Internet Exporer 8.0 Beta 1

The new IE browser is here folks. Still in the beta stage, it is drawing considerable attention towards itself. This browser is said to be an improvement over IE 7.0 with more stable downloads and with a slightly spruced up interface. This beta is aimed at web developers and designers to help them take advantage of new features in Internet Explorer 8 that will enhance their websites. This beta is aimed at web developers and designers to help them take advantage of new features in Internet Explorer 8 that will enhance their websites.

Requirements:

Processor: Computer with a 233MHz processor or higher (Pentium processor recommended)

OS:

• Windows Vista x64 and x86
• Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) x64 and x86
• Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2)
• Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
• Windows Server 2008 x64 and x86
• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) x64 and x86

Memory Requirements:

• Windows Vista – 512MB
• Windows Vista Service Pack (SP1) – 512MB
• Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) – 64 MB
• Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) – 64 MB
• Windows XP Professional x64 Edition – 128 MB
• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) – 64 MB
• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 ia64 – 128 MB
• Windows Server 2008 – 512MB

Display: Super VGA (800 x 600) or higher-resolution monitor with 256 colors.

Compatibility Issues: I wont go in to the details. The list is way to long. I suggest that you read the articles on this page: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949787

Surface Computing

Heard of Jeffery Han? I guess you haven’t. But if you are interested in surface computing (read touch screen), you definitely want to get to know him.

Jefferson Y. Han is a research scientist for New York University’s (NYU) Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, and one of the main developers of an “interface-free” touch-driven computer screen. The screen is based on “multi-touch sensing,” which is similar to existing touch-screen interfaces but able to recognize multiple points of contact.

Jeff Han also works on other projects in the fields of autonomous robot navigation, motion capture, real-time computer graphics, and human-computer interaction.

He presented his multi-touch sensing work in February 2006 at the TED (Technology Entertainment Design) Conference in Monterey, California. TED released the video online 6 months later and it spread quickly on YouTube.

Han has founded a company called Perceptive Pixel to develop his touch screen technology further, and he has already shipped touch screens to parts of the military. Han’s technology has been featured most notably as the “Magic Wall” on CNN’s Election Center coverage.

Han studied computer science and electrical engineering for three years at Cornell University before leaving to join a start-up company to commercialize the CU-SeeMe video-conferencing software that he helped develop while an undergraduate at Cornell.^[1]

Han was named to Time Magazine’s 2008 listing of the 100 Most Influential People in The World.

See the marvel here:

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid713271701/bclid713073346/bctid709364416