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Blog The audio system that I’m building requires 2 low-power computers: 1 for the touchscreen controller (not using an iPod Touch for the moment) and 1 to act as a webserver and serial-console...
Very true - the Linux pricing has changed...
Talkback ... but, and it's a big "but", the 40GB drive is solid-state - a pretty big SSD for the current market too, certainly at the price. That said, I'm having trouble figuring out why Asus has chosen to...
RE:Quad Boot - Friday Update - It's Good!
Blog Comment @ator1940 - Yes, I have noticed a significant difference in speed between XP and Linux, in fact I've noticed it on two levels. First, the laptop is noticeably quicker when running Linux. Nothing...
RE:Quad Boot - Friday Update - It's Good!
Blog Comment Sun Java packages are available for Mandriva in the /non-free repository, with the name java-1.5.0-sun and java-1.6.0-sun . See...
RE:Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog Comment iceweasel is just a re-branding of Firefox. No actual functional code changes are made; just what's needed to change the name from Firefox to Iceweasel. This isn't without precedent - it's been...
Symbian Foundation gets nine new members
News The Nokia-led mobile open-source consortium welcomes a slew of new members, including 3 and Marvell
Jodrell Bank radiotelescope spared the axe
News The UK's most famous telescope research centre has secured its 'medium and long-term future'
Fedora, Slackware, Debian... and Philosophy
Blog I have been quiet about Linux this week because I have been busy trying several new versions. In the process, I have learned quite a bit more, and started to think about the philosophy behind...
Asus reveals specs, pricing for Eee 904 and 1000
News The new models both use a larger chassis than earlier iterations of the Eee PC and are therefore also heavier
Google open sources 'Protocol Buffers'
News The company has open sourced a data description language that it claims is more efficient that XML
Adobe tools put desktop apps in the browser
News The company will reportedly open source a set of tools allowing existing desktop and server software written in the C programming language to run in browsers
Microsoft patch leaves ZoneAlarm users in the dark
News A patch for a DNS flaw has left some users of Check Point's ZoneAlarm product experiencing a loss of internet connectivity
Vote Bill Gates on Clerihew Day!
Blog Technologists figure prominently as the subjects of amusing poems, in a competition to celebrate Clerihew Day, july 10. Miss Conduct is running a Clerihew competition , and the five finalists...
GETAC B300
Review Like many seriously rugged notebooks, the B300 is an expensive piece of kit. We particularly like the 'sunlight readable' screen option and touch-screen capability, although its 4:3 aspect ratio...
Students condemn ID cards
News ID cards have been branded 'illegal' and 'creepy' on a website launched to canvass the views of young people on the National Identity Scheme
UK hospitals embrace RFID
News By the end of 2008, around 175 hospitals are expected to be utilising RFID tagging to keep track of patient and equipment whereabouts
Microsoft touts virtualisation lineup
News At its Worldwide Partner Conference 2008, the company revealed a collection of products that it hopes will capture the server virtualisation market
Ballmer: Expect seamless migration to the cloud
News Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has urged developers to make apps web-ready, saying customers will expect a seamless crossover from the desktop
Yahoo seeks search-ad revenue with 'Boss' project
News The company has launched a scheme to let anyone build a customised search engine on top of its tech, with successful partners obliged to use Yahoo search ads
HP's memristor edges closer to chipdom - and beyond
Blog More news about HP's new memristor technology, from EE Times. Memristors are a new class of electronic device that change their resistance according to how much current goes through them - and,...
RE:Hyper-warped-visor-consolidation Confabulation
Blog Comment Well I guess I went off the deep end somewhat but it seems as soon as some new IT technology gets traction, everybody jumps on the bandwagon and the spam starts flying. I use Virtual PC 2007 at...
