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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Sun 21st May 2006 22:10 UTC
Lately, OSX, or more specifically its kernel, has had a lot of attention. Benchmarks made by AnandTech have shown that OSX' kernel has some serious performance issues.
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The OpenOffice Project has sent a letter to Michael Dell , showering praise on Dell's chairman and CEO and asking him to consider pre-loading OpenOffice onto PCs.
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Bush's Cyber Secrets Dilemma
To get help from the private sector, Bush's cyber initiative will have to share some secrets.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 22nd Aug 2006 21:49 UTC, submitted by anonymous
DesktopLinux.com has launched its 2006 Desktop Linux survey , asking users of Linux desktops to identify what distributions they use, as well as their choice of windowing environment, web browsers, email clients, and Windows-on-Linux solutions.
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Steve Jobs writes about Apple's efforts to become a more enironmental friendly company . "Apple has been criticized by some environmental organizations for not being a leader in removing toxic chemicals from its new products, and for not aggressively or properly recycling its old products.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Tue 29th Nov 2005 19:41 UTC
Geeks.com sent us for a review an external hard drive enclosure case, the " TVisto Series 3.5 " Multimedia HDD Enclosure" ( 2.5" series also available). But this is not just another hard drive enclosure, but also a multimedia jukebox. And it's running uCLinux, an embedded version of Linux.
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Feds: Utah State Employee Tapped Computers to Steal Identities
Authorities say a Utah state employee used state computers to steal identities, even applying for credit cards and then intercepting them at mailboxes outside the victims' homes. Federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against Laura Bustamante, who worked at the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
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Middle East lures IT security staff
The UK’s IT professionals are ignoring hefty pay packets on offer in the Middle East, where some foreign security experts are pocketing 100% premiums.
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Computers for most needy schools by June
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says it will take some time before students across Australia have a computer each, but schools in desperate need will have an "emergency" delivery of one computer for every two students by the end of June.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 6th Jul 2006 10:41 UTC
Last week, I wrote about my first impressions of SUSE Enterprise Linux Desktop 10, after only a day of usage. I was quite impressed by the whole package, claiming that "I can confidently say that this release candidate outshines Windows Vista's beta" and "I'd even go as far as to say that even Apple should be worried" . I still stand by those two statements, but after a week of daily usage, some ...
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Computers for most needy schools by June
Julia Gillard says it will take some time before students across Australia have a computer each, but schools in desperate need will have an emergency delivery.
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Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sat 9th Dec 2006 23:03 UTC
According to Google Trends , but also according to Distrowatch, our own statistics here at OSNews and overall sense of the industry during 2006, Ubuntu has a big leap in mind share ahead of its competition (please note that we don't dare to say "market share", although we are pretty confident that it's the most used Linux desktop out there today).
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by cerbie (1.68) on Wed 27th Sep 2006 03:01 UTC
I wonder why they didn't large;y deal with hardware first, and then use some other Linux distro. Also, why not Ralink or Realtek wireless? I think using RH as a base is just silly.
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Can the Atom help Intel's CEO meet otherworldly demands?
Otellini bullish on MIDs, bearish on Affymetrics Interview Exclusive Strolling towards Intel's headquarters, I hoped my meeting with Paul Otellini would not be as awkward as the last encounter with an acting Intel CEO.…
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 5th Dec 2007 22:26 UTC
Ars has reviewed the new Santa Rosa-based MacBook , and concludes: "All in all, the new MacBook is shaping up to be a worthy replacement to my old PowerBook. In combination with Mac OS X 10.5, the most polished iteration of Apple's operating system, the MacBook is a joy to use.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 14th Mar 2007 22:10 UTC
"Today, the GNOME Project celebrates the release of GNOME 2.18 , the latest version of the popular, multi-platform Free desktop environment." The GNOME 2.18 start page has all the details, such as release notes, download locations, and screenshots.
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More than two years before Microsoft extended Windows XP's lifespan so makers of new low-cost laptops could install the operating system, a company analyst had warned that Vista's "harsher" system requirements might mean trouble, according to internal e-mails.
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Fri 16th Jun 2006 20:28 UTC
Details have emerged this week that Microsoft may be planning to make it mandatory for laptop manufacturers who want to support its operating system to install hybrid flash drives.
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B.C. introduces law governing access, privacy of electronic health records
VICTORIA - British Columbians will soon be able to use their computers to view their health records, Health Minister George Abbott said Thursday after introducing legislation governing access and privacy for electronic health information databases.
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OSNews reader kaiwai has published a review of Solaris 10 11/06 , and concludes: "Solaris Express is coming along; and for those who do want bleeding edge, ultra-super-duper features, then Solaris probably isn't your best bet, then again, assuming you're into that stuff, you'd be better catered for by the likes of Gentoo for example - for those of us who would prefer to have stability above ...
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Teacher Linked to Child Porn Bonds Out
A former Chatham County charter school teacher charged with sexual exploitation involving computer posted bond Friday morning and will appear in court again May 1, Morrisville police said.
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Friday 11 April, 2008
Threats against browsers are getting more sophisticated and branching out into such exotic areas as gaming, experts told attendees at RSA Conference 2008.
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Friday 11 April, 2008
Linux, long the laggard to the Windows desktop, is pushing into emerging markets, onto mobile devices and other client form factors, and is poised to give Microsoft something to really compete against, according to attendees at the annual Linux Foundation Summit.
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Linked by Adam S on Sat 28th Apr 2007 16:29 UTC
From time to time, we like take a break from technology news to query our readers to find out details about our community. Previously, we asked you to show us your desktop . This time, we ask "What's your favorite movie?" Is it sci-fi or comedy? Action or maybe drama?
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"Every major release of the 4.x series of Xfce has been pretty major. 4.0 was the result of over a years work, a major rewrite of the entire desktop. 4.2 saw the introduction of major features and enhancements that were incomplete for 4.0, and new developers as Xfce4 gained popularity. 4.4 is going to be a major upgrade to Xfce, with new components, major upgrades to old ones, and more tools for ...
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