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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 8th May 2006 19:37 UTC
"Thin is in again. After years of false starts, so-called thin clients are gaining traction as IT departments look to cut costs and boost security. Dell, Intel and AMD are eyeing the space."
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Recent Original Stories
"I'm glad to announce SUSE Linux 10.1 Codename 'Agama Lizard' RC3 . We have fixed the majority of bugs from RC3 and look forward to the goldmaster - if testing does not show serious problems."
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Report: Team picks Thunder
If a television report is accurate, owners of the Oklahoma City NBA team will have listened to the fans. KOCO-TV in Oklahoma City is reporting the team's name will be the Oklahoma City Thunder. That's the nickname that won The Oklahoman's contest, which was determined by internet fan balloting. The ABC affiliate cited a source close to the ownership group that Thunder will be the nickname for ...
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Red Hat confirmed on Aug. 3 that it would be delaying the release of the newest member of its desktop Linux family, Red Hat Global Desktop, because the company is seeking to provide certain multimedia codecs.
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Safety is key online
The Internet is full of opportunities. Opportunities to learn about the world around you, to share ideas, to catch up with old friends, or make new ones.
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MySpace lands man in jail
SEGUIN — A 47-year-old Seguin man was picked up early this month by the attorney general’s office in a sweep of convicted sex offenders who were illegally using the MySpace.com social networking Web site.
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Area woman averts an eBay money scam
SEGUIN — A Guadalupe County woman who smelled something fishy in an Internet deal saved herself a hefty hunk of change recently by reporting it to the sheriff’s office.
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Issues companion animals face in their golden years
The problems encountered by companion animals as they age have been discussed in this column several times. Last week, during a conversation with Kay Hill, director of The Pet Place, Kay mentioned she had read an article on the Internet concerning senior pets. She offered to fax a copy which I appreciated and here it is, in part.
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Harnessing the atom: Ultra mobile PC from Panasonic
Washington - Panasonic is unveiling its first ultra mobile PC based on Intel's new Atom processor. The Toughbook CF-U1 weighs 1060 grams, has a 5.6 inch touch screen and measures 15.1 x 18.4 centimetres. The computer can be ordered with either Window...
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New options for web addresses soon to be available
Berlin - Internet users will soon have more options for selecting the name of their web site. Traditional endings like .com or . org will soon be supplemented with many new ones, such as .sports, .perfume, or .paris. Companies or individuals...
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Computer and internet briefs
Washington - Need to edit a web address quickly in your browser? Instead of retyping the entire address, you can move from one part of the address to the next by holding down the Ctrl key as you tap the right or left arrow key on your keyboard. To ge...
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Lack of moving parts makes solid drives attractive for notebooks=
Munich - At first glance, the EeePC and the MacBook Air do not seem to have much in common. But on closer inspection, both portable computers use solid state drives (SSD) or one that has no moving parts and significant advantages over traditional dri...
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Recent Original Stories
Google has emerged as the poster child for a new wave of applications assembled from the piece-parts of several Web sites. No Windows necessary. Microsoft has its own ideas, of course.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 25th Sep 2006 21:12 UTC
Alan Cox, the famous Linux kernel hacker, saw his Thinkpad explode . His wife writes on her weblog: "Alan was on the other side of the room from the laptop. I was elsewhere. He yelled out, I ambled towards the room in my own good time, and then I heard 'Fire! Real fire!
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by Bobmeister (3) on Fri 3rd Nov 2006 16:30 UTC
I think that is all an overreaction...but the concerns expressed all over the internet now are valid. But throwing everything out the day after an announcement?
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Kyle Police Department Adds Equipment
The Kyle Police Department is responding to the city's growth with new equipment to help officers with their jobs. The new police cars have computer systems, lighting and the ability to print tickets rather than write them. Crime has risen as the town's population has grown and the department also hopes to add more officers as part of their series of improvements.
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MADE IN FREEPORT: Revolutionized by the Internet
Douglas Munda of Munda and Associates prepares to auction off items to bidders at his business on Adams Avenue.
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There’s still time to register for School of the Arts
School of the Arts, a University of Wisconsin-Madison program which is in its 45th year, offers dozens of hands-on workshops for adults in art and folk art, computer arts, writing, photography, music, theatre and drama, and mind, body and spirit. The week of intensive learning and creative activity attracts more than 300 people each year.
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MTA will txt u abt transt trble
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority expects to start sending alerts to commuters' cellphones and computers with details about unplanned service problems in September, the Daily News has learned.
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The Flip Side - Jul. 20
Thinking out loud until it started to hurt... After a recent 'record-setting performance by American sprinter Tyson Gay, Christian Web site One News Now, which uses a computer filter to change potentially offensive words, posted a story on the success of speedy champion Tyson Homosexual. Personally, I'm just glad Gay wasn't a biathlete.
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likely to be the second half of this year
Reckon you won't upgrade to Vista until the first service pack is released? That's looking , according to Microsoft's latest email blast. The company has put out a call for "customers and partners (to) actively test and provide feedback on Windows Vista SP1 to help us prepare for its release in the second half of CY07" . Microsoft hasn't released details of exactly what changes will be wrought ...
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Recent Original Stories
I guess the cat is out of the bag. "Everex has confirmed plans to ship a UMPC with a 7-inch screen , similar to competitor Asus's EEE PC. A source close to the company revealed that the device - codenamed 'Cloudbook' - will ship with the Google Apps-oriented 'gOS' Linux distribution early next year."
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Shark Lurking at Open Championship
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) -- As improbable as it sounds, Greg Norman is the leader after three rounds of the British Open. The 53-year-old Australian managed to shoot a 2-over-par 72 on an extremely windy day at Royal Birkdale.
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Future of Ore.'s 'Internet City' at crossroads
After worldwide celebrity as Half.com, the world's first Internet city, life has returned to normal in the sleepy eastern Oregon town of Halfway, population 345. It's almost as if the Internet uproar never happened.
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Nixa man admits to role in steroid-smuggling scheme
KANSAS CITY — A Nixa man has pleaded guilty to federal charges in his role in a conspiracy to smuggle anabolic steroids from China and sell them over the Internet. ...
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