Personal Tech: Advice for Holiday Gift Giving (Washington Post)

The Washington Post's Rob Pegoraro will be online to discuss recent reviews, answer your personal tech questions and provide gadget advice for this holiday season.

air strikes and firefights (Strategy Page)

(I gave the link twice, not sure if the second will work). Note that this is just the link to the first part - there are another 7 parts at the same place.

Embedded database adds web server (Linux Devices)

— Dec. 11, 2008 — Birdstep Technology has upgraded its Linux-compatible Raima Embedded Database Manager (RDM Embedded). With "native," Java, SQL, and XML APIs, Version 9.0 of RDM Embedded adds a "circular tables" function, as well as a MicroHTTP server. Since ...

New Model Explains Movements Of The Moon (Science Daily)

Scientists are developing a mathematical formula to study the rotation of the moon, taking into account its structure, which comprises a solid external layer and a fluid internal core. Their work is part of an international study, which has come up with an improved theoretical model about the orbital and rotational dynamics of the Earth and its satellite, and which the scientific community will ...

ARM11 module targets low-power devices (Linux Devices)

— Dec. 11, 2008 — German embedded Linux house Denx and Italian turnkey-system vendor DAVE have co-developed a computer module and evaluation board aimed at low-power industrial applications.