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Shiny Mandriva Linux 2009 Walkthrough and First Impressions (16)
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Open Office Plans To Party Like It's Version 3.0 (4)
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penguin_dance writes "The Register reports that 'OpenOffice.org is throwing a launch party in Paris on 13 October' to celebrate eight years, and hopefully announce the release of version 3.0. Some notes: [OpenOffice.org 3.0] will support the OpenDocument Format 1.2 standard, and be able to open files created by MS Office 2007 and Office 2008 for Mac OS X." As maj_id10t notes, though the OO.o site does not yet carry an announcement, "Lifehacker has posted an ...Contribute comment -
Gay Marriage Is Ruled Legal in Connecticut (2)
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A divided state Supreme Court struck down a civil union law, making the state the third to legalize same-sex marriage.Shared by Duane (66) Leo (21)Contribute comment -
Why Tip? (21)
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OpenOffice 3.0 Final ready for download (4)
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OpenOffice.org 3.0 Final has already been uploaded to a variety of mirror download sites ahead of the official announcement Monday 13.Contribute comment - How US Schools' Culture Stifles Math Achievement (6)
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20 websites that changed the world (3)
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Prop. 8 Reignites Calif. Same-Sex Marriage Battle (1)
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A ballot initiative could make gay marriage in California illegal again. Proposition 8 asks voters to amend the state constitution so that marriage is defined solely as a union between one man and one woman. After trailing in the polls, the measure is now surging, partly due to national support.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.usShared by Duane (66)Contribute comment -
Integrate Launchy with Wget [Download Managers] (10)
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Reader Justin writes in with a clever idea for quickly launching downloads with the popular command-line download manager, wget. His method: Make wget available to Launchy, then pass the URL of the file you want to download to wget through Launchy. Here's how it works: Install Launchy. Download wget and copy the files from the unzipped folder to C:\Windows. Create a shortcut to C:\Windows/wget.exe and rename it dl. Place that shortcut in your Start menu. ...Shared by Aaron R (151) Brian Antonelli (32) bussiere (42) Compuwizard123 (41) Duane (66) JASon (11) Kwasi (80) Mick (49) MrQwest (32) Sid (28)Contribute comment -
Linux 2.6.27 Out (8)
ondiegocgteleline.es writes "Linux 2.6.27 has been released. It adds a new filesystem (UBIFS) for 'pure' flash-based storage, the page-cache is now lockless, much improved Direct I/O scalability and performance, delayed allocation support for ext4, multiqueue networking, data integrity support in the block layer, a function tracer, a mmio tracer, sysprof support, improved webcam support, support for the Intel wifi 5000 series and RTL8187B network cards, a new ath9k driver for the Atheros AR5008 and AR9001 ...Shared by Army of Gnomes (78) Duane (66) Filippo (25) Glenn Batuyong (64) Joey (1) Rob (24) Sharjeel (18) Veritas Noctis (23)Contribute comment
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Buzz Out Loud 827: Unbreakable ... because it's QUANTUM (1)
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Natali Del Conte joins us today for a discussion of quantum mechanics, Apple laptop pricing, super satellites, click-jacking, and crowd-sourced baby names. It sounds kind of heavy, but it's surprisingly goofy. We think you'll enjoy it. Also: stop Skyping... ...Shared by Duane (66)Contribute comment -
Making Search Social (1)
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Gmail Labs Adds Advanced IMAP Controls [Gmail] (49)
onGoogle adds another opt-in feature to its roster of Gmail Labs experiments: Advanced IMAP Controls, a way to selectively decided which of your Gmail labels are available to your IMAP client plus other tweaks. With the new feature enabled, go to the Labels tab under your Gmail account's Settings area to select and de-select "Show in IMAP" on a per-label basis. Google describes a few other "obscure" IMAP features you can configure, as well. The ...Shared by Aaron (38) AaronTN (47) Adam Selwood (21) Alberto (19) aNTwNHs (77) Army of Gnomes (78) Atilano (15) b-rad (41) Bill Glick (18) btocher (21) Bwana (73) Casey (35) cgsheldon (278) Chad Riden (22) Chris (25) Christopher (9) Coop (17) Dan (26) dasmart (30) dryan (27) Duane (66) Glenn Batuyong (64) Greg (15) Henry Webb (20) jBullfrog (18) Jing (19) kev (107) Krazy (521) Lee (27) Lyndon Antcliff (758) Matt Gillooly (19) Maxim (16) miasarmento (99) Mikey (68) mjzitek (10) Muhammad Saleem (245) Phani (3) PMinze (56) PoPPaP (28) RJO (60) Scott Rollins (47) Soulhuntre (41) Steven Bullen (306) tapir (53) Tim (86) TroubledWine (19) Will Brown (15) Wyctim (22) zsafwan (97)
- Lee said: Nice.
- Matt Gillooly said: This is hella tight. I've taken to using only Inbox, Archive, Hold, and Followup as my mail bins (i.e. using labels for message processing state, and using only search to find specific messages later). So nice to be able to hide the labels I'm not currently using in Mail.app without deleting the old labels entirely, and burning my bridges in case I decide to switch back.
- Wyctim said: A legjobb lab feature az elmúlt hónapokban
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Ubuntu scores major Wikipedia win (1)
onUbuntu's always been popular with users, but not so much with server managers. Now, with Wikipedia moving from a hodge-podge of Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora to Ubuntu 8.04 LTS that may be changing.Shared by Duane (66)Contribute comment
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Replies On Mobile Site (14)
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Folks who use m.twitter.com to access Twitter on a mobile browser have long lamented the lack of replies. Today we're happy to say that @replies can be accessed via the mobile site. There's a link at the bottom of your timeline and here's a hint: you can just hit the number 1 on your keypad while browsing Twitter on your mobile and you'll go directly to the page.Shared by CannonGod (236) Darin R. McClure (40) Duane (66) Eric Atkins (26) Håkan (33) Jesse (27) Laughing Squid (29) Mathias (22) Mike F (698) Polle de Maagt (23) Robert Scoble (112) Sam (50) sirmikester (53) thecolor (32)- Eric Atkins said: I guess I won't be missing that feature any more.
- Mathias said: Nutzt wirklich jemand m.twitter.com? Twibble und mslandr.net sind doch schon jetzt effektiver und besser!
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Dow Falls Below 8,600 For First Time Since 2003 (1)
onThe Dow Jones industrial average has fallen below 8,600 points for the first time since 2003. Cary Leahey, senior economist with Decision Economics, says many of the Bush administration's moves have come too late and the market is trading off of "fear and just more fear."» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.usShared by Duane (66)Contribute comment
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Report: Taliban Gaining Strength In Afghanistan (1)
onA draft report from U.S. intelligence agencies says Afghanistan faces a "downward spiral" as Taliban fighters threaten stability in the region. They're conducting more sophisticated attacks, increasingly encroaching on government and working more closely with al-Qaida, it says.» E-Mail This » Add to Del.icio.usShared by Duane (66)Contribute comment
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Tuesday's Apple Event May Bring a Cheaper MacBook [Apple] (6)
onIf you're thinking about buying a new Mac laptop, wait a week. Apple's got some announcements scheduled for this coming Tuesday, the 14th, and there may be a recession-friendly (read: lower-cost) MacBook involved.Shared by Andy (63) Christoph Thelen (22) Darian Rawson (49) Duane (66) Kyle Bamford (49) rorowe (28)Contribute comment
