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Posted on 11.30.05 by templeton @ 2:25 pm
Apple Computer could introduce its first laptop computers based on Intel chips as early as January, which, together with robust sales of video iPods, should drive earnings higher, Citigroup said on Wednesday. “We are becoming more convinced that Apple will introduce its first Intel-based PowerBook at Macworld San Francisco,”. Filed under: Cool and Mac Comments: None
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Posted on 11.29.05 by templeton @ 4:10 pm
Concurrent, a leading provider of integrated computer solutions for mission-critical applications, today announced that Lockheed Martin Space Systems has selected its RedHawk™ Linux operating system for their United States Army Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) program.
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Posted on 11.29.05 by templeton @ 4:09 pm
Linux-VServer allows you to create virtual private servers and security contexts which operate like a normal Linux server, but allow many independent servers to be run simultaneously in one box at full speed. All services, such as ssh, mail, Web, and databases, can be started on such a VPS, without modification, just like on any real server. Filed under: Computers Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 11.28.05 by templeton @ 5:22 pm
“Mandriva and LaCie introduce a mobile USB hard drive pre-loaded with a specially tuned version of the award-winning Mandriva Linux operating system: the GlobeTrotter2.0 in 40GB or 80GB. Combined with the power and unique design of LaCie hardware, GlobeTrotter allows users to turn any computer into their personal Linux desktop.” Filed under: General Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 11.25.05 by templeton @ 9:58 pm
Make way for the Verizon RAZR. Compared to the original RAZR released last year, the V3c is considerably better, upgrading to a 1.3-megapixel camera, MP3 playing capabilities, EV-DO (Evolution for Data Optimized) high-speed access, and VCAST video service. Filed under: General Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 11.25.05 by templeton @ 9:29 pm
Forbes.com has an interesting article on AJAX, in which it points out that 1)search engines have a hard time indexing AJAX sites, and 2) The fact that there are no “page views” on AJAX sites, it’s hard for site traffic analyzers to keep page-view counts, thereby creating problems for their advertising opportunities… Filed under: General Comments: 2 Comments
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Posted on 11.24.05 by templeton @ 2:53 pm
Another day, another lame attempt by Microsoft to show that Windows is better than Linux. This time around, Microsoft commissioned a study to show that Windows does a better job of serving e-commerce applications than Linux. Done, of course, by a Microsoft partner… and it only goes downhill from there. Filed under: General Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 11.24.05 by templeton @ 2:53 pm
“This month, SAP’s Shai Agassi referred to open-source software as “intellectual property socialism.” In January, Bill Gates suggested that free-software developers are communists. A few years earlier, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called the open-source operating system Linux “a cancer.” Filed under: General Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 11.23.05 by templeton @ 4:35 pm
AOL search version 2.0 has been spun off as a standalone download with a revamped interface and support for removable media. AOL Desktop Search 2.0 indexes a variety of document types, emails, and even audio and video. Filed under: General Comments: 1 Comment
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Posted on 11.18.05 by templeton @ 8:30 pm
Match.com, is accused in a federal lawsuit of goading members into renewing their subscriptions through bogus romantic e-mails sent out by company employees. In some instances people on the Match payroll even went on sham dates with subscribers Yahoo is accused of posting profiles of fictitious potential dating partners Filed under: Bad Idea Comments: 1 Comment
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