Friday, December 15, 2006

10 Tech Concepts You Need to Know for 2007

From concrete that can flex to sensors that you swallow, here are the technologies you’ll be talking about.
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Google Launches Patent Search

As mentioned in the morning reboot, Google has unveiled a beta version of its new tool for searching the full text of US patent applications.
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Should I buy a Windows or Linux PC?

I want to get a new PC, whilst if possible avoiding "lock in" to suppliers of hardware or software. I was thinking of a Linux system, but I have some DOS and Windows programs I'd like to retain, and I'm too short of time and brainpower to become technically involved.
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Thursday, December 14, 2006

Top-level vendor neutral Linux certification launches soon

The Linux Professional Institute (LPI) has long been the world's premier vendor-neutral Linux certifier, but even after years, it was never able to get its top-level certification out the door. Next month, that will change, with the release of LPIC-3 (Linux Professional Institute Certification level 3).
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Analyst refutes iTunes sales collapse

Analysis of Apple's iTunes Music Store sales by research firm Piper Jaffray reveals strong growth year over year, contradicting recent reports that iTunes sales may be plummeting.
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MySQL is NOT abandoning Debian

In a recent Slashdot story, a disgruntled Debian developer posted that "MySQL [has] quietly deprecated support for most Linux distributions on October 16, when its 'MySQL Network' support plan was replaced by 'MySQL Enterprise.' MySQL now supports only two Linux distributions -- Red Hat Enterprise Linux and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server."
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006

What's up next in Linux desktop standardization?

Over the past week, some of the Linux desktop's foremost developers gathered together in Portland, Oregon at the OSDL (Open Source Development Labs) Desktop Architects Meeting to work further on bringing order to the Linux desktop. Click here to read more.

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