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"In continuation of our previous piece entitled 'Ati: a Year in Review 2005' , where we looked at ATI's features implemented this year into their Linux drivers as well as thoroughly examining the frame-rate performance, today we have turned the tables yet again and are taking another look at NVIDIA's gains this year.
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Linked by Christian Paratschek on Wed 16th Nov 2005 19:02 UTC
OpenDocument got a lot of publicity lately. StarOffice 8 and OpenOffice.org 2.0 finally arrived, and all the other makers of office suites (with the notable exception of Microsoft) have started implementing the new standard into their programs.
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"The KDE Community is happy to announce the immediate availability of the first alpha release of the KDE Desktop Environment, version 4.0. The release is a basis for the integration of powerful new technologies that will be included in KDE 4. It has been given the codename 'Knut'."
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 30th Sep 2006 00:12 UTC
Microsoft Windows will not suffer irreparable damage on the server side at the hands of the Linux operating system over the next five years, Gartner analyst George Weiss told attendees at the Gartner Open Source Summit.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 15th Dec 2005 19:30 UTC
The Open Source Development Labs has voiced cautious optimism that its latest initiative could finally herald a mass-market for Linux on the desktop.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 23rd Jul 2005 16:49 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Setting up a wireless Internet Service provider (WISP) for your office or neighborhood doesn't have to be a taxing or expensive ordeal. If you build your network from easy-to-buy equipment and use Linux, you can use the power of shell scripts to make network management easy . This article gives you the tips and scripts you need.
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Browser acts as playground monitor
KidZui provides access to 600,000 child-friendly sites, videos and pictures Eric Benderoff: It's called KidZui (Kid Zui.com) and in my tests with two boys -- one 41/2 and the other 9 -- they have freedom to surf while parents can be assured children won't find content they (and mom and dad) may not be emotionally ready to handle.
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Memories and condolences for Tim Russert
These are some of the emails we have received about the passing of NBC's Tim Russert.
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Couple killed in Punjab honour killing
A young couple was hacked to death by the girl's brother at their home in a village near Banur town in Punjab.
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Technology giants join forces to fight communications clutter
Firms including Microsoft, Intel, Google and IBM have formed an Information Overload Research Group to help workers cope with the digital deluge and improve productivity.
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BPI Defends Anti-File-Sharing Partnership With Virgin Media
MrSteveSD writes "The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has responded to criticism by Bill Thomson over its collusion with Virgin Media in targeting UK file sharers. BPI chief executive Geoff Taylor personally wrote to the BBC to set things straight, and he asserts that 'it's Mr Thompson, rather than music companies, who is stuck in the past.' Of course, Virgin Media customers who download ...
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Recent Original Stories
"There are several possible reasons why you might choose to use the command line interface as your desktop environment . For one thing, it uses less electricity, so you could maximize battery life on your laptop computer.
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Yahoo! authorises four Vietnamese resellers
Yahoo! Southeast Asia announced on June 11 it has selected four Vietnamese information technology companies to become its authorised resellers. The resellers will promote and sell various forms of Yahoo! online advertising to companies and brands in Vietnam.
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Regional plan for virtual high school
High school students in Northern California will soon have the opportunity to receive their diplomas online, just as many working adults are using the Internet to receive their degrees, or maybe just order groceries. This new opportunity comes from a program instituted by Insight School of California-North Bay, an accredited tuition-free online high school which is already seeing success in
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Linked by Kostis Kapelonis on Thu 2nd Nov 2006 10:21 UTC
While the capabilities of operating systems have improved over the last years, the improvements have largely focused on under the hood changes.
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Reaping The Rewards Using Real Estate Blogs To Promote Your Real Estate Business
To outdo the competition in regards to the real estate business, many individuals are now resorting to setting up their own blogs to market their business.
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Lets call them Netbooks
Since Computex 2008 the term Netbook has emerged as the wining name for the Asus Eee defined category of small and low-cost notebooks. There have been many names for the new bread of sub-notebooks. My favorite is from Microsoft. They tried to establis...
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Recent Original Stories
"After a disappointing showing by Windows Vista SP1, we were pleasantly surprised to discover that Windows XP Service Pack 3 (v.3244) delivers a measurable performance boost to this aging desktop OS. Testing with OfficeBench showed a ~10% performance boost vs. the same configuration running under Windows XP with Service Pack 2."
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Economic crisis favors on-line advertising
PARIS - Online advertising will be a key topic when world advertising leaders gather in Cannes on the French Riviera from Sunday as the industry tries to weather tough economic times.
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Recent Original Stories
The OpenOffice Project has sent a letter to Michael Dell , showering praise on Dell's chairman and CEO and asking him to consider pre-loading OpenOffice onto PCs.
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Recent Original Stories
Haiku's Micheal Phipps has posted 20 reasons as to why he thinks Haiku is relevant . "Build all of the libraries that developers need into the OS and update them with an ultra-high quality build every year or two. No one likes to reload their OS and no one likes .dll or .so misery."
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Verizon to give discounts for landline-less bundles
For the first time, Verizon Communications Inc. is set to give discounts to wireless customers who don't have landline phones but order Internet or TV service from Verizon. In response to households dropping traditional landline service in favor of cell phones, Verizon will introduce a Flex Double Play bundle starting some time next week, giving discounts ranging from $8 to $12 a month for those ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 8th May 2007 13:19 UTC
Months go, I reviewed Windows Vista, and concluded: "All in all, I am impressed by Windows Vista [...]. Windows Vista is better than XP, and definitely more than just an improved look as many say."
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Recent Original Stories
"Not that long ago, a significant portion of desktop GNU/Linux enthusiasts were actively advocating GNU/Linux among Windows users. I even remember doing it myself at one point, though now I really don't care what you use on your computer as long as I don't have to use it too.
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Recycling: good for the earth or bad for the bottom line?
Recycling is good business That's what Eco-cycle's director, Eric Lombardi, stressed to his Frederick County visitors last week.
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