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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 12th Oct 2005 12:22 UTC
" Debian is one of the most common Linux distributions in the world. With a possible total of fourteen CDs, it is also one of the biggest. As you may have gathered from the fact that this guide exists, Debian is not the easiest Linux distribution.
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Starting today, Linspire does not only offer a free OS, but also its CNR Basic service . " Linspire, Inc., developer of the commercial desktop Linux operating system of the same name and Freespire, the free community desktop Linux operating system, announced the immediate change in pricing for its popular CNR Service from an annual subscription fee based offering to a completely free service."
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Review: Microsoft's Windows Vista Pokey, Problematic
I already have my plans booked for the coming weekend. No, I am not going to take my kids to the park for some summer fun or check out Hancock at the theaters like I had planned. Instead, I will probably be wiping my laptop of the last shreds of Windows Vista and reinstalling Windows XP Professional and trying to find all of the drivers I need to get everything working right again. No, it does ...
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IBM posts double-digit profit in Q2
ONE of the country's top information technology firms has reported a double-digit increase in profit for the 2nd quarter of 2008 as compared to the same period last year.
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State AG asks ISPs to block kiddie porn
State Attorney General Anne Milgram today asked Internet Service Providers in New Jersey to block access to child pornography websites to help prevent the victimization of children.
The Record |
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Spectrum auction to transform wireless industry 'forever' in Canada: Prentice
Julian Beltrame, The Canadian Press July 22, 2008 - 2:18 p.m. The just completed $4.25 billion auction of wireless spectrum has changed the industry "forever" in Canada by ushering in a new era of increased competition that will mean lower prices for consumers, says Industry Minister Jim Prentice.
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Myers asks Adler to apologize for video hailing liberal bloggers as "new citizen soldiers"
Republican Congressional candidate Chris Myers called on his Democratic rival, John Adler, to apologize today for a YouTube video — also posted on the Democrat's Web site — in which Adler praises liberal bloggers as "the new citizen soldiers." Chris Russell, campaign manager for Myers, said the video shows Adler does not reflect the conservative attitudes of the Third Congressional District, a ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 1st Sep 2005 14:47 UTC
Some prominent figures in the Linux community believe that as enterprises increase their use of Linux on the desktop, Microsoft will be forced to consider offering a version of Office for Linux . "When the [Linux desktop] market share gets to a certain point, Microsoft will, just as it did with Apple in the past, make Office available on Linux," CEO Stuart Cohen of OSDL said in an interview.
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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.
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Software engineer Satoshi Nakajima, the lead architect of Microsoft's Windows 95, picked up a Mac
for the first time two years ago. He was so impressed, he says he'll never again touch a PC again. Satoshi loves Apple products so much, he started a company in April, Big Canvas, to develop for Apple's iPhone platform full-time.
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Pickens Goes For The Grass Roots
To get attention for his Pickens Plan for energy, the billionaire is taking to the airwaves and the Internet.
Forbes |
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Court affirms online content law unconstitutional
Tue, Jul 22, 2008 (11:18 a.m.) A federal appeals court agreed Tuesday with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet.
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AMD shares fall 5 pct on market share losses
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. tumbled 5 percent Tuesday to a multiyear low as fresh data emerged revealing that the slumping chip maker lost more market share to bigger rival Intel Corp.
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Lolo Jones wallpapers for your desktop
Add Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones to your computer screen. Choose from 6 desktop wallpapers.
The Des Moines Register |
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News and views on Linux on the desktop ...
LF Summit videos posted — May 29, 2008 — The Linux Foundation Collaboration Summit held on April 8-10 in Austin, Texas, may have been invitation only, but fortunately the LF has posted videos for the rest of us. The videos include keynotes from Red Hat and Sun/MYSQL, and a panel on Linux PCs. ...
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Linux mini-PC takes two Watts to tango
A Silicon Valley startup called CherryPal announced a two-Watt, $250 ultra-mini PC that runs Debian Linux. Based on a 400MHz PowerPC-based system-on-chip (SoC) from Freescale, the solid-state CherryPal C100 Desktop offers managed "cloud" computing paid for by advertising rather than a monthly fee.
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PC Makers Fearful of Small PCs, AMD Passes on Netbooks
"Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not..."...
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Court affirms online content law unconstitutional
A federal appeals court Tuesday agreed with a lower court ruling that struck down as unconstitutional a 1998 law intended to protect children from sexual material and other objectionable content on the Internet. The decision by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia is the latest twist in a decade-long legal battle over the Child Online Protection Act. The fight has already ...
The State |
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The Portable Office: Work Anywhere
The key to our placeless office: Web applications that let us chat, collaborate, and do all the other things that regular...
PC World |
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Man wins divorce from angry wife in YouTube video
NEW YORK - A Broadway mogul whose wife trashed him in a widely viewed Internet video was granted a divorce from her Monday. A Manhattan judge gave Philip Smith a divorce from Tricia Walsh-Smith on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.
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Super Talent boosts SSD write speeds
Increasingly flash-focused drive maker Super Talent has given its MasterDrive MX solid-state drives a speed upgrade in a bid to compete against larger rivals. While read-back speeds remain the same at a peak of about 120MB per second, the MX drives now see faster recording speeds depending on the capacity of the drive. Both the 15GB and 30GB vers...
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WYD through the eyes of a Protestant
AS a Protestant, I say thank God for Pope Benedict." These are the words of Geoff Hinds, a Protestant, a newspaper commentator in Sydney, Australia, and an internet acquaintance of mine.
Manila Bulletin |
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MySpace joins OpenID
Users can take their online identity to other sites and social networks without having to register again
The Globe and Mail |
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BSNL to offer tele-education services
The state-run telecom major Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will soon offer tele-education service for subscribers availing its Internet broadband services, a top company official said Tuesday.
Calcutta News |
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Imagine Cup 2008 winners announced
— Jul. 09, 2008 — Microsoft has announced the winning teams in its annual Embedded Development contest, part of the overall student competition called Imagine Cup 2008. While there were meant to be only three winners, teams from Ireland and China tied for second place, resulting in four awards, says Microsoft.
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