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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 5th Jan 2006 19:12 UTC
Commodore, famous for revolutionizing the personal computer space, has had many ups and downs. But now the name is back , emblazoned on a handheld that does the lot - the Commodore Combo. The Combo is a portable NAV/MP3/MP4/CE device based on a Windows CE platform.
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"Microsoft has compromised with security vendors who've been demanding access to the kernel of the upcoming Vista operating system so that they can update their security offerings, two analysts confirmed Friday.
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CARLSBAD: Police arrest two in connection with Internet rental scam
CARLSBAD ---- Two Orange County men were arrested Friday after police say they broke into foreclosed houses and posed as landlords, collecting thousands of dollars from unsuspecting renters. On Friday, police found the men at a vacant home in foreclo
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O'Brien: Here's how I'd like to see Microsoft, Yahoo, Icahn make a deal
The standoff is over. Microsoft is going to win and will buy Yahoo. All that happens between now and Aug.
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by Thom_Holwerda (Staff) on Tue 24th Jul 2007 15:54 UTC
"There were so many subsystems being repeatedly rewritten that there was never-ending breakage. And rewriting working subsystems and breaking them is far more important than something that might improve the desktop right? Oops, some of my bitterness crept in there."
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DARE officer faceing child pornography charges
There is word today that a retired DARE officer is facing dozens of child pornography charges. Police say Warren Maas, 53, of Johnston was arrested by state police, after they found lewd videos and pictures of children on his computer.
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Entrepreneurial spirit drives Taiwan
TAIPEI: Computer salesman Ke Teh-an quit his job with a major Taiwan computer manufacturer to open an American-style diner that he hopes will make him rich.
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Seeking the public’s personal views
MANY may beg to differ but public participation is essential in the government’s decision-making process. Electronic systems using the Internet — also known as cyber poll — have become quite popular as a good medium to communicate with the public in western countries.
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Apple's Newest Version of the iPhone
The demand for this gadget was high. Hundreds of customers waited for hours in line to get the new iPhone.
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SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- The National Assembly is scheduled to begin a 38-day investigation Monday into the Lee Myung-bak government's controversial decision in mid-April to lift a ban on U.S. beef imports.
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With savings accounts, more isn't wrong, but one's enough
QI'm thinking about opening a third savings account. I have a savings account at a credit union where I get my car loans. I also have an online savings account that nets about 4 percent interest.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 2nd Nov 2005 17:38 UTC
Finding an entry-level home PC that doesn't have a Windows XP sticker on it requires consumers to search through a maze of Web sites. Or if they try calling a major PC maker, the agent is likely to have a hard time steering them toward a Linux-based or bare-bones system.
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Magnussoft has just announced that they are delaying the release of ZETA 1.5 Professional from 10 to 15 days in order ...
, a native PCL6 printer driver and a Radeon x-series video driver. The addition of AbiWord is seen as a move to eventually replace the word processor component of GoBe Productive, a third party lightweight office suite currently bundled with ZETA that is no longer in development.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 10th Apr 2006 21:17 UTC
Virus researchers at Kaspersky Lab have found proof-of-concept code for a cross-platform virus capable of infecting both Windows and Linux systems.
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Fecal bacteria found on UW computer keyboards
The University of Washington says its computer keyboards will now be cleaned weekly, after a student research project found high levels of fecal coliform bacteria on some of them.
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"The Software Freedom Law Center's CTO Bradley Kuhn has issued a statement
regarding the Novell-Microsoft agreements and how they will impact FOSS developers. They have analyzed in particular Microsoft's Patent Pledge for Non-Compensated Developers and see little value and in fact say it's worse than useless , because it creates an illusion of safety and because it limits severely what that developer is allowed to do with his work."
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posted by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 6th Nov 2007 00:47
Xandros Desktop sets a new standard for Linux based desktop operating systems by delivering an environment and set of applications that allow you to install the system and get back to work.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 17th Jan 2006 17:16 UTC, submitted by Tyler Too
Ars reviews the Intel iMac, and concludes: "For $1299, the iMac Core Duo is a good buy.
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"Nat Friedman has been one of the driving forces behind the development of the Linux desktop for a few year now. First with his own company Ximian, founded together with Mono chief architect Miguel de Icaza, after its acquisition now inside Novell.
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SymphonyOS , one of the more refreshing Linux distributions, is in trouble , since its lead developer is in financial troubles. "Core symphony development is currently stalled as I am without electricity in my apartment.
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Students Turn to the Internet for College Loans
The economy seems to be tanking, and many banks are pulling out of the student loan business. So now, many college students are turning to the internet for cash.
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Langenbacher: Where time slows down
There are certain places in the world where time just seems to move differently. With the absence of cell phones and high speed Internet access, some might feel disconnected from the world. Without innumerable cable channels and text messaging at their fingertips, some might feel stuck in time.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 30th May 2008 14:49 UTC
We have learnt quite a lot about Windows 7 this week, and one of the things was that Windows 7 would not get a new kernel . The call for a new kernel has been made a few times on the internet, but anyone with a bit more insight into Windows' kernel knows that there is absolutely no need to write a new kernel for Windows - the problems with Windows lie in userland, not kernelland.
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Create your own Olympics viewers guide
NBC has almost made a viewer's guide to the Olympics an obsolete idea. The network is making a nearly absurd 3,600 hours of coverage from the Beijing games available next month on the broadcast network, its cable partners, high-definition channels and NBCOlympics.com Web site.
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RedOctane execs on a roll with "Guitar Hero" DENVER - There were a lot of questions surrounding the "Guitar Hero" videogame when it first came out. Would gamers agree to pony up extra money for the special guitar-shaped controller needed to play it? Would the music industry agree to license master tracks? Would the addition of downloadable content be successful? The answer to ...
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