Archive

Archive for July, 2008

Why Debian’s Still a Great Distro Choice

July 13th, 2008

Old distro that many new users simply ignore because it’s got too much of a geek stigma is Debian. This is one of the original distros, first pubbed back in the early ’90s, with a long history of development. And in fact, many of the new distro darling packages are based on Debian, including Ubuntu.

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Tags: debian, distro, linux

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Microsoft bans TinyURL from Windows Live Messenger

July 13th, 2008

It appears that Microsoft has banned TinyURL links on its Windows Live Messenger network. Currently it is not clear whether this is intentional or simply yet another slip up by Microsoft’s third-party partner which manages the URL blocking.

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Tags: live messenger, microsoft, msn, tinyurl

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Intel Centrino 2 Platform Launches Monday

July 13th, 2008

Intel Centrino 2 Platform Launches Monday and the Intel integrated graphics are still not ready. On Monday, only platforms with Nvidia or ATI based graphics chips will be available, as Intel are having problems their own integrated graphics for the platform.

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Tags: centrino, cpu, intel

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Nokia wraps up acquisition of NAVTEQ

July 10th, 2008

It was already all but a done deal once the shareholders gave the thumbs-up and EU regulators gave the go-ahead, but Nokia has now announced that it has officially wrapped up its acquisition of NAVTEQ — a move that, coincidentally, comes just a few days after TomTom and Tele Atlas finalized their own deal.

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Tags: gps, navteq, nokia

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The Internet Was a Real Pile of Shit in 1996

July 8th, 2008

Pepsi’s website might be the best source of evidence to this claim.

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Tags: internet

computers, humor