"AAA reports that drivers who think talking on a hands-free phone while driving is safer than talking on a handheld handset are fooling themselves." read more » DiscussBury
Bruce Byfield writes, "If any process ever cried out for a graphical interface, it is using NDISwrapper to enable wireless devices to run on GNU/Linux using Windows drivers. The process is often tor read more » DiscussBury
"A study that tracked drivers through a simulated task finds that not all conversations are equal: cell phones are far more distracting than having a passenger present." read more » DiscussBury
"Following a recent spike in the rates of revoked licenses amongst younger drivers, Australian police have fingered racing games as the source of "irresponsible" driving." read more » 1 CommentBury
The new Catalyst 8.8 drivers provide Hybrid Graphics support for Windows XP users, new Avivo video features, and Dynamic Gamma/Contrast correction. read more » DiscussBury
Canonical is working on a new Linux distribution called Netbook Remix which will be used on subnotebooks. Each distribution will be finely tuned for the specific equipment it runs on. Shuttleworth has indicated his desire for the manufacturers to open source the relevant drivers. read more » DiscussBury
Scott Rubin over at Apreche blogs about the misconception that Linux needs more drivers when in fact it needs complete drivers that fully support existing hardware. read more » DiscussBury
