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I am a Mechanical Engineer, programmer, and computer geek from Tennessee, US. I am primarily a Linux user, but I have a Mac for media editing and a Windows box for gaming. www.archonmagnus.com

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Former space tourist takes on Microsoft

Gadgets & Tech – South African magnate Mark Shuttleworth has already conquered space. Now he's set his sights on cyberspace where he hopes to challenge Microsoft.

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Voted for on September 13, 2006 02:35pm

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Good bye Microsoft; Pete has now left the building!

Gadgets & Tech – "Vista looks like a pile of crap compared to Mac OS X and Ubuntu with GLX. Their software is buggy, overpriced, and stress inducing. Their development tools are staid, designed and developed by committees to solve every problem you could ever conceive of, while being ideally suited to solving none."

View Story Discuss (0) (peterwright.blogspot.com) 681 days ago by schestowitz

Voted for on September 13, 2006 02:31pm

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Password-Plagued Workers Burden Help Desks

Gadgets & Tech – The volume of required business passwords overwhelms users and hinders IT security efforts, according to a study released Sept. 12 by RSA Security, based in Bedford, Mass. One quarter of the 1,300 responding business professionals reported password-related security breaches. The study asserts that the burden of multiple passwords poses signific

View Story Discuss (0) (eweek.com) 681 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on September 13, 2006 02:30pm

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The sad state of American broadband

Gadgets & Tech – Three groups, the Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union (responsible for Consumer Reports magazine), and media policy group Free Press, have released a joint report (PDF) called "Broadband Reality Check II." A follow up to a similar report issued last, the year, the picture it paints of the broadband landscape in the United States is not

View Story Discuss (0) (arstechnica.com) 680 days ago by TechnologyExpert

Voted for on September 13, 2006 02:27pm

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It may be time to give Linux another try

Gadgets & Tech – If you have an old PC lying around (or even a brand new one), this may be the time to give Linux another try.

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Voted for on September 13, 2006 02:25pm

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Broadcom Offers Linux BSP for Wi-Fi Phone Chipset

Gadgets & Tech – Broadcom has said that the Broadcom Wi-Fi phone chipset has been selected by Samsung for its new line of consumer and small business Wi-Fi phones.

View Story Discuss (2) (linuxelectrons.com) 680 days ago by schestowitz

Voted for on September 13, 2006 02:24pm