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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Sep 2005 12:00 UTC
In his latest column, , Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols argues that Microsoft Vista is going to be so expensive that it's going to make users think hard about switching to Linux instead. "Desktop Linux is never going to have a better chance than it will in the next eighteen months," he says.
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China's Foxconn plans Broward site
Multinational computer and electronic parts manufacturer Foxconn International Holdings is planning a 200-employee facility in western Broward County.
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New Microsoft service pack helps put Vista up to speed
It's been more than 16 months since Windows Vista was first sold to consumers. Since then, Vista has developed a reputation that's been, um, less than stellar.
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Triad's daily papers continue to trim jobs
The Triad's daily newspapers continue to reduce their staffs, following national trends as publications deal with high costs of newsprint and competition from the Internet and other sources.
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More holidaymakers using Internet
Every second Australian holiday is planned using the web, although some travellers still baulk at paying over the internet, new figures show.
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Business Buzz
London's Autodata Solutions is partnering with another automotive software business. Autodata has reached an alliance with VinSolutions.com to offer information to help car dealerships to manage and sell their inventory.
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Get all your Stanley Cup coverage in the pages of our Sports section, online and in print this weekend
A common refrain when talking about people contributing to online pursuits such as writing Wikipedia articles is, "Where do people find the time?"
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Blended learning: Is it genuinely the best of both worlds?
Gone are the days when the only option for an individual to earn an MBA while working full time was a local college or university's part-time program. The emergence of Internet-based distance education has lifted geographic restrictions that have long limited program choice.
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Wake aims to shelter students from cybercrime
Fears about sexual predators and online stalkers could force the Wake County school system to cut the amount of information about students that is posted on the Internet.
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Morgan Warners: Facebook and Crackberries: Breeding a disconnected generation
I must be an old foagie at heart. Am I really going to protest the evils of Facebook, the problems with iPods and Crackberries and...
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To have an event listed, send a fax...
To have an event listed, send a fax to 330-376-9235 or an e-mail to newsroomemail@thebeaconjournal .com at least a week in advance. TODAY Metamorphosis @ Your Library — Today-July 31, Canal Fulton Public Library, 154 Market St. N.E. Featuring teen activities and a drawing for those who sign up between today and Saturday. For teens ages 12-18. Library hours are 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 330-854-4148.
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Eyes on Cisco's I-Prize
Competitions from the likes of Microsoft and Virgin are sparking innovation and drawing thousands of contestants from all corners
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Metastorm Upgrades BPM Suite
Business process management company Metastorm has released Version 7.6 of its BPM software suite.
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Fujitsu Exits NHS Contract
The multi-billion pound project to modernize IT services in the UK National Health Service, the National Programme for IT (NPfIT), has suffered another setback, after negotiations with Fujitsu over a 10-year 896m pound ($1.76bn) contract collapsed.
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Check Point Offers Full Disk Encryption for Mac
Internet security company Check Point has released Full Disk Encryption for Mac OS X, the first full disk encryption software with pre-boot authentication.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 3rd Nov 2005 01:52 UTC
"MandrakeLinux always had a reputation as an ideal distribution for beginners. Now that the renamed Mandriva has included technologies from Conectiva and Lycoris into Mandriva Linux 2006, this reputation seems more justified than ever.
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Andhra STPI eyes alternate routes to growth
HYDERABAD, INDIA: STPI Hyderabad and the Andhra Pradesh IT department have jointly announced the performance of software companies in exports for the year 2007-`08.
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Company touts high-tech vision for eyeglasses - roanoke.com
Startup PixelOptics' new eyeglass product has optical industry veterans flocking to Roanoke. Successful Roanoke optometrist, inventor and entrepreneur Ron Blum disclosed few particulars through mostly zipped lips. Circumspect communication has been Blum's pattern during the comparatively lean years since he whacked a towering home run in 1997 -- the year he sold his company, Innotech, and its ...
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Asus Shows off Atom-based Eee PC
Asustek gave WiMax Expo visitors a sneak preview of its Eee PC 901 laptop, which uses Intel's upcoming Atom processor.
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Asustek expects to double Eee PC shipments in 2009
TAIPEI, June 2 - Taiwan's Asustek Computer expects to double shipments of its popular low-cost Eee PCs to 10 million units next year, a senior executive said on Monday.
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Intel’s Chief on Strategy, Globalization and the Price of Oil
Intel’s chief executive, Paul Otellini, talks about Intel’s move into processors for smaller machines, the company’s new chip plant in China, and the impact of rising oil prices.
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A Tribute to a Legendary Computer Scientist
Jim Gray, a scientist at Microsoft and I.B.M. who went missing at sea in 2007, was remembered by friends and colleagues at a weekend tribute at UC Berkeley.
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Designing round products in a square world
Product designers are often faced with the challenge of how best to model organic-shaped products or add sculptural details to their designs. Curvaceous products may be aesthetically pleasing, yet using traditional computer-aided design (CAD) programs to design these types of products can be so time consuming that most designers abandon their original ideas and adjust their designs to fit the ...
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Google begins offering site to track health information online
CHARLOTTE - Google Inc. unveiled its new health Web site this week. The site, www.google.com/health , will allow patients to enter their health records or have them imported from a handful of hospitals and pharmacies.
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Cerner isn't agog about Google talks
Google Inc. has approached Cerner Corp. about a partnership, but Cerner officials don't sound eager to entangle themselves with the Web-search Goliath.
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