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Why MIDs have yet to soar
Written By:  Steve Lake | Posted on 07/03/2009 at 08:03am

One of the topics I've seen of late is that, according to general sales numbers, Netbooks soared and were a huge success, while Mobile Internet Devices (MID) more or less did an epic faceplant and a fail of monumental proportions.Yet, I don't think we are ready to count out MIDs just yet. In fact, I ...

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An Introduction to GNOME Zeitgeist
Posted By:  Steve Lake on 07/03/2009 at 08:03am

Here's an interesting little article discussing Gnome Zeitgeist (bless you! ), a new took due out in Gnome 3 that stands to offer the end user a whole bunch of useful features.

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Changing the World, One Penguin at a Time
Posted By:  Steve Lake on 07/03/2009 at 08:03am

From the Linux Today blog, here's a cool way to introduce people to Linux by using the "Show, don't tell" philosophy.  Also, don't forget to read the comments as well for some insightful additions to the article by readers.

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KDE 4.3 - Toys, Plasmoids and RC's, oh my!
Posted By:  Steve Lake on 07/03/2009 at 08:03am

Here's an interesting series of articles that overviews the release of KDE 4.3 RC1, the ability to put plasmoids in the system tray now, and a screencast covering many of the new features coming in this next release of KDE4.

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6 Burning Applications for Linux
Posted By:  Steve Lake on 07/03/2009 at 08:03am

Here's a cool article that lists 6 of the best disk burning applications for Linux.

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Group Pitches Linux for Free Netbooks From Mobile Carriers
Posted By:  Steve Lake on 07/03/2009 at 08:03am

Here's a cool article that talks about how one Linux advocacy group is pitching Linux on netbooks to mobile carriers who are considering offering subsidized netbooks with their cellular plans.

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Linux as Messenger of Freedom
Posted By:  Steve Lake on 07/03/2009 at 08:02am

Here's a great article from the Linux Foundation on how Linux acts as a messenger of freedom.

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Are we mis-selling 'open source'?
Posted By:  Steve Lake on 07/03/2009 at 08:02am

John Spencer of ComputerWorldUK speculates on whether or not we're possibly selling FOSS in the wrong way, and if that may be doing more harm than good.

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London Stock Exchange to abandon failed Windows platform
Posted By:  Shagbag on 07/03/2009 at 03:31am

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) turned down open source when it came to choosing the platform for its trading system.  Well, they've now payed the price:
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Meanwhile the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the New York Stock Exhange continue on without a blip, showing that open source is more stable than proprietary systems.

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VirtualBox 3.0.0 for Linux Brings 3D and OpenGL 2.0 Support
Posted By:  Steve Lake on 07/02/2009 at 08:20am

It appears that Sun's work on Virtualbox will soon be yielding some welcome benefits in the form of 3D and OpenGL 2.0 support.  I know a lot of people that will love to see those included.

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The Hidden cost of running Windows
Posted By:  Steve Lake on 07/02/2009 at 08:20am

Here's a great reiteration of a long stated fact that it costs more to run WIndows than Linux in the long term and the bigger picture.  This has a couple of great, but simple facts to use when forming a rebuttal against "Windows being cheaper to run" or any similar FUD.

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