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Monday, June 16, 2008

Bomomo Makes Abstract-ish Art Simple [Art]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/311965650/bomomo-makes-abstract+ish-art-simple

Webapp Bomomo is a drawing application that's slick enough to make random squiggles seem elegant, but also lets you fine-tune your design. Whether you're looking for a change of desktop wallpaper, wrapping paper that's really unique, or just an intriguing background, Bomomo's results almost always look pretty decent. And while the colors are randomly generated, they tend to come in complementary waves. Bomomo is a free to sign up for and use.

Bomomo [via MakeUseOf.com]

Remove Empty Directories Does What It Says [Downloads]

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/312359383/remove-empty-directories-does-what-it-says

Windows only: Free, open-source application Remove Empty Directories, aka RED, scans any folder you point it to for empty or partially empty folders and helps you remove them. With advanced options for protecting specific folders or detecting folders with just one file type—like an empty music folder that still has album artwork in it—RED is perfect for cleaning out your music library or a cluttered document tree. Just don't go delete-crazy and lose something you need—though if you do, our guide to recovering deleted files with free software can help. Thanks Jan!

Remove Empty Directories [JonasJohn]

AMD Faces Nvidia With Dual Chip Plan

Source: http://gigaom.com/2008/06/16/amd-faces-nvidia-with-dual-chip-plan/

Stacey Higginbotham, Monday, June 16, 2008 Comments (0)

Nvidia and AMD today each launched two graphics chips for the PC market — but the two companies are pursuing divergent strategies. Both share a recent focus on high-end graphics, which underlines how important visual computing has become; but the different approaches taken by each firm may cost Nvidia market share if its monolithic high-end chips can't deliver the graphic punch to compete with a multi-GPU strategy embraced by AMD and Intel.

Nvidia launched its GTX 280 and GTX 260 chips, which are larger multi-core processors on a single chip. AMD on the other hand, has taken a bottoms-up approach with smaller, multi-core chips that can be harnessed to a second graphics processing chip on a board to deliver higher-level performance. Lower-end PCs can rely on one AMD processor and those needing more power can turn to two AMD chips or Nvidia's single, high-power chip.

The real question is how the graphics will look on the screen. And, as in most chip releases, the proof will be a while in coming. Nvidia already has HP signed up to use its new chip in a new Voodoo desktop especially for gaming. That makes sense. Nividia's chip will rock the high-end application, while AMD's is designed to provide compelling imagery for cheaper, power-efficient PCs and laptops at a large scale. The real battle will be whether AMD's dual-chip strategy takes business away from Nvidia for specialty graphics computers and high-performance technical computing. If that occurs, Nvidia will have to be on guard: Intel's planning to follow the same dual-chip path with its Larrabee GPUs.

Nikon readying D90 for launch?

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/312547556/

Filed under: Digital Cameras

We don't have much to go by, but the image above image might just be the Nikon D90, successor to the well-received D80 -- then again, it might be a photoshop, too. (The more we look at it, the more the area in/around the D90 badge looks pretty sloppy.) According to Nikon Rumors, it might be due as early as tomorrow; we'll let you know if the kit goes from rumor to reality.

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