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Archive for March 10th, 2007

K3b enters new era with approaching 1.0 release

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

 
One of free software’s premier applications, KDE’s CD and DVD burning suite K3b, is about to hit the big 1-0. This milestone touts rewritten DVD video ripping and a refocused interface design. The new release represents a level of feature-completeness and stability that surpasses all previous K3b releases and, perhaps, all free software competitors.

 
Technorati [...]

Are Linux Systems Ready for Daylight Saving Time?

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

 
Billed as a “mini-Y2K,” this weekend could produce myriad horrors, if you believe broadcasters’ reports. Hospitals could incorrectly dispense medications. On Monday, conference rooms could be overrun by workers arriving for a meeting scheduled an hour earlier. Financial transactions could be delayed disrupting an already skittish economy. The reason for the uproar? For the [...]

Scientists say nerves use sound, not electricity

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

The common view that nerves transmit impulses through electricity is wrong and they really transmit sound, according to a team of Danish scientists.

The Copenhagen University researchers argue that biology and medical textbooks that say nerves relay electrical impulses from the brain to the rest of the body are incorrect.
“For us as physicists, this cannot be [...]

A little humor, at window’s expense

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

Win98 error 001: Unexpected condition: booted without crashing.
Win98 error 002: Insufficient diskspace. You need at least 300 GB free memory.
Win NT error 001: Error recording error codes. All further errors not
displayed.
Win98 error 004: Virus activated from DOS Prompt - but the virus requires
Windows. Your system will be rebooted for the Virus to take effect. [ [...]

AMD facing challenging 2007 after gangbusters gains at Intel’s expense

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The high-flying Advanced Micro Devices Inc. of 2006 has given way to a company in financial peril, saddled with debt and bleeding from a brutal price battle with its larger and suddenly resurgent Silicon Valley archrival, Intel Corp.

AMD finds itself the subject of rumours of a possible takeover or private-equity [...]

Virtual family fun with Famster

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

A home for family networking on the Web
CNET News.com’s Neha Tiwari takes a hands-on approach to Famster.com, a new closed-networking site that aims to create a place where families can connect. The site has photo/video uploads, avatars, recipe books, blogs and more, plus security features like a new IM feature that [...]

Useful Commands For The Linux Command Line

Saturday, March 10th, 2007

This short guide shows some important commands for your daily work on the Linux command line.

Several basic but handy commands. ~LC
Source: Howto Forge
Posted by LinuxChick - Baldys Paradox

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