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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 3rd Oct 2005 19:10 UTC
"Today, I want to take you on a journey. A journey that starts back into the cold recesses of the mid-1980s, back into the days of EGA and serial port mice and the MS-DOS Executive . Microsoft Word 1.0 for Windows shipped in 1989 after a long development cycle and was designed to run on Windows 386. There's not much more to the program than what you see here, but it gives you an idea of how far ...
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Around the Region
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF E CLAMPUS VITUS 58
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How the web became king for movie teasers
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Policy makes electronic devices fair game for seizure at border
WASHINGTON -- Federal agents can confiscate your laptop, cell phone or iPod at the border without suspicion of wrongdoing under a recently disclosed U. S. government policy that's provoking outrage from business travelers and civil libertarians.
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IOC won't probe Chinese gymnasts' age
Beijing - The International Olympic Committee said on Saturday it will not look into a possible age limit violation of Chinese gymnast He Kexin. The question arose after the New York Times last week, citing Chinese documents available on the internet...
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More bullies posting their taunts online
Ricky Alatorre doesn't know which classmate surreptitiously hoisted a cell-phone camera and snapped his picture or exactly when it happened.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Wed 22nd Mar 2006 18:02 UTC
Mepis LLC, a long-time Debian Linux distributor, is switching from Debian to Ubuntu as the basis for its SimplyMEPIS Linux distribution. It seems MEPIS founder Warren Woodford has decided that MEPIS will do better for its users by depending upon Ubuntu, rather than Debian, for its foundation.
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Tech Spying Tools: Feeding the Cancer Within
I was once in the middle of an anchor dispute, but it happened long before the rise of computer hacking, spyware and keylogging devices. Who knows what kind of damage we could have done to each other -- and our station -- had we had access to a relatively cheap gadget that makes it easy to snoop through private e-mails?
E-Commerce Times |
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Apple plays Iphone app yo-yo
NULLRIVER SOFTWARE recently released a very sought-after application for the Apple Iphone.
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Bahrain to host Mideast healthcare IT conference
02 August 2008 Healthcare information technology (IT) executives will gather in Bahrain for the First Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Middle East Conference to be held in the first week of May next.
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The Web's Perspective Diversity Paradox
For all the potential of the Internet, there are times when I consider it a cesspool of misinformation, ignorant opinion and faked imagery. I also find it confusing and untrustworthy. Then someone reminds me how valuable it is to have checks and balances, not only on the government but also on the media. They remind me how glorious it is to enjoy another worldview and to examine what we think ...
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Fatherhood Guide: Communication
Like this list? Buzz Up on Yahoo! Proper communication will help you grow closer to your kids Communication is a challenging area of parenting, and many fathers struggle to communicate effectively with their children, so you’re hardly alone.
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Who controls ISI?
Confusion persists over which wing of the Pakistan government is currently controlling the powerful ISI agency, which is at the centre of a controversy after being linked by US intelligence agencies to the suicide bombings on the Indian embassy in Kabul.
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IOC President: No Internet Censorship Deal with China
The International Olympic Committee made no deal with China on limited Internet access for the media at the Beijing Olympics, IOC president Jacques Rogge said on Saturday in response to recent speculation.
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Investigation into 1st Source Bank breach ongoing :Local fraud may be linked to other incidents across U.S.
SOUTH BEND -- It's been two months since hackers stole card information, then money, from local banks, but the investigation into the crime has netted no arrests.
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Puckett's financial reports filed late :Computerized bookkeeping system problems to blame.
Republican congressional candidate Luke Puckett is more than two weeks late in filing complete campaign finance reports with the federal government, and more than two-and-a-half months late in disclosing his personal finances as required by federal law.
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LiMo, Google and Symbian: Cooperation Needed
When it comes to cell phone software, open is the new black. In less than two years, no fewer than three coalitions have formed with the intent of building mobile handset operating systems with input from all comers. Suddenly the business of developing mobile software -- once handled by coders working behind closed doors for a single vendor or group -- has gone open source.
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No trace of Google couple missing after train fire
Hyderabad, Aug 2 : There was still no word Saturday afternoon about two employees of Google who went missing after the fire on the Gautami Express in the early hours of Friday in Andhra Pradesh's Warangal district.
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Recent Original Stories
"iXsystems, an enterprise-class hardware solution provider, announced today its acquisition of PC-BSD , a rock solid UNIX operating system based on FreeBSD. PC-BSD is a fully functional desktop operating system running FreeBSD version 6, with a KDE desktop interface and graphical system installer.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 14th Oct 2005 10:56 UTC
Intentionally or not, Linspire may be trying to become the "Education Linux" distribution. The desktop Linux software maker, formerly known as Lindows, Thursday launched a new, low-cost licensing program for schools who wish to install a Linux desktop operating system as an alternative to the more expensive Microsoft Windows operating system.
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Linked by Adam S on Tue 23rd Aug 2005 19:16 UTC
The last few years have seen the introduction of the concept of "extensions" in most popular web browsers.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 19th Feb 2006 16:26 UTC
This week, one of the most-commented stories on OSNews was the story about how 'Maxxus' cracked/hacked (take your pick) the Intel version of Apple's OSX once again. This sparked a lively debate over whether we should encourage Maxxus, or condemn his actions.
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Night Life Reprogrammed
Young Internet entrepreneurs, some holdouts from the old days and a few members of New York?s creative class (and underclass) are engaged in a new type of party.
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Recent Original Stories
"The gpl-violations.org project prevails in court litigation against D-Link regarding D-Link's alleged inappropriate and copyright infringing use of parts of the Linux Operating System Kernel. D-Link distributed DSM-G600, a network attached storage device which uses a Linux-based Operating System.
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Castro column blasts Edmonton
EDMONTON -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has slammed Edmonton in an Internet column addressing the two baseball players who defected during a junior tournament in the city.
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