Hamburg, Germany - Plastic was one of the great chemical inventions of the 20th century, but now liquid wood may be the plastic of the 21st century, according to a group of German scientists.
Plastics are non-biodegradable as well and in many cases harbour carcinogens and other toxic substances.
And apart from all that, most plastics are based on petroleum, a non-renewable resource.
Hamburg - Mac OS X's mail program sometimes stops showing all of the messages on launch. One potential cause of this is an extremely high number of e-mail messages in the inbox, particularly when that number reaches several thousand.
To solve the problem, copy the "mail" folder found in the Library section of the your private directory. Then open the original mail file and delete the "Envelope Index" found there.
Hamburg - Mini computers are often an alternative to traditional PCs, at least when it comes to standard tasks. Buyers of these devices are acquiring a full-value computer for an affordable price, concluded Computer Bild magazine in a test of eight models.
Mini PCs generally come with at least one DVD burner installed, and many also come with wireless LAN (WLAN) as well. While they generally contain very little space for expansion, it is nevertheless possible to upgrade the machines using external hard drives, TV cards, or WLAN antenna via the USB port.
Hamburg - Some years bring clusters of wildly creative new titles to fans of PC gaming. The year 2009 is not shaping up to be one of them, though. Game publishers instead appear to have hunkered down and hammered out continuations of successful titles from the past. That means we can look forward to a new edition of the settle-and-develop series Anno and a third episode in the Sims life simulation series.