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posted by Osho GG on Mon 19th Jul 2004 18:24 UTC
This is not a typical review of a desktop environment such as KDE or GNOME. These are my observations when I updated from KDE 3.2.3 to KDE 3.3 Beta1. I installed KDE 3.3 Beta1 by compiling it using Konstruct. Nothing surprising here.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 26th Apr 2006 21:07 UTC
Microsoft is to enhance the product-activation programme in its Office software to make it more like that in Windows. And it will extend its 'Windows Genuine Advantage' programme to send alerts directly to users of pirate software, the company said yesterday.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 5th Jun 2007 21:41 UTC
Asus and Intel have teamed up to develop a USD 199 notebook PC , the companies announced here on June 5. In a keynote address given by Sean Maloney, an executive vice president at Intel and chief marketing and sales officer, Jonney Shih, chairman and chief executive of Asus, was invited on stage to unveil the 'Eee PC', an inexpensive laptop designed to help spread computing to poorer regions.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 19th Jan 2007 22:59 UTC
Novell has begun a new element of a years-long effort to coax people away from Windows and toward Linux. It unveiled a Web site Friday that touts purported advantages that Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 has over Windows Vista.
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Linked by Adam S on Thu 10th Jul 2008 16:58 UTC
Gadgetzone.com has an interesting artcile on 20 things Windows 7 MUST include (their emphasis, not mine). They begin " Despite its enhanced security, improved CPU scheduler and excellent stability, it's still the flawed gem in many critics' eyes.
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Tech-savvy Canadians have made this country one of the "most developed" online banking markets in the world but banks are still experiencing a digital divide of sorts partly because older customers continue to prefer old-fashioned teller service, suggests a new survey.
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HP TouchSmart IQ506 Desktop PC
The Hewlett-Packard TouchSmart IQ506 may be worthy of the Jetsons' household. This all-in-one desktop PC is all screen--22 inches of 1650-by-1080-resolution display, with a laptop's guts hiding inside. Though the TouchSmart ($1500 as of 6/25/08) isn't a powerhouse desktop machine meant to run...
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Locals won't get full benefits of iPhone
Apple is billing its next generation iPhone, on sale at Apple and AT&T stores at 8 a.m. today, as twice as fast and half the price of the original.
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PACIFIC: Police arrest burglary suspect who attempted to sell tires online
A rookie Pacific police officer arrested a 43-year-old man on suspicion of burglary Thursday afternoon after the man attempted to sell four tires on Craigslist.
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Apple's iPhone 3G launches in Japan
Amid cheers, queues and smoke, Apple's iPhone made its Japan debut on Friday morning.
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A little preparation can contain a PC crisis
My home has two fire extinguishers, and I replace both when they become out of date, even though I've never used them. Believe me, the cost of keeping them in order is a bargain when you need a fire extinguisher. There are virtual fire extinguishers for computing.
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One-piece computers are fine, but the maintenance is tricky
Q: I am considering a new Dell XPS model with all the processing hardware built right into the monitor, plus a wireless keyboard, mouse and Blu-Ray player. What is your opinion of this system compared with using a separate desktop computer and monitor?
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Your chance to shine in The Sun
Place your grad photos online and you could win a laptop with a wireless printer or an MP3 video player. Submit your stories, photos, tributes and memories at VancouverSun.com/grad2008.
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Cuomo: AT&T and AOL block child porn newsgroups
(AP:ALBANY, N.Y.) Two more Internet access providers have agreed to eliminate certain newsgroups that contain child pornography and purge their servers of child pornography Web sites in an agreement with state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.
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New Windows Vista Compatibility site imminent
During a speech given at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner conference it was revealed that a new website was about to go live covering product compatability issues for Windows Vista. The site was apparently meant to go live on July 8, but appeared and then disappeared just as quick. Visiting the site, whose official name is the [...]
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SA to get own iTunes store
The mere fact that an iTunes presence now exists in SA suggests that Apple might be poised to bring a full-service iTunes store to SA in the months to come.
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IGEL Technology Signs Distribution Agreement With Award Winning Desktop Virtualisation Specialist, IQ Sys Ltd., The ...
IGEL Technology, the world's third largest thin client vendor with its virtualisation-oriented Universal Desktop range, recently announced a new distribution agreement with IQ Sys Ltd., the UK's leading Citrix distributor. In the past two years, IQ Sys has won five Citrix Distributor Awards including the categories "Best Distributor", "Best Market Development" and "Fastest Growing".
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Pickens Goes For The Grassroots
To get attention for his Pickens Plan for energy, the billionaire is taking to the airwaves and the Internet.
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Low-priced International Calling Comes to the iPhone(TM), Thanks to Truphone
LONDON----Designed to provide low-priced international calls for Apple® iPhone users, Truphone for the iPhone hit Apple's new App Store today.
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Arcata launches Public e-Comments feature online
Arcata officially launches its Public e-Comment feature today, giving residents another way to voice their opinions about City Council issues, officials said.
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WOODLANDS FIRE -- See more photos at VancouverSun.com
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Apple's new iPhone lights up Asian shelves
By Sachi Izumi and Adrian Bathgate
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Apple's new iPhone lights up Asian shelves
By Sachi Izumi and Adrian Bathgate
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 5th Apr 2006 01:06 UTC
The One Laptop Per Child organization will use Linux on its inexpensive machines, but the operating system suffers the same code bloat as Windows, the project's leader said Tuesday . My Take: A few months ago I blogged about this as if I knew what was coming.
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Wireless Worries
Drivers who use hands-free cellular devices while driving may be doing themselves a favor in the long run.
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