STklos is a free Scheme System conforming to R5RS. The implementation is based on an ad-hoc Virtual Machine. It can also be compiled as a library, so that one can easily embed it in an application. Its features include an

Text::BarGraph is a simple Perl module for generating ASCII bar graphs based on data in a hash, where the keys are labels and the values are magnitudes. It automatically scales the graph to fit on your terminal screen. It is

Open HPI is an open source project created with the intent of providing an implementation of the SA Forum's Hardware Platform Interface (HPI). It provides a universal interface for Platform Management, including hardware sensor monitoring and control. License: BSD License

Linux Multimedia Box is an application for building multimedia Linux based devices, similar to a PVR or set top box. XML is used for describing the user interface, and events and callbacks are in embedded Tcl. License: GNU General Public

IBM researchers have created a tiny device that slows down light. Eventually, the advance could lead to light replacing electricity in the connection of electronic components. Removing that information bottleneck, in turn, would mean faster computing.

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is suing Indiana-based Guidant, which has major operations in Arden Hills, Minn. Guidant is the second-largest maker of implantable devices that shock an erratically beating heart back into a normal rhythm. The lawsuit charges

School closures, mass vaccinations andquarantines are among the worst-case steps the state will take ifan aggressive strain of flu hits Minnesota. Gov. Pawlenty outlined plans Thursday to cope with avian or pandemic flu.

Florida police can't use breathalyzers unless the source code can be reviewed, a state court decides.

Books, actually, of the digital kind, as companies toy with online access to printed titles in response to Google's digitization moves.

Enterprise services provider sees open source as a "key area" for growth, as it tries to make Linux more attractive to large companies.

The price for these batteries will be 10 USD

An idea that seems to come from the Star Trek universe

Train your spam filter (e.g. Spambayes/SpamAssassin) via drag-n-drop in GNOME. About this version It's been a long time coming, but 0.1.4 fixes a niggling little bug that's been annoying me for a while; in previous releases you couldn't tell if

Information posted on the Pearson Vue testing site indicates that registration has opened for beta versions of exams that are required for the new-generation Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist and Microsoft Certified IT Professional certifications. Exams up for beta testing include

Gkrellfah2 is a plugin for GKrellM 2.0+ that monitors and controls the Linux Folding@Home client. It features configurable text output, monitoring of CPU usage and progress, configurable command execution, retrieval of user point totals and other statistics, active control of

Gollem is a Web-based file manager that provides the ability to fully manage a hierarchical file system stored in a variety of backends such as a SQL database, as part of a real filesystem, or on an FTP server. It

WifiScanner is an analyzer and detector of 802.11b stations and access points. It can listen alternatively on all the 14 channels, write packet information in real time, can search access points and associated client stations, and can generate a graphic

Red Feline Tidy is a utility program that scans your databases for duplicate records. When it finds two records that are absolutely identical, it will automatically delete one of these records. It is particularly useful if your handheld computer gets

Biniax is an unique arcade logic game. Simple and addictive, you can learn in a minute and play for hours. The gaming field is a 5x7 grid filled partially with pairs of elements. Every pair consists of two different elements