The Morning Reboot: * It took years of work and a ton of money for Hollywood to develop the AACS encryption scheme behind HD-DVD and Blu-Ray formats, it took hackers 3 months and some spare change for Mountain Dew to crack it. Following up on Muslix64's crack to extract volume keys, another user, Doom9, has [extracted the actual processing key][1] which means now you can break all AACS-locked discs. [1]: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=121866&page=6 "Processing Key, Media Key and Volume ID found" * The One Laptop Per Child project has announced that it will [ship nearly 2,500][2] of its $150 laptops to eight nations this month. [2]: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6158664.html "Eight nations set to get $150 laptops" * My partner in crime at this site used to run a much-loved little OS by the name of BE, well he and other former BE OS can rejoice because the project [lives on under the name Haiku][3]. A small group of developers reverse-engineered BE and recently demoed a "pre-alpha" version. The lead developer tells TGDaily, "if I didn't have BeOS, I'd pack up all my computers and move to an Amish community." Now that's dedication. [3]: http://www.tgdaily.com/2007/02/12/haiku_beos_scale/ "It Lives! BeOS fans resurrect their favorite operating system" * Microsoft has [announced a beta testing phase][5] for its new Windows Home Server. In order to qualify for the testing phase, MS suggests you meet the following criteria: have two or more PCs, connect to the net via broadband and have a spare PC or server that can be dedicated to Windows Home Server software. If that sounds like you, [fill out the online survey][4] and MS will notify you if you're selected. [4]: http://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer "Windows Home Server" [5]: http://news.com.com/2061-10805_3-6158755.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-20&subj=news "Microsoft holding open house on Home Server"