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"Nat Friedman has been one of the driving forces behind the development of the Linux desktop for a few year now. First with his own company Ximian, founded together with Mono chief architect Miguel de Icaza, after its acquisition now inside Novell.
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MobileMe is a half-baked Apple product
People who work for large corporations are used to having their e-mail, contacts and calendar appointments synchronized instantly among their various computers and smart phones. But average consumers haven't had an easy way to do that.
Cape Cod Times |
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Recent Original Stories
12 years after the project was conceived, and after a long period in which it was useable though incomplete, FreeDOS has reached version 1.0. The ISO is downloadable at SourceForge. Versions with more extras should be available soon, as should a mail-order option.
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Prehistoric combat
'Jurassic Fight Club' uses computer graphics to re-create battles that provide clues to dinosaur behavior.
Cape Cod Times |
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Town begins work on wireless network
Brownsburg »After a nearly two-year delay, Brownsburg has received approval to install antennas for its townwide wireless Internet network on Duke Energy-owned utility poles.
The Indianapolis Star |
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MONROE COUNTY: Fair rooted in youth accomplishment
Before the trucks and tractors roared, before the flying fender pieces filled the air at the derby-even before the county queens flashed their winning smiles-there were the tomatoes, squash, bell peppers and animals.
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Comeback buzz: Jibjab.com presents 'Time for Some Campaignin', Internet goes nuts
It's time for some campaigning, and our friends over at JibJab.com are set to bring the lighter side of the battle to the presidency to you in the same hilarious manner they did back in 2004 when they made international headlines. Please enjoy...
The San Francisco Examiner |
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Online initiative, iQ Academy, opens new doors for middle, high school students
Colleges and universities have for years offered interactive television and online courses to afford students a wide array of educational opportunities. And while public schools have tried to include enough of a variety of courses in their curriculums to suit all their students' needs, as well as keep up with today's fast-paced technology, many lag behind due to financial constraints and ...
Crookston Daily Times |
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Gadgets, online friends ease trip along Quit-Tobacco Road
Technology is helping to make winners of quitters. The Internet has long been rife with self-help sites for those who wish to give up smoking, but new technologies are emerging to give smokers a leg up in their struggle.
New Orleans Times-Picayune |
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Clearing the air: A first-time visit to the Church of Scientology
Not about the field of Scientology itself; plenty of articles had been written and/or posted on the Internet by ex-Scientologists (including founder L. Ron Hubbard’s son, L. Ron Hubbard, Jr., who reportedly changed his name to Ron deWolf in the early 1980s).
Journal Inquirer |
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SAG Board Stands Strong On Online Demands
Screen Actors Guild leaders say they're not compromising on demands that members be paid residuals for productions that run on the Internet and other new media venues. Guild board members also vowed in a resolution that passed unanimously Saturday that their contract being negotiated with studios authorize no non-union work.
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AT&T takes a landline hit in 2nd quarter
In spite of troubling losses related to traditional landline subscribers, AT&T posted solid second-quarter profits based on strong growth in AT&T wireless subscribers, a double-digit increase in Internet Protocol data revenues, and a growing list of AT&T U-verse TV subscribers.
Journal Inquirer |
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Unique educational program to hold open house Saturday
iQ Academy, a unique online alternative to the traditional brick-and-mortar school learning environment is, for the first time, now available statewide to students in grades 6-12. An open house to showcase the program and enroll students will take place at the Northland Inn in Crookston on Saturday, July 19, from 3-4:30 p.m.
Crookston Daily Times |
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Prof whose 'last lecture' became a sensation dies
PITTSBURGH — Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose “last lecture” about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday. He was 47.
Journal Inquirer |
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Current Newswire:
"The challenge in providing useful documentation for the Linux kernel, Landley said, is therefore to index what is already out there.
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Arrest made in Phoenix community college shooting
PHOENIX — A former student shot three people Thursday in a computer room at a Phoenix community college, injuring one of them critically, authorities said. The gunman fled but a suspect was arrested nearby.
Journal Inquirer |
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The Fives: Cute little babies, a church youth group under fire and high speed chases
For many, the midst of summer is vacation time. But in the world of online news, at least here at the Rapid City Journal, it is the busiest time of year.
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Email threat: Police raid Navi Mumbai residence
A day after blasts in Ahmedabad, a raid was conducted at a Navi Mumbai residence in connection with a threatening email allegedly sent from a computer there.
The Times of India |
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Libraries thrive in the Internet age
The Internet was supposed to send America's public libraries the way of eight-track tapes and pay phones. But it turns out, they're busier than ever.
The Greenville News |
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Library use grows, but varies by region
WASHINGTON -- Each year, more than 1 billion people visit libraries to borrow books or videos, log onto the Internet or participate in various community programs.
The Greenville News |
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Libraries fight to protect patrons' privacy
WASHINGTON -- Congress is considering a bill that would bar children who use computers in public libraries from accessing Facebook and other social networking Web sites without parental permission.
The Greenville News |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 3rd Nov 2006 20:02 UTC
Some more reactions to the Novell-Microsoft deal . Firstly, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said his company is open to talking to other Linux distributors about reaching mutual patent coverage deals similar to the agreement signed Nov. 2 with Novell.
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Brady goes from oceans to Daytona Beach's courts
When Dave Brady decided he wanted to get serious about tennis, he turned to the Internet for instructions.
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Recent Original Stories
The Fedora Project announces the third and final test release of the Fedora Core 6 development cycle, available for the i386, x86_64, and ppc/ppc64 architectures, including Intel based Macintosh computers.
OS News |
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 7th Mar 2007 22:27 UTC
"Although the .NET vs. Java war is basically over for control of the Windows desktop, where .NET is sure to become the managed language of choice for new Windows desktop applications, there is a new battle brewing.
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