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Do you know your facts about Formula 1? (Crash.net) The new Autocourse Quiz Block calendar goes on sale. us.rd.yahoo.com
Nepomuk and KDE to introduce the semantic desktop (NewsForge) If you follow technology trends, you have probably heard of the semantic desktop -- a data layer for annotating and sharing the information in your computer. But what you may not be aware of is that the semantic desktop is not a distant goal, but scheduled to arrive at the end of 2008. And, when it does, the idea will probably be implemented through the work done by the Nepomuk project, and, ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Top 10 Calendar Tricks [Lifehacker Top 10] (Lifehacker) Software and webapps rock at being calendars: You can update them from any computer or your phone, they don't have to triple-check when Columbus Day is, and they never get coffee stains on them. But... us.rd.yahoo.com
Dell Drops on Signals of Europe, Asia Spending Slump (Update1) (Bloomberg.com) Aug. 29 (Bloomberg) -- Dell Inc. , the world's second-biggest personal-computer maker, fell as much as 12 percent in European trading after saying the U.S. slump in technology spending has moved abroad. us.rd.yahoo.com
Wastewater spills into Onion Creek basin (KVUE-TV Austin) Crews worked Thursday to clean up 100,000 gallons of wastewater that spilled into the Onion Creek basin. City officials say a broken manhole blocked the water line in Southeast Austin. us.rd.yahoo.com
Austin council approves contract with biomass plant (KVUE-TV Austin) The energy contract is for 20 years and would pave the way for the Nacogdoches Power Company to build a biomass plant and sell renewable power to Austin Energy. us.rd.yahoo.com
Health officials: 16 typhus cases in Austin area (KVUE-TV Austin) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed last week that test results showed the presence of Murine Typhus, which is spread by infected fleas. us.rd.yahoo.com
Back to school (Weymouth News) It was almost three months ago that I sat in the bleechers at Weymouth High School watching my younger brother graduate. It’s now almost September, and I have no idea where the time in between went or what I did with it. I think they call this hazy gray area in the calendar year “summer.” us.rd.yahoo.com
Bears lose Briles' debut (KVUE-TV Austin) Riley Skinner tossed three touchdown passes, two to Chip Brinkman, and No. 23 Wake Forest played up to its first preseason ranking in school history with a 41-13 win over Baylor on Thursday night. us.rd.yahoo.com
Texas braces for Gustav (KVUE-TV Austin) Texas Governor Rick Perry isn't wasting any time waiting to see where Gustav will head and what sort of punch he will pack. us.rd.yahoo.com
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