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KDE and GNOME Users: Different Download Habits
Most GNU/Linux users get the bulk of their applications from their distribution's repositories. However, those who want the cutting edge take to the Web to find it, often to GNOMEfiles if they use the GNOME desktop, or to KDE.apps.org if they use KDE.
IT Management |
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IBM Climbs as Concern Crisis May Curb Profit Lessens (Update3)
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- International Business Machines Corp. , the largest computer-services company, climbed as much as 5.3 percent in New York trading after saying profit this year will hold up in the face of the financial crisis.
Bloomberg |
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New recycling company begins work in SLP
A recent proposed recycling switch in Plymouth prompted more than 1,000 responses from residents, but a change in St. Louis Park involving the same companies has not sparked any controversy.
Hopkins Sun-Sailor |
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Letters to the Editor: published on Oct. 8
Dear Editor: The Internet has not made modern libraries obsolete, as many people assume, but instead our statistics are soaring. The Internet has reinforced the library as the logical, most efficient place to go for information.
Marion Star & Mullins Enterprise |
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Netbooks will boost adoption of Linux, says Novell CTO
A surge in demand for netbooks is helping drive business for Linux, as the devices are designed to be low-cost with smaller storage, according to Novell's chief technology and strategy officer for Linux. "People typically don't care what operating system is on the netbooks, because they don't buy them to run a suite of applications like Microsoft Office, but to be on the Web using a Web ...
InfoWorld |
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Review: Veho VMS-001 digital microscope
Instead of magnifying objects directly through a viewfinder, Veho's VMS-001 microscope plugs into a computer's USB port allowing users to see the results on screen.
Computer Active |
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Teenager wins BT internet skill-sharing award
A young Scot has won an award for helping his mother set up and manage a website for the family business. Now in their fourth year, the awards recognise the efforts of young people who share their internet skills with others.
Computer Active |
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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year.
KING5 Seattle |
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Sony, Microsoft virtual communities to start
CHIBA, Japan - Video game rivals Sony and Microsoft are going head-to-head in virtual worlds for their home consoles later this year. Both companies announced their services,...
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Library to lend laptops, but late charges will sting
Anyone borrowing a laptop computer from the new Langford library branch when it opens later this month had better keep one eye on the screen and the other on the clock.
Victoria Times Colonist |
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ETSU Students Still Waiting On Financial Aid
Two months after the start of school, many East Tennessee State University students are still waiting to receive their financial aid. Last month, ETSU Financial Aid Office told us the delays were due to a rocky switch to a new computer system as well as slow delivery from a major lender, Ed-America. So when can students expect their payments? We’re bringing that question to ETSU. Check back ...
Bristol Herald Courier |
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A national broadband strategy
Some opponents of a national broadband strategy fear that the government will waste money or choose technology. Mehlman says that the most important component of a national broadband strategy is neither money nor technology: it's leadership.
ISP-Planet |
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IBM Climbs as Concern Crisis May Curb Profit Lessens (Update2)
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- International Business Machines Corp. , the largest computer-services company, climbed as much as 5.9 percent in early trading after saying profit this year will hold up in the face of the financial crisis.
Bloomberg |
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14:30 (BST), 09/10/2008 Runes of Magic Press Release PROVIDED BY GAMES PRESS Using your skills effectively is the key ...
Using your skills effectively is the key to survival in an online-roleplaying game like Runes of Magic. Therefore, the user interface of Frogster’s upcoming MMORPG keeps all important information and functions directly at hand. Players can also tweak the interface freely to their personal needs.
gamesindustry.biz |
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LED lights to double as wireless networks
The advent of LED lighting may not just mean we have another way of saving power when lighting our homes. Researchers at Boston University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of New Mexico, are currently working together on a new form of wireless communication that utilizes visible lights instead of radio waves. The idea behind the [...]
Geek.com |
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Student Indicted on Suspicion of “Hacking” Palin’s Yahoo Email
Univ. of Tenn. student turns himself in...
AnandTech |
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Becoming cyber aware
Awareness is the agenda for the three-day Cyber Summit being held at the Shreveport Convention Center this week. The Summit began on Tuesday and will end on Thursday.
Bossier Press-Tribune |
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Site Search:
AN FBI-generated investigation led to more than 5,500 indecent images of children, some as young as two, being found at a man’s home. When police executed a search warrant at Raymond Lampton’s house just after 5.30 one morning, he instantly admitted having the material on his computer.
Guernsey Press and Star |
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Apple set to release $800 notebook
The Inquisitr is reporting that Apple is getting ready to release its first sub-$1,000 computer - an $800 notebook. by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
ZDNet |
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Global Stocks, U.S. Futures Rise as IBM, Dexia Rally; Yen Falls
Oct. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks climbed around the world after a five-day tumble sent the MSCI World Index to its cheapest level in more than a decade and International Business Machines Corp.
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Where's Mobile's Killer App?
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- It always seems to come down to the killer app. In personal computer lore, it was spreadsheets (VisiCalc on the Apple II and Lotus 1-2-3 on the IBM PC) that established the early desktop computers as an indispensable business tool.
IT Management |
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Arms Race Continues in SOA
Within the space of five days, computer giants Hewlett-Packard (HP) and IBM each announced upgrades to their service-oriented architecture (SOA) product lines.
IT Management |
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Wall Street Headed for Strong Opening
Wall Street appears to be headed for a strong opening Thursday with Dow futures contracts - an indicator of the day's trading - posting sharply higher gains. The gains follow news that IBM - the world's largest computer services company - had higher than expected profits.
Voice of America |
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Prying is OK, parents are told
WORCESTER - There is nothing wrong with prying into your kids' lives, especially concerning the Internet.
Worcester Telegram & Gazette |
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HP to expand PC manufacturing in China
* HP to operate facility in Chongqing, from 2010
Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News |
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