Topic: COMPUTER - on March 20, 2007 at 5:28:00 PM CET
Virtual worlds are 'worth $1bn'
Millions of people are flocking to inhabit virtual online worlds, says research by analysts Screen Digest.
The market for massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) in the West is now worth more than $1bn (£511m)
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 20, 2007 at 11:19:00 AM CET
A Mozilla Desktop Environment?
A discussion at the mozilla.dev.planning list has given the birth to the idea of a Mozilla Desktop Environment. This sure sounds like a possibility for Mozilla as it already has many of the applications needed; and the company is thoroughly familiar with XUL, which is a more-than-potent language upon which to build a desktop environment.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 20, 2007 at 10:50:00 AM CET
Desktopography 3
The 3rd exhibition of the beautiful Desktopography project is online! Head over and grab yourself some amazing nature themed wallpapers!
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 17, 2007 at 11:24:00 PM CET
How to build a Linux media server
Blogger Benji Korsak explains how to set up your own media server using an old PC and Ubuntu Linux.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 16, 2007 at 12:51:00 PM CET
Internet Safety Tips
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 16, 2007 at 12:49:00 PM CET
Absolut Hacker
getting absolut secrets via absolut trojan horses?
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 13, 2007 at 10:47:00 AM CET
Jet-Powered Laptops
Though some of these ideas may seem far fetched, it may not be too long until we actually see jet-powered, armored, or dual-touchscreen laptops.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 10, 2007 at 1:28:00 PM CET
Linux developer Hans Reiser charged with murder
Prominent Bay Area Linux programmer Hans Reiser, 43, must stand trial for the alleged murder of his estranged wife, who's been missing since September, a judge ruled Friday.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 9, 2007 at 11:05:00 AM CET
Hacker builds tracking system to nab Tor pedophiles
Amidst concerns that pedophiles are using public Tor (the Onion Router) servers to trade in child pornography, über-hacker HD Moore is building a tracking system capable of pinpointing specific workstations that searched for and downloaded sexual images and videos of kids.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 8, 2007 at 10:27:00 AM CET
Sony unveils its new 3D universe
Sony is hoping to replicate the success of social networks and Second Life with a feature called Home.
Playstation 3 gamers will be able to meet, chat and share content with friends inside a 3D universe.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 7, 2007 at 9:59:00 AM CET
U.S. Government Bans Vista, Office 2007
Microsoft (MSFT) has run into trouble with a major customer over Vista: The U.S. Department of Transportation has banned Windows Vista, Office 2007, and Internet Explorer 2007, InformationWeek reports. The newly revealed policy forbidding installation of Microsoft's latest software has been in place since mid-January.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on March 6, 2007 at 12:29:00 PM CET
30 Days with Linux
Many people, daunted by Vista's hardware requirements and product activation issues, claim on various boards how they plan to "switch to Linux." We spend 30 days using nothing but Ubuntu Linux to find out if this is truly a viable alternative for the consumer.
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