Tag archive: pool

It's almost Labor Day weekend, which can only mean one thing: Summer is nearing its end. We've hopefully got a few more weeks of sunshine and warm weather, so you might as well take advantage of it by spending time in the sun and by the pool. If you are lucky enough to have a pool in your backyard, you probably have all the basic essentials like fun noodles, floating lounge chairs, and various water toys. Unless you happen to be at… Read More

You’ve got to keep building better mousetraps, and that what Microsoft appears to have included in its new Windows 7. The OS includes a feature called safe unlinking that makes it a great deal harder for attackers to exploit bugs within the operating system. It’s in the part of the kernel responsible for allocating and de-allocating memory, and works by checking before the removal of an entry to ensure it’s not an OS… Read More

It sounds ridiculous, but it’s true. Some teens in Britain are using Google Earth to identify houses in their areas with swimming pools, then arranging illegal, trespassing pool parties there. It’s happened twice in the last week near Bournemouth in England in a single overnight party. After finding locations, the teens – there appear to be about 16 of them – made their arrangements using Bebo and Facebook social… Read More

It's no secret that some consumer electronics products are highly specialized: they try to find a niche market that's not being served, then create a product designed specifically to their needs. So if you have a pool or jacuzzi, Grace Digital Audio wants you to know about their Aqua Sounders floating wireless speakers. The idea is that these can just be tossed into a pool or jacuzzi, and they'll stream music wirelessly… Read More