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Google yesterday took the wraps off a new hosted software platform offering developers access to Google's scalable infrastructure.
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Microsoft wary of offering mod-support
While the PS3's ability to support community created mods and other content via Unreal Tournament 3 has gone down a treat with gamers and critics, Microsoft are shying-away from offering similar support for the Xbox 360.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 16th Dec 2006 23:39 UTC, submitted by John Mills
"If you could ask Bill Gates one question, what would you ask? I spent an hour today with Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on the company's Redmond campus.
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Linked by Andrew Youll on Sat 13th Aug 2005 14:48 UTC
Researchers at IBM are testing software that would let you tote your home or office desktop around on an iPod or similar portable device so that you could run it on any PC. The virtual computer user environment setup is called SoulPad, and consumers install it from a x86-based home or office PC. SoulPad uses a USB or FireWire connection to access the network cards for connecting to the Internet, ...
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Chinese hackers break computer networks of MEA
India - MEA -Computer Systems Hacked Chinese hackers broke into the computer network of the Ministry Of External Affairs (MEA) recently prompting the government to think about fortifying the system.
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by JeffS (6.28) on Fri 21st Oct 2005 17:49 UTC
I have yet to try out Mandriva 2006, but my experience with Mandrake 10 Power Pack was awesome - probably the best overall experience I've had with any Linux distro (and I've been a distro whore, including with Ubuntu).
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"Yesterday, Microsoft let the other shoe drop in a two-pronged attack on the support that has been building for the OpenDocument OASIS Format. It's still far too early to say that the dust has settled, but I'll attempt to pull together here the most significant pieces of information that I've located since last night's post , and what it all means."
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 18th May 2007 22:17 UTC
Some of the changes in the upcoming release of Windows Server 2008 are a response to features and performance advantages that have made Linux an attractive option to Microsoft customers.
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A series of patches has been proposed on the Linux kernel mailing list earlier by a team of engineers from Red Hat, ClusterFS, IBM, and Bull to extend the Ext3 filesystem, adding support for very large filesystems.
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posted by Roberto J. Dohnert on Mon 6th Oct 2003 01:36 UTC
In the past in order to make good home movies one needed either a Mac or a Windows PC. There were no good video editors for Linux in the past. Today with Jahshaka and Main Actor the things that could only be done on a Mac or a Wintel machine can now be done on a Lintel machine as well.
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Model of efficiency
Microsoft data center builds in energy savings
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 24th Aug 2005 20:45 UTC
Microsoft officials have admitted one of their biggest challenges in continuing to grow the company's Windows business is the impression among some of its installed base that older Windows versions are good enough.
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"Linux has proven amazingly flexible: after nearly 10 years of use, I'm still impressed by how the Linux operating system does exactly what I want on any type of hardware.
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Yahoo! Plays Google Card
Yahoo! says it's going to try offloading some ad placement to Google, experimenting with using Google's AdSense for Search service to deliver relevant Google ads alongside Yahoo's search results. Yahoo made the announcement after the stock market closed. It didn't take long for Microsoft's chief counsel Brad Smith to lob antitrust claims at the unholy alliance.
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3Leaf Promises To Show You Real Virtualization
3Leaf Systems, the four-year-old start-up that has raised $32.5 million in funding - some of it from Intel - is promising - once it gets all its ducks in a row - to virtualize the whole x86 data center infrastructure - memory, CPU and I/O. Such a feat, it says, has never been done before and is 'truly disruptive.' It's supposed to wring mainframe-class availability, scalability and resiliency ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 21st Dec 2005 18:11 UTC
" Welcome to the Script Center portal for the Microsoft Shell (also known as MSH or Monad), Microsoft's next-generation command-line and scripting environment. We'll be adding new content and scripts periodically - so check back with us every once in a while.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 9th Jul 2007 22:06 UTC
Dell is getting ready to launch systems with Ubuntu Linux, but is not yet releasing details of the final specifications. However, the company did say on Friday that as well as a consumer version of Ubuntu, it had plans to launch a small-business version 'in the future'.
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"As nice as Open Office Excel is for a free application, it doesn't even come close to the performance and usability of Microsoft Office Excel. There is no shame in losing to a commercially funded application, but no one should make false statements that Microsoft Office is bloated and inferior.
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Linked by Eli Gottlieb on Wed 28th Dec 2005 13:29 UTC
Right now the situation for developers of minor operating systems seems somewhat bleak. Windows and the Unixes compete in the server world, and Windows and MacOS X compete on the desktop.
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Flashback April 12, 1999-2001
Despite fears of potential health risk to residents due to non-completion of a long-stalled sewer line project near the Saipan airport, the Commonwealth Ports Authority has threatened to shut down its construction following dispute with the utilities corporation.
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"Comparing AmigaOS and RISC OS is an interesting exercise , especially when it provides inspiration for things like scripting languages, friendly internationalisation configuration, and transparent file format handling.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Mar 2007 22:27 UTC
"Although the .NET vs. Java war is basically over for control of the Windows desktop, where .NET is sure to become the managed language of choice for new Windows desktop applications, there is a new battle brewing.
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Jan Stedehouder has used PC-BSD for thirty days to see what living with it is like. On day thirty , he concludes: "Does PC-BSD have the potential to be a serious contender for the open source desktop? I answered that question with a yes, because the potential is there.
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"It's the end of the line for 32-bit operating systems , Microsoft has proclaimed at its annual Windows Hardware Engineering conference After the software giant has gotten over its hangover from partying like it's 1999 with the release of Windows Server 2008, it will have one last 32-bit hurrah with a 'release 2' update to Windows Server 2008, and that'll be it. 32 bit CPU: if you have one, ...
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Google hires Quattrone for advice on Microsoft
Frank Quattrone, the dotcom investment banker who fought off corruption allegations, has been hired by Google to advise it on its future strategy, confirming his re-emergence as a power player in Silicon Valley.
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