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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 14th Feb 2006 22:25 UTC
"After using PC-BSD several days, I was impressed with how easy it is to use . It's a good desktop OS, and a great way to introduce BSD to new users. The 1.0 release has a few rough edges, but nothing that should scare off prospective users.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 22nd Feb 2006 05:26 UTC
Windows narrowly bumped Unix in 2005 to claim the top spot in server sales for the first time, according to a new report from IDC. Computer makers sold $17.7 billion worth of Windows servers worldwide in 2005 compared with $17.5 billion in Unix servers, IDC analyst Matthew Eastwood said of the firm's latest Server Tracker market share report.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 9th May 2006 09:00 UTC
Microsoft used the annual Mobile & Embedded DevCon to announce the availability of a beta release of Windows CE 6, the next generation of its real-time software used to build customized operating systems for devices such as internet protocol set-top-boxes, Global Positioning System-based devices, and industrial automation and medical devices.
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China to Limit Web Access During Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee reportedly agreed to some limitations demanded by the Chinese government.
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A Jeweler Joins Its Friends on MySpace
Cartier is one of the first luxury brands to hang out its shingle on a social networking site.
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Ericsson and TM to expand nationwide optical network in Malaysia
Ericsson and Telekom Malaysia Berhad, Malaysia's leading next- generation communications and broadband provider, have signed a two-year contract for the nationwide expansion of TM's optical network infrastructure and associated network management.
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Ubuntu Dapper Drake Flight CD3
has been released. I haven't received the email on ubuntu-devel yet, but the .iso files appear to be up ( Ubuntu Kubuntu ). Improvements in this release include an updated installer CD boot splash, X11R7, GNOME 2.13.4, improved and simplified menus, new default desktop panel configuration, some new applications such as XChat-GNOME, a faster live CD, live CD persistence, and more.
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"I am faced with a challenge: I need to find a Linux distribution that is both small enough, efficient enough and easy enough to maintain for my laptop.
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China continues to censor internet for Olympics
Tom Young, Computing , Thursday 31 July 2008 at 10:19:00 Foreign media concerned about being unable to do their jobs China will continue to censor the internet during the Olympic Games, causing concern for the 20,000 members of the media who will be covering the event....
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Taiwan market: Toshiba to launch 2.5-inch external hard drives
Toshiba has unveiled Toshiba iSense, a 2.5-inch external HDD series with storage capacities of 160GB, 250GB and 320GB, which will launch in the Taiwan market this month, according to Toshiba Digital Media Network Taiwan.
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Taiwan market: Sony launches new Vaio series notebooks
Sony has launched high-end Vaio Z-series, enterprise and entertainment Vaio SR-series and high-definition multimedia entertainment Vaio FW-series notebooks in Taiwan, all adopting Intel's latest Centrino 2 platform. Prices range from NT$46,800-74,800 (US$1530-2440), according to Sony Taiwan.
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Family of toddler who died in April might sue over botched 9-1-1 call
CALGARY -- The family of a toddler who died after ambulances were mistakenly dispatched to a home in another province is contemplating legal action after federal regulators found the Internet company and its call centre at fault for the misdirection.
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Asustek expects to ship up to 200,000 Eee Boxes worldwide in 2008
Asustek Computer launched its Eee Box nettop in Taiwan priced NT$7,988 (US$260.85) on July 30. The company expects the nettop's worldwide shipments to reach 100,000-200,000 units in 2008 and break one million units in 2009, according to Jerry Shen, president of the company.
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Software glitch stalls American baggage at JFK
NEW YORK - A software glitch crippled the baggage handling system in an American Airlines terminal at Kennedy Airport on Wednesday, delaying some flights and causing a luggage pileup at the ticket counters.
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Micro Express JFL9226 All-Purpose Laptop
Micro Express has previously topped our charts with affordable portables such as its IFL9025 . So our expectations for the company's first machine with Intel's Centrino 2 (the CPU class formerly known as "Montevina") were pretty high. Keeping true to form, Micro Express comes through with the...
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Issue 106 - 27th July - 31st August
The Sales Recruitment Jobsite www.salesrecruitmentjobsite.com was launched just a few months ago in the spring of 2008. Louise Garrido the site’s Marketing Partner was quoted as saying “With this site we really wanted to bring a fresh approach to online recruitment, little seems to have changed in the past decade.
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Was ancient Greek 'computer' used to teach astronomy?
Inscriptions on a 2000-year-old clockwork device suggest it was inspired by earlier devices made by the great Greek mathematician Archimedes
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China to Limit Web Access During Olympic Games
The International Olympic Committee reportedly agreed to some limitations demanded by the Chinese government.
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British hacker to face US trial
A British computer expert has lost his appeal against extradition to the United States where he is accused of "the biggest military hack of all time" and could face up to 70 years in prison.
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A Jeweler Joins Its Friends on MySpace
Cartier is one of the first luxury brands to hang out its shingle on a social networking site.
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NEC Reports First-Quarter Net Income Declines 50% (Update2)
July 31 (Bloomberg) -- NEC Corp. , Japan's largest personal- computer maker, said first-quarter profit fell 50 percent on lower orders for network equipment and the stronger yen.
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Internet watchdog needed to protect children, say UK MPs
UK - Internet - Children An all-party group of British MPs Thursday called for the setting up of a self-regulatory body to police the internet.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 30th Sep 2005 11:15 UTC, submitted by Sansta
The commonwealth of Massachusetts has finalised its decision to standardise desktop applications on OpenDocument , a format not supported by Microsoft Office.
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HP Introduces World’s First Affordable Color-critical Display
HP recently introduced the world’s first affordable color-critical computer display, the HP DreamColor LP2480zx Display. At less than a quarter of the cost of competing offerings, the new liquid cryst
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Microsoft appears to be assembling its game plan for the day when the Windows client OS as it has been developed for the past 20 years becomes obsolete.
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