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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 17th May 2007 18:54 UTC
In the GNOME bugzilla, there is an ongoing discussion about whether or not to include a patch into the default GNOME installation which would enable GNOME to ( optionally ) have a global application menubar, similar to that of the Mac OS and KDE (in the latter it is optional and off by default).
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 22nd Jul 2008 08:29 UTC
Geeks.com sent us in a pretty cool gadget : a vintage-looking internet radio device, the iMedia100 . I have a soft spot about classic-looking devices that have modern features, so this was an interesting experiment for me. Read on for more.
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Search Engine Strategies (SES) San Jose Celebrates One Decade with All-Star Orion Lineup
SAN JOSE, Calif.----Search engine marketers, advertisers, webmasters, executive decision makers, and e-commerce professionals are lining up for this year's Search Engine Strategies San Jose conference, which affords delegates the largest learning and networking opportunity of the year in Silicon Valley.
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MoD revises tally of stolen laptops to 658
The Ministry of Defence has admitted that the number of its laptops stolen since 2004 is almost double the 347 previously stated
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Web-design firm offers help to small companies
After being a Web design developer for a local company, Kristy Crabtree decided to open her own company. Westward Strategy & Design Group was established to offer professional services to the small companies that might not want to invest large sums of money to get onto the Internet to promote their services or products.
Reno Gazette-Journal |
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Yahoo Deal Wards Off Proxy Fight
Yahoo’s board and management earned a reprieve after a weekend deal ended a bruising and acrimonious fight for control of the company with Carl C. Icahn.
The Florence Times-Daily |
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For homework: nanotechnology
Teachers reverse roles, becoming students of the semiconductor industry COLONIE -- About three dozen teachers were at the Latham headquarters of New York State United Teachers on Monday morning learning how computer chips work.The teachers, from local school districts such as Albany, Shenendehowa, East Greenbush and Saratoga Springs, were doing tests with transistors and resistors and ...
Albany Times Union |
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Creditors take aim at former Wurld CEO
Several trying to stop Gregory Kerber's bankruptcy plan ALBANY -- Some creditors are objecting to Gregory Kerber's bankruptcy plan.Kerber is the former chief executive of Wurld Media Inc., the once high-flying Saratoga Springs Internet firm that was sold off last year amid growing financial problems. Last month, Kerber pleaded guilty to falsifying business records, a felony, after being ...
Albany Times Union |
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Three Yahoo seats traded for truce
Yahoo's surprise truce with billionaire investor Carl Icahn may buy some peace at the company's annual shareholders meeting next week, but the agreement announced Monday doesn't take the pressure off Chief Executive Jerry Yang.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Three Yahoo seats traded for truce
Yahoo's surprise truce with billionaire investor Carl Icahn may buy some peace at the company's annual shareholders meeting next week, but the agreement announced Monday doesn't take the pressure off Chief Executive Jerry Yang.
San Jose Mercury News |
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Logitech Q1 profit rises 15% to $29.3 million
Logitech International, the world's biggest maker of computer mice, said fiscal first-quarter profit rose 15 percent, buoyed by sales in Asia.
San Jose Mercury News |
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After Strong Quarter, Apple Signals Changes in Its Prices
Apple, the third-largest personal computer maker in the United States, continued to benefit from the significant market share gains of its Macintosh computer line.
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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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Blue Lightning scheduled to meet with football club
Blue Lightning cheerleading members were to meet with the football club Monday night to discuss the squad's future. Some cheerleaders are upset over the way the Winnipeg Blue Bombers front office managed last week's flap over the discovery of provocative photos online that led to the resignation of their coach, Dena Clark, Friday.
Winnipeg Free Press |
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Say goodbye to the Computer Mouse
It's nearly 40 years old but one leading research company says the days of the computer mouse are numbered.
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Apple profit climbs 31%; forecast misses mark
Apple Inc. has reported a 31 percent increase in third-quarter profit on sales of its Macintosh personal computer. The shares fell after the company forecast revenue and earnings that missed analysts' estimates.
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10in Eee PC available in the UK from £349
New Intel Atom-based mini-laptop shipping The latest version of Asus's Eee PC is now available in the UK, with two models in the Eee PC 1000 series priced at £349 and £369.
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Sleipnir takes on IE and Firefox
Web browser designed for advanced users Microsoft and Mozilla have a new competitor in the browser market, with a Japanese developer aiming to take on Internet Explorer and Firefox and capture 5 percent of the market.
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Microsoft releases Windows Home Server fix
WHS update repairs data-corruption issue Microsoft has released an update to Windows Home Server that fixes a data-corruption problem some users were having with the software.
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Kaspersky website defaced by hacker
Security firm tackles Malaysian attack Security company Kaspersky Lab's Malaysian website was defaced on Saturday along with one of its online shopping sites, according to Zone-H, an organisation that documents such attacks.
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Facebook Sues German Rival StudiVZ
According to the media reports, social networking site Facebook has filed a case with a Californian court to shut down German website StudiVZ on the grounds it is an illegal copy.
Deutsche Welle |
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Dell offers new machines with Ubuntu Linux 8.04
Inspiron 1520 and XPS M1330 available now Dell has announced that is adding a number of laptops and desktop machines with the Linux operating system Ubuntu 8.04 installed.
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MoD admits to losing 658 laptops since 2004
Figure almost double the original admission The number of laptops and USB sticks containing classified and restricted data lost by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) since 2004, is much higher than first originally thought.
PC Advisor |
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NEW YORK–A Broadway mogul whose actor wife trashes him in a widely viewed Internet video has been granted a divorce from her. A Manhattan judge granted Philip Smith a divorce from Tricia Walsh-Smith yesterday on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.
Toronto Star |
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Yahoo gives Icahn seats on its board to halt feud
SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo Inc. averted a showdown with rabble-rousing investor Carl C. Icahn yesterday by giving him three seats on its board of directors in a truce that leaves the door open for a possible sale of the company to Microsoft Corp.
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