Linux kernel exceeds 10 million lines of code

Studies conducted at the kernel of the Linux operating system have revealed very interesting data on this. One of the most important data is that it consists of more than 10 million lines of code, but it is important to mention that this amount includes blank lines comments to the code and text files.

The growth in the number of lines is due to implementing new patches to make it more robust.
The analysis by the SLOCCount program, which is able to inspect and count only those lines of code revealed that actual number is 6,399,191
Another fact is that it is important to mention that 94.4% of the code is written in C language and 3.3% is written in assembly language.

Download source code of Android

The source code of the operating system Android for mobile phones developed by the giant Google has been released has been released so that programmers can make their own changes to this system.

"All the work we have devoted to the mobile platform is now available for free," were the words of Google's developer, Dave Bort on the website where he published the code.
"Do they have a great idea for a new application? Do it! Since it is an open source project, it is best that everyone can contribute to Android and influence its development," said Bort.

Google comes to contrast with those companies who have the code in the operating system of their phones closed; this is the case with Apple with its iPhone that only accepts applications developed by Apple itself. Other examples are the Symbian operating system from Nokia and some that work with Windows.
You can download the source code of Android by clicking the following link: Download code Android

SSD technology to replace hard disk

The SSD or solid-state drives could become substitutes for conventional hard drives.

A considerable number of laptops, video and music players begun to use this new storage technology, which has as one of its most attractive advantages, size and storage capacity. These devices, having no moving parts (rotating dishes), offer faster access to reading data.
It is also worth mentioning that use smaller quantities of energy compared to conventional hard drives, are quiet and are resistant to vibration mobility.

New Linus Torvalds Blog's

For all lovers of Linux, this is a new that interests them much hope and is the creator of the best operating system to date, Linus Torvalds, has begun to write in his new personal blog.

For anyone wishing to visit the blog of one of the most important men in the world of computing, they left the following link to do so.
Visit Linus' Blog

Develop robot girl to accompany sick and elderly

Japanese engineers from Osaka University have designed a robot that looks like a girl of 5 years of age in order to escort the sick or elderly.
The android whose name at the moment is Repliee R-1, began in produr series in mid-October. It has about 50 sensors with different functions.

"The appearance of the robot is essentially one of its functions, but the effect of appearance must be evaluated independently," explained their developers.

Software estimated age of people by analyzing pictures of his face

This is a software developed by engeneers of  University of Illinois in the United States, this software can calculate the age of a person with a fairly accurate, all you need is a photograph of the face to estimate age.
According to its creators, the system is not yet what they want precise, but believes that it will be relatively easy to improve.
Among the possible applications of this system are: preventing young people below a certain age to buy alcohol, to deny children access to certain Web pages or to prevent minors from acquiring snuff vending machines.
The system can estimate aged 1 year and 93 years. During the tests, 50% of the time the wise old with a deviation of 5 years, while 80% of the time that deviation was 10 years. According to its creators, the indices of precision can go up by evidence in databases with larger quantities of photographs of people.

Playing without installing NES emulators

For all those who had a NES console and now can not forget those classic games here I bring a solution to remember those old days.

This is a page where you can play online some of those games of the NES, this means that you do not need to be installed emulators nor be looking for and downloading Rooms, because in that homepage offers a catalog where we can select the game we like the most or where we hooked more on those days when we were kids. If you are interested in testing can do it by clicking the link below:
NES Play Free Online

Windows Live Messenger 2009 Beta available

For those who can not live without the messenger, here is available for download the beta version of Windows Live Messenger 2009.

Among the new features of this new version, include the following:

• The images of your contacts in the talks appear on the left side of the window.
• It has a new group, so to speak, contact called "Favorites."
• Compatible with Yahoo Messenger and Google Talk.
• Ability to maintain the same nick's and images on different PCs.

If you are interested in installing and / or test it, you can download by clicking the following link: Download Messenger 2009.

Connect to the Internet with a radio antenna

This is a project developed at the Cantabria's University in Spain. The project called Wireless Triple Play aims to enable the transmission and reception of signals without the use of wires and poles, to bring technology to rural populations.

This service will be installed in the homes of people who require it by placing antenna on a 40x30 cm on the outside of housing. I hope that this technology is supported and that in the near future be able implemented in other countries.

Creator of Internet announces the universalization of the network

Tim Berners-Lee, who invented the internet in 1989, has just announced the creation of a foundation whose purpose is to provide Internet to all countries and ensure the maintenance of the service.

Berners-Lee proposed the "no discrimination in the use of the Internet", ensuring the universality of the Web to get this tool at all.
"You can not, ethically, away from the gaze of those who do not use the Web to nothing or only use it once in a while," says the British physicist. "The website has been designed by the developed world to the developed world." For this reason, the project seeks to increase the presence of the web everywhere with the goal "to be of greater value to all of us," says Berners-Lee.

The mission of the project is moving towards a free and open web, increase its capacity and disseminate the presence of the Internet to all corners of the globe. The Foundation will seek the help of technology professionals, governments and ONG's. For now, and has the support of the Foundation of John S. and James L. Knight, who have donated five million dollars to the cause, some three and half million euros.

Convert HTML to XHTML

Navigating around, I found this page where you can convert HTML code into XHTL.

This is a wysiwyg editor that allows paste the original code, and once we convert to the button to send the code to XHTML 1.1 transational valid. There is a small detail, the site is in Spanish, but it's intuitive enough for use.

I tested it a litle bit, but there are those who say that it works very well with Firefox, if you want to try it just click the link below:

Converter code.

Intel is not safe in its standard mode

The reason is that Gmail works with unencrypted sessions. With that users review their Gmail e-mail at an Internet café are exposed to someone else to obtain information from its inception, username and password.

But this is a very easy solution as the Gmail service includes support for SSL type. Therefore, the user can activate the feature by following these steps:

• Connect to your Gmail account.
• Click on the link "setup"
• In the tab "General" progress until you find "Connecting your browser" and select the "Always use https"

After this, all traffic through your Gmail account will be encrypted. The system will be secure and the user will only be sacrificing a minimum of performance due to the encryption procedure.

Intel delays chips with integrated graphics core

The company has decided to postpone the launch of its core CPUs with graphics up to 2010 because of "response received by customers."

"Intel remains committed to providing platforms for high quality and stability to a predictable progression. According to information gathered from our customers, we have been forced to change roles and roadmaps for the Nehalem chips planned for 2009, "said the press release from the company.
Auburndale processor for laptops, was one of those for 2009, as well as those designed for desktop PCs, the Havendale, based both on Nehalem micro-architecture. Intel has announced that it will be launched in early 2010.

Viewing in Google Earth satellite in real time

Since Analytical Graphics can download a KMZ file for Google Earth that transforms data from the United States Strategic Command with all satellites (active and inactive), rocket bodies and debris orbiting the Earth and allows us to visualize them in real time.
The more than 13,000 satellites are represented in its actual position, including altitude, allowing the viewing of the satellites that are above our heads, or switching to 'heaven mode' and view with stars and constellations.

Clicking on any of the icons shows a short summary of its history and orbital parameters, and allows us to access a view which represents the path of the selected satellite.

City plans in 3D isometric perspective

OnionMap lets you view maps of 33 cities in the world with a different perspective to the usual representation in isometric 3D visually very attractive, with search functions and information of interest such as shops, hotels, transport or events.

Interface that adapts to the user for a better handling of the mouse

The designs standards are especially frustrating for the disabled, the elderly and anyone who has trouble controlling a mouse. A new design strategy, developed at the University of Washington, an interface that will allow "smart" to put a small test of skills for each person, which then allows you to create mathematical calculations using a version of herself optimized for motor skills and vision of this person. This system provides for the first time a method for instant customizable user interfaces.

The tests showed that the system reduced the difference in performance between users sound management and the disabled by 62 percent, and disabled users preferred mostly these custom interfaces generated automatically. This shows that the automatic generation of personalized interfaces really works, and that the technology is ready for use.

The system, called Supple, begins with an assessment that, in principle, only needs to be done only once, the skills of a person to point, click and drag with the mouse. In the display is a ring of points and as each point is illuminated, the user must click on top of it quickly. The task is repeated for different sizes of a point. Other notices asking the participant to click and drag to select from a list, and click repeatedly on one point.

Participants can move the cursor using any type of device. The test lasts about 20 minutes for one person or event and up to 90 minutes for a person with motor disabilities. Then, an optimization program calculates how long it would take a person to complete certain tasks on a computer, and in a couple of seconds create an interface that maximizes the speed and accuracy when you use a particular program.

Guardarcomopdf, converts files to PDF

Guardarcomopdf is a converter of documents online in just 3 steps transforms from .doc, .txt, .rtf, .jpg, .xls or .ppt to PDF.

No need to register or download any software to start using this converter.

You just need to pick the document to convert, indicate the name and address
e-mail where we were sent, in just a few minutes, the file already converted to PDF format.

Accessed at any time Guardarcomopdf so completely free.

Create banner in minutes

This application allows the creation of online banner ads in a simple manner.

My Bannermaker have an interface with 6 tabs that go with setting up our banner. With the options of size, background, text, edge effects and save will have enough opportunities to create practical banners.

My Banner Maker automatically stores the banner on imageshack.us with the idea that we can insert the banner on our blog as soon as we finish creating.

One drawback of this tool is that the banner that we create here will have a small legend at the bottom, although this can be cut with some style program Photoshop.

My Banner Maker is certainly an interesting application for practices, which makes easy and quick creation of banners.

Get already:  MyBannerMaker.

P4P, a future of P2P networks

The new way to share files called hybrid P2P or P4P, is not really a new P2P protocol, but a technology with which Internet access providers seeking to optimize the P2P traffic at the same time take a new position in the control and economic performance of these contents.

The novelty that brings the P4P is to use the network to select those who traded with whom and in this way monitor that whoever is closest to the ISP's network is who will perform the downloading, rather than only by the criteria of protocol being used and in some cases leads to data packets traveling vast distances.

In this way the P4P technology would offer some advantages for its users as an improvement in the performance of P2P applications for a 200% on average, and above all a highly advantageous position for providers of Internet access, which would minimized consumption resources that leads to problems of saturation as well as obtaining an income of a content which is currently beyond their control.

Telecommunications companies that are doing these experiments have been grouped in a working group called P4P Working Group, which is Telefonica.

But this new technology will not allow downloading of protected content, and to explain the working group responsible P4P "Only the companies involved to distribute legitimate content will work with the ISP. The P4P will force the industry to identify P2P as good or bad kids, to mature and work with content owners and ISPs. They may not say that most do not control the material that move because this is P2P with central control. "