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KallOut Searches the Web from Any Application [Featured Windows Download]
Windows only: Small utility KallOut integrates into popular desktop programs such as Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer and Firefox and lets you search the web for...
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Monolab Design Trunk spares no expense to accomodate expensive gear
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets While most of us can get by with a laptop bag on our travels, if you really need to have your primo gear with you at all times, you may want to take some cues from this one-of-a-kind trunk from the folks at Monolab Design. Apparently, this project began years ago when its creator was living from hotel to hotel, and it has now wound up as a fixture in the ...
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Local & National
“GOOD MORNING, good morning, the time is 3.45am and this is your wake up call.” It was time to go into war. And as I peeled myself out of bed at Gateway House — the lodgings at RAF Brize Norton base near Oxford — I was more than a little nervous.
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Power Up Windows Explorer with Free Add-ons [Windows Explorer]
When moving, copying, pasting, browsing, and getting information about your files feels like tedious work—and it can in the feature-sparse Windows Explorer—you need some power add-ons...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 15th Apr 2007 21:15 UTC
This article details how to make Ubuntu use the ROX Desktop without using ROX Session . "Can we get rid of ROX-Session? It should be possible to integrate ROX with your existing session manager.
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Google Calendar Adds CalDAV Support, Enabling iCal Sync [Google Calendar]
Google Calendar has added support for the CalDAV standard, opening up a realm of syncing possibilities for business users and webapps. Right now it's somewhat limited, with a few known issues, but...
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Smallcap Rapp(TM) Show Schedule for Week Ending 08/01/08
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.----247MGI, Inc. weekly internet radio show Smallcap Rapp™ will interview the following companies this week. Smallcap Rapp™ is a LIVE interactive radio show that allows investors to ask questions live to the company.
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VMware to Present at the Pacific Crest Technology Conference
PALO ALTO, Calif.----VMware, Inc. , the global leader in virtualization solutions from the desktop to the datacenter, today announced that Dr. Stephen Herrod, chief technology officer of VMware, will present at the Pacific Crest Technology Conference in Vail, CO on August 4, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.
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Microsoft Chief Gets Creative During "White Space" [Brainstorming]
While Bill Gates used to schedule a twice-yearly "Think Week" at a retreat so he could chew on technical papers from Microsoft employees, chief software architect Ray Ozzie prefers to get away with...
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Launchy for Linux Works Just Like Windows Version [Featured Download]
Windows/Linux: Application launcher Launchy quietly added a new "feature" with its 2.1.1 update—Linux compatibility, for both GNOME and KDE-based desktops. From what I've tested so far, the...
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Friday's remote solar eclipse will be on Internet
A total solar eclipse will darken some of Earth's skies on Friday, but geography, weather, the economy and even the Olympics are combining to make it a hard and expensive for people to see it.
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Recent Original Stories
"So, which really is better for the desktop: Vista or Linux? I've been working with Vista since its beta days, and I started using Linux in the mid-90s. There may be other people who have worked with both more than I have, but there can't be many of them.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 11th Sep 2005 10:40 UTC
More from Paul Thurrot today, as he reviews the N editions of Windows: "If you're wondering what the XP N Editions are like, wonder no more. I got my hands on both XP Home N and XP Pro N this week and gave them both a spin.
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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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Al-Qaida commander urges killing of Saudi king
CAIRO, Egypt—An al-Qaida commander who escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan has posted a Web video urging Muslims to kill the Saudi king for leading an interfaith conference.
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Feds propose fines for Wisconsin computer recycler
Federal workplace regulators have proposed $127,000 in fines against a Janesville computer monitor recycler. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration alleged CRT Processing LLC exposed workers to carbon monoxide, lead and cadmium.
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Price for looks
The Sony Vaio L Series is a PC, complete with a good looking 15.4-inch LCD display, embellished with a stylish polycarbonate chassis and bundled with Windows Vista Home Premium edition.
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Need for speed behind Comcast’s latest plan
Cable and broadband provider Comcast today said it has doubled download speeds of its fastest tier of Internet service.
Galveston County Daily News |
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Mutual takes over Southwest banks; no lines of angry customers
Until late last week, Mutual of Omaha Bank was operating in Omaha, Lincoln, part of Colorado and on the Internet, with a couple of commercial lending offices in Dallas and Des Moines.
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Cuil Challenges Google With Privacy
Founded by husband-and-wife team Tom Costello and Anna Patterson, Cuil aims to rank the relevancy search results by content analysis rather than by popularity.
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Al-Qaida commander urges killing of Saudi king
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - An al-Qaida commander who escaped from a U.S. prison in Afghanistan has posted a Web video urging Muslims to kill the Saudi king for leading an interfaith conference.
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Gartner Predicts $100 Notebook Will Take Years To Achieve
The research firm says the industry also needs to answer questions on power availability and the cost and availability of Internet connections.
InformationWeek |
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Fabrik Launches Faster Eco-Friendly External Hard Drive
The SimpleTech drive can transfer data 25% faster than similar products and includes a companion online backup service and virus protection.
InformationWeek |
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China Has More Internet Users Than U.S.
Chinese consulting firm BDA also says that China has the world's largest number of mobile phone users, with about 560 million subscribers.
InformationWeek |
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Verizon Quarterly Profit Gains, Led By Wireless
Verizon Communications Monday said quarterly profit rose on strong wireless sales, shrugging off the impact of a weaker economy and offsetting a fall in landline users.
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