Topic: COMPUTER - on January 13, 2004 at 1:04:00 PM CET
The Macintosh's Twisted Truth
This month is the 20th anniversary of Apple's Macintosh. To mark the occasion, Wired News is running several stories this week about the groundbreaking machine, the people who created it and the Mac's impact on computing and culture in general. Apple's CEO Steve Jobs and the Macintosh are inextricably linked in the minds of most people. So it may come as a surprise to learn the Mac wasn't his idea at all.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 13, 2004 at 12:13:00 PM CET
Apache zooms away from Microsoft's Web server
Apache grew far more rapidly in 2003 than its nearest rival, Microsoft's Internet Information Services, according to a new survey--meaning that the open-source software remains by far the most widely used Web server on the Internet.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 13, 2004 at 12:12:00 PM CET
German Police Investigate Potato Computer Scam
German police are investigating after an angry man returned a computer he had just bought saying it was packed with small potatoes instead of computer parts.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 12, 2004 at 11:50:00 AM CET
Tiny hard drive packs a big punch
You could soon be able to store much more on an MP3 player, digital camera or mobile phone.
Toshiba has developed a tiny hard drive which measures less than an inch across but can hold between two and four gigabytes of data.
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Topic: - on January 10, 2004 at 2:15:00 PM CET
Bigger Disk
Unprecendented 1 terabyte capacity
argest capacity available The LaCie Bigger Disk, with the largest hard drive capacity available, is a unique innovation that packs an amazing 1 terabyte of storage space in a manageable 5.25" form factor. With this unsurpassed storage capacity, the LaCie Bigger Disk allows users to store nearly two years of continuous music and up to one month of non-stop MPEG-2 video1. Built with a unique triple interface solution, the LaCie Bigger Disk can be connected to any computer equipped with FireWire 800, FireWire 400, iLink/DV, Hi-Speed USB 2.0 or USB 1.1.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 10, 2004 at 1:38:00 PM CET
Tokyo Tech Envy
Topflight design, tiny size, and long battery life all surface first in gear marketed in Japan. Why don't we see this great stuff here? You've got techno-lust. You want to be the first to have the hottest technology, the kind that makes coworkers "oooh" and "aahhh." To find the most desirable stuff, though, you need to look east--to the Far East. These days, innovative electronics that make people coo show up first in Japan.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 10, 2004 at 1:01:00 PM CET
Heavy Metal Work Log
I was first into overclocking more than I was modding and received most of my inspiration from [H]ardOCP. It was also the time that Swiftech was just getting started and I got a chance to work with Gabe a little in setting up some pretty intense TEC solutions for my Dual xeon 2,8 ghz with 18 PS
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 10, 2004 at 11:16:00 AM CET
Wer tauft Viren und Würmer?
...und warum heißen sie gerade so?
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 9, 2004 at 4:26:00 AM CET
Motorola gets license on tracking tech from WOZ
Motorola Inc. is licensing wireless technology from a startup led by Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak to develop devices and services that can monitor the locations of people, pets or important possessions.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 9, 2004 at 3:43:00 AM CET
Microsoft launches Linux-crunching campaign
Microsoft has launched a campaign touting research and case studies that it claims prove 'Windows has a lower total cost of ownership and outperforms Linux'.
If ever the burgeoning Linux camp needed proof that Microsoft views the platform as a competitive threat, here it is. Microsoft's 'Get the Facts' page cites research from the likes of IDC as well as case studies from Safeway, Samsung, Yahoo and HP among others to back up its claims.
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 9, 2004 at 3:16:00 AM CET
DOOM 3 preview at Computer Gaming World
Id's tour of Doom 3 shows us damnation's lookin' damn good.
Also On: Xbox Publisher: Activision Developer: id Software Genre(s): Action > First-Person ESRB Rating: Mature
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Topic: COMPUTER - on January 9, 2004 at 1:54:00 AM CET
Photoshop verhindert Geld-Abbildungen
In einem Photoshop-Forum auf der Site des Herstellers Adobe wird derzeit heftig über eine neue "Funktion" von Photoshop 8 debattiert: Demnach erkennt die Software Bilder, die Dollar- oder Euro-Noten detailliert darstellen, und verhindert anschließend, dass die Dateien geöffnet werden.
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