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29th April Comments

Dell will install XP for you after deadline

Posted on April 29th, 2008 at 6:33 am

Dell will sell and support systems with the Windows XP operating systems to its customers even after the June 30 cutoff date set by Microsoft.
What will happen is that Dell will leverage on the “downgrade” license inherent in Vista Business and Vista Ultimate to pre-install Windows XP Professional on a selection of Dell desktop PCs [...]

Posted in Billyware, News

28th April Comments

Malware Modification Contest Has Antivirus Vendors Upset

Posted on April 28th, 2008 at 5:51 am

“Race to Zero, a sideline competition being set up at this year’s DefCon, already has some Antivirus vendors steaming over the objectives of the contest. They are upset because it is essentially a polymorphism exercise. Entrants are given a set of malware samples which they must then modify to pass through a battery of antivirus [...]

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27th April Comments

Copyright crazies gaining steam in Canada

Posted on April 27th, 2008 at 2:00 pm

The lobby for US-style copyrights in Canada has gone into overdrive, recruiting a powerful Member of Parliament and turning public forums on copyright into one-sided love-fests for restrictive copyright regimes that criminalize everyday Canadians.
Dan McTeague is the Liberal MP from Pickering-Scarborough East, and he’s set to become the successor to Sam Bulte, the MP who [...]

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26th April Comments

A real page turner

Posted on April 26th, 2008 at 7:07 am

globeandmail.com: A real page turner
ANN ARBOR, Mich. In a dimly lit back room on the second level of the University of Michigan library’s book-shelving department, Courtney Mitchel helped a giant desktop machine digest a rare, centuries-old Bible.
Mitchel is among hundreds of librarians from Minnesota to England making digital versions of the most [...]

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26th April Comments

Happy spamiversary! Spam reaches 30

Posted on April 26th, 2008 at 6:31 am

Thirty years ago next week, Gary Thuerk, a marketer at the now-defunct computer firm Digital Equipment Corporation, sent an email to 393 users of Arpanet, the US government-run computer network that eventually became the internet. It was the first spam email ever.
That commercial message, sent on 3 May 1978, drew a swift and negative reaction. [...]

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26th April Comments

Programming Languages: Everyone Has a Favorite One

Posted on April 26th, 2008 at 6:23 am

“DDJ: Which language has moved to the top of the heap, so to speak, in terms of popularity, and why do you think this is the case?
“PJ: If we take a look at the top 10 programming languages, not much has happened the last five years. Only Python entered the top [...]

Posted in News, Programming

26th April Comments

Bill Gates’ Disdain for Open Source Even in Retirement

Posted on April 26th, 2008 at 6:18 am

Bill Gates steps down as the Chairman of Microsoft on July 1st to transition to full time philanthropic efforts with the Gates Foundation. However, I wonder how effective Bill will be other than writing checks. You see Bill’s never played well with others.
* Microsoft v. United States
* [...]

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21st April Comments

Holographic storage ships next month!

Posted on April 21st, 2008 at 9:50 am

Even since astronaut Dave Bowman disconnected the HAL 9000’s holographic memory in 2001: A Space Odyssey techies have been wondering when we could buy real holographic storage. Now we know: May, 2008.
Promising super-high density and excellent media flaw resistance, holographic storage has been an ever-receeding technology for years. You can buy nifty 3D skull and [...]

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21st April Comments

Skype offers unlimited long-distance plan

Posted on April 21st, 2008 at 7:10 am

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Internet calling company Skype said on Monday that it would offer an unlimited long-distance calling service for customers who want to reach friends and family without computers or Internet access.
Skype, owned by eBay, is one of the best-known Internet calling firms which allow free calls among Internet users. Users pay to [...]

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18th April Comments

Seagate Kills Linux Support

Posted on April 18th, 2008 at 6:01 am

I never thought I would see the day when a hard drive manufacturer would go from indifferent to outright stupid all with one drive release. Apparently, it has happened. It seems that Seagate has opted to forgo compatibility for anyone other than Linux users and that’s a real shame, as I have always been a [...]

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