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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 8th Mar 2007 16:28 UTC, submitted by anonymous
Hewlett-Packard is closing custom deals for thousands of desktop PCs running Linux , which has the company assessing the possibility of offering factory-loaded Linux systems, an HP executive said.
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"iXsystems announced today a distribution agreement with Fry's Electronics whereby all Fry's stores nationwide will carry PC-BSD Version 1.4, Da Vinci Edition. The agreement marks the first time that the PC-BSD operating system is made available for purchase at Fry's Electronics.
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Blue Coat to Host Government Webinar on Meeting Trusted Internet Connection Initiative
SUNNYVALE, Calif.----Blue Coat Systems, Inc. , the leader in WAN Application Delivery and Secure Web Gateway, today announced it will host a complimentary Webinar in conjunction with Federal Computer Week and Government Computer News.
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All set for computerized mock ARMM polls
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- All is set for the mock computerized election tomorrow in the five provinces of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) that would test the automation aimed at erasing doubts on the credibility of the poll body, election officials said here.
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Clear maps make work easier at courthouse
Schuylkill County Recorder of Deeds A. Matthew Dudish wants citizens to be able to see on computers as many records as possible — and he has added more than 10,000 maps to documents already viewable at his office’s terminals.
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Divorce: How to avoid going broke
An Oklahoma woman can relate to the mortifying details of supermodel Christie Brinkley's recent divorce. Ten years ago, the woman inadvertently found e-mails that exposed her then-husband's secret life of Internet pornography and multiple sexual partners. "I literally was happy one minute and devastated the next,” said the woman. After discovering his secrets, she threw up in a trash can beside ...
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 22nd Mar 2006 02:44 UTC
In Mac OS X, the root account is disabled by default. The first user account created is added to the admin group and that user can use the sudo command to execute other commands as root.
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Seeing beyond the headlights
It's a jungle in the tech world, and Tom Jenkins' company, Open Text Corp. , has clawed its way to become Canada's largest software firm.
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Intel Atom for netbooks costs 52 percent more than desktop version
The popular Intel Atom microprocessors made for netbooks, or mini-laptops, costs 52 percent more per chip than the desktop version of the same processor. The Atom N270, the mini-laptop version of the microprocessor, costs $44, compared to $29 for the Atom 230, the desktop, or nettop version of the chip, according to Intel's latest price list. [ For more on products in the hot ...
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iPO iPO Quick Tip - iTunes: Deleting iPhone Apps
The App Store is loaded with extra applications for the iPhone and iPod touch, and Apple did a great job of making it easy to download and install all of those programs. The problem is that not every app you download is something you want to keep, and deleting something from your handheld doesn't necessarily mean it will go away when you sync
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Find a water trail for a fun vacation trip
Looking for a place you haven't visited before where you can spend your vacation time camping and putting some miles under your canoe or kayak — but without going too far off the beaten path? Fire up your computer and search the Web for routes that have been designated as water trails.
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Bull Appoints Shahrom Kiani as new General Manager of its subsidiary AddressVision, Inc (AVI)
LA CROSSE, Wis. & PARIS----Bull has appointed Shahrom Kiani as new General Manager of its subsidiary AddressVision, Inc , one of the world's premier providers of postal automation technology with over 50% of the world's letter mail touched by its software solutions.
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School board issues warning
Teachers and students in Lamar County can't be Internet friends this year after the school board revamped rules prohibiting them from being friends through online social networks.
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Avistar Partners With CityIS to Deliver Desktop Videoconferencing Solutions
Avistar's C3 Technology's User-Friendliness and Cost-Effectiveness Essential to Addressing Client Needs in Challenging Global MarketsExpansion of Reseller Channel Key Component of Company'...
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The CherryPal cloud PC: $249, ready for (the new world) order
Filed under: Desktops There's no OS to speak of, no optical drive, just 4GB of flash storage and 256MB of RAM, and you're limited to a 400MHz Freescale 5121E processor with integrated graphics under the hood. But the CherryPal desktop PC -- just revealed with a $249 price tag -- is definitely worth making a fuss over. About the size of a plastic paperback sporting a pair of USB ports ...
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Another ex-Soviet state under fire in web attack
Georgia joins Estonia and Lithuania as cyber victims. Hackers took down the website for the president of Georgia in yet another attack on the governments of former Soviet states. The website was knocked offline by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack over the weekend, yet another in a series of cyberattacks attacks against countries experiencing political friction with Russia. ...
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iCAD Completes Acquisition of CAD Sciences
iCAD, Inc. , an industry-leading provider of Computer-Aided Detection solutions, today announced the completion of its previously announced agreement to purchase the principal assets of CAD Sciences, a privately-held medical technology company based in White Plains, NY.
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Applied Biosystems Enhances Software Development Community by Adding Application Specific Tools for Genomic Analysis ...
FOSTER CITY, Calif.----Applied Biosystems Inc. today announced that it has expanded its Software Development Community to include new software analysis tools that are expected to help drive innovation and speed the development of bioinformatics solutions that will enable researchers to realize the full potential of ultra-high-throughput genomic analysis.
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Success of First European Built Environment CAE Conference Demonstrates Value of Engineering Simulation
SOUTHPOINTE, Pa.----ANSYS, Inc. , a global innovator of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced that the first European Built Environment CAE Conference , hosted by ANSYS in London in June, was a resounding success.
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Web star famed for silly dance eyes new gig: charity
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Matt Harding has won cult celebrity status by filming himself dancing badly around the world to the amusement of millions of Internet viewers but now he wants to get serious -- raising money for laptops for the poor.
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GPS unit, laptop stolen from car
Someone stole a Garmin GPS unit and laptop computer from a parked car in South Middleton Township over the weekend.
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Don't damage your brand by "pulling a Dell"
Online computer retailer Dell Inc. learned a lesson about managing online reputation the hard way when a heavy-handed approach towards a blog post attracted more negative attention than the original post.
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Intel cuts chip prices up to 31 percent
Intel has cut processor prices up to 31 percent though cuts are limited in number.
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Ministry Of Defence Loses 658 Laptops
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has admitted that a laptop containing sensitive information was stolen as an official checked out of a Liverpool hotel. At the same time, Defence Secretary Des Browne was forced to issue revised figures after ‘anomalies in the repor...
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Fri 9th Jun 2006 22:42 UTC
Microsoft will not fix a serious flaw in Windows 98 and Windows Millennium Edition because a patch could break other applications. The security bug relates to Windows Explorer and could let an intruder commandeer a vulnerable PC, Microsoft warned in April.
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