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by Coral Snake (1.32) on Thu 31st Jul 2008 07:44 UTC
All this "cloud" computing reminds me of the old "Time Share" phase of IBM"s history when it was a MONOPOLY that was considered EVEN WORSE than Microsoft as it is today.
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I have written about if before : updating programs on your computer - if you're not using a Linux distribution, that is - is a total and utter mess. On Windows and Mac OS X, there are roughly four ways of updating applications.
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Camp Has Youths Fit to Be Triathletes
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iPhone demand exceeds supply
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The Herald-Zeitung Mobile Edition
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Mediaset sues Google and YouTube for $779 million
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Postman sold stolen mail bag packages on internet
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China rejects censorship outcry
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Trooper waives hearing on Internet sex charges
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IOC says media not told of censorship plan
BEIJING (Reuters) - The international media should have been told they would not have completely free access to the internet before they arrived to report the Beijing Olympics, IOC press chief Kevan Gosper told Reuters on Thursday.
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Mediaset sues Google and YouTube for $779 million
MILAN: Italian broadcaster Mediaset has sued Internet search company Google and its unit YouTube for illegal use of its materials, seeking 500 million euros ($779.3m) in damages, Mediaset said yesterday.
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Windows, Linux and OSx86 capable desktop computer?
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Internet Explorer 8 beta for developers
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Gulf Air online sales record 250pc growth
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Telecom boom!
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UK Nasa hacker to face US trial
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Chinese Internet clamp sparks row
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British hacker Gary McKinnon loses extradition appeal
UFO fan loses Lords extradition appeal after accessing US military computers
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Olympics organizers firm on internet censorship
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SKorea's Hynix swings to net loss in 2nd quarter
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Network is free from viruses says Batelco
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 4th Apr 2006 20:31 UTC
Bill Gates himself writes about how he works in his office . "It's pretty incredible to look back 30 years to when Microsoft (Research) was starting and realize how work has been transformed. We're finally getting close to what I call the digital workstyle.
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"Be open and honest when interacting with consumers": TripAdvisor
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by Coral Snake (1.32) on Thu 31st Jul 2008 07:44 UTC
All this "cloud" computing reminds me of the old "Time Share" phase of IBM"s history when it was a MONOPOLY that was considered EVEN WORSE than Microsoft as it is today.
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