Free SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager – 30 Day Trial

The Orion Network Configuration Manager (NCM) simplifies the management of network configuration files in multi-vendor network environments. Its intuitive web interface offers point-and-click simplicity and easy access to configuration data. With Orion, you’ll no longer need to manually Telnet or SSH into devices to change configurations. Orion NCM gives you: * Intuitive Point-and-Click Interface * […]



Snakes on a Plane (No, Really)

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] During a passenger flight in Australia, four pythons escaped from the cargo area during the flight. Fortunately for the passengers, though unfortunately for all of us writing punchlines, this went unnoticed until after the plane had landed. A reptile expert searched for the snakes but never found them… the […]

Mirror’s Edge Recreation (May Cause Super-Cool Motion Sickness)

By Casey Lynn Contributing Writer, [GAS] Mirror’s Edge, the EA game that sold over a million copies in just a few months, features a first person perspective that makes it pretty stylistically distinctive, and lots of running/jumping/sliding that gives it a kind of frantic feel. This video recreates that style/feel in real life, with the […]

Spam wastes the power of 2.4 million homes

The energy wasted by spam e-mails could power 2.4 million homes a year according to security firm McAfee. But its report offers little advice as to how to avoid this problem. The firm’s report, produced with the help of environmental consultants ICF International, concludes that spam is responsible for the waste of 33 billion kilowatt […]