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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 10th Oct 2005 19:28 UTC
GNOME developers are making various changes to the open source desktop environment that should make it more suitable for embedded environments . Future versions of GNOME will include improved compatibility with styluses and performance enhancements, according to GNOME Foundation director Murray Cumming on Friday.
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Recent Original Stories
Just when you finally thought your Windows XP settings were just right, here comes Windows Vista. Fear not: PC Magazine has teamed up with Wiley Books to bring you Windows Vista Solutions to guide you through the ins and outs of your new OS. This week's excerpt helps you navigate the control panel to make your computer fit you.
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Recent Original Stories
"Ars was at FOSSCamp this weekend. Think of FOSSCamp as an 'un-conference' without a set agenda where the minds behind open source projects get together and plot world domination (and, err, ways to improve their code).
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Monitoring against another Pompeii
A wimax-based connection to the internet will enable real-time monitoring of potentially dangerous active volcanoes.
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Intel takes aim at Nvidia, AMD with new chip technology
Intel Corp. is expected to release details Monday about a new chip aimed at the gaming market dominated by Nvidia Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD)
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Best's Review Releases Multimedia Digital Edition on Benefits & Benefits Selling
Audio and edited interviews with five leading organizations in the employee benefits sector are now available online in a newly released digital edition from Best's Review magazine.
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The Ultimate CSS Reference
stoolpigeon writes "Cascading Style Sheets are now the dominant method used to format web pages. Even something as simple as modifying a WordPress blog can involve digging around a bit in CSS. A quick search at Amazon on CSS returns over 7 thousand books in the computer category alone. This book claims to be the ultimate though, and that made me approach it with a bit of skepticism. Sure, it ...
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Government Computer News
Network World reports that Apple's recent updates may still leave its servers vulnerable to Domain Name System threats. Experts say a patch released last week may not be enough to prevent a cache poisoning attack, which redirects traffic to a malicious domain name.
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Freescale, others join open source mobile Linux effort
In an effort to effectively battle competitors and make a Linux-based operating system available for mobile phones, the Linux Mobile Foundation (LiMo) announced it has added several new members.
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Library sees increase in visitors, programs
At the Walker library branch you'll hear grown-ups talking, kids laughing, computer keyboards clicking, and telephones ringing. One sound you'll rarely hear, however, is the "Shush!" of a nervous librarian.
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LiMo Adds New Members and Mobile Technologies
The Linux Mobile Foundation has announced that 11 new companies have joined the global consortium for the open-source mobile platform. In particular, new LiMo member Movial said it intends to open-source its Browser D-Bus Bridge technology, which translates standard HTML and JavaScript commands to Desktop Bus commands to facilitate inter-process communication (IPC) between Web 2.0 applications ...
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Megalodon had the mightiest bite 4 Aug 2008, 2356 hrs IST,ANI
WASHINGTON: Scientists have used sophisticated computer modelling to calculate that the bite force of the great white shark's extinct relative — the gigantic fossil species Carcharodon megalodon, is the highest of all time, making it arguably the most formidable carnivore ever to have existed.
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INDIA: Probe into terror email reaches dead end
AHMEDABAD/MUMBAI --- The investigation of the origin of a terror mail sent from the Internet Protocol (IP) address of the US national Ken Haywood's computer has reached a dead end as cyber experts at the state forensic laboratory are unable to detect its source.
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Twitter's Business Model? Well, Ummmm...
News from Portfolio.com Also on Portfolio Why I Welcome Electronic Health 'Credit Reports' Zell Not the Ultimate Villain at L.A. Times It's Hip to Be Square Subscribe to Portfolio magazine When the earth shook in Los Angeles last week, the first reports didn't come from traditional media outlets, but from Twitter, the "micro-blogging" service ...
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JapanToday: Japan News and Discussion ジャパントゥデイ:日本のニュースを英語で読む
The International Olympic Committee has emerged with a big black eye from the recent controversy over censorship of journalists’ Internet access at the Beijing Games.
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MIT project to introduce student laptops in Indian languages
The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project, launched by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Nicholas Negroponte, will now introduce laptops with various keyboards in local Indian languages.
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D-Link Helps Families Stay Connected When Heading Back to School
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/04/08 -- It's back to school season -- time to make sure you're prepared to stay connected to the Internet, and each other.
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Is an Online vs. Offline Local Search All That Different? Yes and No
Local search is a term that describes more than just Internet Yellow Pages (IYP) and local search engine searches. It also includes offline searches for local businesses. The type of local search consumers use depends on their degree of need. When comparing the top 10 IYP and print Yellow Pages headings as we did in today’s press release from the Yellow Pages Association , there ...
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RELM to Spin-Off First Access Partners to Form New IT Company
Relm Holdings Inc. today announced that it expects to spin-off its subsidiary, First Access Partners Inc. , to a newly formed company, Access Versalign Inc. .
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Configuresoft, Inc.'s Dennis Moreau To Speak At LinuxWorld Conference & Expo
IDG World Expo, the leading producer of world-class tradeshows and events has announced that Configuresoft CTO and Co-Founder Dennis Moreau, PhD will be speaking at the upcoming LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, taking place August 4-7, 2008 at San Francisco's Moscone Center. This year's event will feature a strong spotlight on key areas that demonstrate the widespread acceptance of Linux and open ...
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Internet usage habits among smartphone subscribers
Internet Service Accessed via Phone iPhone Smartphone Market Any news of information via browser 80.4% 32.2% 10.7% Accessed web search 56.6% 18.3% 5.0% Watched any mobile TV and/or video 32.0% 14.6% 7.4% Accessed a social networking site or blog 42.4% 10.3% 3.2%...
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Further information
No information was released about pricing of the TerreStar service or its Windows Mobile-based handset. More information may become available from the company's website, here .
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 17th Jan 2008 15:19 UTC
"Many office workers have the same morning routine: turn on the computer, then grab coffee, catch up with coworkers, or look at paperwork while Windows boots up. Others save time, but waste energy, by keeping their machines on all the time.
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Microsoft Silverlight Ready For Olympics Closeup
Microsoft is gearing up for a pair of major events that will showcase its Silverlight technology: The Bejing Olympics and the Democratic National Convention.
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It would seem that the upcoming release of Microsoft's Windows Vista
does not seem like a good thing for the desktop Linux community. After all, this update to Windows XP is going to focus on two attributes which have pushed users to Linux for years- security and stability.
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