files due to limitations attachments ... and this is still the case today. 'Popularity and S initial growth was all. This was never created with the intention of being a refuge against piracy. U.S. If the government says we are a mega-conspiracy, a mafia that has created this kind of thing be a criminal hackers are quite wrong ... for them was about to turn it off and deal with it later on the fly. "re piracy legal system."

Dotcom and know a hacker. During what he calls his "youth" and stupid years in Germany was convicted of piracy, and later took a plea and a sentence of probation on charges of insider trading, but he says that he was "really register a company and over 120 jobs. "The sentence was later removed from his record under the German Act clean slate.

"would probably have been very dark for [Obama] to go to Hollywood and ask him to help him get re-elected when he could not get their soup. Megaupload thus become a Plan B".

Meanwhile, Dotcom said, an aggressive approach and dated Hollywood blinders them the opportunity to build a new business model around the internet. "There is so much money to be made, and these idiots do not understand. Simply do not understand. "
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former executives of the firm British technology has denied the allegations and accused HP of the destruction of a "world leader"

Hewlett-Packard revealed that it has made a repayment of $ 8.8 billion (5.5 billion pounds) after "serious" accounting irregularities discovered in autonomy, the British firm that acquired technology in 2011 more than 10 billion dollars.

HP ??

asked the United States and the British authorities to investigate what he called "serious accounting irregularities, errors and misrepresentations of blatant self-disclosure" before acquisition.

The agreement was negotiated under the previous HP, Leo Apotheker, CEO, but finalized by the mainstream Meg Whitman, former eBay chief and sole candidate for Governor of California, joined the Board of Directors HP policy in March 2011.

HP ??

losses ended with gains for the quarter. The company recorded a net loss of $ 6.9 billion, compared with a profit of $ 200 million over the period a year earlier. Its shares fell 13% in mid-morning. HP said it would seek to recover the money of shareholders seeking "remedies against various parties" before the civil courts. It is understood that the intention to continue to manage and may take action against advisers Deloitte as auditor autonomy.

autonomy founder Mike Lynch, who has strongly denied the allegations on behalf of himself and his team on Tuesday accused HP to destroy a "world leader" in less than a year. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, said he was "surprised" by HP, only learned of the allegations when the company was in the news release 13:00 UK time.

"I think what happened here is that they are in trouble," said Lynch. "I do not understand how you can write $ 9 billion in value and this is somehow all this was caused by something I did not notice when due diligence with 300 people. Elephant would be pretty awesome to have lost. "

autonomy was one of the brightest stars in Britain and the technology used to store data and research companies across different networks, which specializes in the search for "data not structured "such as voice mail and email. Lynch, star Cambridge technology with a taste for koi and railways took place in one of the most successful businessmen in Britain. Originally called the merger" a historic day for autonomy, our employees and the clients we serve. "He made ? 500 million from the sale.

The agreement soon soured as angry investors accused the company of an overpayment. Line contributed to the ouster of Leo Apotheker after 10 months of work.

Lynch released in May, HP announced 27,000 job cuts worldwide in a program of $ 3 billion to $ 3.5 billion cost reduction.

Lynch

Apotheker was near. At first, he seemed to have full support of Whitman, but blamed the lack of independence of the company for his departure. HP, in turn, made a "significant" reduction in license revenue and Autonomy Central Division stated need new leaders.

"They [HP] probably quickly realized what they had done, but by then he had done. Was very difficult for HP to get out of this agreement. "

Whitman
investigation revealed that autonomy was "substantially overvalued at the time of acquisition" due to errors in the financial performance, including revenues, the growth rate of the core and margins Raw.

According to HP, the loss of revenue autonomy mischaracterised sales of low-end hardware, which represent up to 15% of company revenues. HP said that autonomy also licensing transactions where no final client existed at the time of the sale as income.
"It seems to have been a deliberate attempt by some former employees of autonomy to inflate the figures underlying financial companies to mislead investors and potential buyers," said HP in a statement . "These misrepresentations and lack of communication would be seriously affected the ability of management to HP autonomy enough value at the time of the transaction."

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Steven Sinofsky, president

Microsoft

powerful

Windows

division, has left the company. Julie Larson-Green will assume the daily responsibilities for Windows software and hardware engineering, while CFO Tami Reller resume business Windows. Microsoft has released a press release on its website confirming the changes, but what we do not give a reason.

Sinofsky had a knack for turning even the most mundane new windows in a blog 10,000 words, but his departure, saying only that:

"It is impossible to count the blessings I received during my years at Microsoft. I am honored by the professionalism and generosity of all those who had the chance to work in this company impressive. "

Steven Sinofsky

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Last week, said one of the favorites of Representatives of the Congress of Hollywood, Howard Berman, lost his re-election (due in part to re-drawing of constituency boundaries, put it against another licensee). For years, Berman has been a go to guy for the entertainment industry in search of questionable invoices expansion passes author. Berman used to run the "Subcommittee IP" Justice Commission - which one might think that this is a major conflict of interest, since (literally) represented some of Hollywood. Surprisingly, when he led Affairs Committee Foreign following line of investigation subcommittee was Rep. Rick Boucher - an advocate of copyright reform said. Magically, the Sub-Committee of Judicial IP has disappeared. Boucher When lost in the next election and a maximalist was available again, the subcommittee magically reappeared.



Anyway, as a large number of sources have reported today Berman lost, is on the short list of potential candidates to become the new Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after entering next year. Though many thought John Kerry would take the position (which you will), it is now feared that the government does not want to leave the Senate, his seat is likely to revert to the Republicans (Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren narrowly lost this time.) Another candidate, Susan Rice (U.S. Ambassador to the UN) is in a world of controversy at the moment about the situation in Benghazi. Berman This leaves better (although there are others).

However, because the State Department is a strong supporter of the principles of freedom on the Internet. Clinton has made Internet freedom a key element of its approach to the State Department. Actually, we heard from several sources that the inner vision of the State Department was against SOPA because it would undermine efforts to Internet freedom abroad. Similarly, we learned that the State Department pressure on the White House helped to administrative decision against SOPA suppression.



Although Berman is known to have a good knowledge of foreign policy issues, their positions on Internet freedom and the right author must clearly indicate that it is a bad choice for Secretary of State. Whereas people in the state realized how he had soup, Berman was co-sponsor of SOPA, and continued to defend this bill to the end - the argument that it would have no impact on freedom of expression and emphasis in copyright infringement is no different from stealing. Berman also Hillary Clinton, who tried to talk
for

SOPA and wrong in his letter on the relationship between copyright and freedom of expression, meant that the Department of State supported SOPA (otherwise). Permalink |. Feedback | Send this article
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