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Windows Embedded 'Quebec' due in 2010: Windows Embedded 'Quebec' due in 2010Embedded software that requires activation?Good luck with that.RE: Windows Embedded 'Quebec' due in 2010Québec, nice codename. I actually work in this city!And 2008 is the 400 anniversary of the foundation for Québec City in 1608.What a company"Windows XP Embedded core’s minimum image size is around...; Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Operating systems, Quebec, Windows Embedded, Microsoft Windows; Discussion threads 2008-06-06
Windows Embedded 'Quebec' due in 2010: Although it hasn't said much about its plans for a Vista-based successor to its Windows XP-basedÂ embedded operating system, Microsoft already is working on one. Microsoft released during the first week of June a new test build of its latest Windows XP-based embedded operating system, known as...; Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Windows Embedded, Quebec, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-06-06

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Canada, U.S. two ships passing in the ideological night: Canada, U.S. two ships passing in the ideological night.....Our arrogance is our own demise. It's that simple. ]:)We already have a crippled two-level systemIt's called Medicare/Medicaid.And once again the author shows his ignorance of economics. In a truly private, competitive health care system, if universal electronic records provided increased profits,...; Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, Strategy, health care, ideology, ideological night, enormous innovation, surcharge, innovation; Discussion threads 2008-08-25
IBM, Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat gang up on Vista: The Linux computing crowd smells blood and wants to make a run at Microsoft's Vista operating system. Coinciding with LinuxWorld, IBM, Canonical, the company behind Ubuntu, Novell and Red Hat issued a joint statement promising "Microsoft free" desktops across the globe. I doubt it...; Tags: Ubuntu, Novell Inc., Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Microsoft Windows, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-08-05
Canadian court shutters torrent tracker: Ruling for the first time on the legality of peer-to-peer sites, a Canadian court has issued a permanent injunction closing torrent tracker QuebecTorrent.com, the National Post reports. Not only that, it has enjoined the site's operator, Sebastien Brulotte, from working on "any technology allowing the download of any work protected...; Tags: P2P, Site, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-14

News to know: Jobs speaks; Microsoft; Healthline; Enterprise 2.0; HTC: Notable headlines: WWDC kick-off: Larry Dignan: Jobs' Apple as a platform mantra to accelerate PGP rolls out Whole Disk Encryption for Mac Matthew Miller: SlingPlayer Mobile on the iPhone will be demoed at Apple's WWDC this week News.com live...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Job, High Tech Computer Corp., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Enterprise 2.0, Microsoft Corp., Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows, Web Technology, Sales Strategy, Digital Video, Desktops, Internet, Operating Systems, Software, Sales, Personal Technology, Hardware; Blog posts 2008-06-09
When you go inside, remember to turn off the lights: The streetlight outside my bedroom window burns all night, even when the moon is bright. While there are definitely foggy dreary nights when I welcome that small beam illumination, it seems an awful waste of energy. Indeed, according to Echelon, streetlights can use up to 40 percent of a city's...; Tags: Light, Echelon, Government, Web Site Development, Construction, Vertical Industries, Web Technology, Benefits, Channel Management, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources, Marketing, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2008-05-24
PrinterSetup project for CUPS: A recently released printer utility for larger Mac deployments is in "prototyping phase." For those managing mass-quantities of Macs and Unix machines, this project could be useful. PrinterSetup is a component of PrintingWorks, an open-source CUPS "print accounting solution" by Lucid Information Systems. The docs say it's...; Tags: Apple Macintosh, PrinterSetup, Printers, Hardware, Peripherals, David Morgenstern; Blog posts 2008-05-12
Discover this: "Discover" and its own carbon footprint: "Discover" Magazine profiled their own publication's carbon footprint. Here's the whole article, a brave move not likely to be popular among mag publishers. Here's some of what they found: "Two and one-tenth pounds of carbon dioxide. That is our best estimate of what is emitted...; Tags: Carbon Dioxide, Ton, DISCOVER, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-30
Laser scanning robot 3D-R1 used to map mines: A UK-based company, 3D Laser Mapping, has developed robots equipped with lasers to automatically scan mines. Its latest mission was to create a 3D map of the San Jose silver mine in Mexico. The remote survey vehicle RSV 3D-R1 weighs about 135 kilograms and is 0.6 meter high. It...; Tags: 3D, Laser, 3D-R1, 3DLM, Robots, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-04-10
Catalogue Iris (zip): Catalogue Iris offers you the capacity to perform a simple search for documents available at the BAnQ, the Quebec National Library. Catalogue Iris is still only available in French, but an English version will be coming soon. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Version, Iris, FGD; Software downloads 2008-04-08
MaxWin to supersize Windows: Yesterday, I wrote about Microsoft's efforts to reduce the size of the Windows kernel as part of its MinWin project. Early today I learned of a top-secret parallel development effort being run by a separate group at Microsoft. The hush-hush project is called MaxWin, and if my sources are correct...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., MaxWin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-04-01
68% of Canadians like to read newspaper during weekends: Canada’s highest proportions of holiday-bargain shoppers are outlined below: Those most likely to be the bargain sale hunters by using ads from newspapers are living in Atlantic Canada (77%). Women (74%) are more likely than men (62%) to take this view. As for age, those in the older age groupings...; Tags: Education, NB; Blog posts 2008-03-26
66% of Canadians enjoy newspaper ads: 66% of Canadians indicate that they enjoy the page advertising and product/service inserts that come with the newspaper, some individuals are more likely than others to say that this is the case: Women (70%) are more likely than men (62%) to agree with this perspective, and 73% of households with...; Tags: Education, Advertisement, Income, Household Income, Operational Accounting, Finance, NB; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Gore Lawsuit Over Inconvenient Untruths?: Gore Lawsuit Over Inconvenient Untruths?Inconvenient indeed ....I'm 100% in favor of this lawsuit. The movie was nothing more than a self serving political speach and now a bunch of idiots who saw the "movie" think that they know about "global warming".More than 90% of the information presented by the...; Tags: global warming, movie, Gore Lawsuit, Untruths, inconvenient untruth; Discussion threads 2008-03-13
GOOG-411 expands outside of United States: GOOG-411 expands outside of United StatesWhy were you in ReginaThat is the real question....Saskatoon is much nicerRE: GOOG-411 expands outside of United StatesI tried Toronto, Ontario, it works, since I don't live there I tried random options. It works like a charm. Cool. But I hope they announce it which...; Tags: GOOG-411; Discussion threads 2008-03-07
BitGravity LiveBroadcast to stream DEMO 08: This week I'll be at the Demo 2008 Conference checking out the more than 70 products showcased, and you can watch a live video feed of the proceedings courtesy of BitGravity. The startup content delivery service is launching LiveBroadcast, a flash-based streaming service. According to...; Tags: Computer Associates International Inc., Startup Content Delivery Service, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-01-28
U.S. may take action on EU electronics tariffs: U.S. may take action on EU electronics tariffsJust bring in before the U.N. and let them handle itthey're supposed to be some important world political force, let them act it.WHAT WHAT WHAT ... what a bunch of sick hypocritsMAn the USA will do what turn to WTO for help...; Tags: Free trade, tariff, World Trade Organization, electronics tariff, electronics, Canadian Softwood; Discussion threads 2008-01-09
Software morality: Software moralitythat dependquote(Economics implies a kind of social compact, and you can’t just impose the necessary restrictions from the center, as totalitarianism isn’t usually conducive to vibrant economies.)but you could inforce morality and good manner by revoking the business permit by forcing tthe acquisition of one you could penalize...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, software, morality, Booch, technologist; Discussion threads 2007-10-16
Thoreau helps give insight into New England's new climate: From the birthplace of the American Revolution comes data on the changing climate. Two items out today on global warming in New England. It's not hopeful news for maple sugar lovers like myself. A piece on the National Wildlife Federation site describes how warmer winters...; Tags: New England, Global Warming, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-10-02