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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 22nd Jul 2006 21:15 UTC
Toby Richards wrote an opinion article for NewsForge, claiming that for him, Linux won't get mainstream until Evolution - or another capable Outlook-like client - gets optimized and offers 100% compatibility with Exchange.
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Recent Original Stories
Of course the net is buzzing with reactions to the Novell-Microsoft agreement of yesterday. Bruce Perens is very negative about it all: "What aren't they telling you? First, you can be sure that Microsoft's not out to help a competitor.
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Linked by David Adams on Wed 2nd Jul 2008 19:13 UTC
Not as sick as you might think. Building on the output of the synclient program, the Perl code presented here allows you to assign specific application functions to "Three-Finger Swipe," as well as open- and close-pinch gestures on your Linux laptop.
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Madeira says Buehner ‘dead wrong’ in remarks on case
BELLEFONTE — Centre County will spend thousands of dollars to have a Minnesota firm inspect the hard drive thought to be from the laptop computer belonging to missing former District Attorney Ray Gricar, his successor said Wednesday.
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Recent Original Stories
An unpatched flaw in an ATI driver was at the center of the mysterious Purple Pill proof-of-concept tool that exposed a way to maliciously tamper with the Vista kernel.
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Recent Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. News
Tokyo, July 3, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Sanyo Electric Co. plans to spend about 20 billion yen to build a lithium-ion battery plant in Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, informed sources said.
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Emirates Computers and Blue Coat hold seminar on Security and WAN Acceleration
Emirates Computers announced that along with its vendor partner - Blue Coat Systems, it held a seminar on 'Security and WAN Acceleration' for its customers at the Royal Meridien Hotel in Abu Dhabi.
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Microsoft to Refresh Yahoo Bid
Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc
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Microsoft to offer subscription version of Office
Microsoft will begin selling its Office programs to consumers on a subscription basis starting mid-July, in a bid to reach thrifty PC buyers.
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Google forges landmark deal
Google has signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors to help fight child pornography, an accord that the company believes is the first of its kind internationally.
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Iran mulls death penalty for Internet crimes
Iran's parliament is set to debate a draft bill which could see the death penalty used for those deemed to promote corruption, prostitution and apostasy on the Internet.
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More coffee lovers work hard for their java by roasting their own beans
The art of home coffee roasting can be as complicated or as basic as you want it to be.
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Madeira says Buehner ‘dead wrong’ in remarks on case
BELLEFONTE — Centre County will spend thousands of dollars to have a Minnesota firm inspect the hard drive thought to be from the laptop computer belonging to missing former District Attorney Ray Gricar, his successor said Wednesday.
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Aten CS1782 DVI KVMP Switch Review
One of the biggest challenges in having multiple computers, is space. This is especially true when you also have computers coming in that need some form of repair.
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Proteans opens fourth development center in B'lore
BANGALORE, INDIA: Proteans Software Solutions, provider of Outsourced Product Development services has set up its fourth software development center in Bangalore.
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Web could get you killed
If a new bill gets voted into law in Iran, blogging about the wrong things could get you killed.
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Break-up of Yahoo?
Microsoft is considering a new attempt to buy part of Yahoo, probably leading to a break-up of it.
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Microsoft, Yahoo mull media partner options: sources
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc have been holding separate talks with other potential media partners after their negotiations with each other broke down, sources familiar with the companies' thinking said on Wednesday.
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Asus B51E ruggedized Notebook unveiled
Asus announced the Asus B51E ruggedized notebook. The Asus B51E is built to endure harsh treatment. It is sporting a magnesium alloy chassis, rubber bumpers along its edges, and high strength protective film to shield the notebook from scratches. T...
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Report: Microsoft seeks help for another Yahoo bid
Unable to strike a deal on its own, Microsoft Corp. reportedly is hoping to snap up Yahoo's online search operations with the help of News Corp. and Time Warner Inc.
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Dial-up users don't all want broadband / Study: Attitude, not availability, key to speed of Net access
A new study suggests that attitude rather than availability may be the key reason why more Americans don't have high-speed Internet access. The findings from the Pew Internet and American Life Project challenge the argument that broadband providers need to...
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Google helps Brazil fight child porn
Google signed an agreement with Brazilian public prosecutors on Wednesday to help combat child pornography on its social networking site Orkut, an accord that the company believes is the first of its kind internationally.
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Google breaks Amazon tribe's isolation
On a recent afternoon deep in the Amazon's rain forest, members of the Surui tribe, which made contact with the outside world less than 40 years ago, could not resist the urge known to modern man - they googled themselves. Then they looked up football....
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NZ Should Base Climate Policies on Facts
An audit of New Zealand climate records should take precedence over foreign computer models before any decision is reached on emissions trading within this country. This call has been made by the New Zealand Climate Science Coalition through its chairman Rear Admiral Jack Welch.
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TECH CHRONICLES / A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech)
Mozilla snags Guinness record The good people at Guinness have certified Firefox 3 as the most-downloaded software in one 24-hour period, drawing 8,002,530 downloads on its June 17 premiere. You might recall that Mozilla, the Mountain View organization that...
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