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RIP OLPC: RIP OLPCWintel is a bit - well, 'legacy'Those kids that get XP rather than OSS olpcs will miss out on the rather more interesting experience. Certainly, for learning about computing, XP can hardly be regarded as an honest opportunity.Agree about editing and recompiling software though - it luckily isn't...; Tags: One Laptop Per Child project, RIP OLPC, laptop computer; Discussion threads 2008-05-20

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Microsoft finalizes Windows XP for OLPC laptops: Microsoft has internally released to manufacturing the version of Windows XP that it has tweaked to run on the One Laptop Per Child XO computer. by Mary Jo Foley; Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Corp., Laptop Computer, One Laptop Per Child Project, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Mary Jo Foley; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?Microsoft Search sucks.Now they are hijacking your PC to gain search share. Vista, XP, and anything else Microsoft is leaving this organization at every chance.RE: Vista: Whose 'reality' do you believe?This studies almost alway fail to note that XP's business penetration was no better after...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Forrest; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!: We wanna be more like Apple - Microsoft and Ubuntu get ready to fire up the photocopiers!Linux has no marketing.Market share is directly related to marketing. When is the last time anyone saw a Linux commercial?Isn't that the point?You say that Canonical needs to listen more to the "customers" but...; Tags: Copiers, Operating systems, Desktops, Notebooks, Market-Share, Apple Inc., Ubuntu, wanna-be, Microsoft Corp., photocopier, Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone space: Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC, phone spaceMicrosoft Store in the works...My rep told me Microsoft is looking into significant retail space in higher end upscale shopping malls. In the mock-up of the store, boxes of Vista and Office 2007 were kept under lock and key. Customers will be...; Tags: Desktops, Microsoft Corp., Apple Inc., PC phone, PC, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-24

Inside the mind - and config - of Terry Childs: Terry Childs's lawyer, Erin Crane, offered the court some insights into the Childs' motivations in changing SF's network passwords. She will argue today for a reduction in his $5 million bail, perhaps to something closer to the bail set for common murderers ($1 mil.) In her written...; Tags: Password, Network, Backup, Terry Childs, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-07-23
The $200 web tablet ... dream on!: The $200 web tablet ... dream on!Reinventing the wheelIt's been done albeit not quite $200 but the technology has been here--The Nokia N800/810. I've got an 800. The 800 shares the same multi-core TI ARM processor as the 810, except the 810 has a slide out keyboard. ...; Tags: Notebooks, Channel management, Keyboards, Operating systems, OS 2008, web tablet, laptop computer, Web, Nokia Corp., Linux; Discussion threads 2008-07-23
SAP to shut down TomorrowNow; Oracle gets its sacrifice: SAP's purchase of TomorrowNow in 2005 sounded like a great idea: Undercut Oracle on support and squeeze your biggest rival. And then came Oracle's lawsuit. SAP said Monday that it will wind down the operations of TomorrowNow, which provided third party support for Oracle applications. In a...; Tags: Oracle Corp., SAP AG, TomorrowNow, Pricing, Marketing Research, Enterprise Software, Marketing, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-21
SAP 'Mittelstand' customers upset at new maintenance charges: Following on from yesterday's announcement of a hike in SAP maintenance charges, the German title Computerwoche implies that the powerful 'Mittelstand' group in the German SAP user group are far from happy. Under the title: "Higher maintenance costs upset SAP customers ," Computerwoche interviewed Gunther Rheinhart, executive member of the...; Tags: Customer, SAP AG, Mittelstand, Gunther Rheinhart, Auto-renew, Software As A Service (SaaS), Workforce Management, Outsourcing, Emerging Technologies, Human Resources, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-07-17
Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful": Silverlight suit: Microsoft's conduct is "unlawful" and "willful"SilverliteSo... the point of this article is... ???Since Silverlight came from Microsoft...and Microsoft is the biggest name in software, it becomes way to easy for those jealous of Microsoft's success to tear down or discredit them with frivilous lawsuits. What if Silverlight came...; Tags: patent, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Silverlight, Silverlight suit, conduct; Discussion threads 2008-07-17
Song Mixer (exe): Song Mixer is a music manager somewhat similar to iTunes however with different features. With it, you can use any standard USB MP3 player, not just iPods. You can prepare music for burning onto a Mix Disc (although version 1 will not do the actual burning), you can, of course,...; Tags: Song, Audio CD, Music, Black Castle Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology; Software downloads 2008-07-17
Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmare: Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmareRE: Psystar's Thermopylae won't end Apple's clone nightmareThe legal "Phalanx" is only one of several tools that Apple is heating in the furnace of hi-tech to fight the Cloners and maintain their iron grip on quality control of their hardware, which is their major...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Apple Inc., Psystar, hardware, Thermopylae, clone nightmare; Discussion threads 2008-07-16
Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?: Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?Again, why does Microsoft want Yahoo?You should be asking why not? Both companies will gain a lot from this buy out. Yahoo has the services, Microsoft has the brand recognition. They can take the best of both worlds and have a dominant...; Tags: Team management, SEARCH, Branding, Microsoft want Yahoo, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft WANT, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-07-14
Aoork DVDRipper Pro (EXE): Aoork DVDRipper Pro is a professional DVD ripping and backup tool, which can help you easily and rapidly rip DVD to rm/rmvb/wmv/AVI/MP4/3GP/MOV/ASF/FLV/MPG/MP3/WMA/RA/AAC/AC2/OGG/MP2/AMR/WAV files with the perfect output quality. It has many additional and exciting features such as Support Video&Image&Text Watermark, Sutitle offset, DVD Crop or Letterbox, Snap DVD, Split DVD,...; Tags: Aoork Soft, Aoork DVDRipper Pro, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2008-07-14
Aoork DVDRipper Home (EXE): Aoork DVDRipper Home is a straightforward DVD ripping tool, which offers an quick and simple method to rip dvd to rm/rmvb/wmv/AVI/MP4/3GP/MOV/ASF/FLV/MPG/MP3/WMA/RA/AAC/AC2/OGG/MP2/AMR/WAV files. It supports Image or Text watermark, Subtitle offset, Clip DVD, Subtitle selection or Audio Rrack selection and ID3 tags. For ripping entire DVD video or audio. You only...; Tags: Aoork Soft, Aoork DVDRipper Home, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment; Software downloads 2008-07-14
AT: AT30 day cancellation?I recently switched to AT&T, because Verizon's EV-DO was very weak where I frequented. I wouldn't have switched if AT&T hadn't offered a 30 day cancellation period, where, if I wasn't satisfied, I could return the phone and cancel service. I would only have to pay for the...; Tags: Cellular phones, WIRELESS, AT&T 3G network, 3G, AT&T Corp.; Discussion threads 2008-07-12
Dude, now is not the day to upgrade to iPhone 2.0 software: Dude, now is not the day to upgrade to iPhone 2.0 softwareYeah, show Apple how upset you are!!Refuse to buy the iPhone for a week, and then buy it. That'll show Apple!And you wonder why Apple treats you all so poorly.Never be on the Internet with anything USB plugged inMy...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Apple iPhone, iPhone 2.0, iPhone Activation Server, iPhone Activation, Dude, Apple Inc., software; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
The iPhone 3G rollout: Assessing the wild cards: The iPhone 3G rollout: Assessing the wild cardsYour kidding right...The iPhone will be an absolute boon for Apple, employees will demand that the iphone is available as part of the carrot to retain staff, this will then give Apple a wedge into the enterprise for desktops pull through. The US...; Tags: Cellular phones, plan cost, AppStore, Apple iPhone, iPhone 3G, 3G, iPhone 3G rollout, phone; Discussion threads 2008-07-11
NZ line-sitter Luke Soules featured in Computerworld: iFixIt.com line-sitter Luke Soules who flew to New Zealand to be one of the first to tear down the iPhone 3G was featured in the New Zealand edition of Computerworld in a piece titled "American ready to rip iPhone 3G apart." Soules flew in from California on Wednesday afternoon...; Tags: Apple iPhone, New Zealand, Computerworld, 3G, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-07-09
Iconeer (dmg): Iconeer is an icon creator for Mac OS X icons. Easily creates mac icons of all kinds with real-time preview on virtual desktop, so icons can be seen on different backgrounds instantly. Iconeer supports all icon suites from System 7 till new modern thumbnail icons of OS X. Features batch...; Tags: Icon, Iconeer, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktop Virtualization, Tools & Techniques, Operating Systems, Desktops, Software, Management, Hardware; Software downloads 2008-07-09