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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 23rd Sep 2005 19:50 UTC
Graphics drivers developed for Vista, Microsoft's next generation operating system, will be far more stable than their Windows XP-based counterparts , and not crash the operating system anymore, an executive of graphics chip developer ATI said.
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A senior Microsoft executive says the company is concerned that uncertified third-party software loaded onto new computers by manufacturers could hurt the launch of consumer versions of its Windows Vista operating system later this month.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 29th Aug 2005 16:26 UTC
For as long as most technologists can remember, there has been Wintel, the $250 billion industry dominated by Microsoft's Windows operating systems and Intel's microprocessors.
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Internet changing contours of Indian art
There was a time when art was considered an expression of human creativity and emotions. But art in India is fast becoming a craft powered by resource from the internet and technical skills culled from artists who post their works online.
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by theTSF (1.68) on Mon 1st Jan 2007 21:41 UTC
Well without MS. there will be a period of "Dark Ages" in computing much like when the Roman Empire fell. Many companies will go nuts re-migrating their systems.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 15th Oct 2007 22:17 UTC
"When Microsoft announced Windows Home Server earlier this year, it was greeted with a mixture of curious disdain and eagerness. Some questioned what the product offered over existing solutions, while others welcomed it with open arms.
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Water Cooler
Artsy or investigative? Many college students have known that sinking feeling: Senior year rolls around and you realize the major you've chosen no longer interests you. Or, even worse, you've graduated and entered the work force, but find yourself staring at your computer monitor in your accounting office wondering why you aren't a fashion designer. The best way to detect what field suits an ...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Nov 2006 22:51 UTC
I'm still at a loss on this point. What have Microsoft gain from this? There never gonna hear the end of this! Where living in an echo chamber that is the internet, and they've just shot yourself in the foot!
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 9th Jan 2007 20:56 UTC, submitted by John Mills
When Microsoft introduces its long-awaited Windows Vista operating system this month, it will have an unlikely partner to thank for making its flagship product safe and secure for millions of computer users across the world: the National Security Agency.
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New York subway romance hits end of the line
CANBERRA - A modern-day love story of a man spotting the girl of his dreams across a New York subway train and tracking her down over the Internet has failed to have a fairytale ending with the relationship over.
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Books touting '1,000 Places to See' before that final trip will be the death of me
"He not busy being born is busy dying." -Bob Dylan Sorry, don't have time to talk. Really don't have time to write. Say, you don't even have time to read this. Quick. Put down the paper. Grab the car keys. Phone the airline. (No, wait. They are charging for that now; go online. Every penny will count.) Don't delay, because I have just found out we all have "1,000 Places to See in the ...
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Pakistan government clips ISI's wings
Till now, the ISI, the premier external counter-intelligence outfit, was working under the Defence Ministry but Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani relocated the agency by placing it under the Interior Ministry, headed by his adviser Rehman Malik, The News daily said.
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A will directs your wishes
Among the most fundamental of money tasks is creating a will, yet nearly 6 in 10 adults don't have one, according to a recent survey by FindLaw.com, a legal information Web site.
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Setup of Start Menu just a matter of selection
Q: Hi Dean. I was recently checking out using Selective Startup and did something I shouldn't have. I have lost nearly all of my Start Menu. It used to have 12 items such as My Documents, Control Panel, Run, Search etc. and now just has three items which are My Documents, My Pictures and My Computer. I have no idea of what I did wrong. Can you help? I am running XP Home and IE-6. All else on my ...
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New York man admits corrupting minor
He was found with teenage girl at Easton hotel. A 23-year-old New York man who met a teenage girl via the Internet, gave her alcohol and took her to an Easton hotel said he thought she was older, and he had no intention of forcing sex on her.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 16th Sep 2005 18:53 UTC
While Dell recommends the use of Windows XP Professional, in France Dell and Mandriva have announced the availability of a Dell laptop preloaded with Mandriva Linux . This is the first time any Dell laptop with pre-installed Linux has been sold or supported by Dell. Previously, only Dell N-Series Precision Workstations with Red Hat Linux were available from Dell.
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The Syllable project has published the source code for Syllable Server . The code to build Syllable is maintained in Builder , the build system. There is a main repository of build specifications and overlays for Syllable Desktop and Syllable Server . The code for Server is now completely published in the source repository.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 17th Jun 2007 17:42 UTC
"There's a rumour circulating that Ubuntu is in discussions with Microsoft aimed at an agreement along the lines they have concluded recently with Linspire, Xandros, Novell, etc. For the record, let me state my position, and I think this is also roughly the position of Canonical and the Ubuntu Community Council though I haven't caucused with the CC on this specifically.
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Brad Wardell writes us: "Windows Vista Beta 2 is nearly here and now seems as good a time as any to take a look at where things stand with Microsoft's next-generation operating system. As this article makes clear, Windows Vista has a lot of potential - it is a major upgrade.
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bring it first to Windows XP
"Last Wednesday, a company called Falling Leaf Systems announced the availability of an alpha of something called the Alky Project. The Alky Project has a lofty goal: to liberate DirectX 10 gaming from the confines of Vista and , and then to Linux and OS X. The project plans to do this by building a converter that can take in a DX10 game executable and spit out a modified version that can be run ...
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YORK COUNTY: E-mail vault system coming
The York County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved $175,026 for a new computer vault system.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 25th Jul 2008 22:55 UTC, submitted by Chavez
While Microsoft has only just begun fighting the perception problems surrounding Windows Vista, the company is already thinking and planning way beyond its latest operating system.
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The Herald-Zeitung Mobile Edition
The Herald-Zeitung provides a text-only version of its daily web edition for readers using cellular telephones or handheld computers. Registered users of AvantGo can create their own custom channel to download regular updates.
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UAF professor's technically impressive works laced with impersonal imagery
We live in an increasingly impersonal world. When we need help, we get voice recordings. In war, we can pinpoint targets via orbiting satellites and obliterate people with long-range missiles. Our homes are photographed from the air and posted on Web sites. Bankers privately rate our credibility. Servers target us for "pop-ups" based upon how we use the Net. Doctored photographs distort reality.
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New rabbi takes seat
York's newest rabbi is shelving books in his office, patching glitches in the temple computer network and learning his way around the county.
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