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posted by Jim Kirkley on Thu 12th Jun 2003 02:18 UTC
Back on June 9 2003, OSNews posted an article by Joshua Boyles entitled " The Edge Computing System ". In that article Joshua lays out his vision, "of a new and very unique computing system".
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 20th Jul 2005 17:35 UTC, submitted by PapaPitufo
Asa Dotzler, from the Mozilla foundation, has just written an interesting analysis describing why Linux is not ready for desktops yet, and suggests four main categories that must be addressed to improve this.
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Metal Mount RFID Tags Benchmarked by ODIN Technologies Myth Busted: ODIN Engineers Show RFID Works on Metal and Which ...
Today ODIN technologies, the leader in RFID deployments, research and automation software released the industry's first scientific evaluation of passive RFID tags designed to work on metal objects. (PRWeb Jul 9, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/07/prweb1088734.htm
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LinuxChix-India aims at free software access for women
With a name like LinuxChix-India, you might think its mission is trivial, but their goal is serious: creating equal access for women to enter the world of technology.
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Becoming a locavore
Lisa Sherrodd’s habit of eating locally started 10 years ago when she traded a computer for a goat.
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Apple's new iPhone arrives
When the second-generation iPhone goes on sale at 8 a.m. Friday, consumers may be surprised by how much lower the price is than the original.
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Telstra trials speedier Next G
Telsta and its network supplier Ericsson are trialling enhanced High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technology that could result in 42Mbps mobile broadband speeds by next year.
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Capacity planner dearth could stunt virtualisation growth
Firms thinking about increasing their virtualisation deployments, turning them into business critical production applications could run up against a skill shortage, according to the latest survey from market intelligence group IDC.
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Microsoft discusses its online services push
Microsoft has fleshed out details relating to its online services offerings to customers and partners attending its annual worldwide Partner Conference in Houston.
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New column: What a wicked Web we've weaved. Or is it woven?
Since you have little or no understanding of how this Internet thing works I am here to offer you a free education.
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posted by Ian McKenzie on Thu 13th Feb 2003 07:26 UTC
Now that the usual round of end of year regurgitations of the past years IT events has ended we may further indulge ourselves by examining the pundits procastinations for their worthiness, or lack thereof.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 31st Aug 2006 22:53 UTC
"Concurrent programming is difficult, yet many technologists predict the end of Moore's law will be answered with increasingly parallel computer architectures - multicore or chip multiprocessors. If we hope to achieve continued performance gains, programs must be able to exploit this parallelism.
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posted by Charles Williams on Wed 16th Apr 2003 04:11 UTC
In the previous article , our computer newbie family, Mike, Diane, Mary and Carla, had decided they wanted GNU/Linux installed on the new family/business computer.
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Department gives 'digital gifts'
The Western Cape department of justice has donated 250 computers to disadvantaged schools in Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Athlone, Wynberg, Helderberg and Bellville.
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Department gives 'digital gifts'
In an effort to encourage "co-operative governance and empowerment of local communities", the Western Cape department of justice has donated 250 computers to disadvantaged schools in Khayelitsha, Mitchells Plain, Athlone, Wynberg, Helderberg and Bellville.
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Eee PC shipments "fail expectations" for first half of 08
Filed under: Laptops Welcome back to reality ASUS. The Taiwanese giant just announced that it shipped 1.7 million Eee PCs in the "first half of 2008," 300,000 less than had been forecast. Of course, this could be explained in any number of ways including a downturn in the global economy and those consumers who skipped past the Eee PC 900 in favor of the Atom-based Eee PC 901. With Atom ...
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Sierra Madre projected to face $315,000 deficit
SIERRA MADRE - The city ran a $173,946 deficit in the last fiscal year, forcing it to dip into its reserves.
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Apple's new iPhone 3G: Still not perfect, but really close
Extra, extra: iPhone 3G: The Sequel, is worth the wait.
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ID theft prevention specialist has ID stolen
SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash.--A Spokane Valley woman who works as an ID theft prevention specialist said she had her identity stolen. Debbie Hall said she added someone to her message list and then watched her computer go "berzerk" with pop-ups and porn.
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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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Good-ol' board-game shop on Boise Bench becomes a community gathering place
All About Games, a store on the Boise Bench, is a throwback to the game days before computers. GO...
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App Store for iPhone already a hit with developers
Apple CEO Steve Jobs expected to launch his App Store the online venue for third-party iPhone and iPod Touch applications with 200 software offerings; he ended up with more than 500.
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Current Newswire:
"This time, we're going to show you how to share keyboard, mouse, and video (click for short demonstration) between multiple desktop computers, using different Operating Systems with a free Open Source program called Synergy2.
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Internet privacy left to Web companies
WASHINGTON -- The Federal Trade Commission indicated yesterday that it would leave data-mining Web companies and Internet marketers to decide how best to protect users' privacy. "Self-regulation may be the preferable approach for this dynamic marketplace," Lydia Parnes, the director of the commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, told a Senate committee.
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FTC opts to stay out of regulating Web privacy
The Federal Trade Commission indicated Wednesday that it would leave it to data-mining Web companies and Internet marketers to decide how best to protect users' privacy. "Self-regulation may be the preferable approach for this dynamic marketplace," Lydia Parnes, the director of the commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection, told a Senate committee. The FTC's decision not to step in -- even ...
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