The MacBook Pro’s “glassy” screen and floating headsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 34 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
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More comments from Jason O'Grady on the problems with MacBook Pro's glossy/glassy screen. read more »
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Teach an old shell new tricks with BashDiffOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 35 days ago (http://www.linux.com)
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"BashDiff is a patch for the bash shell that can do an amazing number of things. It extends existing bash features, brings a few of awk's tricks into the shell itself, exposes some common C functio read more »
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Canonical moves on desktop, server LinuxOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 35 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
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"Canonical, which wants Linux to challenge Apple's Macintosh in usability on the desktop, is unveiling on Monday upgrades to its Ubuntu Linux distributions, offering 3G and virtualization improveme read more »
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Play game to fight AIDS, cancer, Alzheimer'sOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 35 days ago (http://news.cnet.com)
Category: software | Tags matt asay, foldit, seti@home, protein mapping, computers, disease-fighting, cancer, game, Search All Tags
Matt Asay reviews Foldit, "a SETI@home-like project for protein mapping where humans are the computers and disease-fighting research becomes a game." read more »
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GNOME usability hackfestOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 37 days ago (http://www.markshuttleworth.com)
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Mark Shuttleworth recaps on the GNOME usability hackfest in Boston and focuses in on the evolution of file management. read more »
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VMware denies Microsoft gained market share at its expenseOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 38 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
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"VMware officials objected to an assertion by IDC that VMware has lost some of its industry-leading market share to Microsoft, claiming that Microsoft's new Hyper-V product has barely made a dent.. read more »
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Back-End Code Updates.Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 38 days ago (http://informednetworker.com)
Category: software | Tags david mackey, informed networker, code stability, content creation, promotion, alexa, Search All Tags, ,
David Mackey discusses the development and focus of Informed Networker, "from the development of new features to code stability - content creation and promotion." The site is rapidly gaining in pop read more »
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Google is still talking with DOJ about Yahoo dealOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 39 days ago (http://www.betanews.com)
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt is reported to have said that his company is still talking with the US Department of Justice about the proposed deal with Yahoo. This is seen by many as an effort to help Yah read more »
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