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<title>Window OS and Office Suite Threat </title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: IBM will plans to clash with Microsoft Windows and Office as they aim for its own piece and spot on corporate customers with Linux based terminal without hard drives which will be Microsoft - free and equipped by free Office suite alternatives like OpenOffice or Google Apps. Wall Street Journals says that IBM estimated that a corporate licensing&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;ditch windows&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;windows threat&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Opening Fire Training to the Masses....</title>
<description>Posted by Michael Finney: The Open Fire Academy (www.openfireacademy.org) is an opportunity for the fire service to learn from industry. For a long time we have considered Microsoft to be the standard for computer software. But there is a well known competitor called Open Source development. Now there are a number of factors that define Open Source software but here is an&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;computers in education&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;online education&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>SSDs by Intel and Hitachi</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies and Intel announced their upcoming collaboration aimed to develop solid state discs (SSDs) for enterprise market. Intel's NAND flash in its drives will be used the Hitachi and scheduled for release as early as 2010. Serial Attached SCSI and Fibre Channel drives are also being designed for the moment. The line&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;ssds&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;intel&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Ask A Geek</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Have some problems with your computer If you don't know what to do, then don't act like a know-it-all. The situation might get worse. It still pays to research--and ask people knowledgeable of the topic. In case you have something to ask, just send an email to a geek, such as Aunty Virus. She will be more than willing to help you with your tech&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;ask a geek&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;computer solutions&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>The Xbox 360 Experience</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: This generation of gaming consoles feature three main machines competing for the title: Nintendo Wii, Sony Playstation 3, and Microsoft Xbox 360. For this particular post, we will talking about the experience one gets with the Xbox 360. Buying console is no cheap matter. You have to know if it's worth it. Check out the review here at&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;xbox experience&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;xbox 360&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Opera redesigns itself</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: One important element of any software application that a team of developers has to take into consideration is the User Interface (UI). This is the first thing that a user will see. This will be the user's gateway to the software's features. Users must have a say on how the applications will look like. Which is exactly what Opera is doing right&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;opera&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;alternative browsers&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Search Customization for Google</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Different searching styles for different users. Different search results for different users. It if it's about searching the Web, Google will customize this for you. More details about this customization feature only here at PCWorld.com Link: Google Adds Customization Feature to Internet Search - PC World &lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;search customization&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;google customization&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Mistakes by Yahoo </title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Yahoo is in great trouble these days. Their stock is down 63% from that supposed Microsoft deal offers last Febuary and as Google continues to gain more share from the market. With the upcoming jobcuts, some yahoo employees are talking about the missteps of their company of which is when Yahoo missed the chance of buying Google in 2002, Chief&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;yahoo mistakes&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;job cuts&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Is Apple Monopolizing the Market </title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Apple monopolizing the market Who on this planet will ever think that this well-known computer maker has the control of a market that is far away from being monopolized at all. The court seems to think so as well in another dismissal of a monopoly case filed by a small computer manufacturer based in Florida. Link: Judge Dismisses Computer&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;apple monopoly&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;apple computer&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Google Voice-Enabled Search on iPhone</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Google announced to launched their latest mobile search application for iPhone which has a voice - powered search for this week but its still missing in action. One reason seen here is that Apple's App Store approval process delayed the release just like what happened with the iPhone version of Google Earth. The second version featuring a&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;voice&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;google voice enabled search&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Packet Loss Analysis</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Much like electrical transfer, packet loss during data transmission is a normal thing--but to what extent can it be tolerable. Various studies have been made about the different packet loss models in VoIP, including modeling and analysis of the various models. One such study is printed here at VoIPTroubleshooter.com Link: VoIP Troubleshooter &lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;packet loss&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;voip touble&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>The Undoubted Power of the Influential Internet Over Poltics</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: The decisive conclusion which will decide the future of the United States of America is now over. Barack Obama was hailed as the 44th President of the most popular and influential country in the world, United States of America by its people. His phenomenal victory was greatly influenced by the growing community of the internet based on certain&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;declaration of independence&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;power of internet&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Dell s Damage Control Against Recession</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: The world has temporarily focused its attention to the United States election but after a new president takes the most prestigious and daunting task of leading the most powerful country, the world must once again focus on the global recession and its effect to various aspects of society. Even one of the world's &quot;biggest&quot; computer companies, like&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;dell&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;damage control&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Rumors About Windows Azure</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Since the announcement of Windows Azure, rumors and speculations have already been spreading freely around the Web. Clearly, Windows Azure is another product to look out for in the near future. Ars Technica has managed to gather some of these details (whether rumors or not we still do not know) about Azure. Read them here and find out later on if&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;windows azure&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;rumors&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Is VoIP Tech Worth the Investment </title>
<description>Posted by Geek Master: Intro: VoIP technology is getting a lot of attention as an effective method of communication. Figuring out if VoIP tech is right for you and/or your business can be difficult because there are many aspects to consider when choosing it. Starting with the basics, VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. VoIP is the technical name for&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;voip guide&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;voip savings&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Kinds of NAS Set ups</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Gizmodo's John Mahoney assessed the usefullness of three different cash conscious strategies for setting up a Mac and PC friendly NAS which is building a NAS from Old PC; using a router with an external USB drive; and buying the a dedicated machine for it. He described what to do and what you need for NAS and compared it to each other. Link: How&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;freenas&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;mac nas&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Microsofts Urgent Security Update: Vulnerabilty or Strength </title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Security is a major factor that is considered by network administrators, technical people, and end consumers alike in an operating system and Microsoft's XP and Vista has not won the hearts the most of these individuals in terms of these service. Even so the computer giant are still coping up and dealing with these bugs by making constant updates&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;security update&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;microsoft updates&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Operating System in a Nutshell: Right decision Making in Choosing an OS</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: &quot;Why good people make bad OS choices&quot; is the question answered and discuss how people make wrong decisions in choosing their operating system. As the release of Windows Vista frustrated a lot of high-end consumers and network experts, looks like Windows XP operating system series will not be booted out of the market anytime in the future. Various&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;linux&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;os selection tips&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>SSDs and Nvidia Chipset for the New Line of MacBooks</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: A new family of MacBooks have been launched by Apple at its Cupertino, Calif. headquarters last Tuesday. Nvidia, Santa Clara, Calif.-based graphic chip maker will provide GeForce 9400 motherboard graphics for the new MacBook lineup. Apple's new MacBooks will also shine the light on solid state drives (SSDs). Some of the line up will come with a&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;macbook&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;nvidia&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Cheaper iMacs</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: They say your cool if you have an Apple computer. But the coolness is followed as a premiun to be placed more on joining the club than what the club can do for you. The How-to Geek version of 24&quot; iMac with an identical &quot;Hackintosh&quot;, consisted of similar parts from the the PC side, resulted that the cost of having a glowing white apple logo on&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;hackintosh&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;imac&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Spoof Microsoft s Patch</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Another malware attack is on the loose at it spoofs Microsoft upcoming monthly patch release. The attacker used spam messages which attempted to portray as Microsoft's security assurance director Steve Lipner. The mail contains a warning the user of a recently released patch for versions of window that is being distributed as an experiment&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;patch spoof&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;microsoft tuesday update&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>A Cheaper MacBook </title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Throughout its history, Apple has not introduced a MacBook or a MacBook Pro priced below $1000. But in industry that is fast changing, with major players aggressively cutting prices to tap new markets, how will Apple survive This may change as Apple is anticipated to release a new cheaper laptop under the Macbook name. We will just have to wait&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;apple laptops&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;macbook&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>How to Maintain A Clean PC </title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Consumers are like human beings to a certain extent. They get bruised, corrupted, and weak. In human beings, we call it diseases. In computers we can call them viruses, spyware, and anything else. In order to keep your computer from crashing and slowing down, it would be best to know how to maintain it. Every computer geek should know these&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;clean pc&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;registry cleaner&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>From Database to Hardware: Oracle Moves to a Greater Height</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Oracle has been one of the leading companies that focuses more on database management and database software applications. This steady company has another update in store for its valued consumers. Larry Ellison, Oracles's billionaire CEO has announced the latest innovation from the company, its first-ever hardware product. The unveiled products are&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;oracle&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;oracle hardware&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Vista Fiasco</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Microsoft's latest version of operating system Windows Vista is already supported by top of the line notebook manufacturer. There have been report that some machines that cost thousands of dollars came loaded with Vista is having problems. And although Vista has its bad reputation to start, Microsoft hasn't been affected financially. In fact,&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;windows vista&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;bugs&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Genius Versus Geeks</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: Employees and the manpower they yield are essential to the success of large technical companies. One group dared to dig a little deeper amongst two of the most common and maybe competing jobs of computer companies, the geeks and the geniuses. Geeks or Geek Squads work at Best Buy's providing computer support services while Mac Geniuses are&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;nerd grudge&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;mac genius&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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<title>Easy Jobs, Lucrative Jobs</title>
<description>Posted by Website Introductions: The good thing about being in the computer industry is that there are a lot of opportunities that pay relatively high. Just go to the Internet and search your pick inside the immense amount of jobs available to you. But geeks can be slackers, too, wanting to do jobs that are easy and lucrative. Do you have any ideas Link: Slashdot Successful&lt;br&gt;Tags: &lt;b&gt;moonlighting geeks&lt;/b&gt;, &lt;b&gt;geek jobs&lt;/b&gt;. Comments: 0.</description>
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