Google Chrome OS

Google has announced it is working on an Operating System for Netbook computers.

You can read more in this blog post at the techcrunch blog.

More information can be found in this report on the BBC Website.

Firefox WMV Plugin

Back in the late nineties I used to watch a television programme called 'The Asian Football Show', after doing some searching on Google I discovered that the show had been renamed 'Football Asia'. I also found they had a site here where you can watch footage from various matches.

When I tried watching the videos in Firefox I discovered that they wouldn't appear. At first I thought it was a problem with the Adblock Add-on. But when I viewed the page with IE Tab I was prompted to upgrade my WMV player. I could now view the pages in the IE rendering engine but still not Firefox. So I downloaded the Firefox WMV Plugin from Microsoft & restarted Firefox & now I can watch the videos perfectly.

Aurel Basic v1.1

A new version of Aurel Basic v1.1 can be downloaded from the Aurel Basic forum here.

Fun with C

Interesting thread on the JREF Forum here about the kind of fun you can have with the C Programming Language.

MIPS Architecture & SPIM

Here are some links for people interested in MIPS & SPIM.

I also found selected pages from the book 'Computer Organization & Design' on Google Books.

Trine Gameplay Trailer

It should be coming out for the Xbox 360 pretty soon too.

TIOBE Rankings

Java is still at number One in the TIOBE Rankings, you can read more here.

How Computers Calculate

Interesting set of articles on Wikipedia & other sites, which contain information on the various methods that Computers use to carry out calculations.

• CORDIC Algorithm used to calculate Trigonometric Functions.
• Chebyshev Polynomials calculate Trigonometric Identities.
• Chebyshev Polynomials at Wolfram MathWorld.
• PDF Spectrum ROM Disassembly at World of Spectrum.
• Math Toolkit at Google Books.
  

Firefox Add-ons

Two Firefox Add-ons that I've recently been trying out are AutoCopy & Tab Mix Plus.

You can find out more about them here.

Donkey Kong Aquatic Ambience

I brought Donkey Kong Country when it first came out for the Super Nintendo in 1994. I found the following video on YouTube, which shows one of the Underwater levels.