"Animal shelters around the country will be preparing their kennels over the next couple of days to receive the usual number of "fireworks dogs" who escape their homes/yards after becoming frightened of Fourth of July fireworks displays. Susan Sharpe, APDT, CPDT, owner of...
For some this is good news, for others it's a kick in the teeth with a steel-toed Kodiak work boot. The thing I find surprising is that Microsoft is already planning a new operating system for 2009. That was quick,...
Chip giant Intel is just not that into Vista. This can be seen as a huge slap in the face to Redmond, considering the intimate connection between the two companies, though Intel insists it's nothing of the kind, and...
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1. Vote for the next lighthouse to win new windows and doors from JELD-WEN2. Learn how to prepare for a storm3. Become familiar with the term "universal design"
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A 22-gun warship that sunk in Lake Ontario during the American Revolution has been discovered at the bottom of the lake. It is well preserved in the cold, deep water, and has long since been known as one of the 'Holy...
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"Microsoft made no secret out of having, for some time now, been cooking the next iteration of Windows, a translucent development process with very little transparent areas including details such as multi-touch, support for 32-bit and 64-bit architectures, and the evolution...
recently LINUX has expanded rapidly: magazine distributions, low-end PCs like the OLPC and the EEE, and also in the embedded sector (internet radio, java based mobile phones use at least the GPL license).
there...
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"From the Associated Press:Authorities in central Wisconsin say at least five people have been hurt as tornadoes and powerful storms ripped through the area today.A line of severe storms blew across central and southeastern Wisconsin with baseball-sized hail and winds howling...
"Strong storms in North Rhine-Westphalia and parts of southwestern Germany flooded cellars and caused mudslides on Friday morning. Tennis-ball sized hail destroyed cars in Krefeld. Police reported that countless car windows and rooftops had been demolished in the city in the...
"In this first installment discussing MySQL replication I am referring to omni-directional replication. In my follow-up on the subject, next week, we will be covering bi-directional replication or creating what is otherwise known as multi-master replication, and yes I am...
"Microsoft's next operating system (OS) will come with multi-touch features as an alternative to the mouse.It is hoped the successor will have a better reception than the much-maligned Vista OS, released last year. ...
This article is more appropriate for Jordan, Cynthia Yoo or other NowPublic geeks and techies. It is presented here in it's entirety, and comments on how Linux-savvy users can use one of that OS's distributions to take control of a third person's Vista run computer. The...
now, i have at home three LINUX distro's sneaked in via PC magazines.
however, i do not use them.
here just what i found today (excerpt)
"Apr. 19, 2007In Beijing, Bill Gates announced this week that Microsoft's "Unlimited Potential" initiative will now include offering a...
The One Laptop Per Child project has undergone all kinds of trials and tribulations, both in terms of its price and functionality, and its public perception.OLPC has long been wary of trying to integrate a Microsoft...
Top companies are fed up with Microsoft Vista and GM is the latest to reject the operating system from Microsoft. This worrying trend has put more pressure on Microsoft to diversify its products and services...