Silicon has made its way into everything from computers to cameras. But a silicon laser? Physically impossible -- until now. A Brown University research team led by Jimmy Xu has engineered the first directly pumped silicon laser by changing the

The head of the Interior Department told the White House's Office of Management and Budget that her agency conforms to federal security requirements, despite the vulnerabilities stressed by her inspector general in Interior's fiscal 2005 annual compliance report. A redacted

Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, commander of Strategic Command (Stratcom), said the Defense Department's worldwide security stand-down Nov. 29 will emphasize that cyberthreats to DOD's military and civilian computer networks are as real and significant as physical threats to the

Nov. 21, 2005 Microsoft has recently released two security updates for Windows XP Embedded, one that applies to SP1 (Service Pack 1) and the other to SP2. Each addresses multiple new or reissued Microsoft Security Bulletins and incorporates all previous

aiParts is a set of C++ classes that implement artificial intelligence techniques and some tiny sample programs. The classes implement the pandemonium and emotion AI Patterns, and the High-Hope technique. A "find the shortest path from A to B" sample

GNU GTick is a metronome application. It features a scale from 10 beats per minute to 1000 BPM and arbitrary beat modes (meters). It uses GTK+2 and OSS. License: GNU General Public License (GPL) Changes: The FreeBSD sound bindings and

yChat is an experimental, XML-configurable, HTML template-driven, fast, very portable, multi-platform, multi-threaded Web-based chat server daemon which uses multiplexing sockets and supports ncurses and text-based administration interfaces. It supports MySQL databases and secure SSL connections using OpenSSL. It is compatible

pAgenda is a cross-platform calendar and schedule. It uses the SQLite database to handle multiple schedules with ease in single, small, portable files which are easy to backup or transfer. It is simple and functional, but its strongest feature is

ScopServ-VoIP is a Web-based management interface (GUI) for the Asterisk system which can be accessed by any XHTML 1.0+ browser. It supports a lot of features like: multiple languages, multiple users, reporting tools, personal IVR, and an end user UI.

Webmatic is a system for dynamically creating a Web site directly on-line. The webmatic control panel makes it possible to manage the entire contents of a Web site without knowing any kind of programming language or HTML language. With Webmatic

Cfruby is a full suite of tools for configuring and maintaining Unix-based servers. Everything from detailed configuration and installation of services through machine lockdown and basic servicing can be accomplished. The tools provide access to your machine on a wide

fwsnort translates snort rules into an equivalent iptables ruleset. By making use of the iptables string match module, fwsnort can detect application layer signatures which exist in many snort rules. fwsnort adds a --hex-string option to iptables, which allows snort

The LANforge is a unified multi-protocol network traffic generation and WAN simulation application. It allows testing and verification labs to simulate real world customer traffic. The WAN simulator allows the injection of latency and other network oddities like dropped, duplicated,

YAFPC-Appliance is a CD-ROM image based on KNOPPIX technology and the PDF composer/printer/mailer YAFPC. Any PC booted from this CD can act as a PDF print server and provide an unlimited number of network shared virtual PDF printers. The system

j2Bin is an application that helps Java developers distribute their Java programs (.jar's) as Linux executables, making the programs easy to run and use for the end user. The jar file can be either included in or excluded from the

emelFM2 is the GTK+2 port of emelFM. emelFM2 is a file manager that implements the popular two-pane design. It features a simple GTK+2 interface, a flexible file typing scheme, and a built-in command line for executing commands without opening an

Menu-Bar is an easy-to-use and completely customizable horizontal navigation menu with custom cursor support, support for special effects, and 9 different border styles. It is easy to configure and use.

Recording level monitor records analog audio from the sources you choose and plays it back simultaneously so that you can hear it, while monitoring the loudness (input) level of the recording. You'll be able to hear and see whether the

PodBrowser is a documentation browser for Perl. It can be used to view the documentation for Perl's builtin functions, its "perldoc" pages, pragmatic modules, and the default and user-installed modules. PodBrowser is a more feature-complete version of podviewer, which comes

This is a driver on X for the Semtech Touchscreen as found on the GoBook III manufactured by Itronix. It comes with a calibration program and has been tested on Linux 2.6.9.