Category Archives: linux
NBC – No Bleedin’ Clue
You have to hate technology sometimes. This year, for the first time, it was possible to watch the Super Bowl online. Legally. But of course, that’s not as simple as it sounds. The first barrier to any possible indulgence was … Continue reading
Dell to release new Linux systems
Having discontinued the range of Ubuntu-powered machines they offered to US customers until late last year the good folks at Dell have announced they now plan to offer a range of PC’s with SUSE Linux pre-instaled instead. While this is … Continue reading
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Could Symantec be fibbing??
On a similar theme to my last mention of the Redmond clan we now read of questionable tactics by one of their closest allies – Symantec, the makers of Norton Anti-Virus, which has become a widely unwelcome part of the … Continue reading
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How to do business like scared two-year olds
And so the story continues – After the news of Microsoft’s changes to the User Agreement for the X-Box which requires victims to agree not to sue them we now read how these impish oppressors want to make it impossible … Continue reading
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Microsoft to buy Netflix – Could the Myans be right??
In what may be the most blood-chilling prospect ever conceived since the last time Microsoft made the headlines, Preston Galla at Computer World has reason to believe those guilty of creating the Redmond Virus are now mulling plans to buy … Continue reading
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Can Linux Mint take Ubuntu’s crown?
It’s been almost two weeks now since I finally broke free of the Microsoft prison and converted to Debian Mint, and I couldn’t be happier. The PC is now faster, quieter, lasts longer on battery and it’s almost boringly stable. … Continue reading
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