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    energypod!no,not ipod

    The EnergyPod by Metronaps promises to "improve employee morale while boosting the bottom line" by encouraging powernapping at work. It's basically a jazzed-up recliner with a blast shield that provides a "semi-private acoustical and visual environment." When it's time to wake up after 20...
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    Eight common misunderstandings about GPLv3

    The official release of the third version of the GNU General Public License (GPLv3) is still a couple of months away, yet already, the misunderstandings about it are almost as numerous as those for the second version (GPLv2). Some of these misunderstandings are due to the lengthy and public...
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    Miguel Plans Silverlight on Mono & Linux by Years End

    Silverlight on Linux? We're in, says Mono founder The Mono open-source project will create a Linux version of Silverlight by the end of year, said Miguel de Icaza, a Novell vice president and head of Mono. At the Mix '07 conference on Monday, Microsoft touted the ability to write Silverlight...
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    No Linux for Berlin?

    While there may be a great deal of popular and government interest in Linux in Germany, the city government of Berlin is rejecting demands [German link] to migrate its computers to Linux, according to a report published by Heise. The Berlin government insists that it's happy with its current...
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    Researcher to Demonstrate Vista Attacks

    Matthew Broersma Mon Apr 30, 3:00 PM ET Joanna Rutkowska, a security researcher known for picking apart the security mechanisms built into Windows, is to demonstrate new ways for hackers to invade Windows Vista, including rootkit techniques and ways to defeat BitLocker drive...
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    Linux desktop text search engine revs up

    Apr. 30, 2007 The Recoll project team on April 26 announced the release of version 1.8.1 of its free, open-source, full text search tool for Linux desktops. Recoll is based on the "very strong" Xapian backend, which provides an easy-to-use, feature-rich, QT-based graphical...
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    How fast is the Internet?soltns inside ;)

    source: *www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry1437.html
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    Linux GNOME or KDE looks for Windows XP!!!

    Solely copied and posted with source below.enjoy Linux looks!!! =============================================== Linux-looking Themes on Windows XP I have been using Ubuntu on my laptop for quite a while now and I really enjoy it. I have opted to keep Windows on my...
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    Sony Playstation 3 launched in India

    source: *www.ibnlive.com/news/sony-playstation-3-launched-in-india/39281-11.html
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    AMD adding DRM at Chip Level

    AMD introduces On-Chip DRM Protection Source: *www.infoworld.com/article/07/03/28/14OPcurve_1.html
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    Open source protestor crashes Bill Gates' speech in China

    *www.engadget.com/2007/04/20/open-source-protestor-crashes-bill-gates-speech-in-china/ signs of presence of alternate OS power!! *seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/312496_gates20ww.html
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    Kernel Comparison: Linux (2.6.20) versus Windows (Vista)

    read full @: *widefox.pbwiki.com/Kernel%20Comparison%20Linux%20vs%20Windows You can judge the winner.
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    The Ubuntu community is insane(!dont flame me!)

    A new bug report is submitted titled The Ubuntu community is insane in launchpad. :o source: *bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/107648
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    kernel-2.6.19 onwards CD/DVD IDE drives are detected as SCSI/SATA like /dev/scd0

    I have installed kernel-2.6.20 in Debian latest via custom apt repo.afterwards udev is creating all these device files and expecting my ide dvd writer and cd writer drives as scsi devices! here is the udev file: # CD-RW_CRX210E1 (pci-0000:00:0f.1-scsi-0:0:1:0) ENV{ID_CDROM}=="?*"...
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    Is Datafox extension for BSNL/MTNL Broadband Users of firefox browser reliable?

    Hello, I came across this extension called Datafox,which will show U the Broadband usage in Firefox-a BIG relief.but I am doubtful about the privacy stat.any one tried this extension?his statement is : *thegoan.com/datafox/ *broadbandforum.in/index.php?showtopic=11184 the BSNL...
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    HP sees Linux desktop nearing critical mass

    Full report: *www.desktoplinux.com/news/NS3687814342.html
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    GNOME readies 2.18 with final bugfix snapshot

    *desktoplinux.com/news/NS5573751864.html Hope Ubuntu feisty does include GNOME-2.18!
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    Britney tries to hang self in rehab

    story/: *www.ibnlive.com/news/showbiz/03_2007/britney-tries-to-hang-herself-35150.html
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    Ubuntu Feisty Fawn Drawing Near

    full read/source: *www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Ubuntu_Feisty_Fawn_a_step_closer/0,130061733,339273880,00.htm
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    Linux Could Prevent Use of 4,200,000,000 kg of Fossil Fuels a Year

    read full article: *www.ecogeek.org/content/view/459/
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