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Recent Original Stories
Trusted Computing is generally associated with Microsoft, and, as of a short time ago, now Apple as well. On the other hand, little time is spent on the idea of integrating Trusted Platform Module support deep into GNU/Linux and other Free Software desktops.
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Police: Alabama teen planned school killings
ARDMORE, Ala. — A teenager who planned to kill as many as 10 students and teachers at Ardmore High School on the first day of class armed himself with swords purchased off the Internet but was foiled by another youth, police said today.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sat 31st Dec 2005 16:55 UTC
Microsoft acknowledged late Wednesday the existence of a zero-day exploit for Windows Metafile images, and said it was looking into ways to better protect its customers. Even worse, by the end of the day nearly 50 variants of the exploit had already appeared.
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The $3 million question: How do you replace The Foundary?
Midway Driller Editor Everything from indoor swimming pools to bowling alleys and multimedia centers for web design were suggested at a town hall meeting last week to discuss what should be put in a new recreation center.
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DealNN: MacBook, iPod shuffle, nano, more
Featured deals at DealNN today include the black MacBook with a 2.4GHz processor, 2GB of RAM and 250GB hard drive for $1,378, with Parallels 3.0 available for free after mail in rebates from OnSale.com. For a limited time TigerDirect.com is offering the Sony 17-in-1 memory card reader for $3.99. Apple.com has refurbished iPod nanos for $39 in sil...
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Linux Today - Can Ubuntu Linux Close the Digital Divide?
[ Thanks to The VAR Guy for this link. ] "Still, low-cost PCs also need broadband. And in many cases, broadband isn’t available — especially in rural U.S. regions.
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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
NASA's 50-year history show on Web siteWASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency is commemorating its 50th anniversary with an interactive multimedia Web site that details its five decades of exploration.Combining current and historic video with state-of-the-art computer animation, the virtual exhibit takes a World's Fair approach to NASA history, featuring pavilions that host each ...
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Google's candid camera in Australia
WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NAMES: A screenshot from the Australian version of Google's Street View maps service.
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Annual survey of buyers & sellers
The annual Nielsen Online study into the behaviour of buyers and sellers of property shows a significant increase in homeowners planning to get a professional real estate agent to sell their property instead of a ‘DIY sale.
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Tender will close September 1. Fifty years ago, on Oct. 4, 1957, radio-transmitted beeps from the first man-made object to orbit the Earth stunned and frightened the US, and the country's reaction to the "October surprise" changed computing forever.
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Tour Ancient Rome at SIGGRAPH 2008 in Los Angeles
A significantly enhanced version of Rome Reborn will make its public debut at SIGGRAPH 2008 this August in Los Angeles. It is one of several cutting-edge New Tech Demos that exemplifies how the past invigorates the future of computer graphics and interactive techniques. Considered the largest virtual reconstruction, cultural heritage, and digital archaeology project to date, Rome Reborn is an ...
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows Vista
The Mother-in-law versus Vista battle cold war never ends. Every week, it's something different that goes wrong that brings us to the brink of annihilation, and I have to swoop in on the weekends to fix the inevitable new problem that comes up. Fortunately, I have the system more or...
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Recent Original Stories
Yellow Dog Linux 5 has been announced . Surprisingly, it will first be released for Sony's Playstation 3, and then later for PPC Macs. Yellow Dog Linux 5 for the Playstation 3 will use E17 as its desktop environment ( YDL's page on E17 ), which will be a boost to E17's adoption rate.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 14th Nov 2005 20:47 UTC
Apple offered free licenses of Mac OS X for MIT's proposed $100,- (E85,-) laptop initiative, however, the proposal offered by Apple's CEO Steve Jobs was declined because the program was looking for open-source software, according to a new report.
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Recent Original Stories
"The best open source applications and operating systems are more usable now than they were then. But this is largely from slow incremental improvements, and low-level competition between projects and distributors.
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Final Glance: Computers companies
Apple Inc fell $3.43 or 2.2 percent, to $153.23. HewlettP fell $.02 or percent, to $43.94.
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Virgin Mobile fourth Australian iPhone provider
In the US and Canada, iPhone owners have only one choice for wireless service; as of Monday, Australia now has four. Virgin Mobile Australia has confirmed that it has become the fourth wireless company to offer the iPhone 3G, joining a market already crowded by Vodafone, Optus and Telstra. Virgin is apparently off to a fast start: a check of its we...
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 24th Mar 2006 00:07 UTC
Novell is talking to a number of OEMs about getting its upcoming SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 preinstalled on the hardware systems they ship.
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Recent Original Stories
"The best open source applications and operating systems are more usable now than they were then. But this is largely from slow incremental improvements, and low-level competition between projects and distributors.
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Report: A-B laptop theft affects 90,000 people
More than 90,000 people nationwide have been affected by the June theft of laptops with personal information about current and former Anheuser-Busch employees, according to a published report. (BUD)
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Deutsche Post Kills Huge HP Outsourcing Deal
The parent company of DHL decided not to proceed with the multibillion-dollar deal after determining the expected cost savings weren't there, InformationWeek has learned.
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With Automated Tagging, Web Links Can Surprise
It wasn't what anyone expected to see while perusing a news article.
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Consumer Reports Survey: U.S. Consumers Lost Nearly $8.5 Billion to Online Threats
Spyware accounts for $3.6 B in losses; 2.1 million computers replaced due to malware
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Consumer Reports Warns Against the Top Seven Online Blunders
The Most Common Mistakes that Can Cause Data Loss and Identity Theft
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Computers Stolen From Elementary School
Teachers at one of Albuquerque's year-round schools walked in to an unwelcome surprise Monday morning.
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