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- Red Hat draws its line in the virtual sand with Qumranet
- The caves of Qumran, located in in the highly disputed region of the West Bank that sits between Israel and Jordan and is populated by both Palestinians and Jews, is where the famous Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered. The scrolls are said by many Judaic scholars...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- Comcast challenges FCC authority
- I don't have time to review this right now, but I wanted to get it up ASAP. Comcast is appealing the FCC decision on network management, even though it plans to comply. Here's the message I received: In connection with its filing today in the...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- What can we do better?
- I'm collecting data from teachers across my district (using a Google Form, of course), trying to get a handle on issues we still haven't addressed, ways we can use technology more effectively, and what their wishlists might be for the coming year. Here's the questionnaire that went...
- Blog posts 2008-09-04
- The power of standard protocols
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- Ten key differences between Linux and Windows
- Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Before debating the relative merits and shortcomings of Linux and Windows, it helps to understand the real distinctions between them. Here are the key differences distilled into one list....
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- Live Demonstration on Sept. 4th: Disaster Recovery with VMware Site Recovery Manager and Dell EqualLogic PS Series
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- Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Blackjack II now available
- Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Blackjack II now availableSecond phoneYou think it's worth $200 to pick it up as a second or third phone? (To supplement iPhone and N95.) I kinda like the white and blue model.RE: Windows Mobile 6.1 update for Blackjack II now availableSounds good . There is...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Microsoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-end
- Microsoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-endMicrosoft's Google Docs competitor to go final by year-endIf Google wasn't already crapping their pants about IE8 and the web then this should give them more than enough reason to fill their shorts. A final product that is released, not some...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Five reasons Chrome will take over the world
- Five reasons Chrome will take over the worldFive reasons Chrome will take over the worldYou know what ZDNet needs? More articles about Chrome! 12 over the last 24 hours just isn't enough so why not add to that number.Chrome isn't taking over anything because its terribly broken. It doesn't render...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?
- Windows 7: Can Microsoft get boot time to under 15 seconds?Where has this been?Oh, hello, MS, is that you? Did you remember that little OS side-project that you've had going on for a couple decades now? I'm so glad to see a renewed interest, please stick around to...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- Parts of a system: beyond the e-voting case
- Parts of a system: beyond the e-voting caseGreater than what...."Server virtualization (in the PC/IBM sense of hosting multiple equivalent OS instances on one machine), for example, is extraordinarily popular right now and can definitely reduce data center cost - but almost always does so at greater cost to the business...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- What's Chrome for? Ain't it obvious?
- So during lunchtime today I got to play with Chrome a bit. It's got a nice clean implementation, and it's fast. Sure, it doesn't do everything that either Firefox or Internet Explorer does yet, but hey, it's a beta. I like it. The...
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- LIVE: Google Chrome Press Conference
- I'm here at the Googleplex for a press conference to announce the new Google browser, called Chrome. The service will go live at 12 Noon PT today and is available for Windows Vista and XP - for now. Mac and Linux versions are coming soon. It will launch in 122...
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Providing users with an open-ended platform
- Joe Miller, VP of platforms and technology development at Linden Lab, says that the challenge of presenting a fully-realized world for over 100,000 people at a time can be solved by giving users the tools to create objects themselves. by Administrator
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Code is law
- Code is lawCopyrighted state codes?Any chance you could provide a list of states that do that? This is definitely something voters should know.RE: Code is lawReceived this from Carl and I tried to edit the post to get it right:***Usually, the states don't claim copyright but the people who...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-02
- Microsoft downplays BitLocker password leakage
- Microsoft is downplaying the severity of a password leakage issue in BitLocker, the full disk encryption feature built into Windows Vista, insisting that a real world attack scenario is "very unlikely." According to an advisory from iViZ, the password checking routine of Microsoft Bitlocker fails to sanitize...
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Code is law
- Carl Malamud has posted a whole bunch of state codes on PublicResource.org. Need the Alaska Fire Code? The Denver Mechanical Code? How about the Michigan Plumbing Code? If we are so interested in open source computer code, what about open source law? Public...
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- VMware's R&D chief quits after 9 months
- VMware said Tuesday that its executive vice president of research and development has resigned after nine months on the job. In a terse statement, VMware said that Richard Sarwal quit to go back to Oracle. Sarwal joined VMware in December 2007. VMware CEO Paul...
- Blog posts 2008-09-02
- Pristy Utils 2009 (zip)
- System PowerDown can turn off your system at specific time it's fully customizable and uses preset's. Web Assistant get more from Web browsing without any random clicking. PC Detector check your PC system components what are they and how fast they are running. Memory Cleaner can clean your RAM. File...
- Software downloads 2008-09-02
- Hollow Ground (exe)
- Hollow Ground is a 3rd-person shooter that emphasizes action, observation and tactical skills. The gameplay is old-school but the graphics are fully revamped to take advantage of modern hardware. One or two players guide four mercenaries through the grimy ruins of a post-apocalyptic bunker through traps and boss monsters to...
- Software downloads 2008-09-02
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