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TECH CHRONICLES / A daily dose of postings from The Chronicle's technology blog (sfgate.com/blogs/tech)
LinuxWorld accepting computer donations Looking to get rid of an old computer? Drop it off this week at the LinuxWorld conference in San Francisco. Donations will be accepted today and Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in...
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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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Electronic devices subject to border confiscation
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents may inspect travelers' laptops and other electronic devices at the border without citing any suspicion of misconduct, according to a newly disclosed CBP policy.
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Mozilla leads push to reimagine Web browsers
Mozilla, the group that oversees scores of volunteer programmers collaborating on the free Firefox Web browser, hopes to attract more visionaries to help change the way people surf the Internet. This week, the group's research arm, Mozilla Labs, is calling...
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Tech guidelines for 'repressive' countries
Technology companies and human rights groups are close to agreeing on voluntary guidelines, backed by monitoring mechanisms, that would govern the behavior of U.S. firms operating in countries like China that seek to restrict free speech in cyberspace. The...
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Cucku Backup Invites You to Partner Up
So-called social backup software lets you store offsite archives of your data on a friend's PC over the Internet.
PC World |
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OSS a 'good choice' for SMEs
Flexibility and scalability make open source software a good fit small and medium-sized businesses, says Yossi Hasson.
Independent Online |
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Recent Original Stories
"In such a scenario, Microsoft is investing money in software development, and even though the final product is great (and I use that term loosely) by itself, it is not so significant a change that people will upgrade immediately.
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Recent Original Stories
OSNews.com informs you about the latest news on a vast range of operating systems, from the well-known mainstream OSes, down to small embedded (but also very interesting technically) ones.
New Mobile Computing |
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Recent Original Stories
"With today's release of the Windows Vista February CTP , Microsoft has publicly passed a key milestone on the road to launching its new operating system.
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Linked by David Adams on Mon 4th Aug 2008 19:03 UTC
Not all Linux distributions are made with the same components, which can make it difficult for software developers to write applications for multiple Linux distributions. That's where the Linux Standards Base (LSB) comes into play. For years the LSB has not quite lived up to its full potential.
New Mobile Computing |
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Protect your passwords
Here’s advice on how to protect your computer passwords. Mix upper- and lowercase letters with numbers to avoid hackers cracking the password by using dictionary-based programs.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
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New Dell/EMC CX4 Family Delivers Unprecedented Flexibility in Enterprise Data Storage
ROUND ROCK, Texas----Dell announced today the fourth-generation Dell/EMC CX family of storage systems with multi-protocol flexibility and massive scalability -- doubling the number of drives up to 960 in a single array.
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance |
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Bright Spot in a Dim Economy: Search Engine Marketing Agencies Pay Well Even At Entry Level and Jobs are Out There
CHICAGO, Aug. 5, 2008 -- Ad:Tech -- Marketing professionals looking for a solid growth career with competitive compensation might want to consider joining a search engine marketing agency, based on the results of SEMPO's inaugural survey of current trends in agency salary scales, announced today at ad:tech Chicago.
PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance |
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We Say: Shari Rampenthal on the changing faces at the top of pro tennis.
Who’s No. 1? In men’s professional tennis, the ATP computer says it’s still Roger Federer. But after 237 weeks at the top, a streak that stretches back to February 2004, Federer will relinquish that lofty status to Rafael Nadal next week.
La Crosse Tribune |
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Attackers hacked Chinese police with machetes: witnesses
Chinese authorities moved Tuesday to keep a lid on further information about a deadly assault on Kashgar police with a truck, explosives and machetes.
AFP via Yahoo! News |
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SAS acquires software firm IDeaS
CARY, USA: SAS, the leader in business intelligence and analytics, has acquired IDeaS Revenue Optimization, the premier provider of advanced revenue-management software for the hospitality industry.
CIOL |
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Satyam selects ChangeBASE AOK
HYDERABAD, INDIA: Satyam Computer Services Ltd has partnered with ChangeBASE, the London-based maker of the AOK suite of compatibility products . The agreement calls for Satyam to integrate ChangeBASE AOK within its existing services, to provide customers with an accelerated Application Compatibility Testing, Remediation and Packaging solution.
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Intel to provide Larrabee details
Intel is presenting a paper at the SIGGRAPH 2008 industry conference in Los Angeles on August 12 that describes features and capabilities of its forthcoming many-core blueprint or architecture codenamed Larrabee.
Digi Times |
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ECS to benefit from Intel Classmate PC order, says paper
In addition to the orders from China, Intel has recently landed a 500,000 Classmate PCs order from the Portugal government, which will assist Intel's OEM partner, Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) see its Classmate PC shipments increase this year, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Digi Times |
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Lego Robot Camp Video
A popular, futuristic Gateway To Science summer camp started today in Bismarck. The Gateway To Science Lego Robotics Camp has two different sessions and runs until Wednesday. About 20 kids are using the popular building blocks to construct robots that are then controlled by a computer.
KFYR-TV Bismarck |
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UMC embedded DRAM, URAM proven in 65nm customer silicon
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) announced that it has produced functional 65nm customer products incorporating URAM, the company's patented embedded DRAM (eDRAM) technology.
Digi Times |
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Time served: Downloader of child pornography avoids probation
A former La Crosse man who admitted downloading sexually graphic videos involving children as young as 2 escaped further time behind bars and probation Monday.
La Crosse Tribune |
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Stoops' prudence runs amok
Anybody who’s paid close attention to the annual tap dance that is preseason Oklahoma football drills and how much of them Bob Stoops will allow to be viewed by fans, media and anybody else who might take a note or two and post it for all to see online, can hardly be caught off guard by Monday’s announcement that the public portion of the Sooners getting ready for the season has been whittled ...
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Short-term DRAM market showing renewed weakness, says iSuppli
After experiencing a mild recovery in the second quarter, the global DRAM market is showing renewed signs of weakness, with prices expected to fall during the third quarter due to bloated inventories, according to iSuppli.
Digi Times |
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