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posted by Chris Nabinger on Wed 14th Jan 2004 20:23 UTC
I'm a windows user by nature, I've been playing around with Linux for a little while, I'm no Expert in any way but I've used quite a few distro's. The first distro I ever stuck with for any amount of time Was Xandros 1.0, which a friend provided for me.
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Harassing calls more sinister than pool flyer
New Braunfels woman Mary Alice Altorfer became the center of an Internet and media furor this week when she complained to police that her biracial grandchildren were being victimized by a flyer posted at her neighborhood swimming pool.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Mar 2006 22:02 UTC
The much-talked about PhysX processor by Ageia is now finally obtainable for consumers-- sort of. Dell has launched the XPS 600 Renegade : a limited edition computer with four GeForce 7900 cards connected via SLI, Intel Pentium D 965 Extreme Edition (overclocked to 4.26 Ghz), and 2GB of GDDR3 memory, and of course the PhysX processor.
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Recent Original Stories
Google Labs has released Picasa for Linux, ported using Wine by CodeWeavers . The free Picasa download is available now. My Take : The software requirements are fairly hefty in that some features require cutting edge programs like HAL and a 2.6+ kernel, but this is fantastic news for Linux users.
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Bill Miller backs Yang in Yahoo fight
Legg Mason Capital Management Inc. Chairman Bill Miller is backing Yahoo Inc. Chief Executive Officer Jerry Yang in a fight for control of the board, saying a proxy contest with Carl C. Icahn would be disruptive. Legg Mason Capital Management is the third-biggest of Yahoo's institutional investors, with 60.7 million, or 4.4 percent, of outstanding shares, worth about $1.36 billion at yesterday's ...
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Virtual Attack
A week ago, New Braunfels grandmother Mary Alice Altorfer had never heard of YouTube. Now she’s a hot topic on one of the most influential Web sites in America.
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Intel turns 40
Intel is celebrating its 40th birthday. The iconic chipmaker was first founded in 1968 by physicists Gordon Moore and Robert Noyce, who derived as a shortened version of the term "Integrated Electronics."
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Firms cautious in adopting IPT
The need to replace out-of-date equipment remains the overriding force behind the takeup of IP telephony, according to a report from research house Frost & Sullivan.
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Both sides of political blog spectrum flock to Austin
Bloggers from the left and the right gather to exchange ideas on how to spread their respective messages in the modern world.
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Allen designates computer recycle days
The city of Allen is collecting unwanted computers – more than a few megabytes worth. However, the city has replaced curb service for the unwanted hardware with official collection days because of rising fuel costs and demands on personnel.
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Ministry admits to missing laptops
LONDON - The Ministry of Defence said on Friday more than twice as many laptops had been lost or stolen in the last four years than previously thought, along with 121 computer memory sticks, some containing secret information.
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Roni Lynn Deutch, A Professional Tax Corporation Improves Web Presence With Online Payments
As part of her ongoing commitment to stay ahead in the technology race, The Tax Lady Roni Deutch has upgraded her law firm's website to feature a new "Client Login" section that allows clients to make payments online via credit card. It is the goal of the law firm to increase the transparency of their representation with their client through this portal, and online payments are just the first ...
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Gas cost ignites surge in online college classes
More college students in the Philadelphia region had been opting to take some or all of their courses online even before gas topped $4 a gallon.
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UK's military secrets missing: report
Britain's security may have been compromised after authorities admitted that military "secrets" stored in hundreds of laptops have gone missing.
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Bill shines light on Baltimore contracts
Proposal would put city finances online Houston spent $33,000 on bullets this year, but "Space City" paid nearly three times that to buy horse food. And while fuel costs have increased $3 million in Missouri since 2005, at least the "Show Me State" taxpayers spent 35 percent less on contracts for barbecue and pizza.
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Everyone's a critic
Online criticism is anonymous, risk-free and fun – for those writing it, at least. And it's growing.
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Major investor sides with Yahoo board
Legg Mason's Bill Miller takes a stand against Carl Icahn's effort to seat his own slate of directors. Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors landed its first endorsement from a major institutional shareholder Friday, giving it momentum in the fight with investor-agitator Carl Icahn over control of the Internet company.
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Yahoo vs. Icahn to be epic power struggle
Yahoo Inc.'s board won the support of a major shareholder on Friday, providing a much-needed boost to the Web portal as it tries to fend off an attempted shakeup by investor activist Carl Icahn. Legg Mason Inc.'s Capital Management unit, which controls 4.4...
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Consumer Affairs column: Watch for phony Internet come-ons
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service warns consumers about reshipping scams.
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Reader Advocate: Blogs big hit with many Trib readers
Blogs - or Web logs - are children of the Internet. In general, blogs are a mix of personal opinions and links to material on other Web sites.
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Unique educational program to hold open house Saturday
iQ Academy, a unique online alternative to the traditional brick-and-mortar school learning environment is, for the first time, now available statewide to students in grades 6-12. An open house to showcase the program and enroll students will take place at the Northland Inn in Crookston on Saturday, July 19, from 3-4:30 p.m.
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Harassing calls more sinister than pool flyer
New Braunfels woman Mary Alice Altorfer became the center of an Internet and media furor this week when she complained to police that her biracial grandchildren were being victimized by a flyer posted at her neighborhood swimming pool.
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Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Fri 18th Jul 2008 23:29 UTC, submitted by Dale Smoker
The convoluted case of SCO v. Novell dealt a heady blow to the SCO Group Wednesday, with United States District Judge Dale Kimball ordering the company to pay $2.5 million to Novell for improperly claiming, and collecting royalties for, the Unix operating system.
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Former Microsoft manager gets 22-month sentence in embezzlement
Carolyn M. Gudmundson, the former Microsoft employee who pleaded guilty in January to embezzling about $1 million, was sentenced in federal court Friday to 22 months in prison.
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In upgrade leapfrog game, this user is one jump behind
Q: My hardware is a Hewlett-Packard Pavilion a1410y system, with 1GB of memory, which, of course, is the problem. The a1410Y motherboard has...
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