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Linked by Adam S on Wed 9th Jul 2008 12:59 UTC, submitted by Caffeine Deprived
Even if you love it, there are some things for which Windows is clearly a silly solution. Richard Stiennon lists 10 of the worst uses of Windows he's seen, including using it to display a static green arrow over the open TSA security lanes at Detroit Metro.
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Murdoch: No deals for News Corp. in Sun Valley
(AP) -- News Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch plans to forgo making deals at this year's Allen & Co. media retreat, dampening the five-day event renowned as an incubator for big-time media and Web combinations.
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Making the classroom a playground for learning
Playing computer games in school may sound like the kids rule the classroom. But European researchers have shown that such games can be used to boost learning.
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Police Investigate Counterfeit Checks, Internet Scam
South Burlington police are investigating a counterfeit check operation that also involved an internet scam.
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Apple Hopes Cheaper IPhone 3G Will Broaden Market
Apple is launching the speedier iPhone 3G at reduced prices with hopes of making it a ubiquitous mobile device.
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Under Pressure: 10 Sources Pushing CIOs to Go Green
CFOs, utilities top our list of who's driving IT to be more energy efficient.
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VMware Ousts Founder, Hires Ex-Microsoft Bigwig
EMC-controlled company replaces Diane Greene with new CEO Paul Maritz.
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Microsoft, Google support privacy law
The tech giants say that Congress should pass legislation to protect information about consumers' online activity.
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High gas prices fuel boom in online classes
Laurel Ranticelli considered driving 40 miles round-trip to take education classes at the University of Massachusetts campus in Amherst. Then she realized she could take the same courses from her computer at home and save on fuel costs. "It's gotten out of...
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Vanessa Hudgens - Hudgens Hits Out At Stupid Photo Thieves
VANESSA HUDGENS has hit out at the "stupid people" who leaked nude photographs of her online last year (08). The 19-year-old High School Musical star was devastated when ...
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Mad Catz Renews Multi-Year License Agreement with Microsoft for Xbox 360 Carrying Cases
Mad Catz has extended its rights to manufacture, market, and sell Xbox 360- branded console-carrying backpacks and messenger bags
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posted by James LaRue on Mon 14th Jun 2004 06:35 UTC
Recently, I got my hands on version 0.2 of Cobind , a Linux lite desktop, based on Red Hat/Fedora Core 1, from a software company in Pittsburgh. Not yet in general release, Cobind is a one disc wonder.
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Reuters Technology Summary
Faster, cheaper iPhone to draw crowds around globe NEW YORK - The new iPhone is expected to attract hordes of buyers when it goes on sale on Friday in more than 20 countries, helping Apple Inc handily beat its target to sell 10 million of them by the end of 2008. The much-anticipated smartphone has faster Web links than the first iPhone, supports third-party software like ...
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posted by Will 'Varfar' on Wed 1st Sep 2004 19:27 UTC
This article offers feature suggestions to budding OS developers looking for that neat edge. This osnews mini-series is a series to give people developing hobby operating systems - for fun - ideas that take their OS from a kernel to a 'system'.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 30th Aug 2005 17:41 UTC
For the first time, the Windows operating system will wall off some audio and video processes almost completely from users and outside programmers, in hopes of making them harder for hackers to reach.
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Jeannette Lightning Strike Zaps Fire Department's Wiring
Emergency radios, computers and phones were all knocked out of service in Jeannette after a believed lightning strike.
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Recent Original Stories
As we all know, the Eee PC, running a modified Xandros, has been a major hit for Asus, and because of that, also a major hit for Linux.
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HealthMap Crawls the Web to Track Disease Outbreaks
A new health-mapping system crawls the Web's disparate news sources and aggregates the information it finds there into a unified view of the world's health. HealthMap was launched by a team of researchers from Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School.
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Senate Grills 'Wiretapping' Ad Firm
Google and Microsoft escape senators' ire while start-up NebuAd takes the heat.
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Recent Original Stories
They better check that thermostat down in hell, because, believe it or not, AmigaOS4 has found a computer to run on - a computer which we will actually be able to buy. I kid you not.
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Recent Original Stories
"Con Kolivas is a prominent developer on the Linux kernel and strong proponent of Linux on the desktop. But recently, he left it all behind . Why? In this interview with APCMag.com, Con gives insightful answers exploring the nature of the hardware and software market, the problems the Linux kernel must overcome for the desktop, and why despite all this he's now left it all behind."
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Seattle Times Political Caucus: Who would make the best running mate?
The Seattle Times Political Caucus is an online community aimed at adding diverse voices to our coverage of politics. As the election season...
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Major tax decision to come from Wis. Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - A ruling that could blow a $265 million hole in the Wisconsin budget is expected Friday from the state Supreme Court. At issue is whether the Wisconsin Department of Revenue correctly determines what computer software is subject to the sales tax.
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Flickr turns to Getty to sell amateur photos
(AP) -- Flickr, a popular online photo-sharing site owned by Yahoo Inc., is teaming up with Getty Images to offer shutterbugs a chance to turn their hobby into a moneymaking endeavor.
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Employee Accused of Stealing Gas, Gravel and Laptop
Burke County police are accusing a Hickory man of stealing gas and gravel from his former employer. Zachary Scott Watson, a former foreman for Burke Grading and Paving, is alleged to have stolen large amounts of fuel from the business.
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