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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 17th Mar 2007 00:26 UTC
During my 8 years of Linux on and off usage I have tried more distros than I have chocolate bars. Each one of my previous encounters meant that I had to spend at least 2 days configuring before I have a desktop that I was somewhat comfortable with.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 5th Oct 2006 22:02 UTC
Microsoft, of all companies, continues to lead the way with free and loose licensing terms around server virtualization software and multi-core processors.
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Recent Original Stories
A review of OpenSUSE 10.3 , which concludes: "While openSUSE's efforts to simplify Linux or Window-fy Linux can be commended, the inconsistency in their implementation is its downfall.
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How Safe Are Your 'Tweens' Online?
Parents are making an effort to talk to their kids about Internet safety, but kids are still willing to talk to strangers on IM, post personal information about themselves on social networking sites, or be the target of online bullying, according to a Tuesday study.
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Cars go from Hwy 101 to frontage road in high-speed wreck
At least one person was injured during a high speed crash in Paso Robles Tuesday afternoon about 4:30 p.m. The wreck happened on southbound Highway 101 just past the Spring Street onramp, but ended on the Vine Street frontage road parallel to the freeway when the vehicles crashed through a chain-link fence. According to the CHP dispatch Web site, one of the cars appeared to sideswipe the other ...
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‘Callous’ video campaign on YouTube backfires on divorcée
The British actress who pioneered the “YouTube divorce” has lost her settlement claim after the judge condemned her for humiliating her Broad-way-mogul husband on the internet.
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Yahoo's profits dip 19% after ad cuts
Business & money: Yahoo revealed that in the three months to June it spent $22m to help fend off Microsoft's unsolicited offer
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Internet safety is an ever-growing worry
Parental involvement is the key to keeping children safe on the Internet, child advocates said on Tuesday as they reported the findings of a recent survey on the issue.
Montgomery County Sentinel |
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Stolen Indiana State laptop returned to professor
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana State University officials say a computer stolen from a professor has been returned and none of its personal student information was accessed.
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IBM offloads $77 million of Lenovo shares
The latest sell-down by the global IT company brings its holding below the disclosure threshold.
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McCain's clueless, and it's not all that cute
Dear McCain presidential campaign: You know what's funny and cute and just a little bit sad? A wacky old industrial war-era guy admitting that he doesn't know a computer from a microwave oven, a hyperlink from a heart med, can't turn on one of those...
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European Union - Bits - Technology - New York Times Blog
Cellphones, Cameras, Computers and more. The European venture capital firm Wellington Partners opened an outpost in Palo Alto, Calif., this month, hoping that a base in the United States will help the firm and its portfolio companies scout out partners and bridge cultural divides.
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A Cone of External Swirl for Yahoo
The flavor of the day at Yahoo is “external swirl.” It is certainly more palatable to lap that cone topped with many excuses on a summer day in Sunnyvale than to have to eat a hot plate of crow for tepid second-quarter financial results .
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WordPress 1.0 blogging tool for iPhone 3G [video]
Blogging has always been a personal thing, and it's just become even easier to post thoughts on the Web, from just about anywhere. Automattic, Inc.'s WordPress for iPhone 1.0 lets users update their blogs on the go, without having to find a laptop or a WiFi hot spot. The open source app is the first to allow iPhone and iPod Touch users to write pos...
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New UK, Montreal stores show Apple's retail strength
Several new Apple Stores are set to open their doors Saturday, including one in Liverpool, England. Housed in the redeveloped Liverpool One Complex, the new store is Apple's 16th in the UK. The company is also opening stores in Montreal, Glendale, Arizona, and Charleston, South Carolina....
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Yahoo settles with Icahn to avoid showdown
SAN FRANCISCO -- Yahoo Inc. is relinquishing three seats on its board of directors to activist investor Carl Icahn, ending a battle for control of the Internet company while still leaving the door open for a possible sale to Microsoft Corp.
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Yahoo earnings fall 18%, fail to meet analyst views
(Associated Press via NewsEdge) Yahoo's second-quarter profit fell 18%, the latest sign of the financial decay that has frustrated shareholders and raised doubts about the internet company's future.
telecomasia.net |
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CNET News Daily Podcast: Why some developers might work late tonight
Google's YouTube strategy; guessing what's next for Apple; and servers struggle to find their place in the living room.
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Earnings roundup: Washington Mutual, Yahoo
SEATTLE (AP) _ Washington Mutual Inc. said Tuesday it lost a staggering $3 billion during the second quarter as it increased its loss reserves to more than $8 billion to cover souring loans in its mortgage portfolio.
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Thrifty U.S. shoppers could bruise gadget maker profits
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Fears that belt-tightening U.S. consumers will bruise third-quarter earnings for makers of MP3 players, cell phones and other gadgets, pummeled the stocks of consumer electronics companies like Apple Inc and SanDisk Corp on Tuesday, a day after they issued grim forecasts.
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Ron Tupa endorses Jared Polis for Congress
Outgoing state Sen. Ron Tupa, D-Boulder, endorsed Jared Polis in the race for the 2nd Congressional District this afternoon, praising the Internet entrepreneur and school founder as an independent voice with proven political courage.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 22nd Feb 2007 16:55 UTC
Windows developers can now port Visual Basic applications to Linux without modifying their code , using an open source project backed by Novell.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 14th Oct 2005 10:56 UTC
Intentionally or not, Linspire may be trying to become the "Education Linux" distribution. The desktop Linux software maker, formerly known as Lindows, Thursday launched a new, low-cost licensing program for schools who wish to install a Linux desktop operating system as an alternative to the more expensive Microsoft Windows operating system.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 20th Jun 2006 22:24 UTC
The One Laptop per Child scheme is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the history of the IT industry, according to Tony Roberts, chief executive and founder of UK charity Computer Aid International.
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