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Free as long as you don't upgrade your pc...or reinstall windows... Registration, like reading the FAQ all the way through, is optional not mandatory, if you download and install from the burned disc images.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 14th Mar 2006 00:48 UTC, submitted by my friend Billy
IBM researchers Singh, Smith & Reed are developing in their free time legacy BIOS support for Intel Macs. "BAMBIOS" is using Boch's BIOS emulation code and has also adapted its graphical BIOSes for the current ATi and Intel graphics chipsets used on the Intel Macs today.
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The Hacker: Change to the three-quarters rule but that's not the full story
For years, hackers have been systematically robbed when they've played in matchplay competitions against players with lower handicaps.
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"Vista Beta 2 is scheduled to launch sometime in November. While that might be a fair bit ahead in time, there are a number of new features that have already been added to Windows Vista since the Beta 1 build.
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Smokers warned about Internet cigarette purchases
MADISON The states Revenue Department has sent out more than 1,000 letters this year to smokers who bought cigarettes online.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 28th Aug 2005 10:48 UTC, submitted by ajam
The next stable update of the Linux kernel will bring advances in file system event monitoring, the Xtensa architecture, and a set of system calls that allows users to load another kernel from the currently executing Linux kernel . While the 2.6.13 –rc are currently being tested, the stable version is expected to be released in the next few weeks.
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Ubuntu Dapper Drake Flight CD3 has been released. I haven't received the email on ubuntu-devel yet, but the .iso files appear to be up ( Ubuntu Kubuntu ). Improvements in this release include an updated installer CD boot splash, X11R7, GNOME 2.13.4, improved and simplified menus, new default desktop panel configuration, some new applications such as XChat-GNOME, a faster live CD, live CD ...
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MySpace to Open Profile Data to Other Sites
Web socialites could automatically share MySpace data with profiles on Yahoo and eBay.
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Cablevision Joins Cable’s Wireless Effort
New York City provider joins the fight against telcos.
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Web Searchers Like Scalia as Veep
Probable GOP presidential nominee Sen. John McCain won't have to give any more speeches about the kind of conservative judges he'd appoint if he looks to Yahoo search engine users for advice.
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Rudd's school computers pledge 'another burden'
Concerns are being raised about the financial burden on schools as a result of one of Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's key election promises.
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Marketing to Women
Like millions of women across the country, one of the first things Rachel Sawyer does each morning is to log onto her computer.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 13th Jun 2007 10:31 UTC, submitted by Gary Driggs
According to Microsoft's beta tester site for Windows Home Server , they "will be notifying all applicants this week that they can now access the Windows Home Server RC build in order to download the software."
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The week the Labour party - and the Union - went pear-shaped
MPs at Westminster could not have been mistaken for a meeting of the Wendy Alexander fan club. "We were fizzing with her," said one Labour MP. "We were totally hacked off not to be consulted."
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Former Dell workers sentenced in thefts
Three ex-Dell employees sentenced for stealing about $500K worth of computer processors
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Lenovo IdeaPad U110 (red)
The 11.1-inch Lenovo IdeaPad U110 is the most beautiful laptop we've seen in...
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Editorial: Talkback provides forum for readers
Well, our online Talkback feature certainly has generated a good deal of talk in the past week. The story about Town Councilor Caswell Cooke’s run for state representative unleashed a torrent of reader comment, mostly critical, of Cooke’s qualifications to run for the seat.
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Microsoft planned this week to announce that it was broadening the virtualization rights for Windows Vista, but decided at the last minute to reverse course and stick with existing limits.
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by Xaero_Vincent (4.12) on Thu 19th Oct 2006 04:41 UTC
I tried Nexenta and it felt exactly like Ubuntu but without support for my printer, scanner, NTFS Windows drive, or 2D/3D acceleration from my old ATI card. Additionally, Wine does not work nearly as well on Nexenta as it does on Linux and FreeBSD using the same version let alone newer.
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Two interesting newsbits from the PPC world. Firstly, Genesi has announced that it will develop a dual 970MP (dual-core G5) server, named Open Server Workstation, following their Open Desktop Workstation . Secondly, Freescale has said that their dual-core G4 processors have been delayed until the second half of 2006.
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UPDATE: Fire Investigated As Arson
No phones, cable, or internet service can be a real pain, and it's a reality for a couple thousand people Saturday Night in Kentucky.
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Bixby Man Accused Of Soliciting 6-Year-Old Girl
Kenneth Shepard was arrested on Thursday after the parent called police to tell them what Shepard had been saying online and in phone conversations.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 30th Jan 2006 18:33 UTC
It's official: Dell doesn't have an exclusive deal with Intel , and has an open mind on using AMD processors in its products. So said company chairman Michael Dell last week when cornered by a Reuters reporter at the World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland.
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"GNOME theme engine designer Andrea Cimitan has implemented support for transparent widgets in the Murrine GTK theme engine, bringing Vista-like translucent glass effects to the GNOME desktop . Cimitan used RGBA colormaps to implement the feature and says that, with only 10 or 20 extra lines of code, translucency can easily be added to other theme engines that support RGBA. Cimitan says that the ...
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'Saban rule' makes coaches turn to Web cams
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Nick Saban normally spends this time of year on the road evaluating prep prospects and visiting with high school coaches. The Alabama coach is doing a different kind of networking these days — all from the comfort of his office.
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